Underappreciated Movies/Shows

[GasSavers_RoadWarrior]

BTW Schwarzenegger is terrible but I like his earlier sci-fi stuff like Running Man and Total Recall.

Also in the "terrible but somehow good" category is "Lost Boys" it's not really a horror film that much, and has some really funny bits if you let high expectations go and just go along for the ride.

[GasSavers_maximilian]

I never saw a Schwarzenegger film for the acting. The Terminator is probably the one I liked best. The first one, where he stuck to playing a completely emotionless machine. Suited his talents perfectly.

[jcp123]

Originally Posted by maximilian

The Shield is really great, but it's gotten a lot of fairly recent publicity. That's why I haven't been adding a lot cult stuff to the thread, since I figure people will've already heard of it most likely. Apparently when they were first casting for The Shield, FX had such a bad reputation that actors the producer had never even heard of were refusing to audition for it.

Really? I never knew many people who watched it or heard of it, but then, I don't think it'd have been terribly popular in this neck of the woods anyway.

[GasSavers_maximilian]

Only being on FX definitely limited its exposure. Took a while, but it won an American Film Institute Award in 2008. Just in time for it to end, ironically.

[bowtieguy]

Originally Posted by maximilian

I never saw a Schwarzenegger film for the acting. The Terminator is probably the one I liked best. The first one, where he stuck to playing a completely emotionless machine. Suited his talents perfectly.

yes, and his best acting is done now as the Governator. it's a drama about his bleeding heart for the pepople of california.

i suppose he has aspirations of becoming the prez someday if an amendment allows foreign born candidates. problem is he'd have to run democrat to have a chance, 'cause he ain't no conservative!

[GasSavers_maximilian]

Have fun with that.