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Movies I found overrated

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People who added this item 3891  Average listal rating (2577 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.7 
1. The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The movie started out OK, but it kept on getting worse. The whole movie was just ridiculous and I can tell it was trying to be disturbing, but it just didn't work. I'm surprised by it's 7.7 rating on IMDB. I usually don't agree with the critic's consensus, but this is one of those times where I can understand why critics didn't like it. Ashton Kutcher can't pull off a serious role in my opinion. The reason I didn't give this a 1 star rating is because there is a couple aspects I like about this movie. This is just a poor man's Donnie Darko.
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People who added this item 3979  Average listal rating (2535 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.8 
2. Lost in Translation (2003)
The beginning of the movie was passable, but it got worse near the end. I feel bad for Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson for being involved in this film. I guess I like my movies to have a plot since the only movie I actually enjoyed that didn't have much of a plot was Clerks. I must be missing something since it has a 7.8 on IMDB and a 95% on RottenTomatoes. You might think I might be harsh with my rating, but their aren't that many good things about this movie. I also never emotionally connected with the characters.
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People who added this item 1088  Average listal rating (616 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.6 
3. Dazed and Confused (1993)
I find it hard to believe that this is a cult classic. I was asleep most of the time mainly because I was tired, but even when I was awake I wasn't really enjoying it. I never really cared for the characters and I thought the humor was forced. When I was enjoying the movie it was because it had a good soundtrack and that kept me from giving it a lower score. Humor is subjective, so if you ever watch it then you might enjoy it more than I did.
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People who added this item 2656  Average listal rating (1723 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.9 
4. The Social Network (2010)
The character development was very poor in my opinion. Some of them were horny nerds and some of them just weren't likeable. The script really wasn't impressive either. One thing that bugged me was how many party scenes there were. Does a movie like this need that many? The reason for my generous rating is because I really didn't think this was a bad movie and there were some things I liked about this movie like Fincher's direction.
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People who added this item 1002  Average listal rating (661 ratings) 5.7  IMDB Rating 6.3 
5. Blades of Glory (2007)
If you seen my other lists then you know how much I hate this movie. Check this list if you want to see my thoughts on it
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People who added this item 608  Average listal rating (397 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating
6. Holes (2003)
I didn't really like this movie. I saw this at school in grade 5 and I didn't like it back then and I'm not sure if I would like it now. I remember not liking the characters and I remember finding it boring. I have no plans to re-watch this.
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People who added this item 1381  Average listal rating (866 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 6.5 
7. Get Smart (2008)
I'm a fan of Steve Carell, so I had to see this. I ended up disappointed. This was another one of those movie where I failed to see what was funny about this, but again humor is subjective.
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People who added this item 7063  Average listal rating (4590 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.3 
8. Spider-Man (2002)
This one falls in the "a little overrated" category. I liked it, but I didn't like it as much as most people did.
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People who added this item 2866  Average listal rating (1873 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.7 
9. The Usual Suspects (1995)
Don't get me wrong this is a good movie, but I just didn't think it was a masterpiece. The twist ending was great, but everything else in the movie was just good. This isn't the most overrated movie I've seen because I can see the appeal, but it's still overrated just because I didn't like it as much as everyone else did.
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People who added this item 4888  Average listal rating (3140 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
This movie was a mess. The time length was too long. It usually wouldn't bother me, but the fact that it was boring didn't help. I was spending most of the movie waiting for it too end. The only part I remember from this movie is Kiera Knightley yelling about some shit I don't care about. You might think that I might be a bit generous with my rating, but I didn't really hate the movie, it was just heavily flawed. What I like is that just because it has a decent rating on here and IMDB doesn't mean there aren't a lot of people who were disappointed with it like I was.
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People who added this item 977  Average listal rating (545 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 6.5 
11. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
What a bore this was. I was bored by this film and was waiting for it to end. You might think I might be harsh with my rating, but I can't remember one good thing about this movie. I think the only reason I watched it because a part of it was filmed in my local area.
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People who added this item 522  Average listal rating (374 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.5 
12. Bloodsport (1988)
This is on the list because lots of people think it is a good movie, but I thought it was OK. Maybe my expectations were a bit high for this. The reason they were is because it is known to be Van Damme's best film, but I enjoyed Universal Soldier more than this and I still gave it the same rating as this.
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People who added this item 1366  Average listal rating (822 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating
13. Marley & Me (2008)
I thought this was OK. This movie just didn't have an impact on me. I guess I could see why someone would like it, but again it wasn't for me.
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People who added this item 660  Average listal rating (465 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.8 
14. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
This was my fault. It was another one I had high expectations for. The action scenes weren't bad, but I just couldn't get into the story or dialogue. It did get interesting at one point, but it didn't last too long.
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People who added this item 600  Average listal rating (401 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.6 
15. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
I thought the first one was a funny movie. Too bad I can't say the same thing about this one. It suffered from something that I call American Pie Syndrome. That's when a movie has a mix of jokes that are funny and jokes that aren't funny. I also found some of the humor immature. The first movie had some immature humor, but it was actually funny.
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People who added this item 422  Average listal rating (275 ratings) 5.7  IMDB Rating 6.2 
16. So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
I watched this one a long time when I was a fan of Mike Myers. (I still am.) Again I just thought most of it was ridiculous and not in a good way.
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People who added this item 239  Average listal rating (164 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.7 
17. The Last Castle (2001)
This was one that failed to interest me. Some parts were interesting, but most of the movie I couldn't get into. The performances weren't bad either, but I thought this movie could have been better.
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People who added this item 2359  Average listal rating (1540 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.7 
18. Final Destination (2000)
The movie wasn't scary in my opinion. It could've been scary if the acting wasn't bad and the whole thing wasn't predictable. The dialogue was bad, but sometimes it was embarrassingly bad. I also felt like it was trying to be like Alfred Hitchcock since one of the characters last names is Hitchcock. This is another one of those times where I feel like I'm missing something. Not the worst movie I've seen, but pretty overrated.
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People who added this item 838  Average listal rating (568 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.4 
19. Child's Play (1988)
This was stupid and not scary at all. It has a dumb premise, bad acting and it was predictable. I'm not sure if this is meant to be taken seriously, but the movie takes itself pretty seriously. How Chucky became a horror icon is beyond me.
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Even though I loved movies that are called overrated like Avatar and The Dark Knight doesn't mean there aren't movies everyone else enjoyed, but I didn't.

In no specific order.

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Posted: 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Jul 7 0:09
Agreed on Spider-Man, Harold & Kumar, Pirates 3, and Get Smart. I personally enjoy So I Married an Axe Murderer, probably because I've seen it so many times over the years. Haven't watched Last Boy Scout in ages, so it's possible I don't like it as well as I remember, but we definitely disagree on Dazed & Confused and The Usual Suspects (though I'm also overdue for a re-watch of the latter, which may alter my rating now).

The rest of these I had no interest in watching anyway, so I probably won't go out of my way to check them out haha.
Posted: 8 months, 4 weeks ago at Aug 26 3:53
Agree with you with Child's Play BTW I want to see Lost in Translation so is that ok with you?

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