lukewarmwater

I know there were other underrated movies threads, but I think we need a new one, and the google dvd search engine sucks so I couldn't find the other threads.

my list:
1. Strange Days
2. In the Company of Men
3. Safe Men
4. Les Miserables
5. Zero Effect
6. Amores Perros
7. Bringing Out the Dead
8. Rob Roy
9. Go
10. Gattaca - which will probably be on everyone's list

devilshalo

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=402457

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=323034

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=375645

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=276463

No need to thank me.. really.

james2025a

Well i agree with Strange Days and Gattacca. Its funny but i always used to think that i was the only person that liked Gattacca. I think its original, well acted, well directed and well filmed. Love the film. And as for Strange Days i think its an excellent movie with a great soundtrack. I think that most Kathryn Bigelow films are under appreciated and i still think that Point Break was easily one of the best films of the 90s.

As for my choices:

24 Hour Party People
(Being a fan of Madchester music since beinf a wee teenager i love this film and think it does an amazing job all round).
Blow
(A good looking sister to Goodfellas in my eyes).
Deathrap
(Along with Sleuth and Get Carter (original version) i think these are easily the best performances that Michael Caine has ever given).
Donnie Brasco
(Another great gangster epic)
Dune
(I still love this film and think it has stood the test of time pretty well)
Spy Game
(Fist time i saw it i thought it was pretty boring. Since then i have watched it many times and it just keeps getting better).
The Eiger Sanction
(Sure its non-PC....but who cares. Clint capturing the feel and mood of the 70s. Must see IMO).
The Score
(Another film that got slagged off and i can't see why. It wasn't a very complex film but i felt it did what it wanted to do admirably).
Hannibal
(A lot of people hated this film. I liked it. I thought Ridley Scott did a great job in showing us a darkly comedic film).
In the Mouth of Madness
(John Carpenter has done nothing good in a long time...but this was the last classic that he did methinks).
Lord of War
(Another Andrew Nicol movie. I think the guy is talented and i loved this film. In fact i watched it again just today).
Sexy Beast
(Great Brit gangster film. If you havn't seen it check it out. Johnathen Glazer did a good job on his directorial debut).

Matthew Chmiel

In recent years:

Chris Colombus' Rent

Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (the most underrated film of all time)

Michael Davis' 100 Girls

Luke Greenfield's The Girl Next Door

Andrew Nicol's Gattaca

Tom Tykwer's Heaven / The Princess and the Warrior / Winter Sleepers

Gus Van Sant's Gerry / Elephant / Last Days

Denis Villeneuve's Maelstrom

Joss Whedon's Serenity

Shinobu Yaguchi's Adrenaline Drive (Adorenarin doraibu)

A simple mixture of studio releases that fell under everyone's radar and indepedent/foreign fare that have never grasped the audience it deserved.

mdc3000

I'll definitely echo the love for Gattaca, The Girl Next Door, Serenity, Almost Famous, Spy Game and Blow.

A few I can think of off hand: The Weather Man, About A Boy, Where the Truth Lies, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Sure Thing...I'm sure I'll think of more later.

MATT

PopcornTreeCt

Nights of Cabiria
Au Hasard Balthazar
East of Eden
High Noon

These are underrated because no one watches classic movies.

rw2516

Knightriders
Equilibrium
Imposter
I Madman
Road Games
Rolling Thunder
Macon County Line
The Mechanic

witty alias

I would say:

Dazed and Confused
Miller's Crossing
American Splendor
The Man Who Wasn't There
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
A Simple Plan

BJacks

Can't Hardly Wait
Ghost World
Dirty Work
Girl Next Door
...too tired to think of more. maybe i'll come back and edit.

Jay G.

One word: SHADE

chaz k

Eyes Wide Shut.....hated by most, i think it is brilliant.

visitor Q

Wow .. Scott1598 has returned

Films that I feel are undervalued (some already mentioned) in no particular order ..

1) Bound (Washowski's first)
2) Way of The Gun (quirky, stylish but well acted film about a mafia (of sorts) kidnapping)
3) A Simple Plan (top notch acting revolving around a plan gone wrong)
4) The Corruptor (solid police/IA drama)
5) The Machinist (unique take on the gradual descent of one's mind)
6) Strange Days (solid sci-fi suspense thriller)
7) Skin Deep (genuinely funny movie that I never hear anyone refer to)

And I would absolutely throw Gattaca on that list.

That's all that I can think of off the top ..

Johnny Boy

I was wondering, why did that guy get suspended? Anyone know?

As far as underrated movies I'm going to say:

Heay Metal (1982)
The Hitcher
Malcolm X
The Stoned Age
The Last Days Of Disco

and also...

The Deer Hunter (I know that sounds weird, being that it won Best Picture and all. But still, I don't think it gets enough credit. It seems mostly forgotten and it's rarely talked about. People still talk about it, but it seems more in the line of: "hey, russian roulette anyone?". There was a lot more to this movie. This was a great epic.)

SINGLE104

I wouldn't considered The Deer Hunter underrated by far. During it's initial theatrical release in 1978, the movie was critically acclaimed, and received numerous of superlatively rave reviews from most editorial film critics.

gmal2003

I cant think of ten but:

Unbreakable
Hulk (no one seemed to like it)
Remember the Titans
Ghost World

nonametofame

Gattaca, of course
October Sky
Thursday
The Best of Youth (this one was incredible)
Mulholland Dr.
Paris, Texas
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tape
My Own Private Idaho
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai

Matty-O

I thought of Strange Days as soon as I read the thread title.

cruzness

Daredevil - Directors Cut
Unbreakable
The Patriot
The Negotiator
What Dreams May Come
The Chronicles of Riddick
Gattaca
Serenity
In the Mouth of Madness
Man On Fire

DVDho78DTS

I would agree with you if it was more realistic. Rutger Hauer was haunting as the psychotic, self-confident, & daring hitch-hiker.

I wouldn't say Gattaca is underrated but I'd agree it hasn't been seen by enough people. Those that have seen it usually have good things to say about it.

Saying - "10. Gattaca - which will probably be on everyone's list" is bit of an oxymoron.

Jay G.

Thought of another one: Josie and the Pussycats

james2025a

I don't know whether i agree totally. This film is my second favourite of all time and i think it does an amazing job in what it sets out to accomplish. Compared to a lot of movies it is realistic and doesn't ask the audience to suspend its disbelief to the extreme. Rutger does an amazing job and along with his perfomance as Roy Batty in Bladerunner i think he truly demonstrated that he can act. I just think that the film didn't really have any real detractors and even though it didn't set the box office on fire it has had a life of its own since ts theatrical run. Its is the same vein as Gattaca in that it is a great film that simply hasn't been seen by enough people.

I know what you mean about the Gattaca statemet being a oxymoron...but remember that this forum is just a very thin slice of the public at large, and even a lot of people here might not agree.

Puzznic

Josie and the Pussycats
Can't Hardly Wait
A Knight's Tale
Hackers
Idle Hands
The Punisher (new version)

Giles

Spring Forward
Lovely and Amazing
Sessions 9
Love Actually
Dolls (dir. Stuart Gordon)
A Tale of Two Sisters
The Tracker (dir. Rolf de Heer)
The Price of Milk
Infernal Affairs I and II

Hulkabrgr

I could only come up with 3 off the top of my head:

1.Empire of The Sun- Saw this in the theaters Christmas Day 1987( was 12),and was blown away every aspect of the movie.

2.Wise Guys- Captain Lou alone makes this one worth watching

3. Angus- I was running a video store when this came out, and I always thought this was one of the rare teenage comedies that seemed to have a good grasp on what being a teenager is really like

raven56706

The Rules of Attraction
Girl Next Door
Can't Hardly Wait
The Patriot
The Negotiator
Men of Honor
In the Line of Fire
Insomnia
Man on the Moon
Battlefield Earth(JUST KIDDING)