5 Overrated Movies
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Skip Intro - 0:27
Overrated doesn't always mean bad - 0:46
It's ok to have different opinions - 1:17
Elvis - 1:54
The Spy Who Loved Me - 6:08
The Raid - 11:04
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 14:05
Return of the Jedi - 18:17
THE INTRO AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS VIDEO ARE ALL MOVIES THAT ARE NOT APART OF THIS LIST. Sorry if that caused any confusion for anybody. I love all those movies lol. Also, just a friendly reminder to keep the comments respectful please. It's okay if we disagree, I encourage people to share their differing opinions in the comments, but the second insults start being thrown around that's when you'll see those comments be deleted.
Personally, all Bond films suck ass. That being said, the value of a spy should not be how good they are at "kicking ass". That's a weird very modern convention. Spies collect information. They are not expert martial arts assassins.
The thing you didn't mention about Spy Who Loved Me: Carly Simon killing it with "Nobody Does It Better"! One of the best Bond themes!
Honestly, I kind of hate the "TikTok generation" comment about EEAAO, mostly because I think the lineage of its style is more deeply rooted in the kind of surreal offbeat antihumor of Tim and Eric and Adult Swim (I learnt recently the Daniels were responsible for the Broomshakalaka informercial). Maybe you can draw a lineage between the two, I just think its a bit of a null point especially given how overwhelmingly positive the critical reception was, its clearly got a universal appeal. If anything I think it subverts recent excessive blockbusters (marvel/star wars films specifically) quite nicely by doubling down on its concept and by being self-aware at the same time.
On another note, I also think you're completely misrepresenting the pace of the film, especially given there are a multitude of scenes where the film slows down completely, most of which are the best in the film. A great deal of the action scenes are lengthy and well-choreographed, lots of single take scenes as well. Its not just rushing around without purpose, there's a great deal of intent.
I wouldn't call it an art film either, its concepts and themes are pretty universal to science fiction as a whole. Its an indie blockbuster in essence, and I don't think its trying for the typical A24 fare. It sits alongside films like House and Ichi The Killer and The Matrix, also The Happiness of the Katakuris.
Also I think the family drama is way more central of a theme than the optimism and nihilism, by the end of the film those grand themes of existentialism have basically completely dissolved away. I haven't really formed solid thoughts about this I need to rewatch it.
Would love to hear your thoughts, good video all together. Agree on RotJ. Sorry if this is a little incomprehensible.
The Tik Tok comment was used in direct relation to the film's breakneck pace and super random ADHD style of editing and jokes. That's how I perceived it anyway
@@nathanmoore5435 funny you should mention adhd, kwan got diagnosed while researching the condition for the film, i hadnt even considered that as an angle to the film at all, it makes a lot of sense, especially given evelyns childhood in china and the amount of people from that generation who have been living with undiagnosed neurodivergence, it would totally make sense for the editing and style to be a reflection of that, especially in the early scenes.
i guess i kind of just love that about the film, it feels so kinetic and fastpaced that when it slows down and hits you with the emotional beats its just so powerful as a result. and i like the humor because it is such an encapsulation of that period of internet skits and memes that were upon reflection incredibly unfunny, but because it is so earnest and honest about its own innate silliness and it creates actual characters, i cant help but find it incredibly charming.
@@SamJoyce-xo3jg I definitely understand why people love this movie. I wouldn't never pretend that I don't get that, It's just not my taste stylistically speaking.
Here's a like for mentioning Happiness of the Katakuris.
Those are really interesting takes in all the movies, However thinking that Crash also got nominated and ended up winning best picture feels crazier than Elvis
I've never gotten the hate for Crash or the love for Brokeback Mountain tbh. I wouldn't say either deserved best picture, but I'm actually thrilled Crash beat Brokeback Mountain (which seems like it would've been the runner up). I feel like I'm alone on this one, but maybe someone out there agrees
One of the biggest missed opportunities in ROTJ was Pietts arc. They build him up as an imperial side character who survived the last movie just to die. They even had a cut scene where he and the guy in charge of the death star refused/hesitated to fire on the moon because there were imperial troops on the planet despite his orders from palpatine. That alone adds a ton of interesting depth, but no, the Imperials are neither interesting character wise or competent villains in the movie, which is such a terrible middle ground that Disney star wars hasn’t been able to get out of either, besides Rogue One and Andor.
I completely agree with you on the Ewoks too. George Lucas’ understanding of the guerrilla warfare/ the Vietnam war and the analogy he makes is completely juvenile.
The ewoks would not have succeeded literally chucking spears and rocks at imperials, and the concept both completely defangs the villains of the series and completely fails as an analogy or metaphor to reality.
Agree with everything you say. Especially the Baz Luhrmann part. I felt it but couldn't quite explain it, but you said it right.
Curious about your 5 underrated films
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the review :)
Most overrated - not in order
1. The Sound of Music
2. Shakespeare in Love
3, Crash
4. Dirty Dancing
5. La La Land
this is such an awful take, EEAAO is a great movie. Even if you don’t necessarily like it, it’s still a very well written and interesting concept for a movie which was executed perfectly
Agree to disagree 👍
The concept: Let's throw a bunch of random dumb stuff on the screen, haha so funny because it's random!
@@Mr.Meme01 EXACTLY!
@@Mr.Meme01Screenwriter here. It’s not random, all the elements that are set up in the first act of the film had purpose as they were later used on the second to third act of the film, no matter how small. The film is a little too long, which is ok as it explored two philosophical themes of nihilism and absurdism, and how Evelyn, who turned into a God-like being like Joy, must learn from Waymond’s perception of life where being good is the way to live no matter how crazy (absurdism) and that Evelyn who develops the same perception as Joy in the Second Act, must not only take herself out of the bagel, but also Joy who represents the nihilistic thesis. Waymond’s motif is that of the googly eye which again represent absurdism, where as Joy the bagel, that of nihilism. I could go more into detail why EEAAO is a masterpiece of a screenplay and film, and so your “opinions” are simply opinions, not facts. Hope that helps!
Forest Gump is a better Elvis movie.
But itself is an incredibly overrated film!
@@tomgilbert7100 You are both correct lol
Forrest Gump beat out Shawshank and Pulp Fiction for best picture that year. Totally unjustified
I will say this about EEAAO, I really liked it but I fully understand that absurdism is not for everybody. The movie is completely absurd from beginning to end and just never lets go of that concept. I understand why they did it. I can even respect why they did it. But I fully understand why a lot of people were turned off from this movie. It worked for me, but I am an individual living my own life over here and in no way trying to attribute my experience to anyone else's.
First person i've ever found to actually agree with me on EEAAO, wasn't bad by any means but I'll never think about it or watch it ever again tbh. It just missed with me unfortunately.
I clicked as soon as I saw "overrated" and EEAAO
1917
Independence Day
Manhunter
The Whale
Soul
Also I am so 100 percent with you on Baz Luhrmann. Moulin Rouge was an actual assault on my spirit 💀
I Hated The Modern Music 🎶 In Moulin Rouge!! It Didn't Fit The Time It Was In By A Long Shot!! Duh!! 😂
@@lindaloe that was cringe but it was the editing that looked like the movie was thrown into a woodchipper that did it for me 😂
Tell me how you really feel about Elvis 😂. But actually a great video, keep It up!
Big agree about EEAAO, which Peter Bradshaw called Nothing Nowhere Over a Long Period of Time, which is putting it best. I think the supporting actors did a fine job despite the direction and screenplay being heavy-handed. Had a long argument on Reddit about this. The ingenuity of the film is owed to editing, not the penmanship of the script. I also think Michelle Yeoh's performance is wasted as she's essentially reduced to a gag mime, making funny faces for no reason other than to chew the scenery. This isn't the same as how Setsuko Hara can tell an entire story with a single hair flip and a sideways glance. The Daniels, I feel, made the mistake of attempting to tell an Asian-American story while catering to a Western audience, thus failing at telling an authentic family drama.
Completely agree regarding The Spy Who Loved Me. No chemistry whatsoever between Roger Moore and Barbara Bach. Great submarine, though. They must have known Bond would fall into the sea sooner or later.
First time viewer and ngl, the intro montage with loved films in a video with this title made me want to watch the video even more. Was curious to see what were your arguments. Even though they were not on the list, I liked your content, subscribed!
Spot on regarding Return of Jedi. Empire was quite good. I am not a huge SW fan, but they are fun. Actually if you remember the movie Clerks, there is a funny debate about Empire v Jedi
Great video. Love a great contrarian opinion. Especially agree with your opinion of EEAAO.
Appreciate that, glad you enjoyed the video. :)
What you said about EEAAO being no different than an average Rick and Morty episode is exactly what I said coming out of the theater. I'm curious to know what your opinion is of Jordan Peele's Get Out. That is on my top 5 most overrated movies for the same reason. It is no better than an average episode of Black Mirror...
@@att1122-n2lGet Out is a great movie.
Hard Boiled is the greatest action movie ever made. I love The Raid, I do think the sequel is the superior movie, but it's not the greatest. Hard Boiled is and most likely always will be.
Still trying to figure out whether or not he likes Elvis.
Wasn't clear.
I actually liked Romeo + Juliet but agreed couldn't sit through Great Gatsby nor Elvis. I've tried about 3 times on the Elvis movie and every time I end up looking up something else to watch before the 1st hour ends lol now I know why
The most underrated part of Return of the Jedi is the score. John Williams went so hard here. While I don't understand the opinion that it's the best SW movie, it legitimately might have the best score.
I agree. I especially agree that Elvis and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once were a couple of turd sandwiches. I was especially bummed out at how terrible Everything was, because I just love Michelle Yeoh. Sadly the movie was so crappy, not even she could save it. If you want to watch her kick ass, watch some of her old kung-fu movies. She's great!
I appreciate and agree with nearly all your points made. I saw Star Wars in 1977 when I was ten and believe me, I was very excited to see Jedi wrap things up. I came out of the theatre feeling very lukewarm about it all. I personally think all the main characters minus Ian McDiarmid phoned it in. The visuals were great but, like EEAaO, that doesn't carry a good story. I don't watch the original trilogy much but when I do, Jedi is the biggest letdown of the three. And don't get me started on the Special Edition tweaks Lucas made. They're atrocious. You earned my sub today. : )
Definitely didn't earn mine...the title says "overrated movies" and RotJ just...isn't over-rated. It's easily, EASILY regarded as the worst of the OT Star Wars movies. Most people treat it as a fairly lukewarm entry, by and far. In fact, when people do rankings of Star Wars movies, it's not uncommon for that one to get *beaten* by Episode III.
Saying it's overrated is honestly being deliberately blind to how people treat the movie overall. When people rag on the OT at all...that's the movie they go after.
The anticlimactic usage of Boba Fett. The whiffed stuntwork. The blatant merchandising (Ewoks). The rehashing of the Death Star. The silliness of the opening act. The goofiness of Ackbar's existence. Really the only thing this movie actually gets regarded *well* for is the climactic scenes, which is mostly salvaged by having the build up from the previous 2 entries.
And I'm saying this as someone who's literally just...observing points *others* have made. I don't particularly have strong feelings toward the movie either. I don't have a bias for it one way or another. It's just, objectively...not "over" rated by any metric. The movie is not treated as a masterpiece. EMPIRE is the one that's regarded super highly. Then New Hope. Jedi is usually treated as, at best, being on par with the prequels.
And upon getting to his opener for it...he echoes this sentiment. BUUUT...he had to literally, and subtly, redefine what "overrated" means to fit it in. He specifically states it's overrated by "some fans". Which isn't how people typically use that term. Over or underrated in pop culture is used as an overall metric. The baseline opinion of the movie is either noticeably above or below the observable quality of it.
That isn't the case with RotJ.
The original trilogy, episodes 4, 5, and six, are a very good, to perfect set. Closing out with Jedi is maybe not perfection. And I bet most of us don't appreciate any place where Lucas decided to go back in and try to edit the story into something else that still wasn't the right answer. But taking the trilogy as a whole, four five and six are very well balanced movies. I think A New Hope might have been the best one, because it did all this fantastic setting up. So much great setting up, that it allowed for writing of other stories, not even from these original three. That's all based on A New Hope. All Star Wars started at episode 4.
@@richarddeckard6527 actually just old and out of touch guy. But you basically understood the vibe. I don't know, maybe hipster a little bit. But certainly opinions on the trilogy, the pre trilogy, and the post trilogy have some controversy and even expressing them, depending on who you are.
Live and Let Die was a far better Bond movie
You are so spot on! I saw Raid 2 first and loved it so much I could not wait to see the first one! I did and the let down was a rapid round house kick to the face 😮
Really liked your list again... Love Jedi but part of it just screams " merchandising - money, money,money how many Ewok ( a muppet in a Star Wars movie??) toys can we sell?", Also overrated is Malignant ( so some "growth" is a killer??? ) and oh shut up about it already Armegeddon,(like who cares about Willis playing the same character AGAIN AND AGAIN, and Ben and Liv's insipid romance?)
Kurt Russell did a made for TV Elvis movie which was better than this dreck I am sure
My picks for overrated movies:
Halloween (1978)
Star Wars
The Matrix
Midsommar
Joker
American Psycho
The Dark Knight
The Conjuring
MCU
The only ones I dislike are Midsommar and The Conjuring, Midsommar was bloated, agonizingly slow and pretentious, Conjuring was a fairy tale trying to pass off as reality and is a story that's been told many times before.
I was entertained by Elvis, nothing more nothing less,. Probably because of the actors performance playing him. Agree on Tom Hanks. The same goes for Everything Everywhere All At Once, although the entertainment factor was higher. I think the best Baz Luhrmann film was his first, Strictly Ballroom. A couple I think are overrated are The Shawshank Redemption and Parasite (2019).
I think Baz Luhrmann's style can be a lot, but I do have to say I think it works in Moulin Rouge. If you haven't seen it maybe check it out because all the negatives you were saying about him have an interesting fit for Moulin Rouge. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts about that.
I totally agree with you about Everything Everywhere. It's fine but nowhere near as good as people make it out to be. I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars by any means, but I do find A New Hope to be very overrated. I don't want to take away from the achievement that is was, and still is, but I find it to be a boring, poorly acted movie.
I also want to add that I feel the way you feel about the Raid (which I haven't seen) about Mad Max Fury Road. Just wanted to throw that out there.
I think you mean Moonrake you over the coals.
I completely agree with your take on EEAAO. I was really surprised at the way everyone acted like it was the best movie ever made.
Return of the Jedi lover here:
You make valid points. I don’t necessarily agree with your ideas for changes, but I understand your frustration with certain things about the movie
Wait...he really has RotJ as an "overrated" movie?
That's literally treated as the worst movie in the OT. It's quite literally usually rated as on par with Episode III. So basically, it's generally considered to be prequel trilogy quality. Top tier prequel trilogy, but still prequel trilogy quality nonetheless.
I mean it's literally the go-to punching bag for the OT. I'd never say this movie is "overrated" by any metric. It's...exacto-rated, on average.
The award shows are more about politics and less about merit
I'm sorry but I still believe EEAAO is still top 5 cinema ever. I can understand the break neck speed thing but I'd rather have that 10 times out of 10 rather than sit through Stanley Kubricks slog of shit that is 2001.
It gives so much more in the way of drama, comedy and action than most movies. The absurdity is also up my alley.
Trashing Kubrick is not helping your case here. I would HIGHLY suggest watching 2001 again.
@@CobblesteinSwobblepop I love Kubricks movies. 2001 is absolute dog shit and I watched it like 6 months ago. How can anyone sit through it? I had to literally fast forward multiple times because I don't need 10 minute panoramic scenes of miniatures in space or 5 minutes of monkeys screaming. 😂
@@bakedpotato7254 Nice! Fast forwarding through a movie is not quite rewatching it. Try eating some mushrooms and go at it again. That whole movie is a maze the viewer is traveling through. Literally influenced an entire generation of film goers. There has never been anything quite like it since.
@CobblesteinSwobblepop You're absolutely bat shit if you think I'm going to waste a perfectly good mushroom trip on a dog shit movie from 40 years ago. It's all love.
@@CobblesteinSwobblepop Agree to disagree. I think it's fine but I definitely don't hold it in my top 5 or even 10 movies. To each their own though!
Regarding Star Wars, I’ll watch episode 4 or 5 every once in a while to scratch my Star Wars itch; I only ever watch Return if I feel like ending the story.
The ewoks 😖
You must be from a different generation because I don’t remember anyone eating Jedi that highly. It’s always been considered the worst of the Star Wars Trilogy.
I've personally know a lot of people who say that ROTJ is their favorite. So I included that movie for them really lol.
Way too much way too often never ending
Sorry, I'm one of those people who hype up The Raid. Hard Boiled is still an untouchable masterpiece, right?
I love Hard Boiled
I agree with you 100% on EEAAO. Its a mess, juvenile and overly long. I liked the rock scene though
I don't understand the comparing you did with Raid and martial arts movies. That's not the point. That's not the point to compare with Hollywood masterpiece die hard. The thing it, you should compare this movie with the unfinished Bruce Lee's movie Game of Death. A guy navigating a building full of goons. This is the movie everybody was expecting to be made since the Game of Death. Just after The raid we got Judge Dredd that took this to the scifi setting. There is this specific claustrophobic intense action rhythm in the raid. As not having character arc, who cares. I don't care about movies being in the script manual, in fact I love when they aren't and are still great. As for anything else, I totally agree. By the way, Elvis, SW6 and that james bond movie, there are a lot of people that don't like them.
Both The Raid and Die Hard are siege action movies (movies that take place in one specific location, in this case both movies take place in a large building) and that was one of the reasons why I compared the two. They're also two movies that are seen as being some of the greatest action movies that the genre has to offer. That's another reason I compared the two. And finally, I say in my review that one of the reasons Die Hard is credited as being one of the greatest action movies ever is because of John McClane and how well developed he is as a character, thus making the movie more exciting because you actually care about him as a protagonist. I don't think the same can be said for The Raid. I like The Raid; I just don't like The Raid's reputation as being one of the greatest Action movies ever made.
Everything everywhere all at once was ok, but it was so childish at some points, I couldn't agree more with you on that. I like that the movie tried to have fun and be funny and deep at the same time, but the stupid shit like the sausage fingers and rocks talking was plain stupid.
Ohhhh man, first time channel viewer here and your intro about gave me a heart attack. The discontinuity between upload subject and your standardized montage is probably obvious most of the time, but in this context it looked for the briefest of moments like you were about to make a stunningly villainous list of hot takes. Yes, every movie can be criticized... except Aliens.
As for what you actually listed, RotJ is the only one I've actually seen which somehow makes me feel both unlearnt and astutely discerning at the same time. It was my favorite as a kid as well, which in hindsight was clearly from the "pew pew" factor; it's certainly not bad, but I can appreciate the innovations of episodes IV and V more as an adult. I think it's fair to say that history would have dwelled a bit more on the merits of Ewoks and chicken walkers had the prequel and sequel trilogies not turned out to be such crack babies.
Lol, you're absolutely right, I didn't even think about how my intro looked in context with the rest of this video. All the movies shown in that intro are all time favorite movies of mine, especially Aliens.
The most overrated movie for me is " Banshee of Inshireen" and " Tàr"
The core to a film is a good story. EEAAO fundamentally fails as a story, and therefore fails as a film.
Short answer : No.
Why does it fail as a story? Even if you subjectively didn't understand/recognize it, there is a beginning, middle, and end, that features character arcs and narrative thorough line
@@rosecullen4429 I'm not being subjective. The conflict doesn't get resolved. The protagonist slowly turns into the antagonist and it calls that a victory.
@@nanceactual1790 are you talking about the main character who starts as a villain and doesn't accept her daughter, who experiences an arc (part of stories) and grows to accept her daughter?
The objective arc that is very apparent that you are either willfully ignorant to, or just didn't understand?
@@nanceactual1790 disliking a movie is TOTALLY and completely valid but ur just yapping
I disagree with your take on ‘Everything, Everywhere All at Once’.
The Cast Was Great 👍!! But, I Really Don't Need To See It Again!!
No hating here. I appreciate your opinion- but I do adore Everything Everywhere All At Once ❤
Nothing wrong with that, we can enjoy different stuff.
A fan of Michelle Yeoh but not the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once
None of my friends agree but I also find return of the jedi very boring
The second act does drag.
Don’t like Baz lurman. But Alex garland is even worse.
67 to 62 like to dislike ratio 💀
I'm not surprised by that at all lol.
I hated EEAAO and found that this is not an uncommon opinion. Your commentary on all these movies is right on the money.
❤I hate scarface❤ SO F-ING MUCH
If you think EEAAO is overrated, then you probably love Joker.
I didn't care for Joker either actually. Was that your way of trying to insult me? Lol
@@nathanmoore5435People like that are why I didn't watch Joker. Liking or disliking it felt like taking a side in the culture war. The worst thing about movies is movie fans.
As for Everything Everywhere All At Once...It was no Swiss Army Man.
Finally someone is calling out Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. It's a bad movie in many, many ways but my biggest problem with it is the lead actor Michelle Yeoh. She's constantly playing to the camera and has that awful smirk on her face all the time. It keeps taking me out of the movie. I noticed this all the way back on Tomorrow Never Dies. They keep hiring her and I keep hoping that she will mature as an actor but no, not at all.
There are two Star Wars movies; Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. That's it. Everything else should have been direct to video. And oh, George Lucas SUCKS as a director. Deal with it.