movies/tv Most overrated films you've seen?

[SrFrog 927]

This isn't about the worst films you've seen. Just those movies that were overly hyped and just ended up a disappointment in your eyes or that didn't live up to the hype.

 

Top of my head I can think of two:

Cloverfield: often hyped as the next big American monster film, I just found it to be a disappointment due to the lack of actual monsters in the film.

James Cameron Avatar: All flash and no substance the love story in there felt awkward at times. Oh, and than there's the comparison with Dances with Wolves.

Twilight Series: The plot feels cheap and somehow it's able to attract a fan base that eats it all up.

Edited May 5, 2012 by SrFrog

[Chigens and Kay 3,832]

Any "Horror" movie that has been released in the past few years.

 

Protip: Don't watch them.

[Titan Rising 2,156]

I liked Avatar and Cloverfield lol..

 

My most overrated movie in a long time has gotta be Toy Story 3. I thought How to Train Your Dragon and Tangled were both a lot better.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Avatar by James Cammeron... or however you spell it.

Honestly, the effects were AMAZING. But you look past that, and you get a cliched story-line and not really that good dialogue....

Also, I don't agree with the pantheism, but that's because I'm Christian.

[spas-ticShotty 3,584]

4 words: I have no idea

 

Almost every movie I've seen I've liked, except for Shark Tales and The Last Airbender. I really do hate both of those movies -_-

[Proctra Music 335]

4 words: I have no idea

 

Almost every movie I've seen I've liked, except for Shark Tales and The Last Airbender. I really do hate both of those movies -_-

 

3 words: Avatar sucks

Lol, yea that movie was a huge let down for me.

[spas-ticShotty 3,584]

3 words: Avatar sucks

Lol, yea that movie was a huge let down for me.

 

I loved Avatar . I saw it on mah 11th birthday 2 times and it was worth waiting an extra day 'cause they ran out of 3D tickets .

 

I still don't know why I don't have a DVD copy of it. I love the movie .

 

EDIT: Wait, did you mean the show Avatar - The Last Airbender?

Edited May 5, 2012 by deaglePower

[Proctra Music 335]

I meant the one that came out like a year later. It was referenced to last airbender. The one that had like 3 parts?

The blue people one was amazing.

[Dark Qiviut 22,433]

Avatar for one. It's by far one of the best movies to look at in 3D. In fact, prior, most movies were created in 3D as a crutch to create extra revenue. In Avatar, that wasn't the case; it was filmed for 3D. But while the CGI is absolutely stunning, its story is BLEH! Very clichéd and predictable. Amazing graphics, terrible story.

 

Another is Disney's The Little Mermaid. Besides the animation effects and songs, the rest of the movie gets WAY too much credit than it deserves. The plot is super shallow. Every character is one-dimensional and unlikeable (especially Ariel). And the pace is way too quick. I mean, from not knowing Eric to suddenly declaring you LOVE him after seeing him for the first time? For a character as young and naïve as Ariel (who was sixteen), it didn't make sense one bit.

[WTFisupwithyouguys 24]

Hugo. It had great visuals, and not much else. It was way too slow and took itself way too seriously and ultimately the conclusion wasn't worth sitting through the entire snoozefest just to get to it. Easily the most overrated movie I've seen in a while.

[spunkboy 17]

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Edited August 28, 2017 by Epic Duck

[Strafe 594]

All of the paranormal activity movies, I mean really? They weren't scary and kind of boring.

[Typhoid Libby 1,265]

Lately?

Well;

All of these.

My sorting HDD.

 

Most are low quality, so about 50-60 "movies"?

 

All are worthless.

[Jokuc 8,174]

I agree with

Avatar

Paranormal Activity

and some other that come up in my head:

The Hunger Games

The Godfather

Jaws

Inception

[CUINJALE 120]

My Neighbor Totoro. I don't need to see Japanese Calvin & Hobbes, thank you.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,307]

My Neighbor Totoro. I don't need to see Japanese Calvin & Hobbes, thank you.

 

Huh? I actually do not see any similarity at all between the two. "My Neighbor Totoro" was a touching and beautiful film. It's my third favorite Studio Ghibli film after (my favorite animated film of all time) "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Howls Moving Castle"

[Starshine 16,334]

New Moon and Eclipse from Twilight series. The 1st one was terrible, but it was bearable to an extent. But somehow the director managed to destroy what was left of it ._.

Kind of shame, when I actually rather enjoyed the books.

 

Hachiko. It's sad and everything, but somehow the story was too cliche

[Chill Mists (Chilly) 801]

Inception... I was so freaking bored the whole way through... it was a huge disappointment.

[Bow Heart 84]

Ink Heart.

It wasn't so much hyped about, but I'd read the book and when the movie was announced I freaked out. I loved the book, the story was so interesting and always kept you wondering what would happen next. So I went and saw the movie and....

was so fucking disappointed. (Sorry for my language)

They left out all of the most important parts!!! I was totally enraged! They forgot Dustfinger's scar, they left out the fight between Maggie's mom and Basta, and just about everything else that was important to plot development! If you've read the books, DO NOT SEE THE MOVIE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

[WTFisupwithyouguys 24]

Ink Heart.

It wasn't so much hyped about, but I'd read the book and when the movie was announced I freaked out. I loved the book, the story was so interesting and always kept you wondering what would happen next. So I went and saw the movie and....

was so fucking disappointed. (Sorry for my language)

They left out all of the most important parts!!! I was totally enraged! They forgot Dustfinger's scar, they left out the fight between Maggie's mom and Basta, and just about everything else that was important to plot development! If you've read the books, DO NOT SEE THE MOVIE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

It had Brendan Fraser in it, what did you expect?

[Bow Heart 84]

It had Brendan Fraser in it, what did you expect?

 

Don't even know that guy, but I'll take you up on the idea that he does bad movies.

[Trixies Apprentice L 493]

Paranormal activity: I was hearing that I would be scared shitless so I actually went and put a bet with a friend that he wil be scared. Long story short I lost the bet. We didn't even flinch in the whole movie

[Raptor_a22 83]

Avatar is a great movie to watch once, because then you're so awed at the graphic effects that you don't have time to think about the terrible plot.

The first transformers movie was BLEH, but most people I knew went to see it, so I did as well.

The Wolverine Origins movie was pretty terrible, but all was forgiven after First Class.

Star Wars II was too much boring romance, too little giant space lasers. III was hyped up too much and rather boring 'cause you knew what would happen yet they didn't seem to care.

[DashPony 359]

Eh....Twilight. Probably the worst movie I have ever had the displeasure of watching.

 

Only "Twilight" for me is Twilight Sparkle

 

Oh, and that movie "Insidious". It was horrible.... I ended up laughing through most of it

[roomforapony 285]

Paranormal Activity and Avatar. PA was wayyyyy too over hyped. It just got plain ridiculous. And Avatar just didn't wow me.