You know that movie you hate , but you fear telling others you hate it lest you be shunned from your friend groups and made a social outcast?
Well, fear not, this is a safe place. After someone asked on Reddit for people to share which movies they think are overrated , responses poured in, and a collective sigh was felt as people got their opinions off their chests.
Not the target audience anymore.
” The Kissing Booth . All of them. They aren’t even that good but so many people like them.”
“I couldn’t believe it when they announced the other movies,” responded another user. “Like how many times can you kiss at a booth?”
A little too much.
“For me, Unbreakable . It’s an interesting concept, but there’s a quality to it that makes me think ‘student film’. There were just a lot of distracting choices, like scenes shot at unusual angles or character actions that didn’t really seem to fit, that felt to me like an amateur director trying things out to see how they worked, rather than a polished, finished product.”
Simply outgrew it.
” Fight Club .”
Another user immediately agreed, “When I was a kid I’d have said you were nuts. When I was in high school, when I saw it, I’d have said you were nuts. Now that I’m an actual adult and resigned from the kind of idealistic childishness and naivety that actually thought there was hope for the world at the end of that movie. I say I agree.”
Not the right message.
” The Breakfast Club . I know it’s a hallmark and a product of its time, but I feel like the ending, with the romance plot point, drastically undermines the message of the movie.”
While I still enjoy the movie, I can’t help but agree with that last bit. The ending is a little…wishy-washy.
Crash and burn.
” Crash . It won an Oscar for Best Picture and it’s [expletive] terrible.”
Many people seemed to be in agreement, with one saying, “This has to be one of the most heavy handed, tone deaf movies I’ve ever watched.”
Wringing everything out.
“Anything Purge ,” said one response, dismissing the entire series.
“I enjoyed some of them, but I see where you’re coming from,” said another. “They are really trying to milk it for every dime they can.”
Down in history.
” Shakespeare in Love . Won best picture same year Saving Private Ryan was nominated. Biggest snub in Oscar history, since it wasn’t a good movie beating a great movie, it was a TERRIBLE movie beating a great movie.”
It simply didn’t click.
” Interstellar .”
Another answer that wasn’t very popular, but they had some defenders. “To be honest I agree,” said one. “The movie just wasn’t really my cup of tea. It had great acting, beautiful visuals and music but in the end it just felt like a bunch of space stuff with some science and church organ music slapped onto it.”
A change in focus.
” Fast and Furious …the first 2 movies were pretty good. But that’s about it… instead of revolving around the idea of racing, they went in with the typical bold tough guy beating and shooting the crap out of all villains.”
Not living up to the hype?
“Didn’t [Avengers: Endgame] get rated as the 3rd best movie ever made or something? Can’t get my head around that. Just kind of assumed that everyone was so invested in the 10 year progression that they couldn’t say it was anything but one of the greatest.”
Eras in between.
” Dirty Dancing . I’ve never understood the hype. Yes, I have watched it.”
Someone who was the target audience when the film was released tried to defend it, saying, “[…] it’s also a concept of the time it was released. The idea of going to a family vacation as a stuck up girl and ending up living an adventure […] and ending up discovering that you’re more than just a spoiled brat is a great redeeming arch. […] this is was the feeling in the 80s. Summer love was a big big thing […].”
It just feels bad.
” The Social Network . Every portrayal of the people involved seems to be a variation of the same snarky genius archetype. Like most of his work, this movie exists primarily for Aaron Sorkin to pontificate about things that frustrate him, in this case, social media. I felt like I was being lectured to with opinions about Facebook that Sorkin seems to think no one has said before. It’s cold, cynical, and condescending.”
A touch too confusing.
” Inception .”
“Every Nolan film from The Dark Knight onwards has been stupidly overrated,” said one reply, dogging on more than just the one movie. “Don’t get me wrong, I think he’s a good director, but the position he sits in between properly intellectual cinema and mindless blockbuster just breeds egotistical dudebros who think Interstellar is the most mindbending film ever made.”
Extra credit.
” Donnie Darko . Worst. Movie. Ever.”
People were torn about this one, but there were others who felt the same. “Completely agree, watched this movie because a lot of famous critics rave about it. If you have to do research on a movie after watching – it’s not good!”
Less about the movie, more about the fans.
“I know people who have made Star Wars their entire brand and I just don’t get it. Not to the point of everything you own being Star Wars and naming your kids Rogue One.”
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When someone asked if they actually know a kid named that, they replied, “A first child named Rogue, so they are Rogue One.” Wow.
Blasphemy.
” The Godfather .”
Many laud this as a fantastic movie, but in this thread, many people aired out their opinions on it.
“Boring as hell but it’s sacrilege to say so,” admitted one.
Another thought it had a bit of credibility, but not enough: “It’s good but nowhere near as good as everyone says.”
Took the words right out of my mouth.
” Top Gun . Elizabeth Weitzman puts it best: ‘There are elements that hold up – especially Cruise’s blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you’re feeling’.”
A hard hitter.
” Pulp Fiction .”
This was a heavily debated entry, but one person elaborated on their dislike of it, saying: “I think it’s a great film, but it is totally overrated because people act as if it’s one of the best films ever made when it’s just a fun twist on a genre. Nothing too groundbreaking, just good fun.”
Inconceivable!
” [The] Princess Bride .”
Okay, this one is the one one that hurt my feelings a little bit. Someone went on to explain where it stood culturally at the time.
” The Princess Bride encapsulated the last bit of true idealism before postmodernism overtook American culture. The true sense of the fairy tale princess and the idea of true love died when The Princess Bride ‘s credits roll.”
A technological marvel. That’s about it.
” Avatar , hands down. It’s a solid 6.8/10, truly unexceptional and just below being good.”
“Yeah, Avatar felt more like a tech demonstrator than anything else,” wrote someone else in the replies, to which many agreed.
