BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 01:38 PM

Well, he could have laid off Morgan Freeman's nose a bit, but the rest of it was kinda funny.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Lighter at work
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 08:21 AM

Allow me to be more precise. "Eraserhead" is in a crap category all its own because despite being imaginative, different, and well made on a budget smaller than what you'd pay to rent it, should you be so insane, once you see it YOU MAY NEVER STOP VOMITING !!! RATED VVV ! WARNING: POSSIBILITY OF PTSD ! I saw it twenty-odd years ago, and I still can't shake the memory !

Written and directed by David Lynch.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Arne Langsetmo
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 12:55 AM

"Eraserhead" is a movie you have to see once. "Once is the number that thou shalt see it. Not two. Not nonce....." Ummm, sorry, different movie; got carried away (say, no one mentioned "MPATHG" in the greatest war movie thread; fancy that...). Seriously, once. You should see it to say you've seen it. Provides a reference point, so to speak. A friend of mine who's a professional therapist says that it is the closest thing she's ever seen to the cinematic embodiment of a nightmare.

"But ... we're not even sure it is a baby...."

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 12:45 AM

I think the mean-spirited prick responsible for that nasty little site should be stripped naked and tossed into a tank full of angry stoats...after having to watch all five of those movies that he hates so much back-to-back for days and days and days.

What an asshole.

That said, I have to agree with his general assessment of Top Gun. Other than that, he's still an asshole.

I regret feeling that I should talk about another human being in that manner, but this guy...he really deserves to get back what he dishes out...which is utterly no respect or consideration whatsoever.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 22 Aug 05 - 10:02 PM

5 Shitty Movies That Everyone Loves.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 22 Aug 05 - 01:35 PM

I haven't read that one, but I'll see if I can find a copy. Thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: number 6
Date: 22 Aug 05 - 12:08 AM

Rober E. Lee was an astounding, admirable and humane person. Have you ever read his bio by James I. Roberston jr LH? ... it's a good read.

Unfortunately movies based on historical effents never seem to cut it .. read the books, they certainly are more enjouable.

But all said LH I'm gonna take your advice and watch Son of the Morningstar .. if I can find a copy.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Peace
Date: 22 Aug 05 - 12:05 AM

Haven't seen ANY movies lately--crappy or otherwise.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 22 Aug 05 - 12:01 AM

Well, I do admit that "Gods and Generals" has a script that waxes a bit turgid and overblown at times... ;-)

Still, I enjoyed it, because I love the history so much.

Now I'd like to see a really superb film (or series) on the glory days of the Army of Northern Virginia, with topnotch portrayals of Robert E. Lee., Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart, and Jame Longstreet...plus Jubal Early, Mahone, and all the rest of them. Stirring stuff, to be sure. No army ever had more style, finer fighting spirit, or a more poignant and tragic ending.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Aug 05 - 11:12 PM

"One man's trash is another man's treasure..." Spanglish was a piece of crap. Adam Sandler was out of his element. And after all his character went through, he didn't even get laid. What a waste of good celluloid.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: alanabit
Date: 21 Aug 05 - 05:11 AM

Going back to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I really dislike this film the more I think about it. It was a serious error of judgement to have actors with English accents talking about "candy". That alone should blow its credibility out of the water on both sides of the Atlantic.
What I really dislike most though, is that I think Johnny Depp's portrayal of Michael Jackson was a bad idea. To do Keith Richard as "Captain" Jack Sparrow was inspired, because there is a dynamic between his louche mannerisms and the sharp brain, which lies behind them. Michael Jackson is a sad misfit in the world of both children and adults. There is nothing really funny about him any more.
You could have written the script in your lunch break. It was a real stinker.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: ard mhacha
Date: 20 Aug 05 - 03:35 PM

Can`t agree with either LH or Lighter, this was typical US smaltz, a British or European film depicting wars of the same era would not have indulged in such guff, the Irish Sergeant was so much stage Irish as to be laughable.
I wouldn`t admit to being a slouch on the Us Civil War as I have quite a large library of books on the war, also numerous documentaries including Ken Burns brilliant doucumentary on the war, far and away the best series ever done on it.
The only saving grace the film had was the realistic battle scenes, the dialogue was sick-bag naterial.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 20 Aug 05 - 12:00 PM

This may be tread drift to get into movies we found down right siturbing but here we are .         

             I think "Last House on the left" was the kind of film it took some time to get rid of or get out of my mind .I felt dirty for even sitting through the thing ! I saw it in Aspen and told everyone I knew to stay away. If I hadent been 21 and with friends who found the whole thing funny I would have left the theater.Today I would have known enough to wait outside for my friends .
          Another one that was just disturbing was " The cook the thief the something and the something " ( I cant even remember the title but ) one of the arty high moments was someone taking a dump on someone else .... YUCK . I did leave th theater . Sorry for even mentioning it but I do so as a warning .
          All the best , Guy

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 20 Aug 05 - 10:40 AM

Lighter at work, that is it in a nutshell. "Gods and Generals" is a fine film precisely because it recreates the mood and style of the Civil War period. People did not think or talk the way we do now. They were more courtly, more idealistic, more religious, and more fatalistic. As you say, the more one knows about the Civil War, the more one is likely to appreciate the film...in my opinion.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: RangerSteve
Date: 20 Aug 05 - 10:04 AM

I saw "EraserHead" back in the late '70's. A friend who was a film student talked a bunch of us into going to see it at a midnight showing in Greenwich Village. He spent the rest of the night apologizing to us. 25 years later I still have some of the more disturbing images in my mind as clearly as if I'd seen it yesterday.

If I had revenge fantasies (which I don't), I would pull David Lynch over for a minor traffic violation, and he would tell me that he left his license and registration at home, and I would make his life a living hell for a few minutes.

But, as the Mikado (or W.S. Gilbert) said: "virtue triumphs only in theatrical performances".

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Lighter at work
Date: 20 Aug 05 - 08:21 AM

Well, as I said on a music thread a while back, "Gods & Generals" is exactly the kind of movie they'd have made in the 19th Century. Mainstream writings of the period are strongly sentimental, preachy, and idealistic, and they frequently urge the pursuit of honor and nobility on the battlefield.

There's a famous post-war quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., a Union officer who was nearly killed in action in 1861, giving the highest praise to the "faith" of the soldier who gives his life following orders whose purpose he doesn't know in a cause he doesn't fully understand. (Like the Light Brigade.) It was not yet the modern world.

My guess is that the more you know about the Civil War, the more you'll appreciate the movie.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 06:34 PM

"Vanilla Sky" was like a Pop Rocks blowjob... strangely unenjoyable.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,aighhmm
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 06:29 PM

It was strange. Very strange. So was Vanilla Sky.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 05:35 PM

I bailed on it after about 20 minutes, so maybe it turned out to be a good movie. But I'll never know. No desire to go back to it.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 05:05 PM

Any opinions on Eyes Wide Shut? I frankly wouldn't know what to say about it.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 05:02 PM

Masked and Anonymous - Talk about horrible writing inflicted on a great cast.

Sweet and Low Down - Woody Allen should never be allowed to make another film.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: ard mhacha
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 04:52 PM

Having just seen Gods and Generals I couldn`t believe the amount of preaching that persisted throughout the film, this along with that sugary background music was enough to put anyone off, no wonder the critics panned it.
I wouldn`t have been surprised to see Billy Graham listed among the credits, no, it wan`t for me.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,saulgoldie
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 03:38 PM

Ah, Eraserhead! Those were the days!

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:51 PM

I saw the preview to "Eraserhead". That was enough.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Lighter
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:49 PM

I hate even to bring it up, but "Eraserhead" is in a crap category all its own. AGGGGHHH ! NEVER SEE !!!!!! PLEASE ! ! ! ! !

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:30 PM

Sorry I hit the wrong key again. Certain moveis just hit me with how over stimulated our sences have become as a culture. I dont know if socialy upsetting fits with "crap" .
         I did find the Planit of the Apes moveis hard to take though they are loved by ons of people . One B movei I loved was TAPEHEADS . " Any ordinary man would have given it up by now "! AMEHN !

All the best , Guy

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:25 PM

The most distasteful movie I ever suffered through was "Pretty Woman". It made me feel sick inside.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:23 PM

I love lots of movies but had a very hard time getting through 20 minutes of SIN CITY . Lots of interesting actors but so violent and angry and oddly sexy that it was nothing but depressing to me .

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:20 PM

Sounds like a real doozy, Bill. I'm glad I missed it.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 06:53 PM

in the same class of "Independance Day" was a madr-for-TV piec of crap called "10,5" read critique...huge earthquake eats California.

Besides the bad science, lousy casting, absurd plot twists and silly dialogue, the editors were either playing games or just DUMB...

an indication of the competence of the editors is that when the "news" was being aired on the TV within a TV, there was the usual banner at the bottom, which said in big red letters, "Marshal Law!"

I expected to see Matt Dillon doing crowd control.
My other thought was that they spelled it like that BECAUSE they assumed the most Amurricans would not get it, and think it said 'marital law'...which might have been a more interesting movie concept.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 10:54 AM

Shakespeare was more a craftsman than artiste. So yes, plenty was borrowed, or reworked, but people were less possesive in the theatre then. Molliere did so all the time and people took his work in turn. Neither did they treat plays as if written in stone.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 10:46 AM

"100"??? I haven't seen that one.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:36 AM

100.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 09:32 AM

I wish I could find a movie that would put me to sleep. Perhaps I should try watching the televised debates in Canada's House of Commons (Parliament)...

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 08:37 PM

Hey, I loved "Napoleon Dynamite" and I'm more than twice 25. I'm a sucker for realistic films about the lives of adolescents, or even preadolescents. Some of my favorites: "This Boy's Life," "Ghost World," "Manny & Lo," "The Boy Who Could Fly" (but I hated the ending), "Sixteen Candles."

I seldom see a film that is so bad it annoys me. I'm pretty careful what I watch. I try to check out reviews, or at least ratings, by the critics I respect. Roger Ebert is my favorite. Any film he gives 3 or 4 stars to is definitely worthwhile in my book.

Usually, the worst thing I can say about a movie is that it put me to sleep. Another way I know a movie was bad (relatively speaking) is if a couple of months after seeing it, I can't remember what it was about, or can't remember for sure whether I saw it. This happens to me a lot lately, and I means I'd have a hard time coming up with a list of bad movies.

Anybody seen "Gummo"? One that most people will find excruciatingly repulsive, but I found strangely attractive. I find it hard to explain why. But I know I'll never forget some of the scenes.

The most brilliant movies I've seen lately: "Memento," "Spanglish," "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Cluin
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 08:06 PM

This one, in any of its incarnations.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 07:37 PM

I think my wife and I weren't communicating too well as we watched it.

I was thinking it stunk, but if she wanted to watch it, I'd keep her company. At the same time, guess what SHE was thinking!

Only afterwards did I comment on the evident lack of funds.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 06:36 PM

That sopuinds a bit masochistic on your part, Uncle Dave. Surely the whole point of a DVD is that you don't have to watch any more once you've decided it is not worth watching.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 06:03 PM

Sunday night my wife and I were so unfortunate as to watch a DVD of a bomb called Suburban Madness.

I commented to my Beautiful Wife that it was too bad they didn't have the money to hire some actors.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 06:01 PM

Shakespeare is only partly responsible for that terrible play, Titus Andronicus. He did what they now call "a remake" of an earlier play (by whom I don't remember) called Hieronimo is Mad Again.

Of course he's responsible for having perpetuated a lousy plot, and not having improved it to the level of even a mediocre play. I guess the pressures to get something on the stage were too great for him.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: hilda fish
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 05:40 PM

Too many to count but the crappiest for me are the kids movies. Did anyone ever see 'Never Ending Story'? I couldn't stand it for soppy sentimental crappy crappy crappy and yet most adults seemed to think it was 'gorgeous'. Thank goodness, most kids I know thought it was a load of crap. 'The town that feared sunset' was probably the most crappiest horrible movie I've ever seen. Saw it at a country cinema with about three people in the audience all of them nuts who were obviously using the film as an instruction to murder young girls horribly! Oh well, one persons crappy movie is the next person's sublime movie moment - pity isn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: GUEST,Arne Langsetmo
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 05:35 PM

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.

Oh, I love Lars von Trier's upbeat and uplifting movies. Always something at the end to leave you with a smile on your face ("Dancer In The Dark" is also good, maybe even better that BTW, for this...). But for the ultimate in happy endings, you really need to see Nicole Kidman in von Trier's latest: "Dogville"!

Happy viewing.... :-)

Cheers,

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 04:22 PM

It ain't an invasion to move troops around in your own country. It's a rebellion when lawful troops of your country are fired upon by extra-legal forces

Of course you could say virtually the same about what happened in the American Colonies from 1776 on....

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 11:56 AM

I have not seen Gigli. Has anyone seen it?

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 11:48 AM

bout 20 years ago Deborah Warner did this stunning version of Titus at Stratford at the Swan - Brian Cox in the lead. Richard MacCabe (ex Tenpole Tudor) as one of the rapists who end up in the pie.

theres bound to be a video version of it somewhere. watch out for it - it could change your view of this play.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Tam the man
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 08:12 AM

forget what I said

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Tam the man
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 07:01 AM

Little Hawk was has this got to do with crap films

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: sixtieschick
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 02:07 AM

De-Lovely.

Deadly. Debacle. De-ghastly.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: robomatic
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 01:19 AM

And let me know when you make it to Anchorage.

Subject: RE: BS: Seen any crappy movies lately?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 12:52 AM

You're on. ;-) Let me know when you're in southern Ontario.