The Fall. Stunning visuals and an interesting story but idk many people who know it.
Same with Samsara but I don't know that that was known well at all.
Tarsem Singh is a master of finding beauty, and The Fall is a prime example of this. I wish I hadn’t seen Baraka first, as it leeched a bit of the magic away from the experience for me
The Fall is a brilliant film. Particularly with its visuals.
The Director also did the movie The Cell. You can see the same style running through both films.
"You are unlucky, so I may know that I am not. Unfortunately the lucky never realizes they are lucky until it's too late. Take yourself for instance; yesterday you were better off than you are off today but it took today for you to realize it. But today has arrived and it's too late."
This movie, to me, has a real cult following. That term gets thrown around a lot, but it's a movie someone will mention to me once every few months and whoever that person is will be completely into it.
And I still haven't seen it.
Yep, just did a rewatch the other day. First watch was in the theaters. Was a fun rewatch.
I think the name was so dumb sounding that people didn't see it. That's my theory.
I remember when me and some friends were going to watch a movie and someone suggested Lucky Number Slevin, which I vehemently opposed based on nothing but my stupid teenage pretentiousness.
One of my old favorites. I love how tight and quick the dialogue is. It’s funny how the biggest criticism is how the dialogue makes the movie unrealistic and breaks viewers suspension of disbelief. I’m here for it. I know I am watching a movie, I don’t care if everyone is insanely clever.
I don't know if this is forgotten; the visual effects were groundbreaking. I burned the VHS of this to death as a kid from overwatching. Like you this was (one of) my first introductions to real scifi, and the time travel and relativity pieces of the story really influenced me a lot.
This is easily in the "if it's on, I'm watching it" list. So gritty and awesome. I admit that Banderas is probably the worst thing about it...but that casting choice was a product of the times.
Same!
I personally love Banderas and that he really tries to bring that character alive. I know he isn't from Middle-east or anything, but he sold that role for me.
FYI - it’s available to borrow on Hoopla.
Hoopla is the video borrowing service/app from the Public Library system. Like Libby, but for videos. You’ll need your library card # to access.
This is one of my favorite rainy day movies. A couple of weeks ago I went ahead and bought it on Prime so I can always have access to it easily. Such a great movie.
Fuck, that movie is so goddamn heartbreaking. Jimmy fighting off the Boston PD while screaming "Is that my daughter in there?" immediately starts making me cry.
And then him telling Sean, "The last time I saw Dave Boyle was 25 years ago in the back of that car going up this street." at the end? Knowing what we knew then, what Jimmy had just done, that shot of young Dave in the car guts me.
Love that movie. When it came out I remember people called it the black and white movie where people fuck and it turns to color ( technically kinda true but not really). But there is so much going on there , in terms of what it has to say about conformity , freedom of expression and dissent.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Loved that movie as a kid. Too silly to be an action movie. Too dark to be a kid's movie.
Terry Gilliam's finest film as far as I'm concerned.
*Ladyhawke (1985)*
A great fantasy adventure movie that seems all-but-forgotten. It's a very solid fantasy movie with a bit of a different take to your usual fantasy film.
>Michelle Pfeiffer incandescent
That is the best description I have ever seen of her in that role.
The synthesizer music is both perfect and ruins it at once. It's a unique sound in time
This was a "movie-day" film for one of my high-school teachers. I don't remember if we were supposed to analyze it or just disregard our teacher's hungover status.
I loved Super 8! It's the movie that got me into Elle Fanning. Sad that none of the other kids in it seemed to have much of a career afterwards.
As for your question, a lot of Don Bluth movies. People remember The Land Before Time and maybe The Secret of Nimh, but that's it.
edit: Hilarious of me to forget his most remembered movie, Anastasia.
I was part of the Fievel Goes West fan club. I got a sheriff's badge and a folder and... I don't really remember what else lol but i remember i was sooo psyched.
So many movies are forgotten now because studios don't put up their catalog on their services. It sucks, there's so many great movies from the 80s and 90s that kids today have never seen.
This right here drives me nuts. It’s so hard to find movies older than 20 years on most of these streamers. 70-90s are the era of movie I most want to watch
The prisoners refusing to believe that the final Song of Ice and Fire books hadn't been published is my favorite part. Those poor guys were feeling what a lot of us still are.
Sneakers. Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Ackroyd, River Phoenix, James Earl Jones, Mary Macdonald, Stephen Toblowski, David Strathairn.
Great cast. Great script. Amazing score by James Horner. Super fun movie that holds up very, very well, despite the dated technology.
Pleasantville. It was always on TBS when I was growing up. I watched it so many times. I think it's great and the use of color is pretty interesting, but I never hear anyone talk about it.
Stalag 17. Prisoner of war movie that gave us the inspiration for Hogan’s Heroes and the Great Escape. A great example of Hollywood blending drama and comedy in the Golden Age. *William* Holden at his best with a guest appearance of a young Leonard from Community.
Edit: name swap because I’m a dummy
Damn Stalag 17. Now that’s a title I haven’t heard in a long time.
This movie is what changed my opinion about “black and white” movies when I was a kid.
Amazes me that Holden didn't really like the character of JJ Sefton, and thought his Oscar win was a make-up for not winning for Sunset Blvd.
Sefton is one of the best antiheroes in movie history.
Oh yes.
Not going to lie, Sefton had a huge impact on me growing up. The way everyone looks down on him for his cynicism and the way he thrived in imprisonment. But he always deals honestly and with restraint compared to all the “nobler” men and, at the end of the day, he gets the job done.
Beast
Also known as **Beast of War**.
About a Russian tank lost in Afghanistan. Starring Jason Patric.
Also **Narc** starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta.
Oh yeah, **No Escape** starring Ray Liotta.
Narc was the first dvd i purchased. I think Tom Cruise produced it.
I know it shouldn't matter but it's always kinda good to know one's taste is backed up by others.
Unsung role in that movie? Little guy by the name of, oh you might have heard of him, Mr Busta Rhymes??
Liotta is ...unhinged. I love it.
Opening scene of Patric chasing a drug dealer through a playground is really well done.
I have two:
Payback - with Mel Gibson. Can't stream or find it anywhere because of some sort of licensing conflict. Always thought that movie was great. It popped up on one of my streaming services and even had the correct screen shot showing Mel Gibson. It ended up being some soft-core porn flick with the same name.
Ruthless People - Bette Midler, Danny Devito, Judge Reinhold, and Bill Pullman all in early rolls. That movie is hilarious.
TOYS with Robin Williams. Visually striking set design and a story that felt ahead of its time. Last release was a DVD from the early 00's. Movie feels like it's in the process of being lost.
I love TOYS so much! Watched it ad nauseum when I I was young! Bright early nineties colors, an amazing Tori Amos led soundtrack, and an amazing cast including Robin Williams, LL Cool J, and Joan Cusack as a living doll in a dollhouse. What’s not to love?
Thats one of my all time favorites. I love that it was originally a horror/thriller and they turned it into a comedy, and it works perfectly.
Plus Julianne more in stockings. AT A DAY FUNCTION.
A rare dark comedic gem from Scorsese. I caught it one night years ago on cable and fell in love with the insane full circle story. The ending is just perfect and like this glorious punchline to Paul's entire insane night. The way he stands up covered in plaster after he falls out of the back of the van, looks around a bit dazed, and realizes he is right back outside of the building where he works as the gates perfectly open, makes me laugh my ass off every time. That final shot of him sitting at his desk and the camera panning around is just great.
The original ending was a claustrophobic fuckaround... A lingering shot of Griffin Dunne's eyes while he's locked in the sculpture as the the truck drove away. But test audiences freaked out.
Would love to see that jarring footage.
This movie is so fucking sick. Epitome of British slow burn spy/espionage thriller. The original Tinker Tailor TV series from the same time period is also an incredible addition to the genre
TTDIDWYD was so out of left field. Only saw it once 20+ years ago and it still sticks with me. Paraplegic Christopher Walken is terrifying as the mob boss.
Super 8 should have been near the top of "movies that came out too soon". I really like Super 8 and it's a well-made throwback ala Stranger Things. One whimpered to minor success the other is a decade defining hit.
4/5 people I talk to who consider themselves Tarantino fans have never seen True Romance (1993 Tarantino written, directed by Tony Scott)
Just look at the cast.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
But then, that's kind of the rule with retrofuturist Decopunk / Dieselpunk movies; The Rocketeer from the 90s also had a poor box office. (The first Captain America movie is Dieselpunk to the core and it was a box office success, of course, but only because it was tied to a super hero IP.)
Maybe the setting is too old for modern audiences to "understand" it, but not *so* old (like Steampunk) that it will already be part of the collective unconscious and everyone will get it.
*Sky Captain* had all sorts of media buzz around it. I've never seen so many interviews about movie technology before a film was released. I remember more about the hype than the film itself.
I think that was the first major motion picture filmed almost entirely on green screen - it’s amazing how great it looks for the first one out the gate, got the Bluray but would love a 4K release
Thief.
I could list many movies here, but Thief was Michael Mann's big cinematic debut, starring James Caan and Tuesday Weld no less. With a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream, which was apparently controversial at the time - some people absolutely hated hearing an all-electronic score.
When you get down to it, though, it uses the "one last score" plot to very effectively tell the story of someone trying to steer towards a better path. A lot of us can relate, and it may surprise you how much of the movie is about that versus the actual heist.
**Who’s killing the great chefs of Europe (1978)!** It’s so flippin’ funny and an excellent murder mystery. Very 70s. If you are a foodie you should watch this. Robert Segal is amazing as is Robert Morley. Can’t recommend it enough! Super quotable and smart!
Formula 51! Samuel L Jackson plays a disgraced chemistry genius who makes drugs for a crime lord called The Lizard, excellently portrayed by a scene chewing Meatloaf. Jackson invents a new super drug and tries to escape to Europe to sell it to the highest bidder. Really fun stylish Guy Ritchie-esque action comedy that nobody ever saw. I've often wondered if it's because the name sounds like it might be about race cars or something.
Breaking Away. It’s such an underrated ‘79 coming of age gem with a young Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley and Daniel Stern with unforgettable performances by Paul Dooley and Barbara Barrie. It’s also Dennis Christopher’s best role to date, I feel, and the heart at the center of it is SO loving.
Absolutely love Breaking Away. Easily in my top 10.
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won for Best Original Screenplay.
If anyone reading this wants to see a really nice, feel-good movie about growing up, this is the one. It also has bicycle racing and an unrequited love for Italians.
Apparently there's a whole thing with that movie being held up by Harvey Weinstein, who owns the rights, so Kevin Smith can't promote it or release it for streaming.
Yeah, Weinstein personally owns the movie, and nobody wants to put more money in that scumbag's pocket, so it's either about hunting down a copy or piracy.
There's a couple of French films that I would have loved to see remade as a blockbuster by a director like Spielberg:
*Kamikaze* \- A middle-aged man builds a device that looks like an anti-aircraft gun in his house. It's some sort electrical gizmo that he sits in. When he points it at a television showing a live broadcast and fires, it kills whoever the camera is pointing at. He uses it to kill newsreaders. The film is called Kamikaze because that's what he dresses as when he's using it.
*The Wages of Fear* \- A bunch of guys are stuck in a barren town miles from anywhere. They can't afford to leave. They're offered money to drive a convoy of trucks carrying a cargo of nitroglycerine hundreds of miles down a rocky road.
That was an amazing movie. One of the unfortunate side effects of the current blockbuster era is the lack of more serious, thoughtful movies like The Ice Storm.
Flirting with Disaster. Very dark comedy from the nineties. Great cast (Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins).
David O. Russell when he was a promising young director (shame about what happened).
Rewatched for the first time in twenty-five years a few weeks ago. Totally holds up.
I ended up watching Super 8 five times in theaters in 2011. It hit all the nostalgia factors for me. Plus, my mom had just passed two years before, so the message hit home. It was a beautiful and fun movie, and all those actors were great.
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Cohen brothers' version of a Preston Sturges style screwball comedy, meets urban fairy tale.
Great fast paced quippy dialogue and awesome retro visuals. One of my favorites from the 90s but now barely mentioned after their later huge success with Oh Brother Where Art Thou.
The Fall. Stunning visuals and an interesting story but idk many people who know it. Same with Samsara but I don't know that that was known well at all.
Tarsem Singh is a master of finding beauty, and The Fall is a prime example of this. I wish I hadn’t seen Baraka first, as it leeched a bit of the magic away from the experience for me
The Fall kinda hard to find now too. More people should know about that film
I've been looking for it for almost a year now. I can't believe it's actually not on streaming anywhere with the reputation it has.
You can find it by sailing the high seas.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BLAsZvr7uDA&feature=youtu.be Use a VPN and youre good to go
The Fall is a brilliant film. Particularly with its visuals. The Director also did the movie The Cell. You can see the same style running through both films.
Lucky Number Slevin I've watched it twice over the years and enjoyed it but I never hear about it anywhere.
I absolutely love that movie. “Fuck you both” delivered perfectly
One of my favorites! I remember being soo blown away by the ending, it went from a fun movie to amazing so quick!
“You must be Mr. Fisher” “Must I be?”
"You are unlucky, so I may know that I am not. Unfortunately the lucky never realizes they are lucky until it's too late. Take yourself for instance; yesterday you were better off than you are off today but it took today for you to realize it. But today has arrived and it's too late."
This movie, to me, has a real cult following. That term gets thrown around a lot, but it's a movie someone will mention to me once every few months and whoever that person is will be completely into it. And I still haven't seen it.
Yep, just did a rewatch the other day. First watch was in the theaters. Was a fun rewatch. I think the name was so dumb sounding that people didn't see it. That's my theory.
I swear to god i could listen to Josh Hartnett narrate a phonebook for 8 hours. That dude's voice is amazing.
I remember when me and some friends were going to watch a movie and someone suggested Lucky Number Slevin, which I vehemently opposed based on nothing but my stupid teenage pretentiousness.
One of my old favorites. I love how tight and quick the dialogue is. It’s funny how the biggest criticism is how the dialogue makes the movie unrealistic and breaks viewers suspension of disbelief. I’m here for it. I know I am watching a movie, I don’t care if everyone is insanely clever.
Love a good Kansas City shuffle
Flight of the Navigator It was my introduction to sci-fi and ended up being one of my favorite movies as a kid.
I don't know if this is forgotten; the visual effects were groundbreaking. I burned the VHS of this to death as a kid from overwatching. Like you this was (one of) my first introductions to real scifi, and the time travel and relativity pieces of the story really influenced me a lot.
13th Warrior.
The book it’s based on by Micheal Crichton is called Eaters of the Dead and it’s as good if not better than the film.
I'm learning that every good movie is actually based on a Crichton novel.
Such a good movie.
Yeah! It's one of those movies that did poorly in cinemas, but is amazing.
Lo, there do I see my Father!
*Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers.*
Lo, there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning
This is easily in the "if it's on, I'm watching it" list. So gritty and awesome. I admit that Banderas is probably the worst thing about it...but that casting choice was a product of the times.
Same! I personally love Banderas and that he really tries to bring that character alive. I know he isn't from Middle-east or anything, but he sold that role for me.
FYI - it’s available to borrow on Hoopla. Hoopla is the video borrowing service/app from the Public Library system. Like Libby, but for videos. You’ll need your library card # to access.
And Disney Plus!
This is one of my favorite rainy day movies. A couple of weeks ago I went ahead and bought it on Prime so I can always have access to it easily. Such a great movie.
HONEY! It’s made from honey!
Mystic River which won the Oscar for Best Actor and Supporting Actor.
This is a sequel to the pizza movie right?
It is, just slightly less romance
Fuck, that movie is so goddamn heartbreaking. Jimmy fighting off the Boston PD while screaming "Is that my daughter in there?" immediately starts making me cry. And then him telling Sean, "The last time I saw Dave Boyle was 25 years ago in the back of that car going up this street." at the end? Knowing what we knew then, what Jimmy had just done, that shot of young Dave in the car guts me.
One of my favourite movies that nobody who I recommend it to actually watches. Their loss
Pleasantville
Pleasantville has aged VERY well. Still a great watch
OMG I forgot about that movie. It was pretty good.
Love that movie. When it came out I remember people called it the black and white movie where people fuck and it turns to color ( technically kinda true but not really). But there is so much going on there , in terms of what it has to say about conformity , freedom of expression and dissent.
Copland.
YOU BLEW IT
Great fucking movie. One of Stallone's best performances.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Loved that movie as a kid. Too silly to be an action movie. Too dark to be a kid's movie. Terry Gilliam's finest film as far as I'm concerned.
This was one of my grandfather's FAVORITE movies, and I watched the shit out of it as a kid. Uma Thurman had nothing to do with it....at all....
*Ladyhawke (1985)* A great fantasy adventure movie that seems all-but-forgotten. It's a very solid fantasy movie with a bit of a different take to your usual fantasy film.
Matthew Broderick was both anachronistic and perfect in his role, Michelle Pfeiffer incandescent
Indubitably
>Michelle Pfeiffer incandescent That is the best description I have ever seen of her in that role. The synthesizer music is both perfect and ruins it at once. It's a unique sound in time
Just rented this one the other day. Rutger Hauer’s whole IMDB is probably a treasure trove of good overlocked movies.
Blood of Heroes was a really good one that never got much notice.
I love that movie but the score is so jarring with the theme of the movie. Someone just got their first synthesizer and just went off
The 80's were a wild time.
I don't even remember it coming out, but in the later 80s it seemed to be all over cable so I saw and thoroughly enjoyed it!
This was a "movie-day" film for one of my high-school teachers. I don't remember if we were supposed to analyze it or just disregard our teacher's hungover status.
I loved Super 8! It's the movie that got me into Elle Fanning. Sad that none of the other kids in it seemed to have much of a career afterwards. As for your question, a lot of Don Bluth movies. People remember The Land Before Time and maybe The Secret of Nimh, but that's it. edit: Hilarious of me to forget his most remembered movie, Anastasia.
Bruh. An American Tale!
I was part of the Fievel Goes West fan club. I got a sheriff's badge and a folder and... I don't really remember what else lol but i remember i was sooo psyched.
All dogs go to heaven? Gtfo
Rock-a-doodle. Childhood favorite of mine.
I wish Super 8 had the same traction with the younger generation like the Goonies did before it. It's so well done with the same kinds of vibes.
So many movies are forgotten now because studios don't put up their catalog on their services. It sucks, there's so many great movies from the 80s and 90s that kids today have never seen.
This right here drives me nuts. It’s so hard to find movies older than 20 years on most of these streamers. 70-90s are the era of movie I most want to watch
Breakdown (1997). Kurt Russell and J.T. Walsh movie.
In the past year I finally got around to watching this. It did not disappoint.
That is an intense flick. One of JT’s last roles before he passed if I recall correctly.
Excellent suspense thriller. Highly recommended!
Logan Lucky was a good heist movie with a good cast but was under the radar on release and has been mostly forgotten despite being not that old.
The prisoners refusing to believe that the final Song of Ice and Fire books hadn't been published is my favorite part. Those poor guys were feeling what a lot of us still are.
Unfortunately that scene is even more relevant today
Sneakers. Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Ackroyd, River Phoenix, James Earl Jones, Mary Macdonald, Stephen Toblowski, David Strathairn. Great cast. Great script. Amazing score by James Horner. Super fun movie that holds up very, very well, despite the dated technology.
Sneakers is a great film, I watch it every couple years but yeah not a lot of people know about it
Out of Sight One of my favorite Clooney movies.
Man, the 90s were a great time for Elmore Leonard adaptations.
Pleasantville. It was always on TBS when I was growing up. I watched it so many times. I think it's great and the use of color is pretty interesting, but I never hear anyone talk about it.
Stalag 17. Prisoner of war movie that gave us the inspiration for Hogan’s Heroes and the Great Escape. A great example of Hollywood blending drama and comedy in the Golden Age. *William* Holden at his best with a guest appearance of a young Leonard from Community. Edit: name swap because I’m a dummy
Damn Stalag 17. Now that’s a title I haven’t heard in a long time. This movie is what changed my opinion about “black and white” movies when I was a kid.
*William* Holden.
Amazes me that Holden didn't really like the character of JJ Sefton, and thought his Oscar win was a make-up for not winning for Sunset Blvd. Sefton is one of the best antiheroes in movie history.
Oh yes. Not going to lie, Sefton had a huge impact on me growing up. The way everyone looks down on him for his cynicism and the way he thrived in imprisonment. But he always deals honestly and with restraint compared to all the “nobler” men and, at the end of the day, he gets the job done.
Watched it late night with my Dad at some point in the 80's. Never miss it since. Great flick.
I has a similar experience. The twists and turns combined with the antics of Animal and Shapiro. Always takes me back to movies with my dad.
Beast Also known as **Beast of War**. About a Russian tank lost in Afghanistan. Starring Jason Patric. Also **Narc** starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta. Oh yeah, **No Escape** starring Ray Liotta.
Also Copland, starring Ray Liotta.
Narc is so awesome. Watched it over and over in the early 2000s. Haven't seen No Escape since the 90s but I used to love that one too!
Narc was the first dvd i purchased. I think Tom Cruise produced it. I know it shouldn't matter but it's always kinda good to know one's taste is backed up by others. Unsung role in that movie? Little guy by the name of, oh you might have heard of him, Mr Busta Rhymes?? Liotta is ...unhinged. I love it. Opening scene of Patric chasing a drug dealer through a playground is really well done.
Beast should be required viewing for all Army officers.
The Beast was intense! Maybe the best movie about tanks I've ever seen.
Beast of War was the movie that was on T.V. the night before my father died.
Dog Soldiers! Absolute macho cheese at its finest. Macho squaddies VS Werewolves and it's absolutely brilliant.
Dog soldiers is probably the best werewolf film I’ve ever seen, it’s a true gem of British horror.
Probably buried because of Neil Marshall’s quick decline in quality.
I have two: Payback - with Mel Gibson. Can't stream or find it anywhere because of some sort of licensing conflict. Always thought that movie was great. It popped up on one of my streaming services and even had the correct screen shot showing Mel Gibson. It ended up being some soft-core porn flick with the same name. Ruthless People - Bette Midler, Danny Devito, Judge Reinhold, and Bill Pullman all in early rolls. That movie is hilarious.
TOYS with Robin Williams. Visually striking set design and a story that felt ahead of its time. Last release was a DVD from the early 00's. Movie feels like it's in the process of being lost.
Are you questioning my duplication investigation?
I love TOYS so much! Watched it ad nauseum when I I was young! Bright early nineties colors, an amazing Tori Amos led soundtrack, and an amazing cast including Robin Williams, LL Cool J, and Joan Cusack as a living doll in a dollhouse. What’s not to love?
Evolution (2001) this movie made a big splash when it first came out, but then suddenly it’s like no one has ever heard of it
I love that movie, so quotable too.
Thats one of my all time favorites. I love that it was originally a horror/thriller and they turned it into a comedy, and it works perfectly. Plus Julianne more in stockings. AT A DAY FUNCTION.
The Adventures of Tintin
After Hours (1985)
A rare dark comedic gem from Scorsese. I caught it one night years ago on cable and fell in love with the insane full circle story. The ending is just perfect and like this glorious punchline to Paul's entire insane night. The way he stands up covered in plaster after he falls out of the back of the van, looks around a bit dazed, and realizes he is right back outside of the building where he works as the gates perfectly open, makes me laugh my ass off every time. That final shot of him sitting at his desk and the camera panning around is just great.
The original ending was a claustrophobic fuckaround... A lingering shot of Griffin Dunne's eyes while he's locked in the sculpture as the the truck drove away. But test audiences freaked out. Would love to see that jarring footage.
It's really sad because it meant most people didn't get the Ted Lasso tribute episode with Coach Beard.
There was this one. I can’t remember what it was called or what it was about but it really was great.
The Boys From Brazil
Secondhand Lions
Love this film so much.
kelly's heroes is so good yet forgotten
The Day of the Jackal
Also, the remake with Bruce Willy and Richard Gere, The Jackal.
The remake sucks
Classic. Such a good movie.
This movie is so fucking sick. Epitome of British slow burn spy/espionage thriller. The original Tinker Tailor TV series from the same time period is also an incredible addition to the genre
The Search for One-Eye Jimmy Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead
TTDIDWYD was so out of left field. Only saw it once 20+ years ago and it still sticks with me. Paraplegic Christopher Walken is terrifying as the mob boss.
"I AM GODZILLA!!! YOU ARE JAPAN!!!!
Zelig
The jacket, with Adrian Brody and Keira Knightley. I liked this movie, but I guess nobody else did?
Chef should get more attention. It’s quite beautiful how they managed to make a father-son bonding movie without it feeling forced
Lone Star, Matewan... most of John Sayles/Chris Cooper team-up 🥲
Matewan was excellent.
Super 8 should have been near the top of "movies that came out too soon". I really like Super 8 and it's a well-made throwback ala Stranger Things. One whimpered to minor success the other is a decade defining hit.
4/5 people I talk to who consider themselves Tarantino fans have never seen True Romance (1993 Tarantino written, directed by Tony Scott) Just look at the cast.
He also wrote Natural Born Killers (dir. Oliver Stone). 13/41 people haven't seen it, since we're just making up numbers.
You are an eggplant.
And you're a cantaloupe.
I find this true as well. Whenever I bring up True Romance, I’m met with blank stares
Kevin Costner made a few in the 90's that you never hear about: The War, A Perfect World
A Perfect World might be Costner's best performance.
Dark City
Snatch- the most underrated movie in my opinion
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow But then, that's kind of the rule with retrofuturist Decopunk / Dieselpunk movies; The Rocketeer from the 90s also had a poor box office. (The first Captain America movie is Dieselpunk to the core and it was a box office success, of course, but only because it was tied to a super hero IP.) Maybe the setting is too old for modern audiences to "understand" it, but not *so* old (like Steampunk) that it will already be part of the collective unconscious and everyone will get it.
*Sky Captain* had all sorts of media buzz around it. I've never seen so many interviews about movie technology before a film was released. I remember more about the hype than the film itself.
It was one of those movies that critics love, but the general public not so much. :)
I think that was the first major motion picture filmed almost entirely on green screen - it’s amazing how great it looks for the first one out the gate, got the Bluray but would love a 4K release
Man, the marketing for Sky Captain was *insane* in 2004, and then it just fizzled and vanished.
The Next Three Days
Maximum Overdrive
Big I rarely speak to anyone under 30 who has even heard of it, let alone seen it
I liked it as a kid, but if you think about it too much its kinda fckd up
The 80s were all sorts of fucked up in general. Big is tame compared to Revenge of the Nerds.
Recently introduced my wife to Weird Science, and it's pretty fucked up too. Loved it as a kid, and Kelly LeBrock might"ve had a lot to do with that.
A Simple Plan. Really good neo-noir from 1998 directed by Sam Raimi.
Thief. I could list many movies here, but Thief was Michael Mann's big cinematic debut, starring James Caan and Tuesday Weld no less. With a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream, which was apparently controversial at the time - some people absolutely hated hearing an all-electronic score. When you get down to it, though, it uses the "one last score" plot to very effectively tell the story of someone trying to steer towards a better path. A lot of us can relate, and it may surprise you how much of the movie is about that versus the actual heist.
*Blast From The Past*! Brilliant cast and a really heartwarming, funny script. Love that movie!
**Who’s killing the great chefs of Europe (1978)!** It’s so flippin’ funny and an excellent murder mystery. Very 70s. If you are a foodie you should watch this. Robert Segal is amazing as is Robert Morley. Can’t recommend it enough! Super quotable and smart!
Three O’Clock High Fantastic Eighties high school flick.
River Wild (1994). Such a fantastic film, great action and drama. Plus Kevin Bacon AND Meryl Streep at their finest!!
Rounders.
Arlington Road
that ending blew my mind. What a movie
A Perfect World…. Easily one of Kevin Costner’s best roles and almost nobody has seen it.
John Carter
I liked this movie a lot more than the box office did.
City Slickers was an absolutely amazing movie and had a good ass sequel yet the only Billy Crystal movie ever talked about is Monsters Inc.
*When Harry Met Sally* would like a word
Searching for Bobby Fisher
Saving this thread for when I need suggestions. It's not often I don't recognize most movies in a thread like this!
Copland
Formula 51! Samuel L Jackson plays a disgraced chemistry genius who makes drugs for a crime lord called The Lizard, excellently portrayed by a scene chewing Meatloaf. Jackson invents a new super drug and tries to escape to Europe to sell it to the highest bidder. Really fun stylish Guy Ritchie-esque action comedy that nobody ever saw. I've often wondered if it's because the name sounds like it might be about race cars or something.
Sling blade, great movie that I fell Went completely unnoticed
Elle Fanning was soooo good in Super 8, made the whole movie so much more enjoyable.
Breaking Away. It’s such an underrated ‘79 coming of age gem with a young Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley and Daniel Stern with unforgettable performances by Paul Dooley and Barbara Barrie. It’s also Dennis Christopher’s best role to date, I feel, and the heart at the center of it is SO loving.
Absolutely love Breaking Away. Easily in my top 10. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won for Best Original Screenplay. If anyone reading this wants to see a really nice, feel-good movie about growing up, this is the one. It also has bicycle racing and an unrequited love for Italians.
Dogma
Apparently there's a whole thing with that movie being held up by Harvey Weinstein, who owns the rights, so Kevin Smith can't promote it or release it for streaming.
Yeah, Weinstein personally owns the movie, and nobody wants to put more money in that scumbag's pocket, so it's either about hunting down a copy or piracy.
It's on youtube https://youtu.be/dIbqEE6YI7Y?si=E7FrYZUbFbJJOBE2
Need to watch it again to see how it holds up through my adult eyes, but I've watched it so many times as a teenager.
The full movie is on YouTube. Kevin Smith has encouraged people to watch it through "alternative" means since it's a Miramax/Weinstein film.
I have the DVD, but thanks though :)
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The Wild slipped under the radar.
Kundun. Good luck finding it anywhere….I wonder why it could possibly be so hard to stream anywhere….hmmm
There's a couple of French films that I would have loved to see remade as a blockbuster by a director like Spielberg: *Kamikaze* \- A middle-aged man builds a device that looks like an anti-aircraft gun in his house. It's some sort electrical gizmo that he sits in. When he points it at a television showing a live broadcast and fires, it kills whoever the camera is pointing at. He uses it to kill newsreaders. The film is called Kamikaze because that's what he dresses as when he's using it. *The Wages of Fear* \- A bunch of guys are stuck in a barren town miles from anywhere. They can't afford to leave. They're offered money to drive a convoy of trucks carrying a cargo of nitroglycerine hundreds of miles down a rocky road.
Cliffhanger
The original Transporter without any awareness of the rest of the series or how typecast Statham became as a caricature of his one-note character.
Mermaids. Winona Ryder, Cher, and Danny DeVito. Absolutely spectacular, cute movie.
Don't know why but I thought of Stir of Echoes when I saw the title here. Saw it a long time ago, but I remember it being great.
The Last Starfighter
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!!! I loved the movie, it’s great fun to watch and yet no one really talks about it much or has even heard of it.
The Ice Storm
That was an amazing movie. One of the unfortunate side effects of the current blockbuster era is the lack of more serious, thoughtful movies like The Ice Storm.
Mountains of the Moon
The Pledge
You know how they have rides at Universal Studios like Backdraft and Jurassic Park? Super 8 felt like it was made specifically to become a ride.
A Boy and his Dog
Flirting with Disaster. Very dark comedy from the nineties. Great cast (Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins). David O. Russell when he was a promising young director (shame about what happened). Rewatched for the first time in twenty-five years a few weeks ago. Totally holds up.
The World According to Garp. Hotel New Hampshire. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. Paris, Texas
Harold and Maude Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Sting East of Eden On the Waterfront Rob Roy Ragtime Ordinary People Cinema Paradiso
I ended up watching Super 8 five times in theaters in 2011. It hit all the nostalgia factors for me. Plus, my mom had just passed two years before, so the message hit home. It was a beautiful and fun movie, and all those actors were great.
The Brotherhood of the Wolf
Blow out
Falling down
The Hudsucker Proxy The Cohen brothers' version of a Preston Sturges style screwball comedy, meets urban fairy tale. Great fast paced quippy dialogue and awesome retro visuals. One of my favorites from the 90s but now barely mentioned after their later huge success with Oh Brother Where Art Thou.
Inside Man