I'd like to think of myself as someone who isn't easily influenced by what "everyone else" thinks... I like to form my own opinion about a movie.
Buuut... sometimes, I do get influenced, and I can be a bit stubborn at times. I remember very long ago on this forum, the seemingly very unpopular Lords of Salem came up in a debate, and some of you came to it's defence. I was one of those stubborn people who wasn't even interested in giving it a fair chance, because after all, "everyone hates it", and normally I am not a very big fan of Rob Zombies movies.
Well... I was finally convinced to give it a try, so I rented it. And wow... am I glad I did! It is nothing less than one of the best modern horror movies I have seen - and believe it or not, it took me hours to fall asleep, and when I finally did, I had nightmares... THAT hasn't happened to me from watching a horror movie since... a very long time ago!
I wonder if the reason people hate it so much is because it's a bit "artsy". You probably do have to be one of those people who enjoy the visual side of things, the camera work, a good score etc. I'm sure some will watch it and say "but there's hardly any action!". Well, no, not if "action" means severed body parts, but I wasn't bored for one second.
All in all, a movie I kept avoiding for a long time because I expected it to be crap, turned out to be one of the best experiences I've had of watching a horror movie. The first thing I did when the movie was over was to go Online and order a copy of my own for my collection, because I think it's going to rank very high in my list of favourite horror movies from now on.
Anyway... maybe this isn't much of a debate. Feel free to debate the movie, or to share your own moments of being completely surprised by a movie. It was just SUCH a positive surprise to me that I had to share
