That was one that severely underperformed my expectations. I saw it after

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Aug 20, 2018
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everyone had raved about it. I found it very mediocre.

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Which movie most exceeded your expectations?

SurreyDad

8/20/18 12:22pm

Guardians of the galaxy

eddog

8/20/18 12:25pm

That was one that severely underperformed my expectations. I saw it after

fbguru

8/20/18 12:38pm

Solo, a Star Wars story exceeded my expectations

yaxcoug

8/20/18 12:25pm

Totally agree

Carnac

8/20/18 12:28pm

I don't think it had much to do with TLJ, despite the internet's opinion.

IrishBlue

8/20/18 12:30pm

Nobody at Disney is calling TLJ a "massive success". Yes, it crossed the $1B

BerkeleyCoug

8/20/18 12:43pm

I'll believe Johnson's trilogy is canceled when I see an official announcement

IrishBlue

8/20/18 1:25pm

Ancedotal: I still have not seen Solo. Specifically because I hated TLJ so much.

HuskerFan2

8/20/18 12:49pm

Agreed. Much better than I expected. Ended up seeing it multiple times.

IrishBlue

8/20/18 12:29pm

Same here for Solo, but didn’t pay to go see it as I was so bitter about TLJ

RUNBYU1

8/20/18 1:53pm

Ant man.

swamp yankee

8/20/18 12:25pm

Gladiator. Went to breakfast with friends and after decided to watch a matinee.

ProvoSoprano

8/20/18 12:25pm

This is my favorite movie of all time

Machiavelli

8/20/18 12:36pm

I'm with you on Batman Begins. Another is the Matrix. Completely blown away

Mikey

8/20/18 12:27pm

Bubble Boy

crack

8/20/18 12:27pm

Mr Brooks

threezeroeight

8/20/18 12:32pm

Napoleon Dynamite

Jesse Pinkman

8/20/18 12:34pm

Jumanji (the new one)

Machiavelli

8/20/18 12:35pm

Rogue One

DrKennethNoisewater

8/20/18 12:38pm

A few that come to mind, the original Iron Man,

kimdaddy35

8/20/18 12:39pm

Creed is a recent one that comes to mind

Dan

8/20/18 12:41pm

Shark Boy and Lava Girl

CopperLix

8/20/18 12:42pm

Karate Kid. The original one. I thought it was the dumbest title and was

squidmark

8/20/18 12:43pm

Secondhand Lions and Pacific Rim. Went in with REALLY low expectations

Cougarclaw

8/20/18 12:45pm

Secondhand lions is just wonderful

HoustonCougar

8/20/18 12:48pm

Haley Joel's acting was painful in an otherwise wonderful movie.

StarMan

8/20/18 1:27pm

Definitely not PR 2, though. Also went in with very low expectations and it

fattycoug

8/20/18 2:29pm

Room. Never heard of it before, but thought it was excellent.

Chadillac

8/20/18 12:52pm

Room, or The Room?

THE KlD

8/20/18 2:25pm

Room

Chadillac

8/20/18 2:36pm

The first Iron Man. Didn't even see it until it came out on video.

Coach's Dad

8/20/18 12:57pm

True. Didn’t know what to expect and was blown away.

RUNBYU1

8/20/18 1:55pm

I didn't expect Dustin Hoffman's Hero to be one of my all time favorite movies

Belboz

8/20/18 1:00pm

Warrior. Had little expectations and it's a great movie. Recently, Life of the

fattycoug

8/20/18 1:01pm

Oh yeah. Warrior blew me away

Croweater

8/20/18 1:10pm

Baby Driver, had zero expectations going in, definitely blew my mind.

MrMojoRisin

8/20/18 1:28pm

The 5th Element or Big Trouble in Little China. Expected both to suck, they

pegushin

8/20/18 1:31pm

That is definately a fun "turn off your brain and enjoy the ride" movie.

HuskerFan2

8/20/18 1:35pm

Sing Street.

TayPower

8/20/18 1:38pm

Batman Begins, same deal for me. Still my fav.

RUNBYU1

8/20/18 1:54pm

Edge of Tomorrow - it looked okay, but it’s one of my all-time favorites now

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