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THE 100 GREATEST UNDERDOG MOVIES |
49. GANGSTER NO. 1 (2000)Dir: Paul McGuigan. Stars: Paul Bettany, David Thewlis & Malcolm MacDowellThis little-seen British movie chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent and ruthless English gangster; from henchman to crime boss Freddy Mays in the 60's to the big cheese himself. After Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, British cinema suffered a spate of copycat movies, so Gangster No. 1 got lost in the mix. It actually takes its cues from the British gangster movies of the 70's and 80's – but with a modern flourish. Then newcomer Paul Bettany is an ice-cool antihero, perfecting the dead-eyed stare, while director McGuigan makes the simplistic plot appear more substantial than it is. Overall, though, some moments of extreme (but not graphic) violence are most memorable. It's just a shame Malcolm MacDowell (as the older version of Bettany) is almost a cliché, and spoils what an underrated slice of hard-boiled UK villainy... Watch it for: Paul Bettany |
48. THE CABLE GUY (1996)Dir: Ben Stiller. Stars: Jim Carrey & Matthew BroderickWhen Steven Kovak decides to slip his cable guy fifty dollars for free TV channels, he finds that the cable guy, Chip, takes an unhealthy interest in his life in an effort to become best friends... The Cable Guy is a smart movie, which became a huge failure. This is singularly down to audience expectation. After starring in Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb & Dumber, and Batman Forever, Carrey's meteoric rise to superstardom was dealt a crushing blow with this movie – because people expected a riotous comedy. It was advertised that way, so when paying audiences discovered they were watching a slow-burning black comedy, they made their feelings clear. Now, of course, we can accept Carrey in serious acting mode (see: The Truman Show), so The Cable Guy bears up pretty well. It's a modern spin on a theme that's been seen before, but contains some contemporary satire about a generation of kids raised on television. The laughs aren't hearty, but they're there, and the finale is wonderful. Watch it for: The moving finale and final gag |
47. 2010 (1984)Dir: Pete Hyams. Stars: Roy Scheider & John Lithgow2001: A Space Odyssey is movie-making genius. Any sequel couldn't hope to replicate its phenomenal success, technical achievement, and inspiration. 2010 is a far inferior work than Kubrick's opus, and it's crippled by an outdated Cold War angle, but it does have its moments. What's wonderful about 2010 is that the ending completely sends the movie onto another level that makes the preceding film look comparatively banal and almost equals its progenitor's philosophical impact. Some people even prefer 2010 because it answers the questions Kubrick's movie only hinted at. Personally, I preferred being asked the questions and imagining my own answers, but I'll admit that 2010 isn't the travesty many people think. About time for a rethink, people… Watch it for: The wonderful finale |
46. WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994)Dir: Wes Craven. Stars: Robert Englund & Heather LagencampThe real Freddy Kreuger, upset that he was killed off in the last Nightmare On Elm Street movie, sets out to murder the actors and filmmakers behind the movies... Two years before Wes Craven would turn postmodernism into box-office gold with Scream, he trialled that movie's knowing referential style with his own most famous creation – Freddy Krueger. For some this was a way of updating Freddy for the '90s, but it's best remembered as being quite a radical shake-up of a formula. Of course, movies of "real life" with movie actors playing themselves weren't a new idea, but it was an idea New Nightmare brought to the masses. It laid the foundations, and for that it should be remembered. Oh, and it's also a lot of fun. Watch it for: Mr Kruger |
45. WEIRD SCIENCE (1985)Dir: John Hughes. Stars: Anthony Michael Hall & Kelly LeBrockTwo unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, "create" a woman using their computer – in the delectable form of Lisa (Kelly LeBrock). Lisa immediately uses her supernatural powers to boost their confidence levels and passage to adulthood… Barmy sci-fi fantasy for nerds who in the 80's actually thought that maybe... just maybe... your clunky Commodore 64 could print-out a supermodel. Still, it's full of memorable scenes – particularly when Lisa is created, evil brother Chet (Bill Paxton!) meets his stinky comeuppance, and that shower scene. John Hughes was once a one-man license to print money in the '80s, but these days his talent has palled to involvement in tired Home Alone and Beethoven sequels. Shame. But catch Weird Science if you can, it’s a hoot. Watch it for: The naïve enjoyment |
44. CUTTHROAT ISLAND (1995)Dir: Renny Harlin: Stars: Geena Davies, Matthew Modine & Frank LangellaMorgan Adams (Davies) and her slave William Shaw (Modine), are on a quest to recover three segments of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final piece is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg (Frank Langella). Her crew are sceptical of a woman's leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny and the British put an end to her pirating ways... Before Pirates Of The Caribbean rescued the swashbuckling genre, this was one of the biggest turkeys of the pirate movie. However, on closer inspection it's not that bad, just never settling into a groove and not quite as fun as it wants to be. The story isn't bad, the action scenes are fine, and the actors involved give it their best. Watching Cutthroat Island again reminds you of why it failed, but it also makes you feel that the vitriol thrown at the movie was quite unwarranted. Watch it for: Simply being flawed fun. |
43. CONEHEADS (1993)Dir: Steve Barron. Stars: Dan Aykroyd & Jane CurtinA family of aliens attempt to live amongst humans in suburban America, while U.S authorities slowly track them down... Coneheads is a one-joke comedy that squeezes every drop from its age-old premise, and makes no apologies for itself. For Aykroyd, this essentially ended his comedy movie career in the '90s, and Curtin became best known for playing the human in alien sitcom Third Rock From The Sun. A variety of Saturday Night Live alumni stalk the screen (such as Chris Farley and David Spader) which, for some, puts the movie in the same bracket as Wayne's World because of the Mike Myers/Dana Carvey connection. It's not as funny as Myers' SNL "spin-off", but it's likeable and diverting fluff. Watch it for: The gags that work |
42. THEY LIVE! (1988)Dir: John Carpenter. Stars: Roddy PiperNada, a construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. When wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is, with humanity being bombarded by subliminal messages such as "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination" and "Submit to Authority". Even worse is that some humans are actually aliens in charge of keeping the masses subdued... Competent sci-fi action from Carpenter and ex-wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The premise is just delightful and the whole production is just a brilliant piece of low-budget movie making with some wonderful moments. Watch it for: The premise |
41. DEEP RISING (1998)Dir: Stephen Sommers. Stars: Treat Williams, Famke Janssen & Kevin J. O’ConnorCriminals hijack the world's most luxurious cruise ship, only to find that they passengers have all vanished! The villains soon find that a deadly creature from the ocean depths has surfaced... Before Sommers could afford to throw cash at the screen with his Mummy franchise and Van Helsing, he became known with this B-movie update. It's an age-old chestnut in premise, but carried off with notably style for its good (but not great) budget, some quite icky sequences, and some decent stunts. The movie sets itself up for a sequel, hinting that this could have become a monster version of The Evil Dead. Shame it didn't... Watch it for: The style |
40. A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (1997)Dir: Danny Boyle. Stars: Ewan MacGregor & Cameron DiazEwan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in Los Angeles, who takes his boss's daughter (Diaz) hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Meanwhile, two angels in charge of human relationships on Earth, offer to help bring this unlikely couple together. This is a misstep from Trainspotting director Boyle, with MacGregor also trying to escape that iconic drugs movie and break into Hollywood, while Diaz was just searching for another hit in her post-The Mask fame. A Life Less Ordinary tanked at the box-office, but with hindsight it was a shame because there's much to enjoy here. The film is a fusion of styles (musical, comedy, thriller, fantasy - even animation!) that never gel together in the right way, but provide plenty of entertainment. MacGregor and Diaz are decent leads, with Diaz in a potentially iconic bikini sequence that was never to be. This is a lot of silly fun. Watch it for: The direction |
39. FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR (1986)Dir: Randal Kleiser. Stars: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens & Veronica CartwrightA 12-year-old boy called David goes missing in 1978, then reappears in 1986 without having aged! At the same time, a flying saucer is discovered entangles in electrical cables and N.A.S.A authorities suspect a connection... Great '80s-style adventure for kids, with some eerie moments and intelligence in the plot. The "missing time" angle is quite original and adds a sorrowful dimension to a movie that entertains from start to finish. Fondly remembered by those who saw it originally, and often appearing on Christmas or New Year afternoons, this is solid fun for everyone who likes to see alien robots doing Pee Wee Herman impressions! Also, watch out for an early appearance by Sex & The City star Sarah Jessica Parker… Watch it for: The concept |
38. JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001)Dir: Victor Salva. Stars: Gina Philips, Justin Long & Jonathan BreckBrother and sister, Trish and Darry, are driving home along a desolate country road when they encounter a reckless truck driver who nearly rams them off the road. Later, they begin to suspect the driver is responsible for dumping dead bodies into an underground chapel... Jeepers Creepers is a tale of two halves. The first half of Salva's horror is exquisite entertainment, taking its cue from Spielberg's Duel and soaked in a tangibly weird atmosphere. Sadly, the second half takes its cue from a bad Stephen King novella, unmasking the villain as a winged-demon and quickly nose-diving into B-movie territory. It can be forgiven its sad lapse in judgment (just about) because of a decent closing scene, and the eminently entertaining first-half... Watch it for: The first half... |
37. THE LAST STARFIGHTER (1984)Dir: Nick Castle. Stars: Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert PrestonA young boy with a love for video games is whisked away to be recruited as a gunner for an alien defence force... Silly '80s malarkey but cashing-in on the Star Wars and arcade craze, but also managing to tap into children's imaginations with its "it might happen to you?" slant. Lots of fun with zappy sound effects, weird aliens, and badly composited space battles in a Buck Rogers-esque universe. Great fun! Watch it for: The love of Star Wars cash-ins |
36. DRAGNET (1987)Dir: Tom Mankiewicz. Stars: Tom Hanks & Dan AykroydFriday and Streebek (Aykroyd and Hanks) are assigned to investigate the theft of a bat, a snake and the mane of a lion from a local zoo. The thefts are quickly traced to a religious cult called PAGAN... This is a comedy version of the straight-laced TV show, with Hanks in his '80s comedy guise and Aykroyd unleashing his machine-gun deadpan delivery. Both actors carry the movie through the usual clichés and ensure the movie doesn't die. Underrated fun. Watch it for: Aykroyd on funny mode |
35. SHORT CIRCUIT (1985)Dir: John Badham. Stars: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg & Fisher Stevens.An experimental military robot, codenamed Number 5, is struck by lightning and becomes self-aware. A fear of reprogramming makes Number 5 flee to the safety of a young woman in the suburbs, while being pursued by the gung-ho military. Quite often Short Circuit is spoken of in a disparaging way, but there's much to recommend it - despite the presence of Guttenberg and a racially offensive Stevens, who inspired schoolchildren everywhere to wail "Number 5!" in cod Indian. Number 5 is an iconic design, there are a number of amusing sequences (particularly when 5 reprograms his siblings in the style of the Three Stooges) and a quite emotional finale. In addition, it's notable to see G.W Bailey, Guttenberg's Police Academy co-star, practically reprising that role! Watch it for: The Indian stereotyping |
34. GATTACA (1997)Dir: Andrew Niccol. Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law & Xander BerkeleyGattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future in a time where society analyzes D.N.A and determines where you belong in life. Ethan Hawke's character was born with a congenital heart condition that means he'll never be able to go into Space, so he assumes the identity of an athlete... Writer-director Niccol loves high-concept drama. He's the writer of The Truman Show and S1M0NE, too. Gattaca was the movie that got him noticed in the industry, but wasn't noticed much by the public. This is unfortunate, because Gattaca is well acted, neatly structured and throws up some good debates for you to discuss afterwards. A miniature classic. Watch it for: The premise |
33. THE LADY IN WHITE (1988)Dir: Frank LaLoggia. Stars: Luka HaasA young boy witnesses the ghost of a murdered girl, after being locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962. Shortly afterward, he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious "Lady In White" lives... This is classic ghostly filmmaking with an involving plot, some great acting, and good direction. If you're a fan of ghost stories and ache every time Hollywood throw special effects into the mix (The Haunting, anyone?) then this is the antidote. A wonderful little potboiler with some hair-raising and creepy moments. Watch it for: The story |
32. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)Dir: John Carpenter. Stars: Kurt Russell & Kim CattrallTrucker Jack Burton agrees to take his friend Wang Chi to pick up his fiancée from the airport, but is dragged into a supernatural battle between good and evil when Wang's fiancée is kidnapped by an immortal sorcerer named Lo Pan... Cult action-adventure from Carpenter, re-teaming with Russell after Escape From New York and The Thing. BTILC is an affectionate, silly, mix of supernatural martial-arts Hong Kong cinema and American gung-ho action. It has an infectious sense of fun throughout and contains some hysterically weird sequences (such as the "death by inflation" sequences) that stick in the memory. Joyfully chaotic mayhem. Watch it for: The inflating man scene! |
31. SLEEPERS (1997)Dir: Barry Levinson. Stars: Kevin Bacon, Billy Crudup & Robert De NiroFour boys growing up in Hell's Kitchen play a prank that leads to an old man getting hurt. Sentenced to a year in the Wilkenson Center in upstate New York, the four friends are changed forever by the beating, humiliation and sexual abuse from the guards. However, thirteen years later, a chance meeting leads to revenge... An adult drama littered with first-rate actors, and with an interesting plot. The first half of the movie is a plummet from childhood innocence into a sinister underbelly, while the second half becomes an engrossing courtroom drama. It rarely puts a foot wrong and makes for an engrossing few hours of bleak tragedy and redemption. It's also a fantastic "hub" for the Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon game! Watch it for: The story |
30. THE ARRIVAL (1996)Dir: David Twohy. Stars: Charlie SheenZane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Strangely, Zane is fired soon after his discover, but embarks on a personal mission to determine the origins of the transmission... Essentially an expanded episode of The Twilight Zone, this went straight-to-video in the UK but became a diamond amongst the bottom-shelf shit. Twohy used the industry respect the film achieved to move onto greater things (Pitch Black, The Chronicles Of Riddick), and deservedly so. The Arrival is an intelligent sci-fi thriller with some competent effects and involving atmosphere. A small-scale classic. Watch it for: The ambition |
29. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1992)Dir: Joe Dante. Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates & John GloverBilly and Kate have moved to New York where they work for media mogul Daniel Clamp. Meanwhile, Gizmo's Chinese owner dies and the little Mogwai finds his way back to Billy, where he accidentally begins procreating those nasty Gremlins... The original Gremlins was a wonderfully anarchic movie, but the sequel is often forgotten about, which is a terrible shame. The first movie was supposed to be a horror film, but the inherently funny Gremlins prompted director Dante to engineer its latter-third into a gag-fest (the wheelchair granny, the cinema outing, etc). However, for the sequel, Dante goes straight for the funny bone. Gremlins 2 retains its anarchic streak, but expands the mayhem by giving the critters different traits (thanks to Christopher Lee's D.N.A lab). Hence, we have a flying Gremlin, a girl Gremlin, a talking Gremlin and a spider Gremlin. It's all a great deal of fun and has its tongue firmly in its cheek. Dante revels in the chaos and packs the screen with dozens of in-jokes and background sight gags. The moment when the Gremlins destroy the celluloid of the film they’re starring in is comedy gold. Wonderful. Watch it for: The pure joy |
28. AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)Dir: Mary Harron. Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux & Willem DafoePatrick Bateman is a homicidal maniac working on the New York stock exchange. His reasons for killing include envy of fellow co-workers, material obsession, and pure hatred. His lunacy escalates, but can he be stopped by a society apparently unable to see his true nature? Based on the infamous Brett Easton Ellis book, American Psycho was a late-'90s phenomenon that tempted a post-Titanic Leonard DiCaprio to take the Bateman role. Eventually, unknown British actor Bale took the lead and became one of modern cinema's best, but unrecognised, screen villains. The book is far more violent, sadistic and gratuitous – unpalatable for a mainstream release – so the movie instead focuses on the book’s satirical use of '80s sub-culture (greed, material wealth and shallow playboys). It's intelligently handled by Harron, with a brilliant central performance from Bale (who quite rightly has begun to take Hollywood by storm). Watch it for: Christian Bale |
27. BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY (1991)Dir: Peter Hewitt. Stars: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves & William SadlerThe distant future is a utopian paradise, thanks to the late-20th Century music of two idiot Californian teenagers called Bill and Ted. However, on the eve of a historically-significant Battle Of The Bands concert, a villain from the future sends two evil robot duplicates of Bill and Ted to alter the past... Keanu Reeves first became known by playing a slack-jawed, mumbling simpleton with two expressions. How times change. Or do they? Anyway, Bill and Ted was a huge influence on early-90's culture, paving the way for Wayne's World and bringing Californian surfer lingo to the masses. Bodacious, indeed. This sequel exhibits far more imagination than its predecessor did, with the simple-minded teens dying, visiting Hell (beating William Sadler's fabulous Grim Reaper at Battleships), then ascending to Heaven. Excellent! Watch it for: The battleships scene |
26. YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1985)Dir: Barry Levinson. Stars: Nicholas Rowe & Alan CoxThe famous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school and discover a plot to murder a series of British businessmen by an Egyptian cult... Boy's adventure, putting a youthful spin on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous creation. Plenty of old-school thrills and spills, plus the movie world's first CGI character (yep, Gollum's grandfather was a Stained Glass Knight!). This does exactly what you'd expect from the title and deserved to be enjoyed by a new audience brought up on Harry Potter books... Watch it for: The flying bicycle! |
25. THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)Dir: Luc Besson. Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman & Ian HolmThe distant future is threatened by the arrival of Evil, and only "The Fifth Element" can stop it – in the form of Milla Jovovich. She recruits the help of taxi driver Corben Dallas (Bruce Willis) to stop Mr Zorg (Gary Oldman) from profiting from Evil's destructive force... Europe finally got its own vision of the future with The Fifth Element, presenting the world as a techno-coloured sprawling metropolis. Director Besson's cherished project is an eye-popping extravaganza that probably inspired the cityscapes of George Lucas' Star Wars prequels, but it also becomes a little flat in the final third once Chris Tucker's whiny D.J joins the gang. A great deal of fun, but it just lacked that extra spark. Watch it for: The Eurotrashed New York City |
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