The Most Overlooked Movie of 2007?

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 2:52pm

I'd probably go with I'M NOT THERE. It was a very small indie production from Todd Haynes that was mindblowingly brilliant. 'Tis a shame it didn't really open in too many theaters because I wish more people would have seen it.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:10pm

Waitress

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:11pm

Definitely agree on "Waitress".

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:13pm

WAITRESS was the biggest indie hit of the year!

I'd vote PROTAGONIST and THE LAST WINTER.

[tazber]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:13pm

The Lookout was a superb movie.


Borstal, no Black Book?

[1937]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:15pm

Once
That film was brilliant.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:15pm

Hated I'm Not There.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:19pm

I'm Not There is the only movie from this year that I could probably watch on an endless loop and never tire of. There's so much to that movie.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 3:33pm

If you're a Dylan fan and look forward to learning more about him, and perhaps see him perform, don't see I'm Not There.

Of all the six actors who are supposed to be portraying him, only one comes close and that's Cate Blanchett. Some of the others were downright awful.

I'm a lover of surrealism in film, Fellini's being my favorites. I loved Bunuel's Le Chien Andalou. But this didn't work for me.

It's a bunch of montages of society. I lived it. I want more about the man who is Dylan.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:22pm

I found it to be more about the myth-making and the mystique he has about himself. How he affected other people and himself.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:39pm

The Wind That Shakes the Barley: won the Palme d'Or in 2006, came and went when it was released in March, no awards buzz. Such a shame.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:43pm

Well, I'm glad you did get that much from the film.

I came out of it knowing nothing more about him personally than I did before. I guess because he was before your time, this was informative.

For those who were around then, and already know how his genius affected society, this film might be an extreme disappointment.

Dylan was a mysterious guy. Sure, we knew from his lyrics how astute he was, but in interviews he was usually angry, rebellious, sarcastic, and prone to one word answers. Something like Warhol was. I wanted to know more. I thought this film would give me a little more, but it didn't.

I'd rather watch the footage of his concerts which has been airing on tv.

[DickonDefysGravity]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:50pm

Micheal Clayton
Mr. Bean's Holiday

[Craig]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:50pm

Hairspray and Sweeney Todd

If only they had a fan base or something perhaps more people would have known about these two movies!

[tazber]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:52pm

The Wind That Shakes The Barley was excellent! Good call AC.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:54pm

I agree about Waitress.

Also... Ratatouille was one of the best, if not THE best, reviewed movie of the year. (Entertainment Weekly in their mass pool of critics all around has it as THE best.)

And yet it's not showing up on the Top Ten critics lists anywhere. And it hasn't gotten much awards love either.

How can that be? And what happened? Short-term memory loss?

I just watched it again recently, and it's a brilliant film.

[tazber]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 4:57pm

There was nifty little film that amusingly deconstructed the slasher subgenre of horror movies called Behind The Mask:The Rise Of Lesllie Vernon.

Did anyone else see that? It made my personal top 10 this year.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 5:04pm

Waitress
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Mr. Bean's Holiday

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 5:12pm

How is Michael Clayton overlooked? It's made $70 million to date, received across the board raves, and is a frontrunner for several Oscar nominations.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 5:50pm

Year of the Dog with Molly Shannon.

Besty, I have seen Ratatouille getting a lot of year end praise. Maybe not top 10 but certainly not overlooked.
As a matter of fact one of the dudes who took over for Siskel and Ebert DID have it in the top ten, I believe.

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 5:58pm

I agree with Year of The Dog and The Wind That Shakes The Barley. I hope they're both finding some success on the rental scene.

And I'll add Lust, Caution, Zodiac, and Reservation Road to the list. Zodiac totally should've been released later in the year, and I have no idea what happened with Reservation Road. It was a really good movie with great performances from Joaquin Pheonix and Muffalo and it was a big hit at the film festival I saw it in, but it just completely disappeared and I never heard anything about it, not even when it was released.
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[paradox_error]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 6:35pm

Once. Brilliant, and even better if you know a little Czech.

But then, I haven't seen all that many films this year...

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 6:49pm

I wouldn't call Once overlooked, either. It is showing up on a lot of year end lists.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 7:44pm

Both Sweeney and Hairspray had enough advertising.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 1/2/08 at 7:58pm

"WAITRESS was the biggest indie hit of the year!"

Actually, that would be JUNO.