Expectations and enjoyent of movies

i rarely see movies that i have low expectations of unless they're a comedy, so that half of it is out (for me)

american gangster disappointed the hell outta me. was ok but nothing great.

I walked into Slumdog thinking it would suck.

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american gangster disappointed the hell outta me. was ok but nothing great.

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There was this huge build up, then the air came leaking out of it.

The first hour or so of it was awesome.

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the new batman let me down b/c i had truly high expectations

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Great example of the opposite for me...I didn't see it for quite a while after it came out and all the talk had died down. I was definitely blown away watching it without as high of expectations.

I agree...I try to go in as even keel as I can for every movie I see. I almost never read reviews before I watch a movie. If I do read a positive review, I always read a negative one to balance it out. I also never watch anything "behind the scenesish."

I've found that the older I get, the harder I am to impress.

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the new batman

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That's why I loved this movie so much. It was everything I hoped it would be.

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i just disliked how unrealistic it was when the focus of the new franchise was realism

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About as a real as you're gonna get for a movie like that.

SPR let me down in a huge way

the old man part at the end made me laugh with how cheesy it was

We have all become a society that wants instant gratification on a GRAND scale.

We have forgotten to simply be entertained. I am as guilty of that as anyone.

Just visit the rant to see tons of idiots that have forgotten to simply enjoy a victory. Now it has to be a flawless thrashing or the coaches need to be replaced each week.

Same thing happens with movie and tv. Unless we are blown away, we are disappointed.

Not pointing fingers. I am guilty of this all the time. That is why I tend to enjoy movies I knew nothing about more than mainstream hits.

The last time I was truly wowed was the full Lord of the Rings series, but that was because I read the books once a year growing up so I was just thrilled they were finally being made into movies.

Movies like Avatar have almost no chance with me simply because of the MASSIVE overhype machine builds the expectations too high. It can still happen from time to time, but most of the time they fail to meet the overhype.

I try to ignore reviews and opinions when I'm watching a movie, but sometimes I do go into a movie saying "ok, lets see if it's as great as people say it is".