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Although I gave a rating of "9", my expectations were higher than what the film delivered.
I have to admit that I went into Fever Pitch with low expectations.
Anyone frustrated with unfulfilled expectations for something to light up their imaginations would do well to hunt (and I do mean hunt) this scarcely-seen item down.
I had low expectations for this movie, but I was looking for something unchallenging for an evening.
I sat down and watched, and lo! and behold!, found that sometimes we do indeed sit down to a movie with preconceived expectations in mind.
This was a typical grade B movie in 1940s Hollywood and yet it succeeded way beyond its expectations.
Approach with no expectations other than having a good time and you will enjoy this one.
I had no expectations going into the film so was astounded that I had missed this movie at all.
When I sat down to watch the movie, I came in with low expectations, but left with a blessing.
The entire presentation surpassed my expectations.
When I heard that Adrian Pasdar was in drag in this movie, my expectations that I would watch the entire movie were low.
I admit creating great expectations before watching because some friends mentioned it (and they are not pervs!) as a must see.
I can't ever remember starting a movie with such low expectations and being so completely won over.
I didn't go into it with very high expectations and was pleasantly surprised by the acting, the script, and the scenery.
We bought the DVD set of "Es war einmal das Leben" (German) / "Once Upon a Time... Life" (English) for our bilingual kids because everyone loved the "Es war einmal der Mensch" (German) / "Once Upon a Time... Man" (English) series (us parents had seen it as kids) and it has exceeded even high expectations!
The Sopranos is probably the most widely acclaimed TV series ever, so naturally my expectations were through the roof, and yet the show surpassed them.
My advice would be to not even watch a trailer, just rent the film and watch without expectations.
Did this film live up to my expectations?
I have always been keen on watching Hong Kong movies, but all of them failed to meet my expectations...until now!
And Pushing Daisies lives up to those expectations.
The supporting characters ground the show in a sitcom reality which provides a contextual counterpoint to Sarah's erratic persona which, beyond general insensitivity, has no specific recurring traits for behavioural expectations to be based on, making her less a character than a canvas to be repainted in every episode if not scene.
She overemotes a lot, demonstrating the countless things a smile or change in vocal pitch can signify, but never sticks with one idea long enough for you to get comfortable and form expectations that will be satisfied.
Add the cast of this film, including Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward as the title characters, James Robertson Justice, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, Jayne Meadows and John Sutton plus a dance by Gwen Verdon and expectations might be raised that the resulting film could be made into something special.
Being a fan of Andy Goldsworthy's art for a while now, and owning some of his books, I had some expectations of what I would see.
I didn't have very high expectations for it but I was wrong.
I had high expectations, and was not disappointed.
It met all expectations and went beyond that.
I did not put my expectations so high, because of the bad movie from 1966.
With the tremendous cast, though, one expects stellar acting, but in this movie the expectations are exceeded.
Happily, the film exceeded expectations, at least a little bit.
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