Comments on: Open Forum Friday: What is the Most Overrated Movie of 2008?

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:06:15 +0000

I must be one of the only people that didn’t find TDK in the slightest overrated. It, to me, is an exceptional example of what it set out to be: a comic book movie. Lets face it, it never intended to be the next Citizen Kane

I feel very alone in that I seem to be the only person that was appalled by The Wrestler, Milk, Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Doubt. Let me start with The Wrestler: and hour and a half of watching Mickey Rourke walk around, an underdeveloped relationship with his daughter (the fact that he didn’t see her because he was hungover made me detest Rourke’s character) and a strange ‘romance’ with Marisa Tomei’s character (who was, lets face it, a moody cow unless the lead was waving money in her face).

Secondly, I really didn’t like Milk. Sean Penn, in my opinion, was wonderful in this film and was the only thing that prevented me from falling into a boredom-induced coma. Seriously this film – along with most of Van Sant’s films – was appaulingly paced and was outrageously stereotypical in its perception of the gay community.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button – cross Forrest Gump with Big Fish and make it a bit more dull and lengthy. Enough said.

In Doubt, I thought ALL of the actors were incredible, but I couldn’t help but feel that the ending was very anti-climatic (can’t really discuss it in length without ruining the ending) which was a shame as I really enjoyed it up until then.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:05:56 +0000

Dark Knight.
I can’t stand Christian Bales’ voice when he becomes Bat Man, and just think the film is, apart from Ledgers’ bloody brilliant performance, a bit rubbish.

Or maybe Quantam of Solace. Didn’t read any reviews on it, but thought that was one of the worst films I’ve ever seen.

By: Topher

Topher — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:27:24 +0000

Twilight – A joke. Overrated, stupid book makes overrated, stupid movie. Enough said.
Tropic Thunder – A true disappointment.
The Dark Knight – A very good movie. A great superhero movie. But nothing more than that.
Mama Mia – Pierce Brosnan singing. Need I say more?

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:05:25 +0000

Slumdog Millionaire. How the fuck can that movie be considered anything above mediocre?

By: E

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:44:15 +0000

I would have to say the DARK KNIGHT…at times slow, and should have had only one ending.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:39:34 +0000

Just saw “Slumdog Millionaire” last night and that movie is reeeaally overrated. Let’s see. Let’s make it so our romantic leads have absolutely no personality! Also, this movie is filled with cliche happenings and cartoon baddies. I enjoyed earlier parts of the film but definitely felt that “is it over yet?” feeling from middle to end.

By: Conor

Conor — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:15:19 +0000

Twilight.
Every girl in a hundred-mile radius of me was raving about it all because the lead guy is “hawt”.
He’s a good actor, and the movie is okay, but it was overblown by a lot of magazines as well as all the scene girls.
This emo vampire movie is undoubtedly one of the most overrated movies this year for me.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:27:18 +0000

Well, that’s sort of for you to decide Bob. I think Renny Harlin as a semi-known character is pretty funny in and of itself, but he has worked both places and I find a quote like that to be meaningful when coming from him. Obviously he is a man who doesn’t mind the american way, but he also knows a thing or two about it, having been succesful there.

As for aspirations, I can honestly say that I in all facets of life am void of aspiration, ambition or goals. All I want in life is to be able to do whatever I want, whenever I want to for the amount of time that I want to. I don’t have the frame of mind to work this desire practically into the real world though, and I don’t care to.

By: Bob The Slob

Bob The Slob — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:20:04 +0000

“Let me quote Renny Harlin (who should know what heâ€™s talking about)”

also Henrik…was this serious? or is there sarcasm i’m not detecting?

By: Bob The Slob

Bob The Slob — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:18:16 +0000

goon: well put.

henrik: out of curiousity…what is your ultimate aspiration when it comes to film? to just watch them, to make them, or to professional review them?

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:47:08 +0000

“A lot of great films can only stock up on top talent actors and effects (when necessary) because those same people have a paycheck from blockbusters once in a while.”

Maybe I lack insight into business, but this makes no sense to me. Talent actors are talent actors, money has nothing to do with it. If only quality films were made, they would be doing the quality films. There is no law saying that actors should be wealthy people, or that movies should make a profit, although this line of thinking might lead the dreaded utopian socialism.

And I’m not poo-pooing expensive movies either, only bad movies. By all means, use whatever cash it takes to give me Star Wars: Episode III because I can’t see that anywhere else. Or Jurassic Park. Or Hellboy 2.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:41:42 +0000

Death would not be any fun either. Non-existence seems insanely boring.

“Makes you wonder why Europe canâ€™t seem to produce more good movies than it does.”

Why? Art will always have a horrible good-to-bad ratio, because so many people aspire. The difference is not in the quality but in the mindset. Michael Bay gets awarded more money to do his films than Alexander Payne in America. Which makes sense only from a business perspective.

But shit isn’t as black and white as that quote makes it out to be, no question about it. There are plenty of shit being made in europe and any other place to sell tickets to people I am better than. What then annoys me is that I have to put up with the horrible american shit ALONG with the danish shit. If you had all the danish shit pushed in your theatres along with your own, I think you’d develop a grudge against Danmark as well.