Movies that you thought would be terrible but actually not that bad

That's true. However, what I meant was not about critics, but movies you expected to be bad, yet after you watched it you found it surprisingly quite good.

I mean, try Angry Birds the Movie:

A movie based on a videogame tends to be bad. That's a given.

But a movie based on a MOBILE GAME about kamikaze birds catapulting into a bunch of green pigs???

The premise of the movie alone was already so stupid nobody with a right mind would expect more than a desperate attempt at luring children who plays too much iPad.

Yet I found the actual movie was pretty good. It was funny and touched some quite deep and relevant topics. It arguably was even deeper than the simple and overly politically correct Moana.

It genuinely surprised me. My 4yo kid repeat-view this movie more than any other animations except maybe Frozen.

James Bond movies are kinda guaranteed decent entertainment. Even the mediocre ones tend to have big budget, polished production and great cinematography.

So I don't think most people really expect a terrible Bond movie before they see it and then feeling surprised because it turned out good.

It's all about the head shape. Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan have that bond look. That was what you meant subconsciously, I am betting.

I knew you would say something about Resident Evil. Lol. I already gave my assesment on the movie here:

https://moviechat.org/movies/general/posts/5902306a9b17e600118a1227?reply=590484ccce22a10011951fa5

In essence, I expected better. Thus unlike Underworld: Blood Wars, I think it underdelivers.

I'm not a fan of zombie movies but I was actually able to get into World War Z .

Ikr. Tropic Thunder is so great I can't believe it's a Ben Stiller movie!

About BvS, I was hyped so much it was a let down for me. The same happened for Suicide Squad. The trailers were sick! The hype went through the roof! The end product was... meh.

I didn't really care about typical zombie movies, so I was on low expectation mode for World War Z. It's my wife that's actually insisted on watching the movie. Well, it stars Brad Pitt... it won't be so bad I guess. Well, in the end, it still didn't make me care about the zombie genre. The one made me slightly interested was in fact a Korean movie titled Train to Busan. A little better than what I expected.

Other titles you mentioned I haven't watched. Thanks for pointing them out!

Same here.

Another example : pompeii ( 2014 ).

I watched Power Ranger a few weeks ago and you were right! Way better than what I expected. The direction was tight, acting was overall solid. Very surprising!

Action scenes were quite exciting too... especially the ending WWE-style giant robot battle. Better than Pacific Rim, I say! I was just hoping for more of those fights instead of the lame running and jumping over cliffs ripped straight from the Matrix.

I didn't care about Beauty and the Beast though. I'm too nostalgic for the original animation version I just can't apreciate the live-action remake. I was more excited for the Lion King live-action remake because it is my favorite movie ever, but after watching Beauty and the Beast I'm not sure about it now.

I agree on that. Another was believers