Most Overrated Movie Options

[*Kathleen*]

What would you say would be the most overrated movie ever?

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I just had to. I like to see the rant again.
Lord of the Rings...? A classic? Are you out of your f**king mind. It's hollywood bullshit. Far far far from a classic, my friend. It hasn't even been given the test of time yet. To call it a classic, either way, is still premature. Not to mention, I have a huge attention span. I watch, and enjoy, plently of true classic epics (We're talking David Lean circa 1960's). I have a deep love within me for many a slow-burning horror film. Attention is not an issue. But, in all honesty, there isn't anything really to pay attention to in this trilogy, let alone anything worth attention.

Also, I can't really recall any amount of serious brain work for this one. In fact, it's a pretty uniform dumb-downed-big-time-hollywood-super-pedestrian-work. It has very little depth. It works in very defined moral lines. Its characters are amazingly under developed (almost to an insulting degree) for such a long trilogy. The special effects are bombastic. In all honesty, the film has little to nothing to offer. It appeals to simpletons, and that is why so many people adore it. That is why it is highly reguarded, and for near the same reasons that Star Wars has become an overrated work, Lord of the Rings is very much overrated.

It doesn't take much thinking. It isn't very complex, smart, or progressive. And, in the end, it offers really nothing new to film, nor does it really do any kind of impressive job in its retro-rehasing. It's boring because it has nothing to offer, not because it is long.

Want to watcha movie where you have "THINK?" Try an Ingmar Bergman film, or if that isn't enough for you, try putting together the biographical masterpiece that is Naked Lunch.

[Note: Before your beloved Peter Jackson started smoking Hollywood cock, he made interesting, honest, and awesome movies. Try Heavenly Creatures, Bad Taste, and Dead Alive. Yeah, same Jackson. Whole other passion.]

Well damn man. You just have your panties all in a bunch, don't you?

Yes, it's quite a shame they had to dumb down the books a bit in order appeal to our dumb down society. Quite a shame.

All in all, good for you Acid Bath Slayer. You're one of those teens who can think. So, what's your point? Should I pat you on the back now?

And, also, you're quite ignorant to assume my "beloved Peter Jackson" because I agree with you. I never said I liked Peter Jackson, but that doesn't automatically steer me away from a great film. Please, don't make yourself look like such a dumb ass next time.

[NoSex]

Well damn man. You just have your panties all in a bunch, don't you?

Yes, it's quite a shame they had to dumb down the books a bit in order appeal to our dumb down society. Quite a shame.

All in all, good for you Acid Bath Slayer. You're one of those teens who can think. So, what's your point? Should I pat you on the back now?

And, also, you're quite ignorant to assume my "beloved Peter Jackson" because I agree with you. I never said I liked Peter Jackson, but that doesn't automatically steer me away from a great film. Please, don't make yourself look like such a dumb ass next time.

Why the hell are you so smug?
You just tried to say that Lord of the Rings is a classic, that it requires a lot of attention, and involves serious thinking. And, now, I'm the "ignorant dumb ass?"
I have my "panties all in a bunch." In? Huh? I think you give yourself too much credit, no panties were all in anything.
I was just making a point, a rather strong one I think.
I mean, look at your post. You were essentially implying that if someone didn't like Lord of the Rings or thought it was way overrated, they must be someone with a short attention span and also unable to "THINK". Note the emphasis on "think." This is a very strong kind of thinking, not the normal thinking everyone does each and every day. This is Lord of the Rings level thinking, not Titanic thinking.

Ahem, anyways. Your implications were wildly arrogant. Sure, you like Lord of the Rings, but to assume that people must have short attention spans and be incapable of simple thought processes if they don't like it...?!

I tried to add some meaningful commentary. The films really aren't that great. They don't have much to offer. You clearly thought they were big thinking films, "brilliant," and required some kind of attention span. I don't believe the trilogy merits any of those things. So, I made a refutation. Now, somehow this refutation makes me look like a "dumb ass?" Maybe even an ignorant one? Whoa, buddy! You caught me red handed! I sure am an ignorant dumb ass! Especially when it comes to film! I don't know shit!

Dude, the fact was... you were way out of line to say that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was a classic, In any sense of the word. The movies suck. They're trash.

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Why the hell are you so smug?
You just tried to say that Lord of the Rings is a classic, that it requires a lot of attention, and involves serious thinking. And, now, I'm the "ignorant dumb ass?"
I have my "panties all in a bunch." In? Huh? I think you give yourself too much credit, no panties were all in anything.
I was just making a point, a rather strong one I think.
I mean, look at your post. You were essentially implying that if someone didn't like Lord of the Rings or thought it was way overrated, they must be someone with a short attention span and also unable to "THINK". Note the emphasis on "think." This is a very strong kind of thinking, not the normal thinking everyone does each and every day. This is Lord of the Rings level thinking, not Titanic thinking.

Ahem, anyways. Your implications were wildly arrogant. Sure, you like Lord of the Rings, but to assume that people must have short attention spans and be incapable of simple thought processes if they don't like it...?!

I tried to add some meaningful commentary. The films really aren't that great. They don't have much to offer. You clearly thought they were big thinking films, "brilliant," and required some kind of attention span. I don't believe the trilogy merits any of those things. So, I made a refutation.

Dude, the fact was... you were way out of line to say that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was a classic, In any sense of the word. The movies suck. They're trash.

Lol, I'm not being smug at all. Actually, you're coming off as quite smug and I think quite a few people would agree with me. I just disagree with you, is that ok? Just take a chill pill. You don't have to get all defensive. We have opposing opinions. Get over it.

Excuse me. I didn't think anyone would pay enough attention to my post for it to be scrutinized over and over again. And they weren't wildly arrogant. That's the facts. Most people who watch movies want instant entertainment, not something they have to think about and follow the plot so carefully.

And I never said they were "big thinking" films. I only said there's a little more thought involved. And that's the truth. You know that as well as I do. The reason a lot of teens don't like LOTR is because of that. Teens want fast cars, guns, romance, and explosions. They don't want to follow a delightful story about a little hobbit. Please, man, spare me. You need to just calm down and quit making these ignorant accusations.

Now, somehow this refutation makes me look like a "dumb ass?" Maybe even an ignorant one? Whoa, buddy! You caught me red handed! I sure am an ignorant dumb ass! Especially when it comes to film! I don't know shit!

Wow, I ask you nicely not to do it again, and there you go again. Acting like an ignorant dumb ass. I only said you we're being a dumb ass about the "beloved Peter Jackson" claim. That's clearly the only thing. I already replied to that, so I suggest you read over it again without your superior attitude and realize that's what I was talking about. All in all, it was a pretty ignorant statement for you to assume I love Peter Jackson just because I love LOTR. And now you take that statement and try to make it look like I said you're a dumb ass because of your entire reply? Wow. I'm quite baffled by your thought process.

Dude, the fact was... you were way out of line to say that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was a classic, In any sense of the word. The movies suck. They're trash.

Well there you have it. You think I'm out of line, so it MUST be out of line. That's pretty arrogant, wouldn't you say? Many professionals would agree with me on my statement. I think you saying they "suck" and are "trash" is way out of line. That's just my opinion vs. yours. Please, quit trying to act all "high and mighty" and take some of your energy and focus it somewhere else. You really would be a nice person to argue with if you didn't have that arrogant, superior mentality. It seems to blind you as you've make some pretty radical assumptions.

And with that, I am through. This is quite pointless. I like LOTR, you don't. That's that. Peace out!