Posted on 09/28/2005 9:11:34 AM PDT by pabianice
Oh no way!
Possibly the greatest unintentionally hysterical movie of all time!
Dumpy old Bendix plays the Babe all the way back in the orphanage for godsakes! He makes a cripple kid walk merely by laying his hands on him! He donates his still-living body for science experiments that one day may save others!
The funniest thing about that movie is that in the movie, the Babe dies his noble death so others might live. But when it was released, Babe Ruth was still alive! He went to the premiere!
I just LOVE everything about that movie.
I think we walked out on I Heart Huckabees.
Speaking of remakes that shouldn't have been made, last year's "The Manchurian Candidate" immediately comes to mind. And that reminds me, speaking of Denzel Washington (who I usually like), what about that 2-hour DNC ad "John Q."
Well that's not related to the 'all in one night' idea you mentioned. It was a great mood piece that could only have been directed by a master. It's a 'Director is the star' movie is there ever was one. The actors and script don't really matter.
We did!
That's the movie you are thinking of, but see, that's not really the plot! That's why I said the trailer is deceptive. If I tell you, I'll ruin it for you if you want to see it.
Ok... am I strange in saying that I liked this movie? I thought it was one of the best pieces of science fiction (as opposed to SciFi/Space Opera) to hit the screen in ages -- the premise of: what would be the social effects of introducing this type of technology.
The complaints you have are related to script not direction. Mood is more important then logic in a thriller.
The Aviator was a GREAT flick. It was refreshing to see a movie where the hero is a white male southern capitalist Republican who bashes limousine liberals like Kate Hepburn's family. One of only two Leonardo Di Caprio films I truly enjoyed.
I can see that we go to movies for totally different reasons.
Yes, it is, is your screen name about the Jimmy Buffet song?
Class 1:
American Beauty
Pulp Fiction
Jingle All the Way
Class 2:
Event Horizon
Bulworth
Class 3:
The Slums of Beverly Hills
You can add Face/Off to that list.
"A Mighty Wind" thank you (I think). I know it was a parody but it was a tedious parody.
And Titanic was the highest grossing, though both sucked awfully.
Go figure.
(And actually, I think Deep Throat made a higher return on investment than Blair Witch.)
Class 2: Robot Monster. I may be one of the few people alive who actually watched this in a movie theater. The "monster" was an actor in a gorilla suit and wearing a diver's helmet with TV rabbit ears glued to it! I believe they hired him because he was able to supply the costume. This vies with "Plan Nine for Earth" as the all time worst Sci Fi movie.
I have a friend who is constantly being mistaken for Bruce Campbell, the greatest B-movie actor of all time.
I have a friend who is constantly being mistaken for Bruce Campbell, the greatest B-movie actor of all time.
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