Underappreciated films

[Number_Six]

The Legend of 1900. Tim Roth plays a fellow that is born and abandoned on a cruise ship and becomes a virtuoso pianist with the vessel's orchestra. Fantastic soundtrack and a great performance from Roth and no-one I know has ever seen it. Also features Peter Vaughn and Pruitt Taylor Vince (from Identity, another underappreciated film that's worth catching). Watch it just for the piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton but stay for the rest, it has a kind of magical realism feel to it and really left an impression, one of Roth's best performances I think.

[Halb]

Pesty said:

If we are talking Costner there is only one film.

Mr Brooks

Just an awesome film. The best film you’ve never seen. Very under appreciated.

moves cornstalk to other side of mouth

dems pretty big words, sparky.

[vixen1700]

oldbanger said:

Nikita is also very very good

Yes, the original French version. One of my favourite films of the 1990s.

[anonymous-user]

Scabutz said:

Grosse Point Blank

john, and Joan, Cusack's best work. Hank Azaria, Dan Ackroyd, Alan Arkin, Minnie Driver, Jeremy Piven as supporting cast. Amazing 80s soundtrack.

A cult film. A brilliant film that most people have not seen.

One of my all time favourites along with High Fidelity.

I always like to pretend high Fidelity is Martin Blank working undercover

[anonymous-user]

Not sure if it's underappreciated or just too new but I loved Wind River starring Jeremy Renner.

Like Fargo without the humour - ok that doesn't sound like an endorsement but I loved the whole atmosphere of it

[Jasandjules]

stongle said:

Probably Cusack's best film. Along with Grosse Point Blank. Con Air's not bad either.

Yes two crackers with great one liners in both.

[ben5575]

darreni said:

Also, Repo man.

Cult classic and deservedly so.

[Pothole]

Miami Blues

[StevieBee]

The Neon Demon.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn who also did Drive.

Very very dark but superbly shot and directed in a Kubrickesuqe way.

[98elise]

darreni said:

bexVN said:

Scabutz said:

Grosse Point Blank

john, and Joan, Cusack's best work. Hank Azaria, Dan Ackroyd, Alan Arkin, Minnie Driver, Jeremy Piven as supporting cast. Amazing 80s soundtrack.

A cult film. A brilliant film that most people have not seen.

I agree, love this film. Watched it again just the other day.

Good call, the most perfect film.

It is an excellent film. The opening sequence had me hooked and the film didn't disappoint.

[The_Doc]

1. The Game (1997) Michael Douglas

what I want is to be able to forget the twist in this film and watch it for the first time again and again. It's fabulous

2. Bowfinger (1999) Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham.

just funny, two great funny men playing it funny, with a ridiculous plot that just works and Heather Graham for groin pleasure

3. Citizenfour (2014)

incredible film/documentary

incredible

[Cotty]

toasty said:

Rampage - Uwe Boll’s Falling Down meets Natural Born Killers. Low budget, high body count, funny in places and therapeutic to those stressed by the unfairness of modern life.

Great film, love the Bingo hall scene and Double-expresso Macchiato with extra foam "Why don't you make it like your life depends on it?"

[Fermit and Sarah]

The_Doc said:

1. The Game (1997) Michael Douglas

what I want is to be able to forget the twist in this film and watch it for the first time again and again. It's fabulous

I'd forgotten about that one, yes, it's a great (watch once) film!

[anonymous-user]

Cotty said:

toasty said:

Rampage - Uwe Boll’s Falling Down meets Natural Born Killers. Low budget, high body count, funny in places and therapeutic to those stressed by the unfairness of modern life.

Great film, love the Bingo hall scene and Double-expresso Macchiato with extra foam "Why don't you make it like your life depends on it?"

Yeah as much as it's possible to like this film I do, although it's remarkably depressing to watch as it makes everything seem extremely bleak. It has that same feeling as the original Robocop, where it just feels like a world where nothing matters and it's all going very wrong.

[hairyben]

bexVN said:

^^^I was going to mention In Bruges then forgot! Yes very good film. Good actors, great location and enjoyable to watch from beginning to end

in Bruges is fairly widely appreciated in my experience.

Bulworth is one of my favourite films that few seem to know. Hard to believe its 20 years old, its more relevant than ever. Think much of its target market couldn't look past the cringeyness of middle aged white man badly rapping which is sad as its a triviality.

[warch]

hairyben said:

bexVN said:

^^^I was going to mention In Bruges then forgot! Yes very good film. Good actors, great location and enjoyable to watch from beginning to end

in Bruges is fairly widely appreciated in my experience.

I put it in because not many people I've met have ever seen or heard of it, although those that had thought it was very good.

[Halb]

hairyben said:

Bulworth is one of my favourite films that few seem to know. Hard to believe its 20 years old, its more relevant than ever. Think much of its target market couldn't look past the cringeyness of middle aged white man badly rapping which is sad as its a triviality.

oh gods yes, that is ace, I only thought of it last week, how it'd probably be good for a remake. Beatty's last great performance?

we all gotta keep fking one another till we're all the same colour.

[hairyben]

warch said:

hairyben said:

bexVN said:

^^^I was going to mention In Bruges then forgot! Yes very good film. Good actors, great location and enjoyable to watch from beginning to end

in Bruges is fairly widely appreciated in my experience.

I put it in because not many people I've met have ever seen or heard of it, although those that had thought it was very good.

its dark, very sweary and fairly violent so limited popular appeal, but nearly every movie person loves it. I guess it just feels like so well made and polished you feel it should be a big, mainstream movie.

[Pesty]

ben5575 said:

darreni said:

Also, Repo man.

Cult classic and deservedly so.

As is repo men another film which imo is fantastic and hardly anybody has seen.

In fact I’ll try and find it and watch it tonight. Deserved a bigger reception.

[R1gtr]

I nominated 'Dazed and Confused' earlier in the thread and now I want to add 'Judgment Night' starring Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven, Stephen Dorff and Dennis Leary.
A thriller I saw years ago and really enjoyed, keep hoping to see it on the TV one night but it never gets shown.