Posted March 13, 2016
darthspudius
Steam is Power!
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From United Kingdom
Klumpen0815
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From Germany
Posted March 13, 2016
By Grabthar's Hammer!
InfraSuperman
New User
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From Germany
Breja
You're in my spot
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From Poland
Posted March 13, 2016
If we ever get a Galaxy Quest "reboot" like the new Ghostbusters I may actually lose it.
KasperHviid
Privilege de-elevation is needed
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From Denmark
Posted March 13, 2016
Okay, one film:
Schumachers BATMAN & ROBIN! (1997 - I actually remembered the year)
I saw this one a few years ago, due to boredom. Didn't really expect much. Had of course heard it being bashed by angry batmo-fanboys 'back in the days'. (Still happens today, where its IMDB page is filled with one star reviews)
But wow - what a movie! The batmo-creditcard, batnipples and all is just so, well, batshit insane. It was really brave of Schumacher to go full-blown camp at a time where everyone expected superheroes to be dark and gritty.
Even today, it's so much ahead of its time. It has the same anarchistic and cartoony drive as CUTEY HONEY, MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER, MACHINE GIRL or MASK THE KEKKOU. Movies which manages to capture the rythm and spirit from comics/manga.
Schumachers BATMAN & ROBIN! (1997 - I actually remembered the year)
I saw this one a few years ago, due to boredom. Didn't really expect much. Had of course heard it being bashed by angry batmo-fanboys 'back in the days'. (Still happens today, where its IMDB page is filled with one star reviews)
But wow - what a movie! The batmo-creditcard, batnipples and all is just so, well, batshit insane. It was really brave of Schumacher to go full-blown camp at a time where everyone expected superheroes to be dark and gritty.
Even today, it's so much ahead of its time. It has the same anarchistic and cartoony drive as CUTEY HONEY, MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER, MACHINE GIRL or MASK THE KEKKOU. Movies which manages to capture the rythm and spirit from comics/manga.
neurasthenya
Back from nowhere
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From Brazil
Posted March 13, 2016
Oh, another one, Guardians of the Galaxy. Quite surprised I liked it after so many bloody super hero movies.
Breja
You're in my spot
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From Poland
Emob78
jack and coke plz
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From United States
drealmer7
finding balance
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From United States
Elvis is Dead
Find me in STEAM OT
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From Other
Posted March 13, 2016
Galaxy Quest was the first DVD I ever bought.
gamefood
The flamin beer will burp you down!
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From Germany
Posted March 13, 2016
Silver Linings
Don't mess with Zohan
Shooter
Scott Pilgrim (YEAH!)
The Bourne Legacy
Crank
Inside Man
Killer Elite
The Descent
Attack The Block
The Woman in Black
Michael Clayton
Bad Lieutenant (especially because of N. Cage; I don't like him much but he's GREAT here!)
Don't mess with Zohan
Shooter
Scott Pilgrim (YEAH!)
The Bourne Legacy
Crank
Inside Man
Killer Elite
The Descent
Attack The Block
The Woman in Black
Michael Clayton
Bad Lieutenant (especially because of N. Cage; I don't like him much but he's GREAT here!)
Post edited March 13, 2016 by gamefood
bad_fur_day1
Here they grow again
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From New Zealand
Posted March 13, 2016
Edge of Tomorrow, I was expecting something, not the Full Metal B!tch and Killer Cage from All You Need Is Kill.
Dredd, was expecting another average remake like Total Recall, was not that at all.
Tron Legacy - I wasn't expecting whatever that was. That was f**king cool.
Rambo 4 - Would have watched anymore Rambo, but I wasn't expecting the single greatest Rambo film of all time, thank you Sly Stallone.
Dredd, was expecting another average remake like Total Recall, was not that at all.
Tron Legacy - I wasn't expecting whatever that was. That was f**king cool.
Rambo 4 - Would have watched anymore Rambo, but I wasn't expecting the single greatest Rambo film of all time, thank you Sly Stallone.
Post edited March 13, 2016 by bad_fur_day1
Matewis
By Toutatis!
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From South Africa
Posted March 13, 2016
bad_fur_day1: Edge of Tomorrow, I was expecting something, not the Full Metal B!tch and Killer Cage from All You Need Is Kill.
Dredd, was expecting another average remake like Total Recall, was not that at all.
Tron Legacy - I wasn't expecting whatever that was. That was f**king cool.
Rambo 4 - Would have watched anymore Rambo, but I wasn't expecting the single greatest Rambo film of all time, thank you Sly Stallone.
I feel somewhat ashamed that I didn't go to see Dredd in the theaters thinking that there is no way it could be good. When I finally did see it on tv it turned out to almost offensively amazing. Then I checked to see if there would be a sequel and discovered that the film did very poorly and a sequel was unlikely :(Dredd, was expecting another average remake like Total Recall, was not that at all.
Tron Legacy - I wasn't expecting whatever that was. That was f**king cool.
Rambo 4 - Would have watched anymore Rambo, but I wasn't expecting the single greatest Rambo film of all time, thank you Sly Stallone.
Abovet
Whistleblower
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From Indonesia
timppu
Favorite race: Formula__One
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From Finland
Posted March 13, 2016
<span class="bold">The Sting</span> (1973)
I saw this the first time as a small kid, I think my big brother rented it.
A movie placed in the "old times" (1930s) with Robert Redford and Paul Newman... I was expecting a total uninteresting yawn-fest, especially for a little kid like me. As if someone asked me to listen to the whole repertoire of Frank Sinatra or something, you must be some old fart to enjoy it.
Lo and behold, I loved the movie from like 10 minutes onwards, and just couldn't stop watching it. I rate it to top 5 movies I've ever seen. The movie was fully worth all the praise and prizes it has received. Full of surprises, hilarious at times (like when Paul Newman just burps while playing poker with the baddie, comedic genius) etc.
It is noteworthy especially because the movie is so detailed that you easily get lost in its story if you don't watch it with full attention, yet that didn't prove to be a problem for me as a kid. Outstanding.
<span class="bold">Brazil</span> (1985)
All I knew about the movie beforehand was seeing some trailer of it before another (VHS) movie, and it seemed like some incomprehensible mess, artsy-fartsy movie with no point. I don't even remember how I ended up seeing it, again someone probably rented it just because... and it also ended up being one of the best movies I've ever seen. There are so many things to love in the movie, and somehow the story also resonated with me.
<span class="bold">Mononoke Hime</span> (1997)
I've never been a big fan of japanese anime, but then I can't say I had seen that much of it either. I really loved this movie, I was surprised how detailed the characters were (no one was e.g. inherently evil, there just were people and characters with different motives and traumas), and I liked how refreshing the whole Japanese mythology felt, e.g. animal gods which might also die by humans, etc.). A very interesting, charming and mysterious movie.
<span class="bold">Tonari no Totoro</span> (1988)
I was expecting even less from this as from Mononoke Hime, some children's movie from Japan. I guess it was that, but it was also absolutely charming even for an adult. I really enjoyed watching the movie.
<span class="bold">Zoolander</span> (2001)
I recall only seeing some movie posters of it with Ben Stiller lying on the ground, and kept thinking "What crap is that? Pass...". Yet when I much later saw it on TV, damn I found it funny. I laughed my ass off.
Some mentioned e.g. Adam Sandler, and considering how much hate he seems to get as an actor, I'm often surprised how much I like many of his comedies. Like "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", I felt it was a hilarious movie overall, and I got lots of laughs watching it. Yes, I even liked Adam Sandler acting in it.
Also, quite often I am pleasantly surprised when watching:
- kid's movies (e.g. Shrek movies, Toy Stories, Monsters, Inc. etc.)
- many so-called romantic movies, or date movies
I usually have a strong bias against them, thinking I am definitely not part of their target audience... yet I am often quite pleasantly surprised. Well, not for the Bridget Jones movies, they were just as meh as I expected them to be and I can clearly say I didn't find them interesting because they were rather aimed at single (aging) women, something that I am not.
I saw this the first time as a small kid, I think my big brother rented it.
A movie placed in the "old times" (1930s) with Robert Redford and Paul Newman... I was expecting a total uninteresting yawn-fest, especially for a little kid like me. As if someone asked me to listen to the whole repertoire of Frank Sinatra or something, you must be some old fart to enjoy it.
Lo and behold, I loved the movie from like 10 minutes onwards, and just couldn't stop watching it. I rate it to top 5 movies I've ever seen. The movie was fully worth all the praise and prizes it has received. Full of surprises, hilarious at times (like when Paul Newman just burps while playing poker with the baddie, comedic genius) etc.
It is noteworthy especially because the movie is so detailed that you easily get lost in its story if you don't watch it with full attention, yet that didn't prove to be a problem for me as a kid. Outstanding.
<span class="bold">Brazil</span> (1985)
All I knew about the movie beforehand was seeing some trailer of it before another (VHS) movie, and it seemed like some incomprehensible mess, artsy-fartsy movie with no point. I don't even remember how I ended up seeing it, again someone probably rented it just because... and it also ended up being one of the best movies I've ever seen. There are so many things to love in the movie, and somehow the story also resonated with me.
<span class="bold">Mononoke Hime</span> (1997)
I've never been a big fan of japanese anime, but then I can't say I had seen that much of it either. I really loved this movie, I was surprised how detailed the characters were (no one was e.g. inherently evil, there just were people and characters with different motives and traumas), and I liked how refreshing the whole Japanese mythology felt, e.g. animal gods which might also die by humans, etc.). A very interesting, charming and mysterious movie.
<span class="bold">Tonari no Totoro</span> (1988)
I was expecting even less from this as from Mononoke Hime, some children's movie from Japan. I guess it was that, but it was also absolutely charming even for an adult. I really enjoyed watching the movie.
<span class="bold">Zoolander</span> (2001)
I recall only seeing some movie posters of it with Ben Stiller lying on the ground, and kept thinking "What crap is that? Pass...". Yet when I much later saw it on TV, damn I found it funny. I laughed my ass off.
Some mentioned e.g. Adam Sandler, and considering how much hate he seems to get as an actor, I'm often surprised how much I like many of his comedies. Like "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", I felt it was a hilarious movie overall, and I got lots of laughs watching it. Yes, I even liked Adam Sandler acting in it.
Also, quite often I am pleasantly surprised when watching:
- kid's movies (e.g. Shrek movies, Toy Stories, Monsters, Inc. etc.)
- many so-called romantic movies, or date movies
I usually have a strong bias against them, thinking I am definitely not part of their target audience... yet I am often quite pleasantly surprised. Well, not for the Bridget Jones movies, they were just as meh as I expected them to be and I can clearly say I didn't find them interesting because they were rather aimed at single (aging) women, something that I am not.
Post edited March 13, 2016 by timppu