Yes I definitely agree with that.
It was sold as being an epic, but as I watched it there was something very low budget and small about the way it felt.
I also think Martin Scorsese's films are hit and miss with Leonardo De Caprio. Most of the time he doesn't convince me at all in the Scorsese films he's cast in. He seems to like him though as he keeps casting him even if he doesn't seem right for the part.
Also the Harry Potter series of films.
They're enjoyable enough, but boy are they overrated.
Completely agree with Interstellar. Awful. I feel Nolan really plays into his own hype when he really hasn't made a decent film since The Dark Knight. Interstellar really is the most pretentious, flawed films I have seen for years.
I think that movie is terrific up until the final 10 minutes in which (after being portrayed for the whole movie as the smartest guy in the room) Christoph Waltz's character just turns into the biggest blithering idiot I have ever seen on film.
It's such a character assassination that it's almost painful to watch.
Completely agree with Interstellar. Awful. I feel Nolan really plays into his own hype when he really hasn't made a decent film since The Dark Knight. Interstellar really is the most pretentious, flawed films I have seen for years.
The Dark Knight.
It's not even the best Batman film let alone one of the greatest movies of all time.
I cringed every time Daniel Day Lewis was on screen. I've never seen such a horrid, hammy, embarrassing film performance in my life. It was like watching a pantomime. But I do think DDL is vastly overrated too. I also agree with Lost in Translation - really boring. And another one - the only film I've actually fallen asleep to in the cinema - Dances with Wolves.
These days hype can just refer to the blanket publicity many a mainstream release gets, so expectations should always be in check there. The problem lies when you try to sell them as quality, the real deal, real cinema - the sort we often get during the Oscar season.
As such I will always view The Silence of the Lambs as the ultimate in hype. Flogged to the public as a deep, dark, psychological etc masterpiece, it was just an okayish thriller with few interesting minor themes built around a pantomime villain. But hey ho.
Arthouse/festival circuit hype is also to be taken with a pinch of salt, as The Babadook and Under the Skin both proved.
I'm pretty surprised at some of the suggestions in here to be honest.
Lost in Translation
Interstellar
The Breakfast Club
Inglorious Basterds
The Shining
All wonderful films to me, some of the very best.
I know it's subjective. I'm just a little surprised is all...
People like to post deliberate stupid posts in order to get a reaction. It is because they are not very bright and have no real things to say. Perhaps one of these troll types can explain the enormous amount of hype they have seen about 'The Breakfast Club'.
Most British films are over praised. I suppose it is to support our small film industry, but avoiding British films as a result does mean that one misses the very occasional good one.
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Mad Max Fury Road
Inception
The Usual Suspects
Avatar
Whiplash
Withnail and I
Chicago
Silver Linings Playbook
The Notebook
Seabiscuit
Skyfall
Lord of The Rings (all)
Me too, although I think I left it too long before I watched it for the first time. Maybe it is more 'of its time'.
Blade Runner
Star Wars films
Harry Potter films
Lord Of The Rings films
Lost In Translation
Found them all annoying/boring/longwinded/confusing.
(500) Days of Summer
Blade Runner
The Wizard of Oz
Yep. Don't let the cult of Nolan hear this though...
Yes I definitely agree with that.
It was sold as being an epic, but as I watched it there was something very low budget and small about the way it felt.
I also think Martin Scorsese's films are hit and miss with Leonardo De Caprio. Most of the time he doesn't convince me at all in the Scorsese films he's cast in. He seems to like him though as he keeps casting him even if he doesn't seem right for the part.
Also the Harry Potter series of films.
They're enjoyable enough, but boy are they overrated.
Haha.
It's such a character assassination that it's almost painful to watch.
It's not even the best Batman film let alone one of the greatest movies of all time.
Sorry, what's funny?
It Follows
Two best examples for me.
I cringed every time Daniel Day Lewis was on screen. I've never seen such a horrid, hammy, embarrassing film performance in my life. It was like watching a pantomime. But I do think DDL is vastly overrated too. I also agree with Lost in Translation - really boring. And another one - the only film I've actually fallen asleep to in the cinema - Dances with Wolves.
As such I will always view The Silence of the Lambs as the ultimate in hype. Flogged to the public as a deep, dark, psychological etc masterpiece, it was just an okayish thriller with few interesting minor themes built around a pantomime villain. But hey ho.
Arthouse/festival circuit hype is also to be taken with a pinch of salt, as The Babadook and Under the Skin both proved.
The English Patient - it was so boring.
Lost in Translation - it didn't even have a storyline.
People like to post deliberate stupid posts in order to get a reaction. It is because they are not very bright and have no real things to say. Perhaps one of these troll types can explain the enormous amount of hype they have seen about 'The Breakfast Club'.