I was going through my DVD collection and noticed a lot of movies that I thought were great that came out between 2000-2010 but I rarely hear anything about the movies anymore.
The first one that comes to mind is one of my personal favorite movies, Almost Famous. I remember being 16 when it came out and just started really getting into that kind of music like Zeppelin, Sabbath, Floyd, AC/DC, etc. there was a record store my friends and I would go to and we'd buy vinyl. So anyways when I saw the trailer I really wanted to see it. I loved it so much I ended up seeing it 3 times at the theater. I remember going out and buying the movie poster and the soundtrack. I also had a huge crush on Kate Hudson... haha. I know it was nominated for several Oscars but I don't really see anyone talking about it that much on movie forums. I go on youtube once in a while just to watch the bus scene where they're all singing along to Elton John's - "Tiny Dancer". That's one of my absolute favorite movie scenes. I remember I even had a history teacher that year that was really into Skynyrd, Zeppelin, etc. and we had talked about the movie. I was going to bring the DVD in but didn't. I just think it's an all around great movie that still holds up today. I wish they'd release a special edition of it already.
Other movies that also come to mind...
Collateral - with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. This is actually my favorite Tom Cruise movie. I also think this is actually a better Michael Mann movie than Heat.
Signs - This was pretty big when it came out but I never hear anything about it now. M. Night Shyamalan's movies have gone downhill since then but I still think this one is great.
Terminator 3 - I think it's very underrated. Sure, it's nowhere near as good as the first two but I thought the action was incredible. I love the fight in the bathroom between Arnold and Kristanna Lokken.
Blade II - I thought this was the best in the whole trilogy. Guillermo del Toro did a really good job with this one.
Final Destination 1 and 2 - I thought both of these were very good especially the second one. Seeing the car crash at the beginning of the second one at the theater was just unbelievable. I remember almost turning my head away from the screen. I think even Quentin Tarantino said that he almost had to walk out on that one it was so brutal. The third one really ruined it. I haven't seen the 4th one yet.
The Ring - I remember being really freaked out after seeing this one for some reason. It did it's job of being scary at least to me which is more than I can say about the scary movies/horror films that come out nowadays.
Blow - I really liked this movie. I thought Johnny Depp was great in it. Did he get nominated for anything for this movie? I can't remember.
I can't think of anymore right now.
The first one that comes to mind is one of my personal favorite movies, Almost Famous. I remember being 16 when it came out and just started really getting into that kind of music like Zeppelin, Sabbath, Floyd, AC/DC, etc. there was a record store my friends and I would go to and we'd buy vinyl. So anyways when I saw the trailer I really wanted to see it. I loved it so much I ended up seeing it 3 times at the theater. I remember going out and buying the movie poster and the soundtrack. I also had a huge crush on Kate Hudson... haha. I know it was nominated for several Oscars but I don't really see anyone talking about it that much on movie forums. I go on youtube once in a while just to watch the bus scene where they're all singing along to Elton John's - "Tiny Dancer". That's one of my absolute favorite movie scenes. I remember I even had a history teacher that year that was really into Skynyrd, Zeppelin, etc. and we had talked about the movie. I was going to bring the DVD in but didn't. I just think it's an all around great movie that still holds up today. I wish they'd release a special edition of it already.
Other movies that also come to mind...
Collateral - with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. This is actually my favorite Tom Cruise movie. I also think this is actually a better Michael Mann movie than Heat.
Signs - This was pretty big when it came out but I never hear anything about it now. M. Night Shyamalan's movies have gone downhill since then but I still think this one is great.
Terminator 3 - I think it's very underrated. Sure, it's nowhere near as good as the first two but I thought the action was incredible. I love the fight in the bathroom between Arnold and Kristanna Lokken.
Blade II - I thought this was the best in the whole trilogy. Guillermo del Toro did a really good job with this one.
Final Destination 1 and 2 - I thought both of these were very good especially the second one. Seeing the car crash at the beginning of the second one at the theater was just unbelievable. I remember almost turning my head away from the screen. I think even Quentin Tarantino said that he almost had to walk out on that one it was so brutal. The third one really ruined it. I haven't seen the 4th one yet.
The Ring - I remember being really freaked out after seeing this one for some reason. It did it's job of being scary at least to me which is more than I can say about the scary movies/horror films that come out nowadays.
Blow - I really liked this movie. I thought Johnny Depp was great in it. Did he get nominated for anything for this movie? I can't remember.
I can't think of anymore right now.
