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most under-rated flick all-time

posted 13 years ago by onleft23
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this movie is like 20+ years old now
and ive seen it like 20+ times now
and it NEVER gets old or stale or loses its appeal

i watch it like once a year or when one of its classic lines
pops into my head

off the top of my head this movie's running time is 2 hours say 120 minutes
and im proposing there're at least 120 classic lines in it
my todo list im giving myself is to write down chronologically
w/ a time stamp too
every one of those lines
well i'll get to it that eventually - i hope
and it will be a fun labor of love

in the meantime please let me just say ...
i LOVE this movie

AND reading its message board
t/y to everyone who's participated - and continues to too - in it

ill end this w/ what i know will be #120

120. 'looks like im walkin'

[–] SnoozeAlarm 9 years ago

If by underrated, you mean one of the best movies of all time that almost nobody ever heard of, I'd have to agree!

It should be against the law to use 'LOL'; unless you really did LOL!

[–] Dan_Garten 9 years ago

Cool.

[–] dnjsthd 9 years ago

I am quite agreeable with your views.

Score is very underrated.

[–] lockplay 9 years ago

I concur. This is definitely my favorite movie of all time. It's stood the test of time and the replay value is there b/c the jokes aren't really jokes, we're laughing at the actors' emotions and reactions.

An R rating pretty much just for the cussing. I will definitely share this movie with my sons when they get a little older. No need to worry about feeling uncomfortable with any awkward nudity, sex, or drug scenes.

[–] sage2112 9 years ago

Agreed - I watch it about once a year, too. It was an instant classic in my mind the first time I ever saw it.

You're about to have fist-o-phobia! lol

[–] sage2112 9 years ago

Agreed - I watch it about once a year, too. It was an instant classic in my mind the first time I ever saw it.

You're about to suffer from fist-o-phobia! lol

[–] JellyFish19 9 years ago

It is pretty underrated, always wondered how it would look if Robin Williams had started in it along with De Niro. Perhaps it would have more fame.

[–] lensue88 9 years ago

I always assumed this movie was popular! It's on right now and I've also seen it countless times. I'm mad I missed one of my favorite lines "if you don't shut up, you're going to suffer from fistaphobia". Grodin and DeNiro are a great screen pair in this movie.

[–] prplayer 9 years ago

that would be any Terrence Malick movie

so many movies, so little time