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

posted 3 years ago by M1sterDoct0r (4439)
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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.

[–] tcrum (31760) 3 years ago

Death Wish 1974, and Midnight Cowboy 1969, are the two recent ones I thought I'd hate, but loved.

[–] samoanjoes (57761) 3 years ago

In Order of Disappearance (2014). I saw it last week and I thought it was going to be a typical revenge movie, but there were a lot of comedic elements in it.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4439) 3 years ago

Just looked it up & I saw the American remake of that one. With Liam Neeson. Didn't care for it that much.

I'll check out the original. Hopefully, it's better. I like revenge flicks.

[–] samoanjoes (57761) 3 years ago

I didn't even know that was a remake. I just thought it was a Liam Neeson snow revenge movie.

[–] NitroHangover (1143) 3 years ago

Off the top of my head, the first one I thought of was 'Sideways.' I was in my early 20's when that came out, and a movie about two "old guys" farting around in wine country didn't interest me at all. Plus I only knew of Paul Giamatti as Howard Stern's asshole boss at that point, and Tom Church as "that guy from Wings."

But when I actually got forced into watching it, I loved the hell out of it.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4439) 3 years ago

Same! I was like, I don't know anything about wine or wine talk, why would I bother with this film? I'm glad I bothered with it. Enjoyed it so much

[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

Elf (2003). I had heard of the movie and thought "okay, some guy thinks he's an elf... big deal." I don't know how many times I walked past the DVD on a store shelf and thought "meh." Someone gave a family member a copy of this and I finally got around to watching it. It was one of those so stupid it's funny films that has become a yearly Christmas viewing tradition. Plus Zooey Deschanel was adorably cute!

[–] TexasJack (12516) 3 years ago

You reminded me of another Will Ferrell movie that fits this category - Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

I haven't seen that one yet. Thanks for the suggestion!

[–] TexasJack (12516) 3 years ago

Just fyi - it's not a comedy, unlike 99% of his movies.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4439) 3 years ago

This! I checked it cause the premise sounded awesome but I did not expect it to enjoy it as much as I did. Still my favorite Ferrell film

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 3 years ago

I had a celebrity crush on Zooey Deschanel for a little while when I was a teenager because of that movie.

[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

She was downright adorable in this movie.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 3 years ago

Galaxy Quest (1999) - I was basically forced to watch it. Turned out to be one of my all-time favorites.

[–] TimMC (9143) 3 years ago

Rewatched it a year or so ago and it was WAY better than I remembered. LOL. Weird when that happens.

Great flick though.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Nerve
Magnolia
The Trial of the Chicago 7
If Beale Street Could Talk
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Meet Joe Black
Scoop
Crash (1996)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Meet Dave
The House Bunny

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4439) 3 years ago

I didn't care for the The Golden Circle but the first Kingsman, definitely. My little siblings would not shut up about it. They got the DVD so I checked it out. Such a wonderful film.

I think if I didn't have such high expectations for the sequel, I would've enjoyed it.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

the house bunny is a legitimately funny, cool little movie.

[–] tcrum (31760) 3 years ago

Oh my god, did you just list The House Bunny...I just watched that for the first time last week. So bad, So good. Love it.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Dawn of the Dead remake. The opening sequence was one of the best I'd ever seen in a horror movie, second only to the Exorcist, maybe. The rest of the movie didn't live up to that, but it was still pretty good.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78048) 3 years ago

Dawn is the best horror remake I've seen, it might have exceeded the original

10/10 perfect balance of terror, humor and gore

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Quite a few in my time but most recently, Cruella.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4439) 3 years ago

Jungle Book for me. I don't really care for Disney's live action remakes but that one genuinely surprised me. My little siblings & really loved it

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Yeah I’ve avoided most of the Disney live action remakes. I saw Beauty and the Beast which bored me silly and I had no interest in seeing Aladdin without Robin Williams or The Lion King because it’s my favourite animated film and I generally don’t watch remakes of my favourites.