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one that stands out for me is Shark Tale(2004)

Im not into kids' films at all really, much less 100% animated ones. But when I found myself channel flicking and ending up watching this on tv a while back I got engrossed in it and it turned out to be the most entertaining film I saw in ages.

I've tried a couple more animated kids films of that ilk since and they haven't really done anything for me. Not sure why, but they weren't a patch on Shark Tale

yours?

Wasn't planning to like SUPER, mainly because it was hyped up to me by a friend whose taste is generally pretty questionable ( for example he thought V/H/S was scary.  Yeesh.)  Also not a Rainn Wilson fan by any stretch.  But I sympathized with the main character more than I'd like to admit...

I also had snake-navel expectations for APOLLO 18, and while I didn't love it, it certainly wasn't the abortion people claimed it was.  Ditto HORRIBLE BOSSES.

finding yourself being impressed by an actor you previously disliked is a rare thing, but a good thing. cant think of any examples off the top of my head, but it has happened a few times to me

I've mentioned this before, but Leonardo DeCaprio has turned in some very fine performance, in my opinion.  THE DEPARTED comes to mind as one, and  I also really like the job he did in BODY OF LIES.  Before seeing THE DEPARTED, I would likely not have admitted really enjoying his portrayal of a character possible (though admittedly, I did not hate him or anything).

Lilo and Stitch....I merely went to take my daughter and ended up laughing my buns off. :smile:

Honestly, I like the first Resident Evil movie, and I went in expecting to hate it.  I think it was before the series went off into its own crazy directions and it seemed like the films might have some real potential.   

I don't pay attention to movie news, but apparently John Carter was bomb of gigantic proportions.

I saw it in the theater and thought it was great.

Normally, it is the reverse. A film I expected to like, but . . . I didn't really like it, and some I really, really didn't like, but there are two examples of the above subject.

Fright Night

I actually gave it some thought of seeing it in the theater, but then I thought I might not like it, so I didn't. Big mistake. When I saw it on TV, not only did I like it, but with "Lair of the White Worm," I thought it was the best vampire film to come out of the '80's. That is the original and not the remake, which I did see and did not like.

The Avengers

I don't care much for Superhero films, so I thought I give it a pass, but I finally decided I wanted to see what everyone was talking about, and I was surprised at how good it was, and how much I enjoyed it. That does not mean I'll see "The Avengers II" or "The Avengers III."

The Tron remake.  Not a huge fan of the original but I can appreciate its kitsch.  Thought the remake would be a soul-less CGI fest, and although it was a GCI fest the characters were pretty likable and it was a fun movie.  When he walked into that old arcade and Separate Ways by Journey started playing I was hooked.

Resident Evil Extinction (the third one).  Loved the first movie, hated the second.  The trailer for the third looked like crap, but it was actually decent.  Ali Larter is just so damned hot and, well I imagine there were other good things about it too.  Oh the zombies were really cool looking.

FRANKENWEENIE
I dont like the CORPSE BRIDE or THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS...but I loved the old horror movie homage that went on in FRANKENWEENIE. Fantastic.
I don't think kids nowadays would understand the references to old horror films that it referenced. I think it was made for Monster Kids.

Titanic (1997) - I didn't see it until about 10 years after it was out, and after doing so I didn't understand why it was such a massive hit, but I don't understand the hate for it, either.  It's a good movie.

Striptease.
Expecting a disaster of Show Girls proportions and I ended up loving it so much I bought a bunch of Carl Hiassen books based on my enjoyment of the film. Demi is rubbish but the rest of the film is really good.

Tron Legacy.
But I had no real love for the original so maybe that was a good thing. I just loved the aesthetic and soundtrack. I enjoyed the ending too.


Halloween IV
Hey, it doesnt suck!

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou- I'm not a fan of the writers/producers, and while I do like George Clooney, it didn't look like one I'd like. But, late one night, it started playing on tv, maybe HBO. I figured 'I'll give it a half hour'. It was really good.

Ghost World- an indie film based on a small indie comic I've never read. Plus, it's about teen girls, and as a guy, well, you can't 'relate' to the characters. Glad I watched.

Heaven's Gate - this was on my list of movies I was curious about due to its reputation and saw it in the library in a Criterion Collection release so I borrowed it.

I am one of the haters, I do so love to ridicule that movie.  It's true, it has a lot going for it and was a huge hit! 

Im with ya,Hallows. I wanna puke everytime me sister plays it. She's like "aww" I'm like EEAGH! (which I like better! It's got Arch Hall Jr.! Its a thrilling chilling story!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQVNo0i8N3k

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)

It's even better when it's hosted by Elvira.  :twirl:

I also enjoyed that one, liked Steve Buscemi as a nerd :P

The Return Of Dracula (1958)

When seeing this one as a kid, I thought it was average vampire movie. But seeing it several times thru the years as an older man, I see this film for what it really is-a well-thought out film about a truly sinister being who infiltrates a family and slowly begins using his influence to elevate himself beyond suspicion so he can carry out his plans.

Frances Lederer really worked in this role and he's a joy to watch as he goes to work in this old classic.  It's a very serious movie in a time when monsters were just for badness' sake.
See this movie!

Ted (2012). I've been pretty much apathetic about Seth McFarlane's output for quite a while now, but this was one of the cutest movies I've seen in a long time. Really (surprisingly) enjoyed this one.  :thumbup:

Nightmare Castle-1965

What some may see as just another "beyond the grave" type of movie is actually quite a masterpiece on several levels, mostly in it's undeniably Gothic atmosphere and it's truly slow buildup of events to it's shocking end scene that, when combined with the sinister chamber music of Ennio Morricone, really sets this one apart from your traditional Euro-Gothic movies of the time.

And, the natural wonders of Barbara Steele and the lovely Helga Line sure as hell don't hurt this movie.   Cheers  And a personal salute to Paul Muller as a very calm and cool mad scientist who had an answer for everything, who eventually had to answer to the supernatural.  Again, as I say with most movies, see this one of you can!   
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Bride of the Gorilla comes to mind, as well as The Navy vs. The Night Monsters. saw them both with my parents at The Worst Film Fest when there was a Deutsches Haus before it was destroyed for an ambitious, but rubbish attempt to put in a super hospital.

Warm Bodies. All I knew about it was that the first time I heard of it people called it, "Twilight with zombies". The very idea made me angry in that irrationally stupid way where you can't articulate exactly what's wrong with a thing, only that it just is. Accordingly, I refused to learn anything more about it and avoided any discussion relating to the movie.

Then I saw a trailer for it at the theater. Why is the narration funny? Why are these zombies making me smirk? Why are there putrid skeletons chasing people? Why didn't anyone mention putrid skeletons? This trailer single-handedly got me to agree to go see the movie with the rest of my family. I was surprised. Not only was it funny, not only was it entertaining, but it didn't remind me at all of what I knew about Twilight. In fact, the girl wants no part of the situation whatsoever. "You're a zombie- hell no!" This was a good example of a movie that knew what it was, knew what it wanted to do with that knowledge, and pulled it off well. This was a plain case of the internet finding a thing, taking the worst example of that thing, pinning that example onto the face of the thing, and b***hing about it in comment sections and forums. The only thing you should trust about the internet is that it's generally untrustworthy. :tongueout:

Zombieland with a romantic main plot and no Twinkies, pretty much.

Black Swan