Movies that surprised you... - Page 2

glennajo · 06-10-2003, 01:34 AM

Chasing Amy is one of my favorite movies. Dogma is another good one in the Kevin Smith series.

I also loved Drop Dead Gorgeous. It was so funny, and I was surprised I'd never heard of it before.

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Mdrio9 · 06-10-2003, 03:15 AM

Meet the Parents...I originally didn't want to see that movie. My friends dragged me into it, and now I love it!

greenie · 06-10-2003, 09:25 AM

Fight Club surprised me because it's not my type of movie. I enjoyed it though even if it disturbed me so much that I had wacked out dreams.

**Amanda** · 06-10-2003, 10:44 AM

I was kinda surprised by "The Ring". I like a good scare now and then, and I had a bunch of people say that this movie was legitimately frightening. Unfortunately, I think I let their praise raise my expectations too high, and I ended up falling asleep during it.

I was also surprised by "Buffalo '66", which I mentioned in some other thread on here. I only saw it because it was shot in my hometown, but by the end of the movie I had completely forgotten that fact, because the plot itself was so bizarre (in a great way) that I was too caught up to say "Hey, I've been to that bowling alley/gas station/what-have-you."

Shazzer · 06-10-2003, 12:21 PM

One Hour Photo surprised me, because I thought it was just going to be an excuse to showcase someone disturbed for the sake of shock-value, but instead it was quite thoughtful, and the end was a surprise to me

oneTVslave · 06-10-2003, 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by dobolina
"Defending Your Life". I had never even heard of it before I saw it on HBO or one of the movie channels. It is one of my favorites now. A great romantic comedy.

Great movie dobolina!

Another one that I like that no one I have ever talked to has ever heard about unless it was from me is "I Like it Like That". I guess it would be classified as a dramatic comedy. It takes place in the Bronx and has some zany characters. Written and/or directed (can't exactly remember) by a first time filmmaker.

Mdrio9 · 06-10-2003, 04:58 PM

I watched Ice Age this morning, and I really liked it! I don't know if I necessarily thought that it'd suck, but I wasn't expecting to like it so much.

**Mantenna** · 11-05-2003, 03:22 PM

LoneStarSpur, here is your underrated thread...

LoneStarSpur · 11-05-2003, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mantenna

LoneStarSpur, here is your underrated thread...

Thanks! I guess I could have used that handy dandy search function I've read so much about.

"Streets of Fire" with Micheal Pare, Diane Lane and Willem Defoe in his first role.

A really cool "rock and roll fable" that my wife and I saw on TBS one Sunday after noon many years ago. We were blown away by it. A very cool movie that's now in both our top 10. We watch the DVD a couple of times a year.

Here's a couple more:

Fearless
Breakdown
The Vanishing
Oxygen

-Randy (thanks Mantenna! - I like movies LOL)

moviemuse · 11-05-2003, 04:52 PM

Playing By Heart. I love that movie, and so do most of the people I know who have seen it, which unfortunately isn't many. Great film, though.

06-10-2003, 09:25 AM	#13
greenie Why Not Us? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Shhh it's a secret Age: 33 Posts: 3,420	Fight Club surprised me because it's not my type of movie. I enjoyed it though even if it disturbed me so much that I had wacked out dreams. __________________ Who shot who in the what now?

06-10-2003, 10:44 AM	#14
Amanda Elitist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 9,553	I was kinda surprised by "The Ring". I like a good scare now and then, and I had a bunch of people say that this movie was legitimately frightening. Unfortunately, I think I let their praise raise my expectations too high, and I ended up falling asleep during it. I was also surprised by "Buffalo '66", which I mentioned in some other thread on here. I only saw it because it was shot in my hometown, but by the end of the movie I had completely forgotten that fact, because the plot itself was so bizarre (in a great way) that I was too caught up to say "Hey, I've been to that bowling alley/gas station/what-have-you." __________________ A good way to train in boxing is to cast a shadow of yourself on a wall, and then spar with it, seeing the way your body moves as you punch. This is called shadow boxing. An even better way is to tie a guy up so he can’t move, and just keep hitting him. This is called punching a tied-up guy. Click me.

06-10-2003, 12:21 PM	#15
Shazzer eternal optimist Join Date: May 2003 Location: greener pastures Age: 37 Posts: 3,039	One Hour Photo surprised me, because I thought it was just going to be an excuse to showcase someone disturbed for the sake of shock-value, but instead it was quite thoughtful, and the end was a surprise to me __________________ "If you're like me, you have a 'been there, done that' attitude when it comes to paleolithic paleontology." - Jon Stewart "I swear, you are the ho-ho ho." - OTS

06-10-2003, 01:34 AM	#11
glennajo FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: middle of nowhere Posts: 1,313	Chasing Amy is one of my favorite movies. Dogma is another good one in the Kevin Smith series. I also loved Drop Dead Gorgeous. It was so funny, and I was surprised I'd never heard of it before.

06-10-2003, 03:15 AM	#12
Mdrio9 hee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Age: 22 Posts: 2,401	Meet the Parents...I originally didn't want to see that movie. My friends dragged me into it, and now I love it!

06-10-2003, 04:58 PM	#17
Mdrio9 hee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Age: 22 Posts: 2,401	I watched Ice Age this morning, and I really liked it! I don't know if I necessarily thought that it'd suck, but I wasn't expecting to like it so much.

11-05-2003, 03:22 PM	#18
Mantenna . Join Date: Apr 2003 Age: 22 Posts: 8,521 Blog Entries: 1	LoneStarSpur, here is your underrated thread...

11-05-2003, 04:52 PM	#20
moviemuse Sassenach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 5	Playing By Heart. I love that movie, and so do most of the people I know who have seen it, which unfortunately isn't many. Great film, though.