Underrated movies

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
While you at it you should add The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

Done.

KT

 

[pcslookout]

Now this movie you must add The Other Side. This movie rocks and was made for very little money. http://imdb.com/title/tt0393567/

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Now this movie you must add The Other Side. This movie rocks and was made for very little money. http://imdb.com/title/tt0393567/

That looks like my kind of movie.

KT

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Now this movie you must add The Other Side. This movie rocks and was made for very little money. http://imdb.com/title/tt0393567/

That looks like my kind of movie.

KT

Watch it you will be surprised at how good it is.

 

[Farang]

I'll try another.. Paths of Glory.. Kubrick's best film never gets any attention.

 

[MaxDepth]

Hmm...

Deathrace 2000

Beyond the Door

Xtro

Circuitry Man

Roadie

There is a movie that I am currently searching for the title. The movie is set in the near future, a dystopia. A young woman finds a computer component in the street and takes it home to add it to her art collection(?). The computer part is a actually a piece of a killer robot that terrorizes her in the apartment. From what I remember, it had a lot of 80s mood music.

 

[jandrews]

event horizon was great imo, the only cheesy part was the guy on fire. Otherwise I thought all the real girls was like a 9.5 for me and its usually rated 6 or so, just a good movie about relationships.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Now this movie you must add The Other Side. This movie rocks and was made for very little money. http://imdb.com/title/tt0393567/

That looks like my kind of movie.

KT

Watch it you will be surprised at how good it is.

I'll have to find it first, my local movie joint sucks.

Originally posted by: Farang
I'll try another.. Paths of Glory.. Kubrick's best film never gets any attention.

Done.

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Hmm...

Deathrace 2000

Beyond the Door

Xtro

Circuitry Man

Roadie

Underrated or just bad? Though Deathrace has its moments, and I actually quite liked Xtro when I was a kid, the other ones look pretty terrible.

I'll add Deathrace and Xtro for now, but the others require further review.

KT

 

[GrantMeThePower]

Perfume: A Story of a Murderer

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: jandrews
event horizon was great imo, the only cheesy part was the guy on fire. Otherwise I thought all the real girls was like a 9.5 for me and its usually rated 6 or so, just a good movie about relationships.

Oooohhhh, I like Zooey Deschanel! Added.

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower
Perfume: A Story of a Murderer

Done.

KT

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Underrated or just bad? Though Deathrace has its moments, and I actually quite liked Xtro when I was a kid, the other ones look pretty terrible.

I'll add Deathrace and Xtro for now, but the others require further review.

KT

Roadie? It has Meatloaf, Don Cornelius, Hank Williams Jr. and Art Carney!

Circuitry Man looks like it was made on a shoestring budget in the 80s. But it actually had a pretty decent plot and it has been one of my underrated movies to see again.

I'll give up Beyond the Door. It wasn't that good, come to think about it - except for the chest of drawers sliding in an out and the main character levitating to "beyond the door." Now for some erotic viewing, I would suggest looking up Beyond the Green Door.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Underrated or just bad? Though Deathrace has its moments, and I actually quite liked Xtro when I was a kid, the other ones look pretty terrible.

I'll add Deathrace and Xtro for now, but the others require further review.

KT

Roadie? It has Meatloaf, Don Cornelius, Hank Williams Jr. and Art Carney!

Circuitry Man looks like it was made on a shoestring budget in the 80s. But it actually had a pretty decent plot and it has been one of my underrated movies to see again.

I'll give up Beyond the Door. It wasn't that good, come to think about it - except for the chest of drawers sliding in an out and the main character levitating to "beyond the door." Now for some erotic viewing, I would suggest looking up Beyond the Green Door.

Ok, Roadie and Circuitry Man added and Beyond the Door removed from my memory; I originally thought youwere talking about Beyond the Green Door.

KT

 

[Arkaign]

Gallipoli

1981 Peter Weir WW1 film, with a very young Mel Gibson in a standout performance. Very artistically shot, and very honest writing.

You have to be in the kind of mood to watch a deliberately-paced period drama, but it's very rewarding. Peter Weir went on to direct such greats as :

Witness
The Mosquito Coast
Dead Poets Society
The Truman Show
Master and Commander

 

[LS21]

JOE DIRT. serious

 

[Beev]

Dirty Work

 

[50cent1228]

black hawk down and zoolander

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Gallipoli

1981 Peter Weir WW1 film, with a very young Mel Gibson in a standout performance. Very artistically shot, and very honest writing.

You have to be in the kind of mood to watch a deliberately-paced period drama, but it's very rewarding. Peter Weir went on to direct such greats as :

Witness
The Mosquito Coast
Dead Poets Society
The Truman Show
Master and Commander

I've seen it (ages ago though); very well done.

Originally posted by: LS21
JOE DIRT. serious

Serious?

Originally posted by: Beev
Dirty Work

Woot! Norm Macdonald! Added.

KT

 

[Arkaign]

Ooo .. thought of some more.

The Game, solid work by Fincher with a well-cast Michael Douglas sort of playing a burned out version of his 'Wall Street' character.

12 Monkeys, sci-fi never seems to get much respect, but Terry Gilliam mixed up a weirdly funny sci-fi dramedy here. Brad Pitt's Jeffrey Goines is going to go down as a classic oddball.

The Crossing Guard, this is severely underrated. Sean Penn directs an unbelievably good performance out of Jack Nicholson as the tortured father of a child lost to a drunk driver. David Morse very memorable as that regretful drunk driver.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Ooo .. thought of some more.

The Game, solid work by Fincher with a well-cast Michael Douglas sort of playing a burned out version of his 'Wall Street' character.

12 Monkeys, sci-fi never seems to get much respect, but Terry Gilliam mixed up a weirdly funny sci-fi dramedy here. Brad Pitt's Jeffrey Goines is going to go down as a classic oddball.

The Crossing Guard, this is severely underrated. Sean Penn directs an unbelievably good performance out of Jack Nicholson as the tortured father of a child lost to a drunk driver. David Morse very memorable as that regretful drunk driver.

Holy crap, I didn't have 12 Monkeys on there already? :Q That is one of my favourite movies ever.

I forgot Penn directed The Crossing Guard. I just saw Into the Wild on the weekend, directed by him, and I thought it was well done.

Added all.

KT

 

[Arkaign]

Hey Keith, I'm a fan of Terry Gilliam, but haven't seen either Brazil or Time Bandits. Worthy?

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Hey Keith, I'm a fan of Terry Gilliam, but haven't seen either Brazil or Time Bandits. Worthy?

Brazil moreso than Time Bandits in my opinion. A lot of people love TB, but I just never really felt it as much as some of his other work. Brazil on the other hand is fantastic (maybe his best movie) and I highly recommend you see it.

KT

 

[TheTony]

World's Fastest Indian

 

[Arkaign]

Ooo I got a couple to bookend each other :

The Right Stuff, with a terrific ensemble including a straight-arrow hero Ed Harris.

Just Cause, with a truly terrifying performance as a psychopath by Ed Harris.

 

[Chronoshock]

I have to mention Ronin. It did poorly in the box office and has a 7.x rating on IMDB which IMO is underrated. It's one of my favorite movies with some great action scenes, car chases, and a convoluted but interesting plot.

 

[Arkaign]

Ronin was also a rare movie that featured Jean Reno and wasn't terrible. I like Jean Reno, but aside from Leon, he's been in some awful stuff. Rollerball comes to mind ... *shudder*.