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Not so much movies that ended with you sitting there in a state of awe, but more movies you expected to be dud/ mediocre but you ended up really enjoying. My stand-outs are the following:
Star Trek: I've never been a Trekkie or into any of that sci-fi geek stuff, so when I went to this movie with my mates I expected to be bored watching a movie with a whole bunch of references going over my head. But I found the movie very easy to follow, the storyline was engaging and I thought the cast was well-chosen. Including guys like John Cho (American Pie, Harold and Kumar) and Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) was a clever choice, as it gave people who weren't Star Trek fans actors they recognised from mainstream comedies. Spok was also very skilfully played, as a character famous for showing no emotion he was still able to portray to the audience what he was feeling in very subtle forms. Definately a movie I could enjoy again.
Love Actually: Thought I'd be bored by a chick-flick full of cliched scenarios and hollow characters. But I loved some of the characters (particularly Colin who optimistically goes to America with a bag full of condoms, and Billy Mac the ageing rocker). There were some classic lines in it too, like when Billy is on 'Idol' and says to the camera in a serious tone "Now kids, here's a word from your Uncle Billy. Don't buy drugs. (Pause). Become a pop-star and they give you them for FREE!"
Porkies: I only borrowed this one because I'd heard about it being one of the original teen sex-romp movies. I expected it to be daggy and unfunny. But I ended up watching it about 3 times over. I don't want to reveal too much, but some of the visual gags are hilarious. This is coming from someone who doesn't crack up very easily in movies. You also get the distinct impression the cast had a good time and a lot of laughs during filming, it feels like it was a fun movie to be a part of. I recommend it if you haven't seen it and don't mind a bit of nudity
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: I thought 'White Castle' was ok, but nothing particularly memorable. But 'Guantanamo Bay' was on a different level. I was at a mates' flat one night, fairly high, and not tired enough to sleep so I put the DVD on thinking "What the hell, at least this shouldn't be as bad as 'Meet the Spartans'. For the next hour and a half, I nearly had tears in my eyes, and on several occasions I had to stop the movie and take 2 minutes break to stop PMSL. All I can say is that this movie is so politically incorrect and deliberately offensive that you can't help but laugh with a mix of hysteria and disbelief at what you are watching. Esp. loved the fat racist FBI head honcho who goes on a tyrade about National Security, likening his neice to America, before hurling the photo frame at a wall where it shatters a picture of George .W Bush. Weed definitely makes this movie easier to relate to. ;-)
Music and Lyrics: I only watched this last week. I only really laughed about twice the whole movie but for some reason (which I am still trying to work out) I found this movie quite enjoyable. True, Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are quite bankable in the 'Pleasant rom-com stars' brigade, but there is something about their characters and the piss-take on 80's pop music that I really appreciated. I'm going to go watch this again and try to figure out a better reason why I feel compelled to watch this again.
Star Trek: I've never been a Trekkie or into any of that sci-fi geek stuff, so when I went to this movie with my mates I expected to be bored watching a movie with a whole bunch of references going over my head. But I found the movie very easy to follow, the storyline was engaging and I thought the cast was well-chosen. Including guys like John Cho (American Pie, Harold and Kumar) and Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) was a clever choice, as it gave people who weren't Star Trek fans actors they recognised from mainstream comedies. Spok was also very skilfully played, as a character famous for showing no emotion he was still able to portray to the audience what he was feeling in very subtle forms. Definately a movie I could enjoy again.
Love Actually: Thought I'd be bored by a chick-flick full of cliched scenarios and hollow characters. But I loved some of the characters (particularly Colin who optimistically goes to America with a bag full of condoms, and Billy Mac the ageing rocker). There were some classic lines in it too, like when Billy is on 'Idol' and says to the camera in a serious tone "Now kids, here's a word from your Uncle Billy. Don't buy drugs. (Pause). Become a pop-star and they give you them for FREE!"
Porkies: I only borrowed this one because I'd heard about it being one of the original teen sex-romp movies. I expected it to be daggy and unfunny. But I ended up watching it about 3 times over. I don't want to reveal too much, but some of the visual gags are hilarious. This is coming from someone who doesn't crack up very easily in movies. You also get the distinct impression the cast had a good time and a lot of laughs during filming, it feels like it was a fun movie to be a part of. I recommend it if you haven't seen it and don't mind a bit of nudity
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: I thought 'White Castle' was ok, but nothing particularly memorable. But 'Guantanamo Bay' was on a different level. I was at a mates' flat one night, fairly high, and not tired enough to sleep so I put the DVD on thinking "What the hell, at least this shouldn't be as bad as 'Meet the Spartans'. For the next hour and a half, I nearly had tears in my eyes, and on several occasions I had to stop the movie and take 2 minutes break to stop PMSL. All I can say is that this movie is so politically incorrect and deliberately offensive that you can't help but laugh with a mix of hysteria and disbelief at what you are watching. Esp. loved the fat racist FBI head honcho who goes on a tyrade about National Security, likening his neice to America, before hurling the photo frame at a wall where it shatters a picture of George .W Bush. Weed definitely makes this movie easier to relate to. ;-)
Music and Lyrics: I only watched this last week. I only really laughed about twice the whole movie but for some reason (which I am still trying to work out) I found this movie quite enjoyable. True, Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are quite bankable in the 'Pleasant rom-com stars' brigade, but there is something about their characters and the piss-take on 80's pop music that I really appreciated. I'm going to go watch this again and try to figure out a better reason why I feel compelled to watch this again.
