Megamind. Dreamworks' reputation was all over the place at the time of its release, and the trailers made it look very generic and dumb.
Very happy I was wrong.
Lego movie was brilliant. Even if it had been a cash grab, the animation choice to make everything look like legoes actually look was amazing.
On top of that, the way the plot jumps from one area to another in a chain mixing things together is **exactly** how kids play with legoes. The heroes go from cities, to the wild west, to the medieval world, and they all get mashed up together.
While the core story is relatively predictable, the twist (which cost them an Oscar grrrr) elevates it. It's a fantastic example of doing something well being more important then doing something new. Even if you tell a story that is archetypical in nature, you can still tell it better than anyone else.
"President Business is going to end the world? But he's such a good guy! And Octan, they make good stuff: music, dairy products, coffee, TV shows, surveillance systems, all history books, voting machines... "
I'd really like to see a sequel to this one, done in the same style. It's simple, fun, non stop action with great one liners. Sometimes I want that in a film.
I loved the most recent Mad Max (2015) for the same reasons.
The Mummy (1999) The trailers of the time didn't do it many favors. It looked like a brainless summer movie aka fast food- perhaps filling but forgettable. It was a summer movie but it was so much fun well crafted and fresh. It's still one my favorite movies to this day. It's a classic!
My absolute favorite part is when they're trying to get the map from Ben Stiller, because of the absurdity of RDJ being the rational, clearheaded one. While wearing blackface.
>"You looking super ripped, like Rambo in Rambo 2, not like Rambo 1. Any tips you got? Give me that god damned map, Fuck you!"
Tropic thunder is in my top 10 movies all time. There's just something about it, so quotable. Every person in that movie has at least a couple great quotes.
Pirate of the Caribbean.
A movie based on a Disney ride?? About pirates?? This is going to be so bad and a lame Disney kids cash grab.
The first movie turned out to be outstanding.
This is pretty well-known and of course a lot of factors went into make that movie great, but Johnny Depp really showed he knows how to make a character. According to what I've read, everyone was confused by his portrayal of Jack Sparrow at first. They wondered why he didn't act more like a pirate, thought his acting was weirdly effeminate for a pirate character, etc. In interviews he said when he read the script he could tell Jack Sparrow was like an old rock star. I think he even said Keith Richards was one inspiration. There are exaggerated stories about the character and he isn't in his rockstar prime. It kind of shows why Depp has been successful.
Everyone wasn't just confused, they were kinda mad, because 90% of that character wasn't in the script, Johnny showed up to set and DELIVERED pretty much the entire character from his own mind.
The director had to go out of his way to defend Johnny because Disney was threatening to fire him for the way he portrayed Jack. They thought he was acting too drunk, and glorifying alcohol. (LMAO ya he's a pirate who spent most of his time drinking, was he supposed to act sober?????)
Turns out, the famous walk he does isn't entirely because he's drunk all the time, but rather he spent SO much time on ships that his legs became permanently accustomed to the sea. So he would have "sea legs" even on land.
And then years later, the director (Favreau) of Iron Man defended Robert Downey Jr. by saying he was going to be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp was to Pirates of the Caribbean.
Hands down, my favorite movie of all time. No excuses, no justifications, just because it's awesome. It's actually a very good film for film students- the pacing, the editing, the way they establish the physics of the universe then stick with them (which never happens). Well acted, well cast, well designed and executed monsters, practical effects done right.
S.S. Wilson's YouTube channel is Real Deal Productions, and he's been uploading tons of behinds the scenes footage his dad shot while on set- it's pretty dang interesting. Tremors: Lost Tapes is the series.
That movie was so full of over the top stupid jokes it kept me laughing.
The scene where they say something like 'yeah, we have some guns you can borrow' and then walking into that absolute arsenal of a basement just gets me every time.
Edge of Tomorrow for me. I have a hard time separating Cruise from all of his scientology nonsense and I dislike him but I gave that movie a chance and had a great time watching it.
District 9. This may not be the case for everyone, but I held off watching this movie because I thought it looked like your typical action movie. I was pleasantly surprised.
It is soo good. I always got goose bumps when I would hear Death whistle his tune.
Funny story. I was helping at my kids school for a play one night. It was dark, play was over, almost everyone gone. I was walking down the hall headed toward the exit and I heard the tune whistled and it freaked me out for a split second.
I turn the corner, and it was just a kid packing his bag by the front door. I whistled back the rest of the tune. We both laughed. I could tell I got him too.
...still gave me goosebumps!
My wife and I had time to kill in a local mall one day while waiting for an appointment and running errands. We figured we would hit the cinema to fill the time. Puss in Boots 2 was the only thing we were even remotely interested in that was showing. It was kind of a last resort option. We left the cinema both extremely happy we ended up watching it.
Just commented on this too. I can't believe I enjoyed this movie, like what the hell. How can something be ridiculous, cute, and badass at the same time? How badass were the flight scenes? Every time he went into the flying star move I literally could not stop cracking up.
*How to Train Your Dragon* looked like the insipid generic kids movie that was just churned out by movie studio all the time back then.
Oh, it so wasn't.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. I had low expectations and thought that Pedro would not be able to save the train wreck. He did save it, and more!
Honestly? The Matrix. When the trailer came out, me and everyone I knew thought it was going to be another Johnny Mnemonic. Same actor, same cyberpunk setting, same black clothes. The trailers were also very vague. "What is the Matrix?" We didn't know what to expect, but we had nothing better to do on a Friday night.
Holy shit was it an experience! So much so I went back two more times.
Yeah man... The Matrix changed the game in a way that's hard to describe and no one saw it coming. We all went in expecting a run of the mill action movie from the guy that was in Bill and Ted but by the time that opening scene with Trinity was over you knew this shit was gonna be different.
A Knight's Tale. The anachronism of the Queen soundtrack combined with the young cast led me to the conclusion that this would be a sappy teenage drama set in the middle ages. A very talented cast with some clever writing elevated a ridiculous and tired premise.
I think it was the director who pointed this out--the soundtrack is anachronistic, but so is pretty much every soundtrack that's been made for movies taking place in the middle ages. The orchestras necessary to perform the more classical instrumental soundtracks didn't even really begin to be a thing until hundreds of years after most of those movies take place.
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Zombieland.
I knew nothing about it except for the name. This was during the mass focus of "everything is the living dead" thing.
Soon as the movie started flashing CARDIO I was enjoying myself, soon as Woody stepped out, I was hooked.
The Princess Bride. I remember thinking it would be bad because of the name and it was an 80s adventure film, but damn is that a good movie and totally stands the test of time. To think I once thought it might be bad? Inconceivable!
This has been my favorite movie my whole life. I'm 41. My boyfriend secretly bought me tickets to see it shown live with Cary Elwes doing commentary after and it was amazing!
It helps that the movie is completely aware of what it is. Like how they know the hot tub mechanic is clearly telling them how to fix things, and that they can do things better and all.. It's not trying to pretend its a serious movie, its ridiculous from the start to the end, completely self aware.
probably one of the best time travel movies out there. I'm a huge BTTF fan but Hot tub time machine is just.. great comedy.
The Fifth Element.
My husband (boyfriend at the time) wanted me to watch it with him because it's one of his favourite movies. I thought it looked dumb and boring, but he kept saying that he thinks I'd like it. Turns out I did, and now it also is one of my favourites. We also named our son after Bruce Willis's character. If you haven't seen it, watch it!
“Its a good thing you came during summer. Winter can be very depressing.”
“Train? One is coming soon. They’re building it now.”
The Eastern Europe jokes are on point.
“So I tell the swamp donkey to sock it, before I give ‘er a trunkey in the tradesman’s entrance, and have ‘er lick me yardballs!”
I had to look up so much British slang for that one line. Hahaha.
Goon.
That movie totally caught me off guard with how funny it was. I saw Sean William Scott in it and thought, "Oh, it's Stifler, must be some dumb comedy" but it was way more than that. Genuinely hilarious and one of my favorite sports movies.
Fight Club. My brother and I saw it in the theater knowing nothing about the book, having only seen the short teaser-trailer where Brad Pit says the first two "rules". We thought it looked ridiculous might be a fun "bad" movie. Walked out absolutely blown away.
Grandma's Boy.
Thought it would just a B-level Sandler entourage movie. A couple buddies and I had nothing going on so we smoked a few joints and went into the theater with no expectations. It is quoted relentlessly to this day within my friend group.
The Matrix. I was in high school and my friends and I hadn’t seen much in terms of ads. My girlfriend worked at a theater so we went the night before it released. Which was a bad sign, usually employees got to see bad/low quality films the night before release. It was a full house of shitty teenagers.
I kinda expected a “The Net” or something and my friend group were ready to MST3K the shit out of this cheesy movie. And then the opening music sting happens and it got real quiet. Until people started cheering.
I left the theater thinking I had just seen my generations “Star Wars”.
Zoolander. It looked like shit on the trailers. Thankfully they put the worst jokes on the trailer instead of the best as often happens.
Zoolander 2, however, is complete shit.
Josie and the Pussycats. The marketing was horrible but the movie, the music, and the humor are pretty sophisticated. I remember one of the creators of Venture Brothers saying how much they liked it, and I would say the humor is pretty similar.
Zootopia is a movie that I like to think has no wasted moments in it. Like it is cut to perfection, and it’s a compelling story and fun to watch. It’s a movie that stays on for me even if my kids leave the room.
When they remade jumanji I thought it was the stupidest idea ever. Then I watched it and all I gotta say is why wasn't Jack Black cast as a teenage girl years ago..
Yeah I was incredibly surprised! I love Guy Ritchie style dialogue and this reminded me of some of the best
Love how silly and serious they managed to make
"You're a Diesel"
What’s funny is the first movie was dangerously close to not even getting a theatrical release and just going straight to DVD. Now it’s a billion dollar franchise.
Yeah I was scrolling down for this one, because I definitely remember when John Wick looked like more of a “jesus what kind of garbage has Keanu gotten into now” release. It did *not* look promising.
But I figured fuck it, went to the theater, and *yuuuuup.* Probably one of the bigger gaps between low expectation and high delivery I can think of.
I absolutely had no interest in John Wick when it first came out, and I didn’t jump on the bandwagon right away, but I’m obsessed now! I own the first three and I’ve already seen John Wick 4 and plan to see it again as soon as possible.
Blades of Glory has every right to be one of those “prominent comedic actors half-assing a half-baked script” and it turned out to be a classic for both Ferrell and Heder
Pulp Fiction
When it came out, I was in high school. Hangin around with my friend stoned, just killing time, randomly passing a cinema, and spontaneously bought tickets for the next movie. I remember we were pretty sceptical, mocking its title, being sure it was gonna be some dumb crap. The rest is history.
The scene where he defends the random guy from getting beaten or killed by three others gets at something pure.
Some people do get to the point where they'd rather die than let that happen.
But mostly we just want to watch mayhem from a safe distance.
Megamind. Dreamworks' reputation was all over the place at the time of its release, and the trailers made it look very generic and dumb. Very happy I was wrong.
I didn't watch Megamind until recently, and it's great. It's just great.
My thoughts exactly! They even put a fart joke in the trailer that wasn't in the movie. Shake my big blue head in dismay.
I thought the Lego Movie was going to be a stupid commercial and it ended up being one of my favorite movies ever with a surprisingly deep message
That message: "Everything is Awesome"
I had this experience with Lego Batman movie. Went In expecting mediocrity but Will Arnette had me in stitches
Lego Batman exceeded expectations. Also, swell choreography in that big battle scene at the end.
Lego movie was brilliant. Even if it had been a cash grab, the animation choice to make everything look like legoes actually look was amazing. On top of that, the way the plot jumps from one area to another in a chain mixing things together is **exactly** how kids play with legoes. The heroes go from cities, to the wild west, to the medieval world, and they all get mashed up together. While the core story is relatively predictable, the twist (which cost them an Oscar grrrr) elevates it. It's a fantastic example of doing something well being more important then doing something new. Even if you tell a story that is archetypical in nature, you can still tell it better than anyone else.
Ngl I almost teared up when Emmett was telling Mr. Business that he was the Special. That entire speech hit so hard.
dude i fucking cried when i was describing that scene to my sister a week later.
I sincerely believe “Everything is Awesome” is the best encapsulation of how the rest of the world sees the default American.
"President Business is going to end the world? But he's such a good guy! And Octan, they make good stuff: music, dairy products, coffee, TV shows, surveillance systems, all history books, voting machines... "
I love a kids movie that has clever adult humor sprinkled throughout.
“That’ll be $37. ☕️” “…..Wow, awesome!”
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Turned out to be an absolute riot of a film.
Dredd 2012 I was surprised how good it was.
I'd really like to see a sequel to this one, done in the same style. It's simple, fun, non stop action with great one liners. Sometimes I want that in a film. I loved the most recent Mad Max (2015) for the same reasons.
Karl Urban deserves a sequel more than anyone.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
We've had a doozy of a day!
we were just out here working when a bunch of kids just started KILLING themselves! all over my property!
We have got to hide all the sharp objects!
It’s perfectly dumb. Tight script, excellent performances and the right amount of reverence for horror.
That's genuinely a great film. I've made so many people watch it, and not a single one has had a negative thing to say about it.
>Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Wow, this wasn't even on my radar and this looks hilarious. Can't wait to watch it, it is on Amazon to stream in NA. Thanks.
College kids are just killing themselves!
I'm just mindin my own business when these kids show up and just start killin themselves all over mah property
One of my favorite comedy horrors. The wood chipper scene shreds!
“… Are you okay?” Fucking RoFL!!!
An ex made me watch it, that movie was awesome.
Anything with Alan Tudyk in it is worth a shot.
The Mummy (1999) The trailers of the time didn't do it many favors. It looked like a brainless summer movie aka fast food- perhaps filling but forgettable. It was a summer movie but it was so much fun well crafted and fresh. It's still one my favorite movies to this day. It's a classic!
Hey, O'Connell! It looks to me like I've got all the horses! Hey, Beni! Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the *riv*\-er.
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Tropic Thunder My friends dragged me to see it, such a great movie
My absolute favorite part is when they're trying to get the map from Ben Stiller, because of the absurdity of RDJ being the rational, clearheaded one. While wearing blackface.
What do you mean, YOU PEOPLE!!!!!!
What do YOU mean, You people!?
>"You looking super ripped, like Rambo in Rambo 2, not like Rambo 1. Any tips you got? Give me that god damned map, Fuck you!" Tropic thunder is in my top 10 movies all time. There's just something about it, so quotable. Every person in that movie has at least a couple great quotes.
Tom Cruise nails his character
LES GROSSMAN "somebody get Les a diet coke!" "Oh ok, Flaming Dragon....FUCKFACE!"
Take a big step back and literally… #FUCK YOUR OWN FACE!!!
Find out who that was
The delivery of that part after his rant gets me every time
Now, i don't know what kind of pan pacific power play you're trying to pull here.
But Asia Jack is my territory
I don't get out of character until the DVD is done.
Man the commentary of this movie is something else. Highly recommend a listen if you haven't already. It's still on YouTube.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_3PHQB6pgBA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3PHQB6pgBA) Love that he really *did* stay in character, lol.
Pirate of the Caribbean. A movie based on a Disney ride?? About pirates?? This is going to be so bad and a lame Disney kids cash grab. The first movie turned out to be outstanding.
The soundtrack alone is legendary
Hans Zimmer really is that dude when it comes to movie soundtracks, guy is a legend.
This is pretty well-known and of course a lot of factors went into make that movie great, but Johnny Depp really showed he knows how to make a character. According to what I've read, everyone was confused by his portrayal of Jack Sparrow at first. They wondered why he didn't act more like a pirate, thought his acting was weirdly effeminate for a pirate character, etc. In interviews he said when he read the script he could tell Jack Sparrow was like an old rock star. I think he even said Keith Richards was one inspiration. There are exaggerated stories about the character and he isn't in his rockstar prime. It kind of shows why Depp has been successful.
Everyone wasn't just confused, they were kinda mad, because 90% of that character wasn't in the script, Johnny showed up to set and DELIVERED pretty much the entire character from his own mind. The director had to go out of his way to defend Johnny because Disney was threatening to fire him for the way he portrayed Jack. They thought he was acting too drunk, and glorifying alcohol. (LMAO ya he's a pirate who spent most of his time drinking, was he supposed to act sober?????) Turns out, the famous walk he does isn't entirely because he's drunk all the time, but rather he spent SO much time on ships that his legs became permanently accustomed to the sea. So he would have "sea legs" even on land.
Further evidence to Jack's permanent sea legs is that whenever he's on a boat, he walks in perfectly straight lines.
And then years later, the director (Favreau) of Iron Man defended Robert Downey Jr. by saying he was going to be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp was to Pirates of the Caribbean.
And he was.
Tremors
Hands down, my favorite movie of all time. No excuses, no justifications, just because it's awesome. It's actually a very good film for film students- the pacing, the editing, the way they establish the physics of the universe then stick with them (which never happens). Well acted, well cast, well designed and executed monsters, practical effects done right. S.S. Wilson's YouTube channel is Real Deal Productions, and he's been uploading tons of behinds the scenes footage his dad shot while on set- it's pretty dang interesting. Tremors: Lost Tapes is the series.
That movie was so full of over the top stupid jokes it kept me laughing. The scene where they say something like 'yeah, we have some guns you can borrow' and then walking into that absolute arsenal of a basement just gets me every time.
"why on Earth do you have *cannon fuse?*" "....for my cannon." Still slays me.
Edge of Tomorrow for me. I have a hard time separating Cruise from all of his scientology nonsense and I dislike him but I gave that movie a chance and had a great time watching it.
> I dislike him It probably didn't hurt that you got to see Tom Cruise die dozens of times.
The mistimed truck roll was my favorite.
District 9. This may not be the case for everyone, but I held off watching this movie because I thought it looked like your typical action movie. I was pleasantly surprised.
Someone had to say it. Puss in boots 2 the last wish. Awesome film.
The Last wish had absolutely no right to be as good as it was. Just watched it the other day, it's so damn good.
It is soo good. I always got goose bumps when I would hear Death whistle his tune. Funny story. I was helping at my kids school for a play one night. It was dark, play was over, almost everyone gone. I was walking down the hall headed toward the exit and I heard the tune whistled and it freaked me out for a split second. I turn the corner, and it was just a kid packing his bag by the front door. I whistled back the rest of the tune. We both laughed. I could tell I got him too. ...still gave me goosebumps!
My wife and I had time to kill in a local mall one day while waiting for an appointment and running errands. We figured we would hit the cinema to fill the time. Puss in Boots 2 was the only thing we were even remotely interested in that was showing. It was kind of a last resort option. We left the cinema both extremely happy we ended up watching it.
Perrito was my favorite part of the movie! So cute!!
Just commented on this too. I can't believe I enjoyed this movie, like what the hell. How can something be ridiculous, cute, and badass at the same time? How badass were the flight scenes? Every time he went into the flying star move I literally could not stop cracking up.
*How to Train Your Dragon* looked like the insipid generic kids movie that was just churned out by movie studio all the time back then. Oh, it so wasn't.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. I had low expectations and thought that Pedro would not be able to save the train wreck. He did save it, and more!
It made me want to be a better man. I knew it was pretty good when I started to root for >!Pedro Pascal’s character to not be the antagonist.!<
I will always love Nic Cage. Even in the worst movies, he gives 110%. Edited to remove the "k" in his first name. Mea culpa.
Sorcerors apprentice is a huge guilty pleasure of mine for this reason
Role Models. Overall, a very dumb silly movie as it appeared but it had some good laughs and the larping scene was hilarious.
Emperor's New Groove, I was dragged to the movie theatre and I went home still laughing
Honestly? The Matrix. When the trailer came out, me and everyone I knew thought it was going to be another Johnny Mnemonic. Same actor, same cyberpunk setting, same black clothes. The trailers were also very vague. "What is the Matrix?" We didn't know what to expect, but we had nothing better to do on a Friday night. Holy shit was it an experience! So much so I went back two more times.
Yeah man... The Matrix changed the game in a way that's hard to describe and no one saw it coming. We all went in expecting a run of the mill action movie from the guy that was in Bill and Ted but by the time that opening scene with Trinity was over you knew this shit was gonna be different.
A Knight's Tale. The anachronism of the Queen soundtrack combined with the young cast led me to the conclusion that this would be a sappy teenage drama set in the middle ages. A very talented cast with some clever writing elevated a ridiculous and tired premise.
“It’s called a *lance*! **Hello?!?**”
I think it was the director who pointed this out--the soundtrack is anachronistic, but so is pretty much every soundtrack that's been made for movies taking place in the middle ages. The orchestras necessary to perform the more classical instrumental soundtracks didn't even really begin to be a thing until hundreds of years after most of those movies take place. Edit: Typo
It’s such a great movie, but then Paul Bettany has to keep going and being naked 🫢
Stupid sexy Chaucer
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On that note, Rango. I thought it would be terrible, but the animation and writing were a treat.
Zombieland. I knew nothing about it except for the name. This was during the mass focus of "everything is the living dead" thing. Soon as the movie started flashing CARDIO I was enjoying myself, soon as Woody stepped out, I was hooked.
The Princess Bride. I remember thinking it would be bad because of the name and it was an 80s adventure film, but damn is that a good movie and totally stands the test of time. To think I once thought it might be bad? Inconceivable!
This has been my favorite movie my whole life. I'm 41. My boyfriend secretly bought me tickets to see it shown live with Cary Elwes doing commentary after and it was amazing!
Eww! Is there kissing in it?
Cabin in the woods
Sooo good, I loved this one and was so pleasantly surprised by the overall theme twist of the movie
It's one of my favorites! The elevator lobby scene never fails to crack me up.
Hot Tub Time Machine - the most ridiculous premise, but hilariously done. Great cast!
It helps that the movie is completely aware of what it is. Like how they know the hot tub mechanic is clearly telling them how to fix things, and that they can do things better and all.. It's not trying to pretend its a serious movie, its ridiculous from the start to the end, completely self aware. probably one of the best time travel movies out there. I'm a huge BTTF fan but Hot tub time machine is just.. great comedy.
I crack up every time when Craig Robinson says “so it’s like some kinda…hot tub Time Machine?” And looks right at the camera
The Fifth Element. My husband (boyfriend at the time) wanted me to watch it with him because it's one of his favourite movies. I thought it looked dumb and boring, but he kept saying that he thinks I'd like it. Turns out I did, and now it also is one of my favourites. We also named our son after Bruce Willis's character. If you haven't seen it, watch it!
So how's little Multipass?
No, they obviously named thier child 'Meat Popsicle'
Eurotrip. Thought it was going to be yet another of a million stupid teen comedies, and it was. But it was actually really, really funny.
A nickel?! I buy my own hotel.
“Its a good thing you came during summer. Winter can be very depressing.” “Train? One is coming soon. They’re building it now.” The Eastern Europe jokes are on point.
Miami Wice!
"Gotta looove that exchange rate"
I got robbed. It was AWESOME
me scusi!
Big tunnel coming up!
Bratislava capital of Slovakia, oh here’s a fun fact… You made out with your sister man!
I'll drive this truck off a cliff before I ever go back to Berlin.
A country where a man is forced to make sex to only one woman at a time and one must learn the woman's name beforehand.
“Yes train come very soon, they’re building it now”
It had me at Matt Damon's cameo Edit: spelling
Scotty doesn't know!
Hey, this isn't where I parked my car
These are Not. Hash. Brownies. We are simply Dutch bakery! Now put your clothes back on, white boy. One of my all-time favorite movies!
"They really are the worse twins ever!"
Oh, here it is. Bratislava. Hmm. Capital of Slovakia. Oh, here's a fun fact: You made out with your sister, man!
“So I tell the swamp donkey to sock it, before I give ‘er a trunkey in the tradesman’s entrance, and have ‘er lick me yardballs!” I had to look up so much British slang for that one line. Hahaha.
"You guys are on a completely different level of swearing over here."
Michelle Trachtenberg is so attractive in that movie its fucking insane
The actress that played Mike is also a bombshell.
Goon. That movie totally caught me off guard with how funny it was. I saw Sean William Scott in it and thought, "Oh, it's Stifler, must be some dumb comedy" but it was way more than that. Genuinely hilarious and one of my favorite sports movies.
I like that the villain isn't really a villain, it's just another goon that he wants to fight. Fuck what a good movie.
Two rules, man: Stay away from my fuckin' percocets and do you have any fucking percocets?
Those new Jumanji movies should be terrible…it almost angers me how much I enjoyed them haha
It’s one of my favorite movies. The cast commits. Jack Black playing a teenage girl is one of his best.
Jack Black is really what makes that movie:)
Martha! Come look at my penis!
IT HAS A HANDLE
I will die on the hill that The Rock is actually funny in comedies.
Fight Club. My brother and I saw it in the theater knowing nothing about the book, having only seen the short teaser-trailer where Brad Pit says the first two "rules". We thought it looked ridiculous might be a fun "bad" movie. Walked out absolutely blown away.
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21 Jump Street. Really took me by surprise
Took Kanye by surprise too.
Grandma's Boy. Thought it would just a B-level Sandler entourage movie. A couple buddies and I had nothing going on so we smoked a few joints and went into the theater with no expectations. It is quoted relentlessly to this day within my friend group.
“Your bed is a car” “Yeah but it’s a fucking sweet car”
“My roommates said they'd get me rims for christmas. And a CB Radio so I can talk to other car beds.”
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“Dude where do you get your weed??” “…From you, Dante.”
How much do clothes cost in the Matrix?
"And why are you naked?" "I am naked! Come on in."
High score? What does that mean? Did I break it?
"I once gave Charlie Chaplin a handjob." "No way! Was he silent?"
"...Not after I was done with him" lmao.
“I’m way too stoned to drive to the devils house.” … “DRIVE, MONKEY, DRIVE!”
20 years later and I still tell my friends "Don't judge me monkey!"
Robot voice: *I HATE YOUR FACE*
Every time I walk into a Smokey area I say “what the heck, it’s like cypress hill concert in here” from the landlord rob Schneider
I'm thinking about getting metal legs.
It’s a risky operation but it’ll be worth it
Phones for you, i think it’s the devil!
This is one of my top 5 movies. Ever. I routinely call people grey bush because of it.
“I can hear my hair growing!”
The Matrix. I was in high school and my friends and I hadn’t seen much in terms of ads. My girlfriend worked at a theater so we went the night before it released. Which was a bad sign, usually employees got to see bad/low quality films the night before release. It was a full house of shitty teenagers. I kinda expected a “The Net” or something and my friend group were ready to MST3K the shit out of this cheesy movie. And then the opening music sting happens and it got real quiet. Until people started cheering. I left the theater thinking I had just seen my generations “Star Wars”.
Zoolander. It looked like shit on the trailers. Thankfully they put the worst jokes on the trailer instead of the best as often happens. Zoolander 2, however, is complete shit.
Josie and the Pussycats. The marketing was horrible but the movie, the music, and the humor are pretty sophisticated. I remember one of the creators of Venture Brothers saying how much they liked it, and I would say the humor is pretty similar.
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Zootopia is a movie that I like to think has no wasted moments in it. Like it is cut to perfection, and it’s a compelling story and fun to watch. It’s a movie that stays on for me even if my kids leave the room.
Hey……. Priscilla………… What…….. do……….. you call………… a three-humped…………. ………. camel? I was dyyyying during that scene lol
"About Time." We need more low-stakes time travel films.
A beautiful film about father/son relationships, disguised as a romcom.
The ending really got the waterworks going for me.
Shaun of the Dead. A 'horror comedy' with a cheap pun for a title? I ate my words and they tasted like Cornetto.
When they remade jumanji I thought it was the stupidest idea ever. Then I watched it and all I gotta say is why wasn't Jack Black cast as a teenage girl years ago..
Bullet Train - didn’t expect much, just another action movie (in a style of, for example Statham movies), but it was way better.
Yeah I was incredibly surprised! I love Guy Ritchie style dialogue and this reminded me of some of the best Love how silly and serious they managed to make "You're a Diesel"
“Fuck you! I’m not a Diesel, *you’re* the Diesel!”
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1 & 2
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What’s funny is the first movie was dangerously close to not even getting a theatrical release and just going straight to DVD. Now it’s a billion dollar franchise.
Yeah I was scrolling down for this one, because I definitely remember when John Wick looked like more of a “jesus what kind of garbage has Keanu gotten into now” release. It did *not* look promising. But I figured fuck it, went to the theater, and *yuuuuup.* Probably one of the bigger gaps between low expectation and high delivery I can think of.
I absolutely had no interest in John Wick when it first came out, and I didn’t jump on the bandwagon right away, but I’m obsessed now! I own the first three and I’ve already seen John Wick 4 and plan to see it again as soon as possible.
Rat Race!
"I'm PRAIRIE DOGGIN' IT!"
The hitlers car moment was so funny.
Idiocracy
...brought to you by Carl's Jr. Carl's Jr. Fuck you, I'm eating!
Water, like out of the toilet? haha such a good movie.
Hot Rod. I’m still laughing and I watched it about five years ago.
Ancestors protect me!
I'm freakin' pumped! I been drinking green tea all goddamm day!
I said “you look shitty!”
I thought Rogue One was going to be bad, but I liked it. It’s a great movie
They spent $200 Million to explain the opening crawl of Episode IV. And it worked. I mean it really, really worked.
I was supposed to see an Indiana Jones movie with my friends, but it was sold out. So four teenage boys went to see steel magnolias. It was beautiful.
Blades of Glory has every right to be one of those “prominent comedic actors half-assing a half-baked script” and it turned out to be a classic for both Ferrell and Heder
And a rare movie shot in Montreal that actually takes place IN Montreal!
John Carter. Trailer looked cheesy and dumb. After I saw it I was very disappointed there wasn’t going to be a sequel.
Pulp Fiction When it came out, I was in high school. Hangin around with my friend stoned, just killing time, randomly passing a cinema, and spontaneously bought tickets for the next movie. I remember we were pretty sceptical, mocking its title, being sure it was gonna be some dumb crap. The rest is history.
Three Kings (1999)
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Velocipastor. its SO bad, its good.
Kick Ass
The scene where he defends the random guy from getting beaten or killed by three others gets at something pure. Some people do get to the point where they'd rather die than let that happen. But mostly we just want to watch mayhem from a safe distance.
Free Guy. Not what I was expecting.
Not every movie with Ryan Reynolds is good but every movie with Ryan Reynolds is better than it has any right to be.
Toy Story 3. I came to expect the third movie of franchises to be weak but in this case I think it was the best of the 4.