# Which movie did you look forward to the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173 "2016-10-30T19:46:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/41 "2016-10-31T23:56:09Z")
A slightly different choice: _Contact_ after reading Carl Sagan’s novel. I thought that at last we’d get to see an intelligent representation of how SETI works and how we and aliens might interact. I was disappointed in the space trip, and really wished that Matthew McConaughey wasn’t in it. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/42 "2016-11-01T00:14:05Z")
“Star Trek-The Motion Picture”. I was both thrilled and vaguely disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/43 "2016-11-01T01:21:09Z")
[“The Count of Montecristo”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzRSVl8UewM) . . . The trailer still looks good. I remember being horribly disappointed by the movie. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/44 "2016-11-01T02:06:30Z")
_Starship Troopers_. It took me years to work through the confusion of wondering how a movie with so many boobs could be so terrible. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/45 "2016-11-01T02:16:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Robin and the Seven Hoods_ (1964). I was 9 and thrilled at the idea of watching a movie with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra together. Mainly 'cause my father was a big fan, and his enthusiasm was infectious. I liked it very well, and it still brings a smile. Exactly my experience! I saw it with my dad at the old American cinema on Lake Street in Minneapolis, now since long gone. The thing I remember best, besides Sammy’s dance number and Peter Falk as the bad guy, was the little black kid at the orphanage. I saw it on video about 20 years ago, and everything was just as I remembered it! ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/46 "2016-11-01T02:54:32Z")
Not that I was super keen to see it but I can remember how much Star Wars was promoted and hyped pre-release. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/47 "2016-11-01T05:00:23Z")
Prolly _Empire Strikes Back_ or _Superman II_. In more recent years I remember feeling a tingle of excitement at the end of Nolan’s _Batman Begins_, when they showed the playing card. I’ve since adjusted my feelings about that trilogy. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/48 "2016-11-01T06:45:51Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Certainly _The Phantom Menace_. I remember thinking, “I’ve waited 15 years for this,” and feeling exhilarated as the opening credits rolled. My anticipation was so high that I convinced myself all the way home afterwards that it was a great movie. Only upon waking up the next day did I realize, for then and forever, what an absolute POS it was. > . I think most of us had that same level of anticipation, but it’s not a terrible movie if you have the right expectations. When I heard Lucas was directing, I knew that it would be his vision and not necessarily what Star Wars fans wanted, so I just took it in without expectations of where I wanted it to go, and found it enjoyable if not nearly up to the standard of the original trilogy. Now Force Awakens, I had very high exepctations and wasn’t disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/49 "2016-11-01T15:37:22Z")
> [@Staggerlee](#): > > Having quite liked Alien 3 myself (and ignored Resurrection) I had high hopes for Prometheus. That was all the more a frustrating let-down given its decent cast and effects. I still hope that one day the film could be edited, with a new script and judicious use of CGI lip-synching, to make it what it could have been. Agree. I was so exited to see Prometheus the first time that I overlooked it’s flaws. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/50 "2016-11-01T17:43:20Z")
1. I had read the Times Magazine article on Clarke years before and I got the Life Magazine with pictures. And I convinced a teacher to set up a class trip to NY to see it. Even better than I had imagined. Biggest disappointment was Phantom Menace. My wife got us tickets for our anniversary. Bleah. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/51 "2016-11-01T23:22:07Z")
Star Trek: First Contact, and another vote for Marvel’s The Avengers. ---
**Author:** ![Annoying\_Buzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Annoying\_Buzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoying_Buzz)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/52 "2016-11-02T09:24:26Z")
The Matrix: Revolutions. The Movie? Regrets. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/53 "2016-11-02T14:49:59Z")
I was really, really, REALLY looking forward to the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Imagine my crushing disappointment when it turned out to be infinitely worse than both the book and the original movie 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/54 "2016-11-02T17:32:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > **Lord of the Rings** trilogy. Read it in college and then nearly 40 years later it came out in a watchable form. As soon as I saw the preview in a theater, I knew that Jackson had nailed it. I hadn’t been that excited about seeing a movie since I was a kid. Those were great. But we actually lined up in predawn for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, both very good. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/55 "2016-11-02T17:37:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Robin and the Seven Hoods_ (1964). I was 9 and thrilled at the idea of watching a movie with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra together. Mainly 'cause my father was a big fan, and his enthusiasm was infectious. I liked it very well, and it still brings a smile. The plot is a bit off today, but it still has two GREAT musical numbers in it- Style and Mr Booze. Worth buying the DvD just for those. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/56 "2016-11-02T17:50:25Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I think most of us had that same level of anticipation, but it’s not a terrible movie if you have the right expectations. When I heard Lucas was directing, I knew that it would be his vision and not necessarily what Star Wars fans wanted, so I just took it in without expectations of where I wanted it to go, and found it enjoyable if not nearly up to the standard of the original trilogy. It had some great moments. I dont hate it, at all. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173/57 "2016-11-02T18:05:30Z")
Darth Maul and Qui-Gon are certainly highlights, kinda sucks that Lucas killed his best characters off in the first movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173.md?page=2)