Underrated < > Overrated
Is it still possible to be objective nowadays? Well, I tried to think hard and come up with the following of list of the ten most underrated and overrated films from the 1950s onwards in no particular order.
Underrated:
- Traffic (2000);
- Revolver (2005);
- Waterworld (1995);
- Carne Tremula (Live Flesh) (1997);
- Divorzio all'Italiana (1961);
- The Rules of Attraction (2002);
- Dial M for Murder (1954);
- Garden State (2004);
- Mulholland Dr. (2001);
- Open Water (2003).
Overrated:
- Titanic (1999);
- A Beautiful Mind (2001);
- A Walk To Remember (2002);
- Mona Lisa Smile (2003);
- Last Tango in Paris (1972);
- Dead Poets Society (1989);
- The Untouchables (1987);
- Dead Man Walking (1995);
- Eraserhead (1977);
- Billy Elliot (2000).
posted by keBo at 14:02
8 Comments:
I absolutely disliked traffic - really boring [there is a long story attached to it too]. I actually think it is already overstated.
Waterworld was really good and I heard a lot about open water. I didnt get myself to see the later though.
Overrated:
Titanic was the first film to be 3 hours long in the cinema. It was the begining of a new era - you have to give the film credit for that.
A beautiful mind is a really good film. I finally understood Nash theory watching that film because its so complicated on paper that I couldnt get it [back then].
Mona Lisa Smile - it is just a nice film to watch and rewatch. It tries to show how difficult it is to change culture and way of thinking. I personally enjoyed it.
17:47
There were at least two cinematic hits before Titanic that made it to the white screen and which were more or less 3 hours long: The Godfather trilogy and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (spaghetti western).
19:19
thanks for the correction :)
23:04
As much as I'm repulsed by the idea of a sugary all-too-sweet romantic-ish film, I must admit that I quite liked the Titanic.
The most overrated movie ever must be the Da Vinci Code
20:37
Had it not been for all that hype revolving around the book, I would've savoured the gist of it all much more enjoyably.
01:44
a good movie, but massively under-rated would be 'wasted' .. I've seen it around 3 years ago, and i know how much it has impressed me, i suggest everyone to see it.
05:13
Well, I think that I would have removed A Beautiful Mind and put the Code instead.
A Beautiful Mind has an awesome message in it. It shows the world that mental illness should not stop anyone from being a star, just like Nash.
16:43
A Beautiful Mind has an awesome message in it. It shows the world that mental illness should not stop anyone from being a star, just like Nash.
It's the usual story of the misunderstood genius. And while Crowe's face may have suited Maximus and other 'physically aggressive' personalities, I found it hard to associate it with a mathematical schizophrenic genius.
15:35
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