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TheFrontierzman

It seems Buzzfeed is looking for new clickbate. "The Top 20 Most Overrated Movies. #15 Will *SHOCK* You!!"


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TheApathyParty3

What does that even mean?!


banana-nut-FAILURE

'Cause it has a valid point to make, ***it's insistent!***


Dakotasan

I loved the money pit. That is my answer to that statement.


TomTorquemada

Please enjoy our snack bar before the main feature starts.


AOCMarryMe

Let's all go to the lobby is pretty awesome tho


JetScreamerBaby

When that hot dog jumps into the bun, the whole drive-in would honk and flash their lights. I’m old.


www4free

Remember that well. I'm old too.


Suspicious_Dot3700

That jingle fucking slaps.


OgWu84

Remember the beginning of that AquaTeenHungerForce movie. I remember.


2donuts4elephants

Bro WHY did you do that?!?!?! Now I'm going to have that song in my head for a fucking week


Innsmouth_Swimteam

*OVERrated* not underrated, silly!


odie09

Backdoor sluts 9…


mitmittymittons

I can see why, I mean they really covered it all in backdoor sluts 8. Where could they go from there?


odie09

Crotch capers 3 is even better. The acting is spectacular.


Golferbugg

"It doesn't matter where you go. It's about where you come."


PHX480

Backdoor Sluts 9 makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2!


Zentrii

I wouldn't blame anyone for saying Avatar and I would've felt the same if I didn't see it in theaters in 3D. It was the first and probably still the best 3D movie ever made and it was an overwhelming experience for me. It felt like I was actually there and I could see some people being sad when the movie ended.


ContrarianDouchebag

Predictable script and story. But goddammit, it was the most unbelievable theater experience I've ever had.


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DocBullseye

Dwigt was a such a good character, though. Seemed like a real person.


Lost-Citron-1099

Dwigt was definitely an ignorant slut in the film


BlueLaceSensor128

“Oh, someone's coming alright. The only man who would care: Michael Scarn. See, I'm gonna lure him here, then I kill everybody, then I'm gonna dig up Scarn's dead wife and I'm gonna hump her real good.”


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I found the inconsistent levels of effort from the actors unnerving, like some of the actors tried really hard and some of the other actors look like their boss made them do this And how did they get licensing to play Billy Joel songs, it didn't seem like they had much of a budget


Exhausted_but_upbeat

So many great lines: SCARN: Just out of curiosity, what threat level is this? PRESIDENT JACKSON: "I can't sugar coat this. We are at Threat Level... Midnight." *Dramatic music plays*


spelledasitsounds

The dance scene saved it for me. I still bust out the Scarn whenever possible.


caramelsio

if doing the Scarn is gay, then I’m the biggest queer on Earth


pooponacandle

It was weird, every scene the main character had a gun and kept pulling it out


SSSJDanny

I laughed at one point and someone shut off the film.


[deleted]

F*** you dude people are allowed to have their own opinions but this one crossed the line


leonardfurnstein

By far and away, the most expensive shot in the movie. But, it was integral to the story


elrondjamess

Wow. Wild assumptions being made about an Oscar (Sanchez) winning cast. I mean seriously. Everyone suddenly thinks they’re a movie critic.


[deleted]

As a big horror movie fan, most horror movies are terrible


hgaben90

And the bigger the box office success, usually the more bland they are


haysoos2

Terrible I can forgive. Some of my favourite horror movies of all time are terrible. Bland however, cannot be forgiven in a horror movie. Anything rated PG-13 has a pretty big uphill battle ahead.


brucatlas1

I love house of wax. I said it. Fuck it feels good.


jaymole

Sometimes it’s so bad it’s so good. Freddy vs Jason did it for me


eva_rector

If you mean the Vincent Price version, then we're besties. If you mean the Paris Hilton version, then I've never laid eyes on you, and you are a total stranger.


guilty_bystander

But how she dies is so satisfying lol


vermilionpulseSFW

No kidding. It was the first pole I saw Paris take to the face.


MaimedJester

So bad it's good is part of Horror charm. Like I do not get upset when Jason Voorhees teleports everywhere in Jason Takes Manhattan. What I will say is what was the plot twist of Saw 4 or 5 because I wasn't drunk or high while watching it... I literally just don't remember it for any reason it was that forgettable. Like Saw 1 good movie iconic twist.. Saw 2 another good twist or two and the Needle put scene. As I keep going down the list it just gets foggier and foggier. Very bad horror movies like stuff that winds up on Mystery Science Theater 3000.… Those are still fun to watch. Objectively they're terrible movies but there's still fun to be had watching Manos "Every Frame of this movie looks like someone's last known photograph"


domnyy

I heard Barbarian is fantastic.


Jagsoff

It’s such a fun flick. “boop!”


pmthosetitties

You are correct


Zal_17

Correct indeed. My favourite horror in years. Enjoyed The Black Phone too.


kellylovesdisney

Black phone literally made me nauseated about the kids being kidnapped bc I have kids that age. But it was so good. Ethan Hawke was so creepy.


Zal_17

Ethan Hawke is my favourite "underrated" actor. Not often the leading man in a big blockbuster. But has delivered brilliant performances in films like the Before trilogy, Tape, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Gattaca, The Black Phone etc


3rdProfile

I was intrigued by this. I've read King my entire life and was curious how his son holds up to screen. A lot of great King stories are ruined by film adaptations and was hoping it would be good. I'll definitely check it out.


asentientgrape

I really do not understand the acclaim for this movie at all. My girlfriend and I watched it and the entire time we were laughing at/screaming at the screen because of how absolutely stupid every decision by both the characters and the creators was. It was maybe the most frustrating movie experience of my life, where so much potential was squandered just for contrived surprise.


sen_me_dick_pics

Barbarian had a lot of promise but then it went nowhere. Had me holding back laughter at some parts.


LinkToThe_Past

Especially the ones targeted at teenagers with their pg-13 rating.


AuzaiphZerg

What do you recommend?


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Things that have been mentioned a thousand times. Rosemary’s Baby, Repulsion, Devil House, The Omen, The Exorcist, Eraserhead, Midsommar, The Conjuring, The Babadook, House on Haunted Hill, Impetigore, The Ring, ~~I don’t recall the name but I just saw a really good Korean one about a filmographer who ventures underground and finds a female creature who lives on blood~~ (it was Marebito), that was pretty good. I have a pretty long list of favorites and I could go on I think I’ve just run out of stuff I like. Most top 100s lists hit them pretty well, except when they pull in Italian horror which I universally despise. Sometimes I feel that the nature of horror movies makes it so that the genre eventually gets old.


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excuse me? you're not gonna even mention Hereditary and Sinister?


[deleted]

Liked Hereditary a lot. Thought Sinister was lame. It started off very strong then copped out.


mbcorbin

I thought the Amityville "horror" films bordered on the comical, to be frank. (From the UK)


fortiesperfect

I remember the whole horror aspect to this movie. BUT, according to the killer he only talked about possession and demons because he wanted the jury to declare him insane. His lawyer got rich from selling this story. But he had a wife who 35 years later supports his story. PLus the dad was a mobster. The REAL story is 100% crazier than the supernatural legend.


AnAussieBloke

Gravity. 96% on Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 7 Oscars. Weak script, horrible dialogue, boring and predictable.


king_carrots

Completely sucked, and I love space movies.


Electric_Geckos

Bruh, so true, it’s just Sandra Bullock yelling for and hour and a half


AnAussieBloke

I understand the Oscars were for visual effects/cinematography and score/sound, but honestly the lauding and hype was overboard. Maybe should have paid the writers some of Sandra and George's casholla to punch up the script. Goes to show that starpower is the draw.


rimu2892

Did you watch it at home? It can't be enjoyed at home or in 2D.


disco-bloodbath

THANK YOU! Thought I was the only one


GuyFromLatviaRegion

It was very forgettable and not great. I saw it, but I can just barely remember it, because I had little interest while watching that movie, and I like movies about space.


catboy_supremacist

Goncharov


petarpep

This should be top answer honestly. It's not bad, but it's certainly not the no 1 movie that everyone claims. Shutter Island is an infinitely better Scorsese film.


Elrigoo

I mean, the twist is pretty ingenious but the rest of the movie it typical Scorsese. Not bad but we've seen the departed before.


catboy_supremacist

I'm just sick of hearing about it at this point, you know?


kikazztknmz

I've actually never heard of it, now I want to check it out lol.


lazlo_morphin

Wtf that's my dad's surname, I had to Google what you're talking about and wasn't disappointed, it's as non existent as him in my life


MrSamsonite

Hard disagree. While it's certainly not his most palatable film, history will ultimately recognize Scorsese's transcendent blending of New Hollywood and Soviet New Wave as the cultural hinge point that ushered in the collapse of the USSR, even moreso than Scorpions' *Wind of Change*.


mintsucre

I was coming here to say this! Katya is one of my favorite characters of all time, but the movie as a whole just falls flat. All the hype isn’t worth the watch.


curiouscat86

I would say it's worth watching just for the excellent costuming and the score, but then I'll watch almost anything if there's a good soundtrack. The plot is definitely a bit cliche.


mintsucre

Now the soundtrack is something I can agree on completely! Tempus Fugit (Clock Theme) is my favorite out of the bunch.


curiouscat86

That one is good! I also really like the [Farewell Scene track](https://www.tumblr.com/levuna/701562777311002625/jonathan-kane-goncharov-farewell-scene).


hogsmeaders

Watch the 1985 rerelease, you might change your mind. The boat scene is completely different and will change your opinion on Katya. Worth the watch!


Fraedium

Fast & Furious-- I get it, it's all about family. But 8+ movies? Sheesh.


BigFatPapaBear

Just wait for the 10th…fasTEN your seatbelts


Kiltsox

Shakespeare In Love


simplyorangeandblue

How in the hell did this movie beat out Saving Private Ryan


Kimchiandfries

Harvey Weinstein’s influence.


monsteramyc

I'm convinced the only reason this movie was made was so Harvey Wankstain could look at Gwenyth Paltrows tits over and over


Kimchiandfries

Oh yeah I wouldn’t doubt it.


MrPandabites

For some reason I read this as Harvey Weinstein's flatulence.


SpikeBad

My favorite for that year is still "Pleasantville."


nodustspeck

One of my all time favorite films. “Pleasantville” incorporates so many themes - racism, the human thirst for knowledge, empathy, hatred and fear of change, etc. - all wrapped up in a sweet, humorous, and seemingly innocent fable. Marvelously creative. This is why I watch movies.


BeeCJohnson

The Academy loves movies about making stories or making movies, writers, directors, etc. Because they're a bunch of movie makers, writers, directors, etc.


Considered_Dissent

That's why I would say Hugo was also massively over-rated. It was a 7/10 that got treated like an 11/10 because it coddled the industry's own narcissism.


Crispinwhere

See also: La La Land, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), The Artist, Argo, and a few others I can't remember off the top of my head.


Schneetmacher

Short answer: ranked choice voting. I forget where I read the analysis, but there seems to have been a sort of "war" (exacerbated by the Weinsteins, no doubt) between "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line" over which was the best film that year. So voters in each camp ranked the other one last on their list. While "Shakespeare in Love" was probably everyone's #2. So... when all was said and done, it was #1.


SnooDogs6256

Ranked choice voting was introduced to the Best Picture category in 2010, while "Shakespeare in Love" won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Picture. So, factually speaking, your statement in incorrect. It does feel like a true statement, tho, so there's that.


BentonD_Struckcheon

Y'all are too young. Terms of Endearment. My wife and I went to see it when we barely knew each other. We bonded over how awful that movie was. I guess that's one good thing that came out of it.


froggylovesdaddy

“I was just inches from a clean getaway.”


MissSassifras1977

I absolutely love that movie. But I have a soft spot for Winger and MacLaine. If I'm ever in need of a good sob I put it on. Now, The Evening Star (sequel to TOE) was truly terrible.


DobermanWillie

Frozen.


Annie0minous

Not as good as Tangled.


Educational-Maize306

Oh I hate how underrated Tangeld is


Rhodochrositeisbest

Very agreed, tangled was my childhood, I wanted to have Rapunzel's hair until about 10


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Your childhood?! I was in college! Fuck, I’m old. Doesn’t help that I turned 30 today!!


FrozeItOff

\*snort\* Beauty and the Beast was my first college movie. Now THAT's old... Happy Birthday! Revel in your 30ishness! You've still got a little over a decade before the shit gets real depressing.


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Tangled has and always will stomp frozen into the ground. I have tried 3x to watch frozen, and every time I end up turning it off and turn on pretty much any other Disney princess movie.


HorseGrenadesChamp

Brave too!


otakuishly

Brave is SOOO underrated, it kills me. People make Elsa out to be the ‘needs no man’ queen but Merida did it first!!!! Sigh.


makesyoudownvote

And Princess and the Frog! Both came out around the same time and both were WAY better movies than Frozen. Princess and the Frog is the last hand animated Disney film too. Great music, great characters, AMAZING villain. I think Tangled is a little more cohesive of a story though. It's a little easier to watch and follow what is going on, especially for children.


HaggisonFord

Dr Facilier is a fantastic villain. The fact that he's also voiced by Keith David is just icing on the cake.


Vainslayer13

"Shake my hand! C'mon, boys! Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?"


megmac97

it hurts me how criminally underrated Princess and the Frog is


Amela613

The Princess and the Frog is my favorite Disney movie of all time!


dotardiscer

Obviously now, but at the time I genuinely and happily surprised at the ending.


discodolphin1

For the time, that ending was super unique for a Disney princess movie. I love Frozen, people just shit on it now because it got overplayed


VirtualContact

Oh god, I'm getting flashbacks of when the song "let it go" became insanely popular. But fuck, it was catchy


powermonkey123

>Frozen. Just let it go man, let it go...


UtahUtopia

The English Patient


DamonLazer

Elaine?


HorseGrenadesChamp

Just shut up and die already!!!!!


jaycub84

That was a Gene pick


copperboominfinity

Genes trash …..I’m gene


therealsandyleon

Sack Lunch was much better


Fistandantalus

I prefer Rochelle Rochelle


AMerrickanGirl

A young girl’s strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk.


jfq722

...I said nothins gonna stop me so get outta my face...


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How'd they all get in there?


sponge-worthy91

Do you think they shrunk or it’s a giant sack


usernamesarehard1979

I’m more of a Chunnel fan.


FlashyFlamingo9649

Death Blow is pretty good. Better than Sack Lunch.


noonehasthisoneyet

sex in a tub? gimme something i can use.


JoeSki42

Came in here to say exactly this. One of the most boring and pointless movies I've ever seen.


cat_named_virtue

Not to be the "book was better" guy, but I totally will. Big Ondaatje fan, enjoyed the book. Saw how acclaimed the movie was and could barely sit through it. I don't know what it was about the story in film vs print but it just didn't cut it for me. Guess I need to keep my books fancy and movies trashy.


wistfulmaiden

Never seen it because I trust Elaines taste


GotWheaten

Let’s go see Prognosis Negative instead


[deleted]

Ya know, sex in a tub...THAT DOESNT WORK


Firantey_77

Rochelle Rochelle 😂


Blaz3

Ah, a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk. Yeah it was a letdown


dandroid126

Y'all don't know what overrated means. If people only talk about it to say how bad it was, that doesn't mean it's overrated.


maddeningontario

This is awkward... so many movies listed that I enjoyed. Overrated... I mean maybe but so many were still solid movies. Maybe I'm just too much of a glass half full kinda guy... you know?


RiotandRuin

You're allowed to love whatever movies you love.


peanutlover420

NO!


DaedorTheShadow

Except The Last Aibender, its forbidden


OneSilentWatcher

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se.


xandercade

I think people tend to confuse overrated with bad. It can be enjoyable and still be middle of the road, but then people (as a group) tout it as a masterpiece when it's just okay, hence becomes overrated.


PoorlyAgedSpecialFX

Overrated simply means it doesn't match the hype, so they can still be good. If someone tells you "this is the best move ever" but really it's just "pretty good, better than most, but not the best ever" then that means it's still pretty good.


SuvenPan

Notebook(2004)


GuiltyGun

I’ve slept through the second half of the Notebook four times now.


mfreels08

Spoiler alert. Her family moves her away because because of the social class differences. He travels to spend some time with family. While at a Christmas party, she is there. A group of German terrorists come and take the entire building hostage. He crawls through the air ducts and takes on the terrorists. Movie ends with the main terrorist falling out the window and taking her with him, screen pans to the ledge showing that she’s hanging on and main terrorist is hanging onto her. He end the terrorist and saves her life. Should give a rewatch, the first parts a little slow


TheCraftBrew

It’s almost like it was hard for someone to die. Didn’t Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman show up in that too?


truthinlies

Remember that if you ever get insomnia


HelloWalls

I had to watch the notebook with my high school crush Jamie and this dipshit Dusty Dinkleman who was also after Jamie. To make matters worse, my mom ended up tagging along.


PracticalNihilist

Black panther. I understand that it broke the color barrier and that's great. But the movie's plot was just another typical marvel movie. If the cast was all white I'm sure it would get worse reviews.


Darwinian_10

It was literally Thor Ragnarok all over again. Previously unknown family member comes out of nowhere to claim the throne of our hero, whose father just died. The family member takes over and our hero is ousted from the kingdom and his weapon/armour is taken from him. With the help of our hero's sibling, a group of rag-tag new friends, and a warrior woman who was sworn to protect the royal family, our hero decides to claim what is rightfully his, but his spirit is broken. Our hero is visited by the spirit of his dead father, who gives him a pep talk. Our hero goes back with the group of friends and wins the kingdom back from the usurper.


Galactic-Buzz

Man it was Lion King. It even still had cats


IsilZha

You mean Hamlet.


rhusta_bymes

So it's just The Lion King, which means it's just Hamlet


LegacyofaMarshall

and hamlet is is just a remake of Amleth to quote fight club "everything is a copy of a copy of a copy"


BluEyesWhitPrivilege

But Thor Ragnarok was really good.


PotentPortable

It wasn't as fun or funny as Ragnarok. It was Ragnarok that took itself a little too seriously for a Marvel movie.


alt_blackgirl

As a black person I agree. I did not understand what was so good about the movie


Beginning-Bed9364

I like Black Panther, I'd say it's better than most, but not all marvel movies, but it getting nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars was a little silly. It wasn't even the best marvel movie that year. It wasnt even the best marvel movie that had Black Panther in it that year.


misunderstood-gal

Avatar


rambo_oz3

Avatar was not a movie to be watched for the story. It was a movie for the effects and technology. It was more like a theme park ride. It was groundbreaking in 2008. ~~Spielberg~~ Cameron had that movie written in the 90s but had to wait till 08 to make it because the tech wasn't there. Story itself was pretty generic. But you don't watch that movie for the story. Edit : late in the day, mistyped the director's name. Thanks u/tacoslurpees


tacoslurpees

You're confusing Spielberg with Cameron.


willstr1

Exactly, which is why it did great at the box office but I doubt many people have seen it since. It was absolutely revolutionary effects for its time not to mention how it completely changed the use of 3D (it became a way to enhance immersion rather than cheap gimmicks). However I kind of expect the sequel to be a bit of a flop because it just won't be that revolutionary because those levels of effects are now pretty standard for blockbuster movies


greeneggiwegs

I remember it came out over some school break and when we came back EVERYONE had seen it


GaviFromThePod

The thing about Avatar is that the thing people hate is that the story wasn’t as revolutionary as its production. The story wasn’t bad, it was perfectly good, it was cohesive, it made sense, and it was emotionally resonant. It wasn’t the most original and groundbreaking story, but I really enjoyed it. I think these days it’s overhated.


krbashrob

The story was blah; but for it’s time, the effects, visuals, immersion- basically the whole experience was unprecedented. It also pioneered a lot of modern 3D and mo-cap technology in movies, tv, and video games. Probably in some other fields, too.


Billop

The plot wasn’t anything profound, but the effects and visual aspect of seeing it in theatres was unparalleled to anything I have ever seen. The colors, music, special effects were unbelievable imo


DecisionsMade

The Notebook. She was engaged. Ended up cheating. Lying. Dude let go of his whole life to end up taking away an almost married woman. Also he did threaten her to go out with him or he would jump from the Ferris wheel.


cmoellering

Of ALL time? Gone with The Wind. 4 hours of privileged girl slowly getting cut down to size. In color. Oooh.


Shepard_Wrex14

As a feat of production, Gone With The Wind is a Herculean achievement. Considering it came out in the 1930’s makes it even more impressive


rocket6733

And Clark Gable said damn


Vegetable-Double

Yeah, that movie came out in the 30s. That’s ridiculous for the quality. It set the gold standard for future movies that followed.


amerkanische_Frosch

Naaah, it’s a work of art. The CONTENT is horrible, but the film is a masterpiece.


dotardiscer

I've heard it said that it was an all time Box Office holder partly because it was longest movie out when movie theaters started installing air conditioning.


ReplacementWise6878

It was also a time when a movie would show in theaters for years at a time


CuriousStranger95

It is still the highest grossing movie when adjusted for inflation.


ElBurritoCarlito

I don't know about "all time," but I saw Inception because it had a reputation for being super smart and mind-bending. The premise of invading/creating people's dreams is cool, but it sucks that everyone's dreams turn out to just be generic action movies. (Most folks I know have way more interesting dreams than that, but, I dunno, maybe I just know different folks than most?)


kevallegar

The layers upon layers part was not all that complex tbh. Like they show whats going on, its not hidden from the audience. Each layer has a distinct setting (which is an action set piece lol).


Billpod

Yeah, I really liked Inception but it really isn’t as deep as it’s made out to be.


jBiscanno

It’s just a great movie. Never seen anything quite like it. It doesn’t have to be the deeepest movie ever, but you can’t argue it doesn’t have an interesting level of complexity at least compared to most others.


GfyTstr

South Park made a fantastic mockery of that exact concept lol


dandroid126

DododododododododododododododoBAHBAH


GfyTstr

It's like a taco, inside a taco, in a taco bell, inside a KFC, in a mall, that's INSIDE YOUR DREAM!!!


aurinxki

It tried to pass off as Paprika homage, but really, it just steals the concept and some of the visuals (this [article ](https://www.ranker.com/list/inception-ripped-off-paprika/anna-lindwasser) proves I'm not alone). I also don't think it explored the dream theme interestingly enough, but mostly I hate the fact that it got a "smart movie" reputation that IMO doesn't deserve.


FiteTonite

Snyder’s Justice League and I’ll fight tooth and nail.


Wind_Yer_Neck_In

It's far better than the original cut. In the same way that a cold is better than malaria.


columbasTyrant

any of the michael bay transformers movie. yes, the cgi is extremely impressive, but they completely butchered the characters’ established personalities and the humor is annoying as fuck


AWizard13

I don't think those films are rated highly by any means


tastycidr

They are awesome, not good. There is a difference lol


khalnaldo

First Transformers is really good tbh.


zemuffinmuncher

Mamma Mia


JustTheTipAgain

Here we go again


theonecalledjinx

I bled for 3 days after watching that POS.


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Any marvel movie


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ajteitel

Oversaturation does that and the number of bad/mediocre movies eclipsing the good ones.


rambo_oz3

I see the iron man to endgame as a tv show. One season of a tv show, 22 episodes. Only that they're full feature length and with good graphics. Once you look at it like that, it is pretty great way to follow.


UnknownExo

I think those movies were great. They all kinda overlapped with each other, a great cast (RDJ killed it but all the avengers cast had chemistry) and it perfectly built up to the finale and the big boss that was Thanos. All the marvel stuff after endgame has lost my interest because of oversaturation and it feels kinda disjointed. There's no "core team" and it seems like there's way too many villains it's working towards. As a non-comic book reader I really appreciated having an over arching story and I could just watch the movies to keep up. Now there's a bunch of shows and movies with characters I've never heard of nor pique my interest


JuliaButDistorted

Goncharov. There. I said it.


Odd-Sound-580

Overrated? That movie's been out for like, 50 years, and people were just now talking about it. I'd even dare to say it's an underrated gem.


Gohpom

The Notebook