Suggest an underrated movie

[Julianking93]

Spoiler: Brick

I actually watched that a few weeks ago and... I don't know.
I had heard it was great but there was just something about it I couldn't get into.

Well written and had good dialogue and I'm a huge fan of noir films but... I don't know. Something about it just didn't click. >.>

Nice to see a new take on that genre though :3

 

[mysecondlife]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Thank You for Smoking

 

[20thCenturyBoy]

Two words. Dark City.

 

[d3structor]

Ink was good if you were looking for some more under the radar movies.
Only watched it once but is sticks out in my memory pretty vividly.

Spoiler: here is a trailer for it

Edit:someone beat me to it for recommending Ink so consider this seconded

 

[Kpt._Rob]

I have yet to talk to a single person who has ever even heard of my favorite movie, Only Interstellar Pinball Lives Forever.


All things considered, there's probably a good reason I've never heard anyone talk about it, OIPLF is a complex discussion of how someone with no belief in an afterlife can deal with the inevitability of death, phrased as discussion between a malnourished man who is tripping DXM and a vision of himself as a child played by a puppet character that Tristan Newcomb (the artist behind the film) has used in some of his other works. To call OIPLF an unusual film would be an understatement of epic proportions, if you watch it, it's going to take you far out of the realm of normal viewing, and while it should probably be classified as an art film, it isn't near as pretentious, and as long as you pay attention it won't be near as impenetrable either.

If you're ready for something that, to put it mildly, is completely different, consider giving Only Interstellar Pinball Lives Forever a shot. I can't say you won't regret it, but if nothing else, there's nothing you can do to expect it.

 

[mrdude2010]

i would recommend the original flight of the pheonix too

 

[caviar1]

Try this one, its pretty on the down-low but its well performed and has a crazy twist ending, it's called "Fight Club"

 

[DustyDrB]

Monsters. It's a movie from last year. It's a good movie, just don't expect (despite the title) a typical monster movie.
It's also in the Watch Instantly library on Netflix.

 

[jjboat]

Try this one, its pretty on the down-low but its well performed and has a crazy twist ending, it's called "Fight Club"

you just broke the first rule ;p

 

[darthmocha]

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.

 

[jjboat]

Monsters. It's a movie from last year. It's a good movie, just don't expect (despite the title) a typical monster movie.

loved it, also in my top 20 from last year.

 

[jjboat]

i would recommend the original flight of the pheonix too

damn good movie that one, remake is shit.

 

[Windupferrari]

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.

 

[jjboat]

Spoiler: Brick

I actually watched that a few weeks ago and... I don't know.
I had heard it was great but there was just something about it I couldn't get into.

Well written and had good dialogue and I'm a huge fan of noir films but... I don't know. Something about it just didn't click. >.>

Nice to see a new take on that genre though :3

I actually loved it lol, nice pick though most people haven't seen it.

 

[jjboat]

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.

WOW now that sound really damn good!

 

[jjboat]

Ink was good if you were looking for some more under the radar movies.
Only watched it once but is sticks out in my memory pretty vividly.

Spoiler: here is a trailer for it

Edit:someone beat me to it for recommending Ink so consider this seconded

Actually watched ink a long time ago and loved it. loads of creativity and a great ending.

edit: by a long time ago i mean a few years back lol.

 

[spartan231490]

I'm looking for movies to watch that are underrated or under seen. I've seen thousands of movies, and most of the widely popular or mainstream films. Are there any films you consider to be very good that have gone under the radar?

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.

 

[d3structor]

snip

Glad to hear it, that film deserves more exposure.

That scene with the blind dude going "1,2,3,4" and everything matched up to it was brilliant

 

[Windupferrari]

WOW now that sound really damn good!

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.

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.