What is a movie that "looks like" it would suck, but actually is well written and acted and a good time?
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"The Adventures Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" 1984
Great script, great cast, young Johnathan Lithgow and Christopher Llyod, Peter Weller in one of his best rolls, and bonus Jeff Goldblum as they new guy.
Whole thing is still a perfect package, looking like a B movie you'd totally skip.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Such a great movie!
I got this at a DragonCon. They did a pre-release showing and gave these out to the audience.
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I disagree. This both looked and was awesome.
Exactly. It was one of my top three ST movies, and by all accounts. Ebert reviewed it positively, as one of the best of the franchise.
I wonder why they put it in the "looks like it'd suck" category?
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I may be biased, as an RPG nerd, but man, they hit all the notes so damn well. That was such a good movie.
Which is precisely the problem: I am not, and not only was I mildly bored, I also found the narrative to be just plain incoherent. It was obvious to me the story was driven by some Reference Guide on RPG stuff, and not on captivating an audience.
I guess it hit every nail on the head. That's all it hit, actually.
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Such a great movie!
I got this at a DragonCon. They did a pre-release showing and gave these out to the audience.
Jealous!
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Exactly. It was one of my top three ST movies, and by all accounts. Ebert reviewed it positively, as one of the best of the franchise.
I wonder why they put it in the "looks like it'd suck" category?
Haters gonna find a way to hate?
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Originally, Pirates of the Caribbean. A movie made because of a Disney ride seemed like a stupid idea.
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Renfield were absolutely amazing and I think they fit the bill
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:::I love this movie, but the audio mix kills me. One minute you are struggling to hear characters speaking and then your eardrums get blown out when they cut to the next fight starting. I do have tinnitus so I may be biased a bit.
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Originally, Pirates of the Caribbean. A movie made because of a Disney ride seemed like a stupid idea.
The first one was my obsession when it came out in dvd
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Population 436, kind of a revamp of The Lottery but it does things a bit different along the way. It actually has Fred Durst as a cast member and he killed his role I think.
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Reanimator
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is always a good mention.
It's a fun and very accessible movie.
Good call! Wife and I watched that one on a whim, thinking it would be a good "bad" movie to watch while having a few drinks and were pleasantly surprised!
You probably need be at least familiar with RPG/fantasy tropes to fully enjoy it, but it definitely felt like it came from a place of love and self-awareness, rather than the cynical cash-grab I was expecting.
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wrote last edited by [email protected]The Long Kiss Goodnight
https://imdb.com/title/tt0116908
Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. He said in 2019 that it was his favorite role. It was released after a flop for Davis and director Renny Harlin (then her husband), and may have had poor press related to that.
It has an unlikely hero, plenty of action sequences, some fun performances (I had to pause it after a funny line from Brian Cox cracked me up), and heart. Solidly entertaining. But low expectations might help.
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Such a great movie!
I got this at a DragonCon. They did a pre-release showing and gave these out to the audience.
That's a real treasure! Very nice.
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Not sure if this exactly fits the assignment, but most people think Silent Hill (first one) was a garbage movie that made no sense. And it was if you never played the games. If you did play the games though, you can see the movie is incredibly faithful to the atmosphere. They used a lot of the OST by Akira Yamaoka too, which is an amazing soundtrack. I really liked the acting as well (except for the little kid, but it’s rare to find convincing child actors anyway). Monster design was great. I think they combined cg and practical effects so it made some things a lot more convincing.
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
https://imdb.com/title/tt0116908
Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. He said in 2019 that it was his favorite role. It was released after a flop for Davis and director Renny Harlin (then her husband), and may have had poor press related to that.
It has an unlikely hero, plenty of action sequences, some fun performances (I had to pause it after a funny line from Brian Cox cracked me up), and heart. Solidly entertaining. But low expectations might help.
I watched this movie when I was in middle school and thought it was badass. I completely forgot about it until your mention and now I gotta see if it holds up. All I remember is that it takes place in winter and Samuel L. says "Pussy is pussy " at some point.
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The Sweetest Thing came off as a pretty saccharine rom-com. It was more like American Pie for late-20s.
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Although to me it didn’t look like it would suck, Hellboy: The Crooked Man got panned by critics, but it was fantastic.
Yeah I just watched it and really enjoyed it.
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100% agree with op. Just saw Happy Death Day recently for the first time and was impressed by how fun it was, but it took me a while.
