The Last Overhyped movie you've seen recently?

[Tepop84]

Sherlock Holmes.  I took like a 15 minute nap during the movie.

[Dave Gray]

I liked both Office Space, Superbad, and the Hangover quite a bit.

[Buddhagirl]

I liked both Office Space, Superbad, and the Hangover quite a bit.

This is why I hate Dave Gray.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I agree with you B....Paranormal Activity.

I had a ton of friends asking me if I had seen this movie it was the "scariest movie" they had ever seen. They insisted I watch it so much they actually rented it and brought it over to my house for them to watch again and my wife and I to watch for the first time. This movie sucked.....horribly. I was bored to death and it was one of the slowest movies I have ever watched. I kept thinking this movie was Blair Witch haunts a home in San Diego. They were all shocked that I found this movie so worthless and they tried to argue why it was so great. I threw them and the movie out of my house.....not really but I wanted to for wasting part of my life I will never get back. I would not recommend this crapfest to anyone!!!!!

[Dave Gray]

^^ Horror is like that.  Knowledge of the product and expectations dull the fear effect.

I remember I saw The Blair Witch Project really, really early -- I don't even think it was in wide release, yet.  Not many people knew what it was and they'd only done some internet campaign to advertise it, but played it off like it was real.

It scared the shit out of me.

Then, once the curtain was pulled back and you knew everything about the film, how much it cost, the director's vision, their marketing campaign, and it was the biggest story in movies, it lost that mystery that made it scary.

[bsmooth]

I nominate Clerks. I had heard people ranting about this movie for years, so I finally watched it. It was not a bad movie, but I did not find it to be "all that". I enjoyed Clerks 2 more.
I did not think Observe and Report was near as good as people made it out to be.

[bsfins]

I don't think there is a right or wrong answer....

^^ Horror is like that.  Knowledge of the product and expectations dull the fear effect.

I remember I saw The Blair Witch Project really, really early -- I don't even think it was in wide release, yet.  Not many people knew what it was and they'd only done some internet campaign to advertise it, but played it off like it was real.

It scared the shit out of me.

Then, once the curtain was pulled back and you knew everything about the film, how much it cost, the director's vision, their marketing campaign, and it was the biggest story in movies, it lost that mystery that made it scary.

I agree accept,I don't think it's horror movies,as much as the documentary style ones...a lot of Stupid people thought Blair Witch, Deep Water,Paranormal Activity (I'm not so sure about Paranormal Activity,but probably) thought it Was real, it was a documentary...like Marching with Penguins...Most horror movies don't portray them as,(or go out of their way to make them look like) " this really happened"

While were sort of expanding it past A movie...Will Ferrell Movies...If you tell me some Movie is great and I ask who's in it,and you say Will Ferrell...It's gonna Suck..Will Ferrell = not funny...

The other area, That I really struggle with alot,are OLD movies...They Won the Academy Awards in the 1940's,1950's,1960's etc,etc...They're the greatest movies ever made...I feel alot of them don't pass the Dave Gray test, of test of time...IMO...

[fyo]

I nominate Clerks. I had heard people ranting about this movie for years, so I finally watched it. It was not a bad movie, but I did not find it to be "all that". I enjoyed Clerks 2 more.

Clerks is, overall, an underrated movie. Quirky, small budget, bunch of unknowns. Not sure how you found a group of people ranting about it for years. I quite liked it, but I hardly know anyone who's seen it.

I really like this kind of flick. Not something I'd see on the big screen, but great for chilling late (when you really should have turned in) in front of the TV.

Kinda the same style as SubUrbia, which (apart from the lame caps) is also quite good.

The most recent I saw in this style was a Canadian movie with the guy playing "Rodney McKay" in Stargate Atlantis. Treed Murray, was the name of the movie. Basically had the guy sitting in a tree for an hour and a half.

[Phishfan]

Not sure how you found a group of people ranting about it for years. I quite liked it, but I hardly know anyone who's seen it.

Really? I'm not sure if this says more about the people you know or the people I know?

I really don't buy into other people's opinions for movies. I have been wondering if Avatar would be this movie for me.

[Dave Gray]

Clerks is another one.  It's not a great film by traditional standards, but it was made for $10,000 dollars.  That's CRAZY inexpensive, even for a movie of that quality.  On top of that, it pioneered that type of shock comedy that has been copied so many times.

If you were in on the cutting edge, the mediocre quality was part of the charm.  If you're just watching it for the first time, it's probably just a shitty indie flick.

[Defense54]

I liked both Office Space, Superbad, and the Hangover quite a bit.

Gotta agree. Guess thats what makes the world go round..........

Seth Rogans's mall cop flick (name escapes me ) also made me laugh . I found the cop stereotypes hysterical .

[bsmooth]

Gotta agree. Guess thats what makes the world go round..........

Seth Rogans's mall cop flick (name escapes me ) also made me laugh . I found the cop stereotypes hysterical .

That was Observe and Report

[Guru-In-Vegas]

I didn't say I didn't enjoy 300.  I enjoyed it for what it was - a dumb action flick with unique visuals.  It's overhyped because of the drones who claimed it to be a masterpiece.  It was far from it.  In fact, it really was stupid.  "EAT WELL.  FOR TONIGHT WE DINE...IN HELL!!!"  Yaaaaawn.   

[Defense54]

That was Observe and Report

Thats it. Laughed my ass off when he got dropped in that bad neighborhood. Funny shit. 

[Frimp]

Rob Zombie's Halloween 2. I liked the first one, so I guess I was expecting more like that. It was just a ripoff of Friday the 13th and a couple other horror films. Not sure if this was overhyped or not, but I was excited to see it so I guess I overhyped it myself. It SUCKED.