A piece of media that was better than you expected.

So I had my doubts going into Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness on the Gamecube. I was always curious but these games got VERY mixed reviews back in the day, and prominent Youtubers such as Tamashii Hiroka (now Tama Hero) despise them. I gave them a try though, and yeahhh, they are FLAWED. But what I LOVED about these games-the somewhat more mature tone and look of the characters, the different "atmosphere," the American Southwest/West inspired imagery, the OSTs, the tougher, trickier mechanics-I REALLY loved. Even if they aren't "true" Pokemon games in the sense of the original Gameboy/Gameboy Color/Gameboy Advance games, I LIKE them!

I had no clue that movie had even come out until I passed by a billboard advertising it today.

I'm not on social media all the time so I don't always hear all the latest news, but usually i'm pretty up to date on film releases as I see them in the "trending" tab but I saw nothing on Garfield and I don't watch a lot of ads due to me using Adblock pretty much all the time so somehow it snuck up on me.

Going to be honest with you, it's Back To The Future.
I've seen a lot of cheesy 80s films and I kind of was expecting it to be just that, but there is an incredible charm to it that I didn't expect. Marty McFly is also an awesome protagonist and the connections he has with the people around him really draws me in.

"Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet... but your kids are gonna love it."

The Muppet Movie

I mentioned it in another thread, but the eco "creature feature" horror film Zaat is slowly becoming a guilty pleasure of mine. When I've seen it recycled on numerous worst movies of all time lists, including a documentary on the topic, I was expecting dumpster fire levels of bad. But it's kind of charming in a weird way. There's far worse ones out there and that ending is just unforgettable.

I didn't watch a lot of DCOMS growing up (as mentioned in another thread, the cable access was VERY spotty), but I watched them as an older individual and have found that I just like a lot of their cheesy, hokey charm. Something about them just feels warm and inviting to me.