These Are the Most Overrated Movies of All Time

The Goonies

Critics have primarily chosen to ignore The Goonies in modern times, but nowadays, this movie deserves a bit more scrutiny. Just because a movie is nostalgic doesn't mean that it's immune to critique due to the fact that it perpetuated harmful stereotypes as part of the outright plot. That and the movie is supremely difficult to follow. 

Mulholland Drive

People like to think that David Lynch is untouchable because he made season one of Twin Peaks. But, in reality, Lynch deserves just as much if not more criticism than most other filmmakers. James Rocchi recently called out critics that claim to have loved the movie, challenging them to think about how boring and unnecessarily experimental it is. 

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The More You Know

  • John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
  • To thank Robin Williams for his work on Aladdin, Disney sent him a late Pablo Picasso painting.
  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • The beer used while filming of the Hobbit was custom made by New Zealand brewers. It was a 1% dark stout called "Sobering Thought".
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.