Top Five Underrated Movies?- Page 2

[sean martin]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 1:42pm

>> I don't understand why Girl, Interrupted is underrated

Many of the films listed are anything but underrated, if we want to go by box office and critical reviews. Romeo and Juliet? Magnolia? Hedwig? All of these found really good audiences and made the critics stand up and take notice.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 3:27pm

Okay. Maybe Girl, Interrupted wasn't all that underrated. You just don't hear much about it anymore. That's a bad indicator of its rated-ness, but oh well.

[Taryn]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 6:22pm

...wait, how is CASABLANCA underrated?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 6:37pm

THE TRUMAN SHOW is very underappreciated.

It opened to mixed reviews and a nice box office, but it was the same people seeing it over and over.

Most of my friends have never seen the movie, no one hardly ever talks about it when having discussions about movies, the score wasn't nominated for an Oscar, and the DVD release sucks.

[TheGirlinTheFrock]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 6:49pm

1. Lord of the Rings
2. Titanic
3. Harry Potter
4. Spiderman
5. Pirates of the Carribbean

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 6:57pm

Hey NightLaughs - my friend's dog is in Vanilla Sky...

[DareQuilty]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 7:26pm

Watermelon Man
Elephant
Johnny Suede
Lost Weekend
Drop Dead Gorgeous

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 7:28pm

I hate movies!

[sean martin]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 7:55pm

Well, thank you for sharing. :)

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 8:08pm

Drop Dead Gorgeous is a GREAT one!

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 10:50pm

Everything like this is subjective, people. Giving reasons and explanations helps out a lot with these sort of lists

1. GLENGARRY GLENROSS -- Oscar-caliber performances across the board (only Pacino got a nod though) and a marvelous adaptation and expansion of Mamet's play. Did ANYONE see this movie when it played?

2. ED WOOD -- Although hailed by most critics as Tim Burton's best movie, it made only $5 million at the box office (at the time Tim Burton's only financial flop) and only Marin Landau received any notice from the awards ceremonies, depsite a powerhouse leading performance by Johnny Depp. Burton was also over-looked for his direction.

3. CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND -- George Clooney's directorial debut of a Charlie Kauffman screenplay tells the potentially absurd tale of Chuck Barris, the Gong Show host who sincerely claims to have been a CIA assassin the entire time. Clooney plays the story at face value and only allows the absurdity of it all as subtext. Kauffman's screenplay is both comedic and heart-breaking (like most of his works) and we see Barris as a lost soul, even when he's trying to tell his own story.

4. DARK CITY -- Long before 'The Matrix' completely dumbed down the notions of other lifeforms feeding off human energy, there was 'Dark City,' a far more sophisticated and stylish story built on a far more interesting and dynamic telling of a fundamentally similar story. The world of 'Dark City' is sparse and two-dimensional which ties into its concept perfectly and the dark decor and stylish design makes this a movie that exists in a world that only someone could imagine. Which is sort of the point of the whole thing. Real specualtive science fiction that challenges its audience to pay attention. (Only Dan Simmons 'Hyperion' novels better explore these notions of the energy of the human experience being something other beings are feeding off.)

[beacon1]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 10:57pm

CATS

Re: The Alamo I totally agree. Patrick Wilson was fabulous as always...now we just have to wait for the POTO film in December and then lure him back to Broadway!

[ShaimanMenkenFan]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 11:00pm

1. Ed Wood
2. Bednobs & Broomsticks
3. Cradle Will Rock
5. Serial Mom

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 5:35am

I loathed Waking Life. I think it was interesting to look at though it was deathly to watch. I swear Richard Linklater looked at the final cut and thought "Damnit, I have made the world's dullest movie, how can I detract from that? I know, I'll colour it in."

And in all this Truman Show debate, the film that suffered because of its success was EdTV which I loved. Now THAT is an underappreciated film.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 1:10pm

1.Slums of Beverly Hills
2.But, I'm a Cheerleader!
3.Opposite of Sex
4.High Fidelity
5.Hav Plenty

[bythesword84]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 1:55pm

1. Boondock Saints
2. That Thing You Do!
3. Count of Monte Cristo
4. Clue
5. Almost Famous (which is probably my favorite movie but its the least underrated on the list)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 2:02pm

Hmmmm... is "The Alamo" really underrated? I mean, Patrick was fantastic as always, and it was great to see him on screen, but I found the movie as a whole to be a pretty big disappointment.

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 2:07pm

No, 'The Alamo' is not over-rated. It's a terrible movie, even if someone likes a performer in it. It was dry and lifeless, I've seen Discovery Channel reenactments with more heart.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 2:15pm

JohnPopa, for years I always thought Roger Ebert & myself were the only people who loved DARK CITY. Glad to know there's more of us out there.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:21pm

I really liked Dark City, too.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:26pm

But I'm A Cheerleader was amazing. I can't wait for the musical. *snicker*

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:46pm

I forgot IDENTITY! I love that movie!

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 5:04pm

I seem to just come on this thread and criticise other people's choices so I thought why stop now? Identity? Really? I wanted to love it so much as I just love that kind of movie, but the much ballyhooed plot twist was nothing of the sort. It was an out and out cheat that ruined the movie. Appalling.

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 6:18pm

Twin, do you realize we have THREE MOVIES IN COMMON!
Man, you and I become more the same person every day.
Except, you know, you see Broadway shows and I just think about them.

[beacon1]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 10:33pm

I really did like The Alamo. I really felt for those guys being in that situation. The scenes of their last night, the silhouette of the defenders up on the wall...really made me cry.
And the scene in the Chapel as the soldados rushed in...

I wondered how brave I would be...would I lay my life down so that a new country could be free...