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

KungPao · 07-10-2020 12:23am #1

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).

The Lone Rangers live on.

Rothko · 07-10-2020 12:47am

The Cable Guy.

KungPao · 07-10-2020 12:52am

Rothko wrote: »

The Cable Guy.

Good shout.

07-10-2020 12:56am

The Room.

07-10-2020 12:59am

The Black cauldron

Cake Man · 07-10-2020 1:00am

Waterworld always seemed to have got terrible reviews but I really liked it.

07-10-2020 1:14am

The Counselor - 2013

Great cast (Bardem, Fassbender, Cruz, Diaz, Pitt, Catface from Game of Thrones)

Stylish and sexy, some great dialogue (script by Cormac McCarthy) and a great morality play. Diaz is great as an absolute uber cnut.

Extended cut version is even better.

ToddDameron · 07-10-2020 1:16am

I really like The Island of Dr Moreau but I can fully understand why someone would think that it's terrible.

Realt Dearg Sec · 07-10-2020 1:21am

glasso wrote: »

The Counselor - 2013

Great cast (Bardem, Fassbender, Cruz, Diaz, Pitt, Catface from Game of Thrones)

Stylish and sexy, some great dialogue (script by Cormac McCarthy) and a great morality play. Diaz is great as an absolute uber cnut.

Extended cut version is even better.

Great call, I watched this on a flight once and thought it was amazing and a devastating ending, couldn't get it out of my head. Read the reviews and it was panned. Still think of the closing scenes from time to time.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 07-10-2020 2:12am

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.

auspicious · 07-10-2020 2:15am

Rubber
( it may actually be rubbish)

Kaybaykwah · 07-10-2020 2:48am

glasso wrote: »

The Counselor - 2013

Great cast (Bardem, Fassbender, Cruz, Diaz, Pitt, Catface from Game of Thrones)

Stylish and sexy, some great dialogue (script by Cormac McCarthy) and a great morality play. Diaz is great as an absolute uber cnut.

Extended cut version is even better.

I Mona have to watch that one one of these days. It's availabel on pay per in Amazon Prime. Don't know if it's the extended version though.

.anon. · 07-10-2020 3:01am

Taffin. It has everything - car chases, explosions, a future James Bond, Frank Kelly, Dermot Morgan, Jonathan from Bosco, George from Glenroe, Bela from Fair City.

If you think it's rubbish, then maybe you shouldn't be living here.

MosherRock426 · 07-10-2020 4:02am

The new guy

radiata · 07-10-2020 4:08am

MosherRock426 wrote: »

The new guy

That film is hilarious

pgj2015 · 07-10-2020 9:05am

I liked Jane got a gun. Looked up the reviews on rotten tomatoes and they were bad but I went to see it anyway and enjoyed it, couldnt understand why it got bad reviews.

Budget $25 million[2]
Box office $3.8 million[3]

Quantum Erasure · 07-10-2020 9:36am

The Butterfly Effect (director's cut) the ending in this version is essential to the whole story, I'd probably have a different opinion on the film if I'd seen a different version

The Hole, Kiera Knightly film. Good story, well told

Hector Savage · 07-10-2020 9:47am

They Live

such good analogies in that film ...

rapul · 07-10-2020 9:52am

The Jacket, Adrian Brody at his best imo

gmisk · 07-10-2020 10:02am

The ones that spring to mind

The relic...90s monster movie...I have always loved it.

Some others

Super
Walk hard the dewey cox story
Sunshine

ILoveYourVibes · 07-10-2020 10:05am

CLUE!

fonecrusher1 · 07-10-2020 10:53am

Superman vs Batman (2016)

Yes its got flaws but I enjoyed it.

dzsfah2xoynme9 · 07-10-2020 10:55am

I still love both of The Matrix sequels..

lapua20grain · 07-10-2020 10:55am

John Carter a really good movie very underrated

ILoveYourVibes · 07-10-2020 10:56am

AIRPLANE!

fonecrusher1 · 07-10-2020 11:06am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

AIRPLANE!

Its not underrated. If anything its slightly overrated. Great show though.

I see sheep · 07-10-2020 11:10am

Con Air

Thelonious Monk · 07-10-2020 11:13am

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

07-10-2020 11:13am

The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon.

What happens a paedophile when he has served his sentence.

EDIT: I've no sympathy for such people.

Point of film is, if one thinks about it is what does society do with such people, later on?

OU812 · 07-10-2020 11:13am

KungPao wrote: »

Has this been done yet?

Anyway, my vote goes to Airheads (1994).

The Lone Rangers live on.

Love that movie

Rothko wrote: »

The Cable Guy.

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.

gmisk · 07-10-2020 11:15am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

AIRPLANE!

Shirley you cannot be serious?!

Mantis Toboggan · 07-10-2020 11:18am

Dumb and dumber 2 and trainspotting 2.

flasher0030 · 07-10-2020 2:14pm

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 · 07-10-2020 2:45pm

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

07-10-2020 3:11pm

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 · 07-10-2020 3:15pm

Constantine.

The Mulk · 07-10-2020 3:32pm

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 · 07-10-2020 3:35pm

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

07-10-2020 3:41pm

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 · 07-10-2020 3:43pm

Limitless.
Got sloppy reviews, I thought it was brilliant

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 07-10-2020 4:35pm

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 · 07-10-2020 4:40pm

The Cobbler (2014) starring Adam Sandler

10 % rating on rotten tomatoes.

Saw it on a flight and found it quite good .

Your Face · 07-10-2020 4:47pm

Starship Troopers

Cienciano · 07-10-2020 4:48pm

Treasure Planet.

JohnnyFlash · 07-10-2020 4:48pm

Cliffhanger.

Sgt Hartman · 07-10-2020 5:15pm

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 · 07-10-2020 5:22pm

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.

07-10-2020 5:59pm

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 · 07-10-2020 6:05pm

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 · 07-10-2020 6:08pm

Hot Tub Time Machine

Dufflecoat Fanny · 07-10-2020 7:19pm

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

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

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