• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Most underrated movie of 2003

Page 4 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
OK, here goes...


... you guys are not going to like this...



Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions.


OK, ok - put the pitchforks down...


Seriously - they were hyped to kingdom come (which I think accounts for a lot of the fallout), but as for RATING them, they were panned by just about everyone...


... and I REALLY liked them. A lot.

Therefore, in my mind, movie I liked that was RATED very poorly by most sources = (my) Most Underrated Movie of the Year.

 
Originally posted by: Cougar
Originally posted by: Snapster
Originally posted by: Cougar

No, absolutely not. I'm not one that's all too picky about movies but this one did not deserve the hype it got. It was so long and drawn out (dare I say, boring) that I could barely make it through the whole thing without falling asleep. Bloody English need to learn how to make a horror movie.
Click to expand...

Oh and I suppose the likes of Alien isn?t good enough of a horror movie (Ridley Scott - English btw). Also Alfred Hitchcock didn't know much either.
rolleye.gif
It actually hits home more when you know the places in the film. If it were in your state or say NYC it would have more impact for you. And not all horrors have to be in your face slice n dice, guns blazing churned out crap either.

Life of David Gale & City of God were very underrated. Equilibrium had little backing, but it wasn't anything special imho.
Click to expand...


My, my...looks like someone's got their panties in a twist. I didn't know that Ridley Scott was english, and I wasn't thinking about about Alfred Hitchcock (although I wouldn't exactly lump all his movies into the horror category...Dial M for Murder comes to mind). You made 1 fatal mistake when coming to your thoroughly flawed conclusion, A horror movie doesn't need to be in your face slice and dice for me to like it. I thought the first blair witch project was excellent and that had no in your face stuff and a budget of what, $50,000? Aliens is one of my favorite movies, but ask yourself how good it would have been without a big hollywood budget? The days of monster movies being oh so freaky by giving you only short glimpses of the monster are long gone (with Signs being a notable exception). Oh, and the location of the movie adds nothing to it's value. There have been a few movies shot in my home town but just because I can identify the locations it doesn't make me like the movie more.

28 days later was terrible. The concept was good but the delivery was terribly flawed. Bottom line is, there are a million and one flesh eating zombie movies and this one doesn't cut it. There was virtually no suspense in this movie except in the end. If hollywood had gone back and re-did the move it very well may have been "in your face" but it also would have been infinately better.

Do yourself a favor and step away from the computer for a second and unbind your shorts 'cause they seem to be affecting your rationality.
Click to expand...



i recently saw the alien rerelease in a theater on a giant screen. it didn't age all that well..and all that dreck about horror films being better in the past thanks to constrained budgets and non cg monsters u barely get glimpses of... buncha nostolgia talking. horror films have expiration dates it seems. they scare in their day if they are any good, but after..they don't age well. look at exorsist supposedly people fainted back when it was released, now its kind of quaint.
 
CAMP

Was a really neat movie. Expecially if you like musicals, singing, good music, etc. Even has a 7.1 (so far) at IMDB.com.

Not sure if it was ever in wide release but I saw it on a preview night. I really liked it a lot and will get it if/when it comes to Netflix.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top