Most Underrated/Robbed Movies
03-08-03, 01:17 AM
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Originally posted by MurraySiskind
Requiem for a Dream, Traffic and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were all robbed of the Best Picture Oscar by Gladiator. Twenty years from now these movies will be revered as classics and outstanding cinematic achievements. Gladiator will be just another big dumb action movie on cable every weekend.
Requiem for a Dream, Traffic and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were all robbed of the Best Picture Oscar by Gladiator. Twenty years from now these movies will be revered as classics and outstanding cinematic achievements. Gladiator will be just another big dumb action movie on cable every weekend.
03-08-03, 01:15 PM
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Some robbed, some underrated:
Raging Bull
GoodFellas ~ Both should have easily won best pic.
Eyes Wide Shut ~ Most people just didn't get it.
Nightwatch ~ Very overlooked film. Predictable but still creepy.
Bulworth ~ One of the great satires ever. Also one of the least talked about.
Of course, your opinion may vary.
Raging Bull
GoodFellas ~ Both should have easily won best pic.
Eyes Wide Shut ~ Most people just didn't get it.
Nightwatch ~ Very overlooked film. Predictable but still creepy.
Bulworth ~ One of the great satires ever. Also one of the least talked about.
Of course, your opinion may vary.
03-11-03, 11:00 PM
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Sliding Doors - people often question Gwyneth's movie-making decisions, but this one was very well done and its very underrated, imo.
The Bourne Identity - this was very under-appreciated last year, one of the top five films of the year, imo.
The 13th Warrior - a very good action/adventure period piece. Antonio Banderas makes a lot of crap, but this movie is often over-looked because he's in it. It was very well put together.
Trainspotting - people on this forum always talk about Requiem for a Dream. I much prefer Danny Boyle's film. It's much, much better, imo.
Go - sometimes it seems that this movie does not get the recognition it deserves. It has all the elements - comedy, action, drama and suspense. Just another excellent film that's often over-looked.
The Bourne Identity - this was very under-appreciated last year, one of the top five films of the year, imo.
The 13th Warrior - a very good action/adventure period piece. Antonio Banderas makes a lot of crap, but this movie is often over-looked because he's in it. It was very well put together.
Trainspotting - people on this forum always talk about Requiem for a Dream. I much prefer Danny Boyle's film. It's much, much better, imo.
Go - sometimes it seems that this movie does not get the recognition it deserves. It has all the elements - comedy, action, drama and suspense. Just another excellent film that's often over-looked.
03-12-03, 02:06 AM
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Originally posted by Tyler_Durden
It's not underrated, but it's certainly unknown: Unman, Wittering And Zigo.
It's not underrated, but it's certainly unknown: Unman, Wittering And Zigo.
Dildano himself David Hemmings, a young and sexy Carolyn Seymour and a bunch of subtly unnerving British schoolkids.
My picks are a couple of Atom Egoyan films: Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter
03-12-03, 12:38 PM
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Tigerland?
Tigerland?
03-12-03, 12:55 PM
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The Bourne Identity - this was very under-appreciated last year, one of the top five films of the year, imo.
The Bourne Identity - this was very under-appreciated last year, one of the top five films of the year, imo.
03-12-03, 01:22 PM
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki7
My Uncle (A vietnam vet and purple heart recipient) bought [Tigerland] and hated it so much that he threw it away! Not just sold it or returned it or gave it away, he actually placed it in his garbage can.
My Uncle (A vietnam vet and purple heart recipient) bought [Tigerland] and hated it so much that he threw it away! Not just sold it or returned it or gave it away, he actually placed it in his garbage can.
As for Robbed movies: Not only did Woody Allen's Manhatten not win for best cinematography...it wasn't even nominated!
03-12-03, 01:58 PM
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I'll stay on the bandwagon and say "natural born killers" is highly underrated. Maybe not as good as pulp fiction, but I enjoyed the violent atitude that the characters had and all of the filming technieques that Stone used. I saw the R rated cut, and even though most of the extreme violence may be cut out, it was still to me a very violent movie. It was morely the content and not what was actually shown. (kind of like pulp fiction in a way)
03-12-03, 03:16 PM
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What about Saving Private Ryan??? How did that possibly lose to Shakespear In Love for best picture??? Did the academy actually watch these movies!!??
03-12-03, 03:22 PM
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The 13th Warrior - a very good action/adventure period piece. Antonio Banderas makes a lot of crap, but this movie is often over-looked because he's in it. It was very well put together.
The final action scene was shot in the light, except that the entire thing was in slo-mo, lasted about a minute and a half, and lacked any kind of excitement/entertainment.
God I hate that movie...
03-12-03, 04:39 PM
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Originally posted by lookslikeme
What about Saving Private Ryan??? How did that possibly lose to Shakespear In Love for best picture??? Did the academy actually watch these movies!!??
What about Saving Private Ryan??? How did that possibly lose to Shakespear In Love for best picture??? Did the academy actually watch these movies!!??