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Have you looked forward to a movie and was disappointed?
I was so hoping Nosferatu was going to be terrifying and keep me at the edge of my seat. I couldn’t see it at the movies because of schedules so I was excited when it became available to stream via Peacock. Man, that movie was boring and not the least bit scary. I’m a big fan of vampire flicks. What a letdown.
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Matrix Reloaded
and as a rule, most sequels |
And what is it that all series type shows de-evolve into soap operas? I have seen many many outstanding shows. Get excited. And then the intensity just falls off and plot lines go to soap!
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I thought the one from 1922 was really good. Albeit, not scary compared to today’s standards, I’m willing to bet it gave a lot of people nightmares in its hay day .
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Nope.
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And yes, I've wanted to see movies and then been disappointed many, many times. And then occasionally I watch something without much interest and end up being blown away. |
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Got my money back.
Don't remember what film, but it was supposed to be a great comedy. Got to the theatre, bought my ticket just as the previous showing was over. Everybody exiting had a dead-pan, blank expression as if somebody just killed their puppy. Asked for a refund. "Why?" Not a single person that just saw it had a smile. "Huh. No problem. Here ya go." |
Dune 1984
Was really looking forward to it..... but it really let me down. |
Covid broke me of my movie habit. last movie I saw was King Kong..and that is because my BIL rented the theater, and we sat very very far apart.
2020? so, at home streaming. if it sucks, I just shut it off. |
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Last movie I saw with my son. We talked about it quite a bit afterwards. Fond memory. We both liked Get Out best from that director. That was better than anticipated. |
I saw The Pelican Brief.
Not what I expected. |
A couple that come to mind;
"Inside Llewelyn Davis" by the Coen brothers. I want to be overwhelmed by Coen brothers movies. This one had the opposite effect. "Elvis" with Tom Hanks and Austin Butler. I'm apparently not the audience for this glitzy, fast-cut, chopped up mess. I was hoping for more traditional storytelling weighted towards the story of Col. Parker. Lets not finish on a bummer, though. A movie I looked forward to and loved was the Coen's remake of "True Grit". What a masterpiece. I'll watch it anytime it's on. ('True Grit' jogged my memory - a movie I had zero expectations for that's now one of my favorites is 'Hell or High Water' with Jeff Bridges) |
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Have not been to a theater for a movie in 30+ years. Put it this way, cell phones were not a thing the last time sat with the great unwashed.
Movies I look forward to? Ones I already love and watch again after 5-10 years. Being There, with Petter Sellers, The Great Escape and a number of other McQueen offerings. Outlaw Josey Wales, any Spaghetti western with Clint, Tree Lounge written, directed and staring Steve Buscemi is really a great mostly unknown film, along with Country Man, an outstanding soundtrack. |
Forrest Gump & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are dam good too.
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Greyhound was probably the biggest disappointment in recent memory.
Other ‘well that sucked’ flicks- Return of the Jedi (maybe biggest ever) Every Harry Potter after the second or third. Rush Hour 3 Jackie Brown Kill Bill series Karate Kid 2 |
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