Popular Post Chindie Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 We've got the overrated movies topic to disparage everything popular, so let's be more positive. What movies are unfairly overlooked, better than they're given credit for, personal favourites that'll never appear on the greatest lists? Starter for 10, and sticking to character, V for Vendetta. The 2005 adaptation of Alan Moore's 80s comic, with its story updated for mid-Noughties sensibilities, is great. Sure Alan Moore hates it, and purests don't like that it turns a very anti Thatcher story into a post 9/11 anti-fascist totalitarian fable, and it's got some rough edges with occasionally bum dialogue, Natalie Portman butchering 'an English accent', and no subtlety within a mile of any of its themes. But it's a comic book movie with depth, it's like a gateway drug for seeing the flaws in the ideologies of totalitarian regimes, it's got some great scenes and sequences, a really good performance from Hugo Weaving even though you can't see his face, and it's commendably progressive in the way it portrays gay characters without tokenism or lampshading it. It's kinda brilliant. It's not the greatest movie ever, it's flawed as anything, and feels a bit cheap at times, but in it's whole is a good, engaging movie with good themes. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 maybe 2 things here for me - great movies that for whatever reason no one likes and great movies that no one watched, so these might have a >90% rating on RT and are obviously rated its just no one ever seems to know them painted veil, mystery men, fish tank, moon, rescue dawn, eastern promises, equilibrium in Bruges because I think its the best comedy since austin powers gone baby gone, the town and in general affleck does some good stuff the prestige is Nolan's best film 2005 was the best year for the best film at the oscars, everyone knows and has an opinion on crash - which I thought was a brilliant film, watched it as a day time cinema mystery film special about a month before its release let alone its oscar hype (and did the exact same for slumdog too) - but the other films capote, good night and good luck, brokeback mountain and munich are all brilliant too following the buzz and the love for the departed i think infernal affairs got written off a bit too much, Asian films as films that no one watched are a whole different thing so i'll just add in the mood for love for now and a personal one thanks to my daughter - Moana! its miles better than frozen yet guess what she wants to watch 12 times a day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 OK. The Spy Kids series. Great story to them, humour, fantastic cameos. This isnt cerebral, it's a set of three very entertaining films. I love them all. The reboot, I have still watched and enjoyed but love the original 3 films more. I think as they are a kids/family film they get written off, but for me, hugely enjoyable and very underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2022 The World’s Fastest Indian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2022 I think there's a difference between under rated and not reaching expectations. Petite mamon hasn't been spoken about much so i suppose is under rated, its a fantastic film. Edge of tomorrow and brawl in cell block 99 both suffer from netflix lack of promotion. From older films children of men, a history of violence, dread, super, blades of glory, and kingpin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Nigel said: From older films children of men, a history of violence, dread, super, blades of glory, and kingpin. thats a great shout, the long take / one shot is incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls An incredible follow up to the sleeper hit of 1994 which somehow manages to improve on the original story and the laugh count with a near oscar worthy performance from the titular character. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterw Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 The Prestige is a good call; I'd also add. 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Wife and I went to see The Kid Who Would Be King (pretty much wholly off the back of it being Joe Cornish's work) and we were the only two people in the cinema (which, as an aside, was absolute bliss). Haven't checked to see how that translates to official critical reception, but I really enjoyed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, Nigel said: kingpin. Ernie McCracken. The greatest movie villain of all time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Ooh, Chronicle. I distinctly remember when I first saw the trailer, the filmic zeitgeist had just reached found-footage-saturation and as such I'd immediately dismissed it as more of the same guff. I can't remember why I decided to give it a pop when perusing Netflix on dull afternoon, but had it known it was actually a somewhat-veiled live adaptation of Akira, I might have paid it more mind. As it was, I thought it was terrific (and the strength of DeHaan's performance was one of the reasons I decided to give Valerian a pop, though the less said there the better). Shame that Max Landis is allegedly a colossal ass-hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 I think Its hard to call films like The Prestige under rated tbh .. Ithink it was released around the same time , but I'd argue The Illusionist would be more worthy of an under rated tag than The Prestige but , I'm going to go leftfield for one that I think deserves an under rated mention .... I give you ..... Euro Trip despite being puerile , it delivers some really cracking memorable moments (ignoring the Vinnie Jones OTT cameo ) .. the Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen safe word scene , the what can we get for a $1 83 cents scene , the little kid looking like Hitler .. An America that took an observational look at Americans and actually got it anyway , feel free to disagree ...and be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2022 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) Lock Up - Stallone Set the bar as a prison flick Some great actors in it, Sonny Landham, Billy in Predator (that's my seat ace) Donald Sutherland as the evil sadistic Warden with a deep grudge (had the eclectic chair restored into full working order) is literally superb. 'This is hell and I'm going to give you the guided tour' Tom Sizemore as the scheming double-crossing Dallas who does the right thing after betraying Frank Leon (Stallone's character) Frank McRae as Eclipse, sure blocked a lot of light. Gentle giant and body man at the garage John Amos as Meizner - 'Two things, I am Meizner, don't **** with Meizner' Larry Romano as first base - he was just a kid, brutally murdered to crack Frank Jordan Lund as Manley - Evil guard in on the grudge with Drumgoole against Frank Totally underrated at the time and still now. “When we're in a sober mood, we worry, work and think. When we're in a drunken mood, we gamble, play and drink. But when our moods are over, when our time is come to pass, we hope they bury us upside down, so the warden can kiss our ass!” Edited March 23, 2022 by Follyfoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Creep (2004) Midnight Meat Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Rat Race is a work of cinematic beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 The Duke of Burgundy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, AVFCDAN said: Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls An incredible follow up to the sleeper hit of 1994 which somehow manages to improve on the original story and the laugh count with a near oscar worthy performance from the titular character. Insert "get out" gif here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2022 Paddington 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted March 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2022 the new jurassic world films. love em. gonna throw in taken as well. critically did quite poorly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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