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JCC Movies that were better than they had any right to be

Discussion in 'Community' started by grd4, Nov 20, 2017.

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  1. grd4

    grd4 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Once and a while, one will come across a film that, by all rights (asinine concept, mediocre predecessors), ought to be abysmal, yet defied expectations. Any contenders?

    My first pick: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

    It shouldn't work, but miraculously does. The tone vacillates nicely between grit and goofiness, the direction competent, and the performances affecting.
     
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  2. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    Transformers: The Movie
    Pitch Perfect
    My Cousin Vinny
     
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  3. Sarge

    Sarge Chosen One star 10

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    The Rocketeer
     
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  4. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Blasphemy. It had every right to be that amazing.
     
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  5. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Nothing.











    It's not a great movie, but it's passable, which is more than you would expect from the title.
     
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  6. TiniTinyTony

    TiniTinyTony JCC Super Bowl Pick 'Em Winner star 7 VIP - Game Winner

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    Batman Begins
     
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  7. DANNASUK

    DANNASUK Force Ghost star 7

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    Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Project 2
     
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  8. Juliet316

    Juliet316 39x Hangman Winner star 10 VIP - Game Winner

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    Guardians of the Galaxy.
     
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  9. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    Speed Racer
     
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  10. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    Honestly, you can probably guess what my favorite line of The Rocketeer is (possibly the most jingoistic one in there!), but when I found out Joe Johnston was making the Captain America movie and they were making a period WW2 piece of out of it, this could reasonably be a facsimile of myself:

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    "I've finally played a scene with Neville Sinclair"?
     
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  12. Sarge

    Sarge Chosen One star 10

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    Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
     
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  13. Boba_Fett_2001

    Boba_Fett_2001 Chosen One star 8

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    Clue. Somehow adapting a murder mystery board game into a comedy film worked out tremendously.
     
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  14. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    Seconded. Disney adapts a theme park ride into a film and Johnny Depp almost wins an Oscar in the process.
     
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  15. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    Pffft, please.

    Our current President could learn something...

    [​IMG]
     
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  16. poor yorick

    poor yorick Ex-Mod star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA VIP - Game Host

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    "Flash Gordon," early 80's version. The Queen soundtrack alone was glorious.
     
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  17. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Unfamiliar, dp4m. I think my quote was the one you actually meant.
     
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  18. DANNASUK

    DANNASUK Force Ghost star 7

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    Ghostbusters (2016) for all the **** it got from the misogynistic press and alt-right, it was not only good - but better than the original.
     
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  19. SuperWatto

    SuperWatto Chosen One star 7

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    Galaxy Quest.
     
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  20. Rylo Ken

    Rylo Ken Force Ghost star 7

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    If it wasn't that great, it was mostly due to the male performances. Bill Murray's performance was close to his all time worst. Neil Casey was terrible, but no one was worse than Chris Hemsworth.
     
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  21. Outsourced

    Outsourced Force Ghost star 5

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    I'm ... Gonna have to disagree with you there.
     
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  22. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I haven’t seen 2016 Ghostbusters, but its getting **** from the misogynists and alt-right, make it better regardless of how terrible it is.

    My pick for this thread is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

    A nine-year-old kid orders a penthouse, about 27653856 scoops of ice cream from room service, makes the hotel staff recite lines from a bad movie, and takes directions from Donald Trump (who happened to be in his best role on or off screen), and it’s still incredibly enjoyable to watch.
     
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  23. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    the sixth sense and unbreakable, though we didn't know it at the time. newsies, face/off, kindergarten cop.
     
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  24. Sarge

    Sarge Chosen One star 10

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    Highlander.

    The first one, obviously. There can be only one good Highlander movie.
     
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  25. -RebelScum-

    -RebelScum- Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Speed Racer (1998)

    I get why it got a lot of flak. It was the Wachowski's first project post-Matrix, and was super cheesy and ridiculous. But the Wachowski's absolutely NAILED the execution.
     
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