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Hordini wrote:
Also, gregor_xenos (and anyone else who has seen the movie) - I've heard several people lately say that the Count of Monte Cristo is actually a really, really good movie, although I haven't seen it myself. Anyone know if/why it got such a poor response, or why some people would like it so much?

It isn't a bad movie, but it isn't particularly good either. Sort of a middle of the road flick like Braveheart, or Man in the Iron Mask. It also suffers from lacking a clear genre, as the protagonist is in control of the action the entire time.

Really what hurt it the most is that it butchered the central theme of the novel (which was a tragedy), and therefore lost its overriding narrative force (refer back to the genre-less comment above).

Hordini wrote:
Also, I thought Titan A.E. was pretty well received, even if it was eclipsed by the Matrix? I thought Titan A.E. was really quite a good film.

Same.

Enemy at the Gates.

Young Frankenstein.

Warlords of Atlantis.

I'm rather fond of Beerfest.

Starship trooopers is just made of win, unlike it's sequals.

And for the rest... yea, Not much.

Does Das Boot count? :3

The original 1984 production of Dune. "My name is a killing word." Best movie line ever.

The Super Mario Bros movie!



This movie was pretty hilarious, while at the same time it did have good suspense and the effects were really good. (The Mummy ripped off the face in sand one for example)

The pan of the city when they go to the Mushroom Kingdom was really cool. The plot made sense, and I maintain is better than most blockbuster action movies (and most arthouse movies) today.

The puppets are cool too. The Goombas looked pretty scary, and were pretty expressive.


My second one is Street Fighter, the Movie



There's one thing the movie "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" does, and that's show us how good the original street fighter movie really was.

You don't watch it expecting something great plots or anything like that, but good cheesy fun which it gives. Van Damme's heavy Belgium accent is hilarious as All-American Guile too.

And the late Raul Julia's performance really pushes the movie up a notch too.

Wow.... I have a rule. I don't see movies based upon video games or SNL skits.
both of the above look like boiling cinematic-turds.

Mine?

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1626538777/

Dark Star was a really campy Graduate film by John Carpenter. very low budget but actually a very interesting film. I first saw the film in the early 80's, late night TV. I picked up the DVD a few years ago and was still intrigued.

GG

For me...

THX-1138. Awesome. Best Sci-Fi film ever.
300.
The Shining
No Country for Old Men
The Big Lebowski
Eyes WIde Shut
The Blackhole - a Disney Film from about 1982?
Gwendoline Pierce.
Dragon Slayer - The guy who played the Emperor in Star Wars is in it as a priest. He gets roasted.
Excalibur - JL Picard always awesome
The GG Allen documentary rotting around on Google video these days.

Movies i liked which wern't well recieved:

Minority Report.
Pinapple Express.
Most Westerns I like, particularly Clint Eastwood ones.
No country for old men is great too.
Final Fantasy: The spirits within I liked the other one which was meant to carry on from FF7 I really didn't like.
Mortal Kombat excellant random movie. Didn't watch the sequels

FITZZ wrote:
I thought rec. was great,wasn't as big a fan of the "American" version though (Quarantine).

rec freaked me out a little bit the first time I watched, on my own at night, with a stormy wind blowing stuff about. Good film though, Quarantine seemed too clean cut.


As for my own,


Hudson Hawk, a huge flop and disliked by many, but I love the film. There is just something about the film charms me everytime I watch it. Plus I love some of the characters, especially Darwin and Minerva Mayflower. Both Richard E Grant and Sandra Bernhard make my laugh so much in that movie.

Titan A.E, the film that sank Fox Animation (well until they revivied if for Fantastic Mr Fox last year) and a film I am a really big fan of. Not as clean cut as any other western animation from the major studios at the time, and I enjoy both the characters and the story. The fact they where planning to do a movie based on Barlowe's Inferno if Titan A.E hadn't bombed, also makes me cry a little. It was a studio that was looking for a slightly older auidience, but sadly failed at the time.

One more to my list.

Waterworld.

Soladrin wrote:
Does Das Boot count? :3

Seeing as it won award after award, was critically acclaimed as one of the best and most grittliy accurate war films ever made, no I dont.

I cannot see how or where Das Boot aquires the titles of 'underrated' or 'likeable mediocre film'.

Daba wrote:
My second one is Street Fighter, the Movie



There's one thing the movie "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" does, and that's show us how good the original street fighter movie really was.

You don't watch it expecting something great plots or anything like that, but good cheesy fun which it gives. Van Damme's heavy Belgium accent is hilarious as All-American Guile too.

And the late Raul Julia's performance really pushes the movie up a notch too.

For added MANLY TEARS: Raul Julia was in that movie because when he discovered that he was terminally ill, he let his grandchildren choose his last film.

That's one hell of a parting gift. I love hammy acting.

Speaking of which, my secret shame happens to be Van Helsing. Yes, that one. It's the kind of thing I just love watching while munching popcorn. Hardly a cinematic masterpiece, but fun as hell.

Year One

Not sure this counts as a guilty pleasure because it was better-received than its craptastic sequels, but I think The Mummy (Brendan Fraser version) is really a nicely crafted movie. It has good pacing, decent dialogue, appealing characters, solid performances and plenty of action.

It's kind of a little miracle film given how bad most of the director's other films have been.

IG_urban wrote:every steven segal movie. I love em. I think Segal is a badass, and his acting, like AHNALD's! is kind of bad, and kind of good, and makes me smile.

hmm..

here's another great one that I love...



in fact, I am gonna add all Arnold Movies...

Running Man, Commando, Raw Deal, Red Heat, Red Sonja....all of em.


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Flashman wrote:Big Trouble in Little China

that's in my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

I love you. Seriously. Not only do I have a mad man crush on Arnold, but Segal isnt a bad musician to boot. He actually had a song that I just LOVED. But I cant remember the name off hand.


Heres a few of mine

Oddly enough, I just rented this, so I can watch it tonight. Weird. I know its a terrible movie, and also wonder how Kevin Cosner still gets acting jobs, but dammit I just love this movie.


I dunno how well this one did, but I watch it usually every other month, sometimes more. Its so damn funny to me. And everytime that guy smiles I laugh, hes got the greatest gak eating grin Ive ever seen.

And finally Ill put


I dont konw what it is about this one either, but I love this movie. Its almost sad, but also like rockstar awesome.

My film fed guilty pleasures:



and

Valhalla Rising. That was fething sick.

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Asherian Command wrote:Avatar

So how did I know that jungle Smurf would make it into this thread. ugh...

Pipboy101 wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Avatar

So how did I know that jungle Smurf would make it into this thread. ugh...

I agree there, that film shouldnt make it in this thread. Simply because Avatar made a CRAP TON of money, and everyone likes it, weather they want to admit it or not.

Mean Girls.

Yeah, really. cracks me up every time.




@king kracker, I tried to like lord of war but the main character had no moral backbone whatsoever. I just can't enjoy a movie if the main character has no redeeming qualities. In fact, I probably would have enjoyed it more if his character was fed to a wood chipper.

I liked Equalibrium.



No real reason. I just liked it. And I'm really picky about my movies

EDIT: Now that I think about it, I can't even remember what this movie was about... Most of it is a blur before that epic over the top gun fight at the end of the film

Speed Racer-Because I liked the directors decision to make a literal live action cartoon. Not a transfrmed into our reality one but live actors set in the acualy Speed Racer world.

Mother Knight- Nick Nolte as a WWII double agent that is sold down the river after the war. Very compelling.

Driven- Sylvester Stallone as a formula car driver. Just a jun film to watch.

Get Smart- Steve Carrel does an amazing job and the movie was well done for what it was.

DareDevil-Say what you want, Ben Affleck was perfect for the role and did a good job with the movie.

Chronicles of Riddick and Pitch Black- Don't know if they belong here but figured I'd list them as a stopping point because I could fill a page with stuff liked the Old Burt Reynolds movies (Cannonball Run I & II), Early John Cusak movies(Better off Dead) and such.

Is this thread for just listing our favourite movies, or for listing the movies we love watching even though we know they're not very good? Because people have listed a bunch of movies here that are very good, many of which did well at the box office.

Because if it's just about movie that we love despite them being pretty rubbish, well then I've got just one answer for you -

gregor_xenos wrote:Legend of 1800 Starring Tim Roth (Hulk, Lie to Me, Usual Suspects)[/b]

Tim Roth wasn't in The Usual Suspects. He was in Rob Roy, though, and that was great movie.

Cheese Elemental wrote:For added MANLY TEARS: Raul Julia was in that movie because when he discovered that he was terminally ill, he let his grandchildren choose his last film.

That's one hell of a parting gift. I love hammy acting.

That has one of my favourite movie lines; "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me... it was Tuesday."

The Toxic Avenger-So bad it's good. Personally I loved it.
Total Recall-Thought it was cool. Glad to see that others also like it.
Soldier-Kurt Russell is awesome but doesn't speak much. I really like this movie.
Chronicles of Riddick- Haven't seen the whole thing but I loved the visuals

I must confess that I haven't seen Waterworld but I'm pretty sure that I'd love it.

So rubbish and camp that it rocks. Plus music by Queen and a part for Brian "shoutyshouty" Blessed? Fantastic stuff



Loved this film too (even the one that followed was meh-ok, but interesting I guess ).

Of the films already mentioned, I liked Total Recall, but watching it recently I was less than impressed. Perhaps would have been better keeping it in rose tinted glasses.

Starship Troopers - fantastic. Ticks pretty much every box that a film needs to tick: Explosions, Guns, Aliens, Nukes, Space Ships, Babes.

Titan AE? I got my parents to buy it when I was relatively small I seem to remember. I quite liked it, but from what I remember it does have some unmanly sections in it

Also, they seemed to have ripped the character design straight out of Broken Sword

Allot of what has already been listed plus;

Btw Starship Troopers is quality, I have never really understood the critiscism of it. Curiously enough I saw ST3 on TV last night for the first time, alright I guess. Just let down by the special effects a little even allowing for budget and time.
About a boy & Life Aquatic - both are funny and have fantastic soundtracks
The Royal Tenebaums - just funny
Mrs Henderson Presents - It is funny, a little scentimental and has Bob Hoskins knob on show, what more could you ask for?
The Last Starfighter & Tron since all the other sci fi movies are taken.
In Bruges - I found this a little disturbing in parts, moving between murder and comedy as it does, but Karate chopping dwarfs whilst off your tits on coke will live with me forever. Brilliant!
Predator - the opening scene with Long Tall Sally playing led me to Little Richard music, thank you Govenator.
Finally The Invincbles, by far the best superhero movie ever! (honourable mentions to Wall-e and Aliens vs Monsters in the animation front).

Super Mario Bros - I think this was a really good film

Masters of the Universe - excellent film, I watch this quite often

Gremlins - pretty cool film, I always wanted a pet Gizmo!

And if we're naming cartoon movies, I've always like Thundercats Ho! the movie

I also agree with many of the other films mentioned, including Starship Troopers, Waterworld and Van Helsing.