I’ll start: “Happy Death Day”
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I just think of it as a live action Monkey Island.
Does that actually work? I have only played the 1st 20 minutes of Monkey Island lol
They have a lot of similarities.
According to wikipedia, Monkey Island was inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and Pirates of the Caribbean was rumored to be based on a cancelled script for a Monkey Island movie.
Wait…the movie is based on the ride, not the other way around?
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They updated the ride after the movies, so… It’s kind of circular at this point.
Clue
Movie based on a board game? Blegh
But it’s awesome. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren
It is then we’re reminded of the ability of good writers and performers to take even a low-potential idea and fucking kill it. With a pen. In the study.
This is top 3 of all time for me. There is so much happening in every scene you can watch it multiple times and still catch little jokes or sight gags each viewing.
I also expected a disaster. I wasn’t prepared for how entertaining it was!
There are so many movies I could list but for now I’ll go with About Time (2013). Everything about it makes it seem like it would be a dumb sappy romcom but it manages to hit hard.
EDIT: This is the type of image they used to market the film, which is really misleading.
This was a great one.
This is my favorite movie. It’s the best that was ever written about mindfulness.
It’s such a good time, one of my favourite films that I actually rewatch! Bill freakin’ Nighy let’s go!!
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Renfield were absolutely amazing and I think they fit the bill
I’ll give you the first one, way better than it had any right to be. 2nd was ok.
For the direct sequel of the 1931 Dracula movie starring Nicholas Cage in a toxic boss/employee relationship in a gory B movie-esque film, I think it was pretty amazing !
Renfield
I’m perpertually locked in Cage but both my s/o and myself passed out on two seperate watch attempts 🫠
The Long Kiss Goodnight
https://imdb.com/title/tt0116908
Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. He said in 2019 that it was his favorite role. It was released after a flop for Davis and director Renny Harlin (then her husband), and may have had poor press related to that.
It has an unlikely hero, plenty of action sequences, some fun performances (I had to pause it after a funny line from Brian Cox cracked me up), and heart. Solidly entertaining. But low expectations might help.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Surprisingly good action and a decent plot to boot.
Doom 2005 wasn’t bad.
The FPS sequence made me go
It was the best part of the entire movie.
It was short, but made sitting through the stupid names and extra chromosome shit worth it.
You should check out the movie Hardcore Henry 😉
Oooohhhh, I watched that back then and totally forgot that that movie was even a thing. I think I need to rewatch it
Velocipastor! It looks and seems like it’ll be a parody but it was super engaging and fun. Went into it thinking it would be watched between gaming rounds and eventually turned off, but I ended up quitting the game to full-screen that shit!
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I’m giving away my age, but Benny & Joon. A story about two mentally ill people falling in love, and the script isn’t even that great, but all the actors really sell it and it is such a quirky heart warming and funny movie.
Yes! One of my most favorite Johnny Depp roles.
Disney’s “The Black Hole”. It came from a time just after Walt Disney had died and they were still figuring out their shit.
So they made an extremely dark SciFi flick with a cute robot that appeals to children which is such a weird combination, but I liked it a lot. I can’t even say why.
The U.S.S. Cygnus looks fucking badass, too. One of the best ship designs in a SciFi movie, change my mind.
Oh yeah that thing is a classic.
Free Guy
Generic video game movie stuffed with trendy references and fanservice is actually a really good singularity story
Sucker punch.
Looks like a mindless action with titties, but it’s actually a good movie. Give it a try if you haven’t.
I watched a lengthy video essay about this movie that really made me want to watch it. Was definitely shocked by the level of thought put into the symbolism within the film.
The Cabin in the Woods. Only seen it once so far and I’m still floored thinking back on it and how well it did its thing.
I was about to say the same, the purge was such a creative joy
Pandorum. At a glance it like like just another bad sci-fi, but it’s really good horror sci-fi mind fuckery with a fantastic twist. Dennis Quaid is great in it.
Yes! Unexpectedly good movie!
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE!
Previews and premise made it look like it would be stupid, but that movie is pure gold. I’ve never been able to understand how such an entertaining movie had such a low rotten tomato score. So much great stuff is going on.
Good film that. I was 21ish when it came out and one of my friends at the time said “oh yeah, you still think you’re 18 don’t you…”, pissed me off a bit.
I was old enough to get a bit of nastalgia out of it. Late 80s was pretty fun times.
