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Posted: December 09 2007 at 04:06

-Titanic

-The English Patient

-Life is Beautiful

-The Bridges of Madison County

-Star Wars: Chapter III

-Basic Instinct

-Saw

-Seven

-Memento

-Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

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Posted: December 09 2007 at 07:31

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I liked the "Animatrix" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328832/) a lot more than "The Matrix" itself!

The Animatrix was a good idea, but it really, really sucked.

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Posted: December 09 2007 at 10:38

-Titanic
-Chariots of Fire
-Dirty Dancing
-Eraserhead
-Any Adam Sandler comedy
-Any Will Ferrell comedy
-Any Chris Farley comedy

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Posted: December 09 2007 at 10:40

bhikkhu wrote:

-Any Adam Sandler comedy

Anger Management isn't overrated.

Oh wait, Bhikkhu doesn't like that one because some buddhist monks get their butts kicked in it

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Posted: December 09 2007 at 10:42

bhikkhu wrote:

-Any Adam Sandler comedy
-Any Will Ferrell comedy
-Any Chris Farley comedy

Well, to be honest, Chris Farley comedies aren't rated too highly. But I totally agree with the other two.

progadicto wrote:

-Star Wars: Chapter III

That's episode III, n00b.

I think the most overrated movie of this decade is PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The second and third were some of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Edited by Shakespeare - December 09 2007 at 10:43

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Posted: December 18 2007 at 17:33

Shakespeare wrote:

I think the most overrated movie of this decade is PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The second and third were some of the worst movies I've ever seen.

The first one was OK -entertaining enough, I haven't seen the other two because of people telling me the same thing you said. Same thing with the third Matrix, I only saw that on the telly a year back and was underwhelmed. The first one wasn't half bad though, again.

I agree with people saying the likes of Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler (etc.)movies are overrated. People only rate them highly because they are the mainstream comedies, and they haven't seen anything else to compare them with.

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Posted: December 18 2007 at 17:41

I agree, Pirates blew.. so did Independence Day and Wayne's World

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Posted: December 18 2007 at 17:41

bhikkhu wrote:

-Any Adam Sandler comedy
-Any Will Ferrell comedy
-Any Chris Farley comedy

amen brother.... and try to use a straight face when you say comedy...

now this is a comedy...

and this ...is a comedy...

but this... this...this is comedy...

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 11:47

stonebeard wrote:

I just watch a movie we can all hopefully agree is not overrared: Silence of the Lambs. Brilliance.

I made the mistake of going to see SOTL just after finishing the book so I didn't enjoy it. Brian Cox was a much better Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 12:04

Not sure that it's actually overated because most people agree that it is absolutely rubbish but my vote goes to Pearl Harbour. Possibly about the worst acted and most historically inaccurate film ever made.

When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 12:56

Heavyfreight wrote:

Not sure that it's actually overated because most people agree that it is absolutely rubbish but my vote goes to Pearl Harbour. Possibly about the worst acted and most historically inaccurate film ever made.

I truly hate this and Titanic. I hate that a film with the title of an historic event uses that event as a backdrop for a poorly written love story. It insults everyone who died on that boat and at Peal Harbor.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 13:43

It's actually overrated, believe it or not. If there are 10 people in this world who think Pearl Harbour is a decent movie, then it's horribly overrated. Because it actually IS the worst piece of dumpster-material ever made.

A movie everyone found funny and I found, well, let's say completeley uncreative to say the least is BORAT. Micky pointed out some really funny movies... BORAT was.... what's with the tendency to think that shock without some writing behind it is funny? The movie started well but soon it went downhill towards a path of grotesque stupidity and lack of any invention. It started well, I had hopes for it. It turned out to be an exercise in pissing people off on screen.... it was done centuries ago, in shows called "secret camera" or "candid camera" or whatever. And with a great title... damn on self-indulgence!

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 14:14

sircosick wrote:

^ How many times you can watch a movie before get bored? And how many times an album? The answer is the reason why. Wink

I can watch a good movie again and again. Seems you never really saw any good ones.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 14:58

That's true. A good movie can stand watching three or four nights in a row and still be enjoyable. They don't have to be big budget either. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is still one of my favourites and I remember a Christmas when my friends and I watched it four times.

(OK, we were drunk and stoned but even so.)

When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 15:18

I have watched The Godfather 18 times... so...

And from what I know, there are people that have watched some movies much more times...so yes, a great movie never ends... as good music.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 22:07

The Whistler wrote:

Hey, look, if you wanna have an intelligent kung fu movie, you need Toshiro Mifune. And even the mighty Toshiro couldn't always do it alone (having Kurosawa around was always helpful). That and Jet Li's Hero, that was pretty good.

Artywfnoid, do you consider yourself a fan of the martial arts genre?

You couldn't have an intelligent kung fu movie with Toshiro Mifune because kung fu is Chinese while Toshiro is Japanese and he never starred in a kung fu or wushu film.

That being said Toshiro was excellent, and kung fu is excellent. Shaw brothers - A++

I'm a big fan of Gordon Liu (check out Shaolin Drunken Monk, and Shaolin Master Killer aka the 36th Chambers).

The early Jackie Chan films are great too: Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, The Young Master, Fearless Hyena, Master With Cracked Fingers, Drunken Master...

Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, and Return of the Dragon.

Donnie Yen is another great kung fu film star, and Yuen Biao (The Prodigal Son, Dreadnaught, The Iceman Cometh)

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 22:13

Every Quentin Tarantino movie after Resevoir Dogs failed to live up the hype IMHO. Pulp Fiction was pretty good (but not excellent like i had been told) and i saw about 30minutes of Kill Bill before I made up my mind on that one.

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Posted: January 16 2008 at 22:21

I agree with Shakes on Pirates, I hated it.
The worst offender of overratedness today is the insult to cinema known as Knocked Up. I fail to see its appeal completely.
oh and Napoleon Dynamite. What trash.

Edited by moreitsythanyou - January 16 2008 at 22:24

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Posted: January 17 2008 at 09:25

Oh I just saw the other day one of the worst movies ever... August Rush. What piece of sh*t, really sh*ty in its most extreme! It´s so freakin bad. The acting is horrible, the story borderline funny (in a bad way). I dont want to sound offensive, but its a movie only 40-50 year old women can like (women with not much appreatiation for good cinema)

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Posted: January 17 2008 at 09:39

el b�thy wrote:

Oh I just saw the other day one of the worst movies ever... August Rush. What piece of sh*t, really sh*ty in its most extreme! It�s so freakin bad. The acting is horrible, the story borderline funny (in a bad way). I dont want to sound offensive, but its a movie only 40-50 year old women can like (women with not much appreatiation for good cinema)

thanks

; this will probably make me like the movie in a year Ouch

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