Top 5 most overrated 90's movies

Tough crowd...

I liked Braveheart, American Beauty, Pulp Fiction and Forest Gump. Do you feel that way because the movies are over played and over quoted or did you not like them from the start?

Braveheart. Not a man if you don't like this movie. The sequel (Gladiator) was also good, but was too soon and made it feel like part 2.

American Beauty. The protagonist tells you he's going to die. Interesting way to start a movie that breaks the "rules." And the flirting with his daughters friend is just awesome.

Pulp Fiction. What was in the suitcase? Could have done without the gimp scene but the rest was great, including the UCSC Bannana Slug shirt Travota was wearing.

Forest Gump. You didn't expect any depth did you? It's all about going half-tard and Hanks did it magnificently. The fact that you can quote nearly every line, it spun off a resturant chain and kids still yell "run forest run" when you run by is worth something. Annoying as hell? Yeah, but not overrated.

As for the 90's music post the 90's sucked except for Matallica S&M.

My top 5:

1) The Shawshank Redemption: Overacted by Freeman, underacted by Robbins. The novella was 1000X better. Also, it's just too damn long. Its canonized status is a remarkable joke.

2) The Matrix: Ok we get it: another Cave Allegory ripoff. This movie is historically overrated. There's no substance at all, and Fishburn/Reeves combine for the worst acting duo to ever grace the screen.

3) Se7en: Sick, disgusting movie. The premise is disgusting, there are disgusting scenes, and the ending makes me want to vomit. Another overacted movie, as well. Freeman has a tendency to do that.

4) American History X: This movie is a pile of trash on film. There are so many stupid scenes (Ed Norton dunking). The movie as a whole is unbelievable and its message is lost in the annals of inadvertently racist scenes meant to shed light on racism. This movie is a sick joke.

5) Saving Private Ryan: Absolute waste of 3 hours. Spielberg's greatest stinker. Terrible acting all around and a loose plot that seems to be lost in gore. Schindler's List was good. SPR is terrible.

Saving Private Ryan must have set Hollywood a real headache.

No matter what flimsy pretext they could come up with, there is no way they could find a place for the token black actor/actress in a movie that was supposed to have some sort of historical accuracy.

Huckabee you're an idiot, those are all good movies. Theres no such thing as a perfect movie, who are you Roger Ebert?

huckabeedumb wrote:

Huckabee you're an idiot, those are all good movies. Theres no such thing as a perfect movie, who are you Roger Ebert?

I thought he had a few good points. American History X is a terrible movie. As are Saving Private Ryan and Se7en. The Matrix and Shawshank are top tier movies though. In my opinion, The Matrix is the greatest movie of the 90s. Not only was it a phenomenal film, but it encapsulates the 90s so perfectly. It's a brilliant film.

Fight Club is the most overrated movie of the 90s though, as some here have stated. Terrible movie. How ironic too that Fight Club posters adorn the walls of countless college tough guys. I'm sure Chuck Palahniuk is happy about that.