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I just finished Host last night.
I had low expectations because of the Zoom format of the movie. I expected it to be real cheesy and low quality.
But man, I was blown away. The Zoom video chat made the whole thing feel more real and once the scares started, they really didn't stop. It's only a 50 minute runtime, so it's short and sweet. Even when I knew what scares were coming, they still got me.
Prisoner -2013 The movie that got me into thriller movies
The unbearable weight of massive talent - 2022 Wasn't expecting much but turned out to be my favorite Nick Cage movie
The vvitch - 2015 I've never been big on horror movies but this one ended up being one of my favorite movies
Renfield was hilarious in an Army of Darkness kind of rediculous horror way. If that's your thing.
Babylon... I watched it recently and was pleasantly surprised.
Somebody should just put the rest of my filmography here already.
Ah yes, such a underrated unknown star.
Grosse Pointe Blank - I was expecting a cheesy action movie. That is in there, although it's a better than it has any right to be. And at the same time it manages to be a good romantic comedy. The script and the cast nail the human side of the story. (Except for Dan Akroyd, who I have never liked in anything.)
Frailty. Starring and directed by the late, great Bill Paxton. 20 years later this one still sticks with me. Best to go in without knowing anything about the plot.
Recently,
Infinity Pool by David Cronenburg
and
Psycho Goreman. It's everything it should be and more, but doesn't pretend to be anything that it isn't.
I do not care for hunky boys... Or do I?
Infinity pool was indeed a big surprise. The acting of Mia Goth is still superb.
Run Lola Run
It's one of a handful of non English films (subtitled) that I've watched... I forget how I ended up watching it, but it really was an awesome flick.
The Raid 2. I thought I know what it would be like but it blew past every expectation. Amazing action film that's arguably better than the first.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
I loved the original videos, but doubted it would make a good movie.
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts. I was cautiously optimisic about this movie, and I had one hell of a fun time watching it.
Mostly it's the ones I didn't hype for. Didn't watch trailers or knew any plot.
Like when I watched some of the IMDb top 250 just one by one without really looking what the movie is about except its setup (the Good the Bad the Ugly - Western, Twelve Angry Man - court case etc).
After big let down of suicide squad i stopped caring about trailers and now enjoy much more movies.
