sabrinathecat
Explorer
I'm sure everyone has obscure favorite movies. And some weird ones. Sleeper movies, by definition, are movies that somehow slip under the radar for some reason, but are sometimes better than the more mainstream counterparts.
So, as a change from my usual bitching about how ______ sucks, here are some good movies you might look into.
12:01 The day is repeating. For a reason. One poor personnel clerk is accidentally made aware. Based on a short story (not based on Groundhog Day)
Possibly a made-for-tv movie, but still pretty good.
Harrison Bergeron HBO product about society after the 2nd American Revolution, when the government recognized that not all are created equal, and whenever possible it was the duty of Government to step in and make everyone as equal as possible. People wear brain impulse inhibitors to keep them from being too smart. Athletes have lights flashing into their faces to blind them or break concentration. Wobbly equipment. The ultimate goal is to be average. The perfect grades in school is straight C's. One poor boy, however, is just too smart. No matter how much his band is adjusted, he it too smart, and his brain compensates. The only course of action: Lobotomy. Or is it? Based on Vonnegut story.
Ring of Steel: One of the rare good sword fight movie made in the west that did not have Bob Anderson working on it in some aspect. Typical arena-of-death movie, but still manages to be good.
Fifty-Fifty: 2 mercenaries vs the dictator of a small pacific island. "Hey, that's great survival food. It doesn't rot in the jungle and wild animals won't touch it." "Did it ever occur to you that maybe they know something you don't?"
Guilty as Charged: frustrated by the failure of the laws of man to punish murderers, the kindly gentle owner of a meat-packing factory sets up his own death row, his own electric chair, and has to enforce the death penalty for himself.
Lionheart: probably the only other western sword movie not featuring Bob Anderson to be good. Eric Stolz and Gabrielle Byrne in the Crusades.
Weapons of Mass Distraction: Another HBO product. Two insanely wealthy people go to war over purchasing a TV station, and the effects of their war on each other, their families, and the various levels of employees under them.
The Second Civil War: HBO or Showtime. Either way, this is a cute subversive look at US Immigration policy prior to the 9/11 world. Twisted comedy, but still has a slight sci-fi bent.
Anyone have their own suggestions of quiet movies that were better than their lack-of-reputation?
So, as a change from my usual bitching about how ______ sucks, here are some good movies you might look into.
12:01 The day is repeating. For a reason. One poor personnel clerk is accidentally made aware. Based on a short story (not based on Groundhog Day)
Possibly a made-for-tv movie, but still pretty good.
Harrison Bergeron HBO product about society after the 2nd American Revolution, when the government recognized that not all are created equal, and whenever possible it was the duty of Government to step in and make everyone as equal as possible. People wear brain impulse inhibitors to keep them from being too smart. Athletes have lights flashing into their faces to blind them or break concentration. Wobbly equipment. The ultimate goal is to be average. The perfect grades in school is straight C's. One poor boy, however, is just too smart. No matter how much his band is adjusted, he it too smart, and his brain compensates. The only course of action: Lobotomy. Or is it? Based on Vonnegut story.
Ring of Steel: One of the rare good sword fight movie made in the west that did not have Bob Anderson working on it in some aspect. Typical arena-of-death movie, but still manages to be good.
Fifty-Fifty: 2 mercenaries vs the dictator of a small pacific island. "Hey, that's great survival food. It doesn't rot in the jungle and wild animals won't touch it." "Did it ever occur to you that maybe they know something you don't?"
Guilty as Charged: frustrated by the failure of the laws of man to punish murderers, the kindly gentle owner of a meat-packing factory sets up his own death row, his own electric chair, and has to enforce the death penalty for himself.
Lionheart: probably the only other western sword movie not featuring Bob Anderson to be good. Eric Stolz and Gabrielle Byrne in the Crusades.
Weapons of Mass Distraction: Another HBO product. Two insanely wealthy people go to war over purchasing a TV station, and the effects of their war on each other, their families, and the various levels of employees under them.
The Second Civil War: HBO or Showtime. Either way, this is a cute subversive look at US Immigration policy prior to the 9/11 world. Twisted comedy, but still has a slight sci-fi bent.
Anyone have their own suggestions of quiet movies that were better than their lack-of-reputation?
