medicore movies you think are quite good

[Dry then Catch]

I was just thinking about movies I really liked but were otherwise lukewarmly received by critics and everyone else.  Lets name some.  Not cult indie hits either, fairly mainstream.  

lets see here are some of mine.  

matchstick men
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325805/
nic cages best?

u 571
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/
i was riveted

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363547/
i dont why people claimed to not like it

[BigDun]

I love this medicore movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/

Whenever it comes on, even if it is an chopped up edited version playing at 2:00 in the morning, I have to watch it. Even though I have it on DVD.

[Dry then Catch]

I love this medicore movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/

Whenever it comes on, even if it is an chopped up edited version playing at 2:00 in the morning, I have to watch it. Even though I have it on DVD.

not to be a jerk my friend, but I'm pretty sure this is acknowledged as sort of a cult classic

[VikingJuice]

I love this medicore movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/

Whenever it comes on, even if it is an chopped up edited version playing at 2:00 in the morning, I have to watch it. Even though I have it on DVD.

The girl with the green eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jessie]

I loved U571.  Bon freakin' Jovi, man.

[ReBurn]

I have a couple hundred mediocre movies that I think are quite good. And many completely terrible ones that I absolutely love.

[Dry then Catch]

I have a couple hundred mediocre movies that I think are quite good. And many completely terrible ones that I absolutely love.

for the sake of conversation you could share some

[swolt]

Transformers 2
I went in expecting a Michael Bay movie. It was a Michael Bay movie. I got just what I expected.

Terminator: Salvation
Plot holes, sure, but I liked it.

The Island
Another Michael Bay movie. It was just as I expected.

Mystery Men
My had told me he got up and walked out of the theater because it was so bad. It got terrible reviews. I love it, I think it does have somewhat of a classic following, but was not well received when it was released.

[Dry then Catch]

Mystery Men
My had told me he got up and walked out of the theater because it was so bad. It got terrible reviews. I love it, I think it does have somewhat of a classic following, but was not well received when it was released.

Seriously.  the sum of the individual parts are >>>>>>> the whole
There are plenty of great scenes big and small, but for some reason watching it as a 2 hour movie made it tedious.  Its infintely quotable and well written.

this would have been classic as sort of a 1/2 hr comedy show, or even better as 10 minute webisodes.  it just wasn't a good feature length.

[dazie]

Love Mystery Men!  I want to get a bunch of people together and go as that group for Halloween. 

Hudson Hawk, The Fifth Element... yeah- Bruce Willis is highly underrated.

[Dry then Catch]

Love Mystery Men!  I want to get a bunch of people together and go as that group for Halloween. 

Hudson Hawk, The Fifth Element... yeah- Bruce Willis is highly underrated.

i thought the fifth element was widely acknowledged as a classic, or at least a cult one?  i know someone who named their kid Corbin...

[Beefy]

Remo Williams
Deep Blue Sea
Daredevil

[dazie]

Love Mystery Men!  I want to get a bunch of people together and go as that group for Halloween. 

Hudson Hawk, The Fifth Element... yeah- Bruce Willis is highly underrated.

i thought the fifth element was widely acknowledged as a classic, or at least a cult one?  i know someone who named their kid Corbin...

It gets a 7.4/10 on imdb, and was nominated for an Oscar.  (sound editing)  It won a bunch of awards in Europe.  huh.  Also chosen as the opening film at Cannes in 1997.

Most people I talk to about it dislike it.

[Dry then Catch]

Daredevil

please tell me redeeming characteristics of daredevil as compared and contrasted to other modern comic movies in 500 words or less. 

[Beefy]

Daredevil

please tell me redeeming characteristics of daredevil as compared and contrasted to other modern comic movies in 500 words or less. 

Too much effort.

[Dry then Catch]

Daredevil

please tell me redeeming characteristics of daredevil as compared and contrasted to other modern comic movies in 500 words or less. 

Too much effort.

50 words

[VikingJuice]

Remo Williams
Deep Blue Sea
Daredevil

[Beefy]

Remo Williams
Deep Blue Sea
Daredevil

They just announced a remake.

[Bishamonten]

Navy Seals
Legends of the Fall
King Arthur( the Antonee Fuqua version )

[swolt]

Remo Williams
Deep Blue Sea
Daredevil

Deep Blue Sea is one of my all time favorite movies, but not because of the movie. I went to see it with my sister and the dude sitting next to her freaked out and attacked her. It was the hardest I've laughed during any movie ever. I think I've told this story here before.

[swolt]

The Postman. I really like that movie.

[VikingJuice]

Night of the comet

The Philadelphia Experiment

Roadhouse- not very ood but I end up watching it every time its on

Waiting

Office Space

[eo000]

mallrats, mom and dad save the world, and any given sunday.

[Bennyhana]

Maximum Overdrive, Clue (does that count?  I don't remember how it was recieved when it came out), Noises Off.

[swolt]

Universal Solider. I'm pretty sure that got bad reviews but I liked it alot.

I like Jean Claude Van Dam. There I said it. He is a horrible actor but I find his movies entertaining.

[Bennyhana]

Universal Solider. I'm pretty sure that got bad reviews but I liked it alot.

I like Jean Claude Van Dam. There I said it. He is a horrible actor but I find his movies entertaining.

I keep threatening to make my wife watch Bloodsport.

"It's got Ogre in it!"
"Who?"
"*sigh*."

[Alice]

Memphis Belle is my favorite movie.  I'm pretty sure most would consider it mediocre.

[Infobahn]

Memphis Belle is my favorite movie.  I'm pretty sure most would consider it mediocre.

Oooh, I liked that movie.  I have watched it 5+ times. Good flick.

[Dry then Catch]

Legends of the Fall

Started Brad Pitt's career?

Waiting
Office Space

waiting was successful enough to spawn waiting 2

Office Space has crawled from unknown indie to being quoted by every bland corporate middle manager unironically

mallrats

kevin smith canon considered cult or indie or something

[Infobahn]

Legends of the Fall

Started Brad Pitt's career?

I thought that was Thelma and Louise

[VikingJuice]

Legends of the Fall

Started Brad Pitt's career?

I thought that was Thelma and Louise

This from IMDB, lists everything from his start to Thelma and Louise-which is where most people acknowledge he broke out.

Thelma & Louise (1991) .... J.D.
... aka Thelma & Louise (France)
Across the Tracks (1991) .... Joe Maloney
"Glory Days" .... Walker Lovejoy (6 episodes, 1990)
    - Precursed (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
    - Tammy Tell Me True (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
    - Triggs Mistaken Identity Crisis (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
    - Whattya Wanna Do Tonight? (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
    - Blastin' Away the Blues (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
      (1 more)
Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV) .... Billy Canton
The Image (1990) (TV) .... Steve Black


"thirtysomething" .... Bernard (1 episode, 1989)
    - Love and Sex (1989) TV episode .... Bernard
Cutting Class (1989) .... Dwight Ingalls
Happy Together (1989/I) .... Brian
"Growing Pains" .... Jeff / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
    - Feet of Clay (1989) TV episode .... Jonathan Keith
    - Who's Zoomin' Who? (1987) TV episode .... Jeff
"Freddy's Nightmares" .... Rick Austin (1 episode, 1989)
... aka "Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series"
    - Black Tickets (1989) TV episode .... Rick Austin
"Head of the Class" .... Chuck (1 episode, 1989)
    - Partners (1989) TV episode .... Chuck
A Stoning in Fulham County (1988) (TV) .... Theodore 'Teddy' Johnson
"21 Jump Street" .... Peter (1 episode, 1988)
    - Best Years of Your Life (1988) TV episode .... Peter
"Dallas" .... Randy (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
    - Farlow's Follies (1988) TV episode .... Randy
    - Marriage on the Rocks (1988) TV episode .... Randy
    - Daddy's Little Darlin' (1987) TV episode .... Randy
    - Brother, Can You Spare a Child? (1987) TV episode .... Randy
"Another World" (1964) TV series .... Chris (unknown episodes, 1987)
... aka "Another World: Bay City"
Less Than Zero (1987) (uncredited) .... Partygoer/Preppie Kid At Fight
No Man's Land (1987) (uncredited) .... Waiter
No Way Out (1987) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Airport Cop

[VikingJuice]

Legends of the Fall

Started Brad Pitt's career?

Waiting
Office Space

waiting was successful enough to spawn waiting 2

Office Space has crawled from unknown indie to being quoted by every bland corporate middle manager unironically

mallrats

kevin smith canon considered cult or indie or something

I thought Chasing Amy and Clerks were better films.

[Dry then Catch]

Legends of the Fall

Started Brad Pitt's career?

I thought that was Thelma and Louise

This from IMDB, lists everything from his start to Thelma and Louise-which is where most people acknowledge he broke out.

Thelma & Louise (1991) .... J.D.
... aka Thelma & Louise (France)
Across the Tracks (1991) .... Joe Maloney
"Glory Days" .... Walker Lovejoy (6 episodes, 1990)
   - Precursed (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
   - Tammy Tell Me True (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
   - Triggs Mistaken Identity Crisis (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
   - Whattya Wanna Do Tonight? (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
   - Blastin' Away the Blues (1990) TV episode .... Walker Lovejoy
     (1 more)
Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV) .... Billy Canton
The Image (1990) (TV) .... Steve Black


"thirtysomething" .... Bernard (1 episode, 1989)
   - Love and Sex (1989) TV episode .... Bernard
Cutting Class (1989) .... Dwight Ingalls
Happy Together (1989/I) .... Brian
"Growing Pains" .... Jeff / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
   - Feet of Clay (1989) TV episode .... Jonathan Keith
   - Who's Zoomin' Who? (1987) TV episode .... Jeff
"Freddy's Nightmares" .... Rick Austin (1 episode, 1989)
... aka "Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series"
   - Black Tickets (1989) TV episode .... Rick Austin
"Head of the Class" .... Chuck (1 episode, 1989)
   - Partners (1989) TV episode .... Chuck
A Stoning in Fulham County (1988) (TV) .... Theodore 'Teddy' Johnson
"21 Jump Street" .... Peter (1 episode, 1988)
   - Best Years of Your Life (1988) TV episode .... Peter
"Dallas" .... Randy (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
   - Farlow's Follies (1988) TV episode .... Randy
   - Marriage on the Rocks (1988) TV episode .... Randy
   - Daddy's Little Darlin' (1987) TV episode .... Randy
   - Brother, Can You Spare a Child? (1987) TV episode .... Randy
"Another World" (1964) TV series .... Chris (unknown episodes, 1987)
... aka "Another World: Bay City"
Less Than Zero (1987) (uncredited) .... Partygoer/Preppie Kid At Fight
No Man's Land (1987) (uncredited) .... Waiter
No Way Out (1987) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Airport Cop

perhaps so I always thought it was where he was more sex symbolized.

ok rather than just shoot holes in everyone else's movies here are a few more of mine.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139239/
not considered a bad or bland movie by any means, but never was mainstream or indie enough to get notice.  it rules.  i think people were tired of that style of movie by this point. 


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250687/
i saw it in theaters and I laughed my ass off, I saw it 2 years later on TV and I wondered why I even went

[Beefy]

Chasing Amy remains Smith's best film because it is also the most honest and human.

[Jessie]

It's my favorite, by far.

[Infobahn]

Hoosiers.  It is on now.

[Gamplayerx]

I don't get Remo Williams.  My husband loves it.

[VikingJuice]

I don't get Remo Williams.  My husband loves it.

"You move like preg-a-net yak"

[Beefy]

I don't get Remo Williams.  My husband loves it.

"You're going to be the Eleventh Commandment: 'Thou shalt not get away with it."

[swolt]

I thought someone had posted about "Knowing" in here and now I can't find it. I just watched it tonight. I'm not a big Nick Cage fan but I really liked this one. I thought the end was a little meh but overall I was entertained.

BTW Cathr this is the most fun thread in a while. Good job.

[BigDun]

I thought someone had posted about "Knowing" in here and now I can't find it. I just watched it tonight. I'm not a big Nick Cage fan but I really liked this one. I thought the end was a little meh but overall I was entertained.

BTW Cathr this is the most fun thread in a while. Good job.

We watched "Knowing" last week. We thought it was a pretty good flick. Spooky and mysterious if a little predictable.

[xxxtobymac]

OK remember I'm the kiddo of this group at 31 but Big Trouble in little china was actually the first movie I ever saw in a theater. At the time I thought it was the greatest movie ever Kurt Russel a bad ass running over and through crap with a semi truck. You couldn't get any cooler than that back then. Actually Kurt Russel was my fav actor until he made "breakdown" then I lost a lot of respect for him. I still think that is the worst movie ever. And I know there are some pretty bad ones.

I love this medicore movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/

Whenever it comes on, even if it is an chopped up edited version playing at 2:00 in the morning, I have to watch it. Even though I have it on DVD.

not to be a jerk my friend, but I'm pretty sure this is acknowledged as sort of a cult classic

[Dry then Catch]

I thought someone had posted about "Knowing" in here and now I can't find it. I just watched it tonight. I'm not a big Nick Cage fan but I really liked this one. I thought the end was a little meh but overall I was entertained.

BTW Cathr this is the most fun thread in a while. Good job.

stop hitting on me, i said i'd be your friend legally geez

[Jessie]

Breakdown is a horrible movie.

You're kind of in the mean age of the group at 31, don't worry.

[Alice]

OK remember I'm the kiddo of this group at 31

I think that makes you right about in the middle.

[Jessie]

Is there an echo in here?

[swolt]

Is there an echo in here?

QUACK!

[Infobahn]

Howard the Duck

[Infobahn]

No, that was pretty much shit, but I was entertained when I first watched it.

[Dry then Catch]

OK remember I'm the kiddo of this group at 31

I think that makes you right about in the middle.

i forgot what the age histogram is, I know Jessie is like 43

[swolt]

OK remember I'm the kiddo of this group at 31

I think that makes you right about in the middle.

i forgot what the age histogram is, I know Jessie is like 43

Am I still the kid of the group? I think PE is a few months older than me. Damnit I'm going to have to put you all in nursing homes.

[pumpkineye]

OK remember I'm the kiddo of this group at 31

I think that makes you right about in the middle.

i forgot what the age histogram is, I know Jessie is like 43

Am I still the kid of the group? I think PE is a few months older than me. Damnit I'm going to have to put you all in nursing homes.

31 in Oct.

[dazie]

I think it's Hatt.

[swolt]

OK remember I'm the kiddo of this group at 31

I think that makes you right about in the middle.

i forgot what the age histogram is, I know Jessie is like 43

Am I still the kid of the group? I think PE is a few months older than me. Damnit I'm going to have to put you all in nursing homes.

31 in Oct.

oh man your older than I thought. Sorry.

I bet my realage is pretty old though

[Dry then Catch]

would it be rude to make a guessing game age thread

[swolt]

would it be rude to make a guessing game age thread

who cares if it's rude?

[Jessie]

DO IT!  Chicken!

[dazie]

DO IT!  Chicken!

I guess Jessie's 38.

[Alice]

would it be rude to make a guessing game age thread

The calendar has all of our ages.

[Dry then Catch]

would it be rude to make a guessing game age thread

The calendar has all of our ages.

can i trust people not to cheat

[BigDun]

would it be rude to make a guessing game age thread

The calendar has all of our ages.

We make a game out of guessing each other's pets' age.

[dazie]

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[Beefy]

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

<twitch>

[dazie]

Love the Nautilus, love Nemo, love the sets and the costumes.

Love the fact that it stars Hatt.