The Most Underrated Movies

[Blu Balls]

Igby Goes Down
Leaving Las Vegas
True Romance
Natural Born Killers
The Last Boyscout
The Social Network
Why We Fight (Documentary)
Cocaine Cowboys (Documentary)

[JRC2010]

Totally agree with The Way Back (One of my best Blind Buy)

The Last Boy Scout- agree very underrated

I think most of Peter Weir movies is underrated like these:

*The Mosquito Coast (1986) (First day buy if every on blu-ray)
* Witness (1985)

[Kaiju]

Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
Altered States
Event Horizon
Predator 2
Trick 'r Treat
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

[arrow61095]

Originally Posted by Cabby

Movies that I think are underrated:

...
Sunshine - Weak third act but the first two acts of the film are brilliant, borderline masterful sci-fi cinema.
Watchmen - It was the best possible screen adaptation of it that we could have gotten. It deserves more respect than it has gotten.
......
.

Agreed on these 2 100%.

Also would add:

Red: Good mix of action and comedy, but doesn't get the love that other comic book based movies get
Stardust: One of the few great modern adventure movies. Too bad that the trailers for it stunk, so not many people saw it.

[MovieMan31]

Good call on the people that mentioned Sunshine and Children of Men. I'd also add these...

Collateral (really a lot of Michael Mann movies)
Whale Rider

[menaceuk]

House of Sand & Fog - didn't do great at the box office & nobody seems to have seen and never hear anybody talk it.

Martha Marcy May Marlene - Box office did terrible and agin it doesn't generate much convo when bought up.

If you haven't seen the above 2 then I suggest checking them out A.S.A.P

[Al_The_Strange]

For me...

Altered States
Chocolate (2008)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon
The Golden Compass
The Happening
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
John Carter
Knowing
The Matrix Reloaded / Revolutions
Prometheus
Quantum of Solace
Silent Hill
Sneakers
Snow White and the Huntsman
Spiderman 3
Sucker Punch
Wanted
War of the Worlds (2005)
Watchmen

[menaceuk]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

For me...

Altered States
Chocolate (2008)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon
The Golden Compass
The Happening
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
John Carter
Knowing
The Matrix Reloaded / Revolutions
Prometheus
Quantum of Solace
Silent Hill
Sneakers
Snow White and the Huntsman
Spiderman 3
Sucker Punch
Wanted
War of the Worlds (2005)
Watchmen

Sucker Punch & The Happening, really ? I actually like Sucker punch but except from the visuals it is a pretty lackluster movie and the happening, IMO, Is praised too much just on your inclusion of ti alone


I agree with Silent Hill though. One of, if not the best Game to movie errr.....Movie and I agree with QOS too. It gets so much stick and Yet for I prefer it over Casino royal and Skyfall. I like how they had the balls to try something different with a franchise that hasn't changed much for 50 years.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by menaceuk

Sucker Punch & The Happening, really ? I actually like Sucker punch but except from the visuals it is a pretty lackluster movie and the happening, IMO, Is praised too much just on your inclusion of ti alone

I agree with Silent Hill though. One of, if not the best Game to movie errr.....Movie and I agree with QOS too. It gets so much stick and Yet for I prefer it over Casino royal and Skyfall. I like how they had the balls to try something different with a franchise that hasn't changed much for 50 years.

I never saw that much wrong with The Happening. It felt very Hitchcockian to me, especially toward the end with the crazy old woman. I guess people didn't like the whole "the plants are coming to get me!" premise, but I felt its delivery was straight enough so that I could take it seriously even though most other viewers can't. Besides...it's got Zooey Deschanel in it.

Sucker Punch probably gets the shaft because of the way it's cut. I don't know if you've seen the Extended Cut on Blu-Ray, but it is definitely superior to the theatrical cut. If everybody saw the Extended version first, they might like it more. Regardless, it is a story that requires some interpretation either way, and people don't seem to respond to well about those kinds of movies.

I've always loved Silent Hill for its visuals and atmosphere, if nothing else. I found the story to be more comprehensible on repeat viewings.

Same goes for QoS. I still think the editing is nervewracking as Hell, and it still seems like the actual parts of it are more interesting than the sum of its parts, but it is a lot more bearable on repeat viewings. It is also a gorgeous film imo (even if every shot is only one second long). I definitely agree that all the recent 007 movies are notable for being so different and experimental.

[arrow61095]

Gattaca - awesome movie that everyone forgets exists in todays sci-fi (which is driven more by action than drama).

[arrow61095]

Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut
- I've found very few people in the US that have seen this one. Many people say: Oh, that's anime, so I won't watch it.................. but it is really closer to Western animation that most anime and is a good serious movie.

Personally, I've tried but I don't care for most anime. The only ones I've seen and liked are:
Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
The Ruroni Kenshin Series (1st 2 seasons only)


The first 3 of these (Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) tend to be underrated.

[hakstone]

Midnight Express

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by arrow61095

Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut
- I've found very few people in the US that have seen this one. Many people say: Oh, that's anime, so I won't watch it.................. but it is really closer to Western animation that most anime and is a good serious movie.

Personally, I've tried but I don't care for most anime. The only ones I've seen and liked are:
Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
The Ruroni Kenshin Series (1st 2 seasons only)

The first 3 of these (Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) tend to be underrated.

Really? Those are all really awesome, and I thought they were pretty highly regarded. I especially loved Samurai X Trust / Betrayal.

[moviebuffed]

Originally Posted by hakstone

Midnight Express

+1 on Midnight Express

Pefume:The Story Of A Murderer--quirky, odd and an amazing film
Indochine--Catherine Deneuve deserved her oscar nomination in this!!
Powder--rarely see any love for this title, nonetheless, I like it
Death To Smoochy--Robin Williams and Edward Norton, 'nuff said.

[arrow61095]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Really? Those are all really awesome, and I thought they were pretty highly regarded. I especially loved Samurai X Trust / Betrayal.

They are by people that have seen them, but when comparing to the current Disney/Pixar domination, the average person in the U.S. hasn't seen them.

If you pick the worst/least seen Pixar movie that was made in the last 10 years, more people saw it than saw Samurai X (at least in the U.S.)

[timcat4843]

Originally Posted by menaceuk

I agree with QOS too. It gets so much stick and Yet for I prefer it over Casino royal and Skyfall. I like how they had the balls to try something different with a franchise that hasn't changed much for 50 years.

WOW!!!

I thought I was the only one, who liked Quantum of Solace more than Casino Royale.

From what I've read, the folks who didn't like QOS, was because it was to heavy on action,
like the Bourne films and not enough dialogue.

Duh

[tob]

Red cliff

[s2mikey]

Michael Bays The Island. Great flick that hardly anyone has seen or remembers.

Kingdom of Heaven the Directors cut is my all time under rated film although it never came out in theaters. The theater only got the thatrical edition which was a much "worse" film. The DC is one of the best films Ive EVER seen.

[Cabby]

Originally Posted by arrow61095

Agreed on these 2 100%.

Also would add:

Red: Good mix of action and comedy, but doesn't get the love that other comic book based movies get
Stardust: One of the few great modern adventure movies. Too bad that the trailers for it stunk, so not many people saw it.

Good call on Stardust. I didn't get a chance to see this little gem until last year (when I realized that it was from the director of Kick-Ass and First Class). I gave it a shot because of Vaughn and really enjoyed it. Criminally underrated.

[MovieMan31]

Originally Posted by timcat4843

WOW!!!

I thought I was the only one, who liked Quantum of Solace more than Casino Royale.

From what I've read, the folks who didn't like QOS, was because it was to heavy on action,
like the Bourne films and not enough dialogue.

Duh

I'm another who perferred QoS over Casino Royale, don't get me wrong, I really like Casino Royale, but I really enjoyed the breakneck pace of Quantum!

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Michael Bays The Island. Great flick that hardly anyone has seen or remembers.

Kingdom of Heaven the Directors cut is my all time under rated film although it never came out in theaters. The theater only got the thatrical edition which was a much "worse" film. The DC is one of the best films Ive EVER seen.

Agree on both of the above, love The Island, and KOH: Director's cut if one of my all time favorites, a million times better than theatrical cut. It was like a whole new movie. My favorite Ridley Scott film!