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[alexander]

Well, we have an topic to discuss the worst movies we had ever seen, so i thought that we could also have one to discuss the most underrated movies. So, what movie do you think that didn't recivied the prize that it deserved? State and explaine here your reasons, and lets not forget to keep the good manners.

Now for me, I could say it was the chronicles of Ridkitten, to me a masterpiece of scy-fi action industry, the storyline was captiving, Vin Diesel acting was in it's finest (he really fits for this kind of character), the action scenes were very well made, coming along with with an epic soundtrack, despite all that, It was badly recieved by critics, and for me, didn't got the atention that deserved.

So it's your turn now, fell free to give your opinion.

[sardns]

God, that's a hard one...I suppose I'd have to say The Secret Garden. It's got a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it doesn't seem like a whole lot of people have seen it. It's got some of the best child acting I've seen on film.

[No WhereMan]

Children of Men, probably one of the best films I've seen. I recommend it to everyone I see.

[Toasty Warrior]

Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm, a lot of people just ignore this film because it has to do with the cartoon series and therefore they think it's for children. To me it's one of the best Batman films around, it's got enough drama, action, and various other stuff that makes it just as great for adults as kids too.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Van Helsing. Say what you will about the plot, but I love the action in that movie. Coolest werewolf form ever, I think.

[Derock]

Children of Men, probably one of the best films I've seen. I recommend it to everyone I see.

Agree! One of the best movies ever made and one of the hardest movie to find... I couldn't find the exact title of the movie when my mother badgering me to find it via Netflix.

[No WhereMan]

Agree! One of the best movies ever made and one of the hardest movie to find... I couldn't find the exact title of the movie when my mother badgering me to find it via Netflix.

Actually it's funny, it's one of the few movies that after the first time I saw it, I had to have it on DVD.

[alexander]

Agree! One of the best movies ever made and one of the hardest movie to find... I couldn't find the exact title of the movie when my mother badgering me to find it via Netflix.

Really good movie, tough it's very sad how people were so centered on becoming more powerfull, that they forgot the most vital duty: give hope of continuity to man kind.

[No WhereMan]

Really good movie, tough it's very sad how people were so centered on becoming more powerfull, that they forgot the most vital duty: give hope of continuity to man kind.

I think that was what made it such a convincing movie.

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I still think the best scene in the movie was the scene where that town was in the middle of the battle and the baby was finally delivered. And the simple act of it's cry was enough to temporarily halt the fighting, because everyone was staring at it in complete wonder.

I also was amazed at the many single-shot sequences. The continuous display of events as the camera was reeling, with the camera never cutting away.

Edited by No WhereMan, 14 July 2010 - 01:39 AM.

[roninmedia]

Children of Men, probably one of the best films I've seen. I recommend it to everyone I see.

I watched it on Pay-Per-View a while back.



I recommend City of God. It's not underrated but I don't think its been seen by as many as it should be.

[KonaKonaFan]

Secret of the Nihm...?...Nimh?...Nhim?....Whatever one of the most captivating and interesting animated movies ever. It might even be better than the book, and that's saying something, coming from me! Seriously, the characters are lovable, the plot is amazing, and the atmosphere is just awesome.

[CloudMountainJuror]

The Last Samurai
It's my all-time favorite movie, yet not many of my friends have seen it...

[desaix]

I may have a couple.

A made for TV movie (or two-part miniseries, perhaps), based on a Terry Pratchett book -- BBC's production of The Colour of Magic (and The Light Fantastic). There are a few minor things which some extreme "the movie MUST be like the book or it's crap!" people might complain about (like Twoflowers race, which is only implied and not described in the books), but I believe it far exceeded the standards of a TV movie, and would have done well in theaters. To the best of my knowledge, it sadly has never even aired on US TV, though you can find it on DVD (which I strongly recommend).

The animated Sindbad movie Dreamworks put out a few years ago -- not perfect, but still a fine movie which is the equal or better of any comparable-style Disney release, that recieved little attention at the time.

Give me some time to think and I'll probably come up with more....

[shadow_Uzumaki]

I may have a couple.

A made for TV movie (or two-part miniseries, perhaps), based on a Terry Pratchett book -- BBC's production of The Colour of Magic (and The Light Fantastic). There are a few minor things which some extreme "the movie MUST be like the book or it's crap!" people might complain about (like Twoflowers race, which is only implied and not described in the books), but I believe it far exceeded the standards of a TV movie, and would have done well in theaters. To the best of my knowledge, it sadly has never even aired on US TV, though you can find it on DVD (which I strongly recommend).

The animated Sindbad movie Dreamworks put out a few years ago -- not perfect, but still a fine movie which is the equal or better of any comparable-style Disney release, that recieved little attention at the time.

Give me some time to think and I'll probably come up with more....

What a coincidence, I just recently acquired that Colour of Magic film! Too bad Jeremy Irons only appeared near the beginning.... Though I've barely started reading the series, I actually kinda liked his Vetinari.

[No WhereMan]

The Last Samurai
It's my all-time favorite movie, yet not many of my friends have seen it...

I'm gonna call foul on this one. The Last Samurai was nominated for 4 academy awards and made over 456 million. Your friends might not have seen it, but it's far from underrated.

[Muffins?]

Lets see I remember a while back watching a movie The Place Promised in Our Early Days. It's a great movie, awesome plot and animation. And since I watched it on netflix it was english dubbed and I was very pleased with the voice acting. If you haven't seen it I recommend it.

[CloudMountainJuror]

I'm gonna call foul on this one. The Last Samurai was nominated for 4 academy awards and made over 456 million. Your friends might not have seen it, but it's far from underrated.

It was? Wow I did not know that! My bad

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Speed Racer. I'm not sure why people hated it, except for the fact that it looked like you had acid while watching it, but one of the funniest and coolest movies I've ever seen. I think it's also the first anime-esque live action movie I've seen.

[alexander]

Speed Racer. I'm not sure why people hated it, except for the fact that it looked like you had acid while watching it

I guess that's the main reason people didn't liked the movie, it was too colorful but many also didn't like it because the film diverged a lot from the main plot.

[Muffins?]

Speed Racer. I'm not sure why people hated it, except for the fact that it looked like you had acid while watching it, but one of the funniest and coolest movies I've ever seen. I think it's also the first anime-esque live action movie I've seen.

Trust me you don't want to be on acid when watching that my friend freaked out and had to run out of the theater.