Underrated films that people seem to think are a rubbish but really are not

bigar

Hudson Hawk

Hilariously funny and the best Bruce Willis movie after Die Hard.

Plenty of good shouts already. Can't believe event horizon was panned.

Here's mine:

Aliens 4. Not as good as 2 but still a very enjoyable sci fi movie that could have resulted in an excellent 5th based on earth hive novel.

Don't mess with the zohan. Incredible stupid film but I thought some of it was genuinely hilarious.

Southern comfort. Pretty poor reviews and accused of ripping off Deliverance but I think it's a genuinely brilliant movie and far superior.

Dredd. Much much better than I expected and one of the few movies that 3d worked in.

breezy1985

Joyeux Noel.

Based during the Christmas Truce and starring Daniel Bruhl before he broke into English movies.
And Guillaume Canet from France who never made it big outside home and was also in a French version of War of the Buttons which I never knew is all based on a French book originally.

Song For A Raggy Boy is another serious one that I'm surprised everyone hasn't seen

Montage of Feck

The Chronicles of Riddick

yeppydeppy

Crocodile Dundee I and II. I haven't see Crocodile Dundee in LA but I really like the first two.

mike_cork

Notmything wrote: »

Thirteenth Warrior, Vikings action flick with Antonio Banderas

Absolutely cracking watch. Would seriously recommend it to those who've never seen it!

the purple tin

yeppydeppy wrote: »

Crocodile Dundee I and II. I haven't see Crocodile Dundee in LA but I really like the first two.

I would give the third one a miss.

dzsfah2xoynme9

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Plenty of good shouts already. Can't believe event horizon was panned.

Here's mine:

Aliens 4. Not as good as 2 but still a very enjoyable sci fi movie that could have resulted in an excellent 5th based on earth hive novel.

Don't mess with the zohan. Incredible stupid film but I thought some of it was genuinely hilarious.

Southern comfort. Pretty poor reviews and accused of ripping off Deliverance but I think it's a genuinely brilliant movie and far superior.

Dredd. Much much better than I expected and one of the few movies that 3d worked in.

I don't think anyone thinks that Dredd is bad. Quite the opposite. Everyone I talked to about it said it was fantastic, myself included. It's pretty much regarded as a cult classic now.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Juno.

I think it got too hyped at the time and people turned against it. Plus a wise-cracking teen is off-putting to many. But Ellen Page was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for it and I completely understand why. She’s finds the vulnerable note that prevents Juno from being totally obnoxious.

Went to see it in the cinema and left after about 30 minutes. Absolute Shiite.

Aadhya Bald Bellows

Aadhya Bald Bellows wrote: »

I don't think anyone thinks that Dredd is bad. Quite the opposite. Everyone I talked to about it said it was fantastic, myself included. It's pretty much regarded as a cult classic now.

Yeah but it remains a bomb in both the cinema and the critics.

breezy1985

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Went to see it in the cinema and left after about 30 minutes. Absolute Shiite.

I know it's about a serious subject but it reminded me too much of all those indie movies where middle class suburban Americans cry about how terrible their nice happy safe lives are.
I hate the reverence for Into The Wild for the same reason despite some banging Eddie Veder tunes

Church on Tuesday

Montage of Feck wrote: »

The Chronicles of Riddick

Pitch Black is an underrated classic.

Church on Tuesday

Terminator Salvation.

Sure it has its flaws but it was at least something different at the time. Much better than the dross that has followed.

IAMAMORON

Birth - Got slammed when it was released. I think it is a really nice mystery and very thought provoking. 38% on Rotten Tomatoes. Watch it , very surprising and entertaining.



The same director as Sexy Beast. Birth is a quality movie.

fonecrusher1

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Terminator Salvation.

Sure it has its flaws but it was at least something different at the time. Much better than the dross that has followed.

I enjoyed it. Was shunned by the basement dwelling nerd-folk Terminator fanatics but compared to the total hoors sh!te in a bucket that followed it, its gained a new respect. And its certainly better than T3 before it. Good call.

Dyr

breezy1985 wrote: »

Song For A Raggy Boy is another serious one that I'm surprised everyone hasn't seen

Was dragged to see it in the cinema

Same oul overly earnest, miserable, social commentary ****e with walking cliche characters that this country has been spewing out for decades

hellsing101

Maniac Cop franchise, fun cheesy watch.

breezy1985

Bambi wrote: »

Was dragged to see it in the cinema

Same oul overly earnest, miserable, social commentary ****e with walking cliche characters that this country has been spewing out for decades

Priests you mean ?

Lirange

The Last Starfighter

AdrianBalboa

breezy1985 wrote: »

Song For A Raggy Boy is another serious one that I'm surprised everyone hasn't seen

It wouldn't have been ignored if it had been directed by Neil Jordan or Jim Sheridan instead of Aisling Walsh. Cinema remains an incredibly sexist industry and women still struggle to shatter the glass ceiling.

Dyr

breezy1985 wrote: »

Priests you mean ?

Angelas ashes, The Boxer, Disco Pigs, You ****ing name it.

All the same oul miserable boring template, not an original notion among them.

breezy1985

Bambi wrote: »

Angelas ashes, The Boxer, Disco Pigs, You ****ing name it.

All the same oul miserable boring template, not an original notion among them.

None of those movies or their characters are remotely the same.
Angela's ashes has some hard teachers and that's about it.

Church on Tuesday

breezy1985 wrote: »

None of those movies or their characters are remotely the same.
Angela's ashes has some hard teachers and that's about it.

I think that poster is referring to the misery porn type of Irish film that was prevalent for a time in the 90s through to mid 00s often based on acclaimed books or 40s- 50s Catholic church repressed Ireland.

Not bad source material in isolation in most cases but there was certainly an overbearing over saturation there for a time.

Eduard Khil

Man on the Moon

Andy Kaufman biopic Jim Carrey again is amazing

breezy1985

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

I think that poster is referring to the misery porn type of Irish film that was prevalent for a time in the 90s through to mid 00s often based on books or 40s- 50s Catholic church repressed Ireland.

Not bad source material in isolation in most cases but there was certainly an overbearing over saturation there for a time.

Nope he said characters

Church on Tuesday

breezy1985 wrote: »

Nope he said characters

Well the characters as well TBH, any amount of stereotypes.

Obviously some of those films are more clichéd than others though.

KungPao

Some crazy people think Police Academy is rubbish, I mean it is, but I still like it.

Mahoney, what a cheeky scamp.

fonecrusher1

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Such a great little sci-fi movie that's often overlooked. If you haven't seen it go watch it.

the purple tin

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Such a great little sci-fi movie that's often overlooked. If you haven't seen it go watch it.

Sarah Jessica Parker's first role I think.

fonecrusher1

the purple tin wrote: »

Sarah Jessica Parker's first role I think.

Yeah I remember when I saw it as a kid many hundreds of years I thought Sarah Jessica Mc'Horse was a stunner... :eek: