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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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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I'll start: "Happy Death Day"
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.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Surprisingly good action and a decent plot to boot.
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It was the best part of the entire movie.
It was short, but made sitting through the stupid names and extra chromosome shit worth it.
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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.
It holds up. Geena Davis is a straight up bad-ass boss mutha fucka!
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Renfield were absolutely amazing and I think they fit the bill
I'll give you the first one, way better than it had any right to be. 2nd was ok.
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Haters gonna find a way to hate?
️Well, by including it they imply they liked it, so I'm guessing not a hater. Just curious why they said it "looked like it would be bad".
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Clerks. It should be some stoner Seinfeld flick but it actually lines up pretty well with La Divina Comedia and the dialogue, although sometimes a bit clunky, is very well written.
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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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Jealous!
I'm lucky it's survived so long. I got it in HS, and in between:
- Did a tour in the Army
- Went to college
- Lived in Germany
- Have moved over a half dozen times
So many valued possessions have gone missing in that time, due to roommates and sheer carelessness, it's a minor miracle it's still with me. The only original possession I have that's older is a Bloom County Opus plushy that I got in junior high.
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Mr. Brooks, it has Dane Cook in it but that doesn’t stop it from being amazing.
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Well, by including it they imply they liked it, so I'm guessing not a hater. Just curious why they said it "looked like it would be bad".
I was assuming they were knee-jerk reacting like "It's Star Trek, so it must be terrible," and then found out otherwise. I could be wrong though.
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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.
I sometimes like to pride myself on my ability to take a different viewpoint, but today it's absolutely failing me, lol. I really thought this was a movie everyone could at least enjoy.
I guess it hit every nail on the head. That’s all it hit, actually.
That's a fascinating statement. Could you elaborate a bit?
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SPACE TRUCKERS!!!
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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.
I never played d&d or any games of that style, and probably missed out on a bunch of the catered moments, but I still enjoyed it very much
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SPACE TRUCKERS!!!
My God, I did not expect someone was going to steal my comment.
Great movie, ahead of its time
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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.
I was excited for that movie, and I think yeah they nailed the atmosphere. Ended up not liking it at all, though
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Star Trek First Contact
My proof reading has failed me yet again (original fuck up: Star Trek First Conact)
wrote last edited by [email protected]I think people are missing that this movie is spelled differently than "Star Trek First Contact".
Star Trek First CONACT was a cheap, B-movie knock-off straight to DVD movie that should have sucked, but didnt.
Angela Lansbury was not nominated for an Oscar for her preformance as the Captain, but Brooke Shields notably was also in the movie as an alien.
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wrote last edited by [email protected]There are so many movies I could list but for now I'll go with About Time (2013). Everything about it makes it seem like it would be a dumb sappy romcom but it manages to hit hard.
EDIT: This is the type of image they used to market the film, which is really misleading.
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Doom 2005 wasn't bad.
Oooohhhh, I watched that back then and totally forgot that that movie was even a thing. I think I need to rewatch it
