Comments on: Underrated Films by Modern Movie Legends

By: Butch Knouse

Butch Knouse — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:41:17 +0000

The Quick and the Dead was a piece of dreck. Too goofy to be taken seriously and too grim to be a spoof.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:12:51 +0000

How about Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner"? He was not a megastar at the time, and as I recall, the film was not well appreciated until much later.

By: thomas j abbate

thomas j abbate — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:43:40 +0000

1st actor don ameche at that i was 5 yrs old then isaw alan ladd. then yrs later alan ladd became my fav and still am.he may not be the actor that gable is. but his voice anf face surely made him one of the best looking actors ever if not the best.he was a short man but he was big too me.it,s a shame he,s never been reconize as 1 of the best money makers in his time. im gratefulgerge stevens the prducers who gave him 'shane'.no one other actor would have made it a great western

By: Victor Brown

Victor Brown — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:08:25 +0000

May I add another which, by any account was a film by a modern movie legend, albeit one who is no longer with us. Let's add The Happening (1967), by the screen mega-legend Anthony Quinn, which also stars another who has since become a legend: Faye Dunaway. The film, which has apparently been "lost" because it is never shown and which is no longer available in any format, deserves praise as the first "counter-culture" film of the 1960s.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:34:04 +0000

As mentioned above: Don Cheadle in "Devil in a Blue Dress". Mesmerizing. Chilling.

By: John M. Robinson

John M. Robinson — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:01:14 +0000

I don't think Gene Hackman in The Quick and the Dead could foreshadow his role in Unforgiven. Wasn't Unforgiven made earlier?

I'd recommend Going in Style from 1979 with George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg as three retirees who decide to supplement their income with a heist. Full of wonderful surprises all along the way (directed by Martin Brest).

By: Luigi From NYC

Luigi From NYC — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:57:49 +0000

what about --

Viva Zapata -- Brando
Seconds -- Hudson
Something Of Value -- Hudson
Something For Everyone -- Lansbury
The Search -- Clift

By: Larry Jacox

Larry Jacox — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:44:11 +0000

I always enjoy Hackman when "The Package" turns up on TV. Dennis Franz and Tommy Lee Jones.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:25:51 +0000

Does any body know the name of the [ I think ] Rob Lowe film, that has him playing a crooked playboy murderer con man. He marries into a rich family. and does away with her. He meets this woman on a yacht, [ I think Elizabeth Mcgovern] and charms her etc. It came out in the 1990's. It's all a bit sketchy, but I remember it as a great film. Any suggestions ?

By: Clay Robinson

Clay Robinson — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:20:12 +0000

Burt Reynolds in Starting Over with Jill Clayborne; especially the scene when he reacts wihtout saying a word-- his facial expressions are classic Buster Keaton like-- as Candice Bergen sings (sort of) to him accompanied by a cassette recording.
He can do comedy with the best of them.