What movie this year surprised you the most?

This year alot of movies have surprised me, both in good ways and bad. The five most pleasent surprises this year were the films JCVD, Waltz with Bashir, Let the right one in, Che, and In Bruges. JCVD surprised me by how good it was, I was never a fan of Van Damme but in this film he shows that he is a very good and at times a great actor. Waltz with bashir surprised me because it did so much with its animated format, it was part war film and part documentary, and it made me sympathize with animated characters which is something I rarely do. Let the right one in, as you guys know by now, surprised me because it came out of nowhere and showed that a vampire film could still be made in a unique and emotional way. Che surprised me because it was just much better than I expected, Benicio Del toro was awesome and the film is surprisingly detailed. In Bruges surprised me by being both hilarious and sad, plus Colin Ferrell was great in it.

Worst surprise was how bad The Love Guru was, worst film I have seen in years and Mike Myers worst by far.

Wanted was awesome, I went in knowing only that:

1. it's by a director that literally summons visual thunder (and boy, the movie was like sex for the eyes), and

2. vaguely remembering that some dude posted here that "OMG there's one scene where a guy headshots another guy and then sticks the barrel of the gun through the hole in the head and shoots other guys while running and holding the corpse ololololol".

Now, I was pretty sure that number 2 was actually a dream I had.

Turns out that scene really exists and kicks ass.

Wanted was awesome, I went in knowing only that:

1. it's by a director that literally summons visual thunder (and boy, the movie was like sex for the eyes), and

2. vaguely remembering that some dude posted here that "OMG there's one scene where a guy headshots another guy and then sticks the barrel of the gun through the hole in the head and shoots other guys while running and holding the corpse ololololol".

Now, I was pretty sure that number 2 was actually a dream I had.

Turns out that scene really exists and kicks ass.

In Bruges defiantly, especially the whole scene between Colin Farrell and the two Canadians in the restaurant. Women comes at him Colin Farrell: "ahhhh! a bottle" *punch* that part had me stitches.

Prince Caspian surprised me because I actually found myself liking it.AnObscureName

I rlly liked valkyrie.

was gripping

Step Brothers. It was an incredibly funny movie. Pineapple Express surprised me as well, being how much it sucked.

Step Brothers. It was an incredibly funny movie. Pineapple Express surprised me as well, being how much it sucked.

ragek1ll589

Yeah, I didn't expect Step Brothers to be all that great, but it left me short of breath from laughing quite a lot.

Burn After Reading was great. Pineapple Express was the funniest movie I have ever seen. You Don't Mess with the Zohan was the worst movie I have ever seen.

Kung Fu Panda... I thought it would be alright, not amazing (which it turned out to be). And yeah, The Love Guru was incredibly disappointing. I thought it would be hilarious... Mike Myers + India, what could go wrong? Apparently a lot could go wrong.Funkyhamster

The only funny part of the Love Guru was Stephen Colbert and Jim Gaffigan as the sports commentaters.

For me it was Lakeview Terrace, it was a really good movie aaronmullan

I saw Gran Torino yesterday and it was simply amazing. I was suprised at how funny it was. I loved the way Clint responded and adapted to all the other characters.

Prince Caspian surprised me because I actually found myself liking it.AnObscureName

i liked the first one and thought the second one would be no good but it actually delivered and i enjoyed the movie a good bit

The correct answer to this thread is Speed Racer :PMetroidPrimePwn

You sir win this thread, that film was so ridiculous and awesome that after a while my mind began to unravel and all I saw for hours afterward were bright colors and flashing lights, even at night.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Wanted was awesome, I went in knowing only that:

1. it's by a director that literally summons visual thunder (and boy, the movie was like sex for the eyes), and

2. vaguely remembering that some dude posted here that "OMG there's one scene where a guy headshots another guy and then sticks the barrel of the gun through the hole in the head and shoots other guys while running and holding the corpse ololololol".

Now, I was pretty sure that number 2 was actually a dream I had.

Turns out that scene really exists and kicks ass.

Quiet_tower

Wanted.

In Bruges certainly. The trailers looked like **** but the film was actually very different, and very funny. Samwel_X

Some of the best films have the worst trailers, The Fall and Let the right one in had awful trailers.

[QUOTE="Samwel_X"]In Bruges certainly. The trailers looked like **** but the film was actually very different, and very funny. Film-Guy

Some of the best films have the worst trailers, The Fall and Let the right one in had awful trailers.

I'm aware of that... but I think In Bruges was, particularly in the UK, advertised as something it wasn't, which was a bright comedy caper, when in fact, it was quite dark, and in part serious.

The Mummy 3 I was surprised to enjoy, its a good film.69ANT69

[QUOTE="AnObscureName"]Prince Caspian surprised me because I actually found myself liking it.123625