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TV ClubHouse: archive: Movies Sept 2002 - April 2003: Movies you didn't even want to see, but loved when you did: Archive through August 31, 2002

Shmoopie

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 03:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

I thought this might be an interesting thread. There were so many movies that held very little, or no interest upon seeing previews, or hearing of them, that I had absolutley no desire to see them. Then, possibly out of sheer boredom, or whatever reason I saw them.... and absolutely loved them! Has anyone else ever had this experience?? I'll list a few, (which I might warn, some of you will wonder WHY I like them to begin with )

And here the list begins:

-American Beauty
-Austin Powers
-Liar, Liar (mostly due to the fact that I hate everything else Jim Carry has been in)
-There's Something About Mary
-The Sixth Sense

And I'm sure there are others... but this starts my list... anyone else?

Shmoopie

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 03:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Darn.. I'm REALLY having troubles with my cliparts lately! LOL

That one should have looked like this...

Soeur

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 04:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Great list!. The only one I have not seen is Liar, Liar (for the reasons you mentioned - maybe I'll give it a chance). The Spy Who Shagged Me is one of my all time faves. I can recite whole scenes verbatim. I loved it and so many little things in it like when he found out that M knew all along that Vanessa was a fembot...let's just go over scenes from that movie frame by frame for a while...

Shmoopie

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 04:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

That would be fun!

I love both of those movies and like you recite whole scenes too! (Of course it tends to irritate my friend when I do!)

Soeur

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 04:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

what about the scene where mini-me is doodling a hangman game and it ends up saying 'die scott!'...painfully funny......or the bandaids on Young Number Two because 'mini-me bites'...

Shmoopie

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 07:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

LOL... of just the simple "eeeeeeeeeee" when mini me is stuck up in the rafters.. that's enough to make me laugh my butt off!

Soeur

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 09:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

so funny! I also loved Elvis Costello singing with Burt Bacharach (I even bought the cd)...
Did you see Bedazzled yet? I heard it was good and want to go. The original was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen (it might seem a bit dated now, but very funny). Remember when Dr. Evil and Frau met at the water cooler 'the morning after' and he said "it went weird, didn't it..." Marvin Gaye never sounded so coool... g'night and thanks for the fun thread

Azriel1104

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 - 10:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

I didn't want to see The Gladiator. I thought it would just be a 'guy movie'(lots of action, blood, and a naked girl/girls that have nothing whatsoever to do with the plot of the movie)

I was pleasantly surprised. It turned out to be a very good movie that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Gail

Wednesday, November 08, 2000 - 04:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Gladiator was my favorite movie this summer! One of my friends at work saw it and (he) kept saying over and over it was his new favorite movie and how great it was. I saw it loved it!! - only 2 more weeks til it is out in video! :)

Winnie

Saturday, November 11, 2000 - 04:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

I agree with American Beauty, Gladiator, and Sixth Sense. I wasn't particularly enthusiastic about seeing any of those, but I ended up really enjoying each one.

I remember not wanting to see Dances With Wolves for some reason...but that also ended up being one of my favorite films as well. :)

Enbwife

Sunday, November 12, 2000 - 08:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP

I totally agree with American Beauty. I had no interest in seeing it, but finally caved when it won best picture. Love that movie! I feel the same about Gladiator, but now that I've read your posts above, I'm gonna rent it for sure. Thanks guys - I trust you all!!!

Gail

Sunday, November 12, 2000 - 10:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Gladiator will turn you into a Russel Crowe fan! At least, it did me. :)

Flint

Monday, November 20, 2000 - 08:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP

I hadn't wanted to see the Full Monty. My friend Melissa and I had a movie night, and we each picked one. Despite my grumbling she picked that. It turned out to be an excellent movie. I really enjoyed it.

Enbwife

Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - 06:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Just rented and watched "Being John Malkovich" on Sunday night. I had no desire to see it - thought it would be stupid, but Neil pushed for it and I caved. I actually really liked it. It was sooooo wacked out there, that it was good in our eyes. Worth watching if you can open your mind to the unusual. :)

Angelnikki

Sunday, January 27, 2002 - 07:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have to say that I LOVE AMERICAN BEAUTY :):):)
I know there is a thread about it but i just had to say it.

One that I saw (rented) because everyone told me to, which i didnt want to, was Pay It Forward!!!!

EXCELLENT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you havent seen it, rent it and rent it soon you will love it i guarantee it! in fact you can scream at me in my member profile thread if you hate it but i guarantee you wont.

Ocean_Islands

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 02:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gone with the Wind.

Muse

Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 01:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I definitely agree with American Beauty and The Sixth Sense. The Royal Tenenbaums was much better than I expected, although I didn't LOVE it. Just liked it. :)

And I also have to say Lord of the Rings. I saw the animated version of The Hobbit when I was a kid, and didn't like it. So, by association, I was never interested in LOTR. When I heard so much good stuff about the movie (combined with the fact that so many people love the books), I knew I was probably had some misconceptions about the whole thing. So I went, and ended up really enjoying it.

Teddybear

Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 06:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The Mothman Prophecies turned out to be pretty good. We just saw it because there was nothing out that we had not seen already. But I enjoyed it. Pretty creepy movie though!

Enbwife

Friday, February 08, 2002 - 01:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Moulin Rouge!

Solidsnake

Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 09:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Atlantis

Webkitty

Monday, April 08, 2002 - 06:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
SHOWTIME with Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNero. I can't say that I LOVED it, but it was better than I thought it would be.

Missed Mothman Propecies when it was out! I have a feeling this is one of those films that would play better on the big screen. I'll have to wait till it comes to pay-per-view now.

Being John Malkovich was quirky but I enjoyed it.

Marysafan

Friday, April 19, 2002 - 12:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Have to tell a funny story...

Hubby is not what you would call a movie nut by any stretch of the imaginaton...but he likes the Independent Movie Channel. He started watching the movie "The Crying Game" the other night. Now...because he is not a movie nut, he had NO prior knowledge of this film. I on the other hand knew something about it...and was surprised that he would watch it. Since I had always wanted to see it...I kept my mouth shut.

So...a LONG ways into the movie...hubby says..."I know there has got to be a twist in here somewhere...but I'll be darned if I know what it is."

Right then....yup...the "twist" is revealed. The look on his face was priceless! I almost fell off the couch laughing.

BTW...it was a VERY good movie.
I am glad that I got to see it.

Hummingbird

Friday, August 23, 2002 - 07:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Legally Blonde sounded like it would be terrible. I didn't even see it until it came out on video and I actually enjoyed it.

Jazzcat

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 04:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i never went to see 'the color purple' when it was at the theater years ago. i rented it and was memmerized! truly one of the top 5 most beautiful movies ever made.

(and to think my hero, whoopi, was passed over for the best actress award.)

Hermione69

Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 12:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought American Pie (the first one) sounded terribly stupid and more than a little offensive. Then I came across it one night when I was channel surfing and I found myself cracking up! I was doubled over with laughter and thinking, "I can't believe I am laughing about this!!"