The Film Thugs Movie Show

If there is one thing we love in this country it's an underdog. Nothing wrong with that. There are some heartwarming stories out there of people overcoming great odds to succeed. The problem is, not all of those people succeed. Hell, a lot of them don't even deserve to succeed. We though it would be interesting to discuss some of the more popular underdog films and characters and decide if they are really underdogs or just a-holes we are expected to pull for.

I know you've come across this one before, but this is here for a reason. This is a trimmed down version we are using as an audition piece of sorts. Feel free to check it out again. You know you want to, and you know you'll love it.

You've been there. I know you have. You're sitting around with a group of friends and you bring up one of your favorite, top ten, desert island movies. You are looking to have a great conversation about it because here you are with your film loving friends and you just know they have all seen and love it. These aren't the Friday night multiplex see anything with nudity and explosions friends, these are the people who get you. You bring it up and are met with... blank stares. Because nobody in the room has seen it. Or for that matter heard of it. Oh, one guy heard it mentioned on something somewhere once, but just hasn't seen it. Well, these are the movies we feel fall into that category. Amazing. Brilliant. Moving. Funny. And completely misunderstood and under appreciated.

There are some movies, actors, and directors who seem to have the worlds collective heart won over. Some deserve it, others... well, it's not that they're bad (ok, some of them are bad. Terrible, in fact.), it's just that they are a touch overrated. On Friday we sat down and had a little chat about some films that people just need to take a step back from the ledge on.

Jacob Weisberg from slate.com said that "The Wire," was, "Surely the best TV show ever broadcast in America." While I agree, I find his statement limiting in that I do not believe there has ever been a show broadcast in any country on this planet that was as good as "The Wire." Yes, it is that good.