Lars and the Real Girl. Seems like a dumb boner comedy. Actually a weirdly wholesome film.
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This was the first time I saw Ryan Gosling in anything. Later, I kept hearing about how he was considered extremely attractive, and I had only seen him in that movie, and it confused the shit out of me. You think he's hot? Really?
I also thought that movie was going to be a stupid comedy. I don't think I was mature enough for it the time and I'd like to see it again with fresh eyes.
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Dog Soldiers.
It is known as the British Predator. You can see the low budget on the screen, but my god it's excellent. Do not watch the trailer, it's shit and will give you a bad impression of the film.
There's a B movie that I really like but it's name is off putting to say the least. It's a solid movie, its funny and silly but most of the cast play serious characters just dealing with something absurd. It's a cat and mouse detective story and the film is free to watch on places like Tubi.
It's called Butt Boy
In the same b movie realm, I have a favorite that is so horrible, it's good.
Dead snow
Basically about Nazi zombies, but it's hilariously bad. And the best part? There's a sequel, dead snow 2, which is phenomenal! Like a total 180 from the first one.
In the same vein, Iron Sky is a movie about Nazis having secretly built a moon base and being accidentally discovered. The first one is dumb but actually an enjoyable movie. The second one is truly, truly awful and shouldn't even be watched out of curiosity.
Hey Dead Snow is amazing! Norwegians having fun with American teen-slashers tropes and nazi zombies, what not to love?
Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous)
A mockumentary made by student filmmakers. The plot is that they are doing a documentary following the life of a serial killer.
The dark humor of this movie is incredibly disturbing but it's really a movie to watch.
The movie is available on archive.org : https://archive.org/details/man-bites-dog
I only know this movie because it showed up on some "the most messed up movies" list I remember seeing many years ago.
Whoa that’s a deep cut. Extremely jacked up satire.
I haven't thought about this movie in like 30 years. Deep cut indeed.
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I watched Pig just recently almost as a joke. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Alien Resurrection is low key great and philosophically engaging movie.
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
- Run Hide Fight
- Get Out
- American Mary
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- A Family Affair
- Cabin in the Woods
- Wrath of Becky
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"The Grey" is the first thing to pop into my head.
The stupid meme worthy part is the way wolves are presented as a threat in the movie is so over the top like old childrens folklore level omnipresent coked out superwolves with a 100 mile killing radius stripping the territory all threatening life larger than a squrrel and enough intelligence for tactical strategizing to pick an entire group of men 1 by 1.
The way everything else is executed is what turns it around. The cinematography and the emotional human story of the main character guys motivations and interactions with the res5 of the group is fun. It makes it a good watch to spend an hour or two of your life on. The cast has some bangers and the acting is great.
Turbo Kid
That movie look like it was made in the 80s and released in the 2000s. It was not my experience it was all that great but maybe I was looking at it wrong
Yea which is why i thought it would be terrible but liked it
Not sure it fits your criteria, but Sausage Party was a complete surprise for me. I never wanted to watch it because it seemed dumb and purile. And it is, but also somehow it blew my mind and became one of my favourite movies.
It's a funny movie as long as you skip the final scene. It's a funny bit but goes on for FAR too long, Imo.
The 2009 Astro Boy movie was surprisingly decent. Had no expectations and was pleasantly surprised.
And since we are on the subject of Tezuka adaptations that punch way above their first impressions, the 2001 Rintarou version of Metropolis got mixed reviews at the time but kicks all sorts of ass.
Metropolis is one of my favorite anime, I saw it in a theater, and I still dont understand how it didn't achieve cult status.
Alaska. SW prequels. There's also the Soviet movie "Until first blood", where kids play "Zarnitsa" and learn something.