Movies that could have been very bad But were actually very good
#3
Posted 19 August 2004 - 07:37 AM
- J m HofMarN on the Sand People
#5
Posted 19 August 2004 - 11:09 AM
I had seen the trailers and commercials for 'Harold and Kumar go to White Castle', and thought it looked terrible. But based off trusted recommendations, my wife and I went to check it out. Sure enough, it had me on the floor laughing! I was shocked at the amount of 80's related humor and inside jokes, as well as preverbial pokes at drug users.
This post has been edited by Esco: 19 August 2004 - 11:11 AM
#6
Posted 20 August 2004 - 11:13 AM
ELECTION: Holy shit, dude.
BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE: Who expected Freudian parody of Freud? And time travel paradox gags that put T2 to shame. The show that put Keanu on the map. ok, that was bad ...
#7
Posted 20 August 2004 - 11:35 AM
I haven't seen Election though, so I can't give an opinion either way on that.
And regarding Keanu Reeves, if he had just remained as Ted Theodore Logan, I would have liked him a lot more. This is the perfect character for Keanu. Seeing him as Jonathan Harker, a cop and the saviour of mankind in the Matrix was a bit hard to handle.
Stay away from serious roles, Keanu and... party on, dude!
#9
Posted 20 August 2004 - 11:47 AM
This was a movie I thought was going to be good and was really bad.
Even if your into people like Bill & Ted, you'll find this movie offensive
My choices for movie I thought was going to be bad but turned out good.
Against All Odds
I never saw this move until this year. I mean I heard ABOUT it during the 80s...mainly due to the love scenes and Phil Collins title song. But I always thought of it as one of those corny 80s love movies you always saw during that time period. But when I watched it ...........
........I was surprised about how multi-layered and complex the movie was. And how good the acting was in many places. Specially James Woods. i admired how the movie actually in many ways was about corruption in sports. A topic I would like to make a movie on.....if ever given the chance. {a movie better than Any Given Sunday that;s for sure!!!}
I;m not saying this is a great movie by any stretch of imagination. The movie just intigued & surprised me by it's subtle depth.
#11
Posted 20 August 2004 - 12:01 PM
1. Boyz in the Hood
This movie many times is placed in the 90s style blaxploitation era of gangsta films. These films became hyped because they featured black directors.
Boyz in the Hood is way different than thos efilms
It had very little violence in it. It really described the aimlessness of urban youths in LA. It also brought up the major point, that the lack of young black males having father figures. Great performances all around by Cuba Gooding Jr, Larry Fishburen & even Ice Cuba.
A very good film that portrays it;s subject rather than exploits it.
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
I know this is a controvesial subject on this forum. But this movie blew away my expectations. I really thought this movie was all art house hype. But this movie was so unique and exciting in several places that I was truly surprised.
3. Daredevil
Not a great movie. But i found it more enjoyable than either the Hulk or Spider-Man 1 or 2. I blame the bad press on this film due to Ben Afflecks marital hijinks & the overexposure of Marvel Superhero movies.
Any other year and time this movie would lauded as being a good movie.
This movie has 10 minute of the greates action sequence ever filmed. [The scene involving the theft of the Green Destiny}
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#12
Posted 20 August 2004 - 12:09 PM
My apologies........i have a few things in the wind..so to speak that have made me unbelievably busy. A little project of mine that I am doing for a master class I plan on taking this fall.
Well..there;s the proble, I fould BATEA neither harmless or fun.
No don;t get me wrong. I like movies like "American Pie, Porky's, Animal House, Fast Times at Ridgemont High & yes, I even saw "Jackass: the Movie" {of which I am ashamed to say I liked }
I expected to see all the slacker humor and was disappointed that there was none of it in the movie.
The movie just seemed to labor along without any genuine laughs.
And I like Winters and Reeves. Heck I remember that great show Winters had on MTV -"The Idiot Box"!
The movie just fell flat to me.
#13
Posted 20 August 2004 - 12:20 PM
#14
Posted 20 August 2004 - 09:43 PM
Fair enough. Not all movies work for everyone obviously, and I think with comedies, this is especially so. Humour is probably more subjective than most other genres out there. Anyway, I guess you may have got an advantage out of not enjoying Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Mike. If you didn't enjoy that movie, then you most likely never saw its awful sequel.
Regarding the movies you listed, I haven't seen Boyz in the Hood and Daredevil... but you've got me intrigued.
And Crouching Tiger was a beautiful movie.... flawed in parts... but beautiful.
I have a funny memory from watching that film actually. When the characters were flying all over the place, from roof to roof, I muttered. "That's impossible. People can't jump like that."
And my brother said. "No, they're not jumping. They're flying."
When he told me that, I was fine with it. They're flying? No problem then.
I guess for me, a completely fantastical element is more convincing than stretching something that's possible until its impossible.
#15
Posted 20 August 2004 - 10:20 PM
CROUCHING TIGER: a lot of folk hate that sort of thing, so I'll meet you halfway. But this wasn't for me a big surprise. I went in expecting to be blown away. When it ended I just turned to my friend and said "wow." That's all I could say.
BOYZ is quite good, yes.
Welcome back, Mac (from a guy who doesn't post very much these days himself).
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ZOOLANDER: Well, this could have sucked ass, and it didn't! I think that counts for something.