What movie surprised you the most, for good or bad ?
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There are a boat load of movies I've not bothered watching, because they don't look very entertaining, or I've heard very little in the way of positive reviews, which leads me to believe that the movie just isn't worth my time. Soon enough, those movies make their way to Netflix or t.v., and I may flip around and catch a few minutes, and think " huh... this doesn't look half bad ".
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil
The trailers did nothing for me so I totally avoided it.
One day, I noticed it was on Netflix and I remembered Alan was in, so figured I'd take a look.
What a fun movie! I have since picked it up on BluRay.
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Avatar
Went to this movie expecting the best. Had a hard time staying awake.
Taken
Went to this movie expecting the worst (my daughter wanted to see it). Turned out to be one excellent popcorn flick.
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Maybe "Dodgeball: A true underdog story", I didn't expect it to be that funny. I've seen it over a dozen times.
Also "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" and "The Blues Brothers", I remember the first time I saw them and said to myself, I've got to see that again!
As for "Serenity", I was shocked when Wash died, Book's death saddened me, but Wash's death made me say HOLY SHIT out loud.
I can't single out 1, I loved "Forrest Gump" and "Juno" and many others that surprised me how good they were.
And I love "Galaxy Quest"....see! Now I can't stop!
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Recently. Dark Shadows.
I've been a Burton fan since Vincent back in the 80's but it's fair to say that aside from Big Fish, he has not been doing his best work this century. So I sort of let Dark Shadows pass bye when it was released...
However I caught it recently on TV and I was pleasantly surprised. While it wasn't a great film and no way near as good as he has or can do, I felt it was a step in the right direction. It gives me hope put it that way.
Otherwise... The Bourne Legacy. I know it's not gone down well with many, but I liked it. It was paced differently but still with enough muscle to carry it through it's duration. Weisz was brilliant and Renner was good given the shoes he had to fill. If they make a sequel I think he'll be much better. So I hope it does indeed happen.
...and I have to say the Marvel films. I keep thinking they're going to be dreadful, but they always come through. Some are better than others of course, but as a unit they're genuinely entertaining and I'm enjoying the saga.
In terms of a bad surprise... Dark Knight Rises Admittedly it had a lot to do following the brilliant Dark Knight so I can sort of let it go, but I was a disappointed with many of the characterisations and hyperbolic plot. Quite unnecessary really.
°...Well here I am.°
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Rollerball (1975)
I think I went to see this out of boredom with no expectations.
Lucky Me! "Jonathan! - Jonathan! - Jonathan!!!"
Jaws (1975)
My daughter, 9, wanted badly to see it. I kept saying No,
'cause I knew it'd be stupid, gorey, poorly done. Also might give
one of us nightmares. Finally we made a bet (I knew I'd win), &
the winner got to pick the movie. I Lost!
Off we went to see Jaws. It was/is awesome to me. I've often
said it should be part of the curriculum at film schools. I was
glad to be wrong.
The Warriors (1979)
Similar situation, 'cept it was my neighbor's boy who had to see
it. No bet, but he begged & finally wore me down. Another classic!
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
I made it thru almost an hour & turned it off, "I'm not watching
this!" Part of the disappointment was how mediocre it was com-
pared to the LotR trilogy! Another thing was, Martin Freeman as
Bilbo was the only character in the movie I liked. For me to Not like
Ian McKellan is rare.
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A man's gotta know his movies
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Pitch Black was one I had little interest in seeing, but surprised me in a good way. I thought " Oh great, a cheaper, bloodier rip off of Alien ". I blame the advertising.
Ones I wish HAD been better... all SW prequels, as well as The Hobbit trilogy. I'll see them, but I'm not at all happy with how they decided to tell the story, for several reasons.
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen
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" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
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Prometheus. It is a film of great potential, great build-up, it arrays the design and hardware, creates epic mystery. There are a good many aspects to it – great production design, top drawer effects, fine casting. This works well for its first half, but it in the end reveals itself as an empty hand of cards – half-baked von Danikenism and an eventual settling for rehashing Alien in ways that leave all of its promise up in the air and unfulfilled. I expected more from Ridley Scott’s return to genre material and especially to the Alien franchise. - http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/prometheus-2012.htm
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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Before I start, I gotta say Rap, this is a very good topic. Sometimes, you surprise me.
Ok, on to the task at hand:
Good
2001 A Space Odyssey, saw this as a young lad way back when in the theatre, with a girlfriend, and totally forgot she was there. I heard from others that there was this very trippy scene towards the end. But what transpired was an inspired masterpiece of filmmaking, nay, storytelling, nay, work of art. I knew, once the end credits rolled, that it was a true masterpiece by Kubrick. It was - an experience.
Days of Heaven - another work of art/masterpiece of storytelling in film.
I'm not a big Richard Gere fan, but he was tolerable in this piece and I fell in love with Brooke Adams. I became a Terrence Malick fan.
Inception - again storytelling as an erector set, built brick by brilliant brick. There, for me, was one flaw, the casting of Helen Page. Although she was capable, my choice would have been Natalie Portman.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - In every way shape and form a true film story that spoke volumes. I was genuinely moved by film's end and got off guard by it's ending.
Cloud Atlas - you guys know how I feel about this movie. I was skeptical because of the failure of Matrix: Revolutions. Boy was I ever wrong.
Raging Bull - Another masterpiece by a true modern filmmaking legend. It's film noir and a tour de force by both Pesce and De Niro. At the time, it worked on all levels.
Bad
Dark Knight Rises - for the same reasons that "Sleepy" gives. It was just so wrong in it's overblown plot and characters. Parts of it was good (like Ann Hathaway and JGL) but it wasn't enough. Sorely disappointed.
Superman - again, parts were good, but too much repetition in action sequences.
Sucker Punch - I was anticipating a wonderful mish-mosh of sci-fi, steampunk, fantasy, action and real-life anime all rolled into one, it was a misguided melodramatic hot mess - great action scenes but the plot needed fixing.
Prometheus - Great production values, but piss-poor plot. I expected more from Ridley Scott. There were some actual dumb scenes that made most audience members groan. This should have been a masterpiece.
SGG
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Recently, Pacific Rim.
This movie surprised me at how much fun it was. I wasn't expecting that.
I mainly went to see it because of Guillermo Del Toro, but my son and I had a great time at the movies. Who knew!
SGG
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