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wes_mantooth

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Sep 27, 2010 5:34 PM
What are some movies that you were looking forward to, but turned out to be a huge disappointment?

A couple of mine...

Napoleon Dynamite
Nightmare on Elm Street(2010)
Brooklyns Finest
Sep 27, 2010 5:34pm
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atomica600

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Sep 27, 2010 6:12 PM
Paranormal Activity
Sep 27, 2010 6:12pm
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krambman

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Sep 27, 2010 6:27 PM
I Am Legend

I probably thought of this because it was on TV the other day. The movie had a great concept and starred Will Smith but the whole film just blows.
Sep 27, 2010 6:27pm
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raiderbuck

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Sep 27, 2010 7:49 PM
Notorious...if it wasn't for the nudity and swearing, this movie could have aired on MTV
Righteous Kill
Ninja Assassin
Brooklyn's Finest....sorta, I'm on the fence. I liked the overall flick, but I definitely was expecting something like The Departed. Just didn't have enough "depth" to it I guess. Same with Righteous Kill
Transformers II
Sep 27, 2010 7:49pm
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bigdaddy2003

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Sep 27, 2010 8:07 PM
Inglorious Basterds

I thought I Am Legend was pretty good.
Sep 27, 2010 8:07pm
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Benny The Jet

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Sep 27, 2010 8:08 PM
Righteous Kill & Brooklyn's Finest
Sep 27, 2010 8:08pm
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like_that

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Sep 27, 2010 8:14 PM
krambman;499457 wrote:I Am Legend

I probably thought of this because it was on TV the other day. The movie had a great concept and starred Will Smith but the whole film just blows.

The book is 100 times better.
Sep 27, 2010 8:14pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Sep 27, 2010 8:16 PM
Avatar. Great technology, terrible story.
Sep 27, 2010 8:16pm
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Sonofanump

Sep 27, 2010 8:56 PM
Talladega Nights
Sep 27, 2010 8:56pm
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wes_mantooth

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Sep 27, 2010 9:22 PM
krambman;499457 wrote:I Am Legend

I probably thought of this because it was on TV the other day. The movie had a great concept and starred Will Smith but the whole film just blows.

I forgot about this one....perfect example.
Sep 27, 2010 9:22pm
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Sep 27, 2010 9:27 PM
I Am Legend wasn't bad at all.

Transformers 2 tops the list easily. Huge build up and was absolutely terrible.
Sep 27, 2010 9:27pm
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The Equalizer

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Sep 27, 2010 9:31 PM
Spiderman 3, the happening or Cloverfield
Sep 27, 2010 9:31pm
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Sep 27, 2010 9:35 PM
District 9
Sep 27, 2010 9:35pm
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Big Boss

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Sep 27, 2010 10:17 PM
The Fog
Sep 27, 2010 10:17pm
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killdeer

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Sep 27, 2010 10:24 PM
have to second 'Coverfield', 'District 9', and 'Paranormal Activity'...

the whole "first person narrative, amateur footage that was found" thing was original once, and only once, with 'Blair Witch Project', a movie which was interesting only for a little while because at the time it was so different.

Its shelf life was about 6 months.

Blair Witch two is an all-time stinker, by the way.
Sep 27, 2010 10:24pm
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Sep 27, 2010 10:26 PM
Ishtar
Sep 27, 2010 10:26pm
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ou1980

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Sep 27, 2010 10:27 PM
As in the past few months.....Dinner for Schmucks.....should have been called a movie for schmucks who bought our trailer advertising this as a funny movie.
Sep 27, 2010 10:27pm
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Sep 27, 2010 10:37 PM
also, everything M. Night Shymaelan did after "Sixth Sense"....

that movie was brilliant, then he got the reputation as the "twist ending" guy
and that is a hard reputation to live up to...
Sep 27, 2010 10:37pm
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Sep 27, 2010 10:41 PM
^^ Unbreakable and Signs was after Sixth Sense and I thought they were great. However, after that you are dead on.

Whoever said Transformers 2 was dead on. The highlight of the movie was watching Megan Fox straddle a motorcycle--- hell, you saw that on the previews. Other than that it completely blowed. Even my 10 year old son thought the movie was lame.
Sep 27, 2010 10:41pm
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Sep 27, 2010 11:04 PM
killdeer;499739 wrote:Ishtar

You thought Dustin Hoffman and Warren Betty stuck in the desert was going to be good?
Sep 27, 2010 11:04pm
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friendfromlowry

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Sep 27, 2010 11:12 PM
The Village, hands down. It just looked awesome, but was totally and completely awful. Definitely top five worst movies I've ever seen.
Sep 27, 2010 11:12pm
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Sep 27, 2010 11:36 PM
fantasic four
Sep 27, 2010 11:36pm
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Sep 28, 2010 12:06 AM
The stupid one about staring at goats, Men who stare at goats?
Sep 28, 2010 12:06am
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Sep 28, 2010 12:35 AM
bigdaddy2003;499539 wrote:Inglorious Basterds

I thought I Am Legend was pretty good.
I don't even...
Sep 28, 2010 12:35am
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Sep 28, 2010 9:48 AM
Eyes Wide Shut
Pride & Prejudice *2005
Queen of the Dammed
Chronicles of Riddick
Waterworld
Sep 28, 2010 9:48am