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99. Princess Bride

Reply to martin mike (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2016, 08:01 PM

Sep 2016

I know that's going to catch flak, but hey very, very overrated...

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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