Movies that surprised you

[WARLORD1863]

I just saw the new X-Files movie on the on-demand feature from my cable company. I was bored and figured it might be worth a laugh. I really disliked the later episodes of the X-Files show and I thought the first movie was absurdly stupid. Aliens running around everywhere.

But when I finished watching the newest X-Files movie I was pleasantly surprised how entertained I was, and without hearing aliens mentioned once. I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller.

Now after my long premise...

Which movies have surprised you in either a positive or negative way?

[CAPT_CHAOS47]

I could not believe the ending to "THE MIST"

I was like WTF!!! It has got to be the most twisted and screwed up ending to any movie EVER!!
I felt sick to my stomach and had this feeling of disgust afterwards...

[MissU28]

I loved The Mist!!! CRAZYYYY

[CAPT_CHAOS47]

I loved The Mist!!! CRAZYYYY
Good movie..BAD ending!

[Califan007]

I loved The Mist!!! CRAZYYYY

Once again we agree lol :yes:

[Califan007]

A movie that surprised me at how absolutely fantastic it ended up being is "City Of God"...I had heard of it but always assumed it was some dry type of documentary style film. Holy **** on a cracker, was I wrong lol...absolutely one of THE best movies I've ever seen.

[Bubble Screen]

I just saw the new X-Files movie on the on-demand feature from my cable company. I was bored and figured it might be worth a laugh. I really disliked the later episodes of the X-Files show and I thought the first movie was absurdly stupid. Aliens running around everywhere.

But when I finished watching the newest X-Files movie I was pleasantly surprised how entertained I was, and without hearing aliens mentioned once. I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller.

Now after my long premise...

Which movies have surprised you in either a positive or negative way?

The Notebook...:paranoid:

[Califan007]

Donnie Darko also surprised me as well :yes:...I didn't expect it to be bad, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to hit me like it did. I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the night lol...

And Frailty surprised me at how much I liked it. I'm not a Matthew McConaughey fan at all, so I was thinking I'd be turning the movie off 10 minutes into it...instead I couldn't stop watching it.

[CAPT_CHAOS47]

Donnie Darko also surprised me as well :yes:...I didn't expect it to be bad, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to hit me like it did. I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the night lol...

One of my favorite movies!!

[Metalhead]

Batman Begins

I had VERY low expectations and avoided seeing it for nearly two years...didn't see it until it was on dvd for long time. As we all know the last couple Batmans sucked hard.

Needless to say, I was pleaseantly surprised. It turned out to be a good, solid movie.

[Tastes Like Chicken]

I hated the ending of The Mist.

As a kid, I was pleasantly surprised by The Karate Kid.

And blown away by Empire Strikes Back. :)

[renaissance]

EuroTrip and The Girl Next Door. Didn't expect to care for either, but really liked both!

[PiLfan]

Finally saw the fourth Indiana Jones film last night...wasn't expecting a classic like Raiders, but it still surprised me just how God awful the whole thing was. Easily the worst of the four films...actually makes Temple of Doom look epic in comparison.

[BurntToast]

Donnie Darko also surprised me as well :yes:...I didn't expect it to be bad, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to hit me like it did. I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the night lol...


Great movie and I've seen it 25+ times. That being said can anybody explain the ending?

[Kosher Ham]

The Hangover. I was expecting to barely laugh at all. It was one of the funniest movies that I have seen in a long time.

Transformers...I was expecting it to follow the Autobots more than the people, I was expecting to be able to see the transformations...I thought it was terrible. The one that comes out this week will not be seen until it is on cable.

[jthor99]

Felon.

I literally had 0 expectations going into it, and afterwards I thought it was so good that I had to watch it again. Definetly a must see

[NappTownSKIN]

Grandma's Boy

[sacase]

Traitor with Don Chedle (or however you spell his name) I love the ending of that movie. I was suprised?

[DaveMason]

Watchmen. I'd never read the comic, and the previews didn't look interesting. Some friends invited me to see it, and I figured "eh, I don't get out much these days, so why the heck not".

Ended up being one of the best movies I'd ever seen. And the best comic book/superhero movie for sure. Bought the graphic novel immediately afterwards. Terrific story.

[Kilmer17]

I was excited to watch No Country for Old Men last night.

And Im still sitting here thinking- Huh?

[GibbsFactor]

Fight Club for me. Knowing very little about it, I had no idea what to expect going in. Needless to say, I was floored.

[SnyderShrugged]

Just watched slumdog millionaire and I found I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I guess I had a preconceived notion on its theme and was dead wrong.

just goes to show that you cant judge a book by its cover.

[ECU-ALUM]

"Office space"...I had no interest in seeing it and I thought the commercials looked awful. Then about 2 years ago I was forced to watch it. Litteraly I was forced to watch it because the batteries in the remote died and I had just undergone ankle reconstruction so I couldn't get up and change the channel. So I watched it and I loved it...I hadn't laughed like that in years...I highly recommend it.

[artmonkforHOF]

didn't think much of "Grandma's Boy" when I first rented it, now it is one of my favourite comedy's.

"Primal Fear", with Richard Gere & Ed Norton had one of the best endings ever.

I usually don't like Michael Caine or Demi Moore, but I liked the movie "Flawless."

"Outside Providence" is one of the most under rated comedy's out there, the previews looked like crap, but the film was great.

[cyfar]

There are several flicks that fall into that category to me...

Grandma's Boy
Speed Racer
Ghost Dog

[Doggmatic]

The Rapture

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102757/

[DaveMason]

I should also point out, at the risk of the entire internet hating me, that I expected Fight Club to be good and ended up hating it. It was interesting for about 45 minutes but then just got boring.

[Henry]

I hate Tim Burton movies, but I got stuck watching Big Fish on a flight to Hawaii, and it was really, really good.

[cyfar]

I should also point out, at the risk of the entire internet hating me, that I expected Fight Club to be good and ended up hating it. It was interesting for about 45 minutes but then just got boring.

I don't hate you, but that's probably the first time I've heard of someone hating Fight Club.

[War Paint]

I was excited to watch No Country for Old Men last night.

And Im still sitting here thinking- Huh?

Yeah, that movie made me scratch my head also.

[deejaydana]

OK, so it's not a new movie by any means and I went in with really low expectations but I thought Black Hawk Down was great. Usually Hollywood ruins stories like these ones. I actually read the book AFTER seeing the movie I was so impressed.

[EnFoRcEr_uPu]

6th sense, hands down.

[ECU-ALUM]

On Golden Pond was another one for me. I saw it when I was 11 years old and I was so impressed with it.

Spider-Man 3....the movie had SO MUCH potential and they blew it badly!

[stickyshooZ]

Batman Begins (Had low expectations, turned out to be pretty damn good)

Silent Hill (Entertaining movie, strange ending...pretty good, considering most movies that come from video games don't turn out very well)

[whogotit?]

Joshua, My wife and I just had a baby boy and our other son is around the same age as Joshua.......crazy lil prick

[whogotit?]

Gran Turino- I didn't expect to be so damn funny

[FanboyOf91]

Unbreakable. The ending left me stunned.

Sixth Sense. Not as good as everyone made it out to be. Probably didn't help that I saw Unbreakable before watching it.

[Skins24]

Gran Turino- I didn't expect to be so damn funny
Yeah, same here. Great movie!



The first time I saw Rat Race I thought it was hilarious, which surprised me. Didn't really know what to expect.

The Hulk movie from a few years ago surprised me in a bad way. After several attempts I only just recently managed to stay awake through the whole movie...

[jrockster21]

I really liked Click, and definitely didn't expect much out of it. Very touching, with great acting.

[renaissance]

The first time I saw Rat Race I thought it was hilarious, which surprised me. Didn't really know what to expect.



Ditto. Was surprised at how funny it was.

[Chachie]

I avoided Slumdog Millionaire through the indie buzz, through the Oscar hype, after it won "best picture," and for many weeks after it was released on DVD. Finally put it on my Netfilx list to put the issue to rest once and for all. It came in 2 weeks ago and I was blown... away.

I'm an idiot. Slumdog ruled.

[cooleycollector47]

Finally saw the fourth Indiana Jones film last night...wasn't expecting a classic like Raiders, but it still surprised me just how God awful the whole thing was. Easily the worst of the four films...actually makes Temple of Doom look epic in comparison.

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You'd probably appreciate this South Park Episode then haha

[MissU28]

Good movie..BAD ending!

The ending was crazy- I just thought they were too rash instead of waiting it out, you know?


Once again we agree lol :yes:

Of course we do, we are movie friends made in heaven.




And Frailty surprised me at how much I liked it. I'm not a Matthew McConaughey fan at all, so I was thinking I'd be turning the movie off 10 minutes into it...instead I couldn't stop watching it.

You know how much I love Frailty :) And you're right, I was just watching it on the couch one night bc one of my brother's friends had it on, and I got all sucked in...I didn't expect to.


Unbreakable. The ending left me stunned.

Sixth Sense. Not as good as everyone made it out to be. Probably didn't help that I saw Unbreakable before watching it.

My ex brought me into Unbreakable and I had NO idea what it was about. I really really enjoyed it, even though it didn't get great reviews.

And Rat Race was hilarious!!! When whatshisnutz is wearing the hitler 'stache.....lmao.

[stickyshooZ]

Oh, I forgot about Rat Race. I saw that not really knowing what to expect, but it was pretty darn funny. The guy with the swollen tongue and his brother are hilarious. :P

I was also pleasantly surprised by Cinderella Man. Russel Crowe is so awesome in that movie.

[mnb123]

In Bruges. I highly recommend it

[zoony]

I avoided Slumdog Millionaire through the indie buzz, through the Oscar hype, after it won "best picture," and for many weeks after it was released on DVD. Finally put it on my Netfilx list to put the issue to rest once and for all. It came in 2 weeks ago and I was blown... away.

I'm an idiot. Slumdog ruled.



Just the opposite here. I thought it was the most dissapointing cinematic experience of my life.

A guy gets tortured for being on a game show? Really? And could it have been more canned and predictable?


As for the thread topic, two movies I got dragged to not knowing anything about that both blew me away... 1- Silence of the Lambs 2- The Matrix

[No_Pressure]

The Big Lebowski. I didn't see it with any idea of what it was, who was in it, how the story went, etc.

I love that movie.

[ACW]

Just the opposite here. I thought it was the most dissapointing cinematic experience of my life.

A guy gets tortured for being on a game show? Really? And could it have been more canned and predictable?


As for the thread topic, two movies I got dragged to not knowing anything about that both blew me away... 1- Silence of the Lambs 2- The Matrix:wtf: Must've been in theaters then.

I say Twilight: looks SO bad, yet did REALLY well. Americanmoviegoingpublicfail.

[stickyshooZ]

I'm not that surprised Twilight did well. It's geared at the teeny bopper crowd and Vampires are the hot thing right now...

[zoony]

:wtf: Must've been in theaters then.
.


I have no idea what this means

[ACW]

I'm not that surprised Twilight did well. It's geared at the teeny bopper crowd and Vampires are the hot thing right now...Buncha p**** vampires though. Blade, Bloodrayne, the Underworld would kick all their asses.


I have no idea what this meansThat you hadn't heard about them? Matrix was big, and how didn't you know about SOTL; it won the Oscar for best picture.

[Zguy28]

The New Star Trek. I was surprised by the twisting of the history of the crew and the destruction of Vulcan. Now Kirk and Spock can never have the Ponfarr death match.

Still a good movie though, except where Scotty gets stuck in the plumbing. That was stupid.

Also, I haven't seen it yet, but I have heard Doubt is surprisingly good movie.

[Califan007]

I hated the ending of The Mist.


LOVED the ending of The Mist lol...please, give me more movies with effed-up endings like that. :yes:

[zoony]

That you hadn't heard about them? Matrix was big, and how didn't you know about SOTL; it won the Oscar for best picture.


Yes, they were out in theaters. And yes, both got big after their preliminary box office success, not prior to.

...

[Bliz]

Swingers. A buddy of mine had heard about it, but I hadn't, and I saw it in the theater not knowing a thing about it. Fantastic, obviously.

A History of Violence. Heard all the hype and was very disappointed. I just don't see what the big deal is about that movie.

[Califan007]

Great movie and I've seen it 25+ times. That being said can anybody explain the ending?

Spoiler ninja text (just to be safe):

When the jet engine fell into Donnie's room, a tangent universe was created that pushed time and space off its normal, correct path...and apparently tangent universes are highly unstable and collapse in on themselves within a short time (in this case, in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds lol). Grandma Death had also gone through the same thing Donnie was gong through now...that's why she wrote the book "Philosophy Of Time Travel", as a guide to anyone in the future who might end up in that same predicament. Donnie followed what the book said as well as what Frank told him to do, and put it all together at the very end. The jet engine goes through the portal a 2nd time (the movie hints at Donnie actually making this happen somehow), which rewinds "time" and puts the tangent universe back on its original path at the moment it went off track: which is in the moments right before the jet engine originally crashed into Donnie's bedroom. This time, though, Donnie stays in his bed and chooses to accept his fate of dying (he thought it was meant to be, as well as he now believed in God and thus did not fear death or fear beling alone).

[willmb5]

A History of Violence. Heard all the hype and was very disappointed. I just don't see what the big deal is about that movie.

Agree. A History of Violence was mediocre AT BEST. Not a very good movie.

[TeddyKGB]

I have 5 "sleeper" films:

Sleepers - Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt
Heat - De Niro, Pacino
What dreams may come - Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr.
The Salton Sea - Val Kilmer
Tombstone - Kilmer, Kurt Russell

Sleepers and Heat are both epic.

[Chachie]

A guy gets tortured for being on a game show? Really? And could it have been more canned and predictable?





Both points are valid. I don't know why but I bought it all- hook, line, and sinker.

[BKSkinsFan]

The Big Lebowski. I didn't see it with any idea of what it was, who was in it, how the story went, etc.

I love that movie.

I was thinking the same thing when I was reading through here. Hell after the first time I watched it I could barely tell you the story to it lol. It's a great movie with awesome performances by John Goodman and Jeff Bridges.

Great lines in that movie. You're out of your element! This is what happens Larry! This is what happens when you ______ a stranger _______!!!!

[Dan T.]

A sleeper movie for me was Galaxy Quest, with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub.

It walked a fine line between poking gentle fun at - and being an homage to - the Star Trek genre and its fans. It had a good mix of comedy and adventure. I highly recommend it as a rental if you haven't seen it, even if you're not a sci-fi or Star Trek fan.

[RammsteinSkins]

Strange Wilderness.

I watched twice in a row. I still ROFL at it.

[TorresA]

I have learned to not get my hopes too high for movies. I am a big Braveheart fan, and people were talking about how good Gladiator was even hearing it was better than Braveheart. IMO Gladiator wasn't near Braveheart and the high expectations ruined the movie for me.

I agree with The Hangover... I was expecting all the funny scenes to be shown on the commercials... I was wrong

[TorresA]

A sleeper movie for me was Galaxy Quest, with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub.

It walked a fine line between poking gentle fun at - and being an homage to - the Star Trek genre and its fans. It had a good mix of comedy and adventure. I highly recommend it as a rental if you haven't seen it, even if you're not a sci-fi or Star Trek fan.


Great movie.... I must say I didn't like it at 1st but the more and more I watched it was funnier every time.

[China]

No mention of The Crying Game?

I think Stand By Me surprised me. I went to watch it in the theater with my girlfriend of the time not knowing anything about it, and in the first few moments thought "I've seen this movie before"; which of course was impossible because it had just come out. Finally, I realized it was the moview of Stephen King's novella "The Body" which I had read not too long before. They did an excellent job in that movie of matching the story in the book.

[TMK9973]

Movie ENDING that surprised me was war of the worlds. GREAT movie, loved EVERY min of it, until the last 10 mins. The absolute STUPITEST ending of all times!

I mean, it's the end of the world, everything is destroyed, except apparently downtown Boston where it looked like the family was having Sunday Brunch....

And HOW THE F WAS THE SON ALIVE?

[ECU-ALUM]

A sleeper movie for me was Galaxy Quest, with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub.

It walked a fine line between poking gentle fun at - and being an homage to - the Star Trek genre and its fans. It had a good mix of comedy and adventure. I highly recommend it as a rental if you haven't seen it, even if you're not a sci-fi or Star Trek fan.

I agree it was a highly under-rated movie.

[renaissance]

Sleepers - Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt


I liked Sleepers but mostly bc I had a huge crush on Brad Renfro (RIP). Good movie though, and really disturbing.

[The Evil Genius]

The recent adaptation of Get Smart. We rented it last year at the Redbox..figured it might be ok for a buck.

Haven't laughed that hard since.

[earl]

the movie that surprised me was True Romance. I didn't know much about it and saw it on DVD. I never really took christian slater seriously and i didn't realize that that many big stars were in that movie. I had no idea Q. Tarrantino wrote the movie and sold it to make cash to make reservoir dogs. I think True Romance might be my favorite tarrantino movie (even though he didn't direct it.)

[Lloyds' Mongolian Beef]

A sleeper movie for me was Galaxy Quest, with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub.

It walked a fine line between poking gentle fun at - and being an homage to - the Star Trek genre and its fans. It had a good mix of comedy and adventure. I highly recommend it as a rental if you haven't seen it, even if you're not a sci-fi or Star Trek fan.Great call Dan T. VERY underrated film. Great comic relief from Rockwell and Shaloub and an excellent "spoof" film. My two have already been mentioned, In Bruges and The Big Lebowski. I thought the ads for In Bruges didn't do it justice and made it seem like a quirky action film, but it was much more. Highly recommend it. I saw The Big Lebowski in theaters because my friend wanted to go, but he usually picks the worst films. Needless to say, I am currently sitting in front of my Big Lebowski poster and Special Edition Bowling Ball DVD because it is one of the greatest movies ever.

[Bliz]

the movie that surprised me was True Romance. I didn't know much about it and saw it on DVD. I never really took christian slater seriously and i didn't realize that that many big stars were in that movie. I had no idea Q. Tarrantino wrote the movie and sold it to make cash to make reservoir dogs. I think True Romance might be my favorite tarrantino movie (even though he didn't direct it.)

you're a cantaloupe!


One of my all-time favorite movies. I can't even remember how I came to watch it the first time, but I absolutely LOVE that movie.

[Fan since a Fetus]

A movie that surprised me at how absolutely fantastic it ended up being is "City Of God

I second this. I started to watch it on HDN and when it first began, I thought it was going to suck. I thought I would watch it for 10min while I ate breakfast, then I would go do something else.

Needless to say, I got hooked and watched the whole thing. It was great!

[McD5]

I wouldn't wish "The Wrestler" on my own worst enemy.

I would rather have 5 root canals than watch that pos again.

[Fan since a Fetus]

Oh, I will also throw in the new Star Trek. I am not a Star Trek fan, but that movie was friggin awesome. I will definitely watch it again.

I saw it on an IMAX dome. The dome movies are way to big and the action gets blurred. So I will watch it again just to get a handle on some of the action sequences.

[renaissance]

Oh, I will also throw in the new Star Trek. I am not a Star Trek fan, but that movie was friggin awesome. I will definitely watch it again.

I saw it on an IMAX dome. The dome movies are way to big and the action gets blurred. So I will watch it again just to get a handle on some of the action sequences.

I was very happily surprised about Star Trek. I knew JJ would do well, but I wasn't expecting to like the movie as much as I did. It was hilarious, the action was awesome, AND the acting was great. Saw it twice in the theaters.

[Califan007]

Oh, I will also throw in the new Star Trek. I am not a Star Trek fan, but that movie was friggin awesome. I will definitely watch it again.

I saw it on an IMAX dome. The dome movies are way to big and the action gets blurred. So I will watch it again just to get a handle on some of the action sequences.

I agree, I had only watched the very first Star Trek movie and wasn't exactly thrilled with it. No real desire to see this latest one after all the others came and went, regardless of who was directing it...but I freakin' loved that movie lol :yes:...

[Larry]

One that really surprised me was Ghostbusters. Going in, all I knew was that all my friends were talking about how many SNL people were in it. I'd never watched SNL (intentionally), and I'd heard all of this enthusiasm before, about Animal House. (Which stank.)

I expected hokey special effects, and such intellectual humor as a food fight. But it was a really, really, good movie.

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A more recent one was Little Shop of Horrors. I went to go see it because a friend of mine had just come home for the summer from college. I'd seen, in some science fiction magazines, articles about some new movie, which mostly involved photos of something that looked like a watermelon with lips. Skip that article, next page.

We were a tiny bet late arriving. Walked in in the middle of the first musical number. My only comment during the movie was to ask my friend if this movie used to be a play, because there were a lot of little touches in the film (like the way the sets were under-decorated, and the way the actors over acted) which weren't appropriate for a movie. They were acting more like they were on a stage.

I thanked the guy when we left for taking me to that movie. I thought it was really well done, one of the most enjoyable films I've ever seen. And I also mentioned to him that if he had told me that it was a musical, set in the 50s, about a talking, man-eating plant from Outer Space, that he couldn't have dragged me into the thing.

[Heisenberg]

One that really surprised me was Ghostbusters. Going in, all I knew was that all my friends were talking about how many SNL people were in it. I'd never watched SNL (intentionally), and I'd heard all of this enthusiasm before, about Animal House. (Which stank.)




Bite your tongue.

[WARLORD1863]

To add to my own thread...

The biggest cinema dissappointment I've ever had was when I went to see the movie Troy. The first teaser was epic. I had read a lot about the Trojan war in the Illiad and touched on the subject in a couple of college courses. I was pumped.

With each trailer it just looked more and more epic. I bought advanced tickets over the net for me and a couple friends. They were going to pay me back after the movie.

It's been a few years since then... they still haven't paid me back. I don't blame them.

Biggest cinema let-down ever.

[National Defense]

after stars wars

[Destino]

Gran Torino. I didn't think it would be anything worth watching but a friend suggested it so I rented it. GREAT movie IMO.

[WALEOVECHKIN]

The 1st Under Siege is on Cinemax right now...its way better than I remembered...

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

1.)Legends of the Fall.

2.)Requiem For A Dream.

[SpringfieldSkins]

Requiem For A Dream.


Yes.


Somebody also said "City of God" on the first page. I give that pick a huge thumbs up. It's probably top 10 for me. Great movie.

[WVUforREDSKINS]

Pay it Forward comes to my mind....Loved that movie and didn't expect anything out of it.

Rat Race was mentioned, thats a good one.

[MissU28]

"Yes Man" was hilarious...didn't think it would be that funny

[Mondizzle]

I've been gone for awhile, so I'll throw my choice into the mix before reading:

Derailed (2005 - Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen)

Was expecting a low-rent thriller - actually got good acting and a pretty awesome twist.




Now I'll go back and read the posts.... :)

[Mondizzle]

The Girl Next Door
Si, senorita, I agree - funny, sexy and entertaining :) (and a nice part for Paul Dano)


Grandma's Boy
"Adios, turdnuggets"


I was excited to watch No Country for Old Men last night. And Im still sitting here thinking- Huh?

Sooo over-rated. "There Will Be Blood" was ten times better, IMO.


"Primal Fear", with Richard Gere & Ed Norton had one of the best endings ever.

One of my favorite "twist" movies - he's so awesome. ;)


"Outside Providence" is one of the most under rated comedy's out there, the previews looked like crap, but the film was great.

Hahaha - when the Dean reads Drugs's letter out loud :hysterical:


I hate Tim Burton movies, but I got stuck watching Big Fish on a flight to Hawaii, and it was really, really good.

I didn't really care for it the first time, but watched it on TV (with commercials and everything) a few months ago and absolutely loved it. (Definitely cried at the end)


I really liked Click, and definitely didn't expect much out of it. Very touching, with great acting.

Great acting? By whom? I have no problem with the movie - I liked it, it was okay... but... great acting???

[.THEkid.]

-TowelHead (one of the weirdest movies ever)

-Vicky Christina Barcelona

Watched it cause my girl forced me too. BUT both were very good movies.

[.THEkid.]

-TowelHead (one of the weirdest movies ever)

-Vicky Christina Barcelona

Watched it cause my girl forced me too. BUT both were very good movies.

[ArmchairRedskin]

Blood Diamond surprised me. Caught in late night one time on HBO. Great flick with some really good acting by DiCaprio.

Stay. A weird flick with a good twist at the end. Ewan McGregor is in it and that's the only reason I decided to watch it.

Sling Blade originally caught me way off guard. I didn't know anything at all about it going in. I didn't know what the movie was about and I didn't know who Billy Bob Thornton was. Great movie and it's still a lot of fun to imitate Carl.

[Doggmatic]

I'd heard all of this enthusiasm before, about Animal House. (Which stank.)

I've got to agree with this. Lots of hype over the years and it was pretty boring.

[The Evil Genius]

Forgot to mention...

The first Pirates of the Caribbean.

When all of us heard that they were making a movie based on a so/so ride at Disney....how many of us groaned?

Who knew that Johnny Depp would channel Keith Richards and actually make the movie fun to watch?

[MWCREDSKINS]

Crimson Tide. I only went to see it because my brother was going to see Power Rangers and I had no desire to see that and didn't really care to see "Crimson Tide" either. Well 2 hours later I left the theater saying it was my favorite movie of all time and still is

[JMURedskins]

I had never heard of Green Street Hooligans when I saw it. It was a really good movie.

Saw was a movie that I thought I was going to really like, but it was just kind of blah. I didn't hate it, but I left the theater a little underwhelmed

[SkinzFoLife]

um, Mean Girls....

[SkinzFoLife]

also, "Equilibrium" totally floored me. Christian Bale and Friggen Gun Kata FTW!

[Fan_N_SoCal]

The Usual Suspects - absolutely awesome. Saw Seven shortly after and having watched the usual suspects before it, gave Kevin Spacey that much more legitimacy as the villian.

[Fan_N_SoCal]

Forgot to mention...

The first Pirates of the Caribbean.
...
Who knew that Johnny Depp would channel Keith Richards and actually make the movie fun to watch?
I can see the analogy. But I loved that ride! One of the "must ride" rides at Disney every visit.

Speaking of Disney, the Lion King was pretty unspectacular, while Aladdin was the funniest Disney movie ever made.

[Skinz4Life12]

Just watched slumdog millionaire and I found I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I guess I had a preconceived notion on its theme and was dead wrong.

just goes to show that you cant judge a book by its cover.

this seems to be the consensus for those who didn't really want to give it a chance at first

[capt1an chaos]

By far the best surprise film for me this year was The other boleyn girl....http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/theotherboleyngirl/. Watched this one afternoon, their was nothing else on and to my surprise this ended up being one of the best films I have seen in years

[Califan007]

"Yes Man" was hilarious...didn't think it would be that funny

Oh, ****, I just watched that a few days ago!! lol...Definitely better and MUCH funnier than I feared it would be :yes: (we're batting .1000, almost lol)

[Skinz4Life12]

I wouldn't wish "The Wrestler" on my own worst enemy.

I would rather have 5 root canals than watch that pos again.

?? If I didn't know better I'd think you were attention whoring with a comment like that

[MissU28]

Oh, ****, I just watched that a few days ago!! lol...Definitely better and MUCH funnier than I feared it would be :yes: (we're batting .1000, almost lol)

I couldn't stop laughing when he was fighting the guy in the alley and he punched the wrong dude! LMAO!!!!

[kevin11]

Watchmen. I'd never read the comic, and the previews didn't look interesting. Some friends invited me to see it, and I figured "eh, I don't get out much these days, so why the heck not".

Ended up being one of the best movies I'd ever seen. And the best comic book/superhero movie for sure. Bought the graphic novel immediately afterwards. Terrific story. Yep, Watchmen was ****ing awesome.


Just watched slumdog millionaire and I found I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I guess I had a preconceived notion on its theme and was dead wrong.

just goes to show that you cant judge a book by its cover.Same here SlumDog was an amazing movie.

I also gotta say that Sunshine, Lock Stock and Two Smoking barrels, snatch, Sleepers, Mystic River, and i'll post when i think of more.

all these movies are great, but i never heard of them until i watched them and they were all amazing. Guy Ritchie is a British genius.

[jrockster21]

Great acting? By whom? I have no problem with the movie - I liked it, it was okay... but... great acting???

I thought Sandler did a great job, as well as Kate Beckinsale and the smaller roles. Ted Danson was a bit much, as was Christopher Walken (what else is new), but the main roles were well-cast.

[Dallsux]

Finally saw the fourth Indiana Jones film last night...wasn't expecting a classic like Raiders, but it still surprised me just how God awful the whole thing was. Easily the worst of the four films...actually makes Temple of Doom look epic in comparison.



I agree. I was so disappointed & I was even EXPECTING it to suck & it defeated those expectations. It sucked so badly, I can't even describe how bad it was. My 5 year old nephew even said it sucked...& he's not old enough to know what sucks & what doesn't (except the Cowboys. He knows full well that they suck & that they suck bad! lol)


Burn After Reading. I was very surprised at how much I like that movie. I generally don't like anything that the Coen Bros. have done, but that was a great movie.

Also, Grandma's Boy was surprisingly hilarious. Most of Sandler's stuff is funny, but this was on a whole different level. Very, VERY funny.

[Cooley4President]

I watched "Balls of Fury" one night on Demand just because it was short and I figured it wouldn't require much thought. I laughed the whole time and ended up loving it.

[Gibbsisgod2006]

A movie that surprised me was The Foot Fist Way staring Danny McBride. One of the funniest movies I have seen in a while.

http://www.thefootfistway.com/

Another movie that surprised me was Little Miss Sunshine too.

[Fergasun]

In 1999 I walked into a movie theater sin expectio. The movie was something called, "The Matrix". I had not had any expectations of this movie, perhaps lower expectations due to the involvement of one Keannu Reeves.

My reaction after watching ... "whoa!".

[SnyderShrugged]

another somewhat obscure, yet awesome (and sad) movie was "American History X".

[Kosher Ham]

another somewhat obscure, yet awesome (and sad) movie was "American History X".

Ehh... It was a pretty popular movie. Certainly not something I would consider obscure.

EDIT: I think both the movie and Norton were nominated for Oscars. (I could be wrong though)