Many of us who have been in this hobby for a long time and spent a lot of money have had our shares of skepticism and been-there-done-it attitudes.
I remember when I was buying all kinds of loudspeakers like a fool because everyone was saying this speaker is so much better than that speaker. Same thing with amps and pre-pros - how this pre-pro is so much better than that or how this room correction is so much better than that.
When Atmos first came out in 2013, I brushed it off immediately. I didn't even give it a chance until summer 2018.
I think Atmos is overrated too, but I blame that on the sound mixers.
I still think it can be a lot of fun (when done right).
NeuralX also adds a lot of fun - at least for some of us.
On my Yamaha AV Controller Remote app on my iPad, I toggle between 2 sound modes - STRAIGHT (for Atmos or DTSX) and NeuralX (for everything else).