Best Underrated Movies - Page 5

Raytes · 02-26-2009, 04:28 PM

The Proposition - stars Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emma Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston, David Wenham. It's a western set in the Australian outback. Best western since Unforgiven and I'd rank it pretty high along with the great westerns of all times.

Speaking of westerns, anyone know anything about when/if Blood Meridian will come out? Provided it actually does get made (hard to do it justice without giving it an NC-17 rating) and provided it's done properly and provided a suitable actor is found to play Judge Holden (too bad they can't clone Marlon Brando circa Apocalypse Now--he would have been perfect), it would surpass all westerns ever made combined.

Stroker Ace · 02-26-2009, 09:09 PM

Some of my Favorite Underrated movies that I can think of off the top of my dome.

Stroker Ace · 02-26-2009, 09:10 PM

And 2.

Stroker Ace · 02-26-2009, 09:18 PM

Remembered another. =P

edit: and another, last one I swear. The Man from Earth. One of the best scripts ever.

Regime · 02-26-2009, 09:55 PM

eVasiege · 02-26-2009, 10:17 PM

Hah, The Wizard is the best. I'm still waiting for Nintendo to bring back the power glove.

Funny Games is great too.

Shutup · 02-26-2009, 10:23 PM

Jesus, the wizard... I must have watched that movie over 100 times.

I agree on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang also. When I worked at Blockbuster it was always a movie I suggested, and the customers pretty much never heard about it.

SceleriS · 02-27-2009, 07:16 PM

I might have misunderstood most underrated, according to those giving me - internets..

I know the films i posted have a big enough fanbase..but with the mainstream audience they are underrated... If i talk to people about equilibrium they look at me like they see water burn. Same goes for Serenity.
In the case of equilibrium it was kind of a movie that got picked up after it had been for sale for quite a bit..

Kevin smith movies in the past got a lot of heat from the press bashing it in their reviews..Yes they have a fanbase, but so does brotherhood of the wolf ..i loved that movie.

So in the mainstream audience a ton of movies get overlooked but eventually build their own little group of fans that love it.

So i based my little list on movies that didn't reach the big audience. But eventually got recognition of quite a few people.

bubblegumbo · 02-27-2009, 09:48 PM

Taxi, the first one especially.
French action/comedy films are awesome!

Ham n Cheese · 02-27-2009, 11:39 PM

Primer was awesome, great addition as was Carlito's Way. Green Street Hooligans was 'okay. Brazil I'm pretty sure is on some best of movie lists, so I doubt it's underrated, but great movie. Running Scares was

to me, terrible accent.

Mario Speedwagon · 02-28-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jacob's Ladder poster

The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming

Technically, for all intents and purposes, wasn't he dreaming?

Alyssarie · 02-28-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ham n Cheese

another vote for Dark City

no Kevin Smith movie is underrated due to his large amount of fans who suck his balls.

moonlight mile, hoffman, gyllenhaal and sarandon and nobody i know has even heard of it.

primal fear
the pledge
punch drunk love
the fountain

Moonlight Mile was great. I'm surprised not that many people have heard of it.

Jabberwhacky · 02-28-2009, 04:32 PM

I'm gonna go with the definition of "underrated" as "under the appropriate number of people have rated this film" so here are two awesome foreign flicks you may or may not have heard of.

First is Black Cat, White Cat. I don't even know how to describe it, besides it's really funny and awesome.

Second is The Dinner Game. French comedy wherein this group of guys have dinner parties every now and then with the intent to bring the dumbest guest they can find. Hilarity ensues (in French).

kaxfenix · 02-28-2009, 06:41 PM

Regime · 02-28-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kaxfenix

02-26-2009, 09:09 PM	#62 (permalink)
Stroker Ace Posts to Make Love to Your Old Lady By Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 839	Some of my Favorite Underrated movies that I can think of off the top of my dome. Attached Images __________________ "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —George W. Bush

02-26-2009, 09:10 PM	#63 (permalink)
Stroker Ace Posts to Make Love to Your Old Lady By Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 839	And 2. Attached Images __________________ "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —George W. Bush

02-26-2009, 09:18 PM	#64 (permalink)
Stroker Ace Posts to Make Love to Your Old Lady By Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 839	Remembered another. =P edit: and another, last one I swear. The Man from Earth. One of the best scripts ever. Attached Images __________________ "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —George W. Bush Last edited by Stroker Ace; 02-26-2009 at 09:33 PM..

02-26-2009, 10:17 PM	#66 (permalink)
eVasiege Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kingdom of Shu, Chengdu Posts: 749 -18 Internets	Hah, The Wizard is the best. I'm still waiting for Nintendo to bring back the power glove. Funny Games is great too. __________________ "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." Jackie Chan

02-27-2009, 11:39 PM	#70 (permalink)
Ham n Cheese Snuggies ruined my internets Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 13,475 +41 Internets	Primer was awesome, great addition as was Carlito's Way. Green Street Hooligans was 'okay. Brazil I'm pretty sure is on some best of movie lists, so I doubt it's underrated, but great movie. Running Scares was to me, terrible accent. __________________

02-26-2009, 04:28 PM	#61 (permalink)
Raytes Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 178 +1 Internets	The Proposition - stars Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emma Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston, David Wenham. It's a western set in the Australian outback. Best western since Unforgiven and I'd rank it pretty high along with the great westerns of all times. Speaking of westerns, anyone know anything about when/if Blood Meridian will come out? Provided it actually does get made (hard to do it justice without giving it an NC-17 rating) and provided it's done properly and provided a suitable actor is found to play Judge Holden (too bad they can't clone Marlon Brando circa Apocalypse Now--he would have been perfect), it would surpass all westerns ever made combined.

02-26-2009, 10:23 PM	#67 (permalink)
Shutup Cajun in yo pocket Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Opelousas, LA Posts: 891 +20 Internets	Jesus, the wizard... I must have watched that movie over 100 times. I agree on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang also. When I worked at Blockbuster it was always a movie I suggested, and the customers pretty much never heard about it.

02-27-2009, 09:48 PM	#69 (permalink)
bubblegumbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 328 -14 Internets	Taxi, the first one especially. French action/comedy films are awesome!

02-28-2009, 04:32 PM	#73 (permalink)
Jabberwhacky Walker told me I have AIDS Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Busan Posts: 3,408	I'm gonna go with the definition of "underrated" as "under the appropriate number of people have rated this film" so here are two awesome foreign flicks you may or may not have heard of. First is Black Cat, White Cat. I don't even know how to describe it, besides it's really funny and awesome. Second is The Dinner Game. French comedy wherein this group of guys have dinner parties every now and then with the intent to bring the dumbest guest they can find. Hilarity ensues (in French).

02-28-2009, 06:41 PM	#74 (permalink)
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