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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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is always a good mention.
It's a fun and very accessible movie.
I don't rewatch movies unless its been a few years and I really enjoyed.
Ive provably watched that movie 10x by now. Jarnathan would know what I'm saying if he were here.
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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
Agreed. Also doesn't hurt that I enjoyed Pine when he played Kirk
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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.
Pine as a character and narrator def carried a lot of the weight.
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I'll start: "Happy Death Day"
wrote last edited by [email protected]I mentioned this one on another post. It's good enough I'm gonna throw it out there again. Kung Fu Mahjongg. All 3. ....and Kung Fu Hustle
Edit to add, thier whole troop is amazing. Silly stories made amazingly entertaining, due to the charismatic cast and, creative and well executed choreography.
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Wait...the movie is based on the ride, not the other way around?
They updated the ride after the movies, so... It's kind of circular at this point.
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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.
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
"You're gonna die screaming and I'm gonna watch" will never not be a badass line, and "I propose that whatever he is trying to dislodge is either gone for good or there to stay" will never stop amusing me.
:::I wouldn't say those are definitely the best lines in the movie, but probably top 5, definitely top 10.
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Tucker and Dave vs. Evil. Looks like another dumb Netflix original, but it was one of the best horror/comedies I've seen.
Speaking of the genre, big nods to another one - Little Evil.
It Follows - just read the premise of the film and tell me it doesn't sound dumb... Then go watch it
Oh and Colossal!!! Ann Hathaway stars in this bizarre and very deep movie about a giant monster that can be controlled from a playground. Amazing movie. Trust me
Colossal was weird, but i liked it. I could see where people would be thinking, what is this and why am I watching it, but it felt like real life to me. For a movie about monster avatars unwittingly being controlled from half a world away, anyway.
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Here's a bold one: "Atlantic Rim".
Yes. It is just a low budget cash grab meant to fool grandparents into buying little Johnny the wrong film by accident. (When little Johnny asked for a copy of "Pacific Rim".)
But somehow it actually has a decent script, and passable acting.
The effects are bonkers cheap, though.
Okay, I'm really stretching it with this one.
But I tried to hate-watch it, and couldn't actually hate it.
Is it better than Pacific Rim: Uprising? Lol
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The Suicide Squad from 2021. The previous Suicide Squad movie was a disaster and you're making ANOTHER ONE? That movie had no right to be as entertaining as it was.
Also The Batman. Comic book movie: check. Comic book character that has been done to death: check. Everything has to be grim and dark and realistic: check. When I say "everything has to be dark" I also mean the visuals: check. But it was fine, surprisingly.
James Gunn can make decent cape slop
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Clue
Movie based on a board game? Blegh
But it's awesome. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren
Having John Landis write the story didn't hurt.
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Clue
Movie based on a board game? Blegh
But it's awesome. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren
Absolutely one of my favorite movies
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Is it better than Pacific Rim: Uprising? Lol
Haha. Uh...I never thought about it, but I liked it better, yes.
But my kids like Pacific Rim: Uprising better.
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James Gunn can make decent cape slop
Super is another good one he did
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Battleship.
Yeah, the movie based off the board(?) game.
Feel free to fire up the torches and start handing out the pitchforks, because I'm not playing by the rules.
It doesn't just look like it will suck, it looks like a 'so bad it is bad' type of movie, an overbudgeted 'this is what is wrong with movies these days' sort of unmitigated hot wet trash from a dumpster fire in the bad part of town.
It isn't well written.
It isn't well acted.
I honestly can't even promise a good time.
These are the thoughts that went through my mind when I read about it before watching: "This is going to be awful and a waste of my time. These actor names kinda look familiar but I don't know who any of these people are. Is Rihanna her first name or last name? Isn't she just a singer. It better not have that stupid umbrella song. Wait, Liam Neeson is in this? Is he doing okay? Did he lose a bet? Does he need money? I bet that evil Jar'jar forced him to to do this. Wait, running time over 2 hours?! How is that even... the board never took more than like 15 minutes... except cheaters moving their... fuck me, I already need a drink."
Go into the movie with that mindset. Be angry at it before it starts.
It's quite a bad movie, but it did inspire the creation of my podcast, so I don't hate it.
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I'm giving away my age, but Benny & Joon. A story about two mentally ill people falling in love, and the script isn't even that great, but all the actors really sell it and it is such a quirky heart warming and funny movie.
Where my fellow Spokane peeps?
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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil! Amazing movie! I put it on one day just so I could check it off my list of new things out and, figured if I love the Evil Dead series (and also, as someone else mentioned in the thread, the Re-Animator) how awful could this be... it wasn't. It was fantastic.
Enjoyed Little Evil too. So, I'm putting Colossal on my list right now!
I think Colossal will surprise you. It's not exactly a horror comedy, but a very serious film wrapped in a ridiculous story
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Tremors
Looks like a B movie, cheesy horror flick.
It's got a great cast with supurb acting. The script is easily one of the tightest ever written. Every line is important to the overall story. And it's just fun to watch.
Came here to say exactly this. Only commented cause I can't upvote twice.
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I'll start: "Happy Death Day"
I'll start: "Happy Death Day"
Wait, I didn't know Re:Zero had a live action!
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The FPS sequence made me go
You should check out the movie Hardcore Henry
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I just think of it as a live action Monkey Island.
Does that actually work? I have only played the 1st 20 minutes of Monkey Island lol
