Almost heroes
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
A horror movie all about a big misunderstanding leading to absolute chaos.
And it’s got Alan Tudyk in it. You just know you’re gonna have a good time when he’s involved.
It’s quite highly rated.
I especially like that it goes beyond the “Wait, I can explain!” meme; they have genuine chances to unravel the problem, but the victims just don’t buy into it.
I showed it to my mother, and learned we had a family member that died in a chipper shredder accident. That was awkward. She wasn’t a fan.
alan tudyk has been so abused, and wasted by many passed around networks hes a good actor just to promote another actor or movie or genre. resident alien was cancelled recently too.
This is a movie that forces you to examine your biases.
I should have known if a guy like me talked to a girl like you, somebody would end up dead.
One of my favorites. I think about it all the time
Baby driver I know it’s decently well known, but honestly not even close to enough.
Spacey ruined so much…
now everytime hes in an old movie , hes only this good because his inspiration comes from SA young men/underage males.
Gran Torino
The old one you never heard of.
“Report To The Commissioner” 1970s Time Square movie about a police involved shooting leading to a hostage situation. Has one of the most hair raising chase scenes ever filmed.
“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” I get that everyone was sick of Brangelina by the time the movie came out, but it’s got enough comedy for a comedy movie, enough action for a thriller, and enough romance for a dozen rom-coms.
“Honey, please don’t undermine me in front of the hostage.”
Mr and Mrs Smith is one of my favorites.
Come on, let’s talk about this! You don’t want to go to bed angry!
Great soundtrack, too.
Always a fun watch when I need a dose of action-comedy
Hundreds of Beavers
I feel in the minority on this. It felt like watching someone else play a video game as a plot.
The ideas were OK, but the slapstick seemed crazy childish to me. I just did not get into it at any point.
Like I didn’t think it was just ok, I was pretty actively turned away by it.
Could be just not in my style, but it was the first time I’ve watched something and completely misunderstood the hype. I can listen to music or watch movies & tv shows and not be that into it but understand it. Succession was that way. Wasn’t for me, but could see the appeal.
Hundreds of Beavers was just awful for me personally.
The Man From UNCLE (2015)
Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer chewing up the scenes, nice fast paced plot, fun and engaging.
A real shame it’s a Guy Richie film, but since I don’t pay him when I watch it I really don’t mind 🏴☠️Mea culpa edit: I confused Guy Richie and Russell Brand. I’m dumb and Guy didn’t deserve that. Sorry for the confusion and also go watch The Man From UNCLE. While your at it, go find Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, where (funny era) Steve Martin does a film noir mashup movie flawlessly
If you don’t mind me asking, what’s wrong with Guy Ritchie?
Wondering the same…I love his films so hopefully nothing too crazy
Eta: I would’ve thought armie hammer would’ve been the problem person in this movie
See my op edit and also my reply above
tl;dr: I’m a big dumb dumb that can’t remember names no good
No worries, that actually makes feel better
Oh crap, I’m so glad you asked, because I went back to Wikipedia to see why he’s such a bastard.
Turns out I was thinking of Russell Brand. My memory for names/faces is…less than ideal. I’ll edit my original post with a clarification and apology
Phew, well shit happens. Luckily I don’t have to add Ritchie to the blacklist this time.
Best spy movie since pre-Craig Bonds for sure. Nobody likes funny spy movies anymore :(
i can definitely recommend the new OSS 117 movies if you want more of that.
They’re both great, but I’m not sure how fun they are with only subtitles though.
very. dujardin is an incredibly expressive guy.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Ford
That movie is a legitimate work of art in which every performance is understated and every frame could be hung on the wall of any gallery. But because it’s quite long, and because nothing gets blown up, no one really paid any attention to it.
I genuinely only know about three people IRL who have seen it, and I’m one of them.
I happened to catch it on tv late one night, it was really good.
Pontypool, great concept and execution for a low budget horror, Canadian zombies with a twist
The Man from Earth low budget sci-fi about a guy who’s been alive for thousands of years, mostly just character development and story telling through actually story telling.
Deep Blue Sea 3, 1 was great b movie shark horror, 2 was garbage, but 3 knew it was on the back foot and just goes all in, not a great movie but after 2 definitely underrated.
genuinely shocked the movie i was gunna comment already here at the top. i am so tired of zombies, and pontypool is the movie i point to whenever i tell people they don’t always all have to be the same
If you like your zombies different, you might like Pluribus.
The Man from Earth low budget sci-fi about a guy who’s been alive for thousands of years, mostly just character development and story telling through actually story telling.
Seconded. It’s also an indie film that they want people to see, so it’s probably somewhere for free. The sequel was a torrent on their site iirc.
The Man From Earth is at least on YouTube as a 720p movie. For free. Recommended. (The sequel wasn’t as good but I enjoyed it somewhat as well.)
I often think about John/J’aan. Is he the embodiment of humanity, or the complete rejection of it, given all that happened throughout his life.
Also, do his skills decay if he does not use them for a period? e.g. did he learn to juggle and then forget
Are his memories just a general vague flattened blur of too familiar human patterns, and all he experiences is the present?
Great concept
Are his memories just a general vague flattened blur of too familiar human patterns, and all he experiences is the present?
I mean if you’re over the age of 20, you can probably imagine this.
You can’t really remember all the things you did. Especially not for the first years when you were shitting yourself and sucking tits. But that’s more for psychological protection I feel like. My point being that from like 3-5 you start having some memories. The more vivid the connection, the better it stays. I can’t remember most of my childhood, but I can definitely remember parts of it. And especially if someone reminds me of a thing. Or a smell or something else familiar. But like yeah, the limits of memory on someone that old would be interesting. I just think it’s a sort of prioritised order for him as well. Might not remember lots of specifics but does remember lots of vague ideas.
I think skills stay longer than non-vivid memories… I’m not sure if he could just juggle, but doing so would prolly come back fast from muscle memory. Idk
This whole comment is me just guessing. But that’s what the movie makes you do, and it’s what I love about it.
Even I remember (now we’ve been over this a bit) on how he was asked if he ever got seriously ill. And John remembered getting like pneumonia in the stone age or smth. Would prolly remember who cared for him more vividly than someone they met at a grocery store a few weeks before telling the story.
Human minds and memories are fascinating.
Waterworld and Postman
Waterworld slaps, considering checking out Postman on your recommendation but kinda biased against book adaptations
Those are the same movie, but one has no land and the other has no water.
Waterworld is amazing. I ordered the Arrow blu-ray release the day it came out. Having an HD, official release of the Ulysses Cut is pretty cool.
Waterworld is awful - definitely not underrated.
Cowboys and Aliens is far more entertaining than it has any right to be.
Street Fighter has survived to become a cult classic.
Street Fighter is terrible, but Raul Julia’s performance is actually great.
Raul was so sick during filming, but gave it his all because his children would be happy
I don’t think cowboys and aliens is terrible, but i quite often think about how much potential the idea had, and how little they used it.
I saw Cowboys and Aliens in theaters and I loved it. It was such a unique movie at the time and it is very entertaining.
It’s up there with Abraham Lincolm: Vampire Hunter with me.
Silly concept. Flawless grounded execution.
I haven’t watched that but I should. Sometimes those weird unique movies hit just right.
Sneakers message still resonates strongly today
Better Off Dead outside the band of most 80s teenager comedy movies
Paycheck I thought it was a fun sci-fi that most people missed
The Great Escape not underrated back in the day, but not very well known now
Seconding Paycheck. One of the few Affleck movies I like.
I’ll third it. The premise alone is awesome; they invent a time machine, but you don’t travel in time, it’s more like a telescope that lets you observe the future.
Based on a story by Phillip K. Dick. But sadly, having read the story first, the movie became a huge disappointment (for me).
Sneakers is a lot of fun, but there’s one scene that just irks me. In the beginning of the film, the main character is picking up a check from a bank teller after their “white hat” elite team stole (then returned) untold millions from the same bank. The teller cuts him a check and asks what he does. He gives a short explanation and he says “it’s a living”. She looks at the check and back at him saying “not a very good one”. It’s clear that she’s a low level employee and there were 4 or 5 people on the crew, and she’d have no idea how much work went into the job. Even at minimum wage, it would have been a pretty nice paycheck and she would have had no idea whether it was a good amount, nor whether it was just one guy getting paid the amount on the check. The comment makes no sense.
The Net (1995)
I love The Net, it’s a decent thriller even if janky by todays standards. I saw it as a kid some years after release, and the tech side of it was absurd even then. But the core plot is basically Hitchcock like, and Sandra Bullock is good in it. If you can let the silly tech side of things go (it was made when the Internet was a new concept even to users, so it does get things wrong), it’s actually a decent enough plot.
Ok why
It’s from a time the new era started to take off while most ordinary people (and filmmakers) had no idea what was really coming. Nor did they really understand any of it. Like Hackers this makes The Net extremely interesting to watch, it’s not good, but it just keeps on giving!
Good movie, good acting, and even though the tech was absolutely silly the core concept is still as valid today as it was 30 years ago.
Troll Hunter
Pandorum
Troll Hunter is brilliant!
I really liked Pandorum. It was weird.
Not sure if it’s underrated or just not well known, but “The unbearable weight of massive talent” was so insanely good!
