Most Overrated Films of All Time?

[andyfox]

I watched about 45 minutes of Mary and didn't laugh once. I thought it's probably an age thing (I'm 50).

[Ray Zee]

well okay rushy. but with movies alot has to do with the time frame. people that watch them years later after being subjected to the newer movies of the period see things differently sometimes. once a time frame passes for a movie then it needs to no longer be judged as its value changes to something else i am not sure of.
except for westerns most big hits have more action than in the past.
take citizen kane for instance. if you dint know the past history and why and what it really was about back then, it would be hard to think it was a good movie. but i guess that can be said for alot of shows.

[andyfox]

Lost Highway lost me. Simply incomprehensible and virtually unsatchable.

I liked Blue Velvet, if only for Dennis Hopper. My favorite Lynch film is The Elephant Man. Too bad he hasn't stuck with Mel Brooks.

[baggins]

maybe you've never read the book(s). maybe you haven't seen the last movie. maybe you don't have a high literary aptitude. maybe you don't like fantasy movies.

also - Willow was a great movie, but ripped off Tolkien!

[DanS]

I can understand if one was to not find Christopher Guest movies funny, I guess. But how can you not be amused by satire that brilliant, i.e. Best in Show and This is Spinal Tap.

And how could you not like The Big Lebowski, under the influence of anything or otherwise:

"Walter, they pissed on the Dude's rug."

"This isn't about the fuckin' Chinaman! Oh, and Dude, that's not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American."

Dan

[elwoodblues]

I don't know about that...I'm 28 and, like I said, only laughed twice.

[elwoodblues]

Russell Crowe...god awful.

[Vehn]

I like Christopher Guest movies. They're not bad. Just overrated by critics. I can't imagine anyone disliking the Big Lebowski though. Wasn't a big fan of Fargo mostly because I'm from there (Minneapolis) and the stereotypes were ridiculous. Imagine if the film was called "Harlem" - enough said.

[Vehn]

WTF? Reading your post immediately made me think of this:



Take a second to think of a cohesive argument before posting.

[Rushmore]

Hey! This thread is about ART, man! No need to try to stir things up with your vitriolic provocations! Save that for the--

--oh, yeah. The "Other Topics" forum.

Hehe. Never mind.