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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on November 05, 2010, 09:05:45 PM
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I was poking through my pirated software and stolen movies to find something interesting to watch over the weekend, and I realized I have a lot of cliche'd, under-appreciated movies from the 80's and 90's available. "My Cousin Vinny" is an instant classic. "Gung Ho", while being the beginning of Michael Keaton's brief career, is still one of his best movies.
The hype... hype can kill a movie faster than anything. 'Avatar'? **** it. Ain't seen it, not going to. James Cameron can spend a billion dollars on advertising and I still won't watch some stupid movie about blue cats. Careers have been made and broken on advertising. Has anyone seen Vin Diesel lately? I didn't think so. So, what long-forgotten, laughed-at movie would you recommend?
Me? I have to go with the original 'True Blood'. Rambo. Disparaged, parodied, and worn out of it's welcome in it's time, but the original still stands as a classic.
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Ok, Avatar is worth seeing. It isn't ALL THAT, but it is worth watching.
I guess The Godfather movies (minus part 3, but you should watch it just to say you've seen them all).
Of course I don't think they are overrated, but many do.
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The first two were okay... the third was unwatchable. I suppose those are considered classics and don't really apply here.
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The first two were okay... the third was unwatchable. I suppose those are considered classics and don't really apply here.
True, they are classics, and the 3rd was pretty unwatchable.
Ok, then how about Closer. It won awards, and I really loved it, but I told my friend to watch it, and she hated it.
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I was poking through my pirated software and stolen movies to find something interesting to watch over the weekend, and I realized I have a lot of cliche'd, under-appreciated movies from the 80's and 90's available. "My Cousin Vinny" is an instant classic. "Gung Ho", while being the beginning of Michael Keaton's brief career, is still one of his best movies.
The hype... hype can kill a movie faster than anything. 'Avatar'? **** it. Ain't seen it, not going to. James Cameron can spend a billion dollars on advertising and I still won't watch some stupid movie about blue cats. Careers have been made and broken on advertising. Has anyone seen Vin Diesel lately? I didn't think so. So, what long-forgotten, laughed-at movie would you recommend?
Me? I have to go with the original 'True Blood'. Rambo. Disparaged, parodied, and worn out of it's welcome in it's time, but the original still stands as a classic.
My Cousin Vinny and Gung Ho good.. How about the Untouchables with Sean Connery, not a classic but good.
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Well, I'm off to watch Rambo #4. It's an excellent movie even if it was ignored while it was out in theaters. :popcorn:
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Point Break, Bandits, and one of my all time faves: What Dreams May Come.
Most favorite? The World's Fastest Indian. If any of y'all ever have a chance, you need to see it.
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Two underrated movies I can think of, both fall into the "stupidly funny" category.
The Stupids (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117768/)
Mom and Dad Save the World (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104905/)
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Excalibur. A great movie.
If you cab find it, The Godfather Saga is the version to watch. GF l and ll are splice together and shown in chronological order. It make much more sense. No jumping back and forth.
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Point Break, Bandits, and one of my all time faves: What Dreams May Come.
Most favorite? The World's Fastest Indian. If any of y'all ever have a chance, you need to see it.
Bandits is hilarious!!
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The Coneheads
Moronic. Stupid. But hilarious. :lmao:
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I would say Excalibur. I avoided it for years do to negative reviews but it is really a great, operetic saga, both visually and aurally lush. It is one of the few American movies I have seen that manages to capture that dream-time effect that Italian giallo directors have mastered for decades.
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I suppose...
Jackass the Movie (just the 1st one)
Meet Joe Black
Threads (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2023790698427111488#) - a 1984 BBC docudrama depicting the UK after a nuclear war. Surprisingly non-political, but extremely well-researched and terrifying for it's time.
Last Night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Night_%28film%29) - 1998 indy Canadian movie about the last night on earth. Very understated and really well acted and directed.
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Early: The Fountainhead, Modern Times, All Quiet on the Western Front.
Recent-ish: Once Upon A Time in the West, Schultze Gets The Blues.
I have gotten several people hooked on "The Black Adder" BBC series.
+1 for The World's Fastest Indian, as well. I really enjoyed it.
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We used to watch the different "Black Adder" series , also Red Dwarf.
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Early: The Fountainhead, Modern Times, All Quiet on the Western Front.
Recent-ish: Once Upon A Time in the West, Schultze Gets The Blues.
I have gotten several people hooked on "The Black Adder" BBC series.
+1 for The World's Fastest Indian, as well. I really enjoyed it.
Black Adder is hilarious. Rowan Atkinson is great. :lmao:
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Jackass the Movie
Haven't seen any of them.
'Meet Joe Black' was good, but I probably wouldn't want to watch it more than once or twice.
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I actually like most of Vin Diesel's movies :-)
Wimbledon is pretty good chick flick that most people don't seem to have heard of. The original Italian Job is really excellent!
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OH, Night of the Comet and C.H.U.D.
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OH, Night of the Comet and C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D 2; Chud the Bud was a letdown.
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True, they are classics, and the 3rd was pretty unwatchable.
Ok, then how about Closer. It won awards, and I really loved it, but I told my friend to watch it, and she hated it.
Natalie Portman was outstanding in that movie!And Clive Owen not bad eye candy.Very good movie. So was Garden State.
Cindie
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Natalie Portman was outstanding in that movie!And Clive Owen not bad eye candy.Very good movie. So was Garden State.
Cindie
I agree that Portman was great. And she is so pretty. I remember having some questions about the movie when it was over, and I always like when a movie leaves me wondering. I mean, I hate it kinda, but it is intriguing.
And yes, Clive Owen only helped the movie. :drool:
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Most underrated movies IMO?
Traffic. Momento. Super Troopers. Better off Dead. Leaving Las Vegas. Falling Down.
Discuss.
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Most underrated movies IMO?
Traffic. Momento. Super Troopers. Better off Dead. Leaving Las Vegas. Falling Down.
Discuss.
Falling Down was pretty good, IMO....... I could really relate to the character that Michael Douglas portrayed in that movie. There have been times that I was TEMPTED to do similar, but it goes against my better judgment.
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Since we're talking BBC (Mrs E is fervently addicted to it), Little Britain is chock-full of classic British humor, gut-busting in its cleverness.
I always thought that Pacino in Scarface was incredibly good. How he was able to gradually lose his Cuban "accent" through a megafilm (I think it ran about 3 hours) while shooting out of sequence is a testament to his skills as an actor.
The end of the film is brutal. Brian de Palma brings violence right to your face.
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Unforgettable starring Ray Liotta from 1996. This movie is very much like an Italian giallo from what I remember.
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Since we're talking BBC (Mrs E is fervently addicted to it), Little Britain is chock-full of classic British humor, gut-busting in its cleverness.
I always thought that Pacino in Scarface was incredibly good. How he was able to gradually lose his Cuban "accent" through a megafilm (I think it ran about 3 hours) while shooting out of sequence is a testament to his skills as an actor.
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Not many people pick up on that, Euph, but it is, indeed, testament to Pacino's chops.
The guy is scary good as an actor.
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And again...
I know we've discussed this in another thread, but each and every one of Guy Ritchie's British gangster/crime pics are nothing short of masterpieces.
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
RockNRolla
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And again...
I know we've discussed this in another thread, but each and every one of Guy Ritchie's British gangster/crime pics are nothing short of masterpieces.
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
RockNRolla
Indeed! :cheersmate:
Which reminds me of another "sleeper" movie that is pretty darn good. Formula 51.
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Sexy Beast. Ben Kingsley is down-right scary in it.
Second Hand Lions
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Sexy Beast. Ben Kingsley is down-right scary in it.
Second Hand Lions
I forgot about that one! Robert Duval and Michael Caine. That WAS a good one.
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Ruthless People - (Danny Devito, Bette Midler)...a little gem about what happens when a gazillonaire husband won't pay his kidnapped frumpy wife's ransom....great twist at the end!
She Devil - (Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr) ... funny scorned wife revenge story, especially that it's over Ed Begley, Jr :rotf:
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C.H.U.D 2; Chud the Bud was a letdown.
No doubt.
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Zack and Miri Make A Porno
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They're not exactly underrated, but a couple of oldies I've re-watched lately that faded from memory but are nonetheless still powerful dramas are King Rat and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Both have an actor that was seriously underrated in George Segal, and Woolf has Burton and Taylor at the peak of their acting chops.
Others might include:
The Pope Of Greenwich Village - Eric Roberts has always been a much better actor than his more famous sister Julia, IMHO.
Galaxy Quest - Little sci-fi comedy gem. Alan Rickman as a former Shakespearean actor reduced to doing Trekkie-like conventions is hilarious.
Clash Of The Titans - The original, not that remake shite.
Mutiny On The Bounty - The 1962 version with Brando as Fletcher Christian. Nominated for seven Academy Awards but didn't win a single one, which was a travesty.
The Four Seasons - Comedy/drama in which four couples who take all their vacations together face the insecurities of growing older. Carol Burnett is great.
1941 - Almost universally hated by critics, but one of my all-time favorite comedies. Beware, there are two versions out there. One has a bunch of mindlessly unfunny crap but the second is more tightly edited and that makes all the difference. It's a crapshoot which one you might see/buy.
The Chronicles Of Riddick - Vin Diesel can't act for shit, but when you can kill a guy with a tin cup and soothe giant alien lion-like creatures, who needs it? Epic sci-fi villains in the form of the Necromongers.
Tom Horn - Pretty good western with Steve McQueen in top form. He died just a few months after its release.
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The Devil's Advocate.
Al Pacino as Lucifer. You can't go wrong.
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The Devil's Advocate.
Al Pacino as Lucifer. You can't go wrong.
Yes, I liked that one a lot even though I am not a big fan of Keanu Reeves.
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Team America!!!!!
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I watched Fritz Lang's Metropolis this week. The newly restored version. It was way better than I remember that old public domain VHS being.
I found it to be a very interesting and well-made movie.
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I watched Fritz Lang's Metropolis this week. The newly restored version. It was way better than I remember that old public domain VHS being.
I found it to be a very interesting and well-made movie.
Have you ever seen the restored version of "The Battleship Potemkin?" Really great film with a soundtrack written by Tennant and Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys.
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Have you ever seen the restored version of "The Battleship Potemkin?" Really great film with a soundtrack written by Tennant and Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys.
I never even heard of this one. I will watch for it on TCM now.
For some reason, this reminds me that a few years ago, a silent movie was made based on H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu. Highly recommended.
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And again...
I know we've discussed this in another thread, but each and every one of Guy Ritchie's British gangster/crime pics are nothing short of masterpieces.
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
RockNRolla
Hold still, I am going to have to hump your leg for posting 3 of my top 10 favorite movies!
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Hold still, I am going to have to hump your leg for posting 3 of my top 10 favorite movies!
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Guy Ritchie is the shit, when it comes to making movies. Not so much when deciding on a wife. :o
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Shallow Grave - brilliant!
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I never even heard of this one. I will watch for it on TCM now.
It was directed by Sergei Eisenstein, and is largely considered one of the greatest propaganda films ever made (It presents a dramatized version of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled against their officers of the Tsarist regime).
It's actually in the public domain, so I wouldn't be surprised if it could be found as a free download somewhere.
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Hold still, I am going to have to hump your leg for posting 3 of my top 10 favorite movies!
"There's no school but the old school, and I'M the fooking headmaster!!!!"
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