Avatar. Yes it was pretty (and set new heights for CGI), but in my honest opinion, it was terrible. I think I would have enjoyed it more had it not been as hyped up as it was. I went in expecting brilliance from every aspect and it failed to deliver.
Avatar would be my first choice as well. Decent CGI, and the only recent film I've seen in 3D, but the lackluster story made me wonder why so many people were ranting and raving about it--it took only a few seconds for me to realize people were so distracted by the effects that they didn't care about the story. :unsure
Another completely overrated movie was
Home Alone (1990). Not only were my buddy and I the only people in the theater not laughing hysterically, neither of us laughed even once. If you want to see that type of physical humor done
right, watch
any Buster Keaton movie.
Scarface (1983). Aside from some very quotable lines, it's rubbish from start to finish and easily one of Pacino's worst performances.
Mad Max (1979). I honestly don't know what
anyone sees in this film, and it's one of only two movies I've ever walked out on.
The Fast and the Furious (2001). I suppose this franchise could be considered the second coming of those 70s "car chase" films like
Gone in 60 Seconds and
Vanishing Point, but I grew up in the heyday of the American muscle cars and this film didn't do it for me.
Ghostbusters (1984). Yes,
that Ghostbusters. For a "comedy", it's mildly amusing at best; the only good thing about it is the Ectomobile. To be honest, I've actually seen it two or three times, but I'm probably one of the few who thought
Ghostbusters II was a better film (but not by much).
