Reviews, Expectations, & Movies

[trying2learn]

This is inspired from watching Match Point for the first time last night. (I posted my thoughts in the thread in OOT.) All apologies if the topic has been covered before.

Anyway, the thread on that movie was negative to say the least, thus I expected to dislike the movie going in. How large of a factor is that point in regards to me really enjoying the film? I didn't think it should be up for Best Picture or anything, but I don't have many negative things to say about it at all.

Some other instances of this for me personally -

Zoolander

To say I normally hate this type of comedy would be an understatement. Sitting down to it I was so pissed off I was there, I seriously thought it would be close to the worst 90 min of my life and I laughed out loud numerous times, quote it often, and think it's f'n hillarious.

Jackie Brown

I couldn't wait for this movie to come out. Was at first showing of day one & walked out so down. I just didn't get it. Interestingly enough - after a rewatch a year or so ago I liked this film much more - though not nearly as much as I thought I would.

A History of Violence

Read a really bad local review (by a writer I normally agree with) but was with a group of others who wanted to go, so I went anyway. I left the theatre liking the film much more than any of my friends - some of whom hated it. Maybe my favorite movie of last year.

There are other obvious examples (Starwars 1-3), (M. Night's last couple pics), etc...


I almost feel like I should seek out movies I think are going to suck or hear bad things about more often than I do because of this trend...thoughts?