-Whatās a movie from the past 25 years that hasnāt gotten enough attention in your view? Something that punches way above its weight. š
-The spicier question. Whatās a movie from that same time period that is very popular, including kind of in your own social circle, that you think is kind of mid or overrated but itās too awkward to say, but youāll drop it in a Nostr comment? š
Fight Club
I would agree except I feel Fight Club got a lot of notoriety and wouldnāt say itās āunderrated.ā One of my favorite films though, I did 3 different film analysis projects on it from 3 completely different angles through film school š
Itās still a ācultā film though. I doubt many people know about it and even less actually understood it.
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Underrated: King Arthur - legend of the sword, kingsman #1, Tenet
i curate a movie, i watch it, i take lessons and move on
1st question: The Fountain
2nd question: Deja Vu
+1 The Fountain is fantastic
The fountain was my pick too š¤
Iām one of the rare ones that really enjoyed Mother! (another Arronofsky that was almost universally panned).
He is overall underrated as a director. Black Swan & The Wrestler were great too. I think his movies evoke strong negative emotions, and that turns a lot of the audience off. Not fluffy enough.
12 Angry Men was a great movie, and the newer remake in the 90ās. Those need more attention to help draw attention to being proper jurors.. as in nullification as well!
Lots of movies are overblown.. seriously.. Fast & Furious and those like it.
The Fountain, an amazing SciFi Romance meditation on life and death. Highly underrated. Darren Aronofsky's greatest IMHO.
Overrated?
Interstellar. I fell asleep.
Interstellar was terrible. My wife and I almost couldn't finish it. I'm willing to give it another tey though, sometimes things change
Thanks for sharing this.
Looking forward to watching The Fountain.
Always on the lookout for good SciFi. A lot of junk dominates the genre, unfortunately.
Iāve not seen a SciFi Romance, that I can remember. This may be a first for me.
Both of the lead actors are great too, especially Hugh Jackman. He is capable of so much more than being The Wolverine. He did a great job of displaying emotional depth in this film.
For romance (more like romcoms; The Fountain is drama) with scifi: Safety Not Guaranteed, Kate and Leopold.
IMO, they are not amazing, but they are not bad either.
Cool, thank you. I usually watch SciFi alone. Safety Not Guaranteed sounds like something my wife and I can watch together.
I didnāt think Mad Max was that great, Moon with Sam Rockwell is a pretty good under the radar thriller
Moon was great!
LOVED Moon. Sam Rockwell was mind-blowing in it, and it was a tense, claustrophobic ride of the best kind.
Volcano high. The original or the insane dubbed one with us celebs
God Bless America, a sick (but entertaining) satire by Bobcat Goldthwait. Kingdom of Heaven, for schlocky Hollywood at its best. Springbreakers a lewd and trashy crime flick with James Franco in an excellent role.
My wife and I particularly love 'meet joe black' and nobody ever talks about it
I don't watch many movies so I'll do the anime version of the 2 questions
Underrated= Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2024)
Overrated= Monster (2004)
In the ānot a movieā categories:
š Devilman Crybaby, a beautiful, wrenching, glorious, horrifying series that I loved and Iāve never heard anyone discuss IRL
š Squid Game, I hated it and want that time back
Omigosh I loved Squid Game š¤Æ
The Liam Neeson Les Miserables for the first one (never mind that itās 27 years old!).
And (also 27 years old), the Big Lebowski.
Dang why canāt I name any movies less than 25 years old š
Another amazing underrated movie is Gattaca.
And another overrated movie is Pulp Fiction.
I second Gattaca. Ethan Hawker was amazing in it.
āYou wanna know how Iām doing it Anton?
I didnāt save anything for the swim back.ā
Still gives me chills.
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My brother-in-law says Ethan Hawk is the villain of the movie. He says he's selfish and jeopardizing the mission.
a bronx tale
Underrated: Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
Overrated: Any of the Star Wars movies
Watchmen. Incredibly under appreciated.
Underrated: City Island (2009)
Unpredictable plot, compelling characters, humor, and emotional depth.
Itās a great film and Iāve never heard anyone talk about it.
Overrated: Snow White 2025.
1. The Prestige (despite it being from Christopher Nolan it never gets the credit it deserves imo)
2. This is far harder and I will comment my own post when I think of one (excellent question)
The Prestige š¤
Underrated: Take Shelter and Midnight Special
Overrated: Hamilton
Lifetime movies in general are overlooked gems:
Stalked by my Doctor
Motherās Worst Nightmare
The Wrong Teacher
Double Daddy
Iāve seen exactly none of the movies mentioned so far. š
First Reformed by Paul Schrader and Perfect Days by Wim Wenders are two faves from recent history. Scared to return to Oppenheimer š
Underdogs from the last 25yrs:
- The Battery
- The Green Knight
- Mad God
- Pearl
- Nightcrawler
- The Prestige
Controversial overrated the last 25yrs:
- Deadpool
- V for Vendetta
My pick if 1 of each:
- The Battery (underdog)
- V for Vendetta (overrated)
V for Vendetta being overrated is wild. Not a heavily talked about movie, but filled with story and plot. I love that move, and give it a watch every November 5th š¹
Phantom Threadā¦. Amazing work by PTA and DDL as usual.. Vicky Krieps should have been nominated for an Oscar. Movie should have won a few Oscarās IMO
Momentum Generation
Deserve to be better known today:
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Interstellar (2014)
I was going to add
The Best Years of Their Lives (1946)
The Secret Garden (1993)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
but they're outside the quarter-century limit.
yay for Tuck Everlasting and The Secret Garden books
Little Nicky
Underrated: The Grindhouse double feature. Itās really gotta be watched as a package deal with the fake trailers to work.
Fun fact: I literally watched that in the theater. I didnāt like it too much (didnāt hate it either), but my college friends dragged me to it, and now I get to say I was there.
Hot Rod
Europa was pretty good
The Metrix (plus/minus the cutoff)
The Nines with with Ryan Reynard. Never met anyone that has seen it. But contrary to the movie koalas are dumb smooth brains.
Edge of Tomorrow
Extremely underrated, especially for a movie starring the biggest actor of the last two generations.
An interesting movie. If you like this kind of time looping movies, I can suggest a few. š¤·āāļø
Please, do.
Sure.
1. Groundhog day (you might have already seen this)
2. Triangle
3. Time crimes (a Spanish movie - Los cronocrĆmenes)
4. Timeloop - https://youtu.be/35z4bChYS_A?si=jB_USppW6FriSwU8
5. Maanaadu (means Large Gathering/Political rally - a Tamil movie)
Among these, Time crimes and Triangle are my personal favs.
I 100% agree on Time Crimes. Never heard of Timeloop, it's Italian? It has terrible ratings, is it really worth it?
No, it is an Indian one - a youtube short (has CC).
Groundhog Day is one of those movies that if itās on, will cause me to immediately stop what Iām doing to watch
I watched 1, 2 and 3. I'll look for the other 2. Thanks!
Boiler Room
Sucker Punch
It's not exactly a "smart" film, and it got mediocre reviews, but I like watching it more than once, and "punching above its weight" describes it remarkably well (pun harvested).
I date myself by violating the time windows
1) Raising Arizona must be rediscovered
2) Return of the Jedi is meh.
RotJ is part cool movie (the parts with Luke) edited together with a weak movie (ewoks & stuff)
That's the Star Wars movie where the downward trend started, agreed. They managed to end the trilogy well though.
All Star Wars is GOATED. Even the "bad" ones. May the force be with you, always.
Last 25 years š¤
Swordfish - loved it.
Boondock Saints - meh and canāt mention it to the bros. We are older now so maybe theyāll understand the meh.
Boondock Saints was a child of its time. Most people enjoyed it at the time. I don't think it aged well.
About Swordfish: I like it, but none of the programming stuff makes any sense at all. It's like they on purpose tried it to make it as stupid as possible.
Oh yeah Iām ok with the dumb programming, that didnāt age well either. But overall, pretty cool story, and just and under rated movie. 6.5 on RT I think.
Ink 2009. Indie film that doesn't have the greatest special effects but the storyline is something deep in the subconscious. A Father trying to save his daughter.
Overrated: Mad Max Fury Road
Was a complete dogshit movie with absolutely no plot. I want my two hours of time back.
I don't have a zapping thingamabob, but I wish I could zap you! I watched Ink at some point in my life and thought it was great. I wanted to rewatch it at some point and I couldn't remember the name. I'll finally be able to watch it again! It's such a hidden gem that my searches for this movie had been fruitless.
You're welcome! It's a great movie! Hard to find because it wants to correct ink to something else. Enjoy!
Two movies that are in my top 3;
- Blood Diamond
- Mia And The White Lion
Beautiful Boy comes to mind first as an underrated movie.
I know it was nominated for several awards, but in my opinion Hacksaw Ridge may be my favorite war movie of all time.
I found Sicario to be incredibly boring, hard to hear, hard to see, and overrated compared to what most people and critics thought when it came out, and I love a good cerebral movie
Blue Giant. It's an anime but about jazz music. Was on a very limited theatrical release in North America and sold out everywhere. It's now streaming, thought due to demand.
Hardcore Henry
Greatest Showman
Prey
Overrated:
Birdman
Joker
Gravity
District 9
Underrated: The Wackness
Overrated: Whiplash, La La Land
Underrated: āØSing Street āØ (my favorite movie ever)
Overrated: Interstellar (I found it plodding and thought the plot was obvious/lame)
Legend of Bagger Vance
Underrated and sadly hated by most: Catwoman
Overrated in own social circle: scary movie 1-3
Arbitrage 2012 with Richard gere. Insanely good
Primer
Underrated: Dan in real life
I think Band of Brothers is something special. Not a movie but I think itās the best WWII story on film.
Lots of great shows but most movies are becoming unwatchable
Glory Road is a powerful story about the Texas Western basketball team of 1966 winning the NCAA championship with an all black starting lineup
Underrated.. Blade Runner, Kingpin...
Overrated... Everything Everywhere.... š¤¢š¤¢š¤¢
Underrated: Upgrade
I like sci-fi, so:
Fifth Element.
Star Wars 1-3.
My generation loved the originals and wanted to love anything new so much...
Frailty
Overrated: Avatar. Miss me with that played-out white savior crap
Popular but still underrated: The Fifth Element. Saw this again in a theater recently and it holds up amazingly well!
Dark Skies
Time Trap (2017)
Time dilation concepts were intriguing.
Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy
Spectral
underrated: nobody with Bob Odenkirk
overrated: hobit
Green Book
In Time.
It kind of represents our present world. The red button was pressed too often > satsvsfiat
With Timberlake? For me it's one of this movie that build an amazing background, prepare every everything to deal with a complexe and highly interesting topic and meh... š©š©š© it just end up as a survive/revange/kill the bad guy, souless plot.
There are so much like that that miss a huge potential. Also a German movie about people selling their living years for money (like you can get 10 years older and the other person get 10 years younger). So many ethical implication, so much potential to portrait our society, but no fuck, second half is pure revenge plot with not expectation and a totally expected ending.
Or The Passengers. This movie should have started when the women wakes up, and we discover later what the man did before as she figures it out. It could have been a SciFi masterpiece.
"The great hack"
Exploring how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolise the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as uncovered by journalist Carole Cadwalladr.
Underrated: The Fountain
Overrated: Anything Marvel.
The Fountain was one of my top choices too.
Mad Max Fury Road is a masterpiece.
Anything Spielberg
Can't think of an underrated one, but Matrix is overrated IMO. It's not bad, but is not as good as its fans claim it to be.
First appearance of , digitalization ever , a lot of messages in this movie
Underrated: The Method (2005) ā It's so cool, I love it! The whole movie is just one big job interview. š¤© š š
Overrated: Avatar (2009) ā It has zero story, no real characters, and it's just ideological brainwashing. It's only overhyped because of the 3D tech.
Uhh, Avatar is the most overrated film ever made.
underrated: Breach (I'm a sucker for good drama based on real events)
overrated: Donnie Darko (I know I'm probably way in the minority here; but I think that's kind of the point)
... Breach (2007), that is.
V for Vendetta
Bicentennial Man. One of Robin Williams best starrings.
underrated: the room (tommy wisesu)
Children of Men is an underrated masterpiece from the past 25 years, while Avatar dazzles visually but feels narratively overrated.
V for Vendetta. Surprised how many haven't seen it and it's almost a mirror of UK right now.
Underrated: Primer
Overrated: There Will Be Blood
HIGHLY UNDERRATED
Victoria (2015), two hours of 1 shot magic
Most ambitious and well executed movie of all time
Epic film! Victoria is a technical masterpiece and Laia Costa is amazing in it.
Underrated: 28 Days later, Thirteen Lives, Locke, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, In Bruge
A Good Year with Russell Crowe
Overrated movies? Too awkward to say. Some things are better left unsaid. š¤«
Coherence and Primer, can never get enough love for how good they are on shoestring budgets.
Tenet is overrated.
If you like westerns āSlow Westā is a beautiful artsy film and āThe Propositionā is a phenomenal Australian western.
UNDER-RATED
The Guest (2014)
Past 25 years, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller version). A perfect film.
25+ years, Rob Roy. One of the finest movies ever made, and Tim Roth is the most memorable villain Iāve ever seen.
Hannibal was a movie that didnāt get nearly the attention it deserved. It picks up where the creepy storyline of Silence of the Lambs left off and makes it into an adventure, with the escaped Hannibal Lecter as a sort of antihero, living a humble, anonymous, yet idyllic life as a library curator in a beautiful Italian city, his greatest joy found in the art and culture of his surroundings.
Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore are both incredible and you end up rooting for both, which is uncommon in a movie about a criminal on the run, being pursued by an FBI agent.
The soundtrack to the movie is beautiful as well, and I recommend reading the book version after seeing the movie, as the ending is quite different.
Memento is the movie version of pocket lint that finds its way into the crevices of your phone speaker. This is not because the movie sucks, because Iāve seen it and itās OK. Iām just reminded of it all the time like a bad fart in a department store.
I have had several brain surgeries, and I have had a decent amount of brain tissue removed. As a result, I have a pronounced problem with memory. I also have lots and lots of tattoos, most of which I got before the accident that caused my epilepsy.
Just about everywhere I go, some genius pops up who sees my big olā brain surgery scar, then my neck/arms/hands/legs, then makes a mental leap and says, āOh, wow! Have you ever seen that movie Memento? You remind me of that guy on there! Ha ha! You ever think of doing something like that? You know, tattooing stuff on you to remember them!ā
A quick glance will tell you that I literally donāt have ANY tattoo real estate left at this point, unless you count my face, which Iām not going to tattoo because I would look even more ridiculous than I already do.
Hilda: The Mountain King
In this film, Hilda, a young adventurer, finds herself in the body of a troll after a mysterious encounter. She must navigate the mountain world and find a way to return to her own body. The story explores themes of identity, the connection between humans and nature, and Hildaās growth as a person. The film is known for its beautiful animation, emotional depth, and whimsical adventure.
Frozen 2
Elsa learns that her abilities are connected to an ancient mystery involving her family and the elements. The film explores themes of self-discovery, the importance of family, and embracing change.
The Whale
The story centers on Charlie, a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher who is struggling with his health and trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Ellie. The film explores themes of guilt, shame, redemption, and the complexities of society. The film delves into Charlieās attempt to reconnect with his daughter while confronting his past mistakes. It also reminds me of how a good book can be really ā¦ helpful.
"Wristcutters: A Love Story" is a fantastic film that never got much love, but is absolutely worth the watch.
The film is about a character named Zia who kills himself because his girlfriend left him, only to find out people who commit suicide end up in an afterlife that's exactly like regular reality except just a little worse. He finds out from a mutual that his ex girlfriend killed herself shortly after his suicide and he sets out on a road trip to find her.
It's an awesome heart felt dark comedy. Definitely one of my favorites of all time
You know, I actually saw that.
It was more based than it sounds.
Tom Waits was great in this movie!
Also, funny fact... The character Eugene, Zia's rockstar friend, was based on the lead singer of Gogol Bordello Eugene HĆ¼tz, who actually auditioned for the part. He didnt get it š, but they still used the band's music
Sunshine movieāļø the sun is dying and one mission to reignite it as a last ditch effort, cool sunshield ship to get there and detonate a nuke and epic scene and music score still makes the hairs on my neck stand
To watch: Unbreakable, Bruce Willis. Asks what is a hero, and who is a villain. I know M. Night has had some flops, but I love this movie.
The meh, Avatar. Stunning special effects, but just so preachy it makes me gag.
Unbeatable is solid.
The rest of the trilogy, filmed at the right times so connections in the movie were filmed the correct number of years apart, is amazing too.
McAvoy in Split should be on every list of best performances of all time.
I agree Avatar, blue alien version not the kids one, is overrated garbage.
I saw your post on Twitter, Lyn, where you wrote about the risks of Bitcoin. Since I donāt use Twitter myself, Iām writing here instead. Iām also curiousāwhat do you personally see as the main risks?
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When it comes to price, Bitcoin may be difficult for people to intuitively accept, since it represents a purely abstract form of monetary premiumāsomething that only a small minority might truly grasp, while the majority may never fully understand it.
On a more fundamental and structural level, isnāt it possible that the network could have split into multiple chains, with no single chain receiving overwhelming support like the current one?
Sorry, I meant to post this under a different threadāIām still not very familiar with how things work here.
I started that thread after having a recent update on quantum threats, which put quantum near the top of my list.
Lyn, could you explain why quantum is the biggest risk? I agree it is the biggest risk of bitcoin too, but not in the same way.
Quantum never has to deliver anything (it wonāt), but it can invoke fear and action as a social layer attack upon individuals. All they have to do is convince people the threat is real to get people to fork Bitcoin into submission. Trust the physicistsā¦.
Can you explain why Bitcoin isnāt THE quantum computer? weāve already established there is no second bestā¦.unless bitcoin is second best to quantum computing.
If we are going to actually talk about quantum fud then we must acknowledge the critical role of the observer/measurement in quantum systems. Why can we just bat an eye at the inherent flawed model of complete centralization in āquantum computingā regarding a singular centralized computer (node), a single centralized observer (miner) and a single centralized owner of all qubits (UTXOs). Why is centralization OK?
The quantum computer has been sitting in front of us for 16 years and nobody has recognized as such. We are all wrong.
Is the image and idea of what a quantum computer can do actually your idea, or was it an idea told to you? Would you recognize a quantum computer if it was right in front of you?
Bitcoin already computes the most important thing, so is there a second best? The only thing I know is that Bitcoin exists without any decoherence.
Disturbia: great movie.
I appreciate all the comments on this thread. Iāll go back and reference it numerous times probably.
Hardly anyone wanted to highlight moves they think deserve a bit less hype. Thatās always harder.
As a very unpopular set of views, Iāll give two of my answers that I didnāt see referenced. These arenāt my only answers, but Iām picking them for the spice.
-I think Cloud Atlas is underrated.
-I think Dark Knight is overrated.
Now, before you shoot me, I will provide an important caveat. I love Dark Knight more than Cloud Atlas. However, I think that Dark Knight is a bit overrated, and Cloud Atlas is a bit underrated.
Dark Knight is often considered close to a 10/10 whereas Iād say itās a 9/10. I can list a ton of plot holes.
Cloud Atlas is often considered like a decent 6/10 or 7/10 where Iād say itās an 8/10 or better. In addition to its quality as a movie, the complexity it took to change the script from a novel to a movie to make use of a movieās advantages and disadvantages was an insanely hard challenge. They had to structurally change parts of the plot and have it still make sense.
Underrated: Searching for Sugarman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searching_for_Sugar_Man
Best if you go in with no prior knowledge
Under: Exam
Over: all marvel movies
Underrated: Mongol- breathtaking landscapes and great story. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_(film)
Overrated:The Green Knight
Under - Whiplash
Over - Black Panther
Sad to see nobody else mention: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Pre Marvel RDJ and Val Kilmer as Gay Perry. So good. When Val started making and selling art he made mostly Batman stuff and no love for Gay Perry and his Derringer. š
Overrated? The Bourne Movies. If those movies are the reason that gimbals were invented Iāll give them a pass.
Underrated: Sunshine
Seemed like some dumb ārestart the sunā story like The Core (released same time too). Couldnāt be farther from the truth. It was the story of a team struggling with a one way mission and the weight of all life hanging in the balance.
Overrated: Mulholland Drive
Lynch is just a moron who makes stuff thatās purposefully incomprehensible and then says people are too stupid to understand him. š¤£
Punches well above it's weight
I don't know if it is what they were going for, but this movie captured spiritual warfare in a really fascinating way.
From the blockbusters that surprised me for the quality, the writing and the acting without a doubt Maverick with Tom Cruise, arguably even better than the original.
From the films few watch because they are not blockbusters, or have some drama, or are British one stands out: About a Boy. Based on a novel by Nick Hornby is one of the very best films about the value of family, and the limitations of living alone even if youāre wealthy. No one is an island.
Struggling between The Fountain and The Fall as top contenders for underrated movie. I'll settle with both:
All David Lynch movies are underrated:
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Ouch. Good luck with the recovery!
Check this note for a ton of good movies.
Underrated: The 13th floor
The Platform (2019)
The Man from Earth (2007)
Underrated: Big Fish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Fish?wprov=sfti1#Cast
Overrated: Shutter Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_Island_(film)?wprov=sfti1
Wrong link; Iām sure the book is better than the film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_Island_(film)?wprov=sfti1#
