OT: Favorite Movie/Best Under Radar Movie
Goodbye Lenin! is excellent. Such a great movie.
Other under the radar movies I've seen recently:
"Win win" - Paul Giammatti in an excellent, simple character story about a struggling lawyer/high school wrestling coach taking in a troubled teen.
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" - Pyschological thriller about a troubled/possessed teen with superb acting (Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller). Very chilling and disturbing - not disturbing in a "gross out" way, but disturbing in the sense that it is totally believable and kind of scary to consider this movie's place in our society today (that's a weird, shadowy description, but I can't really explain it better without giving away too much).
The Verdict, a movie about a drunken lawyer seeking redemption starring Paul Newman & Charlotte Rampling
Noi, a quirky funny film from a rather bleak part of Iceland
Auditon, a Japanese horror flick that'll get under your skin
Detroit 9000, blaxploitation film par excellence
Bill Cunningham New York as a unlikely fascinating documentary
Fellini's Roma for an insider's look at a great city
and of course some of the work of William Klein such as Qui êtes vous Polly Magoo and Mr. Freedom.
I even think Nacho Libre also qualifies as underrated.
Goodness, there's so many excellent underrated films out there.
double post.
Grosse Pointe Blank.
More than any other movie...maybe Almost Famous is a close second.
-City Of God
-Children of Men
-What About Bob
-So I Married and Axe Murderer
.....all underappreciated IMO (although I do think City of God had some oscar nominations, you don't hear much of it)
also.....Django Unchained is one of the most entertaining films of our generation, although I know it's popular, Les Mis was great too.
upvoted for Children of Men.
I have a lot of movies that I loved, but if I have to pick a favorite I have to say that is Forrest Gump, the one movie I have watched over and over again without ever getting sick of it. As far as underrated goes, Lord of War. I am actually surprised as to how under the radar that movie is. If you like foreign flicks, Gangster is a wonderfully produced Bollywood movie. Worst movie I have ever seen that I still love would be Rubber.
My Under the Radar Movies go to:
Suicide Kings - '97
Boondock Saints - '99
hahaha...I'll have a coke! mmmmm...tell me one more.
Unfortunately Boondock Saints II, one of the worst sequels of all-time.
Boondock Saints is the source for some of the best movie quotes ever.
I was let down by Apocalypse Now.. The movie starts out really good but the ending was a real big let down. The best Vietnam movie is Full Metal Jacket or Platoon..
Ground hog day is a classic.. Especially if you havent seen it in a while.. Bill Murray is excellent
Requiem for a Dream makes me never want to heroin.. Great movie though
A Prophet
Sleepers or Bronx Tale is my pick for UTR.
Yeah, I like Deniro.
Good movie.
The Prestige is one of the most under-the-radar great movies. Nolan made it between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The Batman movies cast a large shadow on it.
The Secret in their Eyes
A Separation
The Last of the Mohicans
Gross Point Blank
CIty of God
In America
All the Real Girls
Dogtooth
Amores Perros
You get a bit different sense of Hawkeye in different DVD versions. I forget which expands on some of his dialogue. There were at least 3 scenes cut short where he's said more, usually a quip in his response.
When first arriving at the fort, one buddy of his already there asks him, "We didn't think you and Uncas were joining in this fight." Hawkeye's response is, "We didn't." Yet in the other DVD he adds, "We just stopped in to see how you boys were doin."
When they're walking to get to the fort in the conversation between Duncan and Hawkeye, Duncan asks, "There is a war, how is it you are headed west?" Hawkeye responds, "Well we face to the north and real sudden like turn left." (Great response by the way). Hawkeye adds, "We ain't your scout, not your damn militia either." In the extended version of the conversation he adds, "Clear it up any?"
There's at least one more but can't remember off the top of my head. Unfortunately I have the sortened version on DVD (also the last fight scene is modified). In the version I have, the last blow to Magwa is shown in a slow motion/blurry shot. The original is just a normal shot which is much better IMO.
Spaceballs. It has everything you need in a movie, comedy, drama, action, romance,suspense.
Under the radar-Dirty Work and Kung Pow
every day for a month in high school... Norm McDonald is pure comedic genius in that movie.
with Charles Bronson
Probably in my top 5 comedies... WAY underrated. Phil Hartman makes anything better but Sinbad is hilarious in that movie.
ST3
perfect role for Bruce Willis
-Moon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/?ref_=sr_4 Really cool movie done in 2009. I have never really been into Sci-Fi movies, but if you have some time and want to relax, this is a good Psychological Sci-Fi movie. It gets better and better as it goes on.
You can't mention this film without noting that the director is DAVID F'N BOWIE's son.
Princess Mononoke
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Strange Brew
V for Vendetta
The Living Daylights
Amadeus
Gattaca
Ghost World
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Prestige
The Godfather/ part II
The Maiden Heist
Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country
I could go on forever...
saw it mentioned on the Nerdist and checked it out... thought it was very good.
I thought this was about Under the radar movies. I see movies on here that have won awards. How is that under the radar?