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Movies you expected nothing from, but were really good.

posted 3 years ago by tcrum (31863)
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Dread (2009) I watched this today. Thought I'd turn it off after 30 minutes, but it was really good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZv2NForrY

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[–] damocci (1516) 3 years ago

The Way Back (2010) - https://moviechat.org/tt1023114/The-Way-Back

This Peter Weir film was part of my collection for almost a decade, and it looked and sounded dull so I always skipped it. Then one day I popped it on and this turned out to be one of the most remarkable adventure films I have ever seen.

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[–] db20db (17754) 3 years ago

I've seen it (also by chance) and yes, it's a truly captivating story.

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[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

Hello random fake guy who I'm too tired to figure out who you are. Go Shogun...

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[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

are you Daisy?

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[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

the timing is right.

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[–] Kowalski (79132) 3 years ago

OOOH....DREDD IS FUCKING AWESOME!!!...I LOVE THE 90'S STALLONE VEHICLE AS WELL,BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS...THE NEW DREDD IS JUST NON STOP BADASSERY...TOP NOTCH.

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[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

I have nothing to do but come up with good movies. I think you want to believe me.

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[–] tcrum (31863) 3 years ago

got it...I'd ask who you really are, but honestly I don't give a fuck.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 3 years ago

What happened? He seemed normal to me. Some troll skin slip out under the mask?

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7386) 3 years ago

Nice. For me, I'd say Chronicle (2012). I honestly don't think I even watched a trailer of the film before seeing it, it might've just been the only okay thing playing at local theatres that sounded decent or a friend wanted to see it. Had no real thoughts going in and I loved it.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 3 years ago

Same

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[–] April-151-CT (10210) 3 years ago

Same. Never seen a trailer. Didn't know what it was about. Just scooped it up from Blockbuster in a hurry and took it home, put it in, and disliked the beginning very, very much. I hated the way the kid was being abused the way he was, I hated seeing it. I literally picked up the remote control had my thumb right over the stop button and then all of a sudden some dude named Michael B. Jordan came on the screen. That's the first time I'd ever seen him. And then I was like well, if this little cutie is going to be on here let's watch a little bit longer, see what happens. And I'm glad I did because I ended up fucking loving the movie. Very disappointed that there was never a sequel.

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7386) 3 years ago

Hotness saved the day I guess lol. But I'm glad it did for you, it was def worth it. Ditto about a sequel.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Most recently, Greenland (2020). I was expecting nothing more than another average disaster film but I thought it was a cut above the rest.

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[–] Boromir (10131) 3 years ago

Adventureland (2009) I watched it when I was younger and I thought it will be another non-brainer teenager movie but I find it full of interesting insights about life and adolescence.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (21721) 3 years ago

Buffalo 66 (1998) 10/10 I didn’t think it was going to be much and I ended up watching it twice. It’s defiantly one of my favorites now.

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