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

KungPao

Has this been done yet?

Anyway, my vote goes to Airheads (1994).

People went mad about Wayne's World back then, watch it now - bloody hell, best of luck getting to the end. The sequel is dire stuff too.

Airheads, while it's similar (and tbf arguably a copy of Waynes World) early-mid '90s nonsense, it has something about it. It features, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Brendan Fraser, Cosmo Kramer, Fat Tony/that bloke from Criminal Minds/Chuck McGill...and MORE! (well maybe one or two more).

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Mantis Toboggan

Dumb and dumber 2 and trainspotting 2.

FullBack Jam

OU812 wrote: »

Love that movie

So dark. Brilliant flick.

Two that I keep coming back to are Rock Star & Rock of ages. Neither should be regarded as high quality, but I love them.

Oh man. I need to watch Rock of Ages again. Staceee Jacks.
I've only seen it once. Great film.

Sheridan81

The thread is just going to turn into people listing great movies which aren't considered rubbish in the first place. With that in mind, I'd like to be one of the first

Ben Hur

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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.

Highly annoying actress imo - even just annoying to look at before she starts speaking.

This movie was her high point really and has disappeared into minor exposure since. Not that I'm complaining about that.

Juno doesn't qualify for the concept of this thread really as it was well-reviewed / rated at the time....

I think that anything above about 55 or so on metacritic should be the exclusion bar for not being "under-rated"

Juno for example got 81 which is a very high score for a movie.

washiskin

Constantine.

The Mulk

Wayne's World 2 is a classic, it's hard to believe some people think it's rubbish.

Bloodsport was really good, but gets a lot of slack, especially around the actor playing the young Frank Dux.

Soul Man- a movie that probably wouldn't be made now.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091991/

brilou23

The goods, sell hard, live hard and that's my boy bad reviews but really funny movies

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Straight to DVD and free on you tube and I have met only two other people who have also seen it - I think Ink (2009) was artistically one of the best low budget movies I have seen. Good effects given their tiny budget and just generally well acted.

fleet_admiral

Limitless.
Got sloppy reviews, I thought it was brilliant

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

glasso wrote: »

Highly annoying actress imo - even just annoying to look at before she starts speaking.

This movie was her high point really and has disappeared into minor exposure since. Not that I'm complaining about that.

Juno doesn't qualify for the concept of this thread really as it was well-reviewed / rated at the time....

I think that anything above about 55 or so on metacritic should be the exclusion bar for not being "under-rated"

Juno for example got 81 which is a very high score for a movie.

I think it belongs because people haven’t continued to speak well of it. The Metacritic reviews are from when it was released.

complicit

The Cobbler (2014) starring Adam Sandler

10 % rating on rotten tomatoes.

Saw it on a flight and found it quite good .

Starship Troopers

Treasure Planet.

Cliffhanger.

Ironclad which stars James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Derek Jacobi and Lars "Ulfric Stormcloak " Kulich. I thought it was a great medieval action movie, loosely based on the siege of Rochester Castle.

the purple tin

Tremors 2 and 3.
Fred Ward carries part 2. The legend that is Bert Gummer carries part 3.
They are fun films, the one thing that really lets them down is they use too much crappy CGI instead of live action graboids like the first film.

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Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I think it belongs because people haven’t continued to speak well of it. The Metacritic reviews are from when it was released.

That would make it overrated to me tbh.

There are lots of movies, even good ones that get talked about less as time goes on...

Dyr

That Lone Ranger film with Johnny Depp

The Shadow with Alec Baldwin

Both enjoyable for what they are

Revolver Guy Ritchie, got very mixed reviews but worth watching

EyesClosed

Hot Tub Time Machine

Dufflecoat Fanny

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

Ironclad which stars James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Derek Jacobi and Lars "Ulfric Stormcloak " Kulich. I thought it was a great medieval action movie, loosely based on the siege of Rochester Castle.

I remember having to turn it off because of the shaky cam it was giving me a headache

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Pretty much all the star wars movies after the original trilogy are at worst pretty decent and some are very good but you would get a pain in your head listening to so many Star Wars fans saying everything after episode 6 is terrible.

* 3 - 6 are excellent not saying otherwise.

I’ve even heard one or two saying the mandolorian is rubbish and it is absolutely superb. Some just can’t be seen to compliment anything recent.

Rothko

Sofia Helpless Den wrote: »

Pretty much all the star wars movies after the original trilogy are at worst pretty decent and some are very good but you would get a pain in your head listening to so many Star Wars fans saying everything after episode 6 is terrible.

* 1-3 are excellent not denying they either.

I’ve even heard one or two saying the mandolorian is rubbish and it is absolutely superb. Some just can’t be seen to compliment anything recent.

I think the prequels are slightly underrated, except for Attack Of The Clones. That was terrible.

Notmything

Thirteenth Warrior, Vikings action flick with Antonio Banderas

salmocab

Masters of the Universe, I’ve seen lots of giving out about it and to be fair it’s a distant cousin of the actual He-Man story but I loved it.

Quantum Erasure

Any Steven Segal film,

Lockheed

Uncut Gems, watched it and enjoyed it so much that I was genuinely surprised to see the reviews.

Quandary

I absolutely loved Event Horizon and was shocked to see it reviewed so poorly.

onform

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Great cast, Bill Murray is excellent.

I think the movie might have got a bit of a backlash critically due to high expectations because it was Wes Anderson's next movie after The Royal Tenenbaums, which had been a big hit.

Great soundtrack also.

breezy1985

rapul wrote: »

The Jacket, Adrian Brody at his best imo

Nope that award goes to the underrated Summer Of Sam

accensi0n

Lockheed wrote: »

Uncut Gems, watched it and enjoyed it so much that I was genuinely surprised to see the reviews.

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Empire: 5/5

Doesn't seem very underrated.