Spin: Name movies that totally EXCEEDED your expectations.

[Ill-Mind]

Dredd

 

[bufu]

Inception
The Dark Knight - just expected another solid Batman flick like Batman Begins
Kick Ass - expected a cheesy wannabe super hero movie
The Social Network - expected a fluff film

Are you a Christopher Nolan fan yet? His track record

My flicks (remember, it's relative to my expectations)
Snakes on a Plane
Hot Tub Time Machine
Battle Royale
Being John Malkovich
Avengers

 

[Conscious Pilot]

I am Legend- Thought it was going to be either a huge hit or a huge miss(more likely expected) it was better than I expected it to be though.

 

[god=nature=we'reFUCKED]

Saw this when I was 13 just wanting to see some ass and t*ts on hbo.

 

[Young Bishop]

Hackers
Training Day
3 Strikes
The Incredibles

 

[RC-P90]

four brothers
4d man
frailty
paid in full
baby boy

 

[nieman]

Mean Girls - ish had me dying
Butterfly Effect - Ashton Kutcher in a thriller? But when I watched...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl shocked the hell outta me
Spider-Man 2 - didn't expect it to be a contender for GOAT Superhero movies
Silverado
Edward Scissorhands
The Prestige
Zoolander
Kill Bill Vol 1

 

[Super Cheech]

Knocked Up

 

[razassin]

Kick Ass

 

[BAMBA]

The Other Guys

 

[storyteller]

The Chaser

Scott Pilgrim

The Grey

Fight Club

The Campaign

 

[HHR]

From this year....

Pitch Perfect
Safety Not Guaranteed
End Of Watch
Bernie


The biggest example of this recently though was 'Midnight In Paris'

 

[FlyRy]

Rise of the planet of the apes

 

[Danie84]

Taken
The Uninvited

Had no expectations, and was blown away.

 

[Real]

Hackers
Training Day
3 Strikes
The Incredibles