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Joking aside, I think American Psycho is pretty underrated.
Underrated? it's one of the most prominent cult classics ever though?
Yeah, I was thinking of the critic's ratings. I currently has 70% on Rotten Tomatoes (used to be below this, I think) and a 64% on Metacritic, and I think it is a far superior film than this.
I think a lot of people don't get the inside joke. Bateman is trying hard to be 'different' by becoming a master of the universe/big swinging dick, but the reality is he's just a clone of his peers, this is best shown in the business card scene, and when his boss never remembers his name/gets him confused with other people. Great movie.
It's the most quoted movie on this forum lol
Christian Bales early work was to new wave for my tastes but when American Psycho came out in 2001 I think he really came into his own both personally and artistically. All of his acting in the movie has a clear, crisp look, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the film a big boost. He's been compared to Marlon Brando, but I think Christian has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
Most people probably don't pay attention to the satire, but they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about yuppie culture itself…
Now let's hear about Jared Leto's career.
1. Bad Times At The El Royale
2. Hell or High Water
3. The Three Stooges (I might get shit on for this and I know it can't hold a candle to the show, but I think it had some pretty funny parts even if the plot was stupid)
4. Shutter Island (my favorite from Scorcese)
5. Casino Royale (one of the best action films ever imo)
Great list. I loved Bad Times At The El Royale and Hell or High Water.
Jeff Bridges FTW
Also that opening action scene when Bond is chasing the dude is awesome
Running Scared (Paul Walker) & Drive (Ryan Gosling)
EDIT: Adding Behind Enemy Lines here. Always enjoyed that movie for some reason.
Drive was great but really weird in that strange arthouse way, there's so little dialogue in the whole movie that it just felt almost too weird.
Spot on comment. Describes the movie very well.
Running Scared is probably one of the most underrated movies ever! It's great seeing that others have watched it as well. Violent thriller with some seriously disturbing elements.
1. Paid in Full, agreed
2. The Goods (cried laughing multiple times)
3. Bad Boys 2
4. Dodgeball
5. Blades of Glory
Place Beyond The Pines. Very nice.
Extremely underrated choice, one of my favorite movies
Rear Window
Shot Caller (2017) is extremely underrated
I hold the keys now.
Most of these were random night Netflix flicks, but well worth a watch if you haven't seen them
Not sure I would call The Town and The Other Guys underrated, but they were both very good imo.
I believe "Inside Llewyn Davis" is objectively (and criminally) underrated. One of the best films ever, in my opinion.
More subjective recommendations: "Shame", which is one of my favorite films, and "Hunger", both from Steve McQueen
A bit of a controversial take, but I think Inside Llewyn Davis is the Coen's best movie.
For sure. I really think it's a masterpiece.
Fracture
Uncut Gems
The Lost Boys
Uncut Gems was unreal... totally had me hooked all the way.
yeah I just watched it recently. keeps you engaged with all the different stories going on.
Please for the love of god watch Swingers with Vince Vaugn. Such an underrated classic and one of my all-time favorite movies.
Hot Summer Nights. Timothee Chalamet is awesome. This one just has great coming-of-age vibes and a sick soundtrack
Bad Times at the El Royale. Saw someone else mentioned this and it is such a good movie and so underrated...literally never heard of it until I watched it on an international flight
Savages. Pretty fun crime thriller don't ever see anyone talking about it
The Nice Guys. Great detective dramedy with a strong cast
Semi-Pro. This movie is so funny and I love a good sports flick, it doesn't get mentioned in the same conversation as the bigger Will Ferrell movies but it should
that's because it sucked. Pacing and character development were awful, and that double ending thing really was terrible.
Dead Man on Campus
Vanilla Sky
Criminally underrated in my opinion.
1. F&F Tokyo Drift. It was right in the middle between the early ones that had horrible dialogue, and the later ones that just became insanely unrealistic action movies. The cars were relatable, the shooting was well done, and Han was an awesome character in it.
2. Vanishing Point (the original, the remake is garbage thanks to the religious shit they added to it). Yea I know it's a cult classic, but younger people have forgotten about those movies, and I think it's honestly better than Bullitt.
3. Drive w/Ryan Gosling.
4. Groove (2000). A movie about what the underground rave scene used to be like. Hits close to home, especially when they're talking about "the Nod" at the end.
5. Dark Shadows (2012 w/ Johnny Depp). I know a lot of people think it's corny but in that whole tim burton fantasy world of movies I honestly think this one shines. It's just a lot more "fun" than a lot of the other movies in the genre. I personally enjoyed it way more than sweeney todd or edward scissorhands.
A lot of people confuse underrated with less noticed, there are several movies people listed that are pretty well liked by critics (Drive, Uncut Gems, Inside Llewyn Davis, Rear Window (really?? One of Hitchcock's best being underrated?), etc.), so I submit a movie that got very mixed reviews: Spring Breakers.
Definitely not a movie for everyone, but I think it's a fascinating critique on materialism and "the American dream", told in a deliberately subversive manner. Korine uses former Disney actresses and the imagery of spring break and partying on Miami Beach to expose the underside of that life. If you go in with a critical eye, and not just trying to watch a mindless party movie, it's a very interesting watch.
Another movie I feel is underrated is The Fast and the Furious, sure everyone loves it and claims it's just "junk food" cinema, but I think it's actually a really great script and well constructed film (even though they basically just ripped the plot from Point Break). They brought the aforementioned screenplay down to actual human proportion (surfers robbing banks unnoticed for years?) and I thought provided real depth to some of the characters. It gets seen as a big dumb Hollywood movie, mostly through association with the later ones, which absolutely fit the bill, but the first one was a great action film with a compelling story that doesn't drag or feel wasted.
As for a few movies I feel are overlooked? Punch Drunk Love, Columbus, Cabaret, It's Such a Beautiful Day, Lost in Translation.
point break*
The first one is the only good one by a 1/4 mile.
Cloud Atlas
Constantine
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Annihilation
American Made
I might watch cloud atlas
but I can never get 3hours spare
Rofl at people listing oscar nominated films and classics as 'underrated', anyway here's some off the top of my head.
Dredd
The Guest
Macgruber
1) Con Air
2) Battle Royale
3) Lord of War
4) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
5) Movie 43 - the US version, not the UK (this is definitely not for everyone, I would say it is an objectively bad movie but one I find very entertaining)
absolutely amazing
Pulp Fiction :p
Gattaca. The best movie you have never heard of.
Dredd
haha nice
saw it for the first time this year, really wild
Barton Fink, Prisoners, Prestige, Raw, Enemy, Looper, The Invisible Guest, Train to Busan, Good Time
1. Wind River
2. 3:10 to Yuma
3. Uncut Gems
4. Point Break
5. Airplane
Great list- haven't seen all of them, but Layer Cake might be my top pick.
Shadow of the Vampire
Moonstruck
Breaking Away
Moon
Tekken
US Marshalls
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