Pretty classical question, curious to see what you all think.
For me, it’s Pacific Rim. It is mostly about giant robots fighting huge monsters, but the the psychological treatment of the characters is more refined than someone would expect for this kind of movies.
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And the intro is very poignant scene, again, not something you would expect in this kind of movies.
Last Action Hero (1993). It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s way better than its reception warranted. I think most people who don’t like it, just didn’t really get it.
Death to Smoochie is a fucking masterpiece
I forgot all about that movie and agree it’s a phenomenal movie.
Everyone already appreciates that movie, though.
Everyone who has seen it, yeah. But at least in my experience, mentions of this movie are met with blank stares. No one seems to know this movie even exists, which is tragic because it is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen.
Creepshow (1982)
Best horror movie ever made and almost no one talks about it 😭
Those roaches were pure nightmare fuel when I was a kid. I actually just rewatched Creepshow 1 and 2 pretty recently.
Pacific Rim also makes great use of its aspect ratio, to make the mechs and monster look HUGE.
Speaking of monsters, perhaps Monsters (2010) would be my suggestion.
It gave the director an in-road into the film industry, and is broadly appreciated, but it didn’t redefine filmmaking in the way the crew thought it would.
Made for less half a million, the techniques used in the film to make it look more expensive weren’t adapted as widely as presumed.
It’s a shame, because now all movies seem to look very low-budget or very high-budget, and the mid-budget film has all but disappeared. This offered an opportunity to provide a mid-budget-looking film, without the struggles for financing. It’s possible, though, that Edwards’ next film (The Creator) will take advantage of his previous work, and the studios will produce some new IP without the $200M risk that’s usually associated.Pacific Rim had a terrible plot but it didn’t matter because the mechs were so cool. Plus it had Ron Perlman in it.
“It had Ron Perlman in it” is the bets selling point for any movie/tv show. During the Beauty & The Beast TV craze they made an album of him as his Vincent character reading friggin poetry, and it works!!!
Pacific Rim also makes great use of its aspect ratio, to make the mechs and monster look HUGE.
Definitely!
Thanks for your suggestion!
Silent Running (1972) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Running
Equilibrium
Oblivion
Triangle
The Road to Wellville (1994)
https://imdb.com/title/tt0111001/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_road%2520to%2520well
It’s a historical farce about Dr. John Harvey Kellog (brother to the cereal mogul) and his bizarre obsession with health. Ridiculous cast for it’s time, including Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, and Chief Miles O’Brien (or Colm Meany, if you will).
Pacific Rim made me think of Ron Perlman who was in Ice Pirates. It had an interesting premise and I would have loved to see more of that universe. I mean, it had space herpes!
Gattaca (1997) - Sure it has a relatively high IMDB score but no one I know has seen it and I always recommend it when I can.
Macross Plus (was originally a mini series). It reflects a lot about our current times and the possible future to come. Has some amazing dog-fights, plot twists and some of the best music around.
SSS tier.
Runner up: Patlabor 1. A masterpiece in many ways.
A tier
Original Tron. It was the matrix before the Matrix (watch one before the other for extra fun). Again,really reflects the current times and possible future to come.
Virtuosity - Denzel Washington is a former cop chasing a rogue psychotic AI played by Russel Crowe. Awesome movie.
I watched this on HBO all the time as a kid. It’s ridiculous in hindsight but kid me ate up Sid 6.0’s craziness.
The Jacket (2005)
It’s a mindbendy mystery thriller with some great performances. A bit like Memento or Inception but without Nolan’s focus on the gimmicks.
Bubba Ho-Tep. Everyone I mention it to have a blank expression on their face, some whom I watched it with kept it afterward. DUDE, this is the greatest Bruce Campbell performance, this is probably the greatest Elvis fiction ever, the film is absolutely insane, and they pulled it off for less than the remaining mortgage on my house.
@AnthoNightShift @Blaze Bubba Ho tep shows you two brilliant actors, Bruce Campbell and Osie Davis, who you might never see paired together in a big budget Hollywood Blockbuster. I was prepared to hate this movie, but the performance of the 2 great actors made me a fan. Bubba Ho tep is a classic movie.
THE FALL (2006) - We call it, “The best movie you’ve never heard of…”
The Green Hornet with Seth Rogan was fucking hilarious and everyone hates it for some reason.
It’s one of my favourite movies.
