How About Underrated Movies?

What are some movies that you think are better than most people realize or that you feel are underappreciated?

A few off the top of my head:

Waterworld
Children of Men
Sunshine
Pandorum
The Last Temptation of Christ
Eastern Promises

Waterworld is actually pretty fun. I think it gets a bad rap because it developed sort of a stigma for being a big flop. But it's entertaining Sci-Fi escapism. Children of Men is up there with some of the most profound and important movies ever, imho..

I guess Waterworld really depends on how much of a Costner fan you are...I mean he played the "silent" hero already in Dances With Wolves & though I've enjoyed both these films...you really have to be in the mood to absorb the "epic-ness" of each.
I guess you can add The Postman too.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
What are some movies that you think are better than most people realize or that you feel are underappreciated?

A few off the top of my head:

[B]Waterworld
Children of Men
Sunshine
Pandorum
The Last Temptation of Christ
Eastern Promises

Waterworld is actually pretty fun. I think it gets a bad rap because it developed sort of a stigma for being a big flop. But it's entertaining Sci-Fi escapism. Children of Men is up there with some of the most profound and important movies ever, imho.. [/B]

I really liked Children of Men, Sunshine, and Eastern Promises. Didn't like Waterworld. Pandorum was fun for the first 75% of the movie (the tone was set well), but then it got pretty stupid.

I'll add some of my own underrated movies later.

Near Dark.
It may seem to be a cheap B-grade vampire movie but it really captured the essence of vampirism being a curse of immortality & killing.
Each character dealt with the boredom & frustration of not only being stuck with eachother forever but also being stuck at the same age as they were turned.

The Mist....thats about the only one i can think of at the moment.

Yeah, i liked The Mist okay. I remember the ending being a bit depressing, though. I think i felt a little dissapointed in it b/c i was expecting The Shawshank Redemption/The Green Mile greatness, but it was solid. I've actually been meaning to see it again..

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
I guess Waterworld really depends on how much of a Costner fan you are...I mean he played the "silent" hero already in Dances With Wolves & though I've enjoyed both these films...you really have to be in the mood to absorb the "epic-ness" of each.
I guess you can add The Postman too.

I'm not saying Waterworld is perfect, but i think it's a reletively fun and satisfying Sci-Fi adventure (it was written by David Twohy, the brains behind Pitch Black/Riddick). It has it's moments of silliness, but you get over the top Dennis Hopper and some pretty sweet explosions. It's kind of Mad Max on the ocean, lol..

I've never seen The Postman, but i thought it looked really dumb on the previews. Is it actually pretty good?

And yeah, Pandorum isnt perfect either, but i liked the story. It was just some of the execution that left something to be desired. They had two more movies planned, but it didnt do too well, so we'll probably never see 'em.. 🙁

Im the biggest fan when it comes to the movie, "Dune". I have no idea as to why it's not as great as startrek or starwars, it was epic..? Or is it just only me who thinks its a great movie?

While it doesn't withstand its forerunners, I believed T3 was a very interesting film with a reasonable story that ongoing Cameron's films well, awesome activity sequence, and I liked the conclusion and how it revealed the devices getting over, how the community was sent to terrible, and revealed a glance of how the individual level of resistance started. It's not the best of the sequence, but I still appreciate viewing it when it's on TV.

I think the only other time I was mad about the conclusion of these movies was Aspect 7. The deceased dad comes out of the river and appeals to Jason? End of story? C'mon! Anyways, I acknowledge that I would have liked to see Jerr all mangled at the end.

Where did this pic come from? Never seen it before?

Originally posted by rudester
Im the biggest fan when it comes to the movie, "Dune". I have no idea as to why it's not as great as startrek or starwars, it was epic..? Or is it just only me who thinks its a great movie?

It was the movie itself.........seriously i was bored when watching it, needs another adaptation.

Originally posted by Kazenji
The Mist....thats about the only one i can think of at the moment.

Chronicles of Riddick is one. Gets a lot of hate due to being so different from Pitch Black in tone, which is a fair complaint, but I thought it was awesome for what it was: A cheesy space opera with a badass anti-hero for a protagonist.

Originally posted by Kazenji
The Mist....thats about the only one i can think of at the moment.

Great choice. Most people I knew hated it, especially because of the ending, but that was my favorite part.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Chronicles of Riddick is one. Gets a lot of hate due to being so different from Pitch Black in tone, which is a fair complaint, but I thought it was awesome for what it was: A cheesy space opera with a badass anti-hero for a protagonist.

Precisely. I mean, I think the fact that they created a much larger mythology and story arch out of it shows a great deal more creativity and imagination than simply rehashing the first film. It's not really fair to even compare the two films, because Pitch Black is an intimate little sci-fi horror, and Chronicles is an epic mythology. It's like they can't win no matter what they do. The new one is gonna make me jizz all over the place, though. It's supposed to be sort of a mixture of the two.. the intimacy of Pitch Black and the mythology of Chronicles. I can't wait.

Originally posted by rudester
Im the biggest fan when it comes to the movie, "Dune". I have no idea as to why it's not as great as startrek or starwars, it was epic..? Or is it just only me who thinks its a great movie?

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I thought it was good. I just thought it was unfortunate that some of the special effects haven't aged well. Sort of cheesy 80s lightning type effects. But yeah, I'm assuming you're talking about Lynch's version. His vision was truly fascinating to look at.

Originally posted by Kazenji
It was the movie itself.........seriously i was bored when watching it, needs another adaptation.

There was a TV movie that was actually pretty good. Didn't have the quite the same quirky visual style that Lynch's did, but it was pretty good.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech

I've never seen The Postman, but i thought it looked really dumb on the previews. Is it actually pretty good?

Once again it depends on how much of a Costner fan you are.
The movie is long & the simple story line drawn out.
The moral is that anyone can rise & be a hero...

Originally posted by Myth
Great choice. Most people I knew hated it, especially because of the ending, but that was my favorite part.

Totally agree. The ending made the movie for me.
As much as I want to watch in again (3rd time), the notion of having to deal with that religious freak puts me off.

And don't get me wrong either, that woman is a great actress but her character is so full on, I wince at the thought of "crossing her path" again.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Precisely. I mean, I think the fact that they created a much larger mythology and story arch out of it shows a great deal more creativity and imagination than simply rehashing the first film. It's not really fair to even compare the two films, because Pitch Black is an intimate little sci-fi horror, and Chronicles is an epic mythology. It's like they can't win no matter what they do. The new one is gonna make me jizz all over the place, though. It's supposed to be sort of a mixture of the two.. the intimacy of Pitch Black and the mythology of Chronicles. I can't wait.

Well, there are different forms of creativity, some more subtle than others. While Chronicles did expand the mythology, Pitch Black was able to be subtle enough in its action to carry itself as a horror movie, but still has very good, watchable action scenes. It takes skill to pull that off, IMO, to make a film that is both a pretty good action movie and horror movie.

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Once again it depends on how much of a Costner fan you are.
The movie is long & the simple story line drawn out.
The moral is that anyone can rise & be a hero...

Hm... it got shit reviews, but sounds somewhat interesting. I might check it out sometime..

Originally posted by NemeBro
Well, there are different forms of creativity, some more subtle than others. While Chronicles did expand the mythology, Pitch Black was able to be subtle enough in its action to carry itself as a horror movie, but still has very good, watchable action scenes. It takes skill to pull that off, IMO, to make a film that is both a pretty good action movie and horror movie.

I wouldn't say Pitch Black is just Action and Horror. I'd say it's Sci-Fi/Action/Horror/Adventure/Drama. It juggles a lot more than you're giving it credit for. 😉 And to me, the direction they took Chronicles seemed like the next logical progression. I love it.

I thought Waterworld was a pretty decent flick.
A good one time to every other year or so watch.
True it was over hyped and could have been a good 30 min shorter or so.
But still a fun Road Warrior Wet movie.

I think it gets a bad rap because it developed sort of a stigma for being a big flop. But it's entertaining Sci-Fi escapism. Children of Men is up th

Originally posted by masandifer7
I think it gets a bad rap because it developed sort of a stigma for being a big flop. But it's entertaining Sci-Fi escapism. Children of Men is up th

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