10 movies i love that you've ( probably) never heard of

[Stonepony]

[QUOTE=irv;1531416]#4, 5, 8 and 9.

Don Knotts movie I remember the best and also loved "The Ghost and Mr Chicken" Lots of laughs as a kid. "attaboy Luther"

" And they even used Bon Ami"

[EvilKing00]

Heres a movie many people never heard of that i liked


Swimming with sharks, is a dark comedy kevin spacey

[clydepepper]

Here's a few more (that have not be mentioned yet):

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Robin and Marian (1976)
Cannery Row (1982)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Se7en (1995)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Collateral (2004)
Man on Fire (2004)
Untraceable (2008)


These are all G-R-E-A-T - worth spending your time on IMO - check them out!


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[clydepepper]

I tried to get it down to only 10 movies I thought were mostly unknown, but could not get lower than eighteen...all of which I love and highly recommend.

Leon: The Professional
Prince of the City
The Lost Battalion
Zulu Dawn
Reign of Fire
Ravenous
Dead Man
Tom Horn
Zelig
Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
61*
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Robin and Marian
Cannery Row
The Life of David Gale
Being There
The Prestige
Cool Hand Luke






There are others, of course, that I also cherish, but they are much more well known.

[TheBig6]

Being an old Sailor, I thought I would mention a few Navy flicks I like.
In no Particular order.

1. The Last Detail (underrated Jack Nicholson Movie.

2. In Harms way (John Wayne)

3. The Enemy Below (Robert Mitchum)

4. Corvette K-225 (Randolph Scott)

5. They were Expendable (Another John Wayne)

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I tried to get it down to only 10 movies I thought were mostly unknown, but could not get lower than eighteen...all of which I love and highly recommend.

Leon: The Professional
Prince of the City
The Lost Battalion
Zulu Dawn
Reign of Fire
Ravenous
Dead Man
Tom Horn
Zelig
Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
61*
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Robin and Marian
Cannery Row
The Life of David Gale
Being There
The Prestige
Cool Hand Luke






There are others, of course, that I also cherish, but they are much more well known.

Cool Hand Luke ??? How is that an unknown? That's a CLASSIC.

[TUM301]

Just came across another "somewhat" hidden gem last nite, Glen Gary Glen Ross. Excellent cast, always been an Ed Harris fan, with a classic Baldwin pep talk scene. The entire movie is shot in only 3 or 4 different places and just seems to touch a nerve about the working man and being under the gun. Give it a chance if you can !

[VoodooChild]

I'm not into the old B&W movies or foreign films. My go-to timeframe is the late 90's/early 2000's. Here's 10 of my favorites from then that I consider somewhat obscure:

1. Grosse Pointe Blank
2. Zero Effect
3. Falling Down
4. Mumford
5. Permanent Midnight
6. Bulworth
7. Go
8. Stigmata
9. The Thirteenth Floor
10. Standing in the Shadows of Motown

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

Cool Hand Luke ??? How is that an unknown? That's a CLASSIC.

True - but I'd bet a lot of you youngsters never saw it.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

True - but I'd bet a lot of you youngsters never saw it.

Well we sure did. Our dad had us watch that when we were young(er). I to this day still watch it every once in a while

[Stonepony]

Good luck

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

Cool Hand Luke ??? How is that an unknown? That's a CLASSIC.

Sweatiest movie of all time.

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by Sean

Sweatiest movie of all time.

"Just shakin' the bush, boss"

[irv]

Originally Posted by VoodooChild

I'm not into the old B&W movies or foreign films. My go-to timeframe is the late 90's/early 2000's. Here's 10 of my favorites from then that I consider somewhat obscure:

1. Grosse Pointe Blank
2. Zero Effect
3. Falling Down
4. Mumford
5. Permanent Midnight
6. Bulworth
7. Go
8. Stigmata
9. The Thirteenth Floor
10. Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Stigmata is a great movie! Forgot I lent that to someone?

Another movie I just watched the other night, which I forgot about, was Stir of Echos. Seen that years ago and forgot how good it was.

[RollieFingers]

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by RollieFingers

Ahhhh " Rollerball"- saw it in the theater when it came out

[Jantz]

Since no one has mentioned them yet, I'll throw in these two movies.

Frailty

Valhalla Rising

Both have interesting storylines.

[FourStrikes]

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one of the most f***ed up "shock value" movies I recall renting from Tower Records in the early 1980's.

[packs]

This one is an obscure one and may be hard to find, but if you can track it down do yourself a favor and watch WAKE IN FRIGHT. 70s Australian movie set in the outback. A school teacher on his way to the big city for vacation gets stranded in the "Yabba" when his train breaks down. From there he gets into it with locals and eventually is nearly driven mad by how harsh the people and land is in the outback. There is a classic and controversial scene where the director films an actual Kangaroo hunt to demonstrate how barbaric the pastime was.

[TUM301]

A couple more flix worth a shot, Lock Stock and Both Smoking Barrels, The Boondock Saints, House of Games.

[ALR-bishop]

A Boy and His Dog

http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEV...usieoIv2JraQQ-

[bbcard1]

A couple of under appreciated Netflix gems are:

1) Odd Thomas. A lawsuit twarted its wide release, but it has big stars and big effects. You are possibly familiar with the book by Dean Koontz

2) Dale and Tucker vs. Evil. Just your typical buddy movie love story slasher film adventure comedy.