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All-time underrated movies


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Excellent call.

 

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- parenthood

 

My general impression is that these did well/are highly thought of.

 

In the quirky category I'd add Buckaroo Banzai.

 

I think I would also add Fletch. I think did it OK and people tended to more or less like it, but IMO this was Chase's best work ever (hon mention to Caddyshack). Plenty of stupid but fun quotables there.

 

Oh how could I forget: Slingblade. mm-hmm.

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Cube

 

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I was scrolling through this thread to see if anyone had posted "CUBE". Great sci-fi / horror flick.

 

A few others that come to mind:

 

Falling Down

Ballroom Dancing

Requiem for a Dream

Happy Gillmore (people like to dog on Adam Sandler movies, but this is just a solid, funny movie IMO)

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"The Man Who Would Be King" comes to mind.

Not sure how a movie considered by many to be an all-time classic makes this list but I'm certainly not going to argue against it being great.

 

In fact, I'm a bit puzzled by the criteria here considering some of the other titles mentioned as well.

 

For starters, I need to see Suicide Kings again. I remember really digging it.

 

Does Galipoli count as underrated?

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A Few More:

 

A River Runs Through It

Almost Famous

The Edge

For Love Of The Game (one of my favorite sports movies-and chicks will dig it too)

Somewhere In Time- chick flick, but may I say Jane Semour is :divingboard:

Mississippi Burning

Marathon Man

Flatliners

The Mothman Prophecies

The Cutting Edge(the original with DB Sweeney)

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Movie most maybe have not seen that was actually popular and not underrated is : Ordinary People

 

couple of movies I felt have been underrated by popularity was Good Will Hunting...if memory serves it didn't do too well at the box office...but I could be wrong.

Resevoir Dogs was awesome.

 

Please don't shoot me, but for anyone who has actually loved someone, PS I love You...I think that is what it is called....is pretty darn good life story.

 

Remember the Titans

Armageddon

Crimson Tide

Pelican Brief

The Firm

Any of the Oceans movies

 

All the above have not received near enough acclaim...but just my initial list...could post all day on this.

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another...

 

the conversation. one of the great movies of the 70s (which was a great decade for film), yet it seems to me that not too many people know about it. if you haven't seen this one you should check it out.

 

I saw that in my film class in college. Gene Hackman is in every movie ever made.

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"Night of the Comet" was definitely an era film (Valley Girls) but worth a watch.

"House of Games" starring an old Cicero boy Joe Mantegna. Depressing (spoiler), but a good watch.

Someone mentioned "Parenthood"....YES! Every married couple should be forced to watch this, prior to having children. ALL families are somewhat dysfunctional. Great stuff in that movie.

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The Mothman Prophecies

 

Absolutely. For those that haven't seen it, I highly recommend this one. And supposedly based on some actual events. Not sure if I quite believe that, but a very good flick either way. I think I'm gonna track it down and watch it again soon.

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