Films from the 70s, 80s and 90s, that are underrated and/or largely forgotten

[Paul]

State of Grace. It’s in my all-time top ten films with one of the best casts ever: Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, Robin Wright and an assortment of character-acting greats. Very few people seem to have seen it, never mind rate it. I fuvking love it though.

[SasaS]

I liked State of Grace, back in the days when Phil Joanou was "one to watch". And then came Final Analysis, which would fit perfectly into the De Palma ripping Hitchcock off segment above.

[Mook]

Just picked this up for £6, been wanting to see it for years...

 

[Mook]

On ‎15‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 04:57, Paul said:

State of Grace. It’s in my all-time top ten films with one of the best casts ever: Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, Robin Wright and an assortment of character-acting greats. Very few people seem to have seen it, never mind rate it. I fuvking love it though.

Why have I not seen this? Sounds brilliant.

 

I've stuck it on my shopping list & will check if it's on Netflix tonight (I'd put my mortgage on it not being on there though).

[Tony Moanero]

2 hours ago, Mook said:

Why have I not seen this? Sounds brilliant.

 

I've stuck it on my shopping list & will check if it's on Netflix tonight (I'd put my mortgage on it not being on there though).

Just checked, it’s not.

[Tony Moanero]

2 hours ago, Mook said:

Why have I not seen this? Sounds brilliant.

 

I've stuck it on my shopping list & will check if it's on Netflix tonight (I'd put my mortgage on it not being on there though).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/State-Of-Grace-DVD-1991-DVD-ONVG-The-Cheap-Fast-Free-Post/142271848217?epid=3962036&hash=item2120101f19:g:7WQAAOSwya1ca63N

[Sugar Ape]

Brother (2000)

 

Good film this. And yes it’s release date was 2000. Suck it.

 

A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States. Takeshi settles in Los Angeles where his younger, half brother lives and finds that although the turf is new, the rules are still the same as they try to take over the local drug trade.

 

 

 

 

[Sugar Ape]

The Limey. Steven Soderbergh. Terence Stamp (kneel before Zod!). 1999.

 

An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.

 

 

 

 

[Sugar Ape]

Year of the Dragon (1985). 

 

A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

[Chairman Meow]

I'm with Moanero on State of Grace, I thought it was absolute gash. 

[Mudface]

Shadow of Chikara is an interesting horror Western from '77 with Sondra Locke and Joe Don Baker. I saw it as a kid in the '80s on one of the terrestrial channels and it found it really scary (obviously doesn't stand up today). It's been re-released under several names like Shadow Mountain and Curse of Demon Mountain amongst others. I don't think the original print survives as it's never had a proper DVD release, just a VHS transfer. The full film is on YouTube in poor quality-

 

 

Cop with James Woods from around the same time as Bestseller is also a cracking thriller-

 

 

Ghost Story was a pretty good horror film from the early '80s- it was adapted from the Peter Straub novel and doesn't do it justice (it would be a series these days), but is still quite chilling in parts.

[mars]

Some foreign films:

Run, Lola, Run

The Hairdresser's Husband

Ashes of Time Redux

Kikujiro

[Tony Moanero]

Hardly anyone I speak to has seen A Simple Plan. Easily one of my all-time top 10 films.

 

[Paul]

Yeah, it’s a good ‘un. But then again, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Bill Paxton in anything and not liked it. 

[Pureblood]

6 minutes ago, Paul said:

Yeah, it’s a good ‘un. But then again, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Bill Paxton in anything and not liked it. 

Have you seen Frailty?  A must for Paxton fans. 

[Red74]

On 05/06/2018 at 23:00, Bjornebye said:

You know me too well

 

 

 

The Wanderers

Great shout

[General Dryness]

25 minutes ago, TK421 said:

Have you seen Frailty?  A must for Paxton fans. 

Great film. He directed as well didn't he?

 

Hard to believe he's no longer with us.

[Red74]

 

Great film this 

[Tony Moanero]

 

[Mook]

 

 

[SasaS]

I remember I liked Robert Duvall's The Apostle a lot. I don't see it mentioned too often.

 

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087414/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_64

 

Good one from C4's early days. Wall to wall Terence Stamp, acting like a wizened philosopher but trying to undermine and split the hit men.

[Mook]

 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

 

Doesn't get the recognition it deserves when people talk about Schrader. Cynical, hard edged and a great turn from Pryor in a straight role.