Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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Dead men don't wear Plaid.
First time I had ever seen Steve Martin.
By far his best film.
First time I had ever seen Steve Martin.
By far his best film.
Very Bad Things is excellent. Christian Slater and Jeremy Piven.
Maybe not underrated but Grosse Point Blank rarely gets a mention.
We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon is a saccharine and Americanised version of a British story but I loved it.
Singles by the same director, Crow, was also good. Bit dated now.
I also thought the lesser Eddie Murphy film, Boomerang is genuinely hilarious.
Dead men don't wear Plaid.
First time I had ever seen Steve Martin.
By far his best film.
Vancouver film festival, circa 94, Bill Forsyth have an introductory talk, at the Ridge 'theatre' (cinema), on Arbutus, before the first local showing of (apologies either) this film (or was it Comfort and Joy?). Anyway, Local Her, Comfort and Joy and Gregory's girl are all underrated classics.
I would add the following (some of which are perhaps more 'cult' or more disregarded than underrated.....)
Rear Window
Vertigo
Mary Poppins
All of the Steig Larsson films (Dragon Tattoo)
Americal Werewolf in London
Blow Up
The last supper.
A bunch of liberals have a weekly dinner party where they discuss left-wing matters.
One evening gets gatecrashed by a very right wing ex-marine.
With fatal consequences.
I think the film I have enjoyed most, in oppsosition to the critics dislike, is Falling Down with Michael Douglas.
The strange tale of Benjamin Button. A unique script and very moving. Perhaps because Brad Pitt starred, it’s rated downwards?
I saw Where Eagles Dare listed earlier. Not sure that’s ever been underrated? It generally always does well in ratings lists etc.
And rightfully so, as it’s one of the greatest movies ever.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Agree it shouldn't be on this thread (see also Downfall above). Even though it's got more glaring historical errors than just about any other WWII film, WED is still a stone cold classic. I watched two British 70s horror films recently - Witchfinder General and Blood on Satans Claw, and Patrick Wymark, who played the Colonel in WED was in both and only was 44 when he died!