What is a classic movie everyone raves about but was disappointing/just okay for you?

[ManOnFire]

For me it has to be Scream. Never saw it growing up and finally did for the first time ever last year and that movie was supremely disappointing.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Reservoir Dogs. The part that I find so amazing about that movie is that everyone who says they like it doesn't even seem to be lying. I get so many different answers from people when I ask what was your favorite part or what made it good.

I thought it was so boring. I didn't know what I was supposed to feel tense about or what was supposed to make me care about the characters. The pacing I wasn't a huge fan of. Some people say they liked the violence, I'd say it leaned more on the gore side which I'm bias, I don't care for senseless gore unless we're talking about Kill Bill

[ManOnFire]

Yep, never could get into that movie either. Quentin Tarantino has a perverse love of violence, which is probably the biggest reason I really can't get into his movies. He makes violence such a casual thing I can't accept.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

I feel the same way. And don't get me wrong. I love action movies. I love fight scenes. I just loose interest when the main thing is supposed to be just the part where the guy goes through something gross. It ruins the whole medium.

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I never even saw Titanic or The Matrix. I supppose I should

[ManOnFire]

Completely okay if you pass on Titanic, but Matrix is a must lol.

[exitseven]

I should see it to figure out what the whole red pilll thing is.

[ManOnFire]

Good starting point. I could explain it to you, but if you prefer to find out for yourself I welcome you🙂

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thanks

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Thanks for the MHO😎

[PeachyPie93]

Scream is kind of like a movie you had to see at the time, same as I know what you did last summer, since there have been thousands of better films made that out shine it but I will always have a soft spot for it in my classics. As for a movie I seen that disappointed me.. I don't know I never really expect much from films but I guess The Irishman was very disappointing, especially since people were saying its so good. It was too long, too boring and didn't leave much to care about or be interested in, when people died it was like Oh well.. he was boring anyways lol.

[ManOnFire]

Yep, saw I Know What You Did Last Summer too. That one was only marginally better than Scream. It at least made some sense. I feel terrible because I do not remember hearing about The Irishman at all lol. It does look boring.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

LotR. It's just too much going on in my opinion, there's not much time to enjoy anything besides the scenery.

[ManOnFire]

Wow. That's one of the best series lol. But I can understand what you mean seeing as Tolkien spent many years building up that fantasy world and all its history, and if you didn't read the books you have a harder time catching up. But I didn't read them either.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Yeah I got fucking blasted over that by my in-laws lol. I probably would get more out of it if I gave it a couple more watches I'll admit that, but it's like 10 hours long!

[blueonblack22]

I thought the lord of the rings was overrated. It was good but not that good.

[Insecure2]

Star Wars. I know IT is a classic of science fiction, but for me it's just a bit too pompous.

[ManOnFire]

I love Star Wars😂

[Insecure2]

Oh. My bad🫢

[ManOnFire]

Nah you're fine lol

[Eight_Ball]

2001: A Space Odyssey. Boring and pretentious. For about the same run time I'll take Goodfellas.

[DrPepper12]

Any movie that I've already read the book. Tbh "The Godfather" is so hyped and it's mid.

[ManOnFire]

Seem to be hearing that a lot. I thought it was pretty good. But yeah, most times the book is better than the movie. No Country for Old Men was a great movie but the book was better and included more.

[BCA6010]

Every Spielberg movie.

[ManOnFire]

EVERY Spielberg movie? What? lol

[BCA6010]

Okay to be fair I haven't seen ALL of them, but yes, the easily recognizable ones are all overrated, even if most are at least decent. He peaked with Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was relatively early in his full length film career.

[DaBiggestBird]

Titanic.

[ManOnFire]

It's long too.

[DaBiggestBird]

It’s just kind of boring to me if I may be honest. And I almost NEVER get bored. Both Avatars are 3 hours and they’re perfectly fine.

[ManOnFire]

Oddly enough I can say Titanic is boring now, even though I saw it twice years ago. I never sit through it anymore lol.

[NathanDavis]

I don't want to make no enemies... lol

[Maybeyoutoo]

İnception

[ManOnFire]

Can agree. I watched it twice in the hopes that I would maybe better understand it and it's ending. Hasn't happened yet.

[Agape93]

Godfather