Absolutely agree with The Stunt Man, but I choose it because Peter O'Toole was amazing and I include it in accordance with the topic of this article because so few people know about it. I have seen Peter O'Toole in person while he was having a conversation with Liza Minelli and I was close enough to hear it. He is in real life just the same as he was in that movie.
However, my choice is one almost nobody knows about although it was directed by Peter Brook and Terrence Stamp was one of the actors. Meetings With Remarkable Men is about a man seeking the meaning of life while adventuring through Eastern philosophy/religion - it is about the early life of Gurdjieff. (How much more esoteric could it possibly be?)
I will have to check out that movie. I used to read about Gurdjieff.
When I first saw The Thin Red Line I thought it was the most boring thing I had ever seen. I was watching it as a war movie , and one that was competing with Saving Private Ryan. A couple years later for some reason I watched it again and looked at it completely differently. It is philosophical, showing how men are at the mercy of their warlike natures, and at odds with nature itself. It became very moving to me.
I, too, tried to watch The Thin Red Line a number of years ago, but did not get far into it because I, too, considered it really boring and not a typical action war movie. I'll take your word for it and try to watch it again now with the understanding that it is more philisophical and cerebral than what I expected then. I am able to watch it here on the free web site I use for watching movies: www.bilibili.com I discovered that I can also watch Apocalypto, but unfortunately the subtitles are in Chinese rather than English. However I see that it is visually remarkable so I think I can enjoy just seeing it.
It took me a couple of days to get through it because of other responsibilities, needs and wants, and I have to say to John that it had the same second time effect on me that it did for you. I think of it now as a great war movie, in fact a great anti-war movie. As far as it having battle scenes it had enough of them, and as expected it was cerebral and philosophical, getting the viewer into the heads of those in battle.
From what I've now read about the movie, it was originally almost twice as long as the final cut. There were some really good actors in the parts they cut out - I would have liked to see the whole thing.
King of the Khyber Rifles. We had just finished our Heathkit color tv in time to see British army regulars tied to a stake and speared by India locals on horseback. Starring Tyrone Power, not a "great" movie, but memorable early days of Technicolor on a tv we built.
Overboard is a very underrated romance comedy. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn had natural chemistry. (Good thing, since they were a couple when the movie was made)
Gonna take major cajones to back and make that movie. Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson's last,,,he, dying while making the film actually. Their friendship was palpable on screen, even the reverence Heston obviously experienced toward Robinson; the relationship staged the drama in such a bitter-sweet manner, befitting the premise. Really a superlative work, and one that would bring derision on the heads of any and all that would bring injustice to it's remake.
I also think that, since everyone already knows that Soylent Green is people, where would the shock come in? They'd have to rewrite the ending somehow.
Which version of Dune did you choose - the original 1984 David Lynch film or the TV miniseries from the year 2000? Are you aware that a new version is in the works? In any event I agree that it is a movie that I believe fits the topic here, because although you and I may like it I don't know if many others do.
As for A Christmas Carol, another interesting choice. Of the many remakes of that story my preference has always been the Alastair Sim version - to me he was the ultimate Scrooge. However, I find it clever that the George C. Scott version you named includes David Warner as Bob Cratchit, since he was the very actor who as a child played Tiny Tim in the Sim film.
The Thin Red Line
Apocalypto
The Stunt Man
The Alamo (John Wayne's version)
The Best Years Of Our Lives
I will probably think of many more
I'll throw Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can in there too. Probably the most underrated movie I can think of.
Absolutely agree with The Stunt Man, but I choose it because Peter O'Toole was amazing and I include it in accordance with the topic of this article because so few people know about it. I have seen Peter O'Toole in person while he was having a conversation with Liza Minelli and I was close enough to hear it. He is in real life just the same as he was in that movie.
However, my choice is one almost nobody knows about although it was directed by Peter Brook and Terrence Stamp was one of the actors. Meetings With Remarkable Men is about a man seeking the meaning of life while adventuring through Eastern philosophy/religion - it is about the early life of Gurdjieff. (How much more esoteric could it possibly be?)
I will have to check out that movie. I used to read about Gurdjieff.
When I first saw The Thin Red Line I thought it was the most boring thing I had ever seen. I was watching it as a war movie , and one that was competing with Saving Private Ryan. A couple years later for some reason I watched it again and looked at it completely differently. It is philosophical, showing how men are at the mercy of their warlike natures, and at odds with nature itself. It became very moving to me.
I, too, tried to watch The Thin Red Line a number of years ago, but did not get far into it because I, too, considered it really boring and not a typical action war movie. I'll take your word for it and try to watch it again now with the understanding that it is more philisophical and cerebral than what I expected then. I am able to watch it here on the free web site I use for watching movies: www.bilibili.com I discovered that I can also watch Apocalypto, but unfortunately the subtitles are in Chinese rather than English. However I see that it is visually remarkable so I think I can enjoy just seeing it.
It took me a couple of days to get through it because of other responsibilities, needs and wants, and I have to say to John that it had the same second time effect on me that it did for you. I think of it now as a great war movie, in fact a great anti-war movie. As far as it having battle scenes it had enough of them, and as expected it was cerebral and philosophical, getting the viewer into the heads of those in battle.
Glad you had a positive reassessment Buzz. I think it is too long, but that is director Terrence Malick's style.
From what I've now read about the movie, it was originally almost twice as long as the final cut.
There were some really good actors in the parts they cut out - I would have liked to see the whole thing.
Yeah, some well known stars were only on the screen for a minute or two.
The Peter Fonda classic The Trip.
Good one, Dean.
Although I can watch 3 different versions of "The Trip", none of them are the Fonda/Sarandon one.
King of the Khyber Rifles. We had just finished our Heathkit color tv in time to see British army regulars tied to a stake and speared by India locals on horseback. Starring Tyrone Power, not a "great" movie, but memorable early days of Technicolor on a tv we built.
Paper Moon
Shortcuts
Kids
Requiem for a Dream
Kids is a great movie. You should check out Gummo it's similar.
The Enemy Below
High Plains Drifter
Soylent Green
Overboard
Wild America
The Proposal
The Shipping News
Overboard is a very underrated romance comedy. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn had natural chemistry. (Good thing, since they were a couple when the movie was made)
Soylent Green
Omega Man
The Crying Game
Watership Downs
Blade Runner
Gran Torino
Nope. Sorry Perrie; You can't have Soylent Green!
I wonder why they haven't remade Soylent Green for a modern audience. A number of other earlier sci-fy films have been remade.
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Gran Torino is one of my favorite movies too.
Gonna take major cajones to back and make that movie. Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson's last,,,he, dying while making the film actually. Their friendship was palpable on screen, even the reverence Heston obviously experienced toward Robinson; the relationship staged the drama in such a bitter-sweet manner, befitting the premise. Really a superlative work, and one that would bring derision on the heads of any and all that would bring injustice to it's remake.
I agree, but if they can remake True Grit, they can remake anything.
Well ya got me there pardner'
:~)
Honestly though my facetious manner is due to an admitted emotional bias towards ruining my favorite movie.
They couldn't top Heston and Robinson.
I also think that, since everyone already knows that Soylent Green is people, where would the shock come in? They'd have to rewrite the ending somehow.
Good point.
if they can remake True Grit, they can remake anything.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! They re-made True Grit! Must have been a real flop! I never saw anything about it. Did it go direct to HBO? Or maybe TBS?
Now you're funnin us Randy
Really. I never heard of it. Was it remade by WGN Chicago? WOOD TV Grand Rapids, Michigan?
Never heard of it. From the looks of it, I'm glad I didn't too.
John Wick!
Gone with the Wind
Shawshank Redemption
There's way too many to name.
Breaker Morant
Paths of Glory
Welcome to Woop Woop
Lord of the Rings - trilogy
The Outlaw Jose Wales
Dune
Blue Is The Warmest Color
A Christmas Carol (1984)
The Silence Of The Lambs
Which version of Dune did you choose - the original 1984 David Lynch film or the TV miniseries from the year 2000? Are you aware that a new version is in the works? In any event I agree that it is a movie that I believe fits the topic here, because although you and I may like it I don't know if many others do.
As for A Christmas Carol, another interesting choice. Of the many remakes of that story my preference has always been the Alastair Sim version - to me he was the ultimate Scrooge. However, I find it clever that the George C. Scott version you named includes David Warner as Bob Cratchit, since he was the very actor who as a child played Tiny Tim in the Sim film.
Boxing Helena
Human Centipede
Birdemic
Sharknado
Nailin Palin
Little Big Man
Blade Runner
The Deer Hunter
Absence of Malice
Play Misty For Me
Sea Witch
Play Misty For Me is a good choice for underrated.
How about Duel?
Forgot to add ''Unforgiven''