Movies that were better than you had expected
 

A lot of times people talk about hyped out movies that turn out to be disappointing, but what about those you didn't really have high expectations for but turned out to be rather good?

The 40 year Old Virgin immediately springs to my mind. I initially expected it to be a movie about a loser ugly guy who lives with his parents still... but he was actually a pretty regular guy who was quite independent and had a nice house and a stable job. Plus, while his friends joked about it, they actually wanted to help him find someone and he did in the end. The movie has its silly moments, but was actually a pretty solid comedy and had a rather happy ending. I thought it was just gonna be a really stupid and empty immature comedy, but it turned out to be a pretty solid movie.

What about you?

The ninja turtles movies from 2014 and 2016 turned out better than I expected with the animation, it was incredible!

Oh man, so many.

I admit, I was concerned about "Alita: Battle Angel." Turned out to be totally awesome.

Eh, there should be others but none come to mind at the moment. They'll come to me.

Blade Runner 2049 and Ichi the Killer come to mind.

The LEGO Movie. The ending really surprised me and I found it added immensely to my appreciation of the movie.

Tucker and Dale versus Evil. Didn’t expect it to be so good, as it had a generic title. It became one of my fav horror films.

So many films today are judged so early.

I'm with you on 40-Year Old Virgin. I thought it would be stupid and I really don't like too many comedies in general. But back when I moved furniture for a living we watched it in the truck on a long road trip and I thought it was hilarious, so I went out and bought it. It's pretty good.

"No... it's not about anal pleasures at all..." :lol:

I also liked "Kong: Skull island" more than I thought.

When Kung Fu Panda first came out, I expected it to be the same kind of situation that plagued Shark Tale.

So I was pleasantly surprised when it ended up being pretty good (and the second one even better!)

Both Lego movies come to mind.

Bumble Bee is another one that surprised me.

A good chunk of DC movies are this for me.#

I've even had a good time with Batman and Robin lately. Take it as a pastiche on the Silver Age and it's fine, and it actually fits perfectly with what the modern Cinema goer wants now.

Alita: Battle Angel
Blade Runner series

Rick and Morty, if we count cartoons. It looked f***ing awful and pretentious. 2 episodes in and I was completely riveted and glued.

Heck yeah. I only watched the first one because of Jackie Chan (who had exactly one line) but ended up loving it. Loved the second one even more. Such an awesome franchise.

Pretty much this yeah. I expected it to be a dumb forgettable movie. But it actually has several quotes that I don't think I'll ever forget.

"You're putting the p**** on a pedestal" is one of the greatest movies quotes ever. I'm not even joking.