What movie do you think gets overhated too much?

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Are there any films that you've seen that you believe gets overhated too much?

I, in my opinion, enjoyed the live-action Attack On Titan movies. Sure, it was cheesy, too fast-paced when it came to adapting the whole plot, acting was ridiculous, but it had some pros. The camerawork was slick and beautiful, the lighting gave it the apocalyptic atmosphere that the anime didn't have honestly, the actors tried to emulate the anime/manga's style of emotion, the titans were nightmare-inducing, and that fucking soundtrack. Better than the anime's.

So, give me your examples.
 
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I really thought House of Wax wasn't that bad of a movie. Everyone says it was terrible and Paris Hilton's acting was "the worst" but honestly, she was alright. It had some genuinely "oh wow wtf that's pretty creepy" moments, too. Of course, I'm not a horror movie buff or anything.

Also, Bee Movie was actually more watchable than I thought it would be.
 
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I really thought House of Wax wasn't that bad of a movie. Everyone says it was terrible and Paris Hilton's acting was "the worst" but honestly, she was alright. It had some genuinely "oh wow wtf that's pretty creepy" moments, too. Of course, I'm not a horror movie buff or anything.

Also, Bee Movie was actually more watchable than I thought it would be.
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Bee Movie generally is a lot better than Shrek The Third
 
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Pretty much any movie Johnny Depp has been in since Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
 
In the case of Disney I think there's this current trend going on where it's cool to hate on Frozen because its popularity got way out of hand while praising something more predictable and mediocre like Big Hero 6 as excellent simply because "it's not Frozen".

Alright. Let me make it clear that the advertising for Frozen is extremely annoying and the fanbase is pretty insane. That out of the way, it's the first big smash Disney has had in years and if I were them, I'd be proud and excited about it too. When it came out, it was refreshing to see something iconic and fresh come out of a company with an animation line that had been in near extinction since the mid 2000's. And for what it was, I liked the movie. It had some nice twists for a family film and I liked the songs before they started showing up everywhere. It's a good movie in my book and will probably be remembered as a classic years from now once all the hype finally dies down. As of right now though, I think people are too harsh on it.
 
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ShinjiIkariFapBoy76 said:
I, in my opinion, enjoyed the live-action Attack On Titan movies. Sure, it was cheesy, too fast-paced when it came to adapting the whole plot, acting was ridiculous, but it had some pros. The camerawork was slick and beautiful, the lighting gave it the apocalyptic atmosphere that the anime didn't have honestly, the actors tried to emulate the anime/manga's style of emotion, the titans were nightmare-inducing, and that fucking soundtrack. Better than the anime's.
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My brothers give me flack for liking those movies more than the anime (even though they have nothing against the movies). I'm really glad I'm not alone in this.

It might just be me, but it almost feels like the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie has been getting some undeserved hate. It's been a little while since I last saw the film, but I loved the hell out of it, personally. Yeah, I don't really care for the female agent (she wasn't a bad actress, though), Rocky's character arc felt rushed, and there's something really weird about Robert De Niro's performance as Fearless Leader, but it still had the feel of what Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends was. The script I thought was fantastic, and there was care put into the visual gags. It's a pretty swell movie.
 
I think, generally, internet people get to worked up over bad movies, myself included. The "raped my childhood thing" is a good example of this. It's become acceptable to take any movie less than perfect as a personal affront and wax spergy over it. Frankly, I blame internet reviewers like Nostalgia Critic, since his whole shtick was "get cartoonishly worked up over a film's flaws for da funnies".
 
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The 2002 version of The Time Machine is actually pretty good. It's nowhere near as good as the 1960 version but it's got a lot of cool ideas and the effects still hold up well for the time it was made. Plus, I kinda like how they expanded on the character of the Time Traveler and gave him a motivation for building the machine.
 
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The Lorax. (is this movie overhated? I see nothing but hate for it from my POV)

It's not a horrible movie, it's not even very good, you'd have to catch me on a good day for me to express fully what I like about this movie normally.

It's modern day kid's movie trash, but it could be worse, ALOT worse. They atleast rememebered the message of The Lorax, even if barely (I felt the original from 1972 expressed the core message atleast 10x better than the 2012 movie) and that's honestly all that really counts for me to call this movie good. The Lorax was made with some care with its message and I feel that this movie still counts for something if it does that.
 
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The 2002 version of The Time Machine is actually pretty good. It's nowhere near as good as the 1960 version but it's got a lot of cool ideas and the effects still hold up well for the time it was made. Plus, I kinda like how they expanded on the character of the Time Traveler and gave him a motivation for building the machine.
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I liked the 2002 version also. I'm split though on issues with the 1960's and 2002 versions. Both of them made changes to modernize the stories for their times, so I give them a pass. Another interesting note is the director, Simon Wells, is the great grandson of H.G. Wells.

I enjoyed Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. It wasn't the meme-creating whimsical 1970's musical for sure and Depp came off as creepy Michael Jackson owning a chocolate factory (he actually based his version of Wonka on MJ iirc), but it was a bit more faithful to the book in some areas. Also I like that they actually added in a sub-plot as to why Wonka was so bat-shit insane and seemingly uncaring and aloof with his tour and added an actual ending to the movie.

Roald Dahl would have still probably hated the hell out of it though. Like he did with every film adaptation of his works when he was alive.
 
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