# What's your most overrated movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272 "2003-12-01T15:42:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272/101 "2003-12-03T17:17:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*Titanic > Shawshank > LOTR > Matrix > > None of them had characters I could give a rat’s ass about. \*\* You didn’t care about the character’s in The Shawshank Redemption? Come on, even Brooks? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272/102 "2003-12-03T17:49:24Z")
Yeah, Brandy; I like Star Wars when I was eleven. And no one’s discounting the cultural context of the film; only the film itself. Two separate discussions. ---
**Author:** ![BrandyFine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrandyFine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandyFine)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272/103 "2003-12-03T17:57:39Z")
I was specifically thinking of adults’ reactions when I made the comment, not children’s. I don’t think it’s really a separate issue because the hype **comes from** the reality and the cultural impact that a film has in its own time. To judge solely by what we have seen in the 65 years **since** GWTW for example, is unfair. Something that was totally cutting edge 30 years ago might be very dated now in a lot of ways but that doesn’t mean the hype was wrong, it just means it’s worth viewing with that in mind, to appreciate it for what it is worth. Feh, I’ll drop it, but I believe I’m correct. ---
**Author:** ![Eman\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Eman\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eman_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272/104 "2003-12-03T19:04:00Z")
**Shrek** has been mentioned quite a bit. I agree. I just couldn’t get into the movie. Other movies I find overrated: **The English Patient** - Yikes, this movie was boring. **The French Connection** - I was disappointed. Sure it’s gritty, but that’s about it. **The Dear Hunter** - I guess I was expecting more with this one. I mean, the movie’s ok, but I don’t get how it won so many Oscars\*\* ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272/105 "2003-12-03T21:00:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dung Beetle \* > I always assume that people who liked the movie didn’t read the book, and if you haven’t read GWTW, what _have_ you read? Better books. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-overrated-movie/216272/106 "2003-12-03T21:18:57Z")
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