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Incredibly overrated

posted 16 years ago by SimonForte
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A lot of respectable lists and institutions have this as one of the greatest comedies of all time. Please.

I didn't laugh out loud once at this movie. Sure it may make you crack a smile here and there, but lets remember one thing...

A lot of respectable lists and institutions have this as one of the greatest comedies of all time.

It just isn't that funny. Maybe it is because it hasn't withstood the test of time, or maybe standards were lower back then. Who knows. But if that is the case, then its time to take it off those lists. Are we just keeping that title because it was funny at the time? There have been so many movies, on all different comedic levels that have surpassed this. It was just so disappointing to watch because of the hype(wierd for a movie out about 50 years ago).

[–] TwoCoreysRiverPhoenixFever 14 years ago

Totally have to disagree. I love this film, another one of my favourites. I thought it was funny.

“TONG PO RAPED ME!”

[–] TemporaryAgent 14 years ago

A Shot in the Dark > Dog crap > Some Like it Hot

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[–] jfegley1 13 years ago

Just because one laughs out loud while watching a movie doesn't make it a good movie. If you are judging and rating movies on how funny you think they are, you need to re-assess that. Many movies made the past 20 years are very funny, but that is all they are and were meant to be. Stupid funny movies are not good. Some Like it Hot is a masterpiece and deserves the good ratings it has.

[–] robaz 13 years ago

I was thinking of starting a thread about this after I saw it

I really liked this movie, I was entertained throughout the whole film and thought the screenplay was heaven sent but I just don't understand what all of the fuss is about
Maybe being a teenager, the type of comedy went over my head or I have just been desensitised by modern comedy
I just didn't think it was as good as some other films on the AFI list or one of the greatest films of all time

If someone could simply explain to me why the film is considered to be a masterpiece I might understand why

[–] Quest_Shield 13 years ago

I watched it last night for the first time, and I'm not a teenager by any means, yet pretty much felt the same as you. Fairly enjoyable, I smiled a few times, but wouldn't really want to watch it again. Except for Marilyn Monroe, she's damn hot. Even if she was pregnant at the time.

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[–] christophe92300 11 years ago

If there is one thing I can't disagree on with the OP, it's the fact that critics tend to be more indulgent with older productions: I feel that a lot of older movies are highly regarded mainly because they were pioneers in their time and paved the way for newer (and often better in my opinion) movies.

[–] cultfilmfreaksdotcom 11 years ago

I have to agree, I felt this movie was really overrated.

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