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What are some films that you enjoyed WAY more than you thought you would?

posted 3 years ago by M1sterDoct0r (4565)
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Like you went in with low expectations or you didn't even know what to expect. Here are a few of mine;

1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - Yeah, I never cared for Cap. But this film just elevated his character for me. Still my favorite film in the entire MCU.

2. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Another Superhero flick. Never read any of their comics. I had no idea what to expect from it. It absolutely blew me away.

3. Sicario (2015) - Saw some previews for it & I thought it looked pretty meh. Couldn't tell what the hype was all about. Watched it, then I found out. It deserves all the hype & praise. Absolutely fantastic film

4. Jackie Brown (1997) - This is probably the only time I went into a Tarantino film without knowing much about the film. The end results was just wow. Enjoyed it waaay more than I thought I would. It's my second favorite film of his. After Pulp Fiction.

5. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) - I never cared about the Mission Impossible franchise THAT much before this one. I could take it or leave it. Then this came along & just blew me away. It's still my favorite one in the franchise

6. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Another one I didn't know anything about. Had an absolute blast with this one!

7. Memento (2001) - I somehow never heard of this movie. And then I just caught it on tv one day. Still my absolute favorite Nolan film

8. Hot Fuzz (2007) - This was my introduction to Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg. The promo I saw for it made it look so dumb but the film was absolutely brilliant.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

End of Watch (2012)

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 3 years ago

This one was really good

Seeing the cast I figured 'what the hell'

Very good cop flick👍

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

Same here with Crank! It's legit one of the most fun films that I've ever watched. What an adrenaline rush of a ride.

The sequel is pretty solid but that first one was just fantastic. Did not expect it to be that entertaining. Such a blast.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

smiley face - anna faris stoner comedy.

the surprising because, after i watched it, i found out it was directed by gregg araki. his 1995 film doom generation is somewhere in my top 10 least favourite film experiences, and i always assumed that i would hate everything he touched.

wrong! smiley face is a blast.

& to be fair, he also made mysterious skin, which is a legitimately great movie in my books.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 3 years ago

Smiley Face was great. Need to rewatch soon.

[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

I'll just say that I have HBO for 1 month, I'm trying to watch as much as I can......
Daphne & Velma (2018) I liked it with my coffee on Saturday morning.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 3 years ago

Blue Ruin, Arkansas and Bad Day For The Cut all turned out to be pretty fine thrillers with a good dose of black humor despite not having a ton of publicity

[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

tcrums trailer review

Blue Ruin 4/10
Arkansas 4/10
Bad day for the Cut 7/10 This looked amazing but I would never watch it to dark.

So I'm guessing we won't be getting together to watch The Neverending Story:)

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Uncle John (2015)

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 3 years ago

Quite good!
They should make more of these low-key thrillers

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 3 years ago

Jackie Brown was pretty much perfect, it was Tarantino 'on a leash' and is one of his best...what a cast too!

Hot Fuzz was great fun, Frost and Pegg should be working on another ridiculous misadventure script right now, those two are GREAT together

[–] Bateman (607) 3 years ago

Most recently, Northfork (2003).

I went in with very low expectations, to be honest, and for the first 30 minutes or so, I wasn't really impressed... but then it suddenly veered into something so very Neil Gaiman, I was amazed the man himself had nothing to do with it; at that point, I was hooked.