October 30th, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^
so listed because it's my favorite movie of all time, and nobody else seems to agree with me on this point.
By the way, what's the record for "most posts in a thread before 9 AM"?
October 30th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
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October 30th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
Macgruber. Seriously.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 10:05 AM ^
One of the most hilarious movies out there. Absolutely love it. Going out as Grubes for Halloween tomorrow.
October 30th, 2014 at 1:47 PM ^
That movie is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rippin throats out!!!
October 30th, 2014 at 9:38 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 9:51 AM ^
Primal Fear was definitely a good flick
October 30th, 2014 at 1:21 PM ^
I was going to say Primal Fear, but thought that it probably wasn't "underrated" as Edward Norton was nominated for an Academy Award for it. If we're including it, though, American History X has to be on the list. He absolutely should have won the award for best actor that year.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:29 AM ^
Gia.... just kidding.... kinda.
I will say I'm impressed this thread has yet to devolve in this direction (and much worse) unitl now.
October 30th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
Baseketball
Van Wilder
The Girl Next Door
....or maybe I just live dumb comedies?
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October 30th, 2014 at 1:22 PM ^
I thought of Baseketball and Van Wilder a little bit ago. I'm glad someone else posted them.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:40 AM ^
Chef
Boyhood, though still in theaters.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 9:55 AM ^
shameful or not
October 30th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
That's a good movie.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 9:45 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 9:56 AM ^
Forgot about that one (somehow). Great movie!
October 30th, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
It was not a major boxoffice smash, but it received high praise from critics and foreign film accolades. Wasn't a major film in the US because audiences weren't familiar with the lead actors, and it was a message film, sort of like the Oxbow Incident, made decades earlier with up and coming stars but relying on the storyline for its appeal.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^
I watch a lot of movies for my blog (over 1800 and counting seen), so here's some of my favorites that I feel are underrated, underappreciated, or unknown here in the states (some of these are foreign films). I strongly encourage you all to go see:
Foreign films: The Brotherhood of the Wolf - amazing French martial arts flick; Infernal Affairs - the film The Departed was a remake of this one; The Killer - Chow Yun-Fat & John Woo at their best; Hard Boiled - Chow Yun-Fat & John Woo at their 2nd best
Films in English: Inside Man - a great heist movie; Children of Men - bleak but awesome sci-fi; Warrior - great MMA film; L.A. Confidential - best modern noir movie; Eastern Promises - incredible mob movie; Lord of War - a bleak look at arms dealing; High Fidelity - one of the few romantic comedies I can tolerate
Kids movies that adults will actually love: Wreck-it Ralph; The Lego Movie
Enjoy!
October 30th, 2014 at 10:06 AM ^
If you've never seen it (and outside of flyfisherman very few have) you should check out Eastern Rises. A bizarre and very cool spectacle that makes Warren Miller's ski things seem clumsy and boring. I've shown it to several non-fishing friends who think it awesome.
October 30th, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^
I'm not big on fishing, but I enjoyed Warren Miller's ski movies, so based on that I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the recommendation!
October 30th, 2014 at 11:41 AM ^
directed by Chris Hansen. But again that film got a lot off press and critical attention when it came out. It's a classic noir film as you say. And the cast and performances are just right, a film that really captures the mood and period it's set in.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^
Mirage
The List of Adrian Messenger
The Naked Prey
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Really!)
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Kiss Me Deadly
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Not of This Earth
The Undead
(Last 3 all vintage Corman)
October 30th, 2014 at 11:13 AM ^
A fun film witn all-star cast directed by John Huston.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^
It won an assload of Academy Awards, is constantly referenced in pop culture, and a remake of it is coming out in 2016. Just because you don't think "the younger generation" appreciates it enough does not make it underrated.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
The Kingdom
The Usual Suspects
The Illusionist
October 30th, 2014 at 10:10 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 10:22 AM ^
mentioned a couple times....)
October 30th, 2014 at 12:40 PM ^
I'll second The Illusionist. Enjoyed that movie way more than The Prestige which came out the same year I believe.
October 30th, 2014 at 1:25 PM ^
Prestige was entertaining. The Illusionist was a much more well-rounded movie, though.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:56 AM ^
Click
The East
Phantom Menace
History of the World Part 1
Waiting
October 30th, 2014 at 9:53 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^
12 Monkeys has a huge cult following and is considered one of the best Sci-Fi Movies of the '90s and is solidly in the IMDb top 250.
Ben-Hur is considered one of the greatest epics of all time, at the peak of the "Swords and Sandals" era of Hollywood, and is solidly in the IMDb top 250.
I have trouble agreeing with about a quarter of the movies listed that were raved by critics and nominated for Academy Awards (Mystic River, A Serious Man, etc). Many of these are good to great movies, but not underrated.
Nor are foreign movies because they are foreign. They may be underwatched by Americans, but City of God, Amores Perros, etc, are IMDb top 250 movies and very well regarded, for example.
Now, if you want to talk under-appreciated, I agree with most of the movies people said, particularly a lot of the foreign movies (I recommend looking at the foreign movies on the IMDb Top 250 and give Anime movies by Miyazaki a chance). Anyway, my underrated list.
"Take Shelter" is one someone mentioned and a great movie.
"Finding Forrester" is a movie that I really like by Gus Van Sant. Many similarities to another movie of his that I know many love "Good Will Hunting".
"The Twilight Samurai" is, in my opinion, up there with some of the Kurosawa greats for Japanese Samurai pictures. Kurosawa has many underrated films himself, including his only Russian film "Dersu Uzala", but also including greats like "Red Beard" and "High and Low". "Woman of the Dunes", nominated for 2 Oscars, is a great Japanese movie that is often lost outside of the obvious Kurosawa, Ozu, etc crowd.
"Never Cry Wolf" is a great Disney move (nominated for one Oscar for Best Sound) that is often lost in the early 80s. "The Straight Story" is in a similar group, along with a movie like "Sling Blade" (which one an Oscar, so doesn't really count). Throw "October Sky" onto that list as well.
Some good indies/smaller movies include "Visioneers", "Boy A" (a British movie), "One Hour Photo", "The Proposition" (an Australian "Western"), "The Visitor", "Win Win", "Fruitvale Station", "The Guard" (similar to "In Bruges")
Lots of obviously great foreign movies that go mostly unnoticed over here. "Once Upon a TIme in Anatola" is a great movie from 2011 out of Turkey. "Rififi", "Chaser", "Sin Nobre",
As for classics, take a look at "Pickup on South Street", "The Front Page", "Night and the City", "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
Lots of great underrated Westerns, including "Jeremiah Johnson", "The Outlaw Josey Wales", etc.
And "The Sandlot", because that movie is childhood.
I've watched too many movies.
October 30th, 2014 at 10:03 AM ^
I enjoyed Boy A. I watched it so I could "scout" Andrew Garfield as Spiderman the same way I watched Equilibrium for Christian Bale after he was cast for Batman Begins.
October 30th, 2014 at 10:07 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^
One of Eastwood's first great Directing jobs (that obviously has lead to great things), and also classic Eastwood in a starring role (though "High Plains Drifter" is another solid Western from earlier in his career that he also directed). If you like the Eastwood and Leone movies, you'll really like Josey Wales. The influence is obvious, but it isn't Eastwood trying to be Leone either, which is important.
October 30th, 2014 at 12:00 PM ^
...see "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Even if you're not a Clint Eastwood fan Chief Dan George steals the movie.
October 30th, 2014 at 2:22 PM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 10:15 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 10:24 AM ^
But didn't love it. I mean it has Sam Elliot, so there's always that. But a solid movie.
By the way, I've listed my top movies on my blog as well, many wouldn't be considered "underrated", but many would be "under-appreciated".
October 30th, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^
October 30th, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
Qualifier: I won't list your most watched movies ever or silent movies (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Godfather, etc, Charlie Chaplin/Buster Keaton features). I'm also hugely Kurosawa biased (Japanese director, so I recommend pretty much all of his, but won't list below). Also not the obvious classics (Casablanca, Sergio Leone Westerns, for example) or ones I'm sure everyone has seen (The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump). Also no Pixar, because those are pretty much all great, but obvious. In no order:
- The Defiant Ones (1958)
- Duck Soup (1933, Comedy)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Korean, 2003)
- Charade (1963)
- Being There (1979, Comedy)
- After the Wedding (Dutch, 2006)
- The African Queen (1951)
- The Verdict (1982)
- Donnie Darko (2001, Sci-Fi)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Leon: The Professional (1994)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, also read the book)
- District 9 (2009, Sci-Fi)
- In Bruges (2008, Comedy)
- The Great Escape
- Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
- Dr Strangelove (1964)
- Serpico (1973)
Those are maybe some under-appreciated movies by people that haven't watched a ton of movies, or especially movies that aren't from recently (a lot of film-people have historical bias, there are plenty of very good modern movies as well, I just didn't list them because I'll assume you've seen No Country for Old Men, etc). I enjoy a lot of animated films as well (Pixar, a lot of Disney, How to Train Your Dragon, Miyazaki), but there are lots of good ones out there as well that go under-appreciated (Mary and Max, The Iron Giant, old Looney Toons and Disney shorts, The Secret of Kells, etc)
October 30th, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
"Why, Johnny Ringo - you looked like somebody just walked over your grave."
Never been a Val Kilmer fan, but he kicked some ass in that movie.
October 30th, 2014 at 12:13 PM ^
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October 30th, 2014 at 11:47 AM ^
being listed here are just fan favorites regardless of whether they are uderrated. Finding Forrester is a great film with Sean Connery in an usual role for him, a small but extremely enjoyable and entertaining film with an underlying sports context.