# Movies that were overrated garbo **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 5, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-overrated-garbo/917319 "2020-08-05T11:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-overrated-garbo/917319/141 "2020-08-13T16:37:33Z")
OMG, that reminds me of the first time I saw [Metropoliltan](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100142/). Now, I love that movie beyond measure. It’s still in my top 10 after 30 years\*, but I’m the first to admit that it’s not for everyone. Where I saw it was the now-defunct, then-funky Pittsburgh Playhouse, who had booked it for **four weeks**. And of course, they lost a ton of money on it. Which was ridiculous, because that made it a very hated film in P’bg, beyond the fact that some people didn’t like it the one time they saw it. But even **I** didn’t want to see it enough times to justify a **four week** run. I appreciated getting to see it twice, but c’mon. I’ll never know who made that decision and why. I mean, even films that did have insanely long runs, like **Star Wars** and **Titanic** , were initially booked for normal duration. \*H&M is still in the top 100, but no longer top 10 as it once was. ETA: Oh, and **JAQ** and **Deeg** , you’re probably right. The movie didn’t change; she changed. I feel the same way about **Close Encounters**. I used to be happy for Barry when the aliens took him; now I’m heartbroken for Jillian. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-overrated-garbo/917319/142 "2020-08-13T17:12:37Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > ETA: Oh, and **JAQ** and **Deeg** , you’re probably right. The movie didn’t change; she changed. I feel the same way about **Close Encounters**. I used to be happy for Barry when the aliens took him; now I’m heartbroken for Jillian. I’ve heard Spielberg feels the same way now. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-overrated-garbo/917319/143 "2020-08-13T17:18:39Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > OMG, that reminds me of the first time I saw [Metropoliltan](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100142/). Now, I love that movie beyond measure. It’s still in my top 10 after 30 years\*, but I’m the first to admit that it’s not for everyone. I like that movie as well, along with the others in the Whit Stillman trilogy. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-overrated-garbo/917319/144 "2020-08-13T20:56:11Z")
**Miller** : I know he does. He’s said since then that he would never have ended CE3K the way he did if he were making it today. Spielberg was not a parent in 1977,but now he understands that Roy would never go into space and leave his kids, at least not on a moment’s notice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-overrated-garbo/917319.md?page=7)