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Know any films that were good to excellent, yet did not hit it big at the box office? Perhaps you would care to list them here.
One such film comes to mind, "The Producers". This film, starring Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell, Nathan Lane and Uma Thurman had varied, unusual storyline, satire and drama. Excellent, it is peppered with hackneyed one liners, boring plot and gosh golly shock horror its a musical. Yet, in my mind, it is one of Will Ferrell's best performances. The acting was top notch, Uma a delight as always. I tolerated, hey, even liked Matthew Broderick for the entire movie.
The film worked. How do I know that? I went to see it on the big screen in Johannesburg, South Africa. They are a tough audience. They like action and comedy. That's it. Many will not own up to liking porn. The ladies watch drama and romance, when they can, as the men don't usually allow it. It has to be on the women's own time mostly. The South African audience does not do musicals, 'cept for the kid's with their recent 'High School Musical" and the one with Beyonce. Well, I was blown away. People in the audience were laughing. The cinema was quite full too, despite the movie being in it's second week.
Will Ferrell as the nazi sympathising beserker was so convincing, well enacted, it was a thrill and a joy to watch.
Know any other such movies? Those that were good or excellent but that not everyone went to watch?
One such film comes to mind, "The Producers". This film, starring Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell, Nathan Lane and Uma Thurman had varied, unusual storyline, satire and drama. Excellent, it is peppered with hackneyed one liners, boring plot and gosh golly shock horror its a musical. Yet, in my mind, it is one of Will Ferrell's best performances. The acting was top notch, Uma a delight as always. I tolerated, hey, even liked Matthew Broderick for the entire movie.
The film worked. How do I know that? I went to see it on the big screen in Johannesburg, South Africa. They are a tough audience. They like action and comedy. That's it. Many will not own up to liking porn. The ladies watch drama and romance, when they can, as the men don't usually allow it. It has to be on the women's own time mostly. The South African audience does not do musicals, 'cept for the kid's with their recent 'High School Musical" and the one with Beyonce. Well, I was blown away. People in the audience were laughing. The cinema was quite full too, despite the movie being in it's second week.
Will Ferrell as the nazi sympathising beserker was so convincing, well enacted, it was a thrill and a joy to watch.
Know any other such movies? Those that were good or excellent but that not everyone went to watch?
