| Under Pressure 01.08.2004 12:51 |
The Full Monty. A most excellent film. Was billed here as a sort-of dodgy "adult" movie, which is rubbish. It really covers all sorts of topics very well, and it amazes me that it didn't make more of an impact on America. (The only scene people remember from it is the unemployment line.) Speaking of random, random films ... Adventure of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is another similar type film that, because of its supposed theme/target audience, was not generally well recieved in the US. Yet it addresses issues that many US film makers are hesitant to tackle. |
| Daburcor? 01.08.2004 13:00 |
A movie that I don't think gets even a speck of the appreciation it deserves is "Clerks". The writing in that movie is brilliant! |
| Bob The Shrek 01.08.2004 16:30 |
A film that got panned but I loved was a Sherlock Holmes spoof called Without A Clue, starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. |
| Daburcor? 01.08.2004 16:36 |
Bob The Shrek wrote: A film that got panned but I loved was a Sherlock Holmes spoof called Without A Clue, starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley.I love Michael Caine! He's great! :D |
| SergeantPepperDG 01.08.2004 16:58 |
My parents rented The Full Monty when I was 5 and they let me watch it. I didn't understand it one bit. |
| agneepath! 11994 01.08.2004 17:34 |
"My parents rented The Full Monty when I was 5" oohh... I've just aged about 20 years as i read that! |
| Pluto 01.08.2004 18:46 |
gattaca is a great sci fi movie imho but not many people seem to like it |
| Matti 01.08.2004 19:06 |
It was a good movie to watch in school... |
| Ros 02.08.2004 00:02 |
The Full Monty is a fantastic movie! I got my mom to sit and watch it with me one day and I'm cracking up at all the jokes even tho I've seen it so many times... and she's just sitting there. At the end she was like "Yeah it was good, but I had a hard time understanding them. They were really British." *face-palm* I was so sad for her right then. |
| Mr.Jingles 02.08.2004 00:13 |
I'm probably the only person on earth who thinks that 'The Lost World' was better than the first Jurassic Park movie. I still don't understand why people say so much crap about that movie. |
| Under Pressure 02.08.2004 09:37 |
!! You used face-palm! *every looks at U_P weirdly* |
| Ros 02.08.2004 11:18 |
Under Pressure wrote: !! You used face-palm! *every looks at U_P weirdly*Haha! Well I think the action of "face-palming" correctly described my degree of exasperation with my mother. Plus it is amusing. |
| geeksandgeeks 02.08.2004 12:09 |
There are lots of heavily underappreciated movies. Psycho Beach Party Tremors Rope I Bury the Living Velvet Goldmine Au Revoir, Les Enfants The Green Mile (got cheated out of several Oscars) Singles L.I.E. I'm sure I could think of others, but I'm groggy. |
| Mr.Jingles 02.08.2004 12:12 |
The Green Mile (got cheated out of several Oscars)Totally agree. Too X-Files like for the Academy, but nevertheless an excellent film. |
| Mr.Jingles 02.08.2004 12:21 |
I don't know which one is the most underated movie in history, but I know for a fact that "The English Patient" is definitely the most overated after winning 9 Oscars for 3 hours of absolute boredom. |
| Matti 02.08.2004 12:52 |
Lol. Yeah Tremors! It's so cheesy- I still like to watch it though. :) |
| agneepath! 11994 02.08.2004 13:35 |
"The Green Mile (got cheated out of several Oscars)" its good but not that good. Besides its Tom Hanks... Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)was awesome. Tremendous acting in a difficult role. |
| geeksandgeeks 02.08.2004 13:44 |
Agneepath! wrote: "The Green Mile (got cheated out of several Oscars)" its good but not that good. Besides its Tom Hanks... Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)was awesome. Tremendous acting in a difficult role.It's Michael Clarke Duncan!!! Plus, I'm a Stephen King geek. |
| agneepath! 11994 02.08.2004 14:21 |
sorry I just find Tom Hanks irritating- although i enjoyed Philadelphia! |
| Ros 02.08.2004 14:22 |
geeksandgeeks wrote: Plus, I'm a Stephen King geek.Me too! Anxiously awaiting Book 7 of The Dark Tower. :) |
| agneepath! 11994 02.08.2004 14:22 |
Here's one for you, the greatest actor that no one here has heard of: Amitabh Bachchan! |
| SergeantPepperDG 02.08.2004 16:45 |
Agneepath! wrote: sorry I just find Tom Hanks irritating- although i enjoyed Philadelphia!Really? Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors! |
| Mr.Jingles 02.08.2004 17:21 |
Tom Hanks is always great. Even though 'The Ladykillers' sucked, he gave a great performance as always. |
| Ros 03.08.2004 00:59 |
Mr.Jingles79 wrote: Tom Hanks is always great. Even though 'The Ladykillers' sucked, he gave a great performance as always.I agree. Same goes for the Terminal: mediocre-to-good movie with the only real bright spot being Tom Hanks. CZJ however annoyed the shit out of me. |
| Farlander 03.08.2004 01:28 |
Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot! Most people find it stupid, but I love it. The chemistry between Joe (Stallone) and his mom was great. "YOU BOUGHT A MACHINE GUN OFF THE BACK OF A VAN!?" |
| Maz 03.08.2004 02:05 |
A Simple Plan - Best movie that few have heard of and no one has ever seen |
| Mr.Jingles 03.08.2004 07:29 |
Ros wrote:Maybe we're so used to see Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks making excellent movies that when they do a movie that is just about as average or a bit better than the average, we consider it mediocre.Mr.Jingles79 wrote: Tom Hanks is always great. Even though 'The Ladykillers' sucked, he gave a great performance as always.I agree. Same goes for the Terminal: mediocre-to-good movie with the only real bright spot being Tom Hanks. CZJ however annoyed the shit out of me. |
| Whisperer 03.08.2004 08:50 |
Mr.Jingles79 wrote: I'm probably the only person on earth who thinks that 'The Lost World' was better than the first Jurassic Park movie. I still don't understand why people say so much crap about that movie.I agree. Jurassic Park was booooooooooring. |
| SergeantPepperDG 03.08.2004 10:13 |
I loved The Terminal! |
| Mr.Jingles 03.08.2004 10:45 |
I didn't think the first Jurassic Park was bad, but I sure expected more from the movie. |
| Mr.Jingles 03.08.2004 10:48 |
Does anyone remember 'Critters'? That's one cheesy horror flick that I love to watch. |
| geeksandgeeks 03.08.2004 11:07 |
Agneepath! wrote: Here's one for you, the greatest actor that no one here has heard of: Amitabh Bachchan!I've heard of him, but I have no idea who he is. The only foreign films I usually watch are Japanese anime flicks or the occasional Bollywood film. An actor who's underappreciated, though, is David "I'm playing Professor Lucas in the next Harry Potter movie" Thewlis. I didn't think he was quite right for said role, but he was awesome in Total Eclipse. |
| agneepath! 11994 03.08.2004 11:27 |
Amitabh Bachchan - a Bollywood mega star: link Generally speaking, I don't like Indian films - too much pointless singing and dancing. But amitabh is the best actor i've ever seen. He has that one thing which many actors lack: screen presence. He was recently voted the Star of the Millenium n a BBC online poll. |
| jasen101 03.08.2004 13:56 |
"Hedwig and the Angry Inch"....very good acting in this one...but not for everyone. |
| Mr.Jingles 03.08.2004 13:58 |
jasen101 wrote: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"....very good acting in this one...but not for everyone.I didn't know there was a Harry Potter spin-off. ;-) |
| geeksandgeeks 04.08.2004 10:55 |
Mr.Jingles79 wrote:Haha, very funny :) This Hedwig doesn't look much like an owl to me...jasen101 wrote: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"....very good acting in this one...but not for everyone.I didn't know there was a Harry Potter spin-off. ;-) |
| SergeantPepperDG 06.08.2004 16:01 |
The other day I saw "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." It was soooo hilarious. I can definately see that Mel Brooks was inspired by it. Zero Mostel is so funny in it. |
| Into La Ment 06.08.2004 17:12 |
'Ed Wood'... 'tis one of my favourite movies ever, but it seems barely anyone has heard of it 'round my parts... :'( |
| SergeantPepperDG 06.08.2004 19:04 |
\m/ (poodle permed) wrote: 'Ed Wood'... 'tis one of my favourite movies ever, but it seems barely anyone has heard of it 'round my parts... :'(I loved Ed Wood! |
| Mr.Jingles 08.08.2004 11:37 |
geeksandgeeks wrote:I guess the only thing those two Hedwigs have in common is the HOOTERS.Mr.Jingles79 wrote:Haha, very funny :) This Hedwig doesn't look much like an owl to me...jasen101 wrote: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"....very good acting in this one...but not for everyone.I didn't know there was a Harry Potter spin-off. ;-) |