Films that make you go yeah!

[pplpilot]

Shawshank.
Glengarry glen ross.
Goodfellas.
Cape fear (re-make)

 

[Octet]

The Rock (1996) - A meta score of only 59/100? I personally thought it was exciting, and gave a unique, if not dramatised, view of Alcatraz.

Where Eagles Dare (1968) - Doesn't even have a meta score, although I think it is one of those old films which you just have to watch over and over again. It's a shame that a lot of people haven't seen it, because of it's age.

The Escapist (2008) - Meta Score 56/100, people moaning that it leads nowhere, with a poor storyline? The prisoner is trying to reach his dyeing daughter who is a drug addict... you can't tell me that isn't a storyline which incorporates emotions in a tough situation (and you get to see some unique, and abandoned parts of the London Underground).

 

[Herr-B]

I think people are failing to read the bit about the film getting bad reviews on release but which you think are good.

 

[User169]

The Warriors.

Totally panned on release, one of its very few fans was Ronald Reagan! It looks great and although the dialogue is a bit clunky, I always thought that was partly the point.

 

[laurence]

I think people are failing to read the bit about the film getting bad reviews on release but which you think are good.

i never read the reviews!

although, i did go and see the Big Easy as i had heard it was good... turns out that was a different flm, but the Big Easy is excellent!

 

[stowie]

Reviews were good, so maybe not relevant for this thread, but I have never met anyone else who has seen a film called "office space". Didn't have any idea what it was when I rented it on DVD, but it is a great movie for anyone who has ever had an office job.

 

[User169]

Reviews were good, so maybe not relevant for this thread, but I have never met anyone else who has seen a film called "office space". Didn't have any idea what it was when I rented it on DVD, but it is a great movie for anyone who has ever had an office job.

Aye, that's a cracker. One of my favourite pieces of dialogue of all time:

Manager: looks like you've been missing a lot of work recently
Employee: I wouldn't say I've been missing it.

The scene where they "beat up" the printer is excellent too.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Bullshot.
Without a Clue.

Both very silly films that never fail to make me smile but they did badly at the cinema and the critics hated them. Their loss.

 

[Custom24]

Looks like an EcoRV site at first glance, but isn't palindromic so can't be. Always wondered if that was deliberate.

Sorry, you've lost me...

 

[Yellow Fang]

The Name of the Rose, Barry Norman didn't seem to think much of it.

 

[RWright]

Independence Day, if I see that on, even while flipping through the channels I will watch it.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Avalon (2001) - a Japanese film with Polish language . Weird combination, but excellent to watch. I enjoyed it so much, that I then watched the extra feature, a documentary on the making of the film.

 

[Andy_G]

How comes no ones said Scarface.
"Say hello to my little friend"
Or The Goonies.

 

[Haitch]

Prêt à Porter (Ready to Wear)

Panned by the critics, bombed at the box office, hugely entertaining.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

are the Mel Brooks films really considered that bad by the reviewers? they're on my list of so

anyhoo

Empire slated Office Space and Roger Ebert wasn't a fan of Take the Money and Run. I love 'em both