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    Movies that fell under the radar thread

    We all get the Godfather, Star Wars (which was terrible btw) and Titanic. All legendary movies for many. But there were plenty that never got the box office acclaim. In this thread, we give it. So here you go.

    This was a great movie, yeah it had its 1980s cheese factor, but it really was a good movie if you can remove the 3+ decade delay. Great scene, I'd watch it if I were you, Uncommon Valor.



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    Wow. Nothing.

    Can't remember the last time I've seen a thread be outright ignored on PFA, I mean even the dumbest ones get a Jussie meme or something.

    Didn't think I'd see the day where you would have fallen off this hard, but father time comes for us all.

    In the spirit of charity, here's some participation:



    Tightly edited hitman movie where Joaquin Phoenix wields a hammer.
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    Roger Dodger

    His advice to a young Jesse eisenberg is priceless


     
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    I might have posted this clip before, not sure, fuck there are only like 25 people that post here anymore so who cares.

    Mr. Teasdale was money. Sorry he got clipped. Great scene to a great movie.


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    Really good movie

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by tgull View Post
    I might have posted this clip before, not sure, fuck there are only like 25 people that post here anymore so who cares.

    Mr. Teasdale was money. Sorry he got clipped. Great scene to a great movie.

    Great movie....was 1984 the greatest year of all time for movies? The top 22...crazy

    1 Ghostbusters Sony Pict… $242,212,467 $13,612,564 1,506
    2 Beverly Hills Cop Paramount… $234,760,478 $15,214,805 2,006
    3 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Paramount… $179,880,271 $25,337,110 1,687
    4 Gremlins Warner Bros. $148,168,459 $12,511,634 1,537
    5 The Karate Kid Sony Pict… $90,815,558 $5,031,753 1,111
    6 Police Academy Warner Bros. $81,198,894 $8,570,007 1,587
    7 Footloose Paramount… $80,000,000 $8,556,935 1,384
    8 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Paramount… $76,471,046 $16,673,229 1,966
    9 Romancing the Stone 20th Cent… $75,078,260 $5,105,741 1,101
    10 Purple Rain Warner Bros. $68,392,977 $7,766,201 1,022
    11 Splash Walt Disney $62,599,495 $6,174,059 1,186
    12 Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets $52,800,000
    13 Amadeus Warner Bros. $51,973,029 $505,276 802
    14 Tightrope Warner Bros. $48,100,000 $9,156,545 1,535
    15 The Natural Sony/TriStar $47,951,979 $5,088,381 1,012
    16 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Warner Bros. $45,900,000 $6,517,732 1,175
    17 2010 MGM $41,000,000 $7,393,361 1,213
    18 Revenge of the Nerds 20th Cent… $40,874,452 $1,513,090 989
    19 Red Dawn MGM/UA Cl… $38,900,000 $8,239,381 1,822
    20 Bachelor Party 20th Cent… $38,435,947 $4,775,155 1,276
    21 City Heat Warner Bros. $38,348,988 $6,301,694 1,655
    22 The Terminator Orion Pic… $38,019,031 $4,020,663 1,112
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    If there is a better year than 1994 I’m not aware of it. Even the shitty popcorn moves were better than average and the independents were awesome

    The Shawshank Redemption
    1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9.3
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    Pulp Fiction
    2. Pulp Fiction (1994) 8.9
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    Forrest Gump
    3. Forrest Gump (1994) 8.8
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    Léon: The Professional
    4. Léon: The Professional (1994) 8.5
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    The Lion King
    5. The Lion King (1994) 8.5
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    The Crow
    6. The Crow (1994) 7.6
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    True Lies
    7. True Lies (1994) 7.2
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    The Mask
    8. The Mask (1994) 6.9
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    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    9. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 7.1
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    Stargate
    10. Stargate (1994) 7.1
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    Speed
    11. Speed (1994) 7.2
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    Tammy and the T-Rex
    12. Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) 5
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    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
    13. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 7.5
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    Natural Born Killers
    14. Natural Born Killers (1994) 7.3
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    Legends of the Fall
    15. Legends of the Fall (1994) 7.6
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    Dumb and Dumber
    16. Dumb and Dumber (1994) 7.3
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    D2: The Mighty Ducks
    17. D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) 6.1
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    Holy Matrimony
    18. Holy Matrimony (1994) 5.2
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    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
    19. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) 6.9
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    The Little Rascals
    20. The Little Rascals (1994) 6.3
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    Street Fighter
    21. Street Fighter (1994) 4
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    Little Women
    22. Little Women (1994) 7.3
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    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
    23. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) 6.4
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    The Next Karate Kid
    24. The Next Karate Kid (1994) 4.5
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    Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
    25. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) 6.5
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    Blown Away
    26. Blown Away (1994) 6.3
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    Chungking Express
    27. Chungking Express (1994) 8.1
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    Clerks
    28. Clerks (1994) 7.7
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    In the Mouth of Madness
    29. In the Mouth of Madness (1994) 7.2
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    The Flintstones
    30. The Flintstones (1994) 4.9
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    My Father the Hero
    31. My Father the Hero (1994) 5.5
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    Clear and Present Danger
    32. Clear and Present Danger (1994) 6.9
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    Three Colors: Red
    33. Three Colors: Red (1994) 8.1
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    Ed Wood
    34. Ed Wood (1994) 7.8
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    Heavenly Creatures
    35. Heavenly Creatures (1994) 7.3
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    Muriel's Wedding
    36. Muriel's Wedding (1994) 7.2
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    Maverick
    37. Maverick (1994) 7
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    Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
    38. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) 3.3
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    The Hudsucker Proxy
    39. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 7.2
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    Wolf
    40. Wolf (1994) 6.3
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    The Client
    41. The Client (1994) 6.8
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    Little Giants
    42. Little Giants (1994) 6.4
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    Disclosure
    43. Disclosure (1994) 6.1
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    Camp Nowhere
    44. Camp Nowhere (1994) 6.1
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    Wyatt Earp
    45. Wyatt Earp (1994) 6.7
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    Beverly Hills Cop III
    46. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) 5.6
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    Sirens
    47. Sirens (1994) 5.8
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    Blank Check
    48. Blank Check (1994) 5.3
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    Richie Rich
    49. Richie Rich (1994) 5.4
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    Color of Night
    50. Color of Night (1994) 5.2
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      BCR: I saw Pulp Fiction, Shawshank, and Gump b2b. Can’t remember order, just 3 in a row. Was like Wilt records. Will never be replicated
      
      Zap_the_Fractions_Giraffe: yeah 1994 fucking ruled. i saw a lot of these in the theater, used to go every week as a kid
      
      Walter Sobchak: 1994 was incredible
      
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    Quote Originally Posted by tgull View Post
    I might have posted this clip before, not sure, fuck there are only like 25 people that post here anymore so who cares.

    Mr. Teasdale was money. Sorry he got clipped. Great scene to a great movie.

    Red Dawn (1984) is one of the best movies of ever.

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    And the fact that 1993 and 1995 were so god damn strong it just makes 1994 that much better.

    My favorite period of movies by far

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    2007 is not the right answer for best movie year ever, but it had a fucking dynamite quartet of:

    No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, Michael Clayton, and Zodiac.

    If you've seen and liked any of the above four, I'm nearly certain you would like them all.

     
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    Is Total Recall a top 10 all time movie? I think it is

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    "Brain Donors", a comedy from 1992, was produced by the Zucker brothers, and was expected at first to be something big. However, the Zucker brothers left for another studio before it was released, leaving the film in production hell, and it ended up never being promoted. It ended up making less than a million dollars at the box office, and obviously lost money for Paramount, which left it for dead.

    It was a funny movie, though, and deserved far better. If you liked the Marx Brothers, and wanted to see them updated to the '90s, you'll like this:


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    The correct answer is Idiocracy. Hilarious. Prescient. Sneaky clever. Should've been a blockbuster.


     
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    Or this one...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cerveza Fria View Post
    Or this one...

    Ever see "Overnight"? It's documentary about the screenwriter of Boondock Saints. Fantastic stuff. Basically the dude went from rags to riches and became an insufferable asshole so his friends turned on him and produced this documentary to drag him.


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    1994 can barely hold 1984s jock....the next karate kid and Tammy and the T-Rex....gtfo.

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    Great movie:


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    Fairly sure i can find 10 movies i wouldn't mind re-watching out of every year in the 90s.

    Just the last 3 years going by https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-l...movies-of-1997 the first 10 for 97...

    The Fifth Element, Starship Troopers, The Devil's Advocate, Jackie Brown, Donnie Brasco, L.A. Confidential, Con Air, Boogie Nights, Grosse Pointe Blank, Cop Land... finishing on top 29 and omitting Titanic, Good Will Hunting etc...

    ...https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-l...movies-of-1998...

    American History X, The Big Lebowski, There's Something About Mary, The Wedding Singer, Wild Things, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Half Baked, Dark City, Ronin... finishing on 42 and omitting Saving Private Ryan, Rounders etc...

    ...https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-l...movies-of-1999...

    Fight Club, American Beauty, Cruel Intentions, The Matrix, The Boondock Saints, Being John Malkovich, Dogma, The Talented Mr. Ripley, American Pie, Go... finishing on 42 and omitting Office Space, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut etc...

    ...i can barely come up with 10 movies that i would re-watch from 2010-2019 and Tropic Thunder(2008) is about the last comedy i would re-watch.

    There was some shift in talent moving to TV-shows, but that can't really explain why the last decade of movies have sucked so bad.

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