Here are some movies that were surprisingly good to me:
Dancer in the Dark, Little Children, Joe Dirt, Rat Race, Cube, At Play In The Fields Of The Lord, and American Psycho.
2007-09-27 07:38:53 · 21 answers · asked by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Two films that I was pleasantly surprised by are "Being John Malkovich" and "The Fifth Element".
I thought that "Being John Malkovich" would just be weird for the sake of weird (and maybe it is...), but didn't expect it to be any good. Turns out I was way off.
And everything I'd seen of "The Fifth Element" before I actually went to see it made me think it was just a cheap attempt at marrying Star Wars and Die Hard. And now it's one of my favourite sci-fi flicks.
2007-09-27 21:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by rukrym 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Lord of War and Zodiac are 2 that kept me enthralled. Office Space was far better than I had expected. Roan Inish is a small, perfect little film that not many would pick up at the rental store or the library.
I tend to go into kids' movies with fairly low expectations but did find myself really enjoying Night at the Museum. It didn't get great reviews but it was fun.
2007-09-27 07:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by LibraryGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to agree with the dude who said that he expected any of the "Kill Bill"s to suck. I was actually impressed.
Some others: "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" (I was surprised by Milla Jovovich's acting ...I **** you not...she was brilliant in this movie. never thought I'd catch myself saying that about her acting.."Garden State" was actually not a bad movie at all. And more recently, I was expecting that movie Room 1408 (the one starring John Cusack and Samuel Jackson) to be a cheesy, overly-produced thriller ... but it was pretty good. some parts were genuinely creepy
I also recommend "This Is England" ... awesome movie http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/
2007-09-27 18:59:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Radio
Napolean Dynamite
2007-09-27 07:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by GOLDENFAIRY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well Mr Spears, you are maybe just as awesome as me. I don't know At Play in the Fields of the Lord though.
2007-09-27 07:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rage, Lucky number Sleven (spelling), and Hostel to name a few. There was also this movie that blockbuster.com recommended to me can't remember the name, but it was about an intertwined group of UK robbers/gangsters, the groups all somehow intertwined with each other in the oddest ways. If you likes Snatch, you'll like this one, maybe someone else can help me out with the name.
2007-09-27 07:43:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was surprised by the Kill Bill movies. I thought they would be crud, but they were pretty good. As long as you don't mind A LOT of blood.
George of the Jungle. Such goofiness, I just loved it.
2007-09-27 07:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by SpaceMonkey67 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Joe Dirt.
Grind is another that is surprisingly brilliant!
2007-09-27 07:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by Master C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a huge Tom Hanks fan however I really enjoyed "Forest Gump"
2007-09-27 07:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by DeCaying_Roses 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most recently~
Inside Man
Shooter
Transformers
Next
All of these were on the "low expectations" list for me and on each one I was pleasantly surprised!
2007-09-27 07:42:25 · answer #10 · answered by poohbear_daboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋