Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 10:32 pm**

Queeaqueg wrote:Nearly all movies.

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2008 11:53 pm**

Fist and Faith wrote:
Queeaqueg wrote:Nearly all movies.

You beat me to it!

One that comes to mind: Dracula, Dead and Loving it. One of the unfunniest comedies ever.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 12:25 am**

Skyweir wrote:my all time worst flick ever .. was Snow Falling on Cedars .. it would have been more entertaining watching cement dry

oh .. and The Perfect Storm .. cant remember why but I hated this movie .. if I can recall I will profer reasons

Ugh...The Perfect Storm...the most boring film ever made, except perhaps Citizen Kane.

Rigel wrote:The first Ocean's 11 was good.

Usivius wrote:
sgt.null wrote:any of the ocean's 11 things.
WHAT??!!!

well there is certainly no accounting for taste...

Are either of you fans of the BBC series Hustle? A friend once described Hustle as "a less smug version of Ocean's Eleven", and he has a point.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 12:16 pm**

i have heard Hustle is really good, but don't get it here.
However, as another word on Ocean's 11 -- it is a wonderfully fun caper movie, that takes the atmosphere and 'smug' characters of the original, and makes them better (however the ending of the original was priceless!).

If you don't like the 'smug' yet fun loving characters, fine. But please don't tel me it is a 'bad' movie...

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 1:49 pm**

i won't tell you.

Erin Brockovich
Pretty Woman

julia roberts statement movies that miss the mark.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 3:48 pm**

Neither Pretty Woman nor Erin Brokovich are bad movies in the sense that we're talking about.

Alone in the Dark is a bad movie. Superman IV is a bad movie. PW and EB are silly fluff and poorly executed message films respectively, but bad? Nahhh.

Battle Beyond the Stars and Starcrash (both of which I saw in the theater) were bad.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 4:11 pm**

Cail wrote:
Battle Beyond the Stars and Starcrash (both of which I saw in the theater) were bad.

Oh come on! Battle Beyond the Stars was awesome!

Message from Space was bad. Laserblast was bad.
www.badmovies.org/movies/messagespace/
www.badmovies.org/movies/laserblast/

Okay. Battle Beyond the Stars was bad. I admit it.
www.badmovies.org/movies/battlebeyond/

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 7:49 pm**

The Last Legion.

I feel like breaking my hands so I never have to type that name again. It was that bad.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 8:26 pm**

Liar Liar with Jim Carey. Ugh. I turned it off after the first ten minutes. Troy with Brad Pitt. I actually paid to see it in a theater and during the last part of the film I turned to my friend Terry and begged for someone to PLEASE make Brad Pitt STOP CRYING! I want those three hours of my life back. Ugh.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 9:48 pm**

sgt.null wrote:strictly formula. way too much mugging. a whole air of... "ain't we cute."

Is "The Sting" any different? Heist movies are just good fun. The sequels were pretty bad, but the original was, I think, an instant classic.

... and I liked Vanilla Sky. and A.I.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 10:39 pm**

I get the feeling that the trend here has moved to "I didn't like that movie" instead of "It was a bad movie".
Ocean's 11 may not have been everyone's cup of tea but it wasn't a "BAD" movie. A bad movie has crap for a director, horible special effects, no plot, crappy actors, universally panned by critics and no budget.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 11:09 pm**

aTOMiC wrote:I get the feeling that the trend here has moved to "I didn't like that movie" instead of "It was a bad movie".
Ocean's 11 may not have been everyone's cup of tea but it wasn't a "BAD" movie. A bad movie has crap for a director, horible special effects, no plot, crappy actors, universally panned by critics and no budget.

My point exactly.

Again, watch Manos or Alone in the Dark and embrace the horror of a truly awful film.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 11:57 pm**

Big Trouble In Little China. Fun to watch, but a terrible film.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 1:27 am**

CovenantJr wrote:Big Trouble In Little China. Fun to watch, but a terrible film.

You are a heathen, and beyond salvation. This film is on par with Ghostbusters in terms of comedy/adventure with a supernatural theme.

I agree with Atomic, some of these films mentioned might be crappy, but that doesn't mean they are BAD in the sense of Manos, Porno Holocaust or Zombi 3. Trust me.

Watch something like: Iron Warrior
and even Caddy Shack movies seem like Shakespeare.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 3:00 am**

Big Trouble may be a bit dated....I saw it in the theatre and absolutely loved it. I haven't seen it again, and if I did I'm sure I wouldn't like it as much, but in the late '80's, it just fired on all cylinders. Brazil and Birdy were two other movies that worked for me back then, but I haven't watched since....methinks I need to visit the local used DVD store.

As for Iron Warrior; please allow me to wipe the tears out of my eyes before I respond.

That's how powerful it is.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 3:29 am**

dANdeLION wrote: As for Iron Warrior; please allow me to wipe the tears out of my eyes before I respond.

That's how powerful it is.

I hear it was the artistic inspiration for Room With a View.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 3:35 am**

I think it also inspired the guy who wrote Beowulf.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 11:45 am**

Montresor wrote:
CovenantJr wrote:Big Trouble In Little China. Fun to watch, but a terrible film.
You are a heathen, and beyond salvation. This film is on par with Ghostbusters in terms of comedy/adventure with a supernatural theme.

Hey, I likeBig Trouble In Little China. But it's badly written, badly acted, and just silly. Can't argue with the Three Storms though. Ever noticed how they seem to be much easier to defeat when they're not wearing their huge basket-hats?

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 12:23 pm**

That's true, actually. Basket hats should be part of the military uniform.

Has anyone else seen the cult classic Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx?

I'm convinced Carpenter drew his inspiration of that trio from this film.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 12:25 pm**

Big Trouble in Little China is one of the greatest films ever made (along with Buckaroo Banzai and Tapeheads.

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