"Classic" film you watched that just didn't live up to expectation/hype?

[LauderdaleBoss]

How can a movie be that influential but not a "classic"?

just because something can be influential, doesn't mean it's great. Certain elements can stand out and resonate with the masses while the entirety is still mediocre. Even though it revived the found footage genre, it wasn't seeing the movies that came after.

I saw the movie when it dropped and nobody I know really liked it. Cacs made a big deal about it, but that was it.

 

[987654321]

Groundhog Day

Learnt that it originated the concept used in a couple films I like (Source Code, Edge of Tomorrow)

When I finally watched it, I actually thought those movies that borrowed from it were better.

Edge of tomorrow came from a manga book.

 

[mag357]

The Big Lebowski

Somebody take this nikkaz Internet

 

[Klawstrider]

Not sure if it's considered classic or more cult, but I just could not get into Carlito's Way at all and turned it off 35-40 mins in.

 

[LezJepzin]

Could never get into Star Wars whatsoever

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Could never get into Star Wars whatsoever

There’s only two good movies in the entire franchise. Everything else ranges from mid to absolute trash.

 

[tgu]

Yes.



I got the collection on DVD & Blu Ray.

Seriously tho, I found Scarface entertaining but not classic. I much prefer Carlitos Way

I came in here to say Scarface as well

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Blair witch project is not a classic in any realm or sense!

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

Gladiator......

this 100%. I always hated that it robbed crouching tiger for best picture that year too

 

[nieman]

A lot of people hated Blair Witch in real time too. It had a great marketing strategy that drove the hype, but when it was watched, it was trash. But it was too late since you already watched it. It was very influential though, in spawning the found footage wave, which is the best thing people said then. But it was never a classic.

 

[Doomsday]

Gladiator was fire. Yaw trippin.

 

[Chris Cool]

Watched pulp fiction and good fellas for the first time recently. didn't see anything spectacular about them.

 

[Kendom]

Another film to add to the fray - Inglorious Basterds. Sorry brehs! That film was nothing special to me and not even close to Django Unchained. The opening scene was the best scene of the film! ( to be fair it's a brilliant opening scene) but the rest of the movie just doesn't live up to it.

 

[Mike Nasty]

And on the risk of catching negs... "There will be blood".

At the end of the movie when he was beating the dude to death I was like
My son was like why is he doing that? Because he deserved it

Good movie, but yeah nowhere near as good as No Country For Old Men

 

[Mike Nasty]

Watched pulp fiction and good fellas for the first time recently. didn't see anything spectacular about them.

The Gold Watch section of the movie might be the most intense thing I've ever seen.