Foo - Most underrated films?

Jackie Brown (no, I'm not kidding)
The Best Man (very timely as we endure 2008 DNC and RNC)
Round Midnight


I'd think of more, but am falling asleep....

Serenity

Breaking Away, I think it's better than it's been given credit for.

Wag The Dog

My favorite Dillinger is horribly under rated. Especially these days. Few people my age know of it.

LA Story

Fearless (the one with Jeff Bridges)

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

+1 One of my go to flicks.

I'll throw in Eyes Wide Shut. Maddeningly entertaining.

I'll throw in Eyes Wide Shut. Maddeningly entertaining.


Totally agree. It's even more entertaining when you realize that Kubrick made a porn flick and got away with it. He got the last laugh.

Lets add Adaptation to this list as well. Great movie and Nicolas Cage didnt suck.

Once were Warriors - Independent flick from New Zealand
Lars and the Real Girl - quirky film, but I liked it

The Warriors
Rollerball
Logan's Run

Sexy Beast

Here's another good one...

Layer Cake

Most likey ignored because of the hype surrounding Casino Royal which came out not so long afterwards but was hyped so long in advance.

I liked it better than Casino Royal.

Office Space.

No, really -- there's not a wasted line or moment in that film. Because it's a comedy, nobody notices how well-written it really is.

Reanimator

The Big Hit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120609/

Lou Diamond Philips and Mark Wahlburg. Christina Applegate. 'nuff said

Dark City?

Dead Alive. The lawnmower scene, pure genius.

Clerks

Shot on an ultra low budget with many of the scenes captured with a single camera...I'm still in awe that the actors pulled it off. Sure, some of the monologues sounded a bit forced, but what do you expect for that little in wages?

I'll second ghost dog, layer cake, and office space.

arlington road? i kind of liked that one (also w/ jeff bridges)

Man on Fire
Jacob's Ladder

Carlito's Way

i love joe dirt

Reanimator

The unrated version is a must see if you like your humor very very black.

Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings.

Beavis & Butthead Do America
Army of Darkness

Clerks, Office Space, Dogma.

Bat 21 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094712/)
Stigmata (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145531/)
Beyond Rangoon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112495/)

A Midnight Clear. An indie flick from before when indie flicks were cool

Mr. Brooks was decent

The Warriors.

The Island - great movie that flopped at the theatre.
The Decent - 5 chicks in a cave (nuff said)
Lock stock and 2 smoking barrels

I'll +1 to the big hit .. much better than the italian job

Ninja Scrolls

Catwoman. Pure theatrical genius.
(There are few that can make a movie that bad with that high of a budget!)
Seriously, Idiocracy. If you think about it, the movie makes complete sense.

Smoke Signals (http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?mid=41748)
Genghis Blues (http://www.genghisblues.com/)
When We Were Kings (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118147/)

Man on Fire

Fantastic movie, loved it.


Lock stock and 2 smoking barrels

Loved this one too. Snatch was like a remake with a bigger budget.

I'm a big fan of Requiem For A Dream (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/). I suggest reading it first though, and while you're at it, read Last Exit To Brooklyn.

The Sandlot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108037/). One of my all time favorites.

Fearless (the one with Jeff Bridges)

+1 :thumb:

...and White Squall.

+1 for the Big Hit, and Reanimator.

Toxic Avenger
Infernal Affairs *HK original
The Blues Brothers
Pitch Black
Bootie Call