Name some movies you think are underrated, or unfairly maligned...
...OK. I'll begin. I don't care what anyone says, I like "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves". *Deep sigh*. There. I'm out of the closet. It looks beautiful, has a gorgeous score, is a good piece of storytelling with a smooth rhythm to the action, and has an over-the-top, almost Pythonesque performance by Alan Rickman that stands out from the rest of the film, but in a way that is cool and not annoying. And I don't give a damn about Costner's American accent. The actual people of the 12th century didn't sound any more like modern Englishmen and women than they did like Americans. The film has been over-edited--I'd like to have seen more of the Geraldine McEwan character, whose role was drastically cut. But while it isn't as good--obviously--as the Errol Flynn Robin Hood, it's still a worthy film.
OK--what are your guilty pleasures?
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I love this movie. It has very few spoken words. I'm also not usually a fan of movies about animals, but this is my favorite movie.
from wikipedia:
The Bear (known as L'Ours in its original release) is a 1988 French family film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and released by TriStar Pictures. Adapted from the novel The Grizzly King (1916) by American author James Oliver Curwood, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach. Set in late 19th-century British Columbia, Canada, the film tells the story of an orphaned bear cub who befriends an adult male grizzly as hunters pursue them through the wild. Several of the themes explored in the story include orphanhood, peril and protection, and mercy toward and on the behalf of a reformed hunter.
Unmatched in 'fantasy adventure' quality until 'Lord of the Rings' started!
It has a cult following, though!
The fight and chase scenes are way too long and don't advance the plot enough to warrant their length.
However, overall I think it's a really interesting psychological study of the two characters and how they view their missions as heroes.
It is a very dark and scary movie, so I think DC made a mistake in marketing it as a "summer blockbuster". It's really not that kind of movie at all.
And, I LIKE Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He is a much more warm and engaging presence than Christian Bale was. Maybe the Bale performance is more true to the character, but Affleck is much more my idea of Bruce Wayne.
Plus, the introduction of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman!!!!
there is a way for us to evolve and survive "everything"! 
