Top 5 Films You (Probably) Missed This Summer

– September 1, 2011Posted in: Features

Top 5 Films You Missed This Summer

With summer coming to an unofficial end this weekend, it’s time to reflect on some of the movies that were overlooked for giant blockbusters like Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2. These are movies that were all great and deserved to have been hits but, due to poor marketing, they failed to connect with the masses and fizzled out faster than Marvel churns out its superhero movies these days. If you can still find these playing, they’re well worth checking out.

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Tags: Another Earth, Beautiful Boy, films missed, list, summer 2011, Terri, The Change-Up, Top 5, Winnie the Pooh

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Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
Anonymous
Okay. Haven’t seen any of them. Likely won’t.
There hasn’t been a Disney Winnie the Pooh film that was worth the match to burn it with.
Have you ever read the original stories, and if so, how can you possibly enjoy Disney’s hackneyed adaptations that try very hard to de-Anglicise stories and characters who derive so much of their charm from the very Englishness.
========================
The Change-Up i might watch.
On DVD,
After pretty much everything else on my Netflix list including Galaxina.
====================
That you could say that Another Earth has “a solid underlying sci-fi story” pretty much invalidates your opinion right there. That’s like praising a John Wayne Western for its profound insight into relationships between the Cavalry and the American Indian.
===========================
“One of the most depressing films of the year.” And apparently about some fairly uninteresting people as well.
I’ll be sure to run right out and see it.
Not.

In fact, i think i’ll wait till it comes out on DVD to not see it.
==============================
Citing Harold & Maude in praise of a film does not win it points with me. I might watch Terri in spite of you recommendation – once it comes out on DVD. Maybe.
- PCapel
  Wowee you sound like a really fun person to be around, can I be your friend? Your first and only friend? You are more negative than an electron and less funny than Rove McManus. Please give up, on life, comedy, everything.
- PCapel
  Wowee you sound like a really fun person to be around, can I be your friend? Your first and only friend? You are more negative than an electron and less funny than Rove McManus. Please give up, on life, comedy, everything.
- PCapel
  Wowee you sound like a really fun person to be around, can I be your friend? Your first and only friend? You are more negative than an electron and less funny than Rove McManus. Please give up, on life, comedy, everything.
- PCapel
  Wowee you sound like a really fun person to be around, can I be your friend? Your first and only friend? You are more negative than an electron and less funny than Rove McManus. Please give up, on life, comedy, everything.
- http://twitter.com/EatMorePez Peter Pez
  For a person with no first hand knowledge of any of these films (you said you saw none of them) you sure do seem to know an awful lot about them.
- W.T. Pooh
  that was the most pointless whiney post i’ve ever read, anywhere. You sir, are a knob splash. If your going to be a douche about the whole thing, why not try recommend alternatives. At least then you’d be a douche with credibility. Or does your negative outlook prevent you from contributing in a way that benefits another person in any way?
  - Anonymous
    Not whining at all. Just explaining why i won’t be seeing these films.
    .
    Why should i recommend alternatives?
    .
    Not my function. My function here is to point out
    why this guy’s opinion is worth somewhat less than Roger Ebert’s, say. (Just to choose one example at random.)
    If Ebert recommended these films, he might be able to explain why i ought to see them.
    This guy advances absolutely no valid points, basically just says “These are five films I liked and you should like them too because I’m smarter than you and have better taste.”
    Of the bunch, the only one he mentions (beside the Disney “Pooh”, which might not suck dead moose through a straw … but it’d be the first Disney Pooh that doesn’t) that sounds likeit has characters i’d like to have living in my head after i see it is Terri – and then he goes and spoils that by comparing it to Harold & Maude.
    Oh – Another Earth has no validity as “sci-fi” (a term that basically proves the person using it knows nothing science fiction) – as in, it’s built around a stupid idea that isn’t remotely possible. Which means that the people behind it probably lavished just as much care on a plausible or watchable story.
    I said i wouldn’t be watching these films. I said why. I didn’t say they were bad – i said the DIsney was almost certainly bad, but that’s a bit different.
    You wanna explain to me why i should watch any of them?
    (A challenge extended to the others who resorted to ad hominem instead of actually refuring what i said. Yes, Peter Pez and PCapel, that’s you.)
    - Anonymous
      Since the link isn’t obvious in my last sentence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem#Abusive.
    - jodiakattack
      True that Another Earth has a scientifically and physical impossibilty at it’s heart. An object that large within that proximity would cause mass destruction. It is a movie though, suspension of belief and all that. And while it’s not strictly “sci-fi” neither is a lot of what appears on the channel bearing that name. It does have a wonderful what if story of shatttered aspirations and what-could-be’s played by basically 2 actors throughout. Also in reference to ad hominem “Which means that the people behind it probably lavished just as much care on a plausible or watchable story.” It works both ways. Give the movie a chance. It flys by and the last 20 seconds before credits, hell the last 5 seconds before credits are worth it.
Guest
This guy praised The Change-Up. Let’s get him.
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Anonymous
I saw Terri. A film celebrating and trying to squeeze meaning out of banal mediocrity. It’s only good for junior high flashbacks. The rest is slow, rather depressing and pointless.
http://twitter.com/darktaxidermist Davide Coppola
Another Earth looks amazing. I can’t wait to see it!
Frankgrijalva
That’s too bad more people didn’t go see the new Winnie the Pooh, myself included. But my daughter’s still to young to sit thru a movie in the theatres. I’ll definately be scooping it up on blu-ray for her though.
Ro828
I would love to have seen TERRI, BEAUTIFUL BOY, and especially ANOTHER EARTH. But we live in Central Texas and have two huge multiplex theaters that have excellent projection and sound systems. But they only carry multiplex movies. It’s the old story: 18 screens, with TRANSFORMERS playing on more than half of them.
Guest
Sarah’s Key, Buck, The Perfect Host, Page One:Inside The New York Times, Incendies and honorable mention for The Devil’s Double
Reidwright
Hesher , Hanna , Midnight in Paris , Tree Of Life. Movies not everyone will have seen but all definitely worth a look.
Pedro
I don’t think it makes any difference how good “The Change Up” may (or may not) have been, quite frankly I’m over the ‘Body Swap’ concept, there’s just too many films of this genre. Ever since Freaky Friday every man and his dog seems to get a hold of this concept, I remember a version with Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron as father and son swapping bodies.
However they did do a great take of the body swap concept in an episode of Farscape which was brilliantly done and quite funny.
Matthalabooe
Attack the Block was the best movie of summer that few people have seen. Heck, it’s the best movie I’ve seen all year so far.
Ceallachain
‘Kill the Irishman’
‘Super’
‘Kaboom’
‘Trust’
‘Joueuse (Queen to Play)’
http://www.youtube.com/vulpix Vulpix
Another Earth, A Beautiful Boy, and Terri never came out in my city (population 250,000+). I’ll rent them when I get the chance.
I’m always complaining about the dominance of CGI movies over traditional, but when the rare traditionally animated film comes out, they tend to be geared toward much younger audiences and I don’t see it. It’s giving me a guilt complex.
Vitalogst
It seems like none of your readers agree with you, perhaps you shouldn’t offer your opinion. Furthermore, you missed a couple of great films, “Beginners”. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Melanie Laurent give amazing performances from an excellent script. “A Better Life”, while at times melodramatic, also told a really good story of a illegal immigrant father trying to the best for his teenage son in Los Angeles. The lead actor Demián Bichir absolutely deserves a nomination for his performance.
Anonymous
I agree with you, Brian.
1. Winnie the Pooh might actually be making fun of people that can’t read (because it’s the inability to read, and spell, that gets the characters into all sorts of trouble). But it’s wonderful.
2. The Change-Up was much funnier than I had imagined. I would have liked to have seen more randomness (like different girls showing up at Reynolds apartment EVERY night and watching Bateman try to deal with each one) as opposed to ONLY plot-specific events. I laughed harder than I did at Hangover 2 and Horrible Bosses.
3 & 4. Didn’t get to catch either.
5. Just watched Another Earth. I’m in love.
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