Add "The Orphanage" to that under 'overrated'.

And these actors are incredibly over-praised:

Denzel Washington

Nicolas Cage

Jack Nicholson

Lauren Bacall

Susan Sarandon

Emily Watson

Kathy Bates

Annette Bening

Samantha Morton

Catherine Keener (has her moments, though)

Sigourney Weaver (has her moments, though)

Julianne Moore (has her moments, though)

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Originally posted by Boidiva02:
That Hillary deservers to beat Obama and become president

that Tori Spelling isn't that bad of an actress

that Friday night lights is just another uninspired show about a texas football team and that people give it way to much credit

and lastly that the last two seasons of "Will & Grace" were better than the first two seasons.

I agree about Tori Spelling! She was pretty darn good in 'The House of Yes' but, of course, that was Parker Posey's show.

Also, Brittany Murphy is incredibly underrated.

Also, "The Closer" is a terrible show.

Also, I need to stop double-posting.

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Originally posted by Egg Fu:
And "Arrested Development",really, really overrated.

Wow, that's really an unpopular opinion.

I know, right? I can't resist the big... dramatic... moment.

Face it, my unpopular opinion is the be-all and end-all.

Elijah Wood needs to come "out". That guy is seriousely gay i think.

Cate Blanchett deserved her 2 Oscar noms this year and she should have at least won Supporting Actress.

Classics I don't like/get/appreciate

Bringing Up Baby
Some Like It Hot
The Marx Brothers

George W. Bush hasn't been that that bad of a president...

I agree with most of the things Tom Cruise knows. AND, I am NO Scientologist. I also dont think it's any big deal that he jumped on Oprah's couch. Big Freaking Deal people.
And NO. I am not his fangirl.
Also, I LIKE Tom Hanks and think he was terrific in Gump.

Halle Berry should have lost Best Actress to Sissy Spacek.

Mary Lou Retton is not a great American gymnast. Yes she has five medals but she did not win hers at a fully contested games. In my view Nastia Lukin and Shannon Miller stand above her.

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In my view Nastia Lukin and Shannon Miller stand above her.

Heck, I would go as far as to add Carly Patterson, Shawn Johnson, and Dominique Moceanu to that list.

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Originally posted by Mary Queen of Scots:
George W. Bush hasn't been that that bad of a president...

As compared to Robert Mugabe?

Does anyone think that Mary Lou Retton was that great of a gymnast though? I thought it was pretty much established that if the Olympics hadn't been boycotted that she never would have won a gold medal in the first place. I certainly never hear her name being mentioned with women gymnasts like Nadia Comenci or Olga Korbut.

Sadly I'm old enough to remember her winning, and I thought it was more of her personality and cuteness that helped her get so many projects later on unlike other multi-medalists who achieved more than her but disappeared almost as soon as the Olympics they won in were over. She was way cuter than Kerri Strug who won America's hearts in Atlanta by doing her routine even though she was hurt, but let's face it, I think her not being as cute as Retton was combined with that dolphin voice hurt her as having as much longevity as Retton did in the public consciousness.

Also, while I don't think Retton would have won her medals had the Olympics not been boycotted, back then it was great to finally see the stranglehold of Eastern European countries broken. Although, I guess if we had just waited long enough we would have won fair and square eventually, not to take credit away from Retton's win inspiring many girls to do gymnastics. Further, we were still in the Cold War at the time, and seeing her in her iconic red, white, and blue outfit winning in a sport that the Evil Empire usually won (never mind why they didn't win that year) just evoked this patriotism associated with her that other American Olympians have a hard time capturing.

Although I think Phelps may capture that same lightning in a bottle it since America will lose the gold medal count to China most likely, but we can point to Phelps as being a way of saying, "nyah, nyah. Your country might take away kids from their parents at the age of four or five to win all your gold medals, but the person with the most gold medals of all time comes from the USA. Suck on that China with your clearly underage gymnasts."

I don't really care about the Olympics or how many medals Michael Phelps won. It's all a big bore.