BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?

Subject: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 02:26 AM

Watched "Druids".

It was so bad it was funny, and therefore, good. Looked like it was dubbed over from French. I believe it was titled "Vercingetorix" in France and was made in 2001. Christopher Lambert's lisp had me cracking up all the way through it, almost as much as his goofy wig.

"I am Verthingetoricth!"

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 06:21 AM

Got dragged to Dukes Of Hazzard for a chums birthday...

It stank like a dock-side whore at low tide, just like I thought it would... it was almost as bad as Star Wars Ep. III...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: alanabit
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 07:14 AM

The new version of Charlie and the Chocolate factory, with Johnny Depp looking like Micahel Jackson in drag, is a bit of a turkey. My son enjoyed it. Maybe you have to be six to really appreciate these things properly.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 08:11 AM

Given that I'm sick to death of Johnny Depp and how he TRIES to be 'different' and that I'm of the opinion that Tim Burton peaked with Beetlejuice, (and everything after that has been tired old rehash) I'm giving C&tCF a WIDE berth... I will evenutally see it when the Moive Network (sorta Canadian Pay TV) runs it late at night when I'm home after a good gig, to wired to sleep... But only if there's no porn on...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:11 AM

I went with a friend and her 4 children to see Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and hated it. The kids seemed to like it though. Give the me the classic version with Gene Wilder anyday!!!

Michelle

PS. I'm hoping to see the Wedding Crashers this weekend...hope I don't have to post here again!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:23 AM

Why bother with recent crocks of shite when you can cringe at the classic 'Footloose'. What a turkey that was!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,mack/misophist
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:25 AM

I haven't seen a new movie since 'Paton'. That doesn't seem like such a bad thing to me.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:28 AM

Watched Leon the Pig farmer on DVD the other day, and apart from a hilarious performance by Brian Glover it was more turkey than pig farm. Strange when you look at the cast Here
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:39 AM

You've been living in a bell jar, eh, mack? ;-) There have been plenty of great movies since Patton, although...it's hard to find them among the thousands and thousands of terribly bad movies!

You might have enjoyed "The Aviator"...a very fine film. You also might have enjoyed "Catch Me If You Can". Both of them, oddly enough, had Leonardo DiCaprio in them, and they were both great.

I am happy to say I have NOT seen a crappy movie lately. I've been VERY careful. I've seen 2 movies in the last...umm...4 months? Clinton, I am amused that you blew $10 on "The Dorks of Hazzard"! ;-) It could only have been worse than terrible...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:46 AM

As a regular TV watcher, I see little else, but I no longer bother watching them.

That's the advantage of TV. You can ditch the movie without losing the ten quid it costs to see it at a cinema.

DT

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:51 AM

I haven't been inside a cinema for about 20 years.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 09:55 AM

You have gotta be flippin' jokin'!!! Are you still alive?

- BDiBR (Shane)

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: RangerSteve
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 10:04 AM

I rented "Sideways" recently. According to the blurbs on the box, it was the funniest movie EVER!!!! I grinned three times during the whole thing. I was more depressed afterwards than amused. I can't not recommend it enough.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: curmudgeon
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 10:13 AM

We watched "Sideways" last week - complete crap, more yawns than grins. It was boring too -- Tom

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 10:58 AM

I thought 'War of the Worlds' had a terrible script (maybe if the writer had actually read the original book rather than quoting Richard Burton's juicy bits from the Jeff Wayne musical version....) and the jerky camera action made Manitas seasick. And Tom Cruise is not ageing well....

Limpit thought Madagascar was 'crap' so I will probably laugh like a drain at it when I eventually get to see it.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: alanabit
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 12:26 PM

Gene Wilder was what made the difference in the first version of C&TCF. I don't think the novel was one of Roald Dahl's better efforts, either.
There seems to be a slew of excruciating movies at the moment. I mean films with too much money and too few ideas. Some of the scripts would have been improved by burning. The last Harry Potter film was a serious contender for the most abysmal script ever written. It was almost down to the Enid Blyton class of writing. Is there anyone around who can write a dynamic, literate, entertaining script any more? There probably is, but they would not be allowed within a mile of Hollywood.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 01:20 PM

Sideways was GREAT, if you're NOT "Miles"

Remember fun?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 01:31 PM

I'm quite interested in hearing about movies people think are good, and why; but when it comes to people griping about movies they went to that they wished they hadn't, it seems a pretty pointless exercise.

The first way, it might help me see something I wouldn't otherwise, and appreciate it more I would otherwise. The second at best might save me seeing somethimg I probably wouldn't see in any case, and might actually put me off seeing something I actually might enjoy.

In order take any notice whatsoever of what a film critic, amateur or professional, has to say you have to have learnt quite a lot about how their tastes compare to yours. There are newspaper critics where I know that a favourable review means a dreadful film, and a terrible review almost guarantees I'll like the film. But I've had a chance to get to calibrate them, so to speak.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Hamish
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 01:40 PM

The last Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith. Ouch!

Going to see Charlie and the Chocolate factory at the end of the month. You've got me all worried now... (By the way, there's another remake, featuring a Labrador dog who gets mixed up with some Colombian drug barons. It's called "Chocolate and the Charlie Factory" (only kidding!)

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 01:44 PM

" Clinton, I am amused that you blew $10 on "The Dorks of Hazzard"!"

To quote Crispin Glovers character in The Rivers Edge...

"The thiiings I dooo for my faaawwking friieeends mmmmaaaaaawwwn...."

heh

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 01:55 PM

I read William Bradford Huie's "The Klansman" years ago and when the film came out with Marvin and Burton I was after seeing it. Never happened ! Not long ago I bought it on DVD. AND IT'S AWFUL. What a waste.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Fullerton
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 02:03 PM

Alexander

So I gave Hollywood another chance to make a good historical film.

Alexander is not it.

Irish accents. IRISH ACCENTS !!!!!!!! and bad ones at that.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 02:19 PM

I'm sure Hollywood is bursting at the seams with writers who have great ideas, and great scripts/screenplays. What it doesn't have is anybody with the vision to put money into their projects. Movies cost so much to make nowadays, and the backers want sure fire winners. So forget originality, re-write another classic movie like ____________ [add you own title] and cast actors who are proven box-office. Originality or intelligent entertainment? Forget it!!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 05:46 AM

"Chocolate and the Charlie Factory.."!!!

I really think that one has the potential for being out there..... I'd go and see it!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 06:11 AM

Alexander? I thought it was one of the better historical films and the best Anceints one. They made a genuine effort to get things straight and be as accurate as they could for a film. The screenplay wasn't bad either.
The reason they used Irish accents was to represent the fact that Macedonians were not Greek, but borderline barbarians with a different way of speaking. A lot of thought was put into it.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Lowden Jameswright
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 07:03 AM

Seen any decent ones?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Guy Who Thinks
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 07:29 AM

Agonize with the grainy, grueling, utterly distasteful "Breaking the Waves" (1996). Then reel in disbelief at the jaw-dropping ending. Called the best film of the '90s by some reviewers.

Emily Watson's superb performance only adds to the wretchedness of the entire experience.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Tam the man
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 07:35 AM

Titanic and Grease, and many many morre

Titanic, was crap for me, when I saw Leoardo de crapio as an Irishman with an american accent, I mean come on.

And Grease, I just grew to hate the film, because I forced to see 6 nights in a row, and when I was bavysitting for me sister her daughter would play the recored constinly (spelling) it just drove me daft, in a way that when it comes on telly, or any programme that is about Grease, I just get out the room or just switch over.

Tam

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: *daylia*
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 10:24 AM

Bought Bruce Lee's "Game of Death" in March, finally sat down to watch it last night. Now I LOVE the martial arts, have always had the utmost respect for Bruce Lee - but 20 minutes later I could take no more. YAWWWWWN .... stop ... rewind .... CHUCK!!

It wasn't him - he's awesome! - it's the "plot"! (??) How did he ever become the icon he is today starring in brainless tripe like that?!?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: number 6
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 10:52 AM

Hostage with Bruce Willis ..... watched about about 20 mins of it than took it out of the dvd player. I can proudly say I didn't rent it, my daughter loaned it to me.

I agree with LH ... the Aviator was a good movie.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 11:02 AM

"Seen any decent ones?"

Secret of Roan Inish
Winged Migration
Intimate Strangers - not as good as the others, but better than most movies out there.

FYI - I hardly ever go to the movies, so I can't say anything about recent releases.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 11:16 AM

Although it does not qualify in any way according to the title of this thread, I walked out of Bonnie and Clyde, the only time I ever did that.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 11:47 AM

School of Rock - the acting was excellent, the music absolutely right, the story well thought through. Cinematography spot on. But the publicity was pitched as an intelligent thought provoking romp.

It was a kiddies film fer gawds sake.

So not such a crappy movie as a con.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 11:55 AM

Clinton Hammond:

As to Dukes of Hazzard I heard a radio reviewer recently on the subject, and he said something like, "I was supposed to review this movie, but I found there's no movie there to review. What it is, is a collection of exploitable elements, but there's no movie there." He went on, but that's the essential message.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 12:00 PM

These are a bit old since I wait for them to come out at my Rental Store or Library...

"The Aviator" was rubbish. I was really disappointed and am starting to come to the conclusion that Scorcese is losing it. Sad that, but it was a total bore, with Leo De Caprio badly miscast.

"The Road to Perdition" great cast wasted on a dreadful film. I kept asking myself "Why was this made"?

and decent?

"Sideways". Nothing huge, but a small, well written film with characters written in the grey areas, not just black and white. Made me WISH I could drink wine!!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 01:40 PM

Renting "Birth" has resulted in a banning of all future Nicole Kidman movies from our household. Not that I ever liked her much anyway; I've always had an inherent and unexplainable dislike for her. This was just the frond that fractured the dromedary's spine.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 01:41 PM

"Million Dollar Baby"!!! How this won all those awards I do not know! I'm a big boxing fan, but this film bored the pants off me. Okay, there's some great acting going on, but the plot - and particularly, the ending - is so corny!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,maire-aine
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 01:51 PM

Film I hated most: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon! Usually I just pass up something if I'm not enthusiastic, but my friend told me I'd "love" it. Right. If I'd had my own car, I'd've got up and left.

Funny-- after all this time, that one movie still bugs me.

M

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 02:03 PM

Oooooh! CTHD was GREAT! And Hero was even better!

:-P

I sat (laid) through 'Dude Where's The Party' and 'Harold And Kumar Go TO White Castle' the other night (The joys of The Movie Network) and they were goofy enough to be enjoyable... The were no "But I'm A Cheerleader" but I didn't resent the time I invested...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 02:18 PM

recently only one film drove me out - can't remeber the title but it was about a an American who became a princess. i needed to pass an hour and I did, or so it seemed in about 15 minutes.

so many great films - I cant see what you're complaining about

Life is Sweet
Amelie
Monsters Ball
Iris
That Thing You Do

sure they make some bad ones but they have to churn out rubbish for idiots. they makeup the largest part of the customers.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: robomatic
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 02:20 PM

Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" was a very poor successor to the wonderful "Spirited Away". The kids liked it, anyway.

Haven't seen it yet but I predict "Da Vinci Code" will suck worse than the book because it will not only have to be stupid, but PC as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 02:58 PM

See, I suspect that The Da Vinci Code will make a good movie, casue they'll be able to improve the ending...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 03:01 PM

Rumour is that Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen are on location in Lincoln this week filming the said da vinci code

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 03:07 PM

I donno that that's much of a rumour...   Probably more like fact...

Too bad The Da Vinci Code is so lacking in same....

:-P

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 03:52 PM

"Anchorman", I'm still not sure about. But I laughed my ass off. Same with "Old School".

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 04:09 PM

This past weekend I watched "Billy Jack Goes to Washington".   When I was in high school, the Billy Jack films were huge. The mixed messages that gave were just what my generation was looking for - at the time.

"Billy Jack Goes to Washington" never saw theatrical release. Watching the DVD, I'm not sure they ever finished it! Based on the Jimmy Stewart classic "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", this film lacked the acting skills of Jimmy Stewart and Claude Rains. Because the story was about politics, there was no need for the fight scenes that made Billy Jack popular. Still, they threw in one scene just so we could see him take off his boots and kick the crap out of a band of knife wielding African Americans.

I can see why it was never released.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: robomatic
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 04:13 PM

Just saw CTHD (from the library) and quite liked it. I didn't think it was the greatest thing since sliced bread, not in the running with the classic B&W Japanese samurai flicks. But it was pleasant eye candy and a good date flick.

I didn't 'get' the greatness of the hidden wires part of the deal. But the fighting choreography was excellent. It quite made me reflect on the dramatic uses of fight scenes and the 'love of battle' depicted in plays and movies versus the worse than dreary reality of it.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: number 6
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 04:21 PM

Monster's Ball ... one of the best I've seen in a long time.

Thanks for mentioning that weelittledrummer.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 04:21 PM

"Anchorman"

HA! "I love lamp..."

Oh... here ya go... worst movie EVER!

Napolion Dynamite!

Gah.... What a total waste of time and space that POS was!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 04:48 PM

I think Napoleon Dynamite is a generational thing.   People under 25 seem to love that film.