Movies that surprised you...

Tigrazhia · 06-09-2003, 05:23 PM

Hazy made a post about overrated movies so it got me thinking...

How about movies that surprised you by being really good despite little or no critic or reviews?

Movies you hadn't heard about or that didn't run for long in the theaters that you've seen later & love?

Movies you discovered by accident?

I've got quite a few movies that are among my favorite that I've discovered by "accident" and that I love:

Office Space
White Oleander
My first mister
Drop Dead gorgeous

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greenie · 06-09-2003, 05:25 PM

Best In Show. This movie was so wacky but really funny.

eldee · 06-09-2003, 06:04 PM

The Dresser and Dune. I only liked it at a second viewing.

mrdobolina · 06-09-2003, 07:11 PM

"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.

hazyshadeof · 06-09-2003, 08:45 PM

Amelie, Ghost World, Crazy/Beautiful, Run Lola Run and Chasing Amy are five movies I'd never heard of at all until I saw them at Blockbuster, rented and watched them, and then wondered why I'd never heard of them because they were really good.

**Mantenna** · 06-09-2003, 08:56 PM

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (when it first came out and was not shown in mainstream theatres). That movie was so funny to me because it was like watching *my* grandmother and all her sisters!

kiwibelle · 06-10-2003, 12:49 AM

Monsoon Wedding, Bend it Like Beckham, Gloomy Sunday (The Piano Player in some countries) and The Castle. The Castle was an Australian movie - and hilarious!

greenie · 06-10-2003, 12:51 AM

I agree Kiwibelle with Monsoon Wedding. I loved it. I especially loved the music in it.

kiwibelle · 06-10-2003, 12:55 AM

Hey greenflute - thanks for responding!!! So many people didn't see the movie that its rare to converse with someone who has!! I agree - the music was awesome, so much so I bought the CD. If you liked the music and haven't seen Bend it Like Beckham yet do - it also has great music, not to mention a good story! I love watching movies about people of 'other' cultures (as long as they're good) - kind of reminds me what we all have in common!

greenie · 06-10-2003, 12:57 AM

Yeah, I'm planning on seeing Bend It Like Beckham. Glad to hear it has good music in it too!

I love movies about different cultures too. They are so different from the movies here in the US, and I agree that it shows our similarities more than our differences.

06-09-2003, 05:23 PM	#1
Tigrazhia Glad 4 Vlad! :) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Good ole I.E, Southern California. Age: 35 Posts: 1,521	Movies that surprised you... Hazy made a post about overrated movies so it got me thinking... How about movies that surprised you by being really good despite little or no critic or reviews? Movies you hadn't heard about or that didn't run for long in the theaters that you've seen later & love? Movies you discovered by accident? I've got quite a few movies that are among my favorite that I've discovered by "accident" and that I love: Office Space White Oleander My first mister Drop Dead gorgeous __________________ "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."

06-09-2003, 05:25 PM	#2
greenie Why Not Us? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Shhh it's a secret Age: 33 Posts: 3,420	Best In Show. This movie was so wacky but really funny. __________________ Who shot who in the what now?

06-09-2003, 07:11 PM	#4
mrdobolina Can They Do It?? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Miami of Canada Age: 36 Posts: 3,254	"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. __________________ "You don't own a TV?!? What's all your furniture pointed at?" Joey Tribianni It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you.

06-09-2003, 08:45 PM	#5
hazyshadeof Fade to black Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,944	Amelie, Ghost World, Crazy/Beautiful, Run Lola Run and Chasing Amy are five movies I'd never heard of at all until I saw them at Blockbuster, rented and watched them, and then wondered why I'd never heard of them because they were really good. __________________ I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star in somebody else's eyes... but why... why... why can't it be me?

06-10-2003, 12:49 AM	#7
kiwibelle FORT Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 139	Monsoon Wedding, Bend it Like Beckham, Gloomy Sunday (The Piano Player in some countries) and The Castle. The Castle was an Australian movie - and hilarious! __________________ "This above all: to thine own self be true." -William Shakespeare, Hamlet

06-09-2003, 06:04 PM	#3
eldee FORT Fogey Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,545	The Dresser and Dune. I only liked it at a second viewing.

06-09-2003, 08:56 PM	#6
Mantenna . Join Date: Apr 2003 Age: 22 Posts: 8,521 Blog Entries: 1	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (when it first came out and was not shown in mainstream theatres). That movie was so funny to me because it was like watching my grandmother and all her sisters!

06-10-2003, 12:51 AM	#8
greenie Why Not Us? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Shhh it's a secret Age: 33 Posts: 3,420	I agree Kiwibelle with Monsoon Wedding. I loved it. I especially loved the music in it. __________________ Who shot who in the what now?

06-10-2003, 12:55 AM	#9
kiwibelle FORT Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 139	Hey greenflute - thanks for responding!!! So many people didn't see the movie that its rare to converse with someone who has!! I agree - the music was awesome, so much so I bought the CD. If you liked the music and haven't seen Bend it Like Beckham yet do - it also has great music, not to mention a good story! I love watching movies about people of 'other' cultures (as long as they're good) - kind of reminds me what we all have in common! __________________ "This above all: to thine own self be true." -William Shakespeare, Hamlet

06-10-2003, 12:57 AM	#10
greenie Why Not Us? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Shhh it's a secret Age: 33 Posts: 3,420	Yeah, I'm planning on seeing Bend It Like Beckham. Glad to hear it has good music in it too! I love movies about different cultures too. They are so different from the movies here in the US, and I agree that it shows our similarities more than our differences. __________________ Who shot who in the what now?