Top Ten Most Underrated Films

[equationgirl]

Casino and Gremlins two for sure.

Labyrinth.
The Breakfast Club - may have faded into obscurity now but it a fab film.
Mona Lisa Smile.
Unleashed - although I may be biased with this as it was set against some of the most beautiful building and architecture in Glasgow.
Shallow Grave.

 

[thefishdead]

Off the top of my head.
Manhunter-Michael Mann
Mona Lisa-Neil Jordan
Picnic at hanging Rock-Peter Weir/for the atmosphere it maintains throughout.

 

[DexterTCN]

All these films are rated, many of them have critical acclaim ffs. (Apart from my ones and Unleashed)

This is meant to be about under-rated.

Ooooh I think Apocalypse Now is under-rated.

 

[Leica]

I object to the use of the word underrated, and dislike the notion of a best of or ten whatever list. Making these lists reproduces the negative side and vocabulary of contemporary film journalists... the people that are priviledged to have funded access to film festivals worldwide yet misspend their energy writing about films that get shown in multiplexes instead of campaigning for the whole world of films out there that never gets theatrical or DVD distribution, and cover their backs by calling underrated those films they themselves should be rating in the first place.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

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as to leica's comment above, i Ia gree, i would love to be able to nominate more totally obscure films, but i never get to see them in the first place.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

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[upsidedownwalrus]

Harrison Bergeron
ARlington Road
S1M0NE
Miracle Mile
Deja Mort
Nang Nak
The legend of 1900

 

[Cid]

Many of my favourites already listed, but have to add:

Fear and Loathing - probably two of the greatest performances (Depp and Del Toro) in the last two decades, but often passed over by critics.

Anything by Hammer...

 

[Dubversion]

I object to the use of the word underrated, and dislike the notion of a best of or ten whatever list. Making these lists reproduces the negative side and vocabulary of contemporary film journalists... the people that are priviledged to have funded access to film festivals worldwide yet misspend their energy writing about films that get shown in multiplexes instead of campaigning for the whole world of films out there that never gets theatrical or DVD distribution, and cover their backs by calling underrated those films they themselves should be rating in the first place.

We're all very, very sorry and promise never to do it again

 

[Leica]

We're all very, very sorry and promise never to do it again

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

Kontroll. It's a shame that the translation is slighlty weak in parts.

 

[thefishdead]

I object to the use of the word underrated, and dislike the notion of a best of or ten whatever list. Making these lists reproduces the negative side and vocabulary of contemporary film journalists... the people that are priviledged to have funded access to film festivals worldwide yet misspend their energy writing about films that get shown in multiplexes instead of campaigning for the whole world of films out there that never gets theatrical or DVD distribution, and cover their backs by calling underrated those films they themselves should be rating in the first place.

There is not a world of brilliant films out there that never get released. 95 per cent of new films shown at festivals are incompetent rubbish. Good movies get passed over because not enough people go to see them. If film critics find an unheard of but fantastic movie they will latch on to, and write about it very quickly.

 

[Chorlton]

Good Will Hunting, acclaimed but I think it's one of the greatest.

its absolute fucking gash

 

[Chorlton]

another shout for slingblad and the man who wasn't there.

also shes so lovely

Night on earth

Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael

The Field

 

[Reno]

Good movies get passed over because not enough people go to see them.

I'd say you've got a firm grap on the obvious there.

If film critics find an unheard of but fantastic movie they will latch on to, and write about it very quickly.

A lot of the festival films critics go gaga over end up joining the league of the overrated. Sometimes gems do slip through under the radar of festival hype.

 

[Utopia]

Grosse Point Blank was pretty underrated I reckon.

 

[Chorlton]

More contraversially the 1973 The Wicker Man has a cult following but not much critical reception (until the last 3-4 years),

there is a reason for that, its a horror/musical starring edward woodward

 

[thefishdead]

I'd say you've got a firm grap on the obvious there.

That was the point. It is that obvious.

A lot of the festival films critics go gaga over end up joining the league of the overrated. Sometimes gems do slip through under the radar of festival hype.

That was the point. It is that obvious.

Yeap, becuse they need to sell something to people. Garden State would be a good example. Raved about but bollox. You have to trust the critic your listening to. Few if any gems slip past. There is a massive DVD market and anything rising above the sea of shit is likely to at least make it that far.

 

[perplexis]

Liquid Sky - 1982 cross dressing arty Sci-Fi.

Fucking YES!
I thought I was the only person alive who'd seen and enjoyed this film!
It's great. Absolutely ridiculous but I love it anyway.
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13 Tzameti is amazing as well. I watched on a plane, not the most conducive, but it had me utterly gripped throughout.
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I'm still banging on about The 9 Lives of Tomas Katz. It's splendid. I watched it again the other day and it's still just as good. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then, that's not the point.

 

[Leica]

95 per cent of new films shown at festivals are incompetent rubbish.

Whatever.

 

[sir.clip]

1)Dark days
2)Babylon
3)Time bandits
4)The silent flute/ (the circle of Iron)
5)Queen boxer
6)A boy named charlie brown
7)ASCENSEUR POUR L'ECHAFAUD (lift to the Scaffold)
8)Beat kids (2005)
9)Hard times/ The streetfighter (1975) Charles bad ass Bronson
10)Miami vice/ the brothers keeper T.V pilot film.

 

[g force]

My Summer of Love - Natalie Press hangs out with rich spolit Emma Blunt to try and avoid her born-again Xtian nutter borther played by Paddy Considine.

All The Real Girls - Zooey Deschanel...mmmmmm

My Life Without Me - maybe becuase it mirrored what was happening at the time to a mate but I thought Sarah Polley was superb in it.

 

[thefishdead]

Whatever.

excellent argument
Name a dozen unreleased but brilliant films you ve seen at festivals in the last year. Ive seen more audiences walk out of films at festivals through boredom than rave about unreleased movies.

 

[Chorlton]

My Summer of Love - Natalie Press hangs out with rich spolit

i thought that was rubbish myself, reminded me of morven callar which also falls into the rubbish category.... but that in turn has reminded me of Last Great Wilderness which is FANTASTIC

 

[Chorlton]

oh oh oh Last Life in The Universe is fantabulous fillum

 

[Dubversion]

My Summer of Love - Natalie Press hangs out with rich spolit Emma Blunt to try and avoid her born-again Xtian nutter borther played by Paddy Considine.

good performances, wonderfully shot, piss poor ending

All The Real Girls - Zooey Deschanel...mmmmmm

a wonderful wonderful film that hardly anybody seems to have seen. An amazing soundtrack, beautifully shot, brilliant performances, and yes - Zooey Deschanel.

"i had a dream that you grew a garden on a trampoline and I was so happy I invented peanut butter"

 

[Leica]

excellent argument
Name a dozen unreleased but brilliant films you ve seen at festivals in the last year. Ive seen more audiences walk out of films at festivals through boredom than rave about unreleased movies.

I could name you more than a dozen, but have no interest in doing so.

 

[thefishdead]

Another vote for all the real girls. Charater based movies rarely come so good.

 

[thefishdead]

I could name you more than a dozen, but have no interest in doing so.

O really, no intrest in spreading the good news to the film fans here.

 

[Negativland]

Fucking YES!
I thought I was the only person alive who'd seen and enjoyed this film!
It's great. Absolutely ridiculous but I love it anyway.

It's got such a confidence in its own style it can carry of almost anything, even the german scientist plot which seems to have wondered in from bad porno or something, I love the wierd artificiality of everything.

Reminds me more than anything of the brilliant DAISIES made in Czechoslovakia in 1966.