if you have declared you do not like a movie, do you ever change your mind after?
12-10-02, 02:17 AM
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if you have declared you do not like a movie, do you ever change your mind after?
there are sometimes, we declare we don't really like a movie. or we don't watch a movie based on a trailer. has there ever been a time, when you thought a movie would suck, and then find out later it didn't suck after all? 
12-10-02, 03:45 AM
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I'll be deep in the cold cold ground before I ever admit that resident evil was a decent movie.. CAUSE IT SUCKED! SUCKED SUCKED SUCKED!!
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12-10-02, 04:12 AM
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i thought I did but after going through my list on IMDB I usually stick with my original opinion. If anything I bring a movie a little bit down but never such a vast change.
I will still think that
Fled,
Zoolander,
Ballistic,
Talented Mr. Ripley and
Counte of Monte Cristo
were horrible movies no matter what anyone says. (exagerating a tad on the last one...but not much). and I will still think that
Schindler's List
Fantasia 2000
Shawshank Redemption and
Equus
were wonderful movies.
I will still think that
Fled,
Zoolander,
Ballistic,
Talented Mr. Ripley and
Counte of Monte Cristo
were horrible movies no matter what anyone says. (exagerating a tad on the last one...but not much). and I will still think that
Schindler's List
Fantasia 2000
Shawshank Redemption and
Equus
were wonderful movies.
12-10-02, 06:26 AM
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Yep I've changed my mind on occassion and I'm not afraid to admit it. First time I saw Clerks I didn't think it was very funny. Saw it several years later and I finally got it. It happens, I'm human.
12-10-02, 07:49 AM
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I didn't like Unforgiven the first time I saw it. Still, for some reason I went back to see it in the theater a second time. It was like a totally different movie. It's not like it's my favorite western but I think it's quite good.
12-10-02, 08:05 AM
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I change my mind based on box office and awards that a film wins, so I can fit in with the l33t who only like films nobody else has seen, and poo-poo anything embraced by the masses.
12-10-02, 08:06 AM
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I didn't like Pi much the first time I saw it. I was probably too sleepy to concentrate on it fully, plus, we had another couple over to watch it and I guess the timing just wasn't right.
Sadly I don't usually have the time to give movies a second chance. I rarely have time to rewatch movies I liked the first time.
Sadly I don't usually have the time to give movies a second chance. I rarely have time to rewatch movies I liked the first time.
12-10-02, 08:27 AM
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It doesn't happen too often for me, but it does happen.
Probably the most memorable was Hitchcock's Vertigo. I never hated it, but the first time I saw it, I had an "Eh, what's the big deal" attitude. Now it is easily one of my favorite films. (I think I was honestly just too young the first time I saw it to fully appreciate the themes and motivations of the characters).
But, usually, I'm good at knowing what I like and don't like. Every once in a while, I'll watch a film that I didn't like and the rest of the world seems to (The French Connection, The Matrix). But I still walk away not liking the movie.
Probably the most memorable was Hitchcock's Vertigo. I never hated it, but the first time I saw it, I had an "Eh, what's the big deal" attitude. Now it is easily one of my favorite films. (I think I was honestly just too young the first time I saw it to fully appreciate the themes and motivations of the characters).
But, usually, I'm good at knowing what I like and don't like. Every once in a while, I'll watch a film that I didn't like and the rest of the world seems to (The French Connection, The Matrix). But I still walk away not liking the movie.
12-10-02, 08:50 AM
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First time i saw Frailty i really didn't like. Then i had a nightmare that was related to the film a few days later. The more i thought about the film the more i thought that it wasn't that bad. SO i went to hating it to loving it without even seeing a second time. It was odd but thats what happened.
I'm giving MIB II a second chance now, but 30 minutes into it and i still thinks it stupid and lame.
I'm giving MIB II a second chance now, but 30 minutes into it and i still thinks it stupid and lame.
12-10-02, 08:58 AM
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It's happened a few times where I have changed my opinion on a movie after viewing it a second time. This was the case with both Heaven's Gate and Boogie Nights.
12-10-02, 09:12 AM
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When I first saw Jason X I didn't like it at all. After thinking about it, and after I stopped comparing it to the first one (which I love), I ended up thinking it was a pretty cool flick. Nothing that I would put on my top 10 list, but a fun movie.
12-10-02, 09:47 AM
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I didn't like Unforgiven the first time I saw it. Still, for some reason I went back to see it in the theater a second time. It was like a totally different movie. It's not like it's my favorite western but I think it's quite good.
I didn't like Unforgiven the first time I saw it. Still, for some reason I went back to see it in the theater a second time. It was like a totally different movie. It's not like it's my favorite western but I think it's quite good.
12-10-02, 10:35 AM
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the one that comes to mind first isThunderball.
unlike bboisvert, i still think Vertigo is compeletely ridiculous, and will be very surprised if this opinion ever changes.
unlike bboisvert, i still think Vertigo is compeletely ridiculous, and will be very surprised if this opinion ever changes.
12-10-02, 10:38 AM
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I had completely dismissed Pulp Fiction thinking it had to suck because of Travolta...only to finally see it on video a year later and much to my surprise found it to be one of my favorite films of all time....kind of different since i hadn't seen it before the opinion was made...but i changed my mind nonetheless.
Actually, that happens quite often when I form an opinion based on reviews or ads or whatnot....and then finally see it for myself and that opinion changes (for better or worse)...
And i suspect Vertigo will be an example of changing my mind as well...it was ok, but i was really tired and found it pretty damn boring. I'm a big Hitchcock fan though, so i suspect another viewing will bring a different response....
Actually, that happens quite often when I form an opinion based on reviews or ads or whatnot....and then finally see it for myself and that opinion changes (for better or worse)...
And i suspect Vertigo will be an example of changing my mind as well...it was ok, but i was really tired and found it pretty damn boring. I'm a big Hitchcock fan though, so i suspect another viewing will bring a different response....
12-10-02, 11:09 AM
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I'll admit it, I did not like Fight Club when I saw it in the theater. When the DVD hit, I decided to give it another chance and now I absolutely love the film.
I've actually heard this from many people about Fight Club.
I've actually heard this from many people about Fight Club.
12-10-02, 11:43 AM
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The Fellowship of the Ring... i saw it in theaters and hated it for its length, unimpressed by the special effects, and just underwhelmed. Watching it on DVD again helped me appreciate it a lot more, although i still think it was overhyped 
12-10-02, 12:41 PM
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Also had it go the other way. I loved There's Something About Mary in the theatre with people around. Couldn't even get through it on DVD. Sold it to a friend.
12-10-02, 12:49 PM
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I saw The Patriot and thought it was a pretty good film with a lot of flaws. I bought it, then rewatched it and now I think that it could have been a good film, but the flaws over shadow it.
12-10-02, 01:16 PM
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As for judging something as s*** by the trailer and then being surprised, this is rarely the case, I am right about it being s*** 99.9% of the time.
One movie that surprised me BIG TIME was Three Kings. It had the worst trailer in the world. Made it look like the worst kind of bravura military junk; turned out it was a brilliant satire with great action and a smart comic edge. All the bravura BS that had been in the trailer were actually JOKES when watched in the context of the film. Talk about a missrepresentation!
One movie that surprised me BIG TIME was Three Kings. It had the worst trailer in the world. Made it look like the worst kind of bravura military junk; turned out it was a brilliant satire with great action and a smart comic edge. All the bravura BS that had been in the trailer were actually JOKES when watched in the context of the film. Talk about a missrepresentation!