Pirates of the Caribbean had enough hype that I went to the midnight showing, got the most applause and laughs I’ve ever experienced at the theatre, and it still stood up upon rewatch.
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I recently rewatched Arrival and it absolutely deserves to be on my favourite list
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Superman (2025). The only movie in recent years that has made me feel genuine hope towards humanity and the world.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail really is hilarious and unique.
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I'll throw out Master & Commander: At World's End. It's a fantastic naval drama and the actors all have great chemistry, with excellent action sequences throughout
Mad Max: Fury Road is a perfect film, and I'll die on this hill.
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AKIRA
I watched Pink Floyd's The Wall for the first time last month and that surpassed the hype for me.
I'm not sure about any hype, but I'd add Memento (2000) to this thread.
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12 Angry Men
Wolfwalkers.
Absolutely incredible film. Every single aspect of it.
I cry every damn time at the "how to be a wolf" part.
The latest Dune movies. Weapons IMO was as good as it was hyped up.
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Kingdom of heaven director's cut
Easy its Death to Smoochy.
Its reviews sucks for some reason, but it's absolutely one my favorite movies as of late. Robin Williams and Edward Norton are fantastic. Went in expecting nothing came away with many quotes and laughs.
"She's been down on everything but the Titanic!"
"Are you okay?" "I don't know. I'm kinda fucked up in general so it's hard to gauge"
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The Dark Knight The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Matrix
Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.
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District 9
Wreck it Ralph
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy
Star Wars: Rogue One
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
Endgame. Its why every Marvel movie since has been slightly-to-entirely disappointing.
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Arrival
Knives Out
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
bonus mention for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which I think largely fell under most people's radar because of it coming out at a time when Ben Stiller was mostly known for his silly roles. It is a really soulful, artful movie, that made me want to see more of the beauty in the world
V for Vendetta , but if you live in the US some aspects are currently uncomfortably believable.
Not as old as most movies people are mentioning, but also Sinners - it surpassed the hype IMO.
Inception, The Matrix, Interstellar, Joker, Watchmen
Heat
Terminator 2
Arrival
Aliens
Both Blade Ruuners
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- Inception
- The Dark Knight
- Avatar
- The Jackson Lord of the Rings movies
- Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Transformers
- The Hunger Games
- Jurassic Park
Weekend at Bernie's
lotr
I remember Top Gun: Maverick being everywhere and that turned out to be very good.
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Most Predator movies, I'd say.
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13 Assassins...
Possibly an unpopular choice, but the remake of Ocean's 11.
The sequels all got progressively more terrible. But that first one is still super fun to watch. It did a great job of creating a modern rat-pack out of current star power and playing them off each other's cool factor.
The editing of the film was also great.
It's one of those films that's not meant to be high art. But just a fun watch.
Fahrenheit 451
Let me know you're a movie snob, without telling me you're a movie snob.
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