Movies that weren't what you expected

[Marisol]

Have you ever seen the previews of a movie or gotten a review from someone and when you finally see it, it isn't what you thought it would be? Just wanted to share some of mine and wanted to see if this happened to anyone else.

Knocked Up - one of my coworkers keeps telling me to rent it. I had seen the previews and didn't really care for it. So today I went to Blockbuster and decided to rent it. Let me tell you, I am glad that I did. I thought it was funny and somewhat touching. I was not expecting that at all.

The 40 Year Old Virgin - this one is another one that I didn't want to see and now I own it. it is freaking hilarious!

Butterfly Effect - Didn't want to see it because I am not a big fan of Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart but some of the girls on here recommended it a while back. It was such a good movie. Great plot and it kept me interested in it.

Forrest Gump - after all the hype I saw it after it was released on VHS/DVD and boy, was I disappointed. The best thing about that movie was the soundtrack. Not sure why it got all the hype.

Monster's Ball - still not sure why Halle Berry got the Academy Award for this movie. I saw it after it won and I guess I was expecting too much. Two thumbs down.

The Queen - have rented it twice. Both times I fell asleep.

So does this happen to anyone else?

 

[Jennifer]

yes!

i was so excited for premonition (sanda bullock) and it SUCKED!!!!!

 

[KimC2005]

I agree, Jennifer!! I was disappointed in that movie!!

 

[dioraddict_xo]

From the previews, I thought The Village was going to be a good movie.. Went to go see it, and it SUCKED!!! I wasnt the only one who thought that...alot of people leaving the theatre were b*tching about how they wasted their $$ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[emily_3383]

I didnt think I would like Gone Baby Gone but i did and it was great!

 

[Nox]

Yeah! I've had experiences like that. I remember one time a couple years ago, my husband and I were trying to go see the "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", but it sold out so quickly on opening night, that we didn't get a chance to buy tickets. Being all disappointed we didn't wanna go home for nothing, so we grudgingly bought tickets to "The Skeleton Key". OMG, that was good, really GOOD! A year later I watched "Emily Rose" at home, and it kinda sucked.

 

[katnahat]

Originally Posted by dioraddict_xo /img/forum/go_quote.gif From the previews, I thought The Village was going to be a good movie.. Went to go see it, and it SUCKED!!! I wasnt the only one who thought that...alot of people leaving the theatre were b*tching about how they wasted their $$ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Yes, that movie was a disappointment. I had to almost make myself watch it anyway. I can't stand Joaquin Pheonix (I may have spelled the name wrong).

 

[makeupfreak72]

i wanted to see "black snake moan" cause the previews looked sooo good and i LOVE dark movies and christina ricci, and it was the STUPIDEST movie i had ever seen, even boring at times, and the fact that justin timberlake came out in it didnt help!!

 

[BeneBaby]

I never watch movies in the theater because the last 50 times I went I was disappointed. Plus my ass falls asleep and I have to move alot...lol. Not very often does a mainstream movie really knock me off my feet.

Talladega Nights: I LOVE all Will Ferrell movies, but this one was a bit disappointing.

Hairspray: NOTHING compares to the John Waters original. Sorry it was a teen-bopper flick.

The last Pirates of the Caribbean: Painfully long....

 

[emily_3383]

Yeah the village sucked. I didnt bother watching hairspray because it was a movie version of the play and not the original so i didnt see it.

 

[makeupfreak72]

there are alot of movies that i never saw until years after they came out!! lol!!! and when i saw them i was either touched, moved or very entertained and they are

erin brochavich (spelled wrong) (i love when the single mom triumphs!)

waiting to exhale (i could relate to all those womens man problems)

the devils advocate (this movie is crazy!! al pacino plays the devil)

shallow hal ( i love the story, cause we all are a little shallow, and yeah it sucks!)

i guess these are movies that make you question yourself, and i like that.

 

[adrianavanessa]

Babel 2006 with Brad Pitt. BLAH.

 

[Retro-Violet]

reasons i never go to the movies.

 

[bCreative]

Rush Hour 3 was a huge dissapointment for me.

 

[CellyCell]

All of M. Night Shamalangdingdong's movie have the worst ending to them minus The Sixth Sense. It really pisses me off thinking about the Village & Signs. Ugh.

I'm not a huge Sasha Cohen fan, so me and my friend went into the movies expecting a weird British film. I've never laughed so hard as I did with Borat...

Knocked Up/40 Year Old Virgin - Worst, worst, worst, worst. Dry. I like crude humor, but those films are made for potheads - I'm convinced. And I was looking forward to Knock Up for the longest.

Saw - I read so many reviews thru critics on how bad the film was and usually I follow their reviews because it's true but this was prolly one of the best horror film of recent times.

Pan's Labyrinths - Wow. So what I didn't expect at all... it was made to be a grown up version of like Alice In Wonderland or something like that. So I was completely surprised by what was shown. I love this film!

Dream Girls - Yawn. After so much hype...

I have many more.

 

[luxotika]

The movie "Monster" was a huge disappointment to me. BORING

 

[Marisol]

Originally Posted by CellyCell /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not a huge Sasha Cohen fan, so me and my friend went into the movies expecting a weird British film. I've never laughed so hard as I did with Borat...
Dream Girls - Yawn. After so much hype...

I love Borat. I thought that it was going to be some weird movie so when my friend and I rented it, I wasn't expecting much. Sooo funny.
Dreamgirls - too much hype that it makes me not want to see it.

Originally Posted by makeupfreak72 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i wanted to see "black snake moan" cause the previews looked sooo good and i LOVE dark movies and christina ricci, and it was the STUPIDEST movie i had ever seen, even boring at times, and the fact that justin timberlake came out in it didnt help!! I want to see this movie because I love Christina Ricci but I will wait until its a 7 day rental at Blockbuster.

 

[MindySue]

Everyone told me Disturbia was sooo good. No. It sucked!

I went to see superbad. I knew it was gonna be a dumb comedy and it was. I left the thearter saying 'how dumb..wow' but now, 2 months later, I still am dying to see it again! It had some really amusing parts.

 

[brewgrl]

i just saw watched Georgia Rule last night, because we were planning forit tobe background guilty pleasure Lohan pre-rehab sort of stuff. we thought it was supposed to be a comedy about a dysfunctional family of 3 generations and it was supposed to be funny. it was completely not what i expected.

at all, i am not sure if i liked it or if i hated it.

 

[LilDee]

Originally Posted by dioraddict_xo /img/forum/go_quote.gif From the previews, I thought The Village was going to be a good movie.. Went to go see it, and it SUCKED!!! I wasnt the only one who thought that...alot of people leaving the theatre were b*tching about how they wasted their $$ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> LMAO! i totally forgot about this movie.. did it ever suck!! wow! lol