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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American Werewolf in London
The title alone makes it sound like a cheesy 80s goofy movie...and it kinda is. But the practical effects are right up there with The Thing. It makes you invested in the characters and the main conflict is really tough. It's more dark and gritty than you would expect, especially near the end. The werewolf transformation scene has some of the best practical effects in film. It's stomach churning.
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Conan the Barbarian (1982) has no right to be as good as it is. On paper, it's a dumb sword and sorcery flick with a body builder who could barely speak English in the lead. But everyone involved does an incredible job, from the acting to the directing, to the score. It's a crime that Destroyer trashed up the formula, and we never got Conan the King.
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This movie took me completely by surprise by how good it was. I feel like you could tell everyone involved had experience playing TTRPGs, from the director, to the writer(s), all the way down to the catering crew!
Although the interviews with the cast are hilarious just because Hugh Grant doesn't have a single clue about DnD but also couldn't give a single fuck about it.
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Osmosis Jones.
A half-and-half cartoon and live action film with Chris Rock as the titular character from the late-90s/early-00s. The movie was a flop, but I think it had more to do with lousy marketing. It was actually pretty good and a fun way to look at how things affect the human body.
David Hyde Pierce as the enormous Pill was a great choice, and Bill Murray was hilarious.
Around the time this came out, I, having had no idea about the movie or its premise, wrote a story that was along similar lines in creative writing. Specifically, it featured the immune system and other cells as characters and whatnot.
I was accused of ripping off the idea.
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It was 1+2+1+1 or 1+2+2+1
Unless Scarlett is right!
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Wait...the movie is based on the ride, not the other way around?
Dude, way to make me feel old lol.
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Triangle looks like a generic "slasher on a ship" horror movie at first, but is actually a lot more twisted and clever than that. >!It's actually about a time loop.!<
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wrote last edited by [email protected]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.
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Disco Polo
It's a very unserious movie and that's what makes it work. It's just pure Polish nostalgia-based comedy with nothing to prove
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Reanimator
Combs just brings a captivating presence wherever he goes!
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yeah i get what you mean. it does look pretty bad
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Cop Land.
I didn't have Sly Stallone outacting Robert Deniro as a possibility, but then that movie happened.
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I disagree. This both looked and was awesome.
As a Trekkie it looked awesome to me but to my civilian friends it looked like made for TV garbage, then they saw it and loved it
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wrote last edited by [email protected]The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot.
Dumbest movie title ever, but the best thing I've ever seen Sam Elliott do.
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Triangle looks like a generic "slasher on a ship" horror movie at first, but is actually a lot more twisted and clever than that. >!It's actually about a time loop.!<
Love love love Triangle. Maybe my favorite movie
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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
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!
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Triangle looks like a generic "slasher on a ship" horror movie at first, but is actually a lot more twisted and clever than that. >!It's actually about a time loop.!<
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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.
