In order for a film to be overlooked/underrated it should at least have had reasonable distribution outside of the festival circuit and NY/LA/London/Paris art-house scene hence I’m going with GAMER by Neveldine / Taylor.
Panned by critics and ignored by mainstream audiences it actually smuggled some ideas into the multiplex, packaged with slick, high-octane visuals, awesome sound-design and a pretty killer score.
Unfortunately studio fingerprints are all over the ending which is reminiscent of the original theatrical release of BLADE RUNNER – hopefully there’ll be a directors’ cut that’s closer to their original conception.
The best review I read of the movie (and one of the best reviews I’ve ever read) is by Charlie Jane Anders editor of io9 and is entitled “Michael Bay Finally Made an Art Movie”.
I expected to find more of my favorites considering that the 60s (OK, the 70s too) produced the vast majority of my all-time favorites but I guess 61, 66 & 66 were the true vintage years…
That being said the best of 69 are pretty amazing:
1 – Coming Apart (Milton Moses Ginsberg)
My Night at Maud’s (Eric Rohmer)
Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger)
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (Sydney Pollack)
Stereo (David Cronenberg)
Medium Cool (Haskell Wexler)
Kes (Ken Loach)
Also, what’s the deal with Carey Mulligan being the next big thing? Unless I’m mistaken it helps for an actress to be able to emote an expression other than sulky ennui… (Perhaps a career awaits in France or Italy?)
“Rollover” (1981) d. Alan J. Pakula starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson.
http://mubi.com/films/rollover
3/5
The romance between Fonda and Kristofferson is frosty and fairly unconvincingly acted (but perhaps this is in some way the point) in this otherwise taut and prophetic thriller in which Pakula shifts his traditional focus from politics to finance. It eerily presages the 2009 global financial crisis. Pakula fans/completists should give it a look.
“Rollover” (1981) d. Alan J. Pakula starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson.
http://mubi.com/films/rollover
3/5
The romance between Fonda and Kristofferson is frosty and fairly unconvincingly acted (but perhaps this is in some way the point) in this otherwise taut and prophetic thriller in which Pakula shifts his traditional focus from politics to finance. It eerily presages the 2009 global financial crisis. Pakula fans/completists should give it a look.
most overlooked,underrated film of 2009 over 2 years ago
In order for a film to be overlooked/underrated it should at least have had reasonable distribution outside of the festival circuit and NY/LA/London/Paris art-house scene hence I’m going with GAMER by Neveldine / Taylor.
Panned by critics and ignored by mainstream audiences it actually smuggled some ideas into the multiplex, packaged with slick, high-octane visuals, awesome sound-design and a pretty killer score.
Unfortunately studio fingerprints are all over the ending which is reminiscent of the original theatrical release of BLADE RUNNER – hopefully there’ll be a directors’ cut that’s closer to their original conception.
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Greatest film of our generation over 2 years ago
The best review I read of the movie (and one of the best reviews I’ve ever read) is by Charlie Jane Anders editor of io9 and is entitled “Michael Bay Finally Made an Art Movie”.
It can be found here:
http://j.mp/8rVpDI
Required reading.
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
“A Perfect Getaway” – competent little thriller with a charismatic performance by Tim Olyphant.
Competence (on any level other than technical) is in short supply these days.
6/10
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Swinging London over 2 years ago
“Blow-Up” definitely deserves to be part of this!
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1969 Poll over 1 year ago
I expected to find more of my favorites considering that the 60s (OK, the 70s too) produced the vast majority of my all-time favorites but I guess 61, 66 & 66 were the true vintage years…
That being said the best of 69 are pretty amazing:
1 – Coming Apart (Milton Moses Ginsberg)
My Night at Maud’s (Eric Rohmer)
Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger)
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (Sydney Pollack)
Stereo (David Cronenberg)
Medium Cool (Haskell Wexler)
Kes (Ken Loach)
Look forward to seeing the consolidated results..
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 1 year ago
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps – 1/5
Couldn’t bring myself to finish it.
Gave up after the cheesy Charlie Sheen cameo.
Also, what’s the deal with Carey Mulligan being the next big thing? Unless I’m mistaken it helps for an actress to be able to emote an expression other than sulky ennui… (Perhaps a career awaits in France or Italy?)
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Last movie you saw and rate it 10 months ago
“Rollover” (1981) d. Alan J. Pakula starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson.
http://mubi.com/films/rollover
3/5
The romance between Fonda and Kristofferson is frosty and fairly unconvincingly acted (but perhaps this is in some way the point) in this otherwise taut and prophetic thriller in which Pakula shifts his traditional focus from politics to finance. It eerily presages the 2009 global financial crisis. Pakula fans/completists should give it a look.
Available on iTunes in the US.
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Last movie you saw and rate it 10 months ago
“Rollover” (1981) d. Alan J. Pakula starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson.
http://mubi.com/films/rollover
3/5
The romance between Fonda and Kristofferson is frosty and fairly unconvincingly acted (but perhaps this is in some way the point) in this otherwise taut and prophetic thriller in which Pakula shifts his traditional focus from politics to finance. It eerily presages the 2009 global financial crisis. Pakula fans/completists should give it a look.
Available on iTunes in the US.
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CLOSE MINDEDNESS AT MUBI 10 months ago
Wait.
Cat pics and a Nyan Cat video!?!
What is this, Mubi or Google+ ?
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