Which movies(s) did you think would be bad, but turned out good? - Blu-ray Forum

HD Goofnut · 12-19-2012, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Donster

The Princess Bride. My step children kept going on about it and had me sit down and watch it with them. I was sucked in before I knew it.

It does have the best sword fight on film.

Rblu-Dblu · 12-19-2012, 03:29 AM

Warrior. I felt like the trailer gave away the movie so I had no interest in watching it. Decided to give it a shot and rent it one day and now its one of my favorite movies.

Captain Mal · 12-19-2012, 03:35 AM

Iron Man. Judging from the trailer I saw, it looked like it would probably be another mediocre comic book movie. A buddy of mine dragged me to see it at the theater, and I'm glad he did. It's my favorite of the marvel films.

HyperRealist · 12-19-2012, 03:56 AM

Babylon A.D.
Pandorum

Scottie · 12-19-2012, 04:04 AM

Definitely The Princess Bride

Daikichi Kawachi (河地大吉) · 12-19-2012, 04:14 AM

The most recent example is 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. My better judgement told me to avoid that film like the plague but I really enjoyed it.

Lsalas76 · 12-19-2012, 04:13 AM

I had no intentions of seeing The Smurfs but my 9 year old niece wanted to see it so I took her and ended up kind of liking it actually.

one day I had a marathon of Harry Potter 1-3 and kind of got burnt out and found them too long and boring. I thought I'd give Deathly Hallows 1 and 2 a try and ended up loving those and now I appreciate all the previous Harry Potters too.

The Artist. I really don't care for black and white movies and silent movies and I thought I would be bored but it turns out I really enjoyed the Artist and so did my 9 year old niece.

Dynamo of Eternia · 12-20-2012, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lsalas76

The Artist. I really don't care for black and white movies and silent movies and I thought I would be bored but it turns out I really enjoyed the Artist and so did my 9 year old niece.

This is one of mine as well. It really wasn't something that I thought I would care much for. My wife was very interested in it, but never got around to seeing it in the theater, so I did buy the Blu-Ray for her (since I order them/pick them up on a fairly regular basis). I watched it with her and was surprised how much I ended up liking it.

One that goes quite a few years back to the late 90s is Romy & Michele's High School Reunion. The trailers and commercials just looked awful to me. Shortly after it was initially released on video, I was hanging out with a friend of mine and he had rented a couple of movies for us to watch, this being one of them. I remember asking, "Why did you rent THIS?!" He replied saying that he had heard it was pretty good. So we watched it, and I was pleasantly surprised, and I fully admitted that I was wrong about the movie. I bought it on DVD at one point many years ago, and I recently got the Blu-Ray.

NuckChorris · 12-20-2012, 02:40 PM

The Avengers - I thought it was going to be another overblown action fest riding on the success of Iron Man. Was I wrong. They did an excellent job sharing all the screen time among the many characters and the action, although a lot of CGI, was very well done. It's now one of my favorite comic movies.

Gangs of New York - I hated it the 1st time around. I think I was expecting something different. I watched it again recently after about 5 years and I liked it.

Lemmy Lugosi · 12-20-2012, 02:47 PM

Batman Begins.

I actually didn't even see it until it was only showing once per day, and started at a later hour (10 or 11 pm) than other films at the cineplex. It may have had another week before it was gone.

Hooooboy, was I ever wrong. I absolutely loved it, and both sequels, too. BB was/is nearly the perfect Batman film.

retablo · 12-22-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lsalas76

The Artist. I really don't care for black and white movies and silent movies and I thought I would be bored but it turns out I really enjoyed the Artist and so did my 9 year old niece.

Interesting. I really DO love silent films, which is probably the reason I found The Artist to be such a travesty, and a joke of an "homage" to the basic tenets of 30 years of storytelling. Just another in the long line of PR campaigns that help it win unnecessary awards over the more deserving films, and in retrospect, makes Hollywood look dumb for honoring it.

jdrhjr · 12-22-2012, 08:21 PM

The Amazing Spider-Man. I thought it was way too soon for a reboot, I was used to seeing Tobey as Peter Parker, and I have always despised The Lizard as a villain. Well, I wound up liking this new guy a lot more than Tobey as Parker, felt that the reboot was actually superior to Raimi's original Spidey movie and...well...I still don't like The Lizard, but two out of three ain't bad.

Nicky and Sue · 12-19-2012, 07:59 AM

#1 - A.I Artificial Intelligence.

Though in truth what makes that movie is Teddy, how sweet the mother is, and for effect, Robin Williams.

#2 - V for Vendetta.

Seeing the trailer just seemed all arty and cheesy at once. The real movie was far cooler, more intense and on blu-ray I LOVE weavings voice and the overall tone/pace of the film.

Tony5523 · 12-19-2012, 08:14 AM

Most recent one for me is Ted. I remember saying how stupid the trailers looked. Markie Mark fighting a teddy bear. Lol. Ended up seeing it for free at the show and thought it was pretty funny.

Yojimbo68 · 12-19-2012, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It does have the best sword fight on film.

Epic Fight Scenes: #6 - The Princess Bride (Inigo Montoya vs. Westley) - YouTube

Not quite. This is better. From the 1940 film THE MARK OF ZORRO. The scene starts at 1:16:50.

Bateman84 · 12-19-2012, 04:49 AM

The other guys

I really hate will farrell and haven't really liked Marky Mark since boogie nights. But my girlfriend made me watch it and I adored it.

Made me also really dig will Farrell enough to watch his other stuff and really enjoy them too

AznDreamer · 12-19-2012, 05:08 AM

Well, to be honest . . . I thought "Tangled" was going to be . . . meh for me but there were many who wanted to watch it so I went with everyone . . . and wow! The movie was great! Haven't seen a good Disney movie in a long while . . . but definitely one of my favorites.

jd_from_da_80s · 12-19-2012, 05:22 AM

Men in Black 3, everybody told me the ending saved it, but I liked it as a whole. I think it's the best out of the 3.

mikesncc1701 · 12-19-2012, 05:23 AM

Waiting... Looked like garbage to me but a buddy drug me to it and I laughed the whole time. Definitely a movie for those in the service industry. Also really enjoyed Battleship. Got a free ticket so said screw it. With expectations that low you can't be disappointed but it turned out to be a hell of a fun time.

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12-19-2012, 03:29 AM	#2
Rblu-Dblu Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Trapped on the Death Star 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:483 Trading Score:12	Warrior. I felt like the trailer gave away the movie so I had no interest in watching it. Decided to give it a shot and rent it one day and now its one of my favorite movies.

12-19-2012, 03:35 AM	#3
Captain Mal Senior Member Member since:Jul 2012	Iron Man. Judging from the trailer I saw, it looked like it would probably be another mediocre comic book movie. A buddy of mine dragged me to see it at the theater, and I'm glad he did. It's my favorite of the marvel films.

12-19-2012, 03:56 AM	#4
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	Babylon A.D. Pandorum

12-19-2012, 04:04 AM	#5
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Definitely The Princess Bride

12-19-2012, 04:14 AM	#6
Daikichi Kawachi (河地大吉) Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Tampa, FL Blu-ray collection:643 DVD collection:47 Trading Score:12	The most recent example is 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. My better judgement told me to avoid that film like the plague but I really enjoyed it.

12-19-2012, 04:13 AM	#7
Lsalas76 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:USA 4K collection:391 Blu-ray collection:831 DVD collection:29 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:225	I had no intentions of seeing The Smurfs but my 9 year old niece wanted to see it so I took her and ended up kind of liking it actually. one day I had a marathon of Harry Potter 1-3 and kind of got burnt out and found them too long and boring. I thought I'd give Deathly Hallows 1 and 2 a try and ended up loving those and now I appreciate all the previous Harry Potters too. The Artist. I really don't care for black and white movies and silent movies and I thought I would be bored but it turns out I really enjoyed the Artist and so did my 9 year old niece.

12-20-2012, 02:40 PM	#9
NuckChorris Member Member since:Dec 2012 Location:SF Bay Area, CA Blu-ray collection:175 DVD collection:33	The Avengers - I thought it was going to be another overblown action fest riding on the success of Iron Man. Was I wrong. They did an excellent job sharing all the screen time among the many characters and the action, although a lot of CGI, was very well done. It's now one of my favorite comic movies. Gangs of New York - I hated it the 1st time around. I think I was expecting something different. I watched it again recently after about 5 years and I liked it.

12-20-2012, 02:47 PM	#10
Lemmy Lugosi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2010 Location:In a vault full of electric guitars and Batarangs. Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:8	Batman Begins. I actually didn't even see it until it was only showing once per day, and started at a later hour (10 or 11 pm) than other films at the cineplex. It may have had another week before it was gone. Hooooboy, was I ever wrong. I absolutely loved it, and both sequels, too. BB was/is nearly the perfect Batman film.

12-22-2012, 08:21 PM	#12
jdrhjr Active Member Member since:Sep 2009 Blu-ray collection:437	The Amazing Spider-Man. I thought it was way too soon for a reboot, I was used to seeing Tobey as Peter Parker, and I have always despised The Lizard as a villain. Well, I wound up liking this new guy a lot more than Tobey as Parker, felt that the reboot was actually superior to Raimi's original Spidey movie and...well...I still don't like The Lizard, but two out of three ain't bad.

12-19-2012, 07:59 AM	#13
Nicky and Sue Banned Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Karratha, Australia Blu-ray collection:319	#1 - A.I Artificial Intelligence. Though in truth what makes that movie is Teddy, how sweet the mother is, and for effect, Robin Williams. #2 - V for Vendetta. Seeing the trailer just seemed all arty and cheesy at once. The real movie was far cooler, more intense and on blu-ray I LOVE weavings voice and the overall tone/pace of the film.

12-19-2012, 08:14 AM	#14
Tony5523 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2010 Location:IL 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:1748 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:2 Trading Score:170	Most recent one for me is Ted. I remember saying how stupid the trailers looked. Markie Mark fighting a teddy bear. Lol. Ended up seeing it for free at the show and thought it was pretty funny.

12-19-2012, 04:49 AM	#16
Bateman84 Active Member Member since:Nov 2012 Location:Sydney 4K collection:132 Blu-ray collection:1620 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:7	The other guys I really hate will farrell and haven't really liked Marky Mark since boogie nights. But my girlfriend made me watch it and I adored it. Made me also really dig will Farrell enough to watch his other stuff and really enjoy them too

12-19-2012, 05:08 AM	#17
AznDreamer Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:759 DVD collection:40	Well, to be honest . . . I thought "Tangled" was going to be . . . meh for me but there were many who wanted to watch it so I went with everyone . . . and wow! The movie was great! Haven't seen a good Disney movie in a long while . . . but definitely one of my favorites.

12-19-2012, 05:22 AM	#18
jd_from_da_80s Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Harlem 4K collection:451 Blu-ray collection:976 DVD collection:23 Digital collection:625 Trading Score:75	Men in Black 3, everybody told me the ending saved it, but I liked it as a whole. I think it's the best out of the 3.

12-19-2012, 05:23 AM	#19
mikesncc1701 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:617 Blu-ray collection:2285 DVD collection:798 Digital collection:1270 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:50	Waiting... Looked like garbage to me but a buddy drug me to it and I laughed the whole time. Definitely a movie for those in the service industry. Also really enjoyed Battleship. Got a free ticket so said screw it. With expectations that low you can't be disappointed but it turned out to be a hell of a fun time.

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