Overrated classic films from youth

[Church]

Every single "an hilarious British comedy" which will always have included at least two of Emma Thompson, Steve Coogan, John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry.

Gravy train and nothing more.

 

[viccarlton]

Many, many years ago the club used to have films on in the lounge, always remember seeing Life of Brian in there and a lot of the lads saying “what a load of shite” etc, my conclusion on their opinions was, if you don’t know the original story/background then you wouldn’t get the humour

 

[Church]

And most Monty Python films too. Occasional good bits but mostly shite.

 

[Jacksnuts]

Films that were great when young but are absolutely shite looking back.

Grease.

Everyone in it looks about 30 and the ending is absolute dogshit with a flying bloody car.

I still fkn love Grease

I’m 52

 

[MEEKLANGLEYFTM]

I was a youth when I watched it but fight club was a Loada shite I doubt it's changed

 

[Gothdad]

Superb coming of age film and very poignant.

Book was excellent, but the film left me cold and I couldn't get into it. Might give a another go tonight.

 

[Rubberglove]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned Donnie Darko, but what a load of shite that is

 

[BiG]

Some people have a strange definition of classic.

Some people have a ‘youth’ that was far more recent than mine.

 

[Big Jeff]

Close encounters - absolute tripe

 

[Boz33]

I’ll chuck in 2001 space odyssey, looks good, but Christ it just drags on forever

 

[DisillusionedOldGit]

Star Wars. All of them.

I had the misfortune to be dragged to the Premiere in Leicester sq. by my then employer . I fell asleep in the middle of it . What a bag of shite .

 

[onestepbeyond]

Mighty Ducks was an absolute classic couldn’t stop watching it as well as D2 and D3 but I reckon they were probably just over rated by me.

Used to watch them and then go out on my Bauer roller blades thinking I was something off the film. Must have really pissed off the neighbours flying down the street whilst they are coming home from work and I can’t stop

 

[Stan Cummins fault]

Ghostbusters

Imagine being this wrong

 

[70s traveller]

Grease.

Everyone in it looks about 30 and the ending is absolute dogshit with a flying bloody car.

Parcel of sh*t but the wife still watches it every time it's on.

 

[Stan Cummins fault]

Believe me, he’d need more than a’day off’ if he trashed my vintage Ferrari.

Sounds like the last sentence of a Viz top tips letter.

 

[70s traveller]

Star Wars. All of them.

Haven't seen any of them.

 

[Thatheaderman]

Parcel of sh*t but the wife still watches it every time it's on.

Ha. In truth it's why I started thread because my wife had it on the other day when I came in and I said can I turn this shit over.....nope was the answer.

It was at the very end thankfully.

 

[70s traveller]

Ha. In truth it's why I started thread because my wife had it on the other day and I said can I turn this shit over.....nope was the answer.

It was at the very end thankfully.

So there must be a few of us caught in that, I gave up asking to turn over years ago.

 

[Copalis]

Ferris Bueller. Cocky skiving shithead.

I wanted to panel the smug twat when I was a kid, never mind now.

Grease 2 - Even Shitter

To be fair, it was never going to be much cop when they called it that.

 

[Georgewhitt]

Wasn't really in my youth,but I never got the fuss made about American Beauty.