Underrated films - Page 2

*VaughnMichael* · 05-07-2009, 05:29 PM

Phantom of the Paradise
Hedwig & The Angry Inch
TMNT 1
Return To Oz
The Dark Crystal
Dark City
The Cell

Most of my list is from things that mostly have inspired me in some way shape or form, but I do feel that they pushed boundaries and many modern movies bite off of what they did.
I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of right now off the top of my head.

**Jester** · 05-07-2009, 05:33 PM

PotP, most definitely. I fell in love with that movie when I reviewed it on request of my girlfriend/fiance.

*Hannah* · 05-07-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by VaughnMichael

Phantom of the Paradise
Hedwig & The Angry Inch
TMNT 1
Return To Oz
The Dark Crystal
Dark City
The Cell

Most of my list is from things that mostly have inspired me in some way shape or form, but I do feel that they pushed boundaries and many modern movies bite off of what they did.
I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of right now off the top of my head.

RETURN TO OZ. That movie rules!

*VaughnMichael* · 05-08-2009, 07:01 AM

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RETURN TO OZ. That movie rules!

Totally and it's odd like so many people don't even know about it.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-08-2009, 10:44 AM

I agree on Speed Racer. I got the Mach 5 "M" tattoo a few days after seeing that movie.

Biggest Superman fan ever (that'd be me) says no, Quest For Peace isn't better than III, but only because of Chris Reeve's brilliant work in the Clark Kent vs Evil Superman junkyard scene. Best scene in an otherwise lame movie, where part IV... well, it ended. Best part.

Any of Emilio Estevez's lesser-known work is really underrated, but everyone I know who saw it loved him in The War At Home. The Vietnam movie, not the lackluster sitcom.

Young Guns I and II always felt underrated to me, because they're often forgotten despite being brillantly cast, acted, and researched.

I'm a sucker for pretty much any movie where people do a lot of work on it... so to me, pretty much every movie is underrated and under-appreciated, at least a little.

**Jester** · 05-08-2009, 01:46 PM

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Biggest Superman fan ever (that'd be me) says no, Quest For Peace isn't better than III, but only because of Chris Reeve's brilliant work in the Clark Kent vs Evil Superman junkyard scene. Best scene in an otherwise lame movie, where part IV... well, it ended. Best part.

I agree that that is the best part of Superman III, I guess i just like the idea of a being that can take Superman, which is why I like Superman 2 the best, because of Zod and crew.

*BigApple3AM* · 05-10-2009, 06:00 AM

I completely agree with The Rocketeer. Everyone was psyched for Terminator 2, no one wanted to see Rocketeer.

Interestingly, the director of Rocketeer is going to be doing the new Captain American movie. Maybe that'll bring some fresh attention to Rocketeer. (I have high hopes for Captain America now too!)

~~Leo656~~ · 05-11-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I agree that that is the best part of Superman III, I guess i just like the idea of a being that can take Superman, which is why I like Superman 2 the best, because of Zod and crew.

Actually, yeah, I admit, the idea of Nuclear Man was what made me like that one as a kid. It did take me until I was about 13 to realize how bad that flick is, so props to Mark Pillow for that.

Even though he's still probably curled up at the bottom of a reactor, or wherever Supes threw him at the end. He never did another movie, as I recall.

RAM BAM · 05-11-2009, 09:10 PM

Manos, The Hands Of Fate, very underrated.

*That Matt Guy* · 05-11-2009, 09:11 PM

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Manos, The Hands Of Fate, very underrated.

How do you figure that?

**Jester** · 05-11-2009, 09:30 PM

Entertainment value? It may suck, but it's a fun ride.

*XERO* · 05-11-2009, 10:47 PM

I remember Willow.

I wouldn't say it's vastly underrated, but not many people talk about it much.

Where else can you see a pre-Leprechaun Warwick Davis and a pre-TombStone Val Kilmer pwn so sorcerer ass?

*Andrew NDB* · 08-21-2023, 11:10 AM

Saw "The Nice Guys" (it's on Netflix) again for the first time in a few years. Really, really solid and like on every level. Every character is so well defined, the script is highly energized and just WEIRD random sh** is constantly happening, and nothing is remotely predictable.

Highly, highly recommended.

joe-eyeball · 08-21-2023, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Saw "The Nice Guys" (it's on Netflix) again for the first time in a few years. Really, really solid and like on every level. Every character is so well defined, the script is highly energized and just WEIRD random sh** is constantly happening, and nothing is remotely predictable.

Highly, highly recommended.

I agree this movie is pretty entertaining! If you like this one have you’ve ever watched “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?”

Shane black wrote and directed that one and it is pretty much the same vein as this film.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-21-2023, 03:51 PM

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I agree this movie is pretty entertaining! If you like this one have you’ve ever watched “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?”

I did and that was OK but I found "The Nice Guys" way, way better and more polished. Also more hysterical.

**Barkworm** · 08-21-2023, 04:05 PM

Anyone's ever seen "Killing them softly" with Brad Pitt? I have almost no memory of what the film was about but I remember enjoying it. Apparently it's the only film to ever get an F from audiences polled by CinemaScore. I wonder what it was that got people so angry about it.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-21-2023, 04:59 PM

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Anyone's ever seen "Killing them softly" with Brad Pitt? I have almost no memory of what the film was about but I remember enjoying it. Apparently it's the only film to ever get an F from audiences polled by CinemaScore. I wonder what it was that got people so angry about it.

Oh wow... I'm honestly not sure! I thought I'd seen it, but the Wiki I just read about it doesn't really sound familiar at all. Now I watched the trailer for it and it all looks really, really familiar. I'm leaning towards I've seen it but that large parts of the movie must have been "meh" for most of it not to have stuck.

*IMJ* · 08-21-2023, 07:23 PM

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Anyone's ever seen "Killing them softly" with Brad Pitt? I have almost no memory of what the film was about but I remember enjoying it. Apparently it's the only film to ever get an F from audiences polled by CinemaScore. I wonder what it was that got people so angry about it.

Is that the one where he takes a guy down with a shotgun in a condo parking lot and preps the shot intentionally to go through a few car windows? I've seen it - it was fine, but like Andrew I don't remember much about it. I remember the shotgun killing because it was a very "real" way to use a shotgun - just shoot through walls and obstacles and it's still going to make contact. I also remember that it ends somewhat abruptly in a bar, I think.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-15-2025, 05:12 PM

Oh, and also...

* The 13th Floor.

* Existenz.

* Innerspace.

* Freejack.

*ToTheNines* · 01-15-2025, 05:19 PM

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Turns out The Godfather is underrated. I brought it up in math class today and some Watchmen loving ADD jack-asses started hating on it, but I **** on all their arguments.

Damn. What a pretentious little 18 year old lol.

05-07-2009, 05:33 PM	#22
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	PotP, most definitely. I fell in love with that movie when I reviewed it on request of my girlfriend/fiance. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-11-2009, 09:30 PM	#31
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Entertainment value? It may suck, but it's a fun ride. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-11-2009, 10:47 PM	#32
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	I remember Willow. I wouldn't say it's vastly underrated, but not many people talk about it much. Where else can you see a pre-Leprechaun Warwick Davis and a pre-TombStone Val Kilmer pwn so sorcerer ass? __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

08-21-2023, 11:10 AM	#33
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,558	Saw "The Nice Guys" (it's on Netflix) again for the first time in a few years. Really, really solid and like on every level. Every character is so well defined, the script is highly energized and just WEIRD random sh** is constantly happening, and nothing is remotely predictable. Highly, highly recommended. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

01-15-2025, 05:12 PM	#39
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,558	Oh, and also... * The 13th Floor. * Existenz. * Innerspace. * Freejack. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

05-07-2009, 05:29 PM	#21
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	Phantom of the Paradise Hedwig & The Angry Inch TMNT 1 Return To Oz The Dark Crystal Dark City The Cell Most of my list is from things that mostly have inspired me in some way shape or form, but I do feel that they pushed boundaries and many modern movies bite off of what they did. I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of right now off the top of my head.

05-08-2009, 10:44 AM	#25
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I agree on Speed Racer. I got the Mach 5 "M" tattoo a few days after seeing that movie. Biggest Superman fan ever (that'd be me) says no, Quest For Peace isn't better than III, but only because of Chris Reeve's brilliant work in the Clark Kent vs Evil Superman junkyard scene. Best scene in an otherwise lame movie, where part IV... well, it ended. Best part. Any of Emilio Estevez's lesser-known work is really underrated, but everyone I know who saw it loved him in The War At Home. The Vietnam movie, not the lackluster sitcom. Young Guns I and II always felt underrated to me, because they're often forgotten despite being brillantly cast, acted, and researched. I'm a sucker for pretty much any movie where people do a lot of work on it... so to me, pretty much every movie is underrated and under-appreciated, at least a little.

05-10-2009, 06:00 AM	#27
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	I completely agree with The Rocketeer. Everyone was psyched for Terminator 2, no one wanted to see Rocketeer. Interestingly, the director of Rocketeer is going to be doing the new Captain American movie. Maybe that'll bring some fresh attention to Rocketeer. (I have high hopes for Captain America now too!)

05-11-2009, 09:10 PM	#29
RAM BAM Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Will O' The Wisp Posts: 472	Manos, The Hands Of Fate, very underrated.

08-21-2023, 04:05 PM	#36
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	Anyone's ever seen "Killing them softly" with Brad Pitt? I have almost no memory of what the film was about but I remember enjoying it. Apparently it's the only film to ever get an F from audiences polled by CinemaScore. I wonder what it was that got people so angry about it.