I am curious which movies you've discovered which were much better than their reputation or critical assessment or box-office suggested.
I've mentioned these two before, but Hudson Hawk and Long Kiss Goodnight.
First of all, 'Posse?' Passé
Cordelia ,'Potential'
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 30, 2011 3:27:02 am PDT #15798 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
JZ - Jul 30, 2011 5:15:14 am PDT #15799 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Actually, if you dig deeper into the credits, two of the four art directors on Atlantis also worked on Treasure Planet (and, hey, one of them also worked on Wall*E and A:TLA! cool! (and another of the art directors is Mike Mignola! double cool!)), and a lot of the background painters and character animators worked on both films.
I like both of them a little more, and see more in them, every time I watch them.
DavidS - Jul 30, 2011 5:25:04 am PDT #15800 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Long Kiss Goodnight.
That's been on cable a lot lately, and it does hold up.
"Mommy, are we going to die?"
"No honey, they are."
Volans - Jul 30, 2011 11:33:59 am PDT #15801 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Aims, are you planning to take Em to the Spy Museum while you're in DC?
I liked Atlantis even at the time. The plot was meh but the concept and execution were much fun.
Emperor's New Groove is always underrated.
Dead Man and Brick.
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2011 11:45:14 am PDT #15802 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought Brick had a pretty good reputation. But I'm sure it made no money at the box office.
Aims - Jul 30, 2011 11:53:49 am PDT #15803 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Aims, are you planning to take Em to the Spy Museum while you're in DC?
I don't know. Part of me wants to because she is all about (spies?) (spys?) more than one spy right now. But then I thinka bout it and it's like, there are plenty of free museums for us to go to without spending $$ on one.
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2011 12:02:41 pm PDT #15804 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(spies?)
Yes.
Laga - Jul 30, 2011 12:05:38 pm PDT #15805 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Did Secondhand Lions get good reviews? I sometimes feel like I'm the only one who knows about it.
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2011 12:24:13 pm PDT #15806 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is that the one where Haley Joel Osment buys used lions?
Dana - Jul 30, 2011 12:47:55 pm PDT #15807 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Emperor's New Groove is awesome, and everyone should love it.