ASF 244 Posted March 12, 2017 Title says it all. Overrated for me are, off the top of my head: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The English Patient, The Batman trilogy from Nolan, anything from Quentin Tarantino, No Country for Old Men. Underrated: Dogma, Barton Fink, Mr. Nobody, Her, The Best of Youth, the Apu trilogy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirBalon 2,607 Posted March 12, 2017 49 minutes ago, ASF said: Title says it all. Overrated for me are, off the top of my head: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The English Patient, The Batman trilogy from Nolan, anything from Quentin Tarantino, No Country for Old Men. Underrated: Dogma, Barton Fink, Mr. Nobody, Her, The Best of Youth, the Apu trilogy. One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest is a brilliant movie mate! What didn't you like about it? The English Patient is only great in the final 45 minutes (very great) and the rest is absolute turd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Batard 1,993 Posted March 12, 2017 1 hour ago, ASF said: Title says it all. Overrated for me are, off the top of my head: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The English Patient, The Batman trilogy from Nolan, anything from Quentin Tarantino, No Country for Old Men. Underrated: Dogma, Barton Fink, Mr. Nobody, Her, The Best of Youth, the Apu trilogy. One Flew over the Cuckoos nest? Blimey fella, I think that's actually underrated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cure 194 Posted March 12, 2017 Dare I say it. Star Wars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mazzari 20 Posted March 12, 2017 15 minutes ago, Cure said: Dare I say it. Star Wars. Agreed. Much of the acting is poor, and the narrative is cheesy. Still enjoyable, and ahead of it's time. Just not objectively brilliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 8,673 Posted March 15, 2017 Overrated: Shawshank Redemption Saving Private Ryan (bar the opening scene) Scarface Schindler's List Requiem for a DreamUnderrated (underappeciated): Children of Men The Thin Red Line The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford A Perfect World 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadLinesman 3,446 Posted March 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, nudge said: Overrated: Shawshank Redemption Saving Private Ryan (bar the opening scene) Scarface Schindler's List Requiem for a DreamUnderrated (underappeciated): Children of Men The Thin Red Line The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford A Perfect World Agree with probably everything on the lists bar Requiem. Shawshank is top of my list for overrated. People that have never seen rate it as their number one ffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 8,673 Posted March 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Agree with probably everything on the lists bar Requiem. Shawshank is top of my list for overrated. People that have never seen rate it as their number one ffs. Yep, I remember you liking Requiem, I just think it's over-pretentious, migraine-inducing tosh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berserker 1,313 Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Overrated: Star Wars The Lord Of The Rings La La Land Les Miserables And any musical film, i can't explain how much i hate them and how fucking boring they are for me. Edited March 15, 2017 by Berserker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devil-Dick Willie 1,724 Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Overrated. Star wars episode 7. A new hope II The Shawshank Redemption All the Marvel superheroes movies bar the first Iron man movies. And guardians of the galaxy (still overrated, but not half as much as the rest of them) Slumdog millionaire Inception Zoolander Underrated Collateral District 9 99 homes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadLinesman 3,446 Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, nudge said: Yep, I remember you liking Requiem, I just think it's over-pretentious, migraine-inducing tosh I think that's why I like it. Plus Jared Leto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cure 194 Posted March 15, 2017 Overrated Napoleon Dynamite. Avatar. Pacific Rim. Forrest Gump. Zoolander. The Hurt Locker. Avengers Assemble. Underrated Wanted. Layer Cake. The Crow. The Running Man. The Thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toinho 1,447 Posted March 15, 2017 Overrated: The Godfather. Star Wars Underrated: Hot Fuzz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devil-Dick Willie 1,724 Posted March 15, 2017 I fucking love the thing. My personal fav horror movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy 5,169 Posted March 15, 2017 So in this thread: Underrated = Movies that have good ratings and were generally well received ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 8,673 Posted March 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Tsubasa said: So in this thread: Underrated = Movies that have good ratings and were generally well received ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That's why I named mine "underappreciated" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IgnisExcubitor 671 Posted March 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Tsubasa said: So in this thread: Underrated = Movies that have good ratings and were generally well received ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Here's a suggestion. The Bedroom Window. I accidentally stumbled on it while surfing on YouTube for bad movies, but this one is actually a terrific thriller. A movie that Alfred Hitchcock would be proud of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy 5,169 Posted March 15, 2017 Ok then, here's mine: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116277/ The Fan, from 1996. It's cheesy and often predictable. But it has an awesome soundtrack and great performances by Wesley Snipes and Robert DeNiro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 8,673 Posted March 15, 2017 I have two others in mind as well: Sunset Limited (2011) - Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson discuss the meaning of life in an apartment. Sounds weird and pretentious, it's a great film though. Midnight Run (1988) - an action comedy with Robert de Niro, it's fun and entertaining while not being too silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy 5,169 Posted March 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, nudge said: : Sunset Limited (2011) - Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson discuss the meaning of life in an apartment. Sounds weird and pretentious, it's a great film though. That one was great! And it has the good kind of Samuel L. Jackson in it, not the constantly shouting profanities and generally being the same character in every movie kind of Samuel L. Jackson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 8,673 Posted March 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Tsubasa said: That one was great! And it has the good kind of Samuel L. Jackson in it, not the constantly shouting profanities and generally being the same character in every movie kind of Samuel L. Jackson. If you like when Samuel L. Jackson is not Samuel L. Jackson, watch The Red Violin, if you haven't yet: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120802/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy 5,169 Posted March 15, 2017 Just now, nudge said: If you like when Samuel L. Jackson is not Samuel L. Jackson, watch The Red Violin, if you haven't yet: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120802/ Sounds interesting, cheers! I'll put it on my list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IgnisExcubitor 671 Posted March 15, 2017 16 minutes ago, nudge said: Midnight Run (1988) - an action comedy with Robert de Niro, it's fun and entertaining while not being too silly. De niro and Grodin had great chemistry. Remember watching it as a teen, and wanting that belt. @Topic Yankee Zulu. If you like Gods must be Crazy or Stir Crazy, then Yankee Zulu is the movie for you. Cousin Cousine (original French) is another of my favourite. Lovely romantic movie, with a lame Hollywood remake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites