Terrible Movies and Very Overrated Films
In alphabetical order, here are the real stinkers:
- Most Adam Sandler films - I don't know what people see in his movies, they're not funny. How in the heck did this dude ever make it into film? I liked him much better in SNL.
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - The ONLY Robin Williams film (out of all the ones I've seen so far)
that is completely awful.
- After Hours - the only Martin Scorsese film I didn't like.
- The Alamo - at times, John Wayne's overt nationalistic jingoism makes one want to get really sick.
- All About Eve - Aaargh.
- All About My Mother. - typical of most films I've seen from Spain, I didn't like it.
- Amores Perros. - exceptionally overrated.
- Analyze That. - retire from directing Mr. Crystal.
- Analyze This. - ditto.
- Andrei Rublev - this movie put me to sleep.
- Angels With Dirty Faces - This movie hasn't aged well.
- Armageddon - pablum pure pablum.
- Army of Darkness - Very, very overrated.
- Arthur - RIP Dudly Moore but I never could get into any of your films.
- As Good As It Gets - To bad the title wasn't an accurate description.
- Attack of the Clones (Star Wars episode 2) - Way too loooooonnnnnnngggggggg, sub par acting, and too predictable.
- The Bad Lieutenant - Should've been called "The Bad Movie."
- Ballad of Narayama - The beastiality scene made me turn it off.
- Barfly - I love Charles Bukowski's books (he's one of my patron saints *g*), however, this movie loosely based on his life is terrible.
- Barton Fink - what do people see in this movie?
- A Beautiful Mind - I was expecting a great deal more.
- Being John Malkovich - Brillant concept, terrible movie.
- Beverly Hills Ninja - Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Chris Farley fan, however, this film gets an F.
- Birth of a Nation - I love good silent movies, this one put me to sleep.
- Blade Runner - see my comments about Being John Malkovich.
- Blaze - True story -- who cares.
- The Blue Kite - I love oriental movies but this was boooorrrriiiinnnnngggg.
- Brazil - Very overrated.
- Breatheless - Probably the most boring foreign film I've ever seen.
- Blue Velvet - Dennis Hooper couldn't act even if his life depended on it.
- Boogie Nights - Burt Reynolds was in it -- I should've known better.
- Bound - Should've been called "Gag" because that the effect it'll have on most viewers.
- Boys Don't Cry - She asked for it -- gross.
- Branded To Kill - let us start with the producers!
- Bridges of Madison County - A boring chick flick, what could be worse?
- Burt Reynolds movies - with the exception of Deliverance almost all of his movies are terrible.
- Buffalo Bill & The Indians - Made circa the late '70's. Had an all-star cast but it really sucked. May be the worst movie I've ever seen.
- Buffalo 66 - I am completely in love with Ms. Ricci (I would marry her in a heartbeat) but this movie completely sucked.
- Caligula - too myopic, didn't know if it wanted to be porn or if it wanted to portray the depravity of the Roman Empire.
- Castaway - expected a lot more.
- Chariots of Fire - What's the big deal?
- Chasing Amy - Huh?
- Chinatown - For the most part Roman Polanski films are grossly overrated.
- Chungking Express - just couldn't get into it.
- Citizen Kane - The most overrated film of all-time.
- The City of Lost Children - Great visuals but just couldn't get into the film.
- Clearcut - If you've figured this movie out please let me know.
- Cleo 5 to 7 - boring.
- Clerks - Starts out quite well then just goes downhill from there.
- The Color Purple - Oprah is a wonderful person and she helps many people & causes but she should stay away from acting.
- Come and See - overrated.
- Conan the Barbarian - How could they screw up the most riveting character in sci fi fantasy?
- The Conversation - in a sense cool but still it's overrated.
- Crash - Yeah, why don't you, do us all a favor.
- Cries and Whispers - Most Ingmar Bergman films are great, except this one.
- Dance Me Outside - disappointing.
- Das Boot - boring.
- Dead Man - very overrated.
- The Decalogue - Very dark and very depressing.
- Deconsturcting Harry - I love Woody Allen movies but some of his later movies have become worse as he's gotten older -- this is one of them.
- The Doors - There was much more to Jim Morrison than this. Come on.
- Double Indemnity - hasn't aged well at all.
- Dracula - the version with Bela Lugosi -- very disappointing.
- Dr. Strangelove - very overrated.
- Dreams - One of the few Kurosawa movies that wasn't that hot.
- Dumb and Dumber - you got that right, can you say the dumbing down of America?
- Dune - Huh?
- Eddie Murphy films - Oh man don't get me started.
- The Edge - you know the movie is going to be bad when the bear is the best actor.
- The Exorcist - disappointing.
- Fargo - Oh brother, you mean to tell me an ingnorant squarehead outmanuvers criminals. Come on. I wanted to kick her ass.
- La Femme Nikita - absolutely terrible.
- Freaks - Overrated and hasn't aged well at all.
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum - Exactly, it didn't show up in this film.
- Gandhi - I liked this movie but it should've been...well...there was something missing.
- The Gangs of New York - don't always believe what the newspaper film critics say. Style over substance makes disppointing films every time.
- Ghostbusters - Who you gonna call? Not these guys!
- Gone With The Wind - The 2nd most overrated film of all time.
- Go - Yes. Please. Go why don't you.
- Goodfellas - How many times can you say fuck? How many people can you shoot? In essence, that's about it; at least Casino had a story to it, this movie was a trip to the gutter.
- The Graduate - I was a little crest fallen to find out that Dustin Hoffman is a prick, however, this is not one of his better movies.
- The Grand Illusion - exactly.
- Guns of Navarone - disappointing.
- Hamburger Hill - my sister said this was great, I'll never believe her again.
- Happiness - generation pervert strikes out again.
- Hard Boiled - Hard Boiled eggs are better than this flick.
- High Noon - very overrated
- His Girl Friday - overrated.
- Independence Day - how stock can you get?
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - very disappointing.
- In The Mood For Love - Too languid.
- Intolerance - too long, too slow.
- Ivan the Terrible - disappointing.
- Jay and Silent Bob movies - with the exception of Dogma and Mallrats, their films are pretty bad.
- Johnny Guitar - very overrated, terrible acting.
- (Most) John Wayne films - some John Wayne films are very good, however, quite a few of them are terrible.
- Kalifornia - terrible.
- Kikujiro - how can you screw up a road movie?
- Lawrence of Arabia - didn't clearly explain the betrayal, this ruins the entire film.
- Life is Beautiful - very overrated.
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar - when will I learn not to join others and watch chick flicks?
- Luna Park - seminal theme, goes downhill from there.
- Mad Love - expected a lot more from Peter Lorre.
- The Man Who Wasn't There - too bland.
- Meg Ryan films - Do us all a favor, retire -- every movie I've seen her in (with one exception) has completely sucked.
- Men of Honor - very predictable.
- The Mexican - turned it off.
- Michael - please.
- Midnight Cowboy - overrated.
- The Misfits - Huh?
- Moulin Rouge (the version with Nicole Kidman) - turned it off after 20 minutes.
- Mr. Magoo - I like Leslie Nielsen but this was terrible.
- Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - corny patriotism.
- Mulholland Drive - absolutely terrible.
- The Mummy (the version with Brandon Fraser) - disappointing -- the sequel was excellent though.
- My Man Godfrey - another classic that has aged very poory.
- Nell - aarrgh.
- Noah's Ark (the one aired on TV last year) - Double Aaargh.
- O Brother, Where Art Thou - very overrated.
- The Odd Couple - boring.
- The Omen - the omen should be -- don't see it...terrible.
- Once Upon A Time In China - very overrated.
- Once Upon A Time In The West - way too long and slow.
- Orange County - the best part was the theatrical trailer.
- Out of Africa - boring.
- A Passage to India - ditto.
- Patton - if only they'd tell the truth.
- Peking Opera Blues - very overrated.
- The Phantom Menace - they killed Darth Maul, boy did I get pissed.
- Pink Flamingos - May be the worst movie on this list. AAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhh. Terrible.
- The Pirates of Penzance -The one with Kevin Kline. Obtuse, stupid, horrendous, and terrible (those were it's good points).
- The Producers - had some funny moments but it's a bad movie.
- The Promise - very overrated French film.
- Pulp Fiction - Huh? And the point is.....? The Third most overrated film of all time.
- Quartier Mozart - I turned it off after about 45 mins.
- Rudy - very overrated.
- Le Samourai - Mediocre.
- Signs - I liked this movie in a way but there was something missing and it was inconsistent with it's own claims.
- Sonatine - The oriental version of Goodfellas -- terrible.
- The White Balloon - Boring.
- Ran - I don't like to run down Kurosawa films but this one...
- Repo Man - turned it off after about 45 minutes.
- Repulsion - very overrated.
- Requiem for A Dream - Sucked.
- Richard Pryor movies - most of them were pretty bad.
- The Right Stuff - very corny.
- Rules of the Game - boring.
- Rushmore - bad.
- Salo - aargh.
- Saturday Night Fever - I should've known better.
- Scarface - I put this in the same category as Goodfellas.
- The Searchers - very overrated John Wayne film.
- Seven - predictable.
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape - Sex sells but sometimes it still sucks (no pun intended).
- Sexy Beast - What?
- Shane - very overrated.
- Shine - turned it off after a couple of minutes.
- The Shining - OK in spots but IMO, it's overrated.
- Six String Samurai - creative yet very low budget film with terrible acting.
- Sleuth - terrible.
- Small Time Crooks - uninspired.
- Some Like It Hot the fourth most overrated film of all time.
- Speed - predictable.
- Stagecoach - hasn't aged well.
- Stand By Me - expected more.
- A Streetcar Named Desire - couldn't get into it.
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - terrible.
- The Ten Commandments - Vincent Price as an Egyptian? Edward G. Robinson as a Jew? Egads, terrible casting, histrionic grandstanding.
- Thelma & Louise - feminists and pissed off women like this movie, others see it for what it is.
- Thieves Like Us - Altman could've done a great deal more with this movie.
- The Thin Man - not as funny as many have said it'd be.
- The Third Man - Orson Wells + movie = terrible.
- The Three Amigos - Martin Short was in it, I should've known better.
- Three Colors: White - I loved Three Colors Red & Three Colors Blue, too; but this one wasn't so hot.
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down. - I keep telling myself, don't watch chick flicks.
- Titus - I keep telling myself not to watch contemporary Shakespeare movies.
- Tombstone - oh brother.
- True Lies - terrible, stock, predictable, exaggerated, overtly patriotic.
- Touch of Evil - I should've known, Orson Wells...terrible.
- UHF - stick to music videos Weird Al.
- The Unforgiven - very dry.
- The Usual Suspects - predictable -- overrated.
- Waiting for Guffman - boring.
- We Were Soldier - I am soooooo tired of overt patriotism in war flicks. However, I have to admit the battle scenes are absolutely fantastic.
- Wild at Heart - Huh?
- Windtalkers - overrated.
- Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - When will I learn? Don't watch chick flicks.
- Yellow Earth - one of the few boring oriental movies I've seen.
- You Can Count On Me - No I can't, not if you make movies like these.
- Y tu Mama Tambien - please.
- 12 Angry Men - make a contemporary version, please.
- 400 Blows - overrated.
- 1984 - how could they botch this?
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