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I would have to say there are many underrated films out there to see that are made both major and independent studios. Here is a list of things that you may like and may not have seen:
1. The Ghost and the Darkness - A great story set in colonial Africa about man eating lions that is a horror-survival story that also has the benefit of being a true story.
2. Fido - Probably the best horror comedy of the last decade and a completely campy look at zombies and a fictional world where zombies are a part of everyday life. Its completely corny and over the top, but just awesome.
3. Zulu - A classic film that tells the tale of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, which is a battle so epically filled with tales of true bad-assery that Rambo would be considered a 'nancy boy' by these guys. Its also Michael Caine's first film if I remember correctly.
4. Outpost- An original movie about shadows of the past that still haunt Europe well over 60 years after the end of the Second World War. A great horror movie that is not just about invulnerable NAZI zombies, but really about what happens when science and evil are combined.
5. Cross of Iron- A war film set from a German perceptive on the Eastern Front after Stalingrad and Kursk just prior to the great Soviet offensive of 1944. It is a great tale about soldiers and the conflicts they have morally and ethically to a government and war they no longer believe winnable. It's an often overlooked Sam Peckinpah classic with James Coburn, David Warner, James Mason, and Maxamilian Schell.
I just made a quick glance at my movie collection and hope that these descriptions and movies are something that you have not seen. I could have kept going, but just let me know if you need a longer list of more stuff.
1. The Ghost and the Darkness - A great story set in colonial Africa about man eating lions that is a horror-survival story that also has the benefit of being a true story.
2. Fido - Probably the best horror comedy of the last decade and a completely campy look at zombies and a fictional world where zombies are a part of everyday life. Its completely corny and over the top, but just awesome.
3. Zulu - A classic film that tells the tale of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, which is a battle so epically filled with tales of true bad-assery that Rambo would be considered a 'nancy boy' by these guys. Its also Michael Caine's first film if I remember correctly.
4. Outpost- An original movie about shadows of the past that still haunt Europe well over 60 years after the end of the Second World War. A great horror movie that is not just about invulnerable NAZI zombies, but really about what happens when science and evil are combined.
5. Cross of Iron- A war film set from a German perceptive on the Eastern Front after Stalingrad and Kursk just prior to the great Soviet offensive of 1944. It is a great tale about soldiers and the conflicts they have morally and ethically to a government and war they no longer believe winnable. It's an often overlooked Sam Peckinpah classic with James Coburn, David Warner, James Mason, and Maxamilian Schell.
I just made a quick glance at my movie collection and hope that these descriptions and movies are something that you have not seen. I could have kept going, but just let me know if you need a longer list of more stuff.
The Sunshine Limited. It's a film adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy play (he wrote No Country for Old Men, for those who don't know him). Basically, a suicidal atheist professor (Tommy Lee Jones) and a very Christian old man who just stopped him fro killing himself (Samuel L. Jackson) have a long, intense, philosophical discussion about God, death, etc. They do a great job with the acting, and even though it's nothing but dialogue and the whole thing takes place in Jackson's apartment, it's still a very gripping movie. Especially the ending, with Jones' monologue and the pain it caused Jackson, it just gave me shivers... I'm gonna go watch it again. I highly suggest you do the same.
Just remembered, "The Legend of Bagger Vance" is a very good movie that's almost unheard of. It's about a man finding himself again after Vietnam because his town needs him to play a golf match against Bobby Jones and Bob Hagan.jjboat said:
Glad to hear it, that film deserves more exposure.jjboat said:
That scene with the blind dude going "1,2,3,4" and everything matched up to it was brilliant
Trust me, it is! It's hard to explain how a movie that's nothing but dialogue can be so captivating, but it's just so powerful.jjboat said:
It's a made for HBO movie though (meant to mention that before), so it might be hard to find. That's the one knock against it.
I can see why people liked it and it was a very well made film but there was just something about it I didn't really like and I still can't seem to put my finger on why that is but... meh.jjboat said:
No big deal. It was entertaining while I watched it and Joseph Gordon Levitt was fucking awesome in it :3
Swimming with Sharks - Kevin Spacey at his most cruel, viscious, and finest.
Way of the Gun - Benicio Del Toro is simulataneously understated and over the top.
Bettlejuice - Michael Keaton is a forgotten comedic genius.
The Cube - Relatively unknown canadian thriller. It'll mess with your head a bit.
Way of the Gun - Benicio Del Toro is simulataneously understated and over the top.
Bettlejuice - Michael Keaton is a forgotten comedic genius.
The Cube - Relatively unknown canadian thriller. It'll mess with your head a bit.
Are you serious? The Fifth Element is extremely well known unless you have been in a coma since 1996 and just woke up. I mean Star Wars basically ripped off the city design model for Coruscant. Just look at the way New York is made to look in a city from 1997 and then examine the re-released Star Wars from 1998 and Episode I in 1999. Wonder where they got all those ideas from for how the city would look. Its almost a carbon copy.
Recycle by the Peng Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6_bHZZ_qgw
One of the most criminally underrated movies I've ever seen.
It is the Silent Hill movie that never got made. Artistic, symbolic, and really quite terrifying.
Just... Great...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6_bHZZ_qgw
One of the most criminally underrated movies I've ever seen.
It is the Silent Hill movie that never got made. Artistic, symbolic, and really quite terrifying.
Just... Great...
