There were plenty of movies in 2014 that caught me off guard one way or another. Some movies just came out of nowhere and I ended up liking them a lot. Other movies I was looking forward to but ended up being disappointed. Others I either had mixed feelings or wasn't looking forward to them at all but ended up liking them
So today I bring to you the movies that surprised me in 2014, and the movies that disappointed me in 2014. Both are listed in alphabetical order.
SURPRISES
'The Fault In Our Stars' - This young adult adaptation caught me completely by surprise. Ended up reading the book to see what the hype was about, and I ended up seeing the movie. First fifteen minutes aside, I thought this was very good. I may be a cynical single person but I'm not heartless.
'Gone Girl' - I wasn't all that impressed by the trailers for this but the great reviews for it got me to go see it. And it ended up being No. 3 on my Top 10 for 2014. Would not have guessed that this insane movie would have been on that list six months ago.
'Her' - I mainly saw this because it was nominated for Best Picture. The previews for it looked strange, and indeed this is a strange movie. But I ended up enjoying it immensely and actually felt a bit of a personal connection to this movie.
'The Interview' - I wasn't too excited about this movie when the previews first started coming out. But with all the controversy surrounding this movie of course I decided to go see it, and ended up enjoying it immensely.
'The LEGO Movie' - When the first preview came out for this in front of 'Monsters University', I thought to myself 'This could either be fun...or it could be really dumb'. Thankfully, not only was it really good but it was AWESOME. Because everything is AWESOME.
DISAPPOINTMENTS
'The Babadook' - this critically acclaimed Australian horror movie had a few creepy moments, but not much else.
'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)' - I wanted to like this movie. I really did. But ultimately nothing in this movie really worked for me.
'Godzilla' - okay, I actually did like this movie overall but it still was a bit disappointing. Could've used more of the titular monster.
'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' - didn't care for the first 'Hobbit' movie but I thought the second one was very good. This third chapter just kinda lumbers on and is littered with what quite possibly is the worst CGI in this series.
'How To Train Your Dragon 2' - I loved the first movie and was really looking forward to this. But for the most part...I was bored. The sheep and Toothless were funny, but that was about it. I was nodding off during this movie, and I barely do that during movies.
'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' - okay, here's another one that I did like overall but it was still disappointing. But that is mostly with the decision to split this into two movies, resulting in this feeling padded out despite Jennifer Lawrence's strongest performance as Katniss Everdeen to date.
'Locke' - this critically acclaimed movie features Tom Hardy talking on the phone in his car for 90 minutes, and it's about as exciting as that sounds.
'Maleficent' - No doubt about it: This has perfect casting. And the previews made it look interesting. But the story they go with ruins the potential.
'A Million Ways To Die In The West' - I usually like Seth MacFarlane's brand of humor and I actually was heavily looking forward to this. Despite a few chuckles here and there, this western comedy mostly succeeded in having me stare blankly at the screen for long periods of time. It's also way way too long and it tries way way too hard to be funny.
'The Monuments Men' - I was also looking forward to this movie. George Clooney directing a WWII movie with a cast that includes himself, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, and Jean Dujardin? That sounded like it would be fun, but instead it was mostly a bore.
'The Theory of Everything' - this biopic is mostly garnering praise for it's two lead performances than for the movie itself. But this is a movie that eventually I just became so bored with that I just stopped caring.
'A Walk Among The Tombstones' - I was very much looking forward to this dark hard R thriller starring Liam Neeson. Sometimes it was thrilling, sometimes it was a bore, and ultimately it's very forgettable.
'22 Jump Street' - Once again here we have a movie that I was looking forward to but once again was disappointed with. Overall I just didn't think it was all that funny.
Any movie you were surprised by or disappointed with in 2014?
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