Most Underrated Film In History?

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Permalink Reply by Sav-vy-bag on September 5, 2009 at 1:33pm

Well, I only post silly comments to silly forums/replies...>_>

The film is a masterpiece.The greatest comedy, action, drama, sci-fi, romance, etc. out there.And let me be frank, I am disgusted by the fact you questioned the awesomeness that is of 'Cop and a Half'...Tsk, tsk...you should be banned, at least, if ya asked me...-_-

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Permalink Reply by Mason Daniel on September 5, 2009 at 2:10pm

I should just take your love for this movie as part of your internet persona and move on, but I'll ask anyway:

Do you love this movie because it played a significant part in your life? I know it might come off as a bit personal, but I'm asking because I have plenty of movies I love that I know are bad or not that good, but I can't hate them like everyone else because they either inspired me as a child to pursue a life in the film business like I do now, or they sparked my imagination and led me to come up with ideas for future projects I hope to complete.

So, is that why you love it so much, or are is it just a charade so people can laugh along with you when you cite this movie as underrated or a masterpiece?

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Permalink Reply by Sav-vy-bag on September 5, 2009 at 7:24pm

Honestly, it might be the cheesiest movie ever, though a fun flick.Cheesy in a good way, so bad it's good.The charming dynamic between Mr.Reynolds and Mr.Golden make this film moderately enjoyable....I recommend you see it. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Meredith on September 5, 2009 at 11:53pm

Sunshine

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Permalink Reply by Bautou on September 15, 2009 at 1:54pm

nice... like your smile

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Permalink Reply by Browncoat on November 17, 2009 at 4:10am

Really good movie!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Satori on September 6, 2009 at 12:50am

Dodes'Ka-Den

Artsy fartsy critics always say Kurosawa had a breakdown because he was reduced to making this low-budget film that didn't find an audience after his being such a big deal in the black and white days, but I think he must've been proud of this movie. It's charming, deep and beautiful -- clearly one of his best. Surely the Tora Tora Tora fiasco was what caused him the grief.

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Permalink Reply by The Eyeball Kid on September 6, 2009 at 1:34am

I have two different answers, depending on how you're using the term "underrated."



If you mean that I like it more than everyone else seems to, then I'd definitely have to go with Jamaica Inn. I bought this in a four-pack of early Hitchcock films that cost me $1. (I love the public domain.) Usually ignored or occasionally decried as one of the worst films of all time, I loved this film from beginning to end. It's about a woman who gets trapped in Cornwall, England, a town which supported itself through piracy at the time. I found the setting completely fascinating and consider some sequences among the strongest of Hitchcock's early career. The film is certainly not without its problems (I actually think it would benefit from a remake), but it's still a very strong film and deserves much more credit than most of its viewers give it.

If you mean a great film that too few people have seen (in which case, you mean overlooked), then the answer is unquestionably I Am Cuba. I hadn't even heard of this film until about six months ago when a friend of mine (some of might you know him as Wallie Whiplash or Dr. Lightning) forced me to watch it. (In return, I forced him to watch The Right Stuff. That was a good week.) It's basically a propaganda film commissioned by the Cuban government, then in its infancy. Castro hired Russian filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov (director of The Cranes Are Flying, the best war film you've never seen), offerring him a literally unlimited budget and complete creative freedom. And boy, did they use it!

The film is easiest described as an series of four interconnecting stories about how the Cuban people reconciled themselves to the idea of overthrowing Batista (what's going on in the background of The Godfather: Part 2). The camera is constantly moving into and around buildings over city blocks and underwater... IN A SINGLE TAKE! To say this features the best handheld camera work I've ever seen couldn't begin to size it up. You've never seen a film shot like this, and unless you're lucky enough to stumble across this one, you probably never will.

The film wasn't popular in Cuba or the Soviet Union and never made its way to the West until the 1990s. It's a damn shame too, because this could've been extremely influential to the medium. Had I Am Cuba gotten the attention it deserved, films would look very different than they do today.

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Permalink Reply by Lab Rat on September 6, 2009 at 1:58am

The mobile camerawork seen in this film was unlike anything I've experienced.
I am too dumb to fully express how beautifully this was filmed so I will simply leave it at that.

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Permalink Reply by Bautou on September 15, 2009 at 1:55pm

thank god I'm not the only one.

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Permalink Reply by NosKey on September 6, 2009 at 2:37am

Bringing Out the Dead.

Great film but no one ever talks about it. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who has seen it!

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Permalink Reply by Matt on September 8, 2009 at 7:54pm

across the universe

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