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re: What Movies Do You Think Were Great But Didn't Get Recognition Deserved?
Posted on 9/9/22 at 7:20 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 9/9/22 at 7:20 am to CU_Tigers4life
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
October Sky
Galaxy Quest
The Grifters
The Negotiator
The Firm
The Last Samurai
This is a solid damn list. Negotiator and Galaxy Quest were movies that anytime they were on TV I would have to watch and Last Samurai is just a great flick. Tucker is a very underappreciated Jeff Bridges performance.
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Posted on 9/9/22 at 7:22 am to SEClint
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Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS
Posted on 9/9/22 at 7:36 am to AUstar
Starship Troopers
One of the greatest satires of the last 30 years, every bit as good as Verhoeven's other great satires like Robocop and Total Recall, but was at a minimum at least 5ish years ahead of it's time. Though in actuality, you can argue it's still ahead of it's time given how few people still recognize it as the blistering satire of militarism, imperialism, fascism, and the very source material it pulled from to deride, that seemingly remains forever relevant.
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 11:24 am
Posted on 9/9/22 at 7:39 am to Bronc
still wish Denise Richards was in the shower scene
Posted on 9/9/22 at 7:49 am to Bronc
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Starship Troopers One of the greatest satires of the last 30 years, every bit as good as Verhoeven's other great satires like Robocop and Total Recall, but was at a minimum at least 5ish years ahead of it's time. Though in actuality, you can argue it's still ahead of it's time given how few people still recognize it as the blistering satire of militarism, imperialism, fascism, and the very source material it pulled from to deride, that seemingly remains forever relevant.
Came to post ST. It’s one of the most fun movies I’ve ever watched and I’m always down to watch it.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 8:27 am to AUstar
Posted on 9/9/22 at 8:38 am to AUstar
Not Another Teen Movie is one of the best comedies of its era
Posted on 9/9/22 at 8:44 am to AUstar
Posted on 9/9/22 at 8:44 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
Posted on 9/9/22 at 8:51 am to saintsfan92612
Posted on 9/9/22 at 8:53 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
on a similar note...don't know if it is under recognized, but Eurotrip is another comedy in that same mold that kills me.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:14 am to Pork Que
Burn after reading is the most underrated coen's movie IMO.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:28 am to AUstar
i thought interstellar was great but critics were very lukewarm on it
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:45 am to Boodis Man
These lists are always tough to make because we all have different definitions of critical acclaims.
I really liked Burn After Reading, Master and Commander, Heat, and Mad Max Fury Road but thought they were all well-regarded, too.
Death to Smoochy is a great pick.
I would go with the Professor and the Madman. I thought it was very well made even though the director, one of the leads (Mel Gibson), and critics didn’t like it. It also didn’t make much money.
I really liked Burn After Reading, Master and Commander, Heat, and Mad Max Fury Road but thought they were all well-regarded, too.
Death to Smoochy is a great pick.
I would go with the Professor and the Madman. I thought it was very well made even though the director, one of the leads (Mel Gibson), and critics didn’t like it. It also didn’t make much money.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:05 am to AUstar
Black Christmas (1974) is one of the greatest and most influential horror films of all time that still doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Genuinely creepy and unsettling to this day. Bob Clark made this and A Christmas Story - the Christmas movie goat. The sequence in which a character is getting stabbed to death intercut with the childrens Christmas choir singing “O’ Come All Ye Faithful” is just amazing directing that you’ll never see in most slashers. Might be unpopular but I think Black Christmas > Halloween (1978)
Killer Joe (2012) is an insane masterpiece from the legendary director William Friedkin. Equal parts thriller and black comedy. McConaughey is an absolute menace in this movie. The final 15 minutes are some of the most tense and WTF sequence ever put to film. The less said the better. Watch this movie if you haven’t.
Killer Joe (2012) is an insane masterpiece from the legendary director William Friedkin. Equal parts thriller and black comedy. McConaughey is an absolute menace in this movie. The final 15 minutes are some of the most tense and WTF sequence ever put to film. The less said the better. Watch this movie if you haven’t.
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 11:12 am
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:09 am to AUstar
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Movies Do You Think Were Great But Didn't Get Recognition Deserved?
Frailty. Not only is it badass, hardly anyoen I know has ever even heard of it. Much less seen it. And I'd understand if it was some indie college film or something that wasn't even close to mainstream, but it's got Matthew mconaughey and bill paxton, it's not like it totally lacked name recognition.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:13 am to Gabapentin
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Man of Steel (2013) with Henry Cavill. It came out close to The Avengers and was judged next to it by friends. I felt the serious tone of the film was excellent, plus I loved the fight scenes more.
I wasn't fond of the generally dark theme. Also, way too much collateral damage that took away from the story. The cast was solid aside from Amy Adams, who didn't sell as Lois Lane. I guess I like the All-American Boy Scout more than the brooding gunslinger.
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 11:14 am
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:17 am to Keys Open Doors
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I really liked Burn After Reading, Master and Commander, Heat, and Mad Max Fury Road but thought they were all well-regarded, too.
I agree
It is hard to call those not getting the recognition they deserve. Mad Max(rightfully IMO) was hailed as a top 3 action movie of all time. That's pretty high praise IMO.
Master and Commander performed poorly at the BO, but was nominated for Best Picture. Heat as well.
Burn After Reading is a bit more fair IMO. As it both underperformed with critics and audiences.
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Death to Smoochy is a great pick.
This is a good one.
I'll also add another one
DREDD
While John Wick blew up as a major influence in action cinema, Dredd was quietly as good of a pure action film as anything in the last 15 years, one of the better comic book adaptions ever. But it got ho hum critical reception and barely got noticed at the box office.
The one hope is that there actually seems to be some movement on the long gestating and rumored TV show, and that Karl Urban may be involved and may even reprise the role!
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 11:19 am
Posted on 9/9/22 at 12:16 pm to AUstar
Fandango
quote:Wikipedia
In her review of Fandango for The New York Times, Janet Maslin praised Kevin Reynolds' "way with the sight gags and off-the-wall humor that make this a notable debut. And he brings a good deal of feeling to the moments in which the film's twin specters – Vietnam and maturity – intrude upon the frantic festivities."[13]
The Globe and Mail also praised the direction: "Reynolds shows an uncanny confidence with the camera, a sureness which is backed up by a powerful visual sensitivity and an ear for language, especially the vernacular of Texas, where the film is set."[14]
Leonard Maltin called Fandango "fresh and likeable, if uneven."[15]
Quentin Tarantino was quoted in Empire as follows: "Fandango is one of the best directorial debuts in the history of cinema. I saw Fandango five times at the movie theater and it only played for a fricking week, all right."[16]
Modern reappraisals have focused on the storytelling and character development, surprising for a directorial debut. Reviewer Bryan Pope critiqued the DVD version as, "Breezy and confident, and with a wing dinger of a soundtrack, Fandango is the definition of a sleeper. Before the final credits roll, its characters will have downed a few beers, faced fears, forged new friendships, tested old ones, and searched with some success for the answers to life's important questions. And, yes, one of them will even have danced the fandango under the Texas sky."[17]
Steven Spielberg admitted that the film "wasn't really released," but wouldn't say more than that. Asked to comment on Spielberg's hesitance to release the film, director Kevin Reynolds' agent simply responded: "He's tired of talking about Steven Spielberg, and he's busy."[18] Although Spielberg was disappointed with the finished film and did not have his name on the product, Amblin Entertainment is still credited.[19] Fandango did not receive a widespread release, grossing less than US$100,000.[2]
fricking Spielberg
Posted on 9/9/22 at 12:30 pm to texn
fun thread
MM Fury Road was awful, though. And that's NOT bait. . .
MM Fury Road was awful, though. And that's NOT bait. . .
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