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Kant can help one understand every other philosophical development of the past 200+ years or so, so if one wants a better understanding of, say, existentialism, he's not totally useless, but in general I'd probably agree with you, iman. Incidentally, Henry Allison's book (runs to bookshelf to check title) Kant's Transcendental Idealism is a good guide, if you do want to check Kant out.
For my part, I'd recommend reading some Nietzsche. The Gay Science (now sometimes translated as Joyful Wisdom) is, in my opinion, his central work. Kierkegaard is also very good; with him I'd check out Either/Or, or, if you're a Christian, Works of Love. A bit heavier are Being and Time by Heidegger and Of Grammatology by Derrida, both central to 20th century continental philosophy.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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