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27. Very possibly, but I think initially they were both considered

Thu May 24, 2012, 10:52 PM

May 2012

innovative.. and somehow 'ground breaking' ( go figure)

and they were two of the top grossing films of all time I believe. so the masses must have believed the hype.

I think eventually some critics came to the conclusion that Academy Award winner, James Cameron, who stood at the helm of both of these pictures, was really not all that, and neither were his two biggest pictures.

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Film fanatics: Name an overrated "masterpiece" (the older the better) [View all] DerekG May 2012 OP

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Very possibly, but I think initially they were both considered solara May 2012 #27

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I love these.. and I think they are right on solara May 2012 #46

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I didn't say I didn't like it, exactly solara May 2012 #49

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Yep yep solara May 2012 #47