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most overrated movie of all time [View all] martin mike Sep 2016 OP
HA! elleng Sep 2016 #1
the only good/funny scene in the movie was at the football game martin mike Sep 2016 #3
Ordinary People stopbush Sep 2016 #2
loved Ordinary People ailsagirl Sep 2016 #9
I loved it too TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #56
She was good in that respect ailsagirl Sep 2016 #69
I'm with you on that TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #84
I don't know about all time, but for recent times I nominate "Avatar". Throd Sep 2016 #4
And Disney is making a sequel as well as an Avatar Land in Animal Kingdom NightWatcher Sep 2016 #11
"Avatar" was a stone cold ripoff. yallerdawg Sep 2016 #13
Was my first thought, too... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #17
The English Patient JonLP24 Sep 2016 #5
The English Patient was sooooo boring ailsagirl Sep 2016 #8
I feel the same way as Elaine JonLP24 Sep 2016 #60
I so agree with Elaine about TEP... Laffy Kat Sep 2016 #65
I loved The English Patient! femmocrat Sep 2016 #24
I thought "The English Patient" was great. Paladin Sep 2016 #47
Heh. Orrex Sep 2016 #106
Good take on the situation. (nt) Paladin Sep 2016 #107
Definitely Citizen Kane oswaldactedalone Sep 2016 #51
Me too shenmue Sep 2016 #63
It's a great movie. CanSocDem Sep 2016 #90
Not fond of the English Patient even though I normally like Ralph Fiennes TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #55
No Rosebuds pressbox69 Sep 2016 #104
Pulp Fiction Beaverhausen Sep 2016 #6
oh HELL yeah!!! martin mike Sep 2016 #18
Forrest Gump won that year cemaphonic Sep 2016 #77
Forrest Gump... 3catwoman3 Sep 2016 #79
This is the correct choice XemaSab Sep 2016 #37
The 'Kill Bill' movies were worse pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #50
Kill Bill would have been better if it was just one tight film TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #57
Those mafia movies...all and any of them. Tikki Sep 2016 #7
I walked out of "The Godfather". Yes, I did. Laffy Kat Sep 2016 #14
That is exactly how I feel about those movies. Tikki Sep 2016 #15
Agree discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #45
Whoa, Get Shorty was a mafia movie.... Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #23
One of my favorites. Patiod Sep 2016 #89
“If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.” — Elmore Leonard OriginalGeek Sep 2016 #97
i'm not going to say mine Enrique Sep 2016 #10
Not The Shawshank Redemption!!! True Dough Sep 2016 #41
Any Woody Allen movie, It's a Wonderful Life, Titanic, or Citizen Snooze NightWatcher Sep 2016 #12
I must confess I loved Play it Again Sam ailsagirl Sep 2016 #70
Even his bad ones are overrated?... lame54 Sep 2016 #71
I loved Whatever Works with Larry David JonLP24 Sep 2016 #73
Totally agree about woody allen movies Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #88
Earth--the "Boy And His Tractor" movie from Stalinist days... First Speaker Sep 2016 #16
La Dolce Vita Wolf Frankula Sep 2016 #19
The Graduate. Contest is over. jmowreader Sep 2016 #20
Agree about the Hobbit scenes in the Ring. stopbush Sep 2016 #26
What? yallerdawg Sep 2016 #27
The Hobbits stay in their shire while the men and elves do the heavy lifting. stopbush Sep 2016 #35
Pic-a-pack, Reynold's Wrap, Wheaties and Trix catnhatnh Sep 2016 #39
Smoke a joint, toke a joint, pop the mescaline-oh. Iggo Sep 2016 #78
Sorry I disagree with all of your choices except Boyhood Beaverhausen Sep 2016 #33
re The Graduate: why would there be lawsuits? Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2016 #53
They'd think of something jmowreader Sep 2016 #54
Forrest Gump Trailrider1951 Sep 2016 #21
Birdman! I can't believe this ridiculous movie won the Oscar. Also, Avatar N/T Upthevibe Sep 2016 #22
I couldn't get through the first 10-15 min. of Birdman. femmocrat Sep 2016 #25
loved Birdman handmade34 Sep 2016 #64
I can think of 6-7 movies that should have gotten Best Picture over Birdman. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2016 #94
agreed Skittles Sep 2016 #43
Yep. Iris Sep 2016 #101
I would have to say... uriel1972 Sep 2016 #28
hahaha...that was the first one that came to my mind hibbing Sep 2016 #32
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Auggie Sep 2016 #29
Gone With The Wind lastlib Sep 2016 #30
This is my answer mythology Sep 2016 #40
Read the book, watched the film 3 times Marthe48 Sep 2016 #66
Scarface Mendocino Sep 2016 #31
I always wanted to get one of those clickable counters TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #85
We used to drink sharp_stick Sep 2016 #92
Unless you used thimbles, that could be dangerous! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #100
Blair Witch Project rurallib Sep 2016 #34
that's my #2 martin mike Sep 2016 #44
oh yeah. witches? i thought there was an artist loose in the woods. mopinko Sep 2016 #52
The Neighbor, the Vacuum, and the Hammering pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #36
Star Wars Ron Obvious Sep 2016 #38
Agreed Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #102
Groundhog Day True Dough Sep 2016 #42
2 Bill Murray movies ghostsinthemachine Sep 2016 #46
2001: A Space Odyssey n/t sarge43 Sep 2016 #48
"Inglorious Basterds" is the first one that pops up for me. Paladin Sep 2016 #49
That was one I simply could not stand Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #103
I thought it was damn near blasphemous, dicking around with WWII history like that. (nt) Paladin Sep 2016 #108
Blasphemous perhaps Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #109
The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #58
Good Will Hunting sharp_stick Sep 2016 #59
Saturday Night Fever GoCubsGo Sep 2016 #61
I didn't like it either Skittles Sep 2016 #75
Joe Dirt 2 Major Nikon Sep 2016 #62
LOL! Cheers. Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #80
Bonnie and Clyde Marthe48 Sep 2016 #67
Being There Sanity Claws Sep 2016 #68
These are all the nominees and winners for "Best Picture". Pick yer poison! WinkyDink Sep 2016 #72
Definitely Rocky and The Deer Hunter JonLP24 Sep 2016 #74
The Deer Hunter totally sucked. 3catwoman3 Sep 2016 #81
Some scenes would go on forever JonLP24 Sep 2016 #83
ET RandySF Sep 2016 #76
Many worthy contenders here. 3catwoman3 Sep 2016 #82
Rocky jalan48 Sep 2016 #86
Rocky Loses in the First Movie Wolf Frankula Sep 2016 #87
Oh good. I forgot about that. jalan48 Sep 2016 #91
I found The Dark Knight to be quite overrated. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2016 #93
Tim Burton's awful "Batman" was much worse and is chronically over-praised Orrex Sep 2016 #105
I didn't buy Michael Keaton as Batman martin mike Sep 2016 #110
Agree completely Orrex Sep 2016 #111
The Matrix. Very good CGI tech without a movie to lend itself to. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #95
2001: A Space Odyssey trackfan Sep 2016 #96
"Love is never having to say you're sorry" lunatica Sep 2016 #98
Princess Bride JCMach1 Sep 2016 #99
Thank you. I hated that damn movie. hamsterjill Sep 2016 #112
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