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post #51 of 171
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I could write a whole paper about the amount of heartbreak on Bill Murray's face in the final moments of the film.
Do it.
post #52 of 171
Gotta agree with many of the suggestions in this thread. As usual so much goodness gets missed by so many.

I'm going to throw my weight behind Constantine, a film at least ten times better than it had any right to be. Colourful, imaginative and mean, with great turns by Keanu and Rachel Weisz along with some fantastic supporting performances - I mean Tilda Swinton and Peter Stormare make the film worth the price of admission alone - it's one of my favourite comic book adaptations of the last decade.

It sucks that Francis Lawrence got sucked into the big budget blockbuster system so quickly, I'd love to see him deliver a few smaller little films like this one where he didn't have to bow to the whims of his star or studio quite so much.
post #53 of 171
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Originally Posted by Art Decade View Post
Down With Love is a perfect movie
Still waiting for this sumbitch on DVD
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post #55 of 171
I meant blu ray, sorry.
post #56 of 171
A Bittersweet Life (Kim Ji-woon, 2005)
Daisy [Director's Cut] (Andrew Lau, 2006)
Running Scared (Wayne Kramer, 2006)
Welcome To Dongmakgol (Park Kwang-hyun, 2005)
post #57 of 171
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll View Post
Do it.
You know what? OK.
post #58 of 171
My blazing man-love for Clooney is no secret but respect for his taste and abilities behind the camera (and not purely hetero lust) are the reason I frequently rewatch CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND and GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

I'll admit, though, that LEATHERHEADS drops the ball.
post #59 of 171
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You know what? OK.
Yes! The "I could write an entire paper about [singular important detail]" threat is often made, rarely followed through.
post #60 of 171
There's some suggestions here that make me wonder if either I should be thankful for the theatres around here, or realize that I live in a social bubble where everybody considers Pan's Labyrinth or Broken Flowers as bonafide modern classics. Seriously, especially Broken Flowers is the one movie people I talk to remember when Jarmusch is mentioned. And cultural centres sell out every concert of African Ethno-jazz à la Mulatu Astatke ever since it's been released. But I'll take y'all word for it that those movies aren't universally loved.

My own recommendation: AALTRA, a Belgian-Scandinavian pitch-black comedy road movie by the producers of Man Bites Dog. Assholes in weelchairs, gorgeous black&white, and cameo's by Benoït Poelvoorde (the killer in MBD) and Finnish minimalist meister Aki Kaurismaki. See it.
post #61 of 171
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Infestation
Unthinkable
post #62 of 171
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is so great.

The Host is a very underseen film. Its got so much going on in it and it blends everythign to gether expertly, as well as delivering an interesting and original creature feature on a budget.
post #63 of 171
Karakter. A masterpiece, beginning to end, yet I've only ever met a handful of people who've even heard of it.

Das Experiment. One of the tightest thrillers I've ever seen, yet it's overlooked in favour of Hirchbiegel's later work.
post #64 of 171
Session 9 - Brilliant little horror movie from Brad Anderson. Peter Mullan is stunning as the lead and David Caruso seems to remember how to act as well. This movie doesn't get nearly enough the love it deserves.
post #65 of 171
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Me You And Everyone We Know
God, fuck this movie.
Marry me.
post #66 of 171
The Slammin Salmon is a piece of crap.
post #67 of 171
Munich
Black Snake Moan
25th Hour (last film in which Edward Norton really gave a shit)
The Woodsman (Kevin Bacon is simply astounding in this, easily one of the greatest performances of the decade)
Fish Tank (2nd Andrea Arnold I've pimped, recent, but got nowhere near the acclaim and recognition it should have)
post #68 of 171
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The Slammin Salmon is a piece of crap.
It's okay, gets better as it goes along. But nothing really special.

Y tu mamá también. I think its interesting that Children of Men was mentioned and not this masterpiece. CHUD is a fantastic place to discover lost gems (this thread is spurring me to watch a few flicks), but it (and this includes me to) really does pay more attention to genre stuff than any other kind.
post #69 of 171
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Marry me.
I, too, wish to join this union.

THE WOODSMAN is a great call.
post #70 of 171
I'm hopeful that his increasingly higher profile will lead to more people seeking out his early work, but David Gordon Green's ALL THE REAL GIRLS continues to exist without a spotlight, which is a tragedy. Brilliant and heartbreaking, it's one of the truest stories you'll ever find told about the fragile path of first love.

To Judd's original post, what do you mean by "overlooked"? Underrated? Too little seen? Just curious because a lot of the movies mentioned here are highly regarded even in the mainstream.
post #71 of 171
Oceans 12
post #72 of 171
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Session 9 - Brilliant little horror movie from Brad Anderson. Peter Mullan is stunning as the lead and David Caruso seems to remember how to act as well. This movie doesn't get nearly enough the love it deserves.
It definitely has plenty of geek cred and I think it's cult is growing.
post #73 of 171
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Originally Posted by Malmordo View Post
Herzog's one-two punch of THE WHITE DIAMOND and WHEEL OF TIME, staggering documentaries that were overshadowed by the inferior GRIZZLY MAN.
You are so fucking right on those two. How they ended up in the $2 section of Big Lots I'll never know. But for selfish reasons I'm glad they did.

I now need to watch Femme Fatale.

And Spider is a little gem, goddammit.
post #74 of 171
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Originally Posted by Andrew Tom View Post
Session 9 - Brilliant little horror movie from Brad Anderson. Peter Mullan is stunning as the lead and David Caruso seems to remember how to act as well. This movie doesn't get nearly enough the love it deserves.
Really? I found it to be plodding, cheap, & obvious as hell. Though Peter Mullan was pretty darn good. I'll give it that.
post #75 of 171
Got to say I loved the look of SESSION 9 but found it to be pretty obvious, by the numbers, and ultimately not that scary
post #76 of 171
I saw Session 9 at a closed down mental health facility outisde of Austin four years ago or so. It worked in that setting lemme tell ya.
post #77 of 171
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Banks is my hero View Post
I'm hopeful that his increasingly higher profile will lead to more people seeking out his early work, but David Gordon Green's ALL THE REAL GIRLS continues to exist without a spotlight, which is a tragedy. Brilliant and heartbreaking, it's one of the truest stories you'll ever find told about the fragile path of first love.
Also great early DGG: Undertow.
post #78 of 171
Session 9 is awesome. Any horror movie that can do its dirt in broad daylight, and still freak me the hell out wins almost by default, but everybody in that film is on their game.

Even Caruso and his famous zooming "Fuck youuuuu!"
post #79 of 171
'Lars and the Real Girl'. The premise kinda turned me off when it was in the theaters, but I caught it a few months ago and really enjoyed it. The performances are first rate (even from the real doll) and I found the story to be surprisingly engaging.
post #80 of 171
Session 9 is admittedly derivative and predictable but it's all about the atmosphere--and of course the strong performances don't hurt.
post #81 of 171
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
'Lars and the Real Girl'. The premise kinda turned me off when it was in the theaters, but I caught it a few months ago and really enjoyed it. The performances are first rate (even from the real doll) and I found the story to be surprisingly engaging.
Interesting you should say that. Devin's review has kept me away from the film all this time. He really made it out to sound like the worst thing ever
post #82 of 171
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Also great early DGG: Undertow.
Oh fuck yes, this! It has a real Night of the Hunter thing going on mixed with George Washington. If you haven't seen it yet do yourself a favor.
post #83 of 171
Plus K-Stew and her lip flip.
post #84 of 171
Oh. Yeah. It's still good though.
post #85 of 171
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Y tu mamá también. I think its interesting that Children of Men was mentioned and not this masterpiece. CHUD is a fantastic place to discover lost gems (this thread is spurring me to watch a few flicks), but it (and this includes me to) really does pay more attention to genre stuff than any other kind.
Y Tu Mama was a massive critical hit when it came out. That's the reason Cuaron has been given comparatively large budgets for Children of Men (76 million) and Gravity (80 million). It's one of my favorite films, but I don't think it's overlooked at all.

And what criteria are you guys using for "overlooked"? Not seen by the general public at large? Because that's most good movies. And if it's movies overlooked by movie people, most of these listed don't apply.
post #86 of 171
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I think a lot of people are just ignoring my original post, or maybe I was just unclear. I mean modern classics that simply aren't regarded as such (excpet by maybe us). Obviously most good films fall by the wayside, MOST FILMS fall by the wayside. I was talking about truly great movies, movies that I think ought to have connected but didn't, that for whatever reason have escaped current cultural consciousness. None of my friends or acquaintances have seen any of the movies I listed unless I showed it to them.

This has just become a list of "movies I like".
post #87 of 171
Speaking of Cuaron:

While Prisoner Of Azkhaban is hardly an overlooked film, an argument could be made that it is in a critical/historical sense. I remember walking out of that theater convinced I'd just seen the best fantasy film ever made not titled The Wizard Of Oz.
post #88 of 171
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll View Post
Y Tu Mama was a massive critical hit when it came out. That's the reason Cuaron has been given comparatively large budgets for Children of Men (76 million) and Gravity (80 million). It's one of my favorite films, but I don't think it's overlooked at all.

And what criteria are you guys using for "overlooked"? Not seen by the general public at large? Because that's most good movies. And if it's movies overlooked by movie people, most of these listed don't apply.
As far as current cultural consciousness goes, I'd argue that yeah, it is overlooked. Outside of critical attention, which any movie that should belong in this thread will inevitably have, it didn't connect with the general public. According to Box Office Mojo, it eventually hauled in $13 million dollars from 286 theaters after having a $408,000 opening weekend. The principals managed to go on from there and get steady gigs, but at least for Cuaron, it's his ability to make money that seems to be propelling him ($69 million worldwide for Children of Men).

But in the end, it's all subjective and it can be convincingly argued either way. But at least in MY subjective view, Y tu doesn't really have widespread recognition, especially in recent years.
post #89 of 171
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Originally Posted by JuddL View Post
I think a lot of people are just ignoring my original post, or maybe I was just unclear. I mean modern classics that simply aren't regarded as such (excpet by maybe us). Obviously most good films fall by the wayside, MOST FILMS fall by the wayside. I was talking about truly great movies, movies that I think ought to have connected but didn't, that for whatever reason have escaped current cultural consciousness. None of my friends or acquaintances have seen any of the movies I listed unless I showed it to them.

This has just become a list of "movies I like".
Hmmmmm. Well that does narrow it down a bit. Though I still feel Undertow belongs here. It's my favorite of all DGG movies. Sorry if we got off topic though.
post #90 of 171
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Originally Posted by JuddL View Post
I think a lot of people are just ignoring my original post, or maybe I was just unclear. I mean modern classics that simply aren't regarded as such (excpet by maybe us). Obviously most good films fall by the wayside, MOST FILMS fall by the wayside. I was talking about truly great movies, movies that I think ought to have connected but didn't, that for whatever reason have escaped current cultural consciousness. None of my friends or acquaintances have seen any of the movies I listed unless I showed it to them.
Using this criteria, I respectfully submit 'No Country for Old Men'. I know a bunch of people who outright dismiss this film as 'the film with Tommy Lee Jones and the scary bad guy that doesn't have an ending'.
post #91 of 171
Seriously? Its legacy is more than secure.
post #92 of 171
Unfortunately, yeah. I'm dead serious. I also know some people that haven't seen it that are avoiding it because they've 'heard that it sucked' from other people.
post #93 of 171
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
Using this criteria, I respectfully submit 'No Country for Old Men'. I know a bunch of people who outright dismiss this film as 'the film with Tommy Lee Jones and the scary bad guy that doesn't have an ending'.
Best Picture Oscar equals overlooked?
post #94 of 171
Yeah, No Country may be misunderstood by people too stupid to figure it out (and yes, I'm gonna stick with that sweeping generalization--the movie's not that obtuse, unless you have an allergic reaction to critical thinking), but it is more than secure as a Great Modern Classic. Not sure if you can win three of the Big Five Oscars and be overlooked.

As for how to define "overlooked," the way I approach it is it may have been a film that, at the time of release, was maybe hoopla'd over by critics, and might have even done decent business at the box office, but as time has gone on the film has slipped away from public awareness. Changing Lanes, for example, got rave reviews, was a surprise sleeper hit for the spring of '02, but when brought up outside of places like the Sewer, no one seems to remember it, even though it has two great performances from two actors who, for the most part this decade, have been far from turning in great work.
post #95 of 171
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll View Post
Best Picture Oscar equals overlooked?
It seems to have faded away from national awareness over the past couple of years. Hell, I hear more people talking about 'Burn After Reading' than I do NCfOM.
post #96 of 171
I think the main problem of this thread is that it relies too much on anecdotal evidence.
post #97 of 171
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Karakter. A masterpiece, beginning to end, yet I've only ever met a handful of people who've even heard of it.
YES. I mentioned it in the 90s draft and urged people in there to seek it out. My goodness it's a compelling and beautiful film. Well acted and gorgeously shot. And hardly anyone has seen it. Such a good film.
post #98 of 171
I think, properly researched, you'll find a whole lot of discussion about No Country. Articles, lists, message boards, etc.
post #99 of 171
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I think, properly researched, you'll find a whole lot of discussion about No Country. Articles, lists, message boards, etc.
Are we talking about being overlooked by serious film fans and critics or by the general public?
post #100 of 171
The Way of the motherfuckin Gun!!! Amazing movie!!
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