The first post from the new Killing Time HQ has to be something special; something memorable. Now, I could’ve gone to see Fantastic Four. We could have all shared a memorable time listening to me spew venom forth on another failed attempt to do what only Brad Bird has succeeded in doing: getting the FF right. I could, but that would involve me actually paying my money to SEE the motion picture. As a grad student once again, I can tell you that is a lot of Ramen that I’m trading for a guaranteed foul mood.
No, what we should celebrate are the hidden gems; the overlooked films. We’re going to go back 25 years (starting from 2014) and I will posit my most overlooked film. The criteria for such is as follows: the film must have received little to no critical awards, the film cannot have been a blockbuster, and the film must be at least a 8.5 on my ratings scale (the one that matters). Some of these you may have seen, some you may have never heard of, but in my opinion they’re all good and they all got overlooked. Let’s try to cleanse our mental palates of non-MCU Marvel films and find some new friends.
2014: The Maze Runner
2013: Prisoners
2012: The Impossible
2011: Warrior
2010: The Ghost Writer
2009: In the Loop
2008: The Brothers Bloom
2007: The Hoax
2006: Stranger Than Fiction
2005: Kung Fu Hustle
2004: In Good Company
2003: Big Fish
2002: Hero
2001: Black Hawk Down
2000: High Fidelity
1999: Galaxy Quest
1998: Rounders
1997: Waiting for Guffman
1996: Courage Under Fire
1995: Outbreak
1994: Nobody’s Fool
1993: Rudy
1992: Sneakers
1991: What About Bob?
1990: Awakenings
Some excellent choices, Love Sneakers.
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Ahhh, you included some of my fav’s: Galaxy Quest, Big Fish & Warrior could easily find themselves on my list of overall Top 100 movies of the last 25 years…excellent choices!
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