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Most Underrated Movies Of The Last 10 Years (currently 1458 views) |
rendevous |
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 4:44am |
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Good article in the paper today about this here. Can't say I agree with Spider. That was just dull for me. Spot on about Inland Empire. I hadn't even heard about until I read an interview with Lynch. Someone buy it me for Christmas! Ren |
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Niles_Crane |
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 5:18am |
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Four of these I haven't even heard of!
Most I would say were dull and deservedly ignored - with the possible exception of Spirited Away.
I have seen "Harry, He's Here To Help" - it's not bad, but very Chabrol like, in the way that some American director's films remind you of Hitchcock, it seems French ones will always reflect their master of mystery.
Personally, I could think of other films for this list - a much better, but it seems to me equally ignored French thriller, for example, is "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not", which has a twist I did not see coming.
And, while we're on the subject, what about the almost totally and criminally ignored "District 13" from the Luc Besson stable - it's a fantastic action flick that gives Hollywood a run for it's money (and has a disappointing sequel).
As for American films - "Crank" has developed a cult following, but seems generally looked down on, despite being a sort of action movie by David Lynch! It has has the wonderful Jason Statham in it - and you can bet that pretty much everything he is in will be undervalued.
"The House Bunny" is an excellent comedy, but being about Bimbettes is looked down on. Emma Stone is going to be one of the faces of the next decade, and is great in this as she is in "Superbad" (best thing in it) and "The Rocker" - and Anna Faris has the best arse I have ever seen! (I suspect CGI trickery!).
Bruce Willis is another undervalued star, and films like "16 Blocks", "Hostage" and "Live Free or Die Hard" have largely been discounted, despite being very good movies (though the first is ruined by Mos Def, it should be said).
"Bubba Ho-Tep" is a wonderfully quirky and at times moving low budget horror comedy, which deserves to be better known.
I could probably think of more! We all can - under rated and over rated movies (or at least in our opinion). That's the fun of lists!
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Dimitris |
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 6:42am |
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LocationGreece, Crete. Posts136 Posts Per Day 0.02 |
I have never hear many of this films......
First i feel spirited away is not underrated because everybody concider it an excellent movie ( anime).....
I will add the movie << Stay>>...... I like it very much.... The audience not , maybe because it was confusing...... |
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sniper |
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 7:43am |
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Old Timer My UZI Weighs A Ton
LocationNorthern Hemisphere Posts2249 Posts Per Day 0.48 |
Shouldn't the article rightfully have been titled: Most Overlooked Movies Of The Last 10 Years, as opposed to underrated? From what I've gathered, most of the movies on the list are actually rated reasonably high. |
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Old Time Wesley |
Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 7:52am |
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LocationOntario, Canada Posts2908 Posts Per Day 0.38 |
I figured it would be underrated films that people hate like Gigli which was widely hated because of the actors personal life.
It isn't a great film but it is nowhere near the worst film ever made. |
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rendevous |
Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 9:08pm |
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LocationOver there. Posts2354 Posts Per Day 0.43 |
W. Great avatar. We need more gay superheroes. I always suspected those two were close. Anyways. More Guardian movie stuff here. They are usually pretty good with film. Peter Bradshaw and the like do occasionally have 'bennys' over certain stuff. But they are old now, bless 'em. Rob, they are underrated here in UK. You Yanks might have rated 'em a bit higher. I'm not saying you got more taste than us... Actually, I am. Aren't I? Dimitris. You not from round here are you? That's good by the way. Place is fulla Americans, Brits and Ozzies. We need more exotic types! I'm Irish by the way. Brits. Buggers I tell ya. Oh dear. I mighta been drinking again. Niles. Another feckin' Brit. Good on ya. I haven't seen most of these films so no idea. I'll rent em though. That French one, with Audrey Tatou is it? Ah yes. District 13. getting that one soon. Sounds good. Crank ain't for me. Unless I go really silly. Likely soon. RenI post this because I despised Dogville the first time I saw it at the cinema. I got a new girlfriend and, oh yes, she wants to see it. I tell her my feelings and now she really wants to see it. Typical. So we went and, maybe it was the booze, maybe it was her, but the second time I really liked it. Seen it since and I have warm feelings and an unusual attraction to it now. Which I certainly didn't expect. Alright enough. It's weird, so am I. Nuff said... http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2009/dec/23/best-films-noughties-dogville |
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Niles_Crane |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 3:40am |
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Yes, the Audrey Tautou one - great twist about half way in totally revises everything you have been watching.
D13 is excellent - watch it in French with subs, not the dubbed one (which is distracting), but avoid the sequel, which is not good.
It struck me that another film of recent years that does not seem to have got it's due attention is "Walk Hard" - probably the funniest film I have seen since the "Naked Gun" films. Judd Apatow films are usually a good bet.
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jayrex |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 11:18am |
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LocationLondon, UK Posts1420 Posts Per Day 0.22 |
Rob, they are underrated here in UK. You Yanks might have rated 'em a bit higher. |
I might be wrong here but I think Rob is Danish? |
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rendevous |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 11:58am |
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Old Timer Away
LocationOver there. Posts2354 Posts Per Day 0.43 |
I might be wrong here but I think Rob is Danish?
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You mean he's bacon? |
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Niles_Crane |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 12:17pm |
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rendevous |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 12:26pm |
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Old Timer Away
LocationOver there. Posts2354 Posts Per Day 0.43 |
Quoted from Niles_Crane Or an iced pastry? |
I do believe, in certain circles, a 'Danish' means to suck him. Hard. Not his fingers either. |
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Scar Tissue Films |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 12:28pm |
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Monster in Law:
One of the better Romantic comedies I've seen with a great performance from Jane Fonda
The Condemnded.
Generally slated because of its WWE connections. It's a decent re-telling of Battle Royale with a scene stealing performance from Vinnie Jones.
Triangle.
Brilliant film, verging on the genius for me and I've heard no-one talking about it at all.
AntiChrist.
Brilliant re-imaging of the horror film that was clearly a bit too intelligent for a lot of the critics who just didn't get it. |
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Niles_Crane |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 3:39pm |
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Quoted from Ren I do believe, in certain circles, a 'Danish' means to suck him. Hard. Not his fingers either. |
Not in the circles I move in. When I've asked for a Danish in my local Gerards, they have never offered to suck anything.
Quoted from Dec AntiChrist.
Brilliant re-imaging of the horror film that was clearly a bit too intelligent for a lot of the critics who just didn't get it. |
Or, alternatively, was pretentious crap from a Director who has taken to believing his own publicity and who has consequently lost the plot. And I've an IQ of 127. Not that I'm bragging or anything. |
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rendevous |
Posted: December 24th, 2009, 4:09pm |
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Old Timer Away
LocationOver there. Posts2354 Posts Per Day 0.43 |
Quoted from Niles_Crane Not in the circles I move in. When I've asked for a Danish in my local Gerards, they have never offered to suck anything. |
Nah, Niles. You need to go the place behind the bookies in Sackville Street in town. Big fella with a ring through his nose will be guarding the door. Tell him you're a friend of Harry The Legbreaker. Ask them for a Danish. They'll sort you out - proper. I ain't seen Antichrist so I'll pass on comment. Just gonna go see Avatar in 2D. I ain't buying all this overpriced 3D cack. Only glasses I'll wear are my John Lennon shades. Ren |
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Souter Fell |
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:31am |
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The Mist, especially when watched in black and white. Like a long but really good Twilight Zone from King and Darabont. |
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Toby_E |
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 6:46pm |
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Agree with most of the list. I still think that 'Gone Baby Gone' is one of the most underated film of the noughties... |
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Scar Tissue Films |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 7:48am |
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Quoted from Niles_Crane
Not in the circles I move in. When I've asked for a Danish in my local Gerards, they have never offered to suck anything.
Or, alternatively, was pretentious crap from a Director who has taken to believing his own publicity and who has consequently lost the plot.
And I've an IQ of 127. Not that I'm bragging or anything.
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Like I say, massively underrated. The film was on a level so far above 99% of films that get made. It was poetic, sad, brutal, incredibly deep and layered. The performances were some of the best I've ever seen and the Cinematography made everything else at the Cannes film festival look like student films. On top of that, the sound design is utterly breathtaking. It's an amazing piece of work. Everything is subjective to a point, but I stand by what I said about the majority of people not liking it just because they didn't get it. The user reviews on IMDb are not definitive, but they give a very good general sense of how people see the film and those that don't like it just don't seem to understand it on any level, they simply dismiss it becasue it doesn't fit in with their pre-conceived ideas of what films are. People have become so used to being spoon fed that they are no longer capable of thinking about a film and engaging with it like you would any other art form. |
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Souter Fell |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 12:46pm |
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as far as last year, Moon. It was great, Sam Rockwell is by far the most underrated actor, and even gave Kevin Spacey something good to do. Let's hear it for non-cgi effects that look like you can even touch them. |
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sniper |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 1:34pm |
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Old Timer My UZI Weighs A Ton
LocationNorthern Hemisphere Posts2249 Posts Per Day 0.48 |
as far as last year, Moon. It was great, Sam Rockwell is by far the most underrated actor, and even gave Kevin Spacey something good to do. Let's hear it for non-cgi effects that look like you can even touch them. |
Totally agree with you, Tim. What a fantastic "little" movie this was, such a sad story. |
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rendevous |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 1:38pm |
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Old Timer Away
LocationOver there. Posts2354 Posts Per Day 0.43 |
Indeed. Moon is a fine film.
Although for its type, considering it was a debut, and the director's only claim to fame was his daddy, it did pretty damn well.
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Niles_Crane |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 1:47pm |
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I wonder if there's any truth to the rumour that the sequel is about life on Mars.
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rendevous |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 1:50pm |
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Old Timer Away
LocationOver there. Posts2354 Posts Per Day 0.43 |
Bloody hell Niles,
Les Dennis and Davro would have been proud of that one. |
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Niles_Crane |
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 2:00pm |
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It's a cracker.
Or from one! |
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