Ten Movies Noone is Seeing But Should!
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All right folks, here's your chance to spread the word. There are a lot of great flicks out there (like Serenity) that should be seen by all, but for some reason flop or are ignored at the box office. Heck, half the films up for oscars no one has heard of until they see the nominations. So here's my contribution.
List 10 movies that got NO or very little hype that you think folks should see. Take time to read the other posts and add different films to the list. Also,m if you can't think of ten, post what you have...David Letterman...everything has to be top 10's anymore.
Here's a list for starters:
Grosse Pointe Blank: John Cusack as an assassin who goes back home for his high school reunion. Priceless and probably my favorite film...oh, did I mention Dan Akroyd plays a rival hitman. WHAT CASTING!
Mumford: Small town shrink story, with some surprising twists.
Zero Effect: Bill Pullman as a very realistic BATMAN type superhero. And his sideckick...Ben Stiller! No spandex and a great superhero movie to boot.
Equilibrium: The movie that put Christian Bale on my kick-ass actor radar. The cover says better than the Matrix...and it IS! Pure sci-fi asswhoop.
Soul Survivor: A teeny-bopper horror flick that actually has a decent plot. I was pleasently surprised.
Frailty: A son retells the story of how his father became a serial killer and had them help. Surprisingly with an in-depth plot and little-to know gore. Tastefully done.
Jeepers Creepers: Both of these movies DISTURBED THE HELL OUT OF ME. Can be easily dismissed as pure horror trash, but worth the watch. The main villain is actually someone to be afraid of.
Snatch: Brad Pitt's performance is a knock-out...literally. A truly great movie with great cast and director that I heard NOTHING about until I rented it. LOVED IT!
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels: Like Snatch, another Guy Ritchie film that kicks ass. Quite a bit of the same cast as from Snatch and a great ride.
SERENITY: WHERE'S THE RUTTIN LOVE AMERICA. Quit going to see all this SHIT at the theaters and watch a REAL MOVIE!
Adam
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I actually can't think of 10; most of the movies i want to see do well do end up doing well (not so much for the TV shows, though).
Serenity, obviously.
Unleashed, released the same weekend as SW Ep. III, and a far, far superior movie in just about every way. Poor thing didn't have a chance.
Star Trek: Nemesis, which was one of those movies where people saved time by deciding it sucked without actually going to see it. 
Howl's Moving Castle, 'cause the only way I'll ever see animé movies on the big screen is if they do ridiculously well on a limited release (and are thus re-released in more theatres).
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Awesome. Glad someone else showed some love for Equilibrium. Alright, here's my ten:
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: Made extremely on the cheap (about $5000), it's written and directed like the worst of the worst 50's sci-fi films. And it's gorram hilarious.
A Simple Plan: People either know Sam Raimi for directing the Evil Dead films or the Spider-Man films, but he's also got some great dramas out there too. This one is his best. About Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thorton finding a crashed plane with a bag full of money. Bad things happen.
The Quick and the Dead: Another one of those Raimi films that he did between Evil Dead and Spider-Man. While it's not the best western ever made, it's definitely the coolest. Russell Crowe is great in his first American role.
Cronos: Spanish film about vampires. Possibly the most realistic vampire film ever. Certainly the least ridiculous. Guillermo Del Toro is a genius.
October Sky: The story about a coal miner's son who just wants to build rockets. Any course on the history of the American space program should have this as its core film. Jake Gyllenhall before he became a douche.
The Hudsucker Proxy: My absolute favorite Coen Bros. film got completely ignored at the box office. It is a bit odd in terms of story, but then again it's just classic Coen
Hellboy: Last year's best comic book film (barely edging out Spider-Man 2). Like a cross between Ghostbusters and Men in Black. And just as fun as both. I guess audiences don't like their heroes to be demons from Hell. Go figure.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Part 3 in Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi trilogy. It's convoluted as all hell, but it's also a hell of a lot of fun. Johnny Depp nearly steals the film right out from under Antonio Banderas.
The Iron Giant: Best traditionally animated film in the past 10 years. Yet nobody saw it.
Forgotten Silver: Wasn't exactly released in theaters, but Peter Jackson's documentary about the world's first filmmaker is every bit as wonderful as the rest of his films. If you can find it, it's definitely worth your money. Plus, the ultimate joke is great if you figure it out.
Then, of course, there's Serenity.
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Can't argue with GPB, and I actually was too scared to watch Jeepers Creepers all the way through. Alone in the house, late at night, I totally bottled out.
These may not have been flops, but they're on my shelf, so there. Except The Loveless. That's just a long gone memory.
Buckaroo Banzai. Best use of the word "Yoyodyne".
Dog Soldiers. No budget to speak of, but makes up for it by being good. Shoot-outs where people actually run out of bullets.
Dave. Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver ruling
High Fidelity. Lists and good tunes. Todd Luiso acting brilliantly by being more or less motionless on the same screen as Jack Black and John Cusack.
Tremors. The first one. Jayne'd love the rec. room. Sequels not so much.
Evolution. Duchovny. Sarcasm can indeed be the highest form of wit.
The Loveless. Robert Gordon can act as well.
Shadow of The Vampire. Vampires. Bloody unreliable wind-up merchants. Take the piss all the time.
Galaxy Quest. Normally any sort of Sci-Fi spoof is
a good reason to run, no drive, fast in the opposite direction. This is bang on target. I went to a convention once. It's all true, you know...
Trancers. Absolutely no budget.
My Cousin Vinny. Three finest leads ever. Generally exerting maximum torquage.
Godzilla. Fab Elvis impression. Can't understand why everyone hates it. To my mind, the original was (...pulling on flame suit...) really a bit naff looking.
Leon. Just awesome. How did Natalie Portman sink to such depths in later (sic) life? Gary Oldman playing a different cop to Sergeant Gordon. Fewer Elvis impersonations.
One From The Heart. Colours and Music
Mr Deeds. Remake of a classic, which tends to make snobs have a stroke, but I just really like it. Adam Sandler amuses me a lot.
Freaky Friday. Teen film, but without the lameness that those two words normally invoke. People acting well and looking like they are having a real laugh doing it. When did you last see that? Oh yes, that would be anything Firefly-related...
Any early Steven Seagal film where he's hitting people, and not whingeing about the state of the planet. Or singing.
The Hunt For Red October.
The Princess Bride.
Best in Show.
That's probably more than ten, but less than I could list if my Alzheimer's wasn't playing up.
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Nice tan. It's very Christmassy.
Cahoonja-hoonja Boulevard.
(Jack Death)
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Quote:I am SO a fan of Trancers and Trancers 2!!!
Originally posted by Gixxer:
Trancers. Absolutely no budget.
Nice tan. It's very Christmassy.
Cahoonja-hoonja Boulevard.
(Jack Deth)
I want to KILL someone that they're not on dvd!!!(Yeah, I know the first one is, but my videotape looks better!!)
Other hidden gems:
Cherry 2000 - where Joss got the idea for the Buffybot (maybe).
Blood of Heroes -Rutger Hauer at his best!
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever - much maligned, but much fun.
Fire and Ice - For my money, Bakshi's best 'toon.
Logan's Run - I don't hear this minor classic mentioned enough!
Timecop 2 - No, not Van Damme, Jason Scott Lee! And is he great or what?
Chrisisall
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Some ideas I like right off the bat!
Sentinal, you are a god! Zero Effect?
I actually own this movie, what a gem. Anybody who scoffs at the idea of a great movie with Bill Pullman or Ben Stiller (which would be me actually) I doubly encourage.
A Simple Plan, very nice choice
Iron Giant, beauty
Hellboy didn't do well? I thought it had. Rats.
I try not to repeat myself in the movie threads, so I'll save some for when I come back to read this later, and I'll only including recent movies.
"Nobody Knows" A Japanese movie about a much too young single mother of many children. She leaves them home alone while she goes out to pretend she has another life where these children don't exist. They have never been to school and are not allowed to leave the apartment. That's about as much as was in the trailer.
"Born Into Brothels" Filmed in India, it's about 8 children of prostitutes who are given a chance to practice photography. It puts a very human face on something most of us would never otherwise notice, breaks your heart and lets you hope.
"Old Boy" Has one of the most visually stunning fight scenes I have ever seen ever, and I'm not going to tell you a thing about it.
"2046" Beautiful, just stunning. Yeah, and they call it SF, so I hear.
"The Twilight Samurai" It's been over a year since I've seen this one, so I considered not including it, but it makes a nice bouquet with the rest. In the same month I also saw "Hero" which I enjoyed very much, and "House of Flying Daggers" which, eh, especially when compared to the other two.
"Kung Fu Hustle" Did I only see asian movies this year? I went with a dozen martial artists (no I'm not, only a little karate) and every one of us choked on our coke it was so funny.
"The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" Worth it for the Bowie sung in Portugese by Seu George alone, and so you won't think I didn't like anything American besides "Serenity".
Thanks to viral marketing...SERENITY: reopening soon in a theater near you.
Shiny Trees! Yavanna made Shiny Trees!
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I love these choices! Excellent all of them! Old Boy and its predecessor are 'hard' films... not for the weak!
However the Jeepers Creepers I&II choice some mentioned before, I totally disagree with. IMO it ranks down there with 'Battlefield Earth' the Travolta bomb...
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Originally posted by liminalosity:
Some ideas I like right off the bat!
Sentinal, you are a god! Zero Effect?
I actually own this movie, what a gem. Anybody who scoffs at the idea of a great movie with Bill Pullman or Ben Stiller (which would be me actually) I doubly encourage.
A Simple Plan, very nice choice
Iron Giant, beauty
Hellboy didn't do well? I thought it had. Rats.
I try not to repeat myself in the movie threads, so I'll save some for when I come back to read this later, and I'll only including recent movies.
"Nobody Knows" A Japanese movie about a much too young single mother of many children. She leaves them home alone while she goes out to pretend she has another life where these children don't exist. They have never been to school and are not allowed to leave the apartment. That's about as much as was in the trailer.
"Born Into Brothels" Filmed in India, it's about 8 children of prostitutes who are given a chance to practice photography. It puts a very human face on something most of us would never otherwise notice, breaks your heart and lets you hope.
"Old Boy" Has one of the most visually stunning fight scenes I have ever seen ever, and I'm not going to tell you a thing about it.
"2046" Beautiful, just stunning. Yeah, and they call it SF, so I hear.
"The Twilight Samurai" It's been over a year since I've seen this one, so I considered not including it, but it makes a nice bouquet with the rest. In the same month I also saw "Hero" which I enjoyed very much, and "House of Flying Daggers" which, eh, especially when compared to the other two.
"Kung Fu Hustle" Did I only see asian movies this year? I went with a dozen martial artists (no I'm not, only a little karate) and every one of us choked on our coke it was so funny.
"The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" Worth it for the Bowie sung in Portugese by Seu George alone, and so you won't think I didn't like anything American besides "Serenity".
Thanks to viral marketing...SERENITY: reopening soon in a theater near you.
Shiny Trees! Yavanna made Shiny Trees!
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Gross Pointe Blank: YES YES YES
Star Trek Nemisis: Best Star Trek Movie EVER!!!!
Jeepers Creepers? I wont watch it because of the director. He is a child molestor. He isn't getting any of my money. ( http://www.vachss.com/mission/disney.html)
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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
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Quote:Shirley you jest? Better than First Contact? Better than STTMP?
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
Star Trek Nemisis: Best Star Trek Movie EVER!!!!
If so, why? Maybe I missed something, I only saw it once.
Serious Chrisisall
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Orpheus, I am right there with you re 'The Hudsucker Proxy'. Go Eagles!
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Not gonna add 10; don't have the time. But some of mine:
Hitchhiker. Very well-made film about the choices one makes and how we re-evaluate our principles when fighting odds.
City of God. Film about gangmembers in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, and a few who'd try to make it out of such a hell.
Darkside Blues is probably my favourite Jap. animation.
IKIYO.
DRE
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I second "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai", and would like to add:
"Six String Samurai"
Some of the best cinematography you'll see, and as the tag line says, "Elvis is dead, and Vegas needs a new king". It's the story of one rocker's (Buddy) journey across Death Valley, with 6 string guitar and samurai sword, while being chased by a Rastafarian Death. Plus with a sound track by The Red Elvises and some great writing how can you go wrong.
Mesh-Head: If I were you, I'd run!
Buddy: If you were me, you'd be good-looking.
Death: You have failed me for the last... nice shoes!
Ward Cleaver: You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards.
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Mr Deeds. Remake of a classic, which tends to make snobs have a stroke, but I just really like it. Adam Sandler amuses me a lot.
I gotta agree with you there. It's not quite as funny as, say, Happy Gilmore, but there's just something so damn charming about Mr. Deeds.
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Star Trek: Nemesis was a blatantly desperate attempt to re-make Wrath of Kahn. It had some good moments, but come on, the entire B-4 (cute) subplot was incredibly lame. I can't imagine a more obviouse cop-out than killing a major character, and providing a back-up for possible sequels.
Sure, they killed Spock, and brought him back, but having some subtle foreshadowing of his return (touching McCoy's face and saying "Remember") was way better than supplying a half-retarded back-up copy who conveniently has all of Data's memories downloaded into it.
For my money, the worst TNG Star Trek movie (though still better than ST 5)
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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MY BAD...I meant to say INSERECTION...not Nemisis. Duh. I need caffine.
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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
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Compliment returned on your selection of Kung Fu Hustle. HILARIOUS. Much better than Chow's other film "Shaolin Soccer" which is worth seeing though.
AND SIX STRING SAMURAI! Awesome picture!
Iron Giant definitely deserves a nod!!!
Also should probably add:
Titan AE
Graveyard of the Fireflies: SAD JAPANIMATION FILM...have tissues handy especially if you have kids.
Spirited Away: Japanimation masterpiece.
Fist of Legend: The BEST Jet Li movie (Though Unleashed was pretty good).
Memento: Very unique movie...
Snow White: The one with Sigourney Weaver. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE! It's good.
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Unbreakable - I've met a few people who are hostile toward this film, but I love M. Night Shyamalan's take on the super hero mythos. I hope he makes a sequel or two so he can flesh out this world he has created.
Bubba Ho-Tepp - My favorite Elvis movie and my favorite mummy movie all rolled into one. I'd call it my favorite Bruce Campbell movie as well, but his Elvis is so convincing I don't notice Bruce at all.
Shaun of the Dead - From the creative team behind the great britcom Spaced. Easily the most enjoyable zombie film ever made.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - Altman. Western. Pacific NW. Filmed in a light brown hue like an old civil war-era photograph. Kinda depressing, but you can handle it.
A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker - Coburn. Steiger. Sergio Leone's final spaghetti western.
Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 - Danny Elfman fans listen up! Farewell is a three hour concert extravaganza documenting Oingo Boingo's final performance. Includes interviews, music videos and historical footage of the band's early Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo days.
I'll add more later...
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Well, still can't agree that Insurection was the best Star Trek movie, for me that's a toss-up between Wrath of Kahn and First contact, but Insurection had some good stuff.
I guess I should actually contribute to the topic, so here's some of my overlooked gems:
Out of Sight: My favorite Soderberg movie, and the only thing I can stand Jennifer Lopez in. George Clooney, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and Steve Zahn are all great in it.
Dark City: Beautiful gothic fantasy, which covers the same thematic ground as the Matrix, but almost a year earlier. Also gets bonus points for starring my favorite woman in the world, Jennifer Connelly.
Six String Samurai: Already mentioned, but worth bringing up. Not much of a story, but goofy and fun. The dessert duel between Buddy Holly and Richie Valenz (in shiny gold jacket) had me rolling. Don't see how the villain was a rastafarian, struck me as Alice Cooper meets Slash, but whatever.
LA Confidential: Not exactly overlooked, since it was a Best Picture nominee, and starred some big names before they were big names. But it does seem to have been forgotten in the last few years, which is a shame since it's a wonderful film.
Daredevil - Director's Cut: I would call overlooked because so many people hated the theatrical cut that I doubt thay'd take a chance on the original director's cut. It is a much harder-edged film, with more character development, and an actual plot! My favorite change, instead of Daredevil single-handedly bringing down the Kingpin, in this version, while Daredevil's off playing superhero, John Favreau and Joe Pantoliano are actually the ones to out and bring down the big bad - legally.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Great movie, but I'd kinda forgotten about it, untill someone mentioned it on the Ten Worst Movies thread. Probably my favorite Jim Carrey movie, easily my favorite of his dramitc roles.
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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Quote:Okay, I'm with you there, it was a small, meaningful story, almost just a long episode, and that's why I LOVED it.
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
MY BAD...I meant to say INSURRECTION...not Nemisis. Duh. I need caffine.
My second fav Trek film (behind TMP, and even with ST6)
Chrisisall, who's specifications remain constant
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Quote:What? Another flick I need to see?
Originally posted by Storymark:
Daredevil - Director's Cut: I would call overlooked because so many people hated the theatrical cut that I doubt thay'd take a chance on the original director's cut. It is a much harder-edged film, with more character development, and an actual plot! My favorite change, instead of Daredevil single-handedly bringing down the Kingpin, in this version, while Daredevil's off playing superhero, John Favreau and Joe Pantoliano are actually the ones to out and bring down the big bad - legally.
"Damn you! God damn you all to hell!"
Charlton Chrisisall
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Some good stuff up there. I like Hellboy, but I didn't put it in because I forgot, and it's still a bit new.
And good to find another Adam Sandler Fan. The Waterboy and Happy Gilmore are great, but The Wedding Singer makes it as a good film in its own right.
The Rock. For the only time you heard a Ferrari being properly redlined.
Sin City. Still new, and a little too uncompromising to probably be a box-office hit, but a future gold-plated cult classic. Now you get more hits than you'd expect from putting "Elijah Wood" and "Badass" into Google.
No hits at all for Amelie, but you really can't fault it. And Matthieu Kassovitz did "La Haine" Wow.
(Old French joke... Riots in Paris. Officially now the longest anyone has fought over it without someone surrendering. Oh, you've heard it?).
School of Rock may not have done as well as it might. I dunno. Good though. That Joan Cusack. Loved her since Marcella.
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...must get stuck into the 10 Worst some day...
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Actually, for what it cost to make, Sin City was a hit. As was Hellboy.
Hellboy 2 goes into production next spring, with the first of 3 Hellboy animated film hitting next haloween, to be followed by an animated series.
Sin City 2 starts shooting next fall. Though I wouldn't expect an animated series for that one - though I guess, aside from the actors, it is an animated movie.
I think it's hard to claim that not many people saw The Rock, or the many Adam Sandler movies mentioned for that matter.
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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Someone mentioned Fire & Ice, that fun little Bakshi/Frazetta collaboration, and it reminded me of another animated guilty pleasure: Rock & Rule. Cheesetastic fun, and bonus vocals from Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Deborah Harry and Robin Zander.
I heard the romantic comedy genre much maligned in another thread, but I have to endorse A Room with a View. Great film for watching snuggled under a blanket on the sofa--wine & cheese optional.
No way I'm going to come up with eight more, but I wholeheartedly endorse many suggestions from previous posts, especially Grosse Point Blank and Snatch.
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Unbreakable - I've met a few people who are hostile toward this film, but I love M. Night Shyamalan's take on the super hero mythos. I hope he makes a sequel or two so he can flesh out this world he has created.
Actually, Shyamalan made Unbreakable as the first act in a 3-act comic story. According to him, the story goes:
Act 1: The hero discovers his powers/nemesis.
Act 2: The hero is defeated by his nemesis.
Act 3: The hero and nemesis have their ultimate battle.
And I've heard some rumblings that Shyamalan might go back and do 2 and 3. I'd love nothing more than to see those made.
Also, kudos on pointing out Shaun of the Dead and Bubba Ho-tep. Two of my absolute favorites!
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Quote:I love the first, and woud see/purchase sequels in a heartbeat!
Originally posted by Orpheus:
And I've heard some rumblings that Shyamalan might go back and do 2 and 3. I'd love nothing more than to see those made.
Chrisisall HO-TEP
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
PLEASE tell me someone else loves this film!!!
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Johnny English
ANY Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare adaptation
http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com
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Quote:Don't love it, but it did put a smile on my face.
Originally posted by Static:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
PLEASE tell me someone else loves this film!!!
Plus, the skirt had nice stems.
Chrisisall
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Slingblade, with Billy Bob Thornton and John Ritter
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? George Clooney, John Turturro, John Goodman.
Grosse Point Blank fan here too
As Good As it Gets, Jack Nicholson
And as goofy as it seems,
Three Amigos!! Steve Martin, Martin Short, Chevy Chase.
Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny
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Originally posted by Static:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
Steve Martin in general gets my attention. I like The Jerk quite a lot too.
I need to find Dark City and Six String Samurai now, thanks you guys. Six String sounds like it has some Bubba Ho-Tep notes in the bouquet. That would be fun.
Ohh, and there's an alias above I quite liked in the original...Dead Man. Stupid f2ing white people.
I will see anything Robert Altman makes, though I wasn't crazy about Dr Gere and the Women. He picks lots of great actors, tells them just what he wants, then trusts them to give it to him. Usually brilliance ensues.
Thanks to viral marketing...SERENITY: reopening soon in a theater near you.
Shiny Trees! Yavanna made Shiny Trees!
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Three Amigos, definitly!
Also:
Solaris (Clooney)
Silver Hawk (goofy fun, Hong-Kong style)
Accidental Spy (Hong-Kong version only, the American cut was gutted to render it politically harmless - It's really one of Jackie Chan's best recent flicks)
Chrisisall
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I used "The Jerk" in a Sociology paper about the differences between 'race' and 'ethnicity'...
"I was born a poor, black child."
http://burstsofstatic.blogspot.com
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Bwahahahaha!!
"But sir, you are white."
"Sure, throw that in my face too."
Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny
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Other great moments in race-relations:
"But sir, you're bleck!"
"He is. You are."
"We're back, we're bad, you're black, I'm mad!"
-Lethal Weapon 2
Chrisisall
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THE ROAD WARRIOR... now i know the Road Warrior is like the worst movie ever made, but... It's just so good. Before Mel Gibson got all chunky on american fast food.
Tae Guk Gi - Korean war film... deffinatly one of the best war films ever made... makes saving private ryan's effects look like a trip to kindergarden. Not to mention a good story too.
Pitch Black - Now nobody jump on me for this one... yes i know it's Vin Diesel but unlike what the current DVD release says... he is not the main character! Fun movie, and nice visuals.
Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness - I don't konw what it is about Bruce Cambell but anyone who can entertain me for ten minutes as he battles it out with his own severed limb has my vote!
Short Circuit (number 1 only) - "Number 5 is alive"
The Abyss - Just a great movie period
Dog Soldiers - I heard that one mentioned before as well... Great film... My favorite Werewolf movie by far... with realistic british soldier action
and how could we forget our old friend TRON! Yes yes i know... it's sort of like road warrior where i know i shouldn't be allowed to watch the movie... but...
Razal19
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Quote:
Six String Samurai: Already mentioned, but worth bringing up. Not much of a story, but goofy and fun. The dessert duel between Buddy Holly and Richie Valenz (in shiny gold jacket) had me rolling. Don't see how the villain was a rastafarian, struck me as Alice Cooper meets Slash, but whatever.
I sit corrected. Advancing years had fogged my memory.
Laugh while you can, monkey-boy.
If I were you, I'd run!
If you were me, you'd be good-looking
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Solaris (Clooney)
Silver Hawk (goofy fun, Hong-Kong style)
Accidental Spy (Hong-Kong version only, the American cut was gutted to render it politically harmless - It's really one of Jackie Chan's best recent flicks)
Chrisisall
Osiris! My friend!
What has happened to your nose?
Jackiechan! Jackiechan! Jackiechan! What a guy! But I have only seen the American cut.
I'm also crazy about Jet Li, but I wish he could do parts that let him smile sometimes.
Silver Hawk I don't recognize, it'll go on the list.
Solaris was enjoyable, but I didn't think it was great. I do really like futuristic stuff filmed on location. Where the heck did they film Miranda? It had kind of an Arco Santi look to it.
God, after the screaming horror of the Zardoz thread last week, I forgot how much fun a movie thread can be!
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Quote:You MUST get the HK version of Accidental Spy!!!
Originally posted by liminalosity:
What a guy! But I have only seen the American cut.
Where the heck did they film Miranda? It had kind of an Arco Santi look to it.
I've actually been to Arco Santi, it was so cool!! Made me want to live there!!!!!
But I don't know where they filmed Miranda.
Chrisisall
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Quote:You MUST get the HK version of Accidental Spy!!!
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I've actually been to Arco Santi, it was so cool!! Made me want to live there!!!!!
OK, HK version, will traipse to find. I really enjoy seeing the original versions of movies that have been sanitized for Americans. Saw the re-release of original content Godzilla recently on the big screen. Wonderful stuff, and so pretty on a big screen with real blacks and whites instead of TV blacks and whites.
Hippie.
Yeah, I've been there too, and wished it was possible. It was at least 8 parts great idea, and I gave it big scores for what execution there was too, nestled into the hillside.
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Originally posted by Static:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
PLEASE tell me someone else loves this film!!!
Plus, the skirt had nice stems.
Chrisisall
CLEANING WOMAN!!!
"Yeah, grenades cost extra."
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I liked Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, but hubby was more partial to The Man With Two Brains...
Dolores : What are those assholes doing on the porch?
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr : Those aren't assholes. It's pronounced *azaleas*.
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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
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Hmmmm. 10 movies that dob't get much press or viewing. Let's ee what we got...
1. The Thin Blue Line - A chilling documentary by Errol Morris that dipects how easily the law can be corrupted and how justice can get lost in the shuffle.
2. Barry Lyndon - A truely under-appreciated film from Stanley Kubrick. Calm pacing, brilliant lighting, amazing wadrobe and an outstanding narration come together to form a quiet tale of ambition and failure in the age of pre-Victorian Europe.
3. Titus - Director Julie Taymor's bloody and brutal revisioning of Shakespear's bloody and brutal play, "Titus Andronocus". Actor Harry Lenox gives a tour de force performance as what I now consider to be The Bard's greatest villain, Aaron the Moor.
4. Rashomon - What is the truth? And what is perspective? Is it the same for every person? Or are there subtle differences within it that change from one telling of a tale to the next? Or from one person to another? Director Akira Kurosawa asks these questions in his cinematic search for what really happened that afternoon out in the dark heart of a quiet Japanese forest.
5. Videodrome - David Cronenburg's snuff-like venture into one man's disturbing search to find where his reality ends and the revolution of the New Flesh begins.
Whoops! Time to get off of work. I'll finish this up later on this evening. Ciao.
"Yeah, grenades cost extra."
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I liked Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, but hubby was more partial to The Man With Two Brains...
Dolores : What are those assholes doing on the porch?
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr : Those aren't assholes. It's pronounced *azaleas*.
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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
Yes!!
"INTO THE MUD, SCUM QUEEN!!!"
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Ah, there’s nothing like a "plug those underrated movies" thread
Here goes:
First and foremost Dark City. It’s a fantastic film I caught one night on channel 5 (I had read a dvd review of it a while back and it had stuck in my memory). How this slipped by unnoticed I don’t know. But of all the underrated films, this has to be number one.
Now from one extreme to the other – Josie and the Pussycats – it looks and sounds like a film for girls under 10, but it so isn’t. This was definitely one of the most underrated movies. It has an unbelievable amount of product placement, but of course that’s the point – as this is a movie about subliminal messages being inserted in music to get brainless teens to buy anything the marketers want. Its got so many great lines in it, and although I’ve had people call it a kids film or that I must watch it for the three lead females, they really are missing the point. The fact that Rachael Leigh Cook looks so hot is merely a bonus.
Garden State may have gotten a lot of praise, but as a small indie flick from first time writer/director Zach Braff (of Scrubs), I suspect there are a lot of people out there who have never heard of it, let alone seen it. Although it has far too much swearing in it for my liking, it’s a warm and at times very funny movie. And if you haven’t fallen in love with Natalie Portman by the end of it, you must be dead
Pieces of April is another independent film that, like Garden State, I had to wait for a dvd release because my local cinemas (that’s 3 altogether) weren’t showing it. I can’t even begin to do it justice in describing it, but I will say that it is an incredibly moving, funny and ultimately uplifting movie that deserves to be seen.
Unbreakable has been mentioned before but it is one of those movies that people seem to love or hate. I happen to fall in the former category. I didn’t like it at first, but I saw it again, and again and again and my love for it grows each time. The shocking thing is that of all the Hollywood movies produced, this is not getting a sequel, even though the original intention was that it would be the first in a trilogy (kinda like the original Stargate movie) – yet we still get trashy sequels to Tomb Raider, The Fast and the Furious and XXX (I may actually like XXX, but doing a sequel to it without the main guy = stupid)
Linked to Unbreakable is Signs, another M Night Shyamalan movie that divides audiences. Again, I loved it
The Butterfly Effect was not a huge hit but I felt it was rather good. It was very downbeat pretty much the whole way through and I can understand why people would be put off by the subject matter, but if you can stomach the strong content then I’d recommend it. Plus Ashton Kutcher is actually good in it
Actually that reminds me of The Cooler. It was full of strong language, sex and violence but I quite enjoyed it. Yes, I enjoyed it despite the hideous-looking Maria Bello bearing all. 
Now for a bit of a comedy, I’d have to recommend Zoolander. I can’t remember how well it did at the box office because I didn’t see it till it had been on dvd for a while. I laughed and laughed watching that. It has to be one of my favourite “Frat Pack” comedies... though Dodgeball is pretty close behind, and Anchorman too
Shaun of the Dead has been mentioned in other posts, but as far as I know, it was quite popular over here in the UK, so I don’t feel right in mentioning it as if it was underrated. But it is excellent.
Tenth (not including Shaun that is) would be Daredevil: Director’s Cut. I liked the theatrical cut, but the Director’s cut is so much better. This needs to be seen
Honorary mentions:
Hulk – got a lot of bad press and I didn’t think much to it the first time, but when I watched it the second time I could see that it wasn’t that bad. It was a really good psychological drama… the only problem is that occasionally the main guy would turn into a big green cgi lump. Seriously though, the only problems
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Originally posted by Static:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
PLEASE tell me someone else loves this film!!!
I bought it without having seen it and thought it was hilarious. Wasn't perfect, but definitely worth the purchase
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Rigby Reardon: My plan was to kiss her with every lip on my face
Needy. Male Companion a.k.a. First Boy Whore of Destiny
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Where is my brain?!
(oh, here it is...)
*PLUNKKK!*
I almost forgot!
The Road Home, my pick for one of the BEST movies ever. From HK, stars that chick from Crouching Tiger, Xyang- something. No fights, just a real story about love (get your tissues ready).
Chrisisall
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Where is my brain?!
(oh, here it is...)
*PLUNKKK!*
The Road Home, Xyang-
My brain faling back into place always makes the large empty bottle sound, but I don't know the letters...DOOMPK maybe.
-Ziyi I think. K, onto the list. She is wonderful, and there's so much great stuff out of HK it almost makes up for the drivel they make in Hollywood.
I am a movie fanatic!
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Ok, I only have a few absolute favorite movies that not too many people know about:
Remo Williams-The Adventure Begins... Based on the Destroyer series of books, this movie was hilarious, and under rated. The books are good too.
Escape From New York One of John Carpenter's best films of all time. Unfortunately, he followed it up with one of his worst, Escape From L.A. 
Big Trouble in Little China Being a Carpenter fan, this movie is hilarious. Kurt Russell is great: "You know what Jack Burton would say at a time like this? WHO? Me! Jack Burton..." It just cracks me up.
Clerks Kevin Smith's low-budget intro to movies is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Black and white, and made by charging the $26,000 it took to make the film on his credit cards, this movie is a must see if you've ever been in a convience store. Yes, it's crude, and the language is a strong "R", but I highly recommend it if you aren't easily offended.
Jayhawk
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Star Trek: Nemesis was a blatantly desperate attempt to re-make Wrath of Kahn. It had some good moments, but come on, the entire B-4 (cute) subplot was incredibly lame. I can't imagine a more obviouse cop-out than killing a major character, and providing a back-up for possible sequels.
Sure, they killed Spock, and brought him back, but having some subtle foreshadowing of his return (touching McCoy's face and saying "Remember") was way better than supplying a half-retarded back-up copy who conveniently has all of Data's memories downloaded into it.
B]
Brent Spiner already said that he didn't want to do Data anymore. So I highly doubt their going to make another Star Trek TNG movie and if they do, it won't have Brent Spiner in it.
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Originally posted by Static:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
PLEASE tell me someone else loves this film!!!
Because of DMDWP, I always pronounce "pajamas" with a 'y'!as in
Carlos: How long will you be staying in Carlotta?
Rigby: We're leaving on the first plane out.
Carlos: Good! That gives me four hours to wash and press your payamas!
But I still crack up every time I think of that scene from "The Man with Two Brains", where Steve Martin walks in on two orderlies who are in the operating room, standing beside Kathleen Turner's gurney (at about the middle)...
Steve Martin: What are you two doing?
Orderly: We're shaving her.
Steve Martin: This is a brain operation! (glances down)
(beat)
What's that supposed to be, anyway?
Orderly: It's Christmas!
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Deep Thoughts...
...by Jack Handey...
"Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an enemy planet."
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More.
Once Were Warriors. When I saw that Temura Morrison was going to be Jango Fett, I thought, OK. He's hard enough, and if there's a bar fight... Completely wasted. Damn.
And if you were to start a "Best Fights" thread, Martin Blank v. Felix Poubelle would have to be right at the top. Everyone uses Kung Fu now as a non-violent way of portraying a punch-up (American cop shows - all the cops do Kung-Fu (I'm using the term generically) and all the baddies do too? How many dojos can there be.
Anyway I digress. The Grosse Pointe Blank fight had a real desperation to it. Someone was definitely going to walk away dead, no question.
Muriel's Wedding. Everyone should see this. Really. A lot blacker than it sounds.
Addams Family Values. Incredible established cast, yet Joan Cusack strolls in and is a long way from intimidated or overshadowed.
The Commitments. 30 year old fat bloke. Brilliant and only 16... Imelda did look deadly.
My Blue Heaven. When Steve Martin was funny.
The Dish. Best shot ever, just as one of the Aussies is bitching about the NASA guy "...we're professionals..."
The Killer. Everyone; seen that right? Why not, then?
The Last Boy Scout. Shoot everyone and smoke some cigarettes. Hit me again and I'll kill you.
I'm sure Reign of Fire didn't do as well as it should have. No, really. Having your planet overrun by bad dragons really would depress anyone.
Toys. This usually makes it into worst lists. but it is actually great.
Dodgeball. Maybe it was a hit. Won't stop me nominating it, though. As a concept, it looks really appalling, but it's executed with such good nature, and unruffled cool from Vince Vaughan, I've got to give it an "Arrrrrrr."
And Dusk Till Dawn.
Damn, I can't stop...
(Mrs G - "I know dear...")
G
I vant your clodes end your moddercycle
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Quote:Jayhawk, we think alike here, except in your non-love of Escape From LA!
Originally posted by Jayhawk35:
Remo Williams-The Adventure Begins... Based on the Destroyer series of books, this movie was hilarious, and under rated. The books are good too.
Escape From New York One of John Carpenter's best films of all time. Big Trouble in Little China Being a Carpenter fan, this movie is hilarious. Kurt Russell is great
Sure, different mood (more comic book, less reality), but I still thought it was fun to re-visit the character after so long. And shutting down the Earth was a hoot!
Another: The Warriors - comic book gang flick, vintage 70's.
Call me Chrisisall
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okay here we go=)
The New Guy: Eliza Dushku, DJ qualls. Teen comedy, coming at the end of the most recent era of them and therefore overlooked. But its great hilarious and filled with fun cameos.
Grind: Adam Brody. 4 kids chasing a proskateboarding dream. Absolutly hilarious!
Van Wilder: not sure how this did in theaters, but i got it on DVD and couldnt beleive i had missed it!
DEBS: Jordana Brewster. Comes off total crap about 4 secret agents in training in tiny school girl uniforms, but is actually really campy and well done, also one of the best lesbian relationships portrayed in a movie.
The Island: I saw this is one of the 3 days it was in the theater and thought it was awesome. Visually pleaseing, good story, thought it got the shaft from the general public.
Skeleton Key: worth a look, not gonna say its the best, but i like the feel of it
And for one to avoid at all cost DO NOT SEE THIS!!!! Alone in the dark. Its crap total crap. and when i went to see the Cave some people behind me were like "hope this is better than alone in the dark" and I was like "OMG that movie was crap" and the people in front of me were like "alone in the dark? Yeah that sucked!"
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OKAY..the Long reply:
Orpheus:
Kudos for mentioning Once Upon a Time in Mexico. I thought Desperado sucked...pure action with no common sense. Johnny Depp MAKES THIS MOVIE. A must see for Depp fans.
Also, Iron Giant SHOULD be a classic and can be picked up for about $10 at Wal-Mart. Not many American animated classics like this one.
Unbreakable...a trilogy. Let's hope Needy is wrong about this one.
Speaking of Shymalan and unheard of flicks. EVERYONE CHECK OUT "WIDE AWAKE". Ignore the cheesy cover that makes it look like a comedy. It's Shymalan's first movie and it deals with a little boy who's grandpa dies and he goes on a mission to find out if God is REAL. Very touching and intelligent picture.
Gixxer:
Some GREAT STUFF added to the list. I almost mentioned Dog Soldiers on my list. Classic low budget werewolf movie. AND COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT "Once Were Warriors"...AWESOME MOVIE...and "Amelie"...very funny and the actress is a doll!
BTW, Benny "the Jet" Urquidez, who played Felix La PuBelle is a world famous kickboxing champion. He's also John Cusack's trainer! Would explain why the fight scene was so good.
The Last Boy Scout---
"Why did Mr. Milo Cross the Road?"
Reign of Fire---
Wasn't Matthew McConaughey's character just AWESOME? Midwestern badass dragon slayer. Super cool character.
Chrisisall:
Ballistic was one of the most disappointing films I have ever seen. I was so psyched about it, and nothing. Even Ray Park (Darth Maul) couldn't make me like this movie.
HOWEVER, I here there is supposed to be an Iron Fist movie on the way with Ray Park as the title hero. A MUST SEE. Ray Park is the MAN!!!
Liminalosity:
Kung Fu Hustle...again priceless.
And Six String Samurai IS on the level with Ho-Tep. Both of which I would rank with Kung Fu Hustle as far as pure fun!
UNREGISTEREDCOMPANION:
Thanks for the info on Salva. I HAD NO CLUE. Both are still among my favorite horror films though.
STILLTHEREWAITING:
Thanks for the addition of "Six String Samurai". FUN FUN FUN.
Another samurai flick to check out. "Seven Samurai". Awesome movie that was remade as a little western called "The Magnificent Seven"! I founf this movie quite by accident by listening to the lyrics of a Barenaked Ladies song:
"Like (Akira) Kurosawa I make mad films
'kay I don't make films, but if I did they'd have a samurai".
His other movies like "Hidden Fortress" which Lucas claims as an inspiration for Star Wars I found lacking, but Seven Samurai is the bomb!
HJERMSED:
Thanks for introducing Bubba Ho-Tep and Six String Samurai to the list. Here's hoping for a Ho-Tep sequel...and it COULD be done!!!
Storymark:
I forgot how surprised I was by the caliber of "Out of Sight". Probably my favorite Clooney film and I LOVED O Brother.
Dark City. Saw it in the theater and loved it and never watched it again. I think I'll have to buy this one. A definite forerunner to the Matrix.
DD Director's Cut... I HATED the theatrical version...but may have to try the Director's Cut. KEVIN SMITH should have directed. Too much hokey in the theatrical version.
Eternal Sunshine is a GREAT FILM. Some people have no taste or patience for a decent plot. :)
STATIC:
Lawerence Fishburn (Gina Torres/Zoe's husband) was AWESOME in Othello. I saw this well before the Matrix came out, so I was already a Fishburn fan. He's also cool in Assault on Precint 13... "Old man..."
Branagh's Shakespeare is a triumph...though I have yet to have the pateince to sit through Hamlet. :(
Razal19:
PITCH BLACK MADE ME A VIN DEISEL FAN FOR LIFE! I'll see anything he's in...am disappointed with most of it (though I liked XXX)...and still watch his movies.
Also check out Jason Statham in "The Transporter" and I'm a ROCK fan too. Don't hold that against me. He's like Schwartzenegger with acting talent. If you like the Rock..or even if you don't...check out his role in BE COOL. Big gay ROCK is hysterical.
Adam
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Jayhawk, we think alike here, except in your non-love of Escape From LA!
Originally posted by Jayhawk35:
Remo Williams-The Adventure Begins... Based on the Destroyer series of books, this movie was hilarious, and under rated. The books are good too.
Escape From New York One of John Carpenter's best films of all time. Big Trouble in Little China Being a Carpenter fan, this movie is hilarious. Kurt Russell is great
Sure, different mood (more comic book, less reality), but I still thought it was fun to re-visit the character after so long. And shutting down the Earth was a hoot!
Call me Chrisisall
You know, I ALMOST included The Warriors , but didn't, but yes, that is one of my favorite movies too! I don't know how many times in junior high we tried to act like the fight scene with the baseball bunch with the bat, but it was fun! I'd love to try to play the new Warriors video game that was just released! And they've just put out a new version of the movie on DVD where the director tweaked it a little bit.
I guess my problem with Escape from LA was that I really would classify Escape from New York as my all time favorite movie (I've seen it dozens of times, and even have the soundtrack), and then when LA finally came out, I just thought it was too hookie and rehashed the original premise. I can see how it was a fun movie, but I thought it lost the charm of the original. I'm a HUGE John Carpenter fan, and also love Price of Darkness and The Thing. Unfortunately, his latter movies just haven't been as good.
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Logan's Run - I don't hear this minor classic mentioned enough!
Maybe because that films just way too wierd. The Island is the closest thing to a remake
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Grenade Ping Pong is pointless as both players loose, unless the grenade is whacked into the crowd, in which case its a lawsuit
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Quote:I thought Vampires was exceptional.
Originally posted by Jayhawk35:
Unfortunately, his latter movies just haven't been as good.
Chrisisall, with a little mahogany
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THESENTINAL
Being somewhat of a Cusack fan (except of course in a strictly heterosexual, speaking in a gruff voice and spitting a lot, way) I knew about him and Benny.
"Say Anything" is littered with kickboxing. Also in that or maybe another of his teen films (sorry, I don't take my obsessions anywhere near seriously enough), JC's in a school dining room and someone whacks him in the face with a tray. JC throws a very slick, and lightning fast, block.
G
I respect its privacy.
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Matewan- John Sayles' early film about a feud in a west virginia mining town. Gritty and real.. impeccably acted (early Chris Cooper and David Straithern) just an amazing little movie.
Ride With the Devil- great cast, and Ang Lee a director who seems to have a great talent for films about relationships... this one is set against the backdrop of the civil war on the Kansas and Missouri border.. where the civilians raided each others homes with brutality... also has a really wonderful soundtrack.
Chindi (always learning something new from these discussions...)
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I really enjoyed reading everyone's choices here and was surprised at the number of times I went 'oh yeah I like that one' so to recap...
Ditto to:
Grosse Pointe Blank (funny and dark),
Snatch (brilliant - Ritchie at his best),
Pitch Black (new aliens and even Vin Diesel was good),
Unbreakable (love this and I know I'm only one of a few),
Dark City (love it love it love it - music, Kiefer Sutherland, big brains),
Equilibrium (really under-rated - love that last fight scene),
Last Boy Scout (brilliant dialogue - Shane Black at his best and yes, I know why Milo crossed the road!),
The Killer (my first ever HK film and still a big fave),
As Good as it Gets (I watch this every time it's on - don't like Jack but he really is good in this)
LA Confidential (spectacular story and gripping to the end - fantastic acting)
The Princess Bride (came to this late in its life - the most amazing sword fights and very clever dialogue again)
Leon - Please, please, please let's see the sequel to this. Natalie said she'd do it!!
Tremors - Love it - nothing bad can be said
Dave - very funny 'I caught a fish and it was this big'
Hudsucker Proxy - of all the films mentioned this is really one that you should all see - so beautifully shot and acted and you know...for kids
Some not mentioned but faves of mine:
The Frighteners - Early Peter Jackson - very funny and dark in spots - Michael J Fox (don't let that put you off)
Always - Richard Dreyfuss/Holly Hunter - very touching and funny. Wasn't this Audrey Hepburns last film?
Blazing Saddles - if you're fed up of being politically correct this is the one for you. The beans scene still makes me pee myself.
Sneakers - Brill cast - Sidney Poitier is a god. Another great soundtrack too.
I'm already picking out the ones I want to watch...
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Forgot a couple:
How about one of my favorites?
THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD...
Critical Bill gives Jayne a run for his money.
"I AM GODZILLA AND YOU ARE F'ING JAPAN!"
Great role for Treat Williams. Also starring Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, William Forsythe, Steve Buscemi.
Did I mention "True Romance"...with a cast like
Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, James Gandolfini, Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L Jackson, Brad Pitt...etc etc?
Also check out "Hard Boiled" the first movie I EVER saw that had gun fights in crowded places where both the good guys and bad guys were accidently shooting innocent bystanders...but who's really innocent anyway? :)
I'm sure I'll think of some more later. Glad everyone is enjoying the thread.
Adam
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Donnie Darko.
Great movie. From the commentary during the final credits: "More people worked on this movie than saw it in theaters." LOL, sigh.
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Oh yes, matey. This thread has legs.
Good call on Hardboiled. I reckon that CYF's slide down the bannister while shooting lots of folk has to be the inspiration for Legolas doing his shield-surfing.
(...or not, if I'm talking about a different film. Yours is the one with the baby ward shoot-out, right?
For some reason though, Hidden Tiger, Crouching Thingy never did anything for me. Bullet time got old very quickly, and the flying sequences looked a bit like Peter Pan at the Panto
Weirdness Alert!
(...though not this Peter Pan. I do have a certain respect for the man's sense of purpose, however.)
http://www.pixyland.org/peterpan/
Oh, and Ronin.
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The Frighteners - Early Peter Jackson - very funny and dark in spots - Michael J Fox (don't let that put you off)
Ronan, thank you for mentioning The Frighteners. I'd put all of Jackson's films on here, but the last time I sung the praises of Jackson, people hit me.
Hell with it. If you haven't seen these films, you're definitely missing out on some great stuff:
Bad Taste
Meet the Feebles
Dead Alive (Braindead to those not in the US)
Heavenly Creatures
Forgotten Silver
The Frighteners
Then there are those hobbit movies...
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Man, I've read through this thread, and you guys have just about named every underrated movie I can possibly think of that I've enjoyed.
Grosse Pointe Blank - I've watched every John Cusack flick since.
Dark City
Quick and the Dead
Serenity - DUH!
I do, however, still have a couple to add:
Ella Enchanted - If anything, this is the current day movie to place right next to Princess Bride. I enjoyed every minute of it.
The Rundown - I despise The Rock. He annoys the ever-living piss out of me. Yet every time I see this re-running on HBO, I am compelled to watch it.
Being John Malkovitch - You have to be in a very odd place to enjoy this movie, but it had just the right amount of kookiness to be truly enjoyable. Besides, this is the movie that showed I look like John Cusack! (If he goes all grizzly adams and keeps an insane look on his face. :) )
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-interview with a vampire
- the upside of anger
- a love song for bobby long
- mean creek
- the cider house rules
these are all realy good movies, please wacth
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Ooh, this looks like fun. Dunno if I can think of 10, but here goes.
1. Going the Distance - Canadian made movie that is full of non-stop hilarity. Being Canadian-made, not many saw it, but they should.
2. Inuyasha movies - fantastic anime. The word anime alone usually puts people off.
3. Castle in the Sky - Another bit of genius from the Japanese. Surprisingly long, well-made animated movie that I adore.
4. Dogma. I don't know how well this actually did, but I know the controversy alone turned a lot of people off. Hilarious and surprisingly deep.
5. Chronicles of Riddick (dives behind wall). Now I know a lot of people trashed this, but if you watch the director's cut, not the theatrical verison, it is fantastic.
6. Freaky Friday - just a great movie. Full of fun and stellar acting from Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. This was before she sold out to Hollywood and became a bleached blonde anorexic.
7. Sgt. Bilko - best. Steve Martin. movie. EVER. It's just so funny.
8. Secondhand Lions - pure storytelling genius. I love this movie. It sounds like a weird premise but it's incredible.
9. The Halloween Tree - I have to watch this every Halloween. It's just great.
10. Peter Pan (2004) - again, I don't know how well this did, but if you didn't see it cuz you were afraid it was Disneyfied crap, please go see it. It was Peter Pan the way it was meant to be. Visually stunning too.
*agrees with Titan AE and many other previous suggestions*
I give to you the Seeker of Serenity, the Valkyrie Warrior, the Gourmet Cook and the Truth Scoper.
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Originally posted by TheSentinel:
THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD...
Critical Bill gives Jayne a run for his money.
"I AM GODZILLA AND YOU ARE F'ING JAPAN!"
Denver! Great catch!
and anything Godzilla, even the really awful ones are still a good time to be had with popcorn, beer and a circle of friends hooting.
Mothra!
You must return the egg! Tiny alien princesses singing eerie lamentations
Kurosawa, you mentioned far, far above. Anything Kurosawa...Rashoman...Hidden Fortress...Ran...What a guy! His work has informed the work of so many others. Bigkissgif for Kurosawa.
Speaking of Samurai movies, The Blind Samurai.
From the summer of the unstopable Samurai movie (Hero, Twilight Samurai). After seeing this one there was an investigation of the theme, and there are many, many hysterical Blind Samurai movies out there.
Has anyone said Near Dark?
With most of the Aliens cast as vampires, it came out right after A2, dir Katherine Bigelow.
My Brilliant Career
with Judy Davis and Sam Neill
Australian girl circa 1900, too firey bright to be stuck in the sticks, from the autobiography of Miles Franklin. Well written, beautifully acted.
And for an Australian double feature:
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Spooky spooky true story of disappearing girls at a school picnic, very quiet, eerie ass rock formations, the constant calling of magpies in the background, directed by Peter Weir.
Thanks to viral marketing...SERENITY: reopening soon in a theater near you.
Shiny Trees! Yavanna made Shiny Trees!
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Points awarded to all those posters who liked Unbreakable, Shaun Of The Dead, Dog Soldiers, Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid, Garden State and The Hudsucker Proxy.
To further:
1. Cube
2. Mean Creek
3. Lawn Dogs
4. The United States Of Leland
5. The Last Supper
6. Best Laid Plans
That'll do for now.
And can I add a Festival short film called Dolphins and a UK mini-series called Conviction.
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Meet the Fockers.
No. That's not a recommendation. It's tragic RobertDN stuff. And I bet loads of people have only seen his later lighter stuff.
He's always been great in drama, but he really can do comedy well. I just wish he'd pick decent films.
Like "Midnight Run" (Plus best possible co-star in Charles Grodin.) And the Litmus Configuration Test. Cracks me up every time.
G
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Jonathan Mardukas: What's the name of this establishment?
Red Wood: Red's Corner Bar.
Jonathan Mardukas: Are you Red?
Red Wood: Yes.
Jonathan Mardukas: Do you dye your hair?
Red Wood: No.
[pause]
Jonathan Mardukas: Why do they call you Red?
Red Wood: It's short for Redwood. My last name's Wood.
Jonathan Mardukas: What's your first name?
Red Wood: Bill.
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Quote:Same here.
Originally posted by Haidon:
The Rundown - I despise The Rock. He annoys the ever-living piss out of me. Yet every time I see this re-running on HBO, I am compelled to watch it.
"The Rundown" was the first movie of his I'd seen, and I was really impressed by how expressive the guy can be.
That 'WTF?' look he had on his face as he was starin' at the flap o' duct tape hangin' off the wing of the Cessna was effin' worth the price of the DVD!
"That's a lotta cows."
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Deep Thoughts...
...by Jack Handey...
"Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an enemy planet."
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Quote:Nathan does, too!!
Originally posted by Static:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid!!!!!!!
PLEASE tell me someone else loves this film!!!
http://www.foxhome.com/firefly/assets/videos/cast/4_1.mov
(It's at the end, when he's asked to comment on the "unpublished publicity photo"
)And aren't kilts usually plaid?
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Fred Ward ... Remo Williams
Joel Grey ... Chiun
6.4 stars on IMDb - that's about right. So not recommending it, but ...
It is worth a watch for Grey.
What I remember about it: at one point, they were messing around on
top of a skyscraper, scaring me a lot.
But mainly, there's a scene where Williams' mentor, Chiun, runs on
water. "The true scene stealer in this action-packed, fast-paced film is
Joel Grey as the Korean martial/mental arts master, Chiun, who delivers
the best lines and performance of the movie."
... oooOO}{OOooo ...
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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Fred Ward ... Remo Williams
Joel Grey ... Chiun
6.4 stars on IMDb - that's about right. So not recommending it, but ...
It is worth a watch for Grey.
What I remember about it: at one point, they were messing around on
top of a skyscraper, scaring me a lot.
But mainly, there's a scene where Williams' mentor, Chiun, runs on
water. "The true scene stealer in this action-packed, fast-paced film is
Joel Grey as the Korean martial/mental arts master, Chiun, who delivers
the best lines and performance of the movie."
... oooOO}{OOooo ...
You contribute your first post in this thread 11 years after the previous post?
Chiun also has the best lines and performance in every one of the books in the series - several hundred volumes. I had not imagined Harold Smith being played by Wilford Brimley, but was glad of the casting at the time. I was disappointed that the film was done poorly enough that more films in the series were not generated - but I thought the editing was sub-par.
They should have not delayed for 14 years after first publication (22 years after manuscript was completed). The same problem for Shooter, released 14 years after Point of Impact climbed the Best Seller List.
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Uncanny!
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Are y'all in a contest to see who can zombify the most necro thread on FFF.Net ?
Geeez!
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen
I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.
" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
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I should have also mentioned that Chiun does pretty well for a guy who is a couple hundred years old.
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Uncanny!
2 single word posts in 2 minutes (in 2 threads)? Is that a thing, or does it just take you 2 minutes to type one word?
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