Movies you thought would stink but ended up turning out great...

10-20-2004, 11:04 PM

So can you think of any films that you think would suck at first, but once you actually decided to watch it just to see what it's like, you ended up loving it?

I have a few that comes to mind:

8 Mile - Ever since this movie came out, I always thought this movie would stink because of Eminem being in it was my only reason for not wanting to see it since I had a pure hatred over Eminem back then. So I had no desire to see it in theater at all. Normally, rap/hip hop movies stink, but I was extremely surprised by this movie. This movie was absolutely outstanding, I LOVED IT!!! This movie was beautifully shot, the acting was great, and the cinematography was great as well. Most of all, I just love the story to it. I was also surprised by Eminem's acting skills. He was actually a good actor in this film. I've seen 8 Mile like over 10 times and it's a film I'd never get tired of. It's one of my favorite films of all times now. Both "Rocky" and "8 Mile" are very similar in a way. But I tell ya, I think this film has some pretty intense scenes. It's indeed a great film. Now I wish I've seen this film in theater.

The Mothman Prophecies - I never really liked Richard Gere that much, but one day, I was at the video store and this movie caught my eye, so I gave it a rent. I didn't think this movie would be that good but to my surprise it turned out to be a very good film. This film is pretty creepy and the ending is horrifying. This film told a great story. I was never a Richard Gere fan but this is one of the really good movies that he was in.

Ladder 49 - Really, I thought this movie was going to turn out to be a piece of crap 'cause John Travolta's in it. Since Travolta had been in many terrible movies as of late, I was surprised by this film. Ladder 49 became an amazing film. I LOVED IT!!! Great story, and Jaquin Phoenix's acting in this film was amazing, I think this is Phoenix's best role in his career so far, and I can see him getting an Oscar nod for this. Ladder 49 was great and I plan on buying the DVD on the day it comes out.

Walking Tall (with the Rock) - I was thinking that the movie Walking Tall, the Rock's version was going to stink, but it turned out pretty good. not the Rock's best film, I thought The Rundown was much better, but I thought they did a good job with remake of Walking Tall. This film has some kick ass action scenes in it which is what I love the most about it. The only thing I hate about this movie is the name changed from Bufford Pusser to Chris Vaughn

and changing the oak stick to the 2X4. But the Rock sure did play a bad ass character though.

I wanna see Rock in more action films. He's a great action star.

10-20-2004, 11:04 PM	#1
Dark Kane Guest Posts: n/a	Movies you thought would stink but ended up turning out great... So can you think of any films that you think would suck at first, but once you actually decided to watch it just to see what it's like, you ended up loving it? I have a few that comes to mind: 8 Mile - Ever since this movie came out, I always thought this movie would stink because of Eminem being in it was my only reason for not wanting to see it since I had a pure hatred over Eminem back then. So I had no desire to see it in theater at all. Normally, rap/hip hop movies stink, but I was extremely surprised by this movie. This movie was absolutely outstanding, I LOVED IT!!! This movie was beautifully shot, the acting was great, and the cinematography was great as well. Most of all, I just love the story to it. I was also surprised by Eminem's acting skills. He was actually a good actor in this film. I've seen 8 Mile like over 10 times and it's a film I'd never get tired of. It's one of my favorite films of all times now. Both "Rocky" and "8 Mile" are very similar in a way. But I tell ya, I think this film has some pretty intense scenes. It's indeed a great film. Now I wish I've seen this film in theater. The Mothman Prophecies - I never really liked Richard Gere that much, but one day, I was at the video store and this movie caught my eye, so I gave it a rent. I didn't think this movie would be that good but to my surprise it turned out to be a very good film. This film is pretty creepy and the ending is horrifying. This film told a great story. I was never a Richard Gere fan but this is one of the really good movies that he was in. Ladder 49 - Really, I thought this movie was going to turn out to be a piece of crap 'cause John Travolta's in it. Since Travolta had been in many terrible movies as of late, I was surprised by this film. Ladder 49 became an amazing film. I LOVED IT!!! Great story, and Jaquin Phoenix's acting in this film was amazing, I think this is Phoenix's best role in his career so far, and I can see him getting an Oscar nod for this. Ladder 49 was great and I plan on buying the DVD on the day it comes out. Walking Tall (with the Rock) - I was thinking that the movie Walking Tall, the Rock's version was going to stink, but it turned out pretty good. not the Rock's best film, I thought The Rundown was much better, but I thought they did a good job with remake of Walking Tall. This film has some kick ass action scenes in it which is what I love the most about it. The only thing I hate about this movie is the name changed from Bufford Pusser to Chris Vaughn and changing the oak stick to the 2X4. But the Rock sure did play a bad ass character though. I wanna see Rock in more action films. He's a great action star.