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Movies that surprised you.

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  • 05-10-2019 1:46pm
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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone watch a movie and expect it to be poor or completely not your kind of movie and be totally turned around by it?

    Mine is The Greatest Showman. My wife and kids raved about it and always said it was so good which I accepted but thought it was a kids movie and something I’d have no interest in. Anyway last weekend they decided to watch it again and pleaded with me to watch it with them so I reluctantly agreed.

    I couldn’t get over how good it was, great story which keeps you interested right from the start and Hugh Jackman’s singing is amazing (I’d been a fan of his from X-Men/Wolverine) but never knew he had such a great voice and the music is very moving/powerful!

    I said to them today that we should watch it again so we have a movie afternoon planned for tomorrow again.


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    Rubberlegs
    Registered Users Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭Rubberlegs


    A Star is Born, thought it was going to be a full on musical with people bursting into song every few minutes. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
    I thought I would hate Apocolypto because of the subtitles but I really liked it.


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    BDI
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭BDI


    I seen a grown man recommending a film I thought was for girls and said to myself maybe I should check it out maybe its not all that bad.

    Then later I heard same guy was a fan of Hugh jackman from his x men days and decided that maybe the greatest showman is in fact a film for little girls after all.

    I’ve been meaning to rewatch the wire.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    Watched Hotel Mumbai recently half expecting it to be a Bollywood style production with random dance scenes in between the shootings and bombing scenes.


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    ArchXStanton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭ArchXStanton


    La Haine, normally black and white films turn me off instantly, but it added to the impact of it in this case


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    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    Anyone watch a movie and expect it to be poor or completely not your kind of movie and be totally turned around by it?

    Mine is The Greatest Showman. My wife and kids raved about it and always said it was so good which I accepted but thought it was a kids movie and something I’d have no interest in. Anyway last weekend they decided to watch it again and pleaded with me to watch it with them so I reluctantly agreed.

    I couldn’t get over how good it was, great story which keeps you interested right from the start and Hugh Jackman’s singing is amazing (I’d been a fan of his from X-Men/Wolverine) but never knew he had such a great voice and the music is very moving/powerful!


    I said to them today that we should watch it again so we have a movie afternoon planned for tomorrow again.

    Awful sh1te


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    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,018 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    Anyone watch a movie and expect it to be poor or completely not your kind of movie and be totally turned around by it?

    Mine is The Greatest Showman. My wife and kids raved about it and always said it was so good which I accepted but thought it was a kids movie and something I’d have no interest in. Anyway last weekend they decided to watch it again and pleaded with me to watch it with them so I reluctantly agreed.

    I couldn’t get over how good it was, great story which keeps you interested right from the start and Hugh Jackman’s singing is amazing (I’d been a fan of his from X-Men/Wolverine) but never knew he had such a great voice and the music is very moving/powerful!

    I said to them today that we should watch it again so we have a movie afternoon planned for tomorrow again.
    And on the other side of the blackboard; movies that you expected might achieve mediocrity, but instead turned out to be dogshite.


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    vicM
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭vicM


    The Wall

    Kept seeing it come up my movies section of prime but never paid much attention to it. Couldn't see how a man pinned behind a wall by a sniper could hold for an hour

    Finally watched and was surprised at how engrossing it was


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    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    I, Tonya.

    Wasn’t expecting much, but was very surprised at how funny and poignant it was.


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    Gwynplaine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Gwynplaine


    Suicide Squad. Was looking forward to it, had high hopes, thought it would be brilliant. An absolute stinker. Jared Leto was an abomination. I felt embarrassed watching it. Should be deleted from history.


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Stan & Ollie

    Expecting mediocre slapstick "humour" and instead got a very good story of enduring friendship and professionalism. Considering the cast you get surprisingly little comedy, but your heart gets most thoroughly warmed in the least cheesy way possible.


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    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Gwynplaine wrote: »
    Suicide Squad. Was looking forward to it, had high hopes, thought it would be brilliant. An absolute stinker. Jared Leto was an abomination. I felt embarrassed watching it. Should be deleted from history.

    I couldn't believe what I was watching. Turned it off after 30 minutes or so. Absolute car crash.


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    cumulonimbus
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭cumulonimbus


    vicM wrote: »
    The Wall

    Kept seeing it come up my movies section of prime but never paid much attention to it. Couldn't see how a man pinned behind a wall by a sniper could hold for an hour

    Finally watched and was surprised at how engrossing it was

    Same thing for Phone Booth starring Colin Farrell. I thought a movie about a man pinned in a phone booth by a sniper sounded as exciting as watching paint dry. Turns out it was actually pretty good.


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    Notmything
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭Notmything


    Brightburn, pleasantly surprised by it in a good way.

    Otoh, The dead don't die, got caught up in the hype and the cast. Bitterly disappointed by it.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    cumulonimbus wrote: »
    Same thing for Phone Booth starring Colin Farrell. I thought a movie about a man pinned in a phone booth by a sniper sounded as exciting as watching paint dry. Turns out it was actually pretty good.

    Would put Phone Booth in the same class of a film as Locke.
    Equally sh1te except with Tom Hardy in a BMW X5.
    An hour and a half I'll never get back.


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    griffin100
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    The Devil Wears Prada.

    I’m a middle aged man.....WTF? My wife thinks it’s hilarious that I like it.

    I don’t know what it is.......the clothes, the feel good story.......As a heterosexual man I’d like to think it’s my horn for Emily Blunt.


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    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Mama Mia, wife wanted to see it. So I dutifully accompanied her to the cinema. Have always hated musicals but I despite myself enjoyed it. Terrible story, dreadful acting in places, but ABBA tunes. So bad it was good.


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    Annurca Apples
    Site Banned Posts: 66 ✭✭Annurca Apples


    Rubberlegs wrote: »
    A Star is Born, thought it was going to be a full on musical with people bursting into song every few minutes. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
    I thought I would hate Apocolypto because of the subtitles but I really liked it.

    I struggle to think of a movie I enjoyed more than Apocolytpo, such a great movie that seems to have been forgotten about, it's a masterpiece.


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    rockatansky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭rockatansky


    vicM wrote: »
    The Wall

    Kept seeing it come up my movies section of prime but never paid much attention to it. Couldn't see how a man pinned behind a wall by a sniper could hold for an hour

    Finally watched and was surprised at how engrossing it was

    Along the very same lines - Tom Hardy in Locke.

    A guy, driving a car for the entire film. How could it be any good? Passed it over and over until I had simply watched everything else and begrudgingly put it on expecting to fall asleep after 10 minutes.

    Watched it, thought it was outstanding.


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    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    Black 47. Didn't expect much but really enjoyed it.


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    Marty Xavier
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭Marty Xavier


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Mama Mia, wife wanted to see it. So I dutifully accompanied her to the cinema. Have always hated musicals but I despite myself enjoyed it. Terrible story, dreadful acting in places, but ABBA tunes. So bad it was good.

    Along wit Sex in the City 2 , this is the worst film I've ever endured.

    Love the Devil wears Prada, apart from the boyfriend who is a tool.


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    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,527 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Marty Xavier wrote: »
    Love the Devil wears Prada, apart from the boyfriend who is a tool.

    Spot on. He was a tool. But, to be fair, the movie had some terrible “messages” in it.

    The tide is turning…



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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Annurca Apples wrote: »
    I struggle to think of a movie I enjoyed more than Apocolytpo, such a great movie that seems to have been forgotten about, it's a masterpiece.

    I have been meaning to watch this since it came out but always figured I wouldn’t really like it but I’ll give a chance before judging it.


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    Homelander
    Registered Users Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭Homelander


    Mean Girls. Was dragged to it by a girlfriend and couldn't wait for it to be over before it had even started, but it was actually pretty good. Obviously, loads of movies surprise me, but that was one in particular I would have rather have sat staring at a wall for 90 minutes before actually seeing it.


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    Relikk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,800 ✭✭✭Relikk


    Under the Silver Lake. Completely absurd, funny in places and very entertaining.


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    recyclops
    Registered Users Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭recyclops


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    I have been meaning to watch this since it came out but always figured I wouldn’t really like it but I’ll give a chance before judging it.

    Apocolypto is so good that I was in a hostel in Barcelona and watched it from start to finish with Spanish subs and still knew exactly what was goin on and loved it. Absolute gem.


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    Noveight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭Noveight


    Always have been a fan of werewolf/wolf films, so when I saw the thumbnail for Hold the Dark on Netflix I gave it a go.

    An awful, awful movie.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFAwDO6b5KI


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    buckwheat
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭buckwheat


    P.S. I Love You

    I mean I knew it would be **** but Jebus ****ing Christ I was genuinely taken aback by how toe curlingly bad it was. Even herself wanted to leave but I made her sit through it to teach her a valuable lesson. Worst thing I've ever seen.


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    Wayne Jarvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭Wayne Jarvis


    I saw Joker today. With all the hype and the 5/5, 10/10, "It's a masterpiece" reviews I decided to give it a go. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece but I also wasn't expecting to find it as boring as I did. It was quite dull really.


    On the other end I love really good spoof movies Airplane, The Naked Gun, Loaded Weapon etc.. There is a spoof movie called Not Another Teen Movie that was made by MTV in the early 2000's that I thought would be shíte because it was made by MTV but actually was really funny.


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    Annurca Apples
    Site Banned Posts: 66 ✭✭Annurca Apples


    Guy Person wrote: »
    I saw Joker today. With all the hype and the 5/5, 10/10, "It's a masterpiece" reviews I decided to give it a go. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece but I also wasn't expecting to find it as boring as I did. It was quite dull really.

    What exactly were you expecting that was absent?


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    Wayne Jarvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭Wayne Jarvis


    Annurca Apples wrote: »
    What exactly were you expecting that was absent?
    I don't want to spoil it by saying what I didn't like about it but I had no expectations really, we just wanted to watch a good movie on a Saturday Afternoon. We knew it was similar in style to Taxi Driver and it was but we still just found it dull.


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