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Movies I didn't think I'd like

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People who added this item 1633  Average listal rating (1038 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 7.8 
1. Tangled (2010)
I was reluctant to watch another Disney take on a folktale, but I ended up really liking it. It was funny and the songs were nice. Plus the part with the lanterns is awesome.
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People who added this item 1183  Average listal rating (706 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.1 
2. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Kind of the same as above.
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People who added this item 1821  Average listal rating (1119 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 7.2 
3. Enchanted (2007)
I was reluctant because it was going to be another princess film except live action. Wrong. It was pretty funny at times, making fun of a lot of the things that make up Disney princess movies. Plus it was full of references to other Disney movies which was cool.
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People who added this item 78  Average listal rating (48 ratings) 5.5  IMDB Rating 5.5 
4. Loverboy (1989)
I wasn't really interested in this because I wasn't really a fan of Patrick Dempsey (I've never watched Grey's Anatomy). But I finally gave in and watched it with my sis and liked it. It's kind of like Deuce Bigalo in the sense that Dempsey starts pimping himself out to lonely housewives.
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People who added this item 466  Average listal rating (301 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 6.8 
5. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
I'm not really a fan of new horror/scary movies but my friend insisted we watch this on Halloween and I ended up liking it. It's nothing innovative, but it had a good jump/cringe/really-want-to-look-away factor (for me anyways).
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People who added this item 3891  Average listal rating (2577 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.7 
6. The Butterfly Effect (2004)
I wasn't into watching this because Ashton Kutcher was in it, but my sis made me and I liked seeing him as different character than Kelso.
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People who added this item 3625  Average listal rating (2458 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 7.1 
7. The Ring (2002)
Again with the scary/creepy/whatever. I really liked it, and it didn't hurt that Scott Speedman was in it.
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People who added this item 3642  Average listal rating (2331 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 6.7 
8. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
I didn't watch this because it just didn't look that interesting (and I have no interest in fashion), but I watched it because Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci are in it and I liked. PLUS, this began my new love affair with Emily Blunt, who is awesome.
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People who added this item 3184  Average listal rating (2166 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.6 
9. The Others (2001)
I'm not particularly fond of Nicole Kidman, so I was "eh" about seeing this. Far surpassed my expectation.
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People who added this item 3921  Average listal rating (2752 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.5 
10. War of the Worlds (2005)
I'll say this now because it pretty much applies for the next four movies: I had a vendetta against Tom Cruise. I don't know why but I just did not want to watch anything he was in except "The Outsiders." Needless to say, I've grown out of that and am giving Tom a fair chance now. So these 4 movies (War of the Worlds, Minority Report, Mission Impossible, and Vanilla Sky) have become some of my favs.
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People who added this item 4038  Average listal rating (2826 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.7 
11. Minority Report (2002)
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People who added this item 3288  Average listal rating (2229 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating
12. Mission: Impossible (1996)
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People who added this item 2789  Average listal rating (1779 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.8 
13. Vanilla Sky (2001)
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People who added this item 2718  Average listal rating (1634 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.2 
14. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Not a huge fan of Winona or Angelina but big fan of this movie.
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People who added this item 2133  Average listal rating (1413 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 6.7 
15. Wanted (2008)
Same thing: not a big fan of Angelina Jolie. But, big fan of James McAvoy. My McAvoy love won out and I watched and I liked.
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People who added this item 958  Average listal rating (605 ratings) 5.7  IMDB Rating 5.9 
16. The Green Hornet (2011)
I wasn't expecting much but I liked it. And Jay Chou is cute. And Christoph Waltz is funny.
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People who added this item 1366  Average listal rating (822 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating
17. Marley & Me (2008)
This didn't seem interesting and I'm not a big fan of Jennifer Aniston. But it was heartbreaking! I had to hug my cat for like an hour to feel better.
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People who added this item 349  Average listal rating (143 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 6.2 
18. The Edge of Love (2008)
Not a big Keira Knightley fan, but I really wanted to see this because Cillian Murphy is in it. I liked it and I even liked her a bit.
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People who added this item 7492  Average listal rating (4859 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating 8.9 
19. Fight Club (1999)
I heard people go on and on about it so I didn't want to watch it. Needless to say I broke down and watched it and loved it.
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People who added this item 4088  Average listal rating (2806 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating
20. Avatar (2009)
I actually wanted to see this when I first heard about it, but then my bro got on it and talked about it 24/7, and kept bugging me about when I was going to watch it, blah blah blah. So I didn't watch it just because of my brother until about a year later. I really love Sigourney Weaver. And I love Sam Worthington, but that's a different list.
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These are some movies that I watched reluctantly but ended up really liking them. The reasons vary of why I was reluctant to see them.

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Comments

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Jul 1 13:00
xD A lot of these movies, I feel the same way!

Especially the first few. Enchanted is actually one of my favorite movies now.
Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Jul 3 21:24
Me too! I just watched again for the first in a while and remembered why I love it so much. ^_^
Posted: 1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 22 1:34
Tangled, The Others, Wanted, and Avatar would all be on my list as well. As for Tom Cruise, I've watched a lot of his movies over the years but it wasn't until Interview with the Vampire that he first impressed me. The 4 films listed here I like well enough to own on DVD. If you haven't watched Magnolia, you definitely should...not his movie per se, but he's great in it.
Posted: 1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 22 1:50
Tangled - This is one of the best animated films I've seen for a long time
Posted: 1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 22 2:26
Tep, Tangled was a nice surprise, for sure. And it was nice to see that Pixar doesn't completely control the market on quality American family animation.
Posted: 1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 22 2:27
Oh, and the giraffe is absolutely right about Magnolia- everyone is impressive in that movie, Cruise certainly included.
Posted: 1 year, 1 month ago at Mar 22 21:11
Man, there's loads of people in Magnolia-I'll definitely check it out. Thanks guys ^_^

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