Jul 07 2008
Top 10 Underrated Movies
BY THEBOSTONBACHELOR.COM / July 7, 2008
Here’s to the movies who’ve never received their full amount of deserved respect from audiences and critics alike:
One of the best war movies you’ve never seen. The ending will have you standing on your coffee table–knife in hand.
The most underrated teenage sex comedy of all time, with a twist that would never make it past the studio heads today. In other news, I hear a remake is currently in the works…
8. Repo Man
The ride gets crazier as the film progresses. Hoo ha! File under the “brilliantly insane.”
Welcome to the working week. Two office yuppies hatch a plan to date the most desperate woman they can find (in this case, a deaf typist), shower her with affection, then simultaneously dump her without warning. “I think she’s got one of those voices. You know, like a dolphin. Like having a Sunday chat with Flipper.”
6. Secretary
A young woman, fresh out of her stay at a mental institute, discovers her S&M side while working as a secretary. Every woman I know who’s seen this movie (regardless of age and level of conservativeness) has loved it. If you don’t know why after watching it, then you’re completely clueless.
5. Nightmares
A collection of 4 short horror films. Worth watching for the second story alone: What happens when you reach the 13th level of “The Bishop of Battle?” No one knows, until now.
4. Leon
One of the best action movies ever created. Style for miles and miles, but with depth and heart beneath it all. Just make sure you watch the International or Deluxe version which features 24 minutes of footage that was deemed too “sensitive” for American audiences.
“You know, most people will never taste that kind of love. But at least I tasted it once, right?” To the unrequited high school love that was once in all of us. Spellbinding.
The 80s. Excess. Greed. Sex. New Order. Expensive condos. Designer leather. Blood. Say what you will, there’s something in the air.
1. The Crow
Words fail to explain, but there’s some undeniable force in this movie that will not be stopped. It goes beyond the prototypical plotline, characters, special effects, and even goes beyond the freakish on-set death of Brandon Lee. Take extreme love and extreme hate, mix it in a cocktail, and drink it down with the lights off. Welcome to your catharsis.
Honorable Mention:
Bloodfist - Fuck the CGI and levitation wires of today, this is how martial-arts fight-to-the-death movies should be done.
Affliction - Two brilliant acting performances by Nick Nolte and the late James Coburn mark this harrowing gem of a movie.
The Shape of Things - Neil LaBute strikes again.
Twelve Monkeys - A worthy adaptation of La Jetee.
Vanilla Sky - One of the few instances where a remake bests the original (Abre Los Ojos).
Branded to Kill - Despite being filmed over 40 years ago, this tale of a yakuza hitman on the run from Japan’s “No. 1 killer” remains one of the most innovative action movies ever made.
-The Boston Bachelor
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Kid,
The only movie I’ve seen from that list is Leon The Professional which I thought was brilliant. The last action sequence of that movie had me standing for days. I’m not sure if I would consider the movie underrated however (#38 on IMDB’s top 250 list). Did it get no respect from critics when it first came out?
I remember walking by The Crow several times at Movie Scene but I never thought to rent it for whatever reason. I’ll add it to the queue.
I liked Vanilla Sky in your honorable mentions. Never expected that movie to turn into a sci fi thriller at the end.
That guy in the picture for American Psycho has the same shaped face as Sean Marion.
~Count It
Those are some pretty under the radar movies but Leon the prof. was def. a great one as well.
Vanilla Sky almost made my list. I’m not sure why this movie didn’t get more acclaim. I remember V and I walked out of the theater going ‘brilliant’.
I’ve actually never seen Leon, consider it added to the queue.
I actually own the Last American Virgin, I mean it should be standard issue for all 5ives.
The ‘Nightmares’ reference made me smile. I’ll never forget seeing the bad CGI video game characters chasing Emilio Estevez around the arcade. Just classic stuff. I think this moment may be recreated in reality if Steve Wiebe ever breaks 1,050,100 points.
I think a lot of people hate on Vanilla Sky just because Tom Cruise is in it. Then there are the dingbats who say “I didn’t get it” when it’s not even that complicated of a movie.
The thing with Leon is that it was released in the US as The Professional in an inferior edited version. Without giving away any spoilers, there were a lot of negative reactions to the original cut (which was subsequently released as is everywhere else in the world) due to certain “themes.” It was basically a lot of shit over nothing.
Speaking of Nightmares, Roy, do you remember the short called “The Benediction,” where the black 4×4 comes out of nowhere in the middle of the desert to attack the renounced priest? A seven year old RL was standing on the living room couch the first time he saw that. An 80s horror film for the ages, I tell ya.
In addition to The Last American Virgin, I think 5ives everywhere would also appreciate In the Company of Men and The Virgin Suicides.
Finally, Branded to Kill has just been added to the Honorable Mention List.
Ding Bat. For some reason I’m a big fan of that phrase and am planning on recycling it in the near future.
~Just a warning
Kid, I think you should watch Secretary with LJ the next time you see her (assuming there is one–eyyy). It would be a good litmus test for my theory that all women, despite level of conservativeness, love this move. I’ll be anxiously awaiting your findings.
If LJ is Lorin, and Secretary is rated R. Well thats a nay Mr. Lee and you should know better. I never did see that Benediction movie or short, at least I don’t remember it.
I couldn’t agree with you anymore on this list. Especially with the Crow and The Professional both great movies that should have a T.V. channel of thier own that just play them 24 hrs a day, kind of like what USA does on the weekend.
Haha…like the USA Network comment.
Thanks Bachelor!