What is a movie that "looks like" it would suck, but actually is well written and acted and a good time?
What is a movie that "looks like" it would suck, but actually is well written and acted and a good time?
I'll start: "Happy Death Day"
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Originally, Pirates of the Caribbean. A movie made because of a Disney ride seemed like a stupid idea.
The first one was fairly clever in that they had probably 50 years of collective ideas and inspiration to work off of. It's a story that needed to push no boundaries and hold to established tropes, with no expectations because it was a ride: perfect for Disney.
Now when Disney gets their hands on an established franchise full of expectations...
Johnny Depp fucking carries that franchise.
He nailed Jack sparrow so damn hard I can't picture anyone else in that role. It sets the pace of the movie too.
I just think of it as a live action Monkey Island.
Does that actually work? I have only played the 1st 20 minutes of Monkey Island lol
They have a lot of similarities.
According to wikipedia, Monkey Island was inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and Pirates of the Caribbean was rumored to be based on a cancelled script for a Monkey Island movie.
Wait...the movie is based on the ride, not the other way around?
Dude, way to make me feel old lol.
They updated the ride after the movies, so... It's kind of circular at this point.
The first one was my obsession when it came out in dvd