Originally Posted By ecdc >>Then again, 'Raging Bull' is a bit over-rated.<< Must...hold in...rage. Must..not...drive to Merced. Must not yell at Jim. >>Overrated IMO include: Pulp Fiction<< I'm putting ice on the lump on my forehead where my face smashed into the desk when I passed out from shock. (See what I mean - one person's overrated is another's genius.)
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <---Currently standing on the tip of a tree ready to fly at alexbook Crouching Tiger style. And Pulp Fiction??? One of the best movies EVER!!! *sigh*
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I finally saw Annie Hall a few years ago. I didn't understand all of the hype around it. It's not that I thought it was a bad movie...I tend to like Woody Allen movies even though I think he's a dirtbag. I just don't understand why everyone seems to think it is so great. Wow, she wore men's clothing? I think I missed this one by a few years.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Annie Hall is totally overrated IMHO. Along with 4 Weddings and a Funeral.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 >>Then again, 'Raging Bull' is a bit over-rated.<< <Must...hold in...rage. Must..not...drive to Merced. Must not yell at Jim.> >>Overrated IMO include: Pulp Fiction<< <I'm putting ice on the lump on my forehead where my face smashed into the desk when I passed out from shock. (See what I mean - one person's overrated is another's genius.)> I'll meet you two halfway - I think Raging Bull is genius, but Pulp Fiction, though quite good, is nowhere near as great as the hype at the time, IMO.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Oz is, simply, the greatest fantasy musical the Hollywood film industry ever produced.> I love Oz, and think it's a fine film, but I'd put Mary Poppins in the top spot of greatest fantasy musicals. It's interesting to read the reviews of Oz from '39. You might be surprised how many lukewarm reviews or even pans it got. More than one reviewer thought its whimsy was leaden, and that MGM was just trying to ape the success of Snow White (the top-grossing film of '37-38). Its reputation didn't become what it is today until its repeated television airings. Of course, I think the TV airings just showed what was there all along, and that it's a fine film. But it's interesting how the reputation of a film can wax and wane over the years.
Originally Posted By onlyme >>>>Overrated IMO include: Pulp Fiction<<<< Talk about overrated...top of my Director's list is Quentin Tarantino. His juvenile dialogue...cuss, swear, cuss. Wow, now that's creative. Sorry to offend anyone
Originally Posted By gadzuux What really makes 'pulp fiction' stand out as an exceptional movie was the editing. Instead of a linear storyline where the scenes play out in a conventional 1,2,3,4,5 sequence, it was conveyed in a 'back and forth' style in which the audience is given information early on that only makes sense later in the story. I might not be explaining this well, but that's what helped to raise the movie above just another noir potboiler.
Originally Posted By onlyme Well, in that respect, your right. Of course, I don't know jack-crap about Directing/editing, so, maybe I'll just keep my disdain for this guy to myself. I just found the dialogue, and his acting, in particular, to be so very 'immature'. But, maybe he is a genius to those who know better.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I didn't want to like Pulp Fiction. I went to the movie planning to hate it. I don't like violent films and this was one of the more violent films ever made. And also one of the best. I can't help it... the thing left me mesmerized from beginning to end. Nope... not overrated at all...
Originally Posted By barboy Pulp Fiction has an outstanding script featuring some of the best exchanges in movie history; just about every line in there is a masterfully delivered.
Originally Posted By DlandJB To each his own. I hated it. I thought it was unnecessarily violent and scummy. Probably the only way I sat through it was the editing and the non-linear story lines..because when you revisit it in your head it is linear and that's when the revulsion of it really hit me. Way too violent. But I realize other people love it. As I said, to each his own.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Pride and Prejudice and Remains of the Day are totally overrated IMHO.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <For me, it's Academy Award winning movies that amaze me. Many are overrated in my opinion. because for some reason the academy immediately throws most box office smashes under the bus...especially God forbid it has any science fiction theme to it...immediate dismissal for the tear jerking, heart wrenching type stuff... who knows why
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <>>what are the people who put this together all 20 somethings ? If one was around and over 13 in 1969 - I am sorry but that movie mattered - love the movie content or hate it - it mattered, and cost pocket change to make.<< Excellent point. It seems like the people who made the list don't understand the context or historical contribution these films might make to either the art of filmmaking itself or the the culture. It's like when people get up in arms about Birth of a Nation. It's racist, misogynist, and has an appalling pro-KKK message. But it still ranks as the most radically innovative film ever made. Griffiths pioneered concepts that today we don't even think twice about - simultaneous storylines, flashbacks, etc.< excellent point right back at ya....written like a film student...
Originally Posted By barboy "To each his own. I hated it. I thought it was unnecessarily violent and scummy." Extremely violent yes. But unnecessarily violent no. The graphic and shocking violence advanced the storyline and was not inserted gratuitously. 3 scenes still haunt me after 10+ years. Even though I find Pulp Fiction to be one of Hollywood's masterpieces I wish I would not have seen three of those scenes.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Obviously, she feels differently. If a movie scene's violence haunts you to this day, 10 years later, I'd say it was unnecessary. There's no need to scar your psyche for a movie.
Originally Posted By DAR When it comes to Tarantino Pulp Fiction is clearly not his best film(though I do love it) Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 for me is the best thing he's done.
