Best Underrated Movies

eVasiege · 02-21-2009, 06:01 PM

So I just watched The Beach again after about 4 or 5 years from seeing last and I always knew I liked it, but completely forgot how great it actually is. I had forgotten Danny Boyle directed this as well, which along with Sunshine, Trainspotting, and now Slumdog are some of my favorite movies. Went to check IMDB about the actors in The Beach and noticed the rating was at a 6.2, a 19% on rottentomatoes, and horrid scores among other places. I'm completely dumbfounded as to how people rated this movie so low which inspired me to create this thread to find more great films that somehow got underrated.

These types might actually be rare, but I'd like to know some other potential gems that I might have skipped out on because of reviews.

Feduke · 02-21-2009, 06:07 PM

The Dark Knight

SceleriS · 02-21-2009, 06:21 PM

boondock saints
equilibrium
any kevin smith movie
Serenity

AtwaKom · 02-21-2009, 06:35 PM

Dark City

Sugarhigh · 02-21-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AtwaKom

Dark City

Yea i agree with Dark City, was a good movie too bad it was overshadowed by The Matrix which was released right around the same time.

Ham n Cheese · 02-21-2009, 10:07 PM

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

Erumaron · 02-21-2009, 10:14 PM

Good calls on Dark City and Primal Fear for sure. Along the same lines as Dark City actually but I kinda dug The Thirteenth Floor.

Blank · 02-21-2009, 10:30 PM

Dark City is one of my favorite movies of all time, glad to see it getting some love

<3 Willaim Hurt.

A quick check at some of my favorites:

Mirror Mask (52%)
Night Watch (58%- inferior to Day Watch, but not *that* bad... much better if you haven't read the book(s) IMO)
Dune (Sci-fi movie/sequel or original)

EmpireF4i · 02-21-2009, 11:25 PM

Tremors.

joz123 · 02-22-2009, 12:40 AM

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wash · 02-22-2009, 01:03 AM

In Bruges, this year, was really underrated. It deserved more recognition than it got. I think it'll end up being a cult classic.

brekk · 02-22-2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by EmpireF4i

Tremors.

CLASSIC

Grooverider · 02-22-2009, 04:26 AM

The Mutant Chronicals

Aveeno · 02-22-2009, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wash

In Bruges, this year, was really underrated. It deserved more recognition than it got. I think it'll end up being a cult classic.

THIS.......

"The word 'fuck' and its derivatives are said 126 times in this 107-minute film, an average of 1.18 'fucks' per minute." quote from imdb.

i mean, how can you go wrong with that many fucks!??!

Zeitgeist · 02-22-2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Wash

In Bruges, this year, was really underrated. It deserved more recognition than it got. I think it'll end up being a cult classic.

Very true.

Also "The Rules of Attraction (2002)". It's definitely underrated, many many golden scenes in there, imo.

02-21-2009, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
eVasiege Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kingdom of Shu, Chengdu Posts: 744 -18 Internets	Best Underrated Movies So I just watched The Beach again after about 4 or 5 years from seeing last and I always knew I liked it, but completely forgot how great it actually is. I had forgotten Danny Boyle directed this as well, which along with Sunshine, Trainspotting, and now Slumdog are some of my favorite movies. Went to check IMDB about the actors in The Beach and noticed the rating was at a 6.2, a 19% on rottentomatoes, and horrid scores among other places. I'm completely dumbfounded as to how people rated this movie so low which inspired me to create this thread to find more great films that somehow got underrated. These types might actually be rare, but I'd like to know some other potential gems that I might have skipped out on because of reviews. __________________ "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." Jackie Chan

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Ham n Cheese The sky calls to us Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 12,412 +58 Internets	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 __________________

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Blank Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,133 +19 Internets	Dark City is one of my favorite movies of all time, glad to see it getting some love <3 Willaim Hurt. A quick check at some of my favorites: Mirror Mask (52%) Night Watch (58%- inferior to Day Watch, but not that bad... much better if you haven't read the book(s) IMO) Dune (Sci-fi movie/sequel or original) __________________

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