Dementeleus Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Blown Away. Literally.(Gosh, that foreshadowing...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Cloud AtlasPerks of Being a WallflowerSpirited AwayHow To Train Your Dragon These are the ones that took me completely by surprise in recent years.You were looking forward to these films long before they came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnetMan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 3:10 to Yuma remake. Crowe getting on the train was one of the most honorable actions... then whistling for his horse was the most badass. V for Vendetta made me lose half a night's sleep since I was emailing all of my movie-lover friends afterwards. Seven - hadn't heard anything about it when I saw it. (Was a slave to my wife's Brad Pitt obsession at the time) And the ending left me nauseated... and loving it. Terminator 2 - Saw it with my soon-to-be college roommate in the summer after graduating high school. When I looked over to see he was ASLEEP in the theater, I honestly questioned why I was friends with this guy who could doze off during what I thought was the most action-packed movie ever made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Iron Giant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 A Man who falls asleep to T2 is not a man. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I watched V For Vendetta last week, and it's a work of art. Truly an awe-inspiring film with an impeccable performance from Hugo Weaving, and a very important message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 3:10 to Yuma remake. Crowe getting on the train was one of the most honorable actions... then whistling for his horse was the most badass. V for Vendetta made me lose half a night's sleep since I was emailing all of my movie-lover friends afterwards. Seven - hadn't heard anything about it when I saw it. (Was a slave to my wife's Brad Pitt obsession at the time) And the ending left me nauseated... and loving it. Terminator 2 - Saw it with my soon-to-be college roommate in the summer after graduating high school. When I looked over to see he was ASLEEP in the theater, I honestly questioned why I was friends with this guy who could doze off during what I thought was the most action-packed movie ever made.Haven't seen 3:10 to Yuma, but I whole heartedly agree with the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Forrest Gump The Matrix Toy Story 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Kiss Kiss Bang. Walked in knowing nothing. Left knowing I had seen one of the best movies I had seen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 How To Train Your Dragon. I had no idea that Dreamworks could be this brilliant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnY Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Life of Pi. I had no expectations for this film, it ended up being the most beautiful story about faith I've ever seen. Fantastic Mr. Fox. I though it would be just ugly stop motion, turns out Wes Anderson knows how to make an animation better than most animation studios. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The Grey and 3:10 to Yuma are great choices from this topic. Thought the Grey looked mediocre as all hell, and it turned out to be pretty brilliant. 3:10 to Yuma is still my second favorite movie (and favorite drama) from 2007- I like it a bit better than No Country For Old Men and much, much better than There Will Be Blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I didn't think much of 3:10 TO YUMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnetMan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I didn't think much of 3:10 TO YUMA. I honestly don't remember much of it before they reach the town where the train is (except the fork murder by the campfire)... but the ending was brilliant in showing a villain gaining respect for his nemesis... and then doing something to honor him. One of the best endings I can recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmav45 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Yeah, 3:10 to Yuma's last half hour is on fire. Have to echo the thoughts on The Grey. Expected a cheesy action flick and got a minimal survivalist film with deep themes. Re-watched this a couple of weeks ago, and was even stronger than I remembered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The Grey is amazing. Definitely top 5 of last year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I thought 3:10 to Yuma was great when I was 14 years old and hadn't seen The Proposition and The Assassination of Jesse James yet. Now, don't get me wrong, I still think it has a lot going for it - top-notch production values, a handful of awesome performances, a surprisingly lovely score by Beltrami, a terrific ending - but Lerman's character has only become more annoying with time and overall it's definitely more conventional and less rich and eye-catching than some other modern westerns released in the past decade. It's very watchable and enjoyable in a wouldn't-change-the-channel-if-it-came-on sort of way, but I definitely wouldn't call it a great film today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Cloud Atlas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I didn't catch it in theaters, but even on home video MIDNIGHT RUN was an amazing surprise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I think that just happened today with me: Now You See Me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
