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Underrated Movies

August Evening

I tell everyone I meet about this film. Great movie.

Shot on DV. 1:33 aspect ratio. Lead actor never acted before. Despite all that... wow.

If you like foreign films/good American indies, put it into your Netflix que asap.
 
I'm firmly in the 'Unbreakable' camp - it's my favorite of M. Night's. 'Frailty' is a really creepy, unique horror film and surprisingly under the radar.

I have a huge list of overlooked, under-appreciated movies:

-Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (one of the smartest slasher flicks I've ever seen, referential and very funny)

-Club Dread (Super Troopers was such a hit I don't get why everyone hated this film, I think their follow up was brilliantly funny with an amazing performance by Bill Paxton. Amidst all the slapstick there are some truly witty, subtle lines to be found throughout)

-Deceiver (strange, twist-filled thriller/mystery with a great cast - Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Rene Zellweger & Rosanna Arquette)

-The Contender (talented cast, Joan Allen vs. Gary Oldman and my favorite movie President played by Jeff Bridges; it's got a strong, topical plot and is well shot)

-Bullworth (a little over the top at times, but clever and honest. More great actors: Jack Warden, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle)

-Domino (I'll never understand why this got slammed so badly, it's gorgeous. The story is a bit of a hyper-violent fairy tale, but it's fun and has some good characters. I love Tony Scott and I think he's judged far too harshly most of the time)

-10 Items or Less (best movie I've seen in the last 5 years, I recommend it to everyone. Beautifully shot; touching performances by Paz Vega and Morgan Freeman; simple yet charmingly told story)

-Lifeboat (One of Hitchcock's best, in my opinion, and sadly overshadowed by his later films)

There are a ton of awesome, quirky little indie gems that no one seems to have seen. Novocaine, Secretary, Live Free or Die, Welcome to Collinwood, Flakes, Zak Penn's mockumentaries, ad infinitum.

I love these threads - I pick up so many great suggestions from you guys! I'm gonna go Netflix a bunch of stuff right now.
 
I'm talking about movies that by and large aren't talked about but you enjoy.
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I got 3 movies deserve worldwide recognition.
First one is a Brazilian movie: House of Sand(CASA DE AREIA) I wont be surprised if it is regarded as the greatest Brazilian movie ever made, say in 25 years from now. What do Brazil's Maranhão desert(bet you didnt know Brazil had a desert), Einstein's theories and time shifting(covering 2 world wars) have in common?

Second one is from Hollywood rebel Dalton Trumbo:Johnny Got His Gun. Flawed antiwar movie masterpiece; 'kill me' will stick in your mind if Metallica's 'One' didnt do it for you already...

Third is a Haneke's remake of one of his movies:Funny Games. It shook me to my foundation. I know a movie is a definitive masterpiece when Roger Ebert dismisses it not because it is a bad film, but because his own inability to cope with its underlying message. He says "In other words, this isn't a movie, it's a thesis."
 
probably most underrated films for me is Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Lots of fun and deftly acted. Great chemistry all around.

Gymkata: Alas I can't say it's underrated but I would have loved to sit in on those pitch meetings. Mr. Thomas got a movie deal from 1 little old olympics. It seems unfair somehow that Lance Armstrong doesn't get a "Tour De Death" series. I don't know what's better the pitch or the title. Gymkata. I can see it now: Phelps starring in SWIMKATA: Attack of THE GREAT WHITE.
 
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junebug. The squid and the whale. Narc. Anything else. The square.
 
Two more gentle American films with quiet depth in sort of the Junebug arena: Dreamland, Off the Map

One particular cinematic masterpiece of the past that I rarely see mentioned is: Woman in the Dunes -- certainly one of the greatest single location films ever made.
 
One particular cinematic masterpiece of the past that I rarely see mentioned is: Woman in the Dunes -- certainly one of the greatest single location films ever made.
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I agree on that one, actually now that I think about desert films it is hard to find one that sucked; think of Lawrance of Arabia, Sheltering sky, Coup de torchon, spaghetti westerns,(includes Tuareg- The Desert Warrior ;)). Even the contemporary Hollywood got it alright; 3 Kings, Jarhead...
If you like allegorical one location wisdom films check out Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk; particularly "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring", his best.
 
They Live.
 
Wow! Now do I feel the Phillistine with my pick :-)

Lots of good suggestions here for me to research, might need to finally get on Netflix
 
CQ. I definitely don't think this film got its due.

I like it more every time I see it. It's got a silly facade but does a good job of capturing the transitional moments in the lives of early twenty-somthings.
 
Two timeless movies which didn't make the cut in boxoffice...

Malèna
Misery
 
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