by TheLionPrince » December 1st, 2012, 3:35 am
What I think is overrated:
[*] "Gangnam Style" - I honestly do not understand the worldwide appeal for this song other than the catchy tempo and the dance moves. I'm not a fan of today's music to begin with, and the translated lyrics make little sense:
[quote]Oppa is Gangnam style
Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and humanle during the day
A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee
A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes
A girl with that kind of twist
I’m a guy
A guy who is as warm as you during the day
A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
A guy whose heart bursts when night comes
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end[/quote]
What do these lyrics even mean anyway? I won't even try. Overrated song.
[*] The Lion King - Yes, I do think TLK is overrated. It's not that I don't love the movie anymore, but it takes too much praise and recognition from audiences from the other Disney movies that rightfully deserve it. It sickens me that Disney movies such as Treasure Planet, The Rescuers, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame are so underappreciated, and it takes Disney years to put them on Blu-Rays, and half of time they are not even worth buying because they barely include any new bonus features. One example is the disappointing The Rescuers 2-Movie Collection release. Every time TLK is reissued on home video, it gets new bonus material. Not fair, Disney, not fair! Finally, I hate reading YouTube comments that bash today's Disney for not making good movies like TLK. It's like they completely ignore the movies they recently made that were good like The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, and Wreck-It Ralph. OK! Rant over!
[*] The Avengers (2012) - Again, I heard so many positive reviews about this movie, and the record-breaking box office numbers amazed me when it came out! If you follow the box office like I do, a $207 million box office opening is CRAZY! I do understood the hype led up to it, though. Then, I finally watched the movie, and was impressed by it! However, when I read comments on IMDb.com stating this is the best superhero movie, I had to roll to my eyes. The storyline was simplistic at best; it was almost like a Power Ranger episode. The heroes fight amongst themselves, but they join together to fight against a great evil! Seen it, heard it! Superhero movies like The Dark Knight deserve the praise they get for making storylines that are complex and dark, and require to watch it multiple time so you begin to grasp an understanding of the plot. The only things that makes The Avengers hold up were the performances for the cast, and the special effects, and compared to the previous Marvel movies, it was very good! But that's just it: it's the best Marvel superhero movie, but falls short of being the best superhero movie of all time! Another rant over!
[*] 3D technology - After Avatar was released, Hollywood converted their movies to 3D during post-production. I have seen 3D, and most of the time, they add nothing to the movies. Not to mention, the 3D tickets are so overpriced, and most of the time, it distracts from my enjoyment of the movies, and it's best to watch the movie in 2D like it was before the world invested over $2 billion into a movie with a rehashed storyline that negatively portrayed the U.S. military. I still haven't seen TLK in 3D though I heard the 3D was very good so some movies with 3D are worth it. Anyway, I believe 3D is sooo overrated, and I wish it would go away, but it probably won't because Hollywood wants more gross revenue.
What I think is underrated:
[*] Post-LK Disney animations movies (The Hunchback of Notre Dame to Tarzan, Treasure Planet, etc) - The late '90s Disney animated films, and the early 2000 ones were all good in their own right, and they had beautiful stories to tell.
[*] The Prince of Egypt - DreamWorks Animation kind off pretend this movie didn't exist with their recent computer-animated comedies with talking animals, and pop culture references. The Prince of Egypt is such a beautiful movie with dazzling animation, well-developed characters, and powerful songs and music score from Stephan Schwartz and Hans Zimmer. It's about as underrated as the post-LK Disney animated movies.
I'm kind of tired right now, but I'll come with some more.