Your under-appreciated favorites?
05-19-23, 11:43 AM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Not sure if this counts or not :
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Vipper II (05-19-23)
05-19-23, 12:34 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Great call, I love that movie so much and most people aren't aware of it.
A couple that come to mind for me:
A couple that come to mind for me:
- Eyes Wide Shut - Maybe it's out of bounds to call a Kubrick movie underappreciated but so many people absolutely hated this one and I was completely mesmerized by it and still am.
- Dude, Where's My Car? - The self-awareness of this movie's utter stupidity transforms it into something much smarter and more layered than most people give it credit for. It's a brilliant surrealist fever dream. It's like Last Year at Marienbad with the artful pretentiousness completely inverted. Yes, I'm serious.
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IBJoel (05-19-23)
05-19-23, 03:50 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Don't really know if you're going more for "little-known gems", "movies you like that aren't so well regarded", or "movies you give 4 or 5 stars that don't typically get that". I've included a little from all three categories.
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Curse of Crom
The Quake
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (not really a favorite, per se, I just think it's not bad like everyone else says)
Fast Color
Porco Rosso (often forgotten in the Miyazaki filmography)
The Dark Knight Rises (I consider it nearly as good as the previous film)
Sorry to Bother You
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
If Beale Street Could Talk
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Curse of Crom
The Quake
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (not really a favorite, per se, I just think it's not bad like everyone else says)
Fast Color
Porco Rosso (often forgotten in the Miyazaki filmography)
The Dark Knight Rises (I consider it nearly as good as the previous film)
Sorry to Bother You
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
If Beale Street Could Talk
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
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IBJoel (05-19-23)
05-19-23, 04:58 PM
#32
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
It was on the low end of the popularity when I sorted my Letterboxd entries that way, so I included it as a "lesser-seen gem". You're right though, most people do love it if they buy into the more fantastical elements.
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Nesbit (05-19-23)
05-19-23, 05:11 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
I'm a big fan of Peter O'Toole's brief career revival:
The Stunt Man (1980)
My Favorite Year (1982)
The Stunt Man (1980)
My Favorite Year (1982)
05-21-23, 12:00 AM
#36
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
The Book of Life (2014) - I think this has been overshadowed a bit by Pixar's Coco, which came out a couple of years later. They're both great, but I like this one a little more.
05-21-23, 12:19 AM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Time Trap (2017) on Netflix
Cellular - with a pre-Captain America Chris Evans
Cellular - with a pre-Captain America Chris Evans
05-21-23, 12:26 AM
#38
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
The Purple Plain (1954) - This has the most emotionally-satisfying ending of any film that I've ever seen.
The Party (1968) - I don't understand how this film hasn't been acknowledged as a comedy classic by now.
House of Dark Shadows (1970) - Moody, bloody, and genuinely frightening, it's hands-down my favorite vampire film (and you don't have to have seen the TV show to enjoy it).
The Party (1968) - I don't understand how this film hasn't been acknowledged as a comedy classic by now.
House of Dark Shadows (1970) - Moody, bloody, and genuinely frightening, it's hands-down my favorite vampire film (and you don't have to have seen the TV show to enjoy it).
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05-21-23, 01:31 AM
#39
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
^Re: The Party, I thought it was?
05-21-23, 03:53 AM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Out of the Blue- Dennis Hopper.
The Boys in the Band- William Friedkin
Equus- Sidney Lumet
Fear City- Abel Ferrara
Joe- David Gordon Green
A Night at the Roxbury- Amy Heckerling
Letter From an Unknown Woman-Max Ophuls
Born to Kill- Robert Wise
The Entity- Sidney j Furie
In America- Jim Sheridan
Redbelt- David Mamet
The Dead
Fat City
Wise Blood
The Unforgiven
The Misfits
-John Huston
Tetro- Francis
One From the Heart- Ford
The Rain People- Coppola
The Boys in the Band- William Friedkin
Equus- Sidney Lumet
Fear City- Abel Ferrara
Joe- David Gordon Green
A Night at the Roxbury- Amy Heckerling
Letter From an Unknown Woman-Max Ophuls
Born to Kill- Robert Wise
The Entity- Sidney j Furie
In America- Jim Sheridan
Redbelt- David Mamet
The Dead
Fat City
Wise Blood
The Unforgiven
The Misfits
-John Huston
Tetro- Francis
One From the Heart- Ford
The Rain People- Coppola
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05-21-23, 10:14 AM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Near Dark seems to always get overlooked because of the popularity of The Lost Boys, but I feel it's the much better film.
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Runaway (05-21-23)
05-21-23, 12:42 PM
#43
Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) - Sidney Lumet
The Postman (1997) - Kevin Costner
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) - Stephen Hopkins
In the Line of Fire (1993) - Wolfgang Petersen
Cadence (1990) - Martin Sheen
Deep Cover (1992) - Bill Duke
Next of Kin (1989) - John Irvin
F.I.S.T. (1978) - Norman Jewison
The Postman (1997) - Kevin Costner
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) - Stephen Hopkins
In the Line of Fire (1993) - Wolfgang Petersen
Cadence (1990) - Martin Sheen
Deep Cover (1992) - Bill Duke
Next of Kin (1989) - John Irvin
F.I.S.T. (1978) - Norman Jewison
05-21-23, 02:16 PM
#44
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Great call, I love that movie so much and most people aren't aware of it.
A couple that come to mind for me:
A couple that come to mind for me:
- Eyes Wide Shut - Maybe it's out of bounds to call a Kubrick movie underappreciated but so many people absolutely hated this one and I was completely mesmerized by it and still am.
- Dude, Where's My Car? - The self-awareness of this movie's utter stupidity transforms it into something much smarter and more layered than most people give it credit for. It's a brilliant surrealist fever dream. It's like Last Year at Marienbad with the artful pretentiousness completely inverted. Yes, I'm serious.
Don't really know if you're going more for "little-known gems", "movies you like that aren't so well regarded", or "movies you give 4 or 5 stars that don't typically get that". I've included a little from all three categories.
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Curse of Crom
The Quake
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (not really a favorite, per se, I just think it's not bad like everyone else says)
Fast Color
Porco Rosso (often forgotten in the Miyazaki filmography)
The Dark Knight Rises (I consider it nearly as good as the previous film)
Sorry to Bother You
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
If Beale Street Could Talk
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Curse of Crom
The Quake
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (not really a favorite, per se, I just think it's not bad like everyone else says)
Fast Color
Porco Rosso (often forgotten in the Miyazaki filmography)
The Dark Knight Rises (I consider it nearly as good as the previous film)
Sorry to Bother You
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
If Beale Street Could Talk
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain is a fine genre movie. I've watched it several times. I haven't seen the 2001 remake.
05-21-23, 04:51 PM
#45
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Get Crazy - early 80's comedy from Allan Arkush
Streets of Fire - my favorite Walter Hill film
The Unbelievable Truth - early Hal Hartley flick
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Best 80's action flick no one talks about
Twice Upon a Time - early 80's Goerge Lucas produced animated comedy
Streets of Fire - my favorite Walter Hill film
The Unbelievable Truth - early Hal Hartley flick
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Best 80's action flick no one talks about
Twice Upon a Time - early 80's Goerge Lucas produced animated comedy
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05-21-23, 07:41 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Twice Upon a Time is one of my favorite movies of ALL time. It’s so weird and funny. I got the VHS of it relatively recently because it was the only way to see it.
Knight and Day is some peak Cruise and a fun watch.
The Accountant is a fantastic action movie and has great performances from everyone involved. I put this one on in the background a lot.
Bring It On is one of the most quotable comedies of the last 25 years.
Knight and Day is some peak Cruise and a fun watch.
The Accountant is a fantastic action movie and has great performances from everyone involved. I put this one on in the background a lot.
Bring It On is one of the most quotable comedies of the last 25 years.
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05-21-23, 07:52 PM
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05-21-23, 08:20 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Another action movie that never seems to get any appreciation is The Peacemaker with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. I always tend to mention it in threads like this. Probably in my top 5 action movies of all-time and never seems to get any love.
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Draven (05-21-23)
05-21-23, 09:11 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
I just watched The Accountant the other night on Prime. It’s a fantastic movie.
Another action movie that never seems to get any appreciation is The Peacemaker with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. I always tend to mention it in threads like this. Probably in my top 5 action movies of all-time and never seems to get any love.
Another action movie that never seems to get any appreciation is The Peacemaker with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. I always tend to mention it in threads like this. Probably in my top 5 action movies of all-time and never seems to get any love.
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GoldenJCJ (05-21-23)
05-21-23, 10:06 PM
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Re: Your under-appreciated favorites?
Man, I hated that movie 
I remember leaving the cinema thinking "This guy must see every script in Hollywood, an he picked that one?".
But speaking of underrated Cruise films, I really enjoyed Ron Howard's Far and Away. Even if Cruise can't really pull off playing an immigrant, it's still a very fun movie.
Can any movie with SIX sequels currently for sale on VUDU really be called under-appreciated?
I remember leaving the cinema thinking "This guy must see every script in Hollywood, an he picked that one?".But speaking of underrated Cruise films, I really enjoyed Ron Howard's Far and Away. Even if Cruise can't really pull off playing an immigrant, it's still a very fun movie.
Bring It On is one of the most quotable comedies of the last 25 years.