the beatles, u2, star wars, and the lord of the rings aren't underrated at all

you could claim that they are overrated, but you can't make the claim that they're so underrated that they're overrated.


what we're talking about is movies, shows, and bands that appeal to a niche audience, cult classics, or small demographics, and are usually critically acclaimed, but never really watched by anyone but rabid fans. these fans overblow it and make it into something thats the best thing since tits... but when you finally watch it, it's just not that great. it's underrated, but it's overrated.

2/1/2006 11:29:31 PM

^x however many - pinkandblack, i probably have that same white stripes poster on the wall in my room too, it's like they tried too hard with the last album to be innovative, groundbreaking, so different that their brand of different would become 'cool' - in any case, it sucked

2/1/2006 11:36:10 PM

I know they're not underrated at all... but the first post in this thread merely specifies:

Quote :

"shows, movies, and bands that people give so much hype about and when you see/hear them you're like meh... "

Honestly, I don't quite understand what is meant by "so underrated it's overrated". In context, it seems to just be a sarcastic statement.

[Edited on February 1, 2006 at 11:38 PM. Reason : I see... hmm...]

2/1/2006 11:36:51 PM

good god

i fucked up the first post

but the title says it all

it's not that hard to understand

Quote :

" what we're talking about is movies, shows, and bands that appeal to a niche audience, cult classics, or small demographics, and are usually critically acclaimed, but never really watched by anyone but rabid fans. these fans overblow it and make it into something thats the best thing since tits... but when you finally watch it, it's just not that great. it's underrated, but it's overrated."

2/1/2006 11:55:28 PM

Clerks

Equilibrium

2/1/2006 11:59:28 PM

So basically this thread is "list things that have a niche following, and you don't fall in that niche"

Oookay.

2/2/2006 12:13:18 AM

i understand what you're sayin now. this is what i expected to be the case when i decided to rent firefly from netflix based on word of mouth, but i ended up really liking it.

2/2/2006 1:14:08 AM

polka music in general

Dane Cook I agree with somewhat

Family guy for sure, AD as well

finally, Oprah, cant stand that show

2/2/2006 3:53:40 AM

Quote :

"^^ I agree. The Beatles are a good band... but it seems people only listen to them so that they can say they listen to them. I'd also like to add... Lord of the Rings Star Wars"

like someone else said earlier, as wacky-worded as the topic was this isnt what hes going for. because what you posted is clearly what you think is overrated.

but PS i dont know anyone can say lord of the rings is overrated unless they were referring to the movies. but then again all that means is that one person didnt happen to like the movies/books so i guess thats understandable

2/2/2006 3:57:45 AM

i tell u whos underrated, Robert Randolph and the Family Band

2/2/2006 4:24:03 AM

Overrated: That fuckin movie... what's it called again? ahhh Garden State

2/2/2006 4:24:42 AM

loved that movie when i first saw it and i still do.

2/2/2006 8:32:39 AM

^ I didnt like it when i first saw it, now i really like it.

2/2/2006 8:48:40 AM

2/2/2006 9:08:04 AM

ok
people who said
STAR WARS --> 6 OF THE 10 HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS EVER
LORD OF THE RINGS --> ONE OF THE MOST READ BOOK SERIES EVER, AND A BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE FRANCHISE
and
OPRAH --> THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TV PERSONALITY EVER
clearly don't understand this thread

2/2/2006 9:46:37 AM

Family Guy

2/2/2006 11:49:12 AM

Keira Knightley or Natalie Portman

3/3/2006 12:13:14 AM

donnie darko?

3/3/2006 12:16:39 AM

Quote :

"omg scarface guns and coke and chainsaws RAWR im going to buy a poster and hang it over my bed so people can know the true me!!omgflame"

So true. My roommate has 2 scarface posters in his room and didnt even know where the phrase "Ok, I'm reloaded!" came from.

3/3/2006 12:21:41 AM

^^

3/3/2006 1:24:10 AM

I'lll get a lot of flak for this but... Quentin Tarantino.

Some people seem to worship him... I mean yes Pulp Fiction was some interesting story telling. He writes good dialog. But come on.

3/3/2006 9:08:27 AM

Oh, and Fight Club. Yes I have the DVD, yes I liked the movie.

The self-important quasi-philosophical babble gets annoying in any movie though. They started doing that shit in the Matrix sequels and it was annoying there too.

3/3/2006 9:10:18 AM

I definitely agree 100% with dane cook and clerks.

also, while I like quentin tarantino, he is definitely OVERRATED. He makes some good movies, but he's a formula director. Kevin Smith is another guy who is completely overrated and worshipped for no apparent reason.

but the office, arrrested developement, and office space are all classics. that's all there is to it.

3/3/2006 9:36:06 AM

Wes Anderson movies.

Quentin Tarantino

Clerks

High Tension

Lost in Translation

3/6/2006 1:34:01 PM

^^I saw the first 2 or 3 epsiodes of the Office and it was god awful, did it all of a sudden get funny?

But yes, Dane Cook, while can be funny in certain situations, his stand up doesn't really impress me.

3/6/2006 3:09:18 PM

woooooooah someone must have lost their funny bone!!!!!!!!!!!

3/6/2006 3:11:04 PM

young einstein

3/6/2006 4:02:21 PM

yeah, the office got better as it went along. I didn't think the first episodes were nearly as funny as the more recent ones.

3/6/2006 4:41:29 PM

I'll add the video game ICO to this list.

3/6/2006 7:38:26 PM

Fuck this thread and anyone that cares to partake in it

3/6/2006 8:12:28 PM

^ totally overrated

3/6/2006 8:40:16 PM

King of the Hill

5/5/2006 7:37:24 PM

^hell no

5/5/2006 7:44:42 PM