[decal]

"For something to be "overrated" it has to by highly rated to begin with."

Bingo.

So here are my first three:

1) "Alexander Nevsky" - Prokofiev's score is about the only worthy thing about it - hammish acting, lousy sets (most of the battle on the ice was shot indoors), amateurish special effects. Stalin should have gone with his first instinct and canned the thing.

2) "The Philadelphia Story" - Most of the 30s "screwball comedies" were about rich twits acting goofy; in this one they just stand around and talk the audience into a coma (and when is someone going to shoot that bratty kid sister?).

3) "The Sting" - Everything else is first-rate except for Redford; I dislike Johnny Hooker more each time I watch this.

[dfwgator]

Stalin should have gone with his first instinct and canned the thing.

After shooting the director.

[weegee]

Right, it is wrong to savage a cult film like Susperia or Donnie Darko which were hardly hits or critically acclaimed films.

If it made $100-300million and got Oscars, then feel free to trash it as overrated junk.