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[Film] Underrated Films







Uncle Spielberg

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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.

Loved we bought a Zoo
 




marlowe

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I quite enjoyed "Dead Man" starring Johnny Depp with a cameo appearance by Iggy Pop and soundtrack by Neil Young. Quirky western shot in black and white.

I also liked "Little Big Man" with Dustin Hoffman when I saw it about 35 years ago which is another western told from a Native American perspective. The mix of comedy and tragedy was well balanced and was also quite accurate in depicting little known aspects of Native American culture. I've just this second discovered that In 2014, Little Big Man was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
 


Uncle Spielberg

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Nick of Time is very good, early Johnny Depp when he was still good
 






Weststander

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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. :thumbsup:

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

Love all of those. I adored the feel of the Forsyth scottish movies.

Plus:
Aristocats (from my own childhood, and its loved by my kids).
 


hart's shirt

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Jul 8, 2003
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Kitbag in Dubai
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.

Sounds like NSC.
 




The Clamp

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West is BEST
U - Turn, overlooked Oliver Stone noir with Sean Penn and JLo.
A Simple Plan. Sam Raimi directed noir/thriller with Bill Paxton. Astounding film.
 


Baldseagull

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I think the film I have enjoyed most, in oppsosition to the critics dislike, is Falling Down with Michael Douglas.
 






lawros left foot

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No way out,
When Costner was still relevant, and Sean Young is a very attractive young man.:blush::love:

And, of course, Downfall
 


Jam The Man

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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.
 


Jam The Man

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The Final Countdown. (USS Nimitz goes back in time to intercept the attack on Pearl Harbour)


The Philadelphia Experiment (another time travel jaunt, but this time forwards from WWII)
 










Cheeky Monkey

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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.

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 was only 44 when he died!
 






Jam The Man

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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!

Blimey he looked older than 44 in WED!
 


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