Well, Amelie surprised me because when I went to play it, the disk was too scratched to work, and so I had to send it back to Netflix. But that's not the kind of surprise you meant, I'm sure.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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Alibelle - Feb 14, 2005 9:55:04 am PST #9077 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Sue - Feb 14, 2005 9:59:19 am PST #9078 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Mind boggles at the crapulence:
Hayden Christensen and Mischa Barton to star in the Decameron.
Now there's a movie that needs some good supporting penguins.
bon bon - Feb 14, 2005 9:59:33 am PST #9079 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Along the line of Super Troopers, which I want to see, Club Dread had surprising re-watchability, and is actually kind of cleverly constructed.
JohnSweden - Feb 14, 2005 10:00:23 am PST #9080 of 10001
I can't even.
I loved Sideways, and didn't really know what to expect from it (not what I got, that's for sure).
I was stunned to not have huge hate for 13 going on 30. It was kind of charming, and it is easily the kind of movie I usually can't abide. (Surely others here hated it.)
Jars - Feb 14, 2005 10:05:27 am PST #9081 of 10001
Mind boggles at the crapulence:
Oh dear god. Let's have The Canterbury Tales with Paris Hilton and Tom Welling I say!
DavidS - Feb 14, 2005 10:09:21 am PST #9082 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was surprised at how much I disliked Mike Leigh's Naked but that was a while ago. (It falls into a category of movie which I can't abide, but which I think of as Actor Indulgences. Like, most Cassavetes or Last Tango In Paris. Whenever actors think they are being So Real, I think they are being So Actorly.)
I can't think of anything recent. I remember a number of comedies which looked generic on the outside, but had surprising quirks or intelligence or performance upon actual viewing: Housesitter (Steve Martin & Goldie Hawn) and Miami Rhapsody (Sarah Jessica Parker being a perfect female Woody Allen) come to mind.
erikaj - Feb 14, 2005 10:09:41 am PST #9083 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Thirteen going on 30 was my last one, too. JohnSw. JG was great in it.
erikaj - Feb 14, 2005 10:09:47 am PST #9084 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Alibelle - Feb 14, 2005 10:13:12 am PST #9085 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
I liked 13 Going On 30, too.
I also kind of enjoyed Dirty Dancing 2, despite the fact that it's kind of stupid, Patrick Swayze was embarrassing, and the dancing was nowhere near up to par. I expected to hate it, and I just ended up not minding it, and kind of liking some of the clothes.
Jessica - Feb 14, 2005 10:16:52 am PST #9086 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was surprised at how unfunny Mr 3000 was, but I probably shouldn't have been.
I laughed my ass off at Harold and Kumar Go To Whitecastle, but I was expecting that.
Oh! I was surprised at how crappy most of the singing in Phantom was, and also at how bad the ADR was. Films that cost that much money should be able to afford both voice doubles and booth time.