@Gargantua:
And what exactly is -overation-? To me it’s the fact that people are pumping something up, and promoting it as the best thing since sliced bread, even though it’s not really that great… and leaves you feeling empty in the end.
Well yes, that is essentially what I am talking about. I did define it earlier: something that does not live up to its pre- or post release hype or critical acclaim… and/or did not deserve to make so much money or be so popular based on it being a poor film, for whatever reasons you wish to list. It should be based about 50/50 on your preferences and stylistic or critical points. Just because you didn’t like it really is not good enough, because then it is strictly a matter of opinion and it doesn’t matter what anyone says.
@Gargantua:
Wait wait wait…
So Twilight gets immunity because it was -geared- for teenage girls? But Harry Potter doesn’t because it was -geared- for children?
And neither does avatar/matrix, because it was geared for sci-fi freaks?
No, I did not say that. I did say that Twilight, and any film geared distinctly toward a certain gender, is more difficult to evaluate because it is rare that the typical male will enjoy it. How can you comment on how good it is or how overrated it turned out to be if you could care less about it in either case.
I am not saying a person can’t legitimately comment on a movie from a genre don’t like, because they still can, but it is more difficult to do if it doesn’t interest you in the first place; you aren’t invested in it. You “imagined” that Twilight was overrated, and for a guy like you and me it sure is. You don’t even have to see it to know that; we just don’t care about it. But any given girl might tell you differently. My fiance said the exact same thing I thought she would: Twilight was not as good as the book, but the movies are not “overrated”, as I have defined.
The Harry Potter books may have initially been geared towards kids, but that rapidly evolved to the point where as many adults as children were reading them, if not more. I have not seen the movies, but i understand that they evolved in a similar fashion; they became more mature and more appealing to adults as they progressed.
I also reject that Avatar and The Matrix are geared only towards sci-fi junkies. It is obvious from Avatar’s worldwide financial success that many more people than just the sci-fi crowd were into it (or at least bought into it). Avatar, as a film, was designed that way. The Matrix has become a classic and, as some have said, revolutionary. Only time will tell if the same holds for Twilight, but I doubt it. Men and women, young and old really can get into movies like The Matrix, Avatar and Star Wars… even if those who are most vocal on enjoying them are men.