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What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Movie?

Posted by Cliff on from the future-cult-classics dept.

Moses Lawn asks: "With the impending re-release of Spirited Away, I've been wondering about this. There are a lot of movies I love that no one else seems to know about. Some of them disappeared from theaters within a week, some came out years ago and seem to have been forgotten. Here are a few of my favorites: The Hot Rock, The Pope Must Diet (formerly 'The Pope Must Die'), They Might Be Giants, and The Big Hit. Maybe you like these, too. Maybe you think they stink up the joint. So what are your favorite forgotten movies?"

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  1. The Last Starfighter by brianjcain · · Score: 5, Funny

    "You have been recruited by the Star League to defend against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada."

    "You're my Juliet... *kiss* my Venus... *kiss*...Do you want me to talk dirty to you now?"

    "Do you smell something?"
    "Like what?"
    "Like a Xa--forget it."

  2. Buckeroo Banzai by TheWanderingHermit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The Adventures of Buckeroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

    It's a definate original. If only they had been able to make the planned sequal.

  3. Re:Hudson Hawk by Crispin+Cowan · · Score: 4, Informative
    Yeah, I love 12 Monkeys too, but it was not under-appreciated. It was widely critically acclaimed, and made $159M world-wide on a budget of $29M. In contrast, Hudson Hawk grossed $17M on a budget of $68M.

    Crispin
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  4. The Man in the White Suit by epeus · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ultimate geek movie, starring Alec Guinness as the man who invents a fabric thta repels dirt and won't wear out.