Films that hardly raised a stir which you rate very highly.

[Hyperion]

Stephen King's The Langoliers. Although technically it was originally aired as a 2 part mini series

 

[vegster]

Silent Running

A quite old sci-fi which really touches a nerve given the way we are destroying planet Earth

 

[red star portslade]

Braking away.

won an oscar for best screenplay in 1979, one of my favorite films of all time. No one i know has seen it.

 

[Mental Lental]

I thought it was immense. The start with the panning back through the universe was stunning. The end disapointed a little with the scene on the beach. I guess it was all about heaven ? Not altogether sure but Foster was incredible, as always.

I was let down by Contact because I was a massive fan of the book which had all of the nations of the world come together to raise enough money to build the ship. They sent 8 people representing all the cultures/races/religions of the world and all of them had different visions when they landed on the alien world. Also Matthew McConaghay's (sp?) character was actually two separate people and I didn't like the way they made the religious character also her love interest.

I still enjoyed it. Foster was brilliant as always and John Hurt got the entrepenuerial stupidly rich guy spot on but I was let down that the book's core message was basically binned from the start.

 

[Hyperion]

Oh. I forgot the comedy classic that was Amazon Women on the Moon

 

[StonehamPark]

Con Air - Fairly underrated
Bangkok Dangerous - IMDB 5.4!!??
Godzilla (1998 Matthew Broderick) - IMDB 5.1
Ace Ventura 2 - IMDB 5.9
I Love you Phillip Morris (hugely underrated, excellent film)
The Number 23 - IMDB 6.2
The Cable Guy - IMDB 5.9

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Con Air - Fairly underrated
Bangkok Dangerous - IMDB 5.4!!??
Godzilla (1998 Matthew Broderick) - IMDB 5.1
Ace Ventura 2 - IMDB 5.9
I Love you Phillip Morris (hugely underrated, excellent film)
The Number 23 - IMDB 6.2
The Cable Guy - IMDB 5.9

I thought Godzilla was infact a pretty decent film and Cable Guy is excellent.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Silent Running

A quite old sci-fi which really touches a nerve given the way we are destroying planet Earth

Oh, it has a huge cult following, this one.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I know i went on about it at the time, but i loved Las Acacias at the London Film Festival last year. Had a brief outing at a few cinemas in December i think, but didn't get anywhere near the credit or income it deserved. A beautifully slow-moving tale of the human connection between the grizzled truck driver and the single mother with baby that he has to transport into Argentina, at first begrudgingly. It's a story told in the mildest expressions as much as it is in the rather ordinary language spoken. It just grabbed me and i wanted them to fall in love forever.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

I was let down by Contact because I was a massive fan of the book which had all of the nations of the world come together to raise enough money to build the ship. They sent 8 people representing all the cultures/races/religions of the world and all of them had different visions when they landed on the alien world. Also Matthew Mahogany's (sp?) character was actually two separate people and I didn't like the way they made the religious character also her love interest.

Spelling corrected

 

[SeagullSongs]

Personally I'm quite surprised at Pearl Harbor's (sic) rating on IMDb - 5.7! I'd have given it nearer a 7.

 

[brakespear]

The Return of Captain Invincible.

Christopher Lee. SINGING.

edit: Also Phase IV, about normal-sized ants turning on humans - the only film directed by Saul Bass iirc.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Personally I'm quite surprised at Pearl Harbor's (sic) rating on IMDb - 5.7! I'd have given it nearer a 7.

That was a horrendous film, in my humble opinion. I would give it closer to 3.1 (Three for casting Beckinsale).

I'd add Malena, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Free City to the list of understated films.

 

[SeagullSongs]

That was a horrendous film, in my humble opinion. I would give it closer to 3.1 (Three for casting Beckinsale).

I'd add Malena, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Free City to the list of understated films.

I can see why some people might not like it, there were many flaws. But as a spectacle - which most war movies aim to be - I thought it fared quite well.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

That was a horrendous film, in my humble opinion. I would give it closer to 3.1 (Three for casting Beckinsale).

I'd add Malena, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Free City to the list of understated films.

The attack scenes were brilliant and for me that alone gets 5. So overall 6.5 for the film as a whole.

 

[brakespear]

Stephen King's The Langoliers. Although technically it was originally aired as a 2 part mini series

Well, as they say, it's all according to taste - I remember watching that with a few friends and we were all creased up at how poor the acting and effects were

Silent Running

A quite old sci-fi which really touches a nerve given the way we are destroying planet Earth

Great film, directed by Douglas Trumbull I think, [MENTION=87]Brightonfan1983[/MENTION] is correct this film has quite the following and deservedly so

 

[Garage_Doors]

Ladies & Gentlemen the fabulous stains, absolutely awesome film, but very few of you will have heard of it.
only rated 6.6, but I give it a 10.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) - IMDb

 

[Hyperion]

Well, as they say, it's all according to taste - I remember watching that with a few friends and we were all creased up at how poor the acting and effects were

To be fair, you probably have a point but my friend and I were stoned when we watched it.

 

[Bold Seagull]

John Carpenter's The Thing and Starman both flopped in the box office and are worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Blade Runner.

Starman is in my top 30 of all time. That is a cracking good call with one of the most moving scenes ever committed to celluloid. A pivotal moment in the film. It is a love story basically.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Really enjoyed Starman myself, made me think a lot of Robert Heinlein's classic novel 'Stranger in a Strange Land', well worth a read if you enjoyed the film Starman.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Warrior

Not much said about it despite nolte's Oscar nomination.