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cyclones500

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I apologize in advance for any repeats, whipped through the thread quickly.

We could argue about definition of "underrated" (actually, some of you already did that, I notice). It can sometimes lead to comparisons of apples and all-terrain vehicles. That's another topic for another day.

My "short list" (heh-heh) of underrated, for disparate reasons in a wide range of genres:

  • “Primerâ€
  • “Maskâ€
  • "Say Anything"
  • “Take the Money and Runâ€
  • “Runaway Trainâ€
  • "Flirting With Disaster"
  • “Strangers on a Trainâ€
  • "Man on the Moon"
  • "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!"
  • “Defending Your Lifeâ€
  • "Roxanne"
  • "Gimmie Shelter"
  • "Born on the Fourth of July"
  • "Best in Show"
  • "What About Bob?"
  • "WarGames"
  • “Jesus’ Sonâ€
  • "Waking Life"
  • "Clueless"
  • "Tron" (the '82 version, of course)
  • "Grandma's Boy" (if nothing else, for the line: "Don't judge me, monkey.")
  • "Funny Farm"
 
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dahliaclone said:
Top three movie ever for me. I watch it a few times a year. Not sure it's underrated though unless you think it should have made more money. It was nominated for a ton of Oscars and was on many top ten lists that year.
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I guess by "underrated" I was thinking "not well known."
 
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cyclones500 said:
I apologize in advance for any repeats, whipped through the thread quickly.

We could argue about definition of "underrated" (actually, some of you already did that, I notice). It can sometimes lead to comparisons of apples and all-terrain vehicles. That's another topic for another day.

My "short list" (heh-heh) of underrated, for disparate reasons in a wide range of genres:

  • “Primer”
  • “Mask”
  • "Say Anything"
  • “Take the Money and Run”
  • “Runaway Train”
  • "Flirting With Disaster"
  • “Strangers on a Train”
  • "Man on the Moon"
  • "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!"
  • “Defending Your Life”
  • "Roxanne"
  • "Gimmie Shelter"
  • "Born on the Fourth of July"
  • "Best in Show"
  • "What About Bob?"
  • "WarGames"
  • “Jesus’ Son”
  • "Waking Life"
  • "Clueless"
  • "Tron" (the '82 version, of course)
  • "Grandma's Boy" (if nothing else, for the line: "Don't judge me, monkey.")
  • "Funny Farm"
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What about Bob, Bill Murray comedy gold, Grandma'a boy also funny because of the nerd from dodgeball talking like a robot.
 
HFCS

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bos said:
I liked several scenes in that movie but the overall running time was way too long.
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As a huge Beatles fan I could watch the intentionally horrible Beatles cameos for hours on a loop...but would just give the rest of it a C+ or B-. (re: Walk Hard)
 
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HFCS

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Heavenly Creatures
Mall Rats
Prometheus

The first because it's a mind blowing movie most don't know about. The second two because critics panned them but I highly disagreed.
 
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The Last Castle
The Boiler Room
Not Another Teen Movie
Clueless (watching it as an adult, Alicia Silverstone is fantastic in it and much more than just eye candy)
Slammin Salmon (probably my favorite Broken Lizard movie....obviously Super Troopers is a classic, but for some reason this one I like better)
 
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