Best Overlooked Movies Thread

incongruent · 01-07-2006, 06:23 PM

Okay... So there are tons of great movies out there that were never hyped or missed a big audience. If you know of a great movie that most people have never heard of... throw it up here...

Heres one you MUST see if you never saw it....

Bubba Ho-Tep.
Elvis and a Black JFK fight a mummy in a retirement home....

If you're a fan of Army of Darkness, Evil Dead movies.... you'll love Bruce Campbell in this.. and a "Black John F Kennedy"? You gotta f'n see that.

c0upeX · 01-07-2006, 08:25 PM

i thought the movie "crash" was good. but not a lot of people saw it.

**CameronJr9** · 01-07-2006, 11:44 PM

Bubba HoTep!? Awesome. I can't believe someone else has heard of it. Check out Boondock Saints. That's another one that's been overlooked. If you can't find it to rent, Circuit City just had it in the $5 bin. It's well worth the extra dollar to buy.

Jason Blier · 01-08-2006, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CameronJr9

Bubba HoTep!? Awesome. I can't believe someone else has heard of it. Check out Boondock Saints. That's another one that's been overlooked. If you can't find it to rent, Circuit City just had it in the $5 bin. It's well worth the extra dollar to buy.

Hell yea...that is a solid movie :)

damiangonzalez · 01-09-2006, 04:48 AM

watched crash last week! almost tops motorcycle diaries for my fav movie. it made my girlfriend cry from the scene with the girl running out to protect her dad. she got kinda angry for making her watch it, but for me it was an awesome eye-opening experience.

another movie that is supposed to be equally as good from what netflix says is "11:14". idk, it should be arriving tomorrow.

NightKidsGTR · 01-12-2006, 03:40 AM

I had actually heard about "Crash" while it was in its theatrical run, but because of school and work and such, I decided to catch it on DVD. I thought it was a very good movie and very real in depicting race relations in the Los Angeles area; a lot of the dialogue seemed to be "saying what people think, but were to afraid to say it." I'm from the Bay Area, personally, but in terms of the multi-ethnic population, it's pretty similar to Los Angeles. Great movie.

HondaSales · 01-13-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Blier

Hell yea...that is a solid movie :)

Probably in my top 5! Good choice. Gotta love Resivoir Dogs too

***Celcius*** · 01-13-2006, 07:40 PM

Requiem for a Dream. It was a bizzare movie.

rt66al · 01-14-2006, 12:52 AM

Bubba Ho-Tep is definitely an overlooked gem. You couldn't really classify this as overlooked but The Fifth Element is a fun little popcorn sci-fi romp that amazingly few have seen.

**CameronJr9** · 01-14-2006, 12:58 AM

Speaking of the Fifth Element, the director, Luc Besson, is highly overlooked. I'm sure all of you have seen The Professional, but I urge you to see the longer International version. Much better. His use of lighting is brilliant.
I also agree that Requiem is a great movie. And Reservoir Dogs? Tarantino is my God. For those that don't know, Tarantino sold Natural Born Killers and True Romance to raise the money to make RD. Check out True Romance if you haven't seen it. I could go on for days (I lectured two 90 minute classes on Tarantino).

rt66al · 01-14-2006, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CameronJr9

Speaking of the Fifth Element, the director, Luc Besson, is highly overlooked. I'm sure all of you have seen The Professional, but I urge you to see the longer International version. Much better. His use of lighting is brilliant.

Right you are. I haven't seen all of Luc Besson's work but the International version is much better. Doesn't it also sell as Leon: The Professional? And Tarantino is good. He's a different breed but he's still a good writer/filmmaker.

Almost forgot: Casablanca. Everyone knows the lines, but very few under the age of 50 have seen it. This should be required for any film class, or for high school students period. After covering WWII they could watch Casablanca followed by Schindler's List. They could learn a lot from two very different films that portray self-sacrifice, love, and the unpleasant side of war. Who knows, you may entertain or bludgeon them into learning something. :rolleyes:

incongruent · 01-16-2006, 11:51 PM

Hey... I can't believe I left this out.... Office Space. If you haven't seen this movie and you work in a cubicle... you are missing out. It is hilarious. "PC LOAD LETTER?!? WHAT THE **** IS THAT?" And if you can't seem to bring yourself to go get it.. it has jennifer anniston in it so at least rent it for eye candy... (back when she was young).

imported__Viper_ · 01-20-2006, 08:46 AM

Hustle and Flow you guys have to see this movie ...
its the shit right there...

Yo mang what up!!!!!!!!!!

You know it's hard out here for a pimp (you ain't knowin)
When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain't knowin)
For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain't knowin)
[1] Because a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain't knowin)
[2] Will have a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain't knowin)

***Janizary*** · 01-20-2006, 01:21 PM

• Equilibrium - 1984 meets, THX1138, meets the Matix
• Donnie Darko - near cult status, largely unknown due to release date (9/11)
• Primer - Film festival award winner, brain teaser on time travel, chaos, and paradox
• Riding Bean - If you like cars and anime, this one is for you
• The Red Violin - Folks either know this one, or have no clue.

***Celcius*** · 01-20-2006, 04:06 PM

Clerks, Mall Rats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma(if you haven't seen it a billion times on COmedy Central) are all good movies that weren't really too popular in their times. I thought they were all hilarious.

**CameronJr9** · 01-20-2006, 04:48 PM

Janizary knows what I'm talking about. Those are movies no one knows. "Overlooked" thread. Good job, man. Donnie Darko, definitely in my top 10 list!

Rjc22NJ · 01-20-2006, 08:21 PM

'Strangeland' wild movie, Dee Snider.
In The Mouth Of Madness. John Carpenter, not very well known.
any of the 'Bum Fights'

Rjc22NJ · 01-20-2006, 08:26 PM

oh and wes craven's ' the hills have eyes. ' which is also coming out new sometime soon. old movie is pretty much a C movie, but still good

incongruent · 01-20-2006, 10:03 PM

My only problem with Donnie Darko is that it was completely elusive if you haven't gone to the website for an explanation of all the water medium for time travel paradox stuff. Unless that is supposed to be common knowledge... I personnally was lost. I thoroughly enjoyed it though.

**CameronJr9** · 01-20-2006, 10:11 PM

^^I think that's the best part of the movie...that it's interactive. Even if you just have a TV and a DVD player and no computer, it makes you think. You have to think about it and it makes you want to talk about it with other people. It's not just Dumb and Dumberer.

01-07-2006, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
incongruent Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Age: 27 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Best Overlooked Movies Thread Okay... So there are tons of great movies out there that were never hyped or missed a big audience. If you know of a great movie that most people have never heard of... throw it up here... Heres one you MUST see if you never saw it.... Bubba Ho-Tep. Elvis and a Black JFK fight a mummy in a retirement home.... If you're a fan of Army of Darkness, Evil Dead movies.... you'll love Bruce Campbell in this.. and a "Black John F Kennedy"? You gotta f'n see that.

01-07-2006, 11:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 26,334 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Bubba HoTep!? Awesome. I can't believe someone else has heard of it. Check out Boondock Saints. That's another one that's been overlooked. If you can't find it to rent, Circuit City just had it in the $5 bin. It's well worth the extra dollar to buy. __________________

01-13-2006, 07:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Celcius* www.yospeed.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 23 Posts: 4,652 David Yonehara iTrader: 19 / 100%	Requiem for a Dream. It was a bizzare movie. __________________

01-14-2006, 12:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 26,334 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Speaking of the Fifth Element, the director, Luc Besson, is highly overlooked. I'm sure all of you have seen The Professional, but I urge you to see the longer International version. Much better. His use of lighting is brilliant. I also agree that Requiem is a great movie. And Reservoir Dogs? Tarantino is my God. For those that don't know, Tarantino sold Natural Born Killers and True Romance to raise the money to make RD. Check out True Romance if you haven't seen it. I could go on for days (I lectured two 90 minute classes on Tarantino). __________________

01-20-2006, 01:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
*Janizary* Minister of Discord Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sith Ferret dojo Posts: 6,682 Gas thread Nazi iTrader: 0 / 0%	• Equilibrium - 1984 meets, THX1138, meets the Matix • Donnie Darko - near cult status, largely unknown due to release date (9/11) • Primer - Film festival award winner, brain teaser on time travel, chaos, and paradox • Riding Bean - If you like cars and anime, this one is for you • The Red Violin - Folks either know this one, or have no clue. __________________ • DX/LX/EX Gas Mileage Thread • Civic Si Gas Mileage Thread • Civic Hybrid Gas Mileage Thread

01-07-2006, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
c0upeX Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i thought the movie "crash" was good. but not a lot of people saw it.

01-09-2006, 04:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
damiangonzalez Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Woodlands, TX Age: 22 Posts: 11 iTrader: 0 / 0%	watched crash last week! almost tops motorcycle diaries for my fav movie. it made my girlfriend cry from the scene with the girl running out to protect her dad. she got kinda angry for making her watch it, but for me it was an awesome eye-opening experience. another movie that is supposed to be equally as good from what netflix says is "11:14". idk, it should be arriving tomorrow.

01-12-2006, 03:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
NightKidsGTR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 23 Posts: 817 San Jose's First Modified R18 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I had actually heard about "Crash" while it was in its theatrical run, but because of school and work and such, I decided to catch it on DVD. I thought it was a very good movie and very real in depicting race relations in the Los Angeles area; a lot of the dialogue seemed to be "saying what people think, but were to afraid to say it." I'm from the Bay Area, personally, but in terms of the multi-ethnic population, it's pretty similar to Los Angeles. Great movie.

01-14-2006, 12:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
rt66al Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Panama City, FL Age: 29 Posts: 45 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Bubba Ho-Tep is definitely an overlooked gem. You couldn't really classify this as overlooked but The Fifth Element is a fun little popcorn sci-fi romp that amazingly few have seen.

01-16-2006, 11:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
incongruent Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Age: 27 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hey... I can't believe I left this out.... Office Space. If you haven't seen this movie and you work in a cubicle... you are missing out. It is hilarious. "PC LOAD LETTER?!? WHAT THE **** IS THAT?" And if you can't seem to bring yourself to go get it.. it has jennifer anniston in it so at least rent it for eye candy... (back when she was young).

01-20-2006, 08:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
imported__Viper_ Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gatineau Age: 37 Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hustle and Flow you guys have to see this movie ... its the shit right there... Yo mang what up!!!!!!!!!! You know it's hard out here for a pimp (you ain't knowin) When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain't knowin) For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain't knowin) [1] Because a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain't knowin) [2] Will have a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain't knowin)

01-20-2006, 04:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
*Celcius* www.yospeed.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 23 Posts: 4,652 David Yonehara iTrader: 19 / 100%	Clerks, Mall Rats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma(if you haven't seen it a billion times on COmedy Central) are all good movies that weren't really too popular in their times. I thought they were all hilarious. __________________

01-20-2006, 04:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 26,334 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Janizary knows what I'm talking about. Those are movies no one knows. "Overlooked" thread. Good job, man. Donnie Darko, definitely in my top 10 list! __________________

01-20-2006, 08:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
Rjc22NJ Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: currently colorado springs Age: 25 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 / 0%	'Strangeland' wild movie, Dee Snider. In The Mouth Of Madness. John Carpenter, not very well known. any of the 'Bum Fights'

01-20-2006, 08:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
Rjc22NJ Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: currently colorado springs Age: 25 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 / 0%	oh and wes craven's ' the hills have eyes. ' which is also coming out new sometime soon. old movie is pretty much a C movie, but still good

01-20-2006, 10:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
incongruent Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Age: 27 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 / 0%	My only problem with Donnie Darko is that it was completely elusive if you haven't gone to the website for an explanation of all the water medium for time travel paradox stuff. Unless that is supposed to be common knowledge... I personnally was lost. I thoroughly enjoyed it though.

01-20-2006, 10:11 PM	#20 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 26,334 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	^^I think that's the best part of the movie...that it's interactive. Even if you just have a TV and a DVD player and no computer, it makes you think. You have to think about it and it makes you want to talk about it with other people. It's not just Dumb and Dumberer. __________________

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