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	<title>Comments on: Top 50 Underappreciated  Films</title>
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		<title>By: K B</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/28/box-office-prophets-top-50-underappreciated-recent-films-25-21/comment-page-1/#comment-868</link>
		<dc:creator>K B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2004 07:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, if we were going further back in time, I would nominate Once Upon a Time in the West as the greatest underappreciated movie of all time.  In fact, it is the single greatest movie I have ever seen.  But I digress....

Searching for Bobby Fischer, which *is* on the 50 list, is a movie I regularly recommend to anyone who would like to understand the psychology of the chessplayer.  It&#039;s not a great movie, but it certainly warrants a grade of A.  My one caveat, which almost turns me against the movie:  It lies.  The climactic final round ended in a draw, not a victory for Josh.  That&#039;s a hard dishonest flaw to forgive-- but, darn it, I still like the movie.

[Final note:  One thing that is not distorted in the movie is the behavior of parents at these scholastic events.  It&#039;s as bad as all that.]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, if we were going further back in time, I would nominate Once Upon a Time in the West as the greatest underappreciated movie of all time.  In fact, it is the single greatest movie I have ever seen.  But I digress&#8230;.</p>
<p>Searching for Bobby Fischer, which *is* on the 50 list, is a movie I regularly recommend to anyone who would like to understand the psychology of the chessplayer.  It&#8217;s not a great movie, but it certainly warrants a grade of A.  My one caveat, which almost turns me against the movie:  It lies.  The climactic final round ended in a draw, not a victory for Josh.  That&#8217;s a hard dishonest flaw to forgive&#8211; but, darn it, I still like the movie.</p>
<p>[Final note:  One thing that is not distorted in the movie is the behavior of parents at these scholastic events.  It's as bad as all that.]</p>
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		<title>By: John C. Dvorak</title>
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		<dc:creator>John C. Dvorak</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2004 06:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Office Space was on BRAVO today and I had to watch it yet again. That movie is priceless.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Office Space was on BRAVO today and I had to watch it yet again. That movie is priceless.</p>
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		<title>By: Thomas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2004 03:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not surprisingly I haven&#039;t seen most on the list. Here&#039;s my thoughts about some that I did see:

Office Space
	funny as hell, but most movies about something other than artists are unapprecitated.
	
The Big Lebowski
	eh...wasn&#039;t that great. Wasn&#039;t that funny. 
	
Election
	As appreciated as it should have been IMO.
	
Dark City	
	Great film. Again, anything dark, sarcastic or non-mushy is a good candidate for &quot;under appreciated.&quot;
	
case in point:

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
	It&#039;s very British which is why it would fall into the category of &quot;under appreciated.&quot; Great movie, but slow at times.
	
Go
	eh...ok..Again, as appreciated as it should have been.
	
Rounders
	Was very much appreciated and quite excellent. Really jump started Damon&#039;s and Norton&#039;s career.  Awesome movie.
	
Mallrats
	was not under appreciated..its was *over* appreciated. Worst of Kevin Smith&#039;s films. Clerks was also under appreciated and was far, far, far better.
	
Quick and The Dead
	Are you kidding me? That movie sucked my dog&#039;s !@#$. Terrible movie. The worst Eastwood movie blows away The Quick and the Dead. Sharon Stone as a gun fighter was the worst idea since new Coke.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not surprisingly I haven&#8217;t seen most on the list. Here&#8217;s my thoughts about some that I did see:</p>
<p>Office Space<br />
	funny as hell, but most movies about something other than artists are unapprecitated.</p>
<p>The Big Lebowski<br />
	eh&#8230;wasn&#8217;t that great. Wasn&#8217;t that funny. </p>
<p>Election<br />
	As appreciated as it should have been IMO.</p>
<p>Dark City<br />
	Great film. Again, anything dark, sarcastic or non-mushy is a good candidate for &#8220;under appreciated.&#8221;</p>
<p>case in point:</p>
<p>Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels<br />
	It&#8217;s very British which is why it would fall into the category of &#8220;under appreciated.&#8221; Great movie, but slow at times.</p>
<p>Go<br />
	eh&#8230;ok..Again, as appreciated as it should have been.</p>
<p>Rounders<br />
	Was very much appreciated and quite excellent. Really jump started Damon&#8217;s and Norton&#8217;s career.  Awesome movie.</p>
<p>Mallrats<br />
	was not under appreciated..its was *over* appreciated. Worst of Kevin Smith&#8217;s films. Clerks was also under appreciated and was far, far, far better.</p>
<p>Quick and The Dead<br />
	Are you kidding me? That movie sucked my dog&#8217;s !@#$. Terrible movie. The worst Eastwood movie blows away The Quick and the Dead. Sharon Stone as a gun fighter was the worst idea since new Coke.</p>
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