The movie that suprised you the most

[nuclear death frog]

Improved on Expectations:
Spider-Man: yes, the first one. even though it made over $100 Million its first weekend I was not convinced. I went and saw it about three weeks into its release but didn't really expect to like it that much, as I've never really cared for the comic. It was very good. Never did see the sequels though, because I truly hate theaters.

Mortal Kombat, the first one: a B-movie, yes, but one that was very well-done and not an insult to intelligence.


Worse than Expectations:
Mortal Kombat Annihilation: This was an atrocity. Anyone who disagrees...is just wrong. Objectively.

 

[MilesMortim]

Shattered expectations in a good way

Iron Man.

Superhero movies have always been on a tenuous border for me, just like Video Game Movies.? I want them to be good, but hoping just isn't enough at times.

Some movies have drastically gone beyond my sour expectations, like Doom, which in all honestly, I was expecting Uwe Boll to turn Doom into a blatant ripoff of Turok, then make a movie about Turok that was a blatant ripoff of Duke Nuke'em, then make a Duke Nuke'em movie that was about making prize-winning apple pies.

It's too easy to take a good concept and FUBAR it so badly that (to quote Yahzee, creator of Zero Punctuation, on The Escapist's website), "They couldn't have missed the point worse than if they shot in the wrong direction and the point was in another country entirely."

So, I'm very thankful that Iron Man was worth the non-matinee price I paid (hey, I only need one kidney to live, right?).? Despite not really following Marvel in over ten years, and not being much of a fan of Iron Man to begin with, this movie was AWESOME and probably one of the best adaptations I've ever seen.

The movie isn't without some eyebrow raising moments (notably, the "power cell change" scene with Pepper), but in the end, I enjoyed it a lot.

Hells yes. The story development is well worth it, as Tony Stark matured from an international playboy with few ethics into a semi-decent superhero. The battle scenes are awesome (especially the time Tony tries out the 3rd model in the Middle East and kicks major ass h43r: ). The comedic points are can be subtle and classic or plain vanilla cliche, but most of them are funny. The bit with the the 2nd model and falling through the roof being my case. :lol: Not to mention Jeff Bridges role as Obadiah Stane, which is a suprising turn for the guy who played "the Dude" in The Big Lebowski. :evil:

 

[OniGanon]

Saw Hitman recently; add another vote for that one. Being a videogame movie with an actor I'd never heard of, I wasn't expecting much. But it actually turned out fairly decent and I'd consider owning it.

 

[foesjoe]

Shoot 'em Up. I thought this movie would suck monkey-balls, but it is awesome. The action is over the top and nice and Smith's and the bad guy's one-liners had me laughing my ass off.

 

[spooky316]

Just saw Iron Man this weekend and I have to agree with the consensus. It rocked. I'd have to say that this is my fav superhero movie so far. Plus, the scene after the credits... :yay:

The movie isn't without some eyebrow raising moments (notably, the "power cell change" scene with Pepper), but in the end, I enjoyed it a lot.

Heh, my friend turned away at this scene.

 

[MilesMortim]

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Eh, IMO, Samuel L. Jackson could have done Nick Fury if he was 10-15 years younger - when he kinda had that 'Jules Winnfield' look about him. Now, he looks more like an old Vietnam veteran, or a really, really old Desert Storm vet. He just doesn't fit the role quite as good as someone else might have. I'm not saying he won't do a damn good job like every other movie he's been in, but just that he's lost that aura of passive strength and the confidence/charisma that exudes "I can kick your ass without trying." Although, I can't think of any other actor who could do the role quite the way it should be done. :unsure: :huh.:

 

[spooky316]

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Eh, IMO, Samuel L. Jackson could have done Nick Fury if he was 10-15 years younger - when he kinda had that 'Jules Winnfield' look about him. Now, he looks more like an old Vietnam veteran, or a really, really old Desert Storm vet. He just doesn't fit the role quite as good as someone else might have. I'm not saying he won't do a damn good job like every other movie he's been in, but just that he's lost that aura of passive strength and the confidence/charisma that exudes "I can kick your ass without trying."? Although, I can't think of any other actor who could do the role quite the way it should be done.? :unsure:? :huh.:

I'll have to see him in that role for longer than 2 minutes to get a real idea of how he'll do, but I'm sure he'll rule. I just think it's cool because, you know, Ultimate Fury is practically a carbon copy of him.

 

[Sect]

How many times is Iron Man going to pop up here?

I was under the impression that no actor really fit Tony Stark all that much, but Robert Downey Jr. played Tony VERY well. Other than one or two things (such as WHY the Air Force shouldn't be let outside of the wire), I was awed by the movie.

Plus how they ended it was brilliant. :snigger:

 

[ttestagr]

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Eh, IMO, Samuel L. Jackson could have done Nick Fury if he was 10-15 years younger - when he kinda had that 'Jules Winnfield' look about him. Now, he looks more like an old Vietnam veteran, or a really, really old Desert Storm vet. He just doesn't fit the role quite as good as someone else might have. I'm not saying he won't do a damn good job like every other movie he's been in, but just that he's lost that aura of passive strength and the confidence/charisma that exudes "I can kick your ass without trying." Although, I can't think of any other actor who could do the role quite the way it should be done. :unsure: :huh.:

Dude, Fury is a WW2 veteran in 616 canon. I'm not seeing anything wrong with him looking like a Desert Storm or Nam vet.

 

[Sect]

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Eh, IMO, Samuel L. Jackson could have done Nick Fury if he was 10-15 years younger - when he kinda had that 'Jules Winnfield' look about him. Now, he looks more like an old Vietnam veteran, or a really, really old Desert Storm vet. He just doesn't fit the role quite as good as someone else might have. I'm not saying he won't do a damn good job like every other movie he's been in, but just that he's lost that aura of passive strength and the confidence/charisma that exudes "I can kick your ass without trying."? Although, I can't think of any other actor who could do the role quite the way it should be done.? :unsure:? :huh.:

Dude, Fury is a WW2 veteran in 616 canon. I'm not seeing anything wrong with him looking like a Desert Storm or Nam vet.

You know... I don't ever recall seeing Nick Fury as "young", black OR white...

 

[MilesMortim]

Well, they portray him as field-capable in the Ultimates universe, which is currently my sole source/reference for the character. Nick Fury shows great agility and strength for someone in his late-30's - early 40's, not to mention having the experience to run S.H.I.E.L.D. My only thought on the matter was that Samuel L. Jackson didn't strike me as being "Nick Fury", what with the actor now visibly aging and not quite the action star he played in flicks like "Die Hard: With a Vengeance", "Pulp Fiction", or, hell, even "Star Wars" episodes 1-3.











But seriously guys (n' gals), it was just a remark I made about my opinion of casting. Let's not get into a thread-jacking over this. :sweat:

 

[DeathGod666]

Nick Fury in both 'verses has so much shit in ihs system that its no surprise that no matter how old he is in the Ultimate universe he can do what he can do.

Nick Fury is just that bad ass and Sam Jackson will play him to perfection. That is if they are not doing an origin story for the upcoming Nick Fury movie.

 

[SotF]

Nick Fury in both 'verses has so much shit in ihs system that its no surprise that no matter how old he is in the Ultimate universe he can do what he can do.

Nick Fury is just that bad ass and Sam Jackson will play him to perfection. That is if they are not doing an origin story for the upcoming Nick Fury movie.

Jackson has got to be better with the role than Hasselhoff was

 

[DeathGod666]

Nick Fury in both 'verses has so much shit in ihs system that its no surprise that no matter how old he is in the Ultimate universe he can do what he can do.

Nick Fury is just that bad ass and Sam Jackson will play him to perfection.? That is if they are not doing an origin story for the upcoming Nick Fury movie.

Jackson has got to be better with the role than Hasselhoff was

The difference between Sam and David is simple

Sam is a bad-ass and David isn't

There is also the fact that that Fury movie was a made for TV E movie but even then a good actor could have been there to salavage it.

 

[akun50]

The latest Indiana Jones movie. I was extremely worried when I heard that there was going to be a fourth one, especially after so much time had passed and the fact that Hollywood seems to be all-too willing to churn out just about any turd and slap a franchise name on it to make a few bucks from long-time fans, but this didn't turn out too badly.

Admittedly, some of the plot twists are obvious and entirely campy, but that's to be expected from an Indiana movie.

Ever since the long drawn-out whip and sword fight that was supposed to be Raiders of the Lost Ark (or it might have been one of the others, I can't recall clearly) was replaced with Indy just shooting the guy dead, Indy movies have been about common sense and sheer awesomeness over a completely sensible story.

But again, it was an infinitely better movie than I feared, so major kudos to Speilberg and his staff.

 

[InternetLOL]

Lions from Lambs. It didn't surprise me with the incoherent and truncated plot, it didn't surprise me with the retarded ending, it didn't even surprise me when they had the military using a Chinook to insert special forces into a hostile area during a winter storm with a heavy crosswind. What surprised me was that I could not for the life of me tell if Tom Cruise was actually acting.

He played a war-mongering young Republican Senator who browbeats a reporter into spreading propaganda for him using viciously flawed logic and scare-tactics, and I honestly could not tell if he was playing a character or not.

Also, US Senators apparently set military policy. The More You Know, I guess. :huh:

 

[kaiseryuu]

Okay, so I watched the newest Indiana movie, and I loved it.

Indy movies for me were newer about an awesome plot or incredibly epic scenes, for me Indy movies were about adventure and comedy.

With all the spoilers about aliens I was expecting it to be a damn ass-kissery to alien superiority, but what I got was a great adventure movie that I WILL be buying for DVD once it comes out.

Sure some of the things the Nazis did were a little bit confusing, but it was still a GREAT movie.

Or were the bad-guys soviets? Keh, doesn't matter, if you are an Indiana Jones villain then you are just a guy with a funny accent, and ugly face, and an ass to be kicked.


Also, Mutt was awesome, I loved the bar-fight scene "GET THAT GREASE!!"

 

[random1377]

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Eh, IMO, Samuel L. Jackson could have done Nick Fury if he was 10-15 years younger - when he kinda had that 'Jules Winnfield' look about him. Now, he looks more like an old Vietnam veteran, or a really, really old Desert Storm vet. He just doesn't fit the role quite as good as someone else might have. I'm not saying he won't do a damn good job like every other movie he's been in, but just that he's lost that aura of passive strength and the confidence/charisma that exudes "I can kick your ass without trying." Although, I can't think of any other actor who could do the role quite the way it should be done. :unsure: :huh.:

The Nick Fury of the Ultimates world is BASED on Samuel Jackson, so I HOPE he can pull it off



On topic, I was pleased that Incredible Hulk didn't suck as much as I had feared, and I hope the memories of the last attempt don't keep people away, because it's not a sequel, it's a relaunch.

 

[InternetLOL]

On topic, I was pleased that Incredible Hulk didn't suck as much as I had feared, and I hope the memories of the last attempt don't keep people away, because it's not a sequel, it's a relaunch.

I enjoyed The Hulk (the fights were awesome), and I've heard rumors that he's going to be (one of) the antagonist in The Avengers. Which could be really, really awesome.

 

[random1377]

On topic, I was pleased that Incredible Hulk didn't suck as much as I had feared, and I hope the memories of the last attempt don't keep people away, because it's not a sequel, it's a relaunch.

I enjoyed The Hulk (the fights were awesome), and I've heard rumors that he's going to be (one of) the antagonist in The Avengers. Which could be really, really awesome.

The formation of the Avengers was in response to the Hulk running amok, so if they hold to comic continuity at all, we might be lucky enough to see a 40+ year old story brought to life like never before.

....personally, I'm all geeked out about it

 

[akun50]

Hancock.

To be honest, I was expecting it wind up MUCH worse than it did.

At least the first half turned out better.

The first half of the movie was so much better than the second half, it's not even funny. After his first mission in the spandex, it just turned lame.

They didn't introduce a notable or even a very charismatic main villain, and gave the hero a retarded backstory, extrapolated more on his powers and weakness, all of which is in the second half of the movie.

Seriously, if you watch the movie on DVD, just stop the movie after the first mission where he wears the spandex. It just turns terrible after that.

The sad thing is, it almost feels like two different writers were in charge of each half of the script. In this case, the first writer was fucking awesome, while the second one needs a swift kick in the groin.

The second half is almost BEGGING for a complete rewrite that removes all of Hancock's backstory and the "plot twists".

 

[silentorphan]

The sad thing is, it almost feels like two different writers were in charge of each half of the script. In this case, the first writer was fucking awesome, while the second one needs a swift kick in the groin.

The second half is almost BEGGING for a complete rewrite that removes all of Hancock's backstory and the "plot twists".

IIRC, the script was rewritten because the original draft was too dark (i.e., Hancock was never actually redeemed). Most of the first half was material that was kept from that draft, but the rest was new. Hollywood execs don't believe that people go to see superhero movies to be depressed. (What this implies for the Watchmen movie, I'm not exactly sure.)