My top 10 Overrated movies

My top 10 Overrated movies

Making this list was hard for me because there are movies that I already reviewed that I want to put on this list. The reason why there not on this list is because I can't think of anything new to say about them that's already been said. The films that I picked are movies that won Oscars, that were well received by the critics or the general public and became a franchise. I'm not trying to make people who like these films feel bad, and I don’t think they're stupid for enjoying them I'm just expressing how I feel about these movies personally. If you don’t want to hear anything bad about these movies, then don’t read this.

No 10. Casino Royal: If this is not one of the worst Bond films, I don’t know what is and this is coming from a guy who doesn't follow this franchise. How this movie was well received is beyond me because it doesn’t have the things that makes a 007 movie like the gadgets, car chases, gun fights, Bond’s allies, his catchphrase, etc. I don’t mind this series doing something different however you can’t ignore the ingredient that made this franchise in the first place. I find it hard to believe that this is a reboot because this is kind of a remake of Casino Royal and a prequel. 

Speaking of Casino Royal, it took over an hour for the movie to get there and it's boring because we are watching him and the villain playing poker for half an hour. What the fudge? This is a 007 movie if I want to see people playing poker, I would watch people playing poker. As far as the villain I can’t take him seriously because he has a babyface. Not only that he’s not that bad so how can we be invested in the conflict between these two if there are no stakes? I also don’t like this James Bond because he keeps screwing up on his missions and he doesn’t seem to take his job seriously. Other issues I have with this movie are boring exposition, lame action scenes and dumb moments. This and the sequel weren’t the best way to restart this franchise I hope the third movie will make up for the last two movie's shortcomings.      

No 9. Paranormal Activity: How is a found footage film about doors and objects moving by themselves scary? This movie couldn’t scare a baby or a mouse for that matter. It would be a good twist if Casper was behind it the hold time. The good thing I can say about this movie is that there are no annoying jump scares. There is one scary moment in the film where something is pulling the woman out of bed, but it wasn't that effective. 

This movie is about a couple who move into a house haunted, wow like I’ve never heard of or seen this before. After realizing that the house is haunted the couple pack their things and move out, wait I’m sorry that's what someone with logic would have done. Instead of leaving they decide to record what happens in the house, this movie would have been over sooner if they just leave! This movie could have been scary if the so-called demon did things everywhere the couple go, killed people, or had the demon pose the man or woman. Speaking of the couple it's hard to be invested in them when we don't see them do things that couples do. This movie could have been scary if the execution was better.   

No 8. Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith: This movie may be better than the other two in some aspects but that not saying much. There is no reason to like this film and not like the first two films. This movie had the same problems the first two had, doula characters, stiff acting and contradicting what we learned in the original trilogy. The only difference between this and the first two is this has more action, drama, the CGI looks good at times, does a better job of explaining things and Anakin and Obi-Wan he a better dynamic. I remember everyone in the movie theater clapping when Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader, why Anakin becoming Darth Vader was suppose to be a tragedy but it was handled poorly here. 

The fight between him and Obi-Wan drags on for way too long. Plus, it lacks the emotional impact it suppose to have because these movies didn't do the best job of reinforcing their friendship. This was done better in the tie-in game for the most part. The one thing I liked about this movie is the action scenes. This movie wouldn’t have been made if someone said execute order 66 on the battle of Geonosis. If this movie made up for the last two films I'm happy for you, it just didn't do it for me. 

No 7. Slimdog Millionaire: How does a film that has kids being tortured, people being killed and a Mumbai version who wants to be a millionaire won eight out of ten Oscars it was nominated for? This movie was stupid and contrived. The premise for this film wasn't bad, however, it wasn’t told well. This movie doesn’t have characters the main character Jamal makes Forest Gump look better, I mean Forest Gump reacts when things happen to him good or bad. This movie is about a boy name Jamal who grew up poor and became successful, it’s hard to care about Jamal or like him if I don’t know how his ordeals affect him. I wish we learn about these so-called characters and know them, 

The questions on who wants to be a millionaire gave us flashbacks of Jamal’s life and explain how he knew the answers, the problem with that is not all the flashbacks explain how he knew the answers or how he went from here to there. It's hard to agree with the movie’s message that money can make you happy and fix your problems; because money is the reason why people were doing bad things in this movie. Again, how did this movie won eight Oscars? 

No 6. Dream Girls: 2006 was not a good year for me in cinema and this movie was no exception, don’t get me wrong I don’t think this movie was terrible it was just so predictable you can tell by looking at the trailers. Really, I thought this was a remake of Sparkle or a biography of the Supremes, because this movie reminds me of those groups. There was an episode on Save by the bell that is similar to this movie, why didn’t that episode get the same praise as this movie or won an Emmy? The issue I have with musicals is the songs should help push the story or tell us something about the characters. This movie only has one song that does that. The only thing I like about this movie is one scene with Eddie Murphy, you will know what scene I'm talking about. With that said I would recommend this if you like musicals and I hope this movie didn’t offend people who are overweight. 

No 5. Titanic: Why is this movie called Titanic? Seriously this movie has nothing to do with what really happened on that ship. Hollywood should be ashamed that they're making films that are suppose to be based on true people, events and books and they're not. They have done this with films like I ‘Robot, Pursuit to Happiness and 21. That was the case here this movie was an insult to the memories of the people on that ship. It shouldn't take over three hours to tell a story about a ship sinking. What makes me mad about this movie is that the love story in the film overshadowed the real events of the Titanic. 

Speaking of the love story it was crap because it makes Roses look bad. What's so romantic about her cheating on her Husband!?! I don't care if her husband is a jerk marriage is a lifelong commitment either make it work or divorce him. Also, she does something towards the end of the movie that undermines her love for Jake. On the 100^th anniversary of the Titanic, The Talk had a memorial of the movie instead of the Titanic. How can a movie about an unconvincing love story overshadow a story about tragedy and chivalry? Pearl Harbor did the same thing, that is adding a love story over the real event and that movie didn’t get the same praise as this movie, so much of respecting the dead or you won’t have a future if you don’t know your past.   

            

No 4. Forest Gump: This movie is about a man name Forrest Gump who lived his life and throughout his life he meets famous people and was involved and witnessed historical events. I know I'm doing this movie a disserves by breaking it down to its essentials but that's what this movie is about. I appreciate that this movie is an underdog story for people with low IQ's the problem with telling this story is that we don't see Forrest struggle in this movie. Well, he did struggle with one thing but that was beyond his control. What's the point of establishing that this character is not that bright if it won't be a factor in the story? 

The Forrest Gump character is also problematic because he's flat. I mean we don’t learn much about him, he doesn’t develop as a character, and he just goes through the motions. I didn’t get it what's the point of showing us historical events from the point of view of this character if we don't get any inside from him? Another thing the way he let Jenny treat him makes me sick! He wants to be with her although she disrespects him and takes him for granted. Come on man have some self-respect. This movie is not completely accurate to the novel, they left a few things out from the book. If the writers made life is like a box of chocolates quote a theme in this movie it, could have been better, I mean this movie could have been about not giving up on your goals and dreams despite the roadblocks and hardship.                 

 

No 3. Saw: This movie should have been called Traps because that’s what it is a bunch of people that we don’t know or care about in traps. How can a movie this stupid get so much praise, the last thing this movie is scary, if people are putting movies like this in high regard is there any wonder why the horror genre is losing its novelty? We don’t see the killing in this movie, the characters are dumb, and the mystery of who the killer is a joke. The killer Jigsaw is another problem I have with this movie. 

We were told that the killer gets people to kill themselves and that’s not true he has killed people by putting them in his death traps. It doesn’t matter if they died trying to get out of the trap it wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t put them in a life-or-death situation. Also, Jigsaw’s motivation for doing this is because he can’t stand people who don’t appreciate life. I like that he has a GOD complex that doesn’t change the fact that he doesn’t appreciate his life to do anything else but kill people. Also, how is putting them in traps going to help them appreciate life? If I was in one of these traps and managed to escape, I would be happy that I’m out of the trap. I know the sequels fixed this give or take but that doesn’t change the fact that this was not a good first outing for this franchise.         

     

No 2. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: I feel like I’m cheating by putting this movie on the list because this is a forgotten franchise. With that said it was popular enough to get two sequels, a TV series, an award for its effects, be referenced in other TV shows and a theme park ride. This movie wasted the concept of shrinking people or objects, I mean more could have been done with it besides giving us an adventure movie. Don’t get me wrong I’m not against the directing this movie took but when Power Ranger does it better you know you screwed up. 

Is it me or does this movie remind you of The Land Before Time? I’m surprised that the kids are not traumatized by this experience, I mean they face danger so many times in this movie they should be on edge. That’s the problem I have with this movie there aren’t enough light-hearted moments to balance this out. The kids going on this adventure to go back to their normal size has no payoff for them personally. Besides one of them having a crush on the other they are indifferent to each other and that hasn’t changed in a believable way. If this franchise used shrinking to solve world hunger or fix the economy, I would understand why this movie was a hit, but it was wasted by giving us more of the same.       

No 1. Avatar: The fact that this movie made over 2.7 billion dollars and won Oscars is a slap in the face to all the films this movie rips off. Seriously this movie steals from The Last Samurai, dancing with Wolves, The Fast and Furious, Ferngully and No Man’s Land. WOW! This is one heck of a copyright lawsuit. I say that because it didn't do the best job of telling the story that the other movies I've mentioned have told. This movie is Cell from DBZ. Look I don't mind that this movie borrows from each other films the problem I have with it is that this movie gives no nuance to the stories that we've seen before. When you tell a story that has been told so many times you can get people interested by playing with our expectations or subverting them. This movie did none of these things. Also, how the story plays out is contrived, I mean why do the humans need clones of the Navi if they have suits that can help them breathe on Pandora? Why didn't the Army invade their land sooner? 

Jake (The main character) is another problem I had with this movie; I'm not convinced that he bonded with the Navi, especially with the one he spends the most time with. It seems that he likes the Navi’s (the natives on the planet) just to get out of his dilemma and ride flying creatures. He shouldn't be that impressed with them because the Navi’s culture reminds us of Native Americans or African American tribes. Also, Jake goes through a nature vs nurture arc, my gripe with this is we don’t learn or know anything about him or the supporting characters to appreciate that arc. The only thing we know about him is that he's not close to his twin brother I mean he doesn't talk about him or is upset that he died. This movie started some controversy in Hollywood. Some people thought the movie was racist, anti-military and Catholics were offended by this movie. Let's be honest with ourselves this movie was an event, If the movie came out in 1997 and the CGI wasn’t groundbreaking this movie wouldn't have been memorable.