Neither have I.....That just means whomever brought it up is probably gay....Not that there is anything wrong with that.....

Utterly, utterly agree!

Sci-fi movies should not end up with zombie-type thingies going on! See? I still cant quite put my finger on it with E H!!!!!!

Naughty man!!! :p

RAVENOUS *IS* definitely one of the most underrated movies of all time!!!

And In the Mouth of Madness is scary in that the psychological twist makes the viewer feel as *insane* as the main character - do you agree? Definitely another underrated one!

i had no idea in the mouth of madness and videodrome weren't held close to HDC's heart. these are two of the best horrors period. some of the FX are badly dated but if you look past that, in the way you would with the thing, then they are truly great ps. farewell to the flesh

Demons
Demons 2
Redneck Zombies
Zombie Holocaust
Psycho 2

Actually they might be well loved here, but elsewhere, even some other horror forums I have posted at (and now no longer post at :p ), there seem to be people who haven't bothered to see them or they don't truly appreciate them.

Ravenous is a great film. Good cast, some great dark humor, and its pretty creepy actually. Among the few films to combine horror and comedy, and get it exactly right (in my opinion).

In the Mouth of Madness is a very psychologically intriguing film. Glad to see some other appreciate it around here. :D

Everyone seriously needs to check this out...

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26771

Hunt down all those movies, and I gurantee you will find plenty of under-rated gems. Quite simply put, one of the best and brilliant set of obscure movies you will ever get to choose from.

It's not really a horror movie but Natural Born Killers is my all time fav and I think it is a very underrated movie. It was rated worst movie of the year in 95 when it came.

Thanks for pointing out that thread V. Would be great if we finished up writing the blurbs for those movies. Everyone really should check out that thread. Has an amazing list of flicks that are not as recongized as they should be.

Finally read this, and yes, a great list and quite a few of the ones I mentioned are actually on there, so good job folks...lol. :D

I wasnt the first one who pointed out that thread here...

Unfortunately, not many paid attention to Rod when he pasted the URL to that thread earlier in THIS thread. I merely repeated his post...credit goes to him.

Thanks for checking it out THIS time around.;)

Then thank you Rod for pointing it out and thank you V for pointing out his pointing it out. My brain doesnt always work, been married too long

Only because of the hollywood hype! People are geared up to watch something totally different to what they actually see on the big screen.

Also, alot of people (especially the critics) miss the whole point of that movie - the title is the hint! The statement is that people can be born evil. But all the way through the movie, both killers deny completely that their *upbringings* caused their overt behaviour (they are both in denial).

Basically, there are hidden depths to a wonderfully graphic, photogenic, satirical, exciting film (well, IMO, anyway!!) :D

I'll be honest here and say that I am guilty, although being a horror buff, of not being knowledgeable on the more *obscure* films. The list is great if you are aware of them, which I am not - but I will try my best to check them out.

I assumed underrated movies were only ones which were in the commercial (hollywood) genre, which didnt become blockbusters because people werent interested - but we can see the diamonds in the coal, so to speak!

For example, RAVENOUS was a flop at the cinema, but I (and a few others here) think its an absolute gem of a film - for plot, continuity, acting, script, imagery, photography, gratuitous violence, etc etc :D

That was really the point of this thread. All due respect to who wrote/contributied to that list. But most of those are pretty obscure.
The movies I was talking about arent particularly hard to find, just movies alot of people overlook or that are largly ignored.

It's on the list. You can find most of the films on Netflix.

From the "Other HDC 100" list:

Ravenous (1999)

Ravenous is a tasteful combination of survival, legend, and cannibalism seasoned with dark humor. Guy Pearce plays an Army captain who is transferred to a fort in the Sierra Nevada foothills which is home to a motley crew of soldiers and Native Americans. Soon thereafter, Robert Carlyle shows up with a frightening tale of a traveling party who was stranded in the mountains. It’s a very well scripted movie and easy to get caught up in the insanity.

A solid cast and a unique soundtrack (that truly enhances the movie) make this a very overlooked film and a must see in my opinion. - cactus

Exactly! Nobody got the movie and there for said it was crap when in reality it is a great movie.

Just wait until LA Gothic hits!






And yes, Ravenous is a spectacular film. I fought hard to make sure it was allowed on to The Other 100 list. :)

Thank you :) Yes, I recognised a few there and can probably count on both hands the ones I have actually heard of and can count on one hand those I actually saw.

"Family Games" gave me nightmares for months after and may not necessarily be underrated - just hard to watch!!! :eek: Not for the graphic gore in it (none there?), as its left to the imagination of the viewer, but the cold way in which the perps operate. And that dismissive/indifferent *tipping over the side of the boat* scene near the end - boy oh boy!
I'd rather psychological horror to in ya face gore anyday!!

Two others I would have liked to have seen on the list were:
1) Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? - classic psychological horror (again!)
2) EL dia de la bestia (Day of the Beast) - a wicked Spanish film - but that one *IS* obscure!!

I suppose it is all relative. I class underrated as movies that *I* thought were brilliant, were on release to the general public (and would be recognised by most people) but classed as a *flop* in said movies. A flop because people had preconceived ideas about what they were going to watch (due to biased and bigoted comments from film critics beforehand) and therefore disappointed. Also a flop because the content was either too graphic, or the plot was too *deep* or too *superficial* for them.

As a group our interest lies in the horror genre - many of you are into more obscure horror films that I havent heard of - like I am sure some of you havent heard of El dia de la bestia (??). Some of you may not even think "....Baby Jane?" is horror - but I class that as a classic psychological horror movie. It is underrated because some viewers only saw two brilliant actresses playing out a thriller. It's the cruel and *insane* way in which one character treats the other, who is completely helpless (like the guy in the wheelchair in TCM!!).

Think of Christian Bale (in The Machinist) who had to lose tons of weight for his character, Joan Crawford had to do the same, to allow Bette Davis to drag her across the floor by her hair! There was no CGI in *those* days!!!

So, our interpretation of *underrated* is subjective and relative, yes?

fuck..i forgot about Baby jane..

brilliant movie
and mummy dearest..

anything that had Bette Davis..
Joan Crawford and Barbara Stanwick

I liked Mia Farrow in the Alfred Hitchcock movie..'blind fury'
and Rosemary's baby'
but i never thought much of her over all acting as coming close
to what these 3 gems portrayed.

Well it's FUNNY GAMES, not FAMILY GAMES...and it's on the list

El Dia de la Bestia is great and it almost made the list, but it was too hard for all our judges to get their hands on. We did however include Accion Mutante - by the same director, Alex de la Iglesia.

And Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is awesome. So awesome in fact that it doesn't belong on an unsung list it belongs on the must-see list for any film fan.

I must say I like your taste:)

Oops, yes, a slip of the keyboard keys!! Just testing to see if everyone was awake!!! :o

Thank you.... I do me best to enjoy! :D

Storm of The Century. one of the most underated movies of Stephen King, i beleive horror fan should see that movie.

just ordered blood on satan's claw, is this any good? it is reasonably untalked about. i suppose i'll find out soon enough if that's cause it's poor

I've never heard any stories about Joan Crawford losing weight to make things easier on Davis in Baby Jane. In fact stories abound about the feud between the two divas in this picture doing their best to make life difficult for each other. One of them even has it that Crawford filled her pockets with rocks to make it HARDER for Davis to drag her across the floor.

what about dead alive? i love that movie, and it doesnt seem to get talked about a lot. also 976-evil, night of the demons 1 & 2, waxwork, i really could name a lot here.

976-EVIL was awesome LOL I remember catching that on late night TV a few times.

I always thought there was a possibility that I was the only one that liked, or would admit to liking, that movie, glad I'm not....lol....:D

how could not love a movie directed by freddy krueger himself??

I didn't check the last few pages, so I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but the most underrated horror movie of all time is The Brood (1979). It's one of my all time favorite chillers...it's scary, psychological, twisty, and well-acted.

I can still get creeped out big time when I watch this alone in the dark.

I have a tendancy not to believe alot of Hollywood hype - and, *IF* it's true that Crawford did indeed put rocks in her pockets to make it harder for Davis to drag her, then it's Crawford who suffered, having her hair pulled alot harder and for longer!!

But either way, who cares!!! - the *scene* is fantastic! :D

ditto. i watched it for the first time a few months ago and it definitely made my top 20. one question, did they borrow a little from don't look now?

C.H.U.D the bud

To be honest, I'm not sure. I haven't seen that one.

ok, im sure not many people will agree with me, but i really liked the blair witch project. i was one of those people that heard about it way early, and was checking out the website before i saw the movie. they really made it seem real, the website especially. i saw it at some independent film theatre, and it scared the living shit out of me. for like 2 weeks, i thought it was real footage, but once it got out, it ruined it.

You should seriously check it out. Don't Look Know is really good and really cool and the sex scene between Donald Sutherland and the lovely Julie Christie has long been rumored to have been "non-simulated."

And yeah, the kids in The Brood do seem to have more than a passing resemblance to the kid in the red mack in DLK, but it's odd to think of Cronenberg as the type to reference another film - he seems so self-contained and original.

Will do, Rod.

:D :D :D :D

Was it not C.H.U.D. 2 Bud the Chud.??????

"We're gonna get you....we're gonna get you!"

Sorry.