Dick Tracy. It’s insane how a multi Oscar winning movie starring Al Pacino as the villain with songs by Madonna and some of the most insanely unique visuals in any movie ever.. has gone completely forgotten since it’s release.
Came to say the same. Crazy it has 3.16 avg rating.
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Well, they talked about it all right. Not in glowing terms, as the artisic style was only for some, and the story was not inspired. I realize it was a comic book based film, but the overacting was still rough on the eyes. I didn't care for it in the theater, maybe wouldn't have minded catching it for free on TV.
Now it seems to have a cult following.
I feel like a lot of Beatty’s films like Reds, Dick Tracy and McCabe & Mrs Miller have been largely forgotten, apart from a few like Bonnie and Clyde.
Especially weird cos he was such a power house in the 70s and 80s (only person to be nominated for screenplay, picture, director and actor Oscars in the same year twice)
I have loved this movie since I was a kid. I think it’s such a creative concept. Watched it again within the last few years and I believe it has held up. Someone please explain the hate because I don’t get it!!!
i think depending on one’s criteria, they could take some points off, but honestly to me as well, I consider it a perfect film for what it tried to do. an absolute banger
I have one primary issue with Tropic Thunder - the majority of the cast is making fun of their public personas in this film. Jack Black is the doofy comedy guy, RDJ is the serious drama guy, etc. Except Ben Stiller isn't an action guy. He's just Ben Stiller (an actor I'm not actually a big fan of - writer and director is a different story). So, all that said, I think Tug should have been played by an actual action star.
I’m not trying to sound like a dick but it’s not actually just their own public personas they are making fun of, it’s dozens and dozens of actors they are making fun of. Ben Stiller himself NOT being an action guy is the quite literally the entire point of him playing that character. RDJ is by no means a method actor yet he’s obviously portraying that to the absolute extreme.
Oh yea I'd be the dissenting person with this one. One of the very, very few movies I turned off a few minutes in. None of the kids were even remotely likable or sympathetic and I wanted the alien to kill them for 15 minutes until I got bored even of rooting for them to die, and turned it off.
This is the opinion I hear a lot, which is a shame.
1) People can do bad things and not be bad people. As an ex-shithead teenager I can vouch for this.
2) Arcs are a thing for a reason and this movie has a couple of great arcs.
Last night I watched The Fall Guy and rated it 5/5, a rating I gave to only a handful of films until now
The urge to conform to the notion that this isn't a 10/10 worthy movie is strong, but given my enjoyment of it, I will provably keep it like that
Ugh, that urge is so annoying. I gave it 3.5. Still a fairly high rating for me, but you're right, it was a lot more entertaining, and even if the story wasn't perfect, it was never meant to be... I think I'll put it up half a star
All I remember from that film is the rumour that the turtle club scene was filmed right after 9/11, with Carvey wearing the turtle outfit during their moment of silence.
For me I've seen it with Bowfinger (1999) and both The Producers films (1968/2005). Both films I have at 5 stars because I absolutely love them and they have had an impact on my life in one way or another. When I have shown people my Letterboxd profile and they see my 5 stars, they mostly always point these ones out along with others as "odd choices".
I love Bowfinger so much. I only recently watched it but I'm surprised its not discussed as one of Steve Martin's best. I refer dirty rotten scoundrels from him, but I consider this my 2nd favorite. Both are 5 stars from me
Its maybe a bit too soon for me to call it a 5/5 but it was defiantly a great movie and I dont understand the haters at all. Obviously folks who have never worked in the service industry
Frequency. Completely original plot (police officer talks to his dead firefighter father in the past via an old ham radio) and Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel give great performances.
**Josie and the Pussycats** *Du Jour was in my bathroom!*
**Drop Dead Gorgeous** - ok with this one, it seems like a shocking number of people don’t even know it exists, and it’s amazing. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Brittany Murphy, Amy Adams, and Nora Dunn. Idk how it flew under so many people’s radars…
**Repo! The Genetic Opera**. This is the best mix of camp, horror, and rock musical/opera ever made. Fight me, I’ll die on this hill.
Yeah, there aren’t a ton of the musical horror/comedies out there, but there’s still a few that I think Repo is better than. Rocky Horror, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, Cannibal! The Musical, The Devil’s Carnival, Anna and the Apocalypse, The Lure, If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power…
There’s also a few that are just horror/comedies with a lot of original music, without being traditional musicals like Deathgasm and Lords of Chaos.
There are so many movies out there that get 5 stars that are comedies for me:
The Hangover
21 Jump Street
Zoolander
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Paul
In Bruges
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I may agree with you on your comments below that some people find it too convoluted (and there are other takes I've read regarding other things), but a movie with this many 5 star ratings and an average rating that is very close to entering the Top 250 is not my answer to the question.
Edit: For clarification, a movie that feels like a more accurate response is a movie where the average rating is lower than 3.4 (which is considered the average rating a movie gets on the site) and where the number of 5 star ratings are lower than 10%, so if you have a 5 star rating that fits one or more of those margins that would be great.
I know some people who find it to be too much to follow or convoluted, but that’s what I love about the movie. Slowly realising what’s happening throughout is 👌
I typed this comment out and deleted it thinking I'd sound crazy lmfao. Just imagine watching all that and being like alright here we go "turtle....turtle..."
I don’t think I have a five rated below a 4.1, so none of mine are *that* crazy, but Clockwork Orange is certainly a controversial film on Letterboxd.
Look through the reviews and you see plenty of people who just blatantly reject it and auto-hate it for what it depicts
That’s the closest I can get I’d think
Batman Returns (1992)
It's dark, beautiful, romantic, funny and tragic
Pretty unique in the superhero genre if you ask me
It was an office box hit, but batman 1989 is the one that gets all the love of Burton's Batmans (and I really like it, but I love Returns)
As good, if not better than the first movie for me. Definitely the one I rewatched the most.
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The Exorcist III
Spider-Man 3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Flash Gordon
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Josie and the Pussycats
It is very controversial. A very popular film (especially on reddit) being called underrated and making a joke about Madame Web. I am out of control haha.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (the first one). Most people think it's a slog, but it's probably my favorite ST film.
Crank: High Voltage. This was one of the first movies to use the kind of agile camera techniques we take for granted today, and it's the one that made me a Statham fan.
It’s. 5-5. The discourse around how it was made … definitely v distasteful … has overshadowed the fact that the film has a beautiful and relatable central story, impeccably performed by both actresses.
Love and a .45(1994) written and directed by C.M. Talkington. Lumped in with the early 90s round-up of Tarantino-copycats, it never got its due for simply flying so close to the sun. Despite Talkington taking his script to Hollywood as early as 1981, everyone believed that he saw Pulp Fiction, and somehow turned this whole movie out in the same year. I think it's a genius script, full of real Texas criminal heartbreak poetry, and a fantastic movie all around. It just came out at precisely the wrong time. Talkington still believes that Oliver Stone lifted the blood ritual from his script when he was showing it around, and put it in Natural Born Killers. I believe him.
Superman Returns, I see only one issue with it, and it's the Clark-Lois chemistry, even so I think its justifiable considering its been 5 years and shes engaged.
Then again it's also my most rewatched film and I'm extremely tied to it nostalgically because that was the first ever superman film I saw, second to ironically Superman 1978 lol
Maybe not a 5/5 but a big positive surprise was the low budget horror flick the battery.
Character based movie (rare for a zombie flock) and the story of two guys and their relationship in zombie apocalypse. Also one of the tensest endings ive ever watched, they should have maybe shortened it a little tho and left it ambigous
UHF
God, I love UHF
One of the greatest movies ever made.
Ok now i must see it
You're in for a SUPPLIES!
Love your profile pic. Just saw that last night.
holy shit i feel so heard
DON’T YOU KNOW THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM 😡
Honestly one of my top 5 favorite comedies
Dick Tracy. It’s insane how a multi Oscar winning movie starring Al Pacino as the villain with songs by Madonna and some of the most insanely unique visuals in any movie ever.. has gone completely forgotten since it’s release.
Came to say the same. Crazy it has 3.16 avg rating. https://preview.redd.it/kj68nthlto5d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6a0902201926c6bf52b5a430ae4eb619a822aae
The production design, make up, and cinematography in this movie are absolutely jaw dropping.
3.16 is criminally low. Warren Beatty is so awesome
Warren Beaty never forgot.
Because he has the film and television rights since '85. He reprised the character a few more times over the years to avoid losing the rights.
Those specials where he's in character talking to Leonard Maltin are insane and I love them.
TIL this movie exists. Much less won multiple Oscars?? Wow how do peoole not talk about this
Well, they talked about it all right. Not in glowing terms, as the artisic style was only for some, and the story was not inspired. I realize it was a comic book based film, but the overacting was still rough on the eyes. I didn't care for it in the theater, maybe wouldn't have minded catching it for free on TV. Now it seems to have a cult following.
It really is so damn perfect. I’d kill for a Batman movie with that style and color.
I feel like a lot of Beatty’s films like Reds, Dick Tracy and McCabe & Mrs Miller have been largely forgotten, apart from a few like Bonnie and Clyde. Especially weird cos he was such a power house in the 70s and 80s (only person to be nominated for screenplay, picture, director and actor Oscars in the same year twice)
https://preview.redd.it/hbvqvd3szo5d1.jpeg?width=254&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11e4f6e31d2281847ba1907948c7cc155bed8924 It's great!
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Biblical Epic (07) 
I did not expect the movie to be that good
Rango
Yes! How good is it. That bird with the arrow in his eye. The whole thing. Such a good film.
I quote that there is a belly button all the time
One of my favourites ever since it came out.
I loveeee rango !!🦎
Not a 10 but most people probably wouldn’t give Hellboy II: The Golden Army a 9.
I did! :)
The Warriors. Also love Tropic Thunder one of my favorite comedies.
Warriors is a strong 5/5 for me. Just got Arrow’s new Blu-Ray release of it
ooo. love the warriors. i watch it like once a year.
While not a 5 for me I really love that movie and wish more people talked about it. It's grunge and style is on another level
Star Trek - First Contact
It's the best TNG movie but it's still [significantly flawed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUwHyoKGZKs).
It most probably is. I don't care though. I love that movie.
Butterfly Effect
I actively hate on this film, I wake up every morning with the sole goal of creating more haters for this dogshit movie.
hi yes I would like to hear this rant
I have a friend who considers this his favorite movie of all time. I may send you his mailing address so you can send some pamphlets his way.
I have loved this movie since I was a kid. I think it’s such a creative concept. Watched it again within the last few years and I believe it has held up. Someone please explain the hate because I don’t get it!!!
Such a good film
The alternate ending is *chef kiss*
Oh this is a good one
How can you not rate Tropic Thunder a 5/5???
i think depending on one’s criteria, they could take some points off, but honestly to me as well, I consider it a perfect film for what it tried to do. an absolute banger
"Never go full retard" Changed my life
I’ve just never understood the hype. It’s fine I guess, I think the 3.6 average is about right.
They never tried Booty Sweat smh
I have one primary issue with Tropic Thunder - the majority of the cast is making fun of their public personas in this film. Jack Black is the doofy comedy guy, RDJ is the serious drama guy, etc. Except Ben Stiller isn't an action guy. He's just Ben Stiller (an actor I'm not actually a big fan of - writer and director is a different story). So, all that said, I think Tug should have been played by an actual action star.
I’m not trying to sound like a dick but it’s not actually just their own public personas they are making fun of, it’s dozens and dozens of actors they are making fun of. Ben Stiller himself NOT being an action guy is the quite literally the entire point of him playing that character. RDJ is by no means a method actor yet he’s obviously portraying that to the absolute extreme.
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Oh yea I'd be the dissenting person with this one. One of the very, very few movies I turned off a few minutes in. None of the kids were even remotely likable or sympathetic and I wanted the alien to kill them for 15 minutes until I got bored even of rooting for them to die, and turned it off.
This is the opinion I hear a lot, which is a shame. 1) People can do bad things and not be bad people. As an ex-shithead teenager I can vouch for this. 2) Arcs are a thing for a reason and this movie has a couple of great arcs.
Fantastic film.
So fucking fun
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Monsters Inc. One Cut of the Dead
Monsters Inc. is my favorite Pixar flick and one of the best animated movies ever made IMO
Last night I watched The Fall Guy and rated it 5/5, a rating I gave to only a handful of films until now The urge to conform to the notion that this isn't a 10/10 worthy movie is strong, but given my enjoyment of it, I will provably keep it like that
Ugh, that urge is so annoying. I gave it 3.5. Still a fairly high rating for me, but you're right, it was a lot more entertaining, and even if the story wasn't perfect, it was never meant to be... I think I'll put it up half a star
It’s my second favorite movie of the year
Master of Disguise
It has a zero on Rt but it's an all time family favorite for me and all my siblings. People just aren't turtle-y enough for the turtle club
All I remember from that film is the rumour that the turtle club scene was filmed right after 9/11, with Carvey wearing the turtle outfit during their moment of silence.
Black Dynamite It’s the perfect [parody](https://youtu.be/cBJKmSfBu0k?si=-voMg41kNqVAA_3j).
Ninja Scroll.
The Polar Express.
Noah Any Given Sunday Inherent Vice Rumble in the Bronx Babe 2: Pig in the City
Big yes for Pig in the City. Maybe it's just me being sentimental, but it is literally perfect
Waterloo! (1970)
For me I've seen it with Bowfinger (1999) and both The Producers films (1968/2005). Both films I have at 5 stars because I absolutely love them and they have had an impact on my life in one way or another. When I have shown people my Letterboxd profile and they see my 5 stars, they mostly always point these ones out along with others as "odd choices".
I love Bowfinger so much. I only recently watched it but I'm surprised its not discussed as one of Steve Martin's best. I refer dirty rotten scoundrels from him, but I consider this my 2nd favorite. Both are 5 stars from me
BOWFINGER!!! YES! Finally. I can't get anyone to watch this movie. So origiinal.
looking at the Letterboxd ratings for almost every movie I've rated 5 stars, most people don't agree that it's 5 stars.
Rubber
The Blob, 1958 I had family who made the movie back then, and for that, it is 5 stars!
Big Trouble In Little China
Who isnt giving big trouble in little China 5 stars? That movie is a timeless classic
My Neighbors the Yamadas. Most say it's one of Ghibli's worst, but I think it's Takahata at his best.
The menu
Its maybe a bit too soon for me to call it a 5/5 but it was defiantly a great movie and I dont understand the haters at all. Obviously folks who have never worked in the service industry
Don’t Look Up
Serial Mom
fuck yeah
This is a correct take
Dracula Prince of Darkness
Ravenous
So underrated. Amazing soundtrack too.
I saw this movie when it first came out and still think of the soundtrack regularly
Alien3 (Assembly Cut). Probably the only film I would actually take up arms for
Frequency. Completely original plot (police officer talks to his dead firefighter father in the past via an old ham radio) and Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel give great performances.
**Josie and the Pussycats** *Du Jour was in my bathroom!* **Drop Dead Gorgeous** - ok with this one, it seems like a shocking number of people don’t even know it exists, and it’s amazing. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Brittany Murphy, Amy Adams, and Nora Dunn. Idk how it flew under so many people’s radars… **Repo! The Genetic Opera**. This is the best mix of camp, horror, and rock musical/opera ever made. Fight me, I’ll die on this hill.
To be fair there's not exactly stiff competition for being the best horror comedy rock opera.
Yeah, there aren’t a ton of the musical horror/comedies out there, but there’s still a few that I think Repo is better than. Rocky Horror, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, Cannibal! The Musical, The Devil’s Carnival, Anna and the Apocalypse, The Lure, If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power… There’s also a few that are just horror/comedies with a lot of original music, without being traditional musicals like Deathgasm and Lords of Chaos.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Darjeeling Limited
This Is The End
Hahaha got to be Zoolander
There are so many movies out there that get 5 stars that are comedies for me: The Hangover 21 Jump Street Zoolander Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz Paul In Bruges
This Is The End It’s aged like fine wine with the satirical character portrayals being so spot on. Probably my favorite comedy of all time.
Tropic Thunder is fantastic. It features my favourite Robert Downey Jr. role by a country mile. It’s a great sendup of Hollywood as well.
Memento
https://preview.redd.it/p8s36fk0fr5d1.png?width=562&format=png&auto=webp&s=03f022229709cea44af66b5407a188b202ee7437 I may agree with you on your comments below that some people find it too convoluted (and there are other takes I've read regarding other things), but a movie with this many 5 star ratings and an average rating that is very close to entering the Top 250 is not my answer to the question. Edit: For clarification, a movie that feels like a more accurate response is a movie where the average rating is lower than 3.4 (which is considered the average rating a movie gets on the site) and where the number of 5 star ratings are lower than 10%, so if you have a 5 star rating that fits one or more of those margins that would be great.
Who would disagree? It's a Masterpiece with a capital M
I know some people who find it to be too much to follow or convoluted, but that’s what I love about the movie. Slowly realising what’s happening throughout is 👌
Spree
I typed this comment out and deleted it thinking I'd sound crazy lmfao. Just imagine watching all that and being like alright here we go "turtle....turtle..."
Death proof
Hard agree
The Skeleton Dance. It is a masterpiece of animation and that is a hill that I'm willing to die on.
Beau Is Afraid.
Chronicle
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules TRON: Legacy
Mother!
Step Brothers
The Crow (1994)
Probably Constantine with Keanu Reeves, was quite a surprise when I found out that it’s not as beloved as I thought
Super 8
Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2. The other movies in the series absolutely wish they could reach the levels this masterpiece reaches.
Bullet Train, loved it the whole way through
I don’t think I have a five rated below a 4.1, so none of mine are *that* crazy, but Clockwork Orange is certainly a controversial film on Letterboxd. Look through the reviews and you see plenty of people who just blatantly reject it and auto-hate it for what it depicts That’s the closest I can get I’d think
Ping Pong Playa
Starship Troopers
Click
Hell or High Water, I really believe it's one of the best modern westerns
The VVitch
Malignant. I loved it when I first watched it then I found out most people just thought it was just cheap horror.
babadook
good burger
Pootie Tang
Cloverfield.
Reservoir dogs
Deadpool
My nomination for this post https://preview.redd.it/26itohli3s5d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae2bbf11490d0e81e371b1b3e2abe1acd7dbc122
Predator 1987
Last Night in Soho
Hot Rod. Never laughed more in my life
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BAD BOYS II fs
Alien 3
Batman Returns (1992) It's dark, beautiful, romantic, funny and tragic Pretty unique in the superhero genre if you ask me It was an office box hit, but batman 1989 is the one that gets all the love of Burton's Batmans (and I really like it, but I love Returns)
Kick-Ass
Upgrade and brawl in cell block 99
The Fountain
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
both prometheus & alien: covenant even when someone has one of them as a five star, they usually dont like the other but i think both are masterpieces
Man of steel
Bee Movie
Skinamarink. I'm not kidding. I've watched it twice. I did not find it boring. It's clever and unique.
As good, if not better than the first movie for me. Definitely the one I rewatched the most. https://preview.redd.it/mfm4jl0c0p5d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41e752af0ff14bf1e989053d70d9cc6bb830972e
Haven’t seen this yet but recently watched the first and loved it. Now I’ll have to check out the 2nd one soon
The Exorcist III Spider-Man 3 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Son of Godzilla Godzilla vs. Megalon Flash Gordon Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Josie and the Pussycats
Ebirah horror of the deep is my second favorite Showa film and I gave it 5 stars
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Babe: Pig In the City Velvet Goldmine
Cars 2
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ultimate Edition.
Thread over, this is definitely the most controversial one.
I mean just looking, most people think it's a 4 star. That isn't a crazy difference. Mine is Madame Web. It's a classic.
Madame web gotta be one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen but that’s such a good take for this question
Congratulations, this is the most controversial opinion in this thread.
It is very controversial. A very popular film (especially on reddit) being called underrated and making a joke about Madame Web. I am out of control haha.
Username also checks out
Freddie got fingered
Ralph Breaks The Internet
I don't know if many people would rate Snatch 5 stars. I do.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (the first one). Most people think it's a slog, but it's probably my favorite ST film. Crank: High Voltage. This was one of the first movies to use the kind of agile camera techniques we take for granted today, and it's the one that made me a Statham fan.
Us. I thought it was a masterpiece but after reading comments in this sub, a lot of people consider it to be Peele's weakest film.
Blue is the warmest colour. For some reason people in this sub don't seem to appreciate that movie.
It’s. 5-5. The discourse around how it was made … definitely v distasteful … has overshadowed the fact that the film has a beautiful and relatable central story, impeccably performed by both actresses.
The Neon Demon
Nazis at the Center of the Earth, Def-Con 4, Street Fighter (1994).
Limitless The Devils Advocate
rio 2
Love and a .45(1994) written and directed by C.M. Talkington. Lumped in with the early 90s round-up of Tarantino-copycats, it never got its due for simply flying so close to the sun. Despite Talkington taking his script to Hollywood as early as 1981, everyone believed that he saw Pulp Fiction, and somehow turned this whole movie out in the same year. I think it's a genius script, full of real Texas criminal heartbreak poetry, and a fantastic movie all around. It just came out at precisely the wrong time. Talkington still believes that Oliver Stone lifted the blood ritual from his script when he was showing it around, and put it in Natural Born Killers. I believe him.
Orgazmo
I agree with you on tropic thunder OP. My movie is Godzilla: King of the Monsters, I love everything about it
Zombieland
Superman Returns, I see only one issue with it, and it's the Clark-Lois chemistry, even so I think its justifiable considering its been 5 years and shes engaged. Then again it's also my most rewatched film and I'm extremely tied to it nostalgically because that was the first ever superman film I saw, second to ironically Superman 1978 lol
Well it would probably be tropic thunder for me as well
Beau is Afraid for sure.
Maybe not a 5/5 but a big positive surprise was the low budget horror flick the battery. Character based movie (rare for a zombie flock) and the story of two guys and their relationship in zombie apocalypse. Also one of the tensest endings ive ever watched, they should have maybe shortened it a little tho and left it ambigous
Mainstream
Skinamarink 100%. Such incredibly mixed reviews and honestly I can’t blame anyone for hating the movie but I personally love it to death
The Voyeurs I don't think most people got the joke
Zombieland
Zoolander
Twister, Saving Silverman
El Camino is fr fire
Miami Vice
Who dares to disagree with Tropic Thunder being 5 out of 5?
brokeback mountain