List by Adam Cook Patron
100 Most Overrated Films
This is not a list of the films I necessarily think are bad - see my Most Hated list for that - instead this is a list of films I believe are over hyped be it by the public or critics and award givers. Therefore there are quite a few films on the list that I rather like but it doesn't stop them from being overrated.
To gauge popular opinion I have predominantly used IMDb which means the list has a modern bias.
It is in a rough order but it is impossible to really rank such a list.
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@Niels: I could have added notes but it wasn't a list to be taken too seriously. For reference around the first 35 films are those that are well regarded that I really dislike and the remainder are those films that whilst I tolerate, and even in some cases quite enjoy, aren't deserving of their critical or commercial status.
Of course it is an entirely subjective list and I would expect people to disagree with the majority of films on the list rather than agree with their inclusion.
@Adam: Thanks for making that clear. I'm stoked to see what your next list's topic might be!
@Niels: Now you've put added pressure on it being a really good list.
I would take it back and apologize if that helps :D
Too late, the damage is done. :D
Love the list. My personal most overrated ever is Gone with the Wind. It hasn't aged very well. Overlong, racist, lacking dramatic propulsion--the production design and visuals are all that hold up for me.
@Joel: I do like the scale of Gone with the Wind but it certainly isn't perfect. It is one of those films I keep meaning to revisit but it is so arse numbingly long I haven't dared give it another go.
I'm going to do a copy of this list. I'll probably regret it.
I love the following about GWTW: Gable, deHavilland, McDaniel, Steiner's score (how he lost to STAGECOACH still flummoxes me), the color design and photography, the whole burning of Atlanta sequence and those stunning pull-back shots. What hurts it for me is Scarlett (when she FINALLY realizes that Ashley loved Melanie and not her is one of the most obvious "Duhs!" in the history of movies) and how I really dislike her character, Prissy-how anyone so dunderheaded could be trusted to be a houseworker is beyond me, and Howard, who looks like he would rather be anywhere else but playing Ashley, even working in a sewer. I know Howard took the role in exchange for making INTERMEZZO, but at least look like you are on the set with the rest of the actors.
Yeah I'd just have to say Saving Private Ryan is only overrated if considered a 5 star classic - for me it is a solid 4 star which I know does not matter here - it is your choices. But I like to say stuff about films I like.