Wordplay. If it weren’t for the rave reviews, I never would’ve gone to this; I’m not much of a crossword puzzle fan. Excellent movie…
Shall We Dance? The original one, in Japanese. Affecting in a way I knew the American remake could never capture.
Doomsday. I mean, the plot makes no damn sense, and it really is just alot of action scenes strung together that are blatantly ripped off from other films, but man is that the most awesome movies you have ever seen or what?!
Sex And The City. I am one of the least girly girls in the world. I don’t like fashion or “girl talk” or spending time with “girl friends.” I went with my mom because she wanted to see it and make a girls-night-out type deal of it. I hadn’t really seen much of the original TV series.
Anyway, I did not hate it. I actually enjoyed it. I thought I’d be looking at my watch the entire time but I didn’t even get bored.
I like going to movies expecting to hate them. I end up pleasantly surprised at the level of enjoyment.
Actually…I had the same surprising “that wasn’t so bad” reactions to the girls-night-out movies 27 Dresses, Mama Mia! and Hairspray. Perhaps I just like it when my mom buys the tickets…
I Robot. Although I’m not familiar with Asimov’s work I had decided this movie wasn’t worth checking out because it was a complete departure from the source material and thus somehow unworthy. But one day I was over a friend’s place, too drunk to even suggest changing the channel and the movie was on. We caught it from just before the part where the giant construction robot fucks up James Cromwell’s house while Will Smith is in it. I thought it was pure awesome. Bridget Moynahan in leather pants was a plus too.
Rocky Balboa. I’m not a fan of the Rocky series in general but Rocky Balboa was an amazing movie.
I actually totally agree with this. Sure, I can respect those who give it a bad rap for the vast departure from the source material, but taken on its own, it’s a pretty great film. Definitely one of my favorite action/sci-fi movies
Im ashamed to say it but I quite enjoy Luc Bessons “Fifth Element”.
I second that.
I went to Ghost Town last week expecting it to be poor. I didn’t think Rickey Gervaise could pull off a leading man.
I liked it. There was nothing new or surprising, it was a typical romcom, but heck I like romcoms. And I want to be in a world where Rickey can end up with Tea. It gives me hope.
Never be ashamed of who you are!
I fought my husband kicking and screaming when he wanted to see Beerfest. I got my way and we saw Talledega Nights instead. Later, we saw Beerfest and I loved it.
Now we own Beerfest and watch it all the time. We never bothered to buy Talladega Nights, despite my love for Sacha Baron Cohen. respec
Hancock although it did leave a few questions unanswered.
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My wife added Juno to our Netflix queue while I wasn’t looking. It sat on top of the DVD player for a couple of weeks. I was completely prepared to hate it when we finally put it in. I don’t know what I expected. I just thought it was going to suck. But it was really, really good.
Last Action Hero is fantastic, and unfairly savaged by critics. The parodies and in-jokes are spot-on, and the sfx are still cool (Bogart and the T-1000 at the same police station!). A great 90s action comedy.
Death Race, the 2008 version starring Jason Statham and Tyrese. A remake of a grindhouse movie with plenty of cars, muscles, explosions, titties, and tattoos, and it doesn’t claim to be anything else. Also, it has the gayest ending of all time.
The original Austin Powers movie I almost didn’t see because I thought it looked stupid. A funny movie with lots of heart. And yes, I love the sequels, too!
Believe it or not Titanic. I was less than enthused about watching a 3-hour love story set on a ship whose fate I knew well ahead of time starring DiCaprio.
I was ready to be completely bored and ready to walk out if necessary. It was actually really good and kept me compelled all the way through. (Granted I’ve only seen it once)
Ratatouille. I like anything and everything Pixar but when I heard about and saw the previews I was underwhelmed. Just how many cartoons do we need with a talking mouse? And I’m not really into food so that angle didn’t grab me either. But it was supremely great and funny and is one of Pixar’s best.
(Too bad Wall-E didn’t perform like this one)
I came in to mention this! My son made me watch it and it was hilariously awesome.
I LOVE The Fifth Element! My favorite scene: The Chinese food cart.
Someone else mentioned Music and Lyrics, with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, two actors I’m constantly underwhelmed by, but I’ve seen this movie probably a dozen times now. For some reason, when it’s on one of my movie channel’s rotations, I can’t help but watch it.
The same can be said for Legally Blonde, (except that I’ve probably seen that one 2 dozen times) and I have no idea why.
I’m not ashamed to admit I started to cry at the end of Ratatouille. I expected to like it, but I wasn’t expecting to get choked up when
the food critic was taken back to his childhood by the taste of the ratatouille.
I guess I’m a sap, but I thought that was really moving.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. With Keanu Reeves playing the role he was born to play…
(Among those mentioned previously, Clueless & The Fifth Element are favorites.)
Does Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog count as a movie? When I first heard about it I thought great, just what the world needs, another low-budget superhero spoof. Turns out it was just what the world needed (although the “low-budget” part is overstated - it’s way beyond the means of your average YouTuber). The writing is very sharp, Neil Patrick Harris gives an outstanding performance, and where I was expecting a parody with funny songs, what I got was a near-perfect littletragedy.
Nanny McPhee. It was surprisingly good.