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So far, what are your least favorite movies in 2002?
I'll kick it off:
1. The Rules of Attraction - Bret Easton Ellis' books are dreadful enough, but this insipid adaptation of his worst novel makes them look like founts of lyric beauty and humanism. Probably the most worthless movie of the year, and we've still got 3 months to go.
2. Road to Perdition - Is there a more pretentious director working than Sam Mendes? Did anyone read his interview in New York magazine, where he speaks about the function of water in this film, and how it suggests the "mutability of life"? Please. A long ugly bore, whose tone shifts from glacial to cheaply sentimental with all the grace of Homer Simpson.
3. Moonlight Mile - Never before has a movie so enraged me. My own biases concerning grief and how it should be handled notwithstanding, Moonlight Mile is hateful toward its characters and passes off the worst kind of audience button-pushing as mysticism.
4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding - bored the bejesus out of me. the jokes could have been stolen from Friends. News Flash: surely enough, they're making this movie into a sitcom. they certainly wouldn't have to change much. i hope they don't actually film any episodes, when they can just divide the movie into 30 minute intervals and show those. it would be a waste of stock.
5. Full Frontal - one of the few movies I've seen in which the director's pretensions are actually matched by his imprecision. Even Road to Perdition was cohesive and somewhat coherent - Soderbergh's movie is one of the poorest, most graceless examples of self indulgence in the past ten years. There are only 2 reasons this movie is at number 5, instead of the top spot:
1)The Rules of Attraction
2) Nicky Katt as Hitler
Let the fun begin!
Holden Pike
10-16-02, 02:56 PM
I wouldn't bother to see The Rules of Attraction in the first place.
I agree completely with The Road to Perdition. Terrible movie, completely disappointing, unbearably pretentious...therefore it'll probably win a bag full of Oscars.
But I disagree 100% with Full Frontal. I thought it was a bunch of clever fun, admittedly self-conscious and contrived, but fun just the same. I liked that one a heck of a lot, and laughed the whole way through. Still one of my favorite movies I've seen this year.
Disagree with Moonlight Mile as well. I didn't think it was great cinema, but I enjoyed it and found all four of the main performances engaging. I didn't feel overly manipulated by the narrative or direction, in fact in my book it gets points for being fairly restrained and employing as little button-pushing as melodrama allows. It was definitely TV movie-of-the-week material, but for me I found it was handled much smarter and more subtly. Diff'rent strokes, I reckon.
As for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, yeah it was sitcom-level stuff most of the time with that kind of hollow quirky/cutsey fluff by design...but at least it was a decent, watchable sitcom. Again, not one of my favorite movies of the year, not by a long stretch, and it is VERY overrated, but I don't begrudge it it's success. I'm much more heartened that Greek Wedding, as middling and unambitious as it is, made $100-million at the box office than I am to see the list of usual Hollywood-grinding-machine suspects (Scooby-Doo etc.) that continue to numb the masses. Because of the story behind the production, and because it was such an unexpected hit, Wedding is sure to nab some high-profile Oscar nominations. Eh, big fat deal. Overrated, but it surely won't be the worst movie to garner award nominations this (or any other) year.
Let's see, the worst I've had the displeasure of seeing so far this year theatrically...
1. Hollywood Ending
2. Big Trouble
3. Road to Perdition
4. Men in Black 2
5. High Crimes
I hated all of those movies, though I wouldn't grade any of them complete failures. Definitely complete disappointments, but I know there's much worse out there at the multiplexes. But I find I'm becoming much more discerning and not seeing too much all-out crap-ol-a at the theaters. I just don't have the time or energy for it anymore.
LordSlaytan
10-16-02, 07:15 PM
Death to Smoochy
Resident Evil
Eight Legged Freaks
Showtime
Star Wars: Episode 2
The Time Machine
I liked Road to Perdition and I loved Moonlight Mile. I don't understand how you can say they treated the characters hatefully. I thought they treated them with respect and dignity. As Holden said, diff'rent strokes.
Holden Pike
10-16-02, 07:23 PM
Yeah, I don't know what Steve means by "hatefully" either. But I'm sure he'll be back to expand upon that thought sooner or later.
Ditto on The Rules of Attraction; I have no intent of seeing it. The ad campaign is making it out to be another American Pie. Sha, right.
I won't argue with you any further on My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Ya'll know how I feel about it (http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/index.html?id=199) already.
I must disagree with your impression of Road to Perdition, though. I have not read the graphic novel, and I don't particularly care about how pretentious Sam Mendes is (and from what you've said of him, he sounds very pretentious). Judging this film apart from any personal shortcomings of the director, I found it to be beautifully shot and surprisingly satisfying. Hanks, was, as usual, impressive. I won't launch into a full-blown review here, but suffice to say, I enjoyed it.
Anyway, my list...
The Top Five Worst Movies I've Seen This Year Reign of Fire
Eight Legged Freaks
The Time Machine
Blade II
Mr. DeedsI almost hate to put the last two on there, as I didn't really dislike either of them...I enjoyed almost all of the movies I saw this year. Admittedly, though, without John Turturro and Steve Buscemi, Mr. Deeds would be one of the first films on this list. Turturro should've had more screentime. Hilarious stuff.
"You underestimate 'ze sneakiness, sir."
Holden Pike
10-16-02, 10:16 PM
I didn't get an American Pie vibe at all from the Rules of Attraction commercials. American Psycho, but not American Pie. But then, I also know what Bret Easton Ellis is about, so that probably tints my interpretation of the advertising campaigns to begin with. If you know Ellis' work, there's no way in the world, for even a half a second, you'd be thinking American PIE.
But as I disliked both of those movies, neither one would be a selling point for me anyway.
And on top of all that, the casting of all those beautiful twenty-somethings against type for it's own sake doesn't interest me, AND I thought Roger Avery's first film, Killing Zoe, was a chore to sit through.
So as I say, there was no way I was going to subject myself to The Rules of Attraction anyway. I would have been shocked if it were even watchable, much less if it turned out to be at all good.
Originally posted by Holden Pike
I didn't get an American Pie vibe at all from the Rules of Attraction commercials. American Psycho, but not American Pie. But then, I also know what Bret Easton Ellis is about, so that probably tints my interpretation of the advertising campaigns to begin with. If you know Ellis' work, there's no way in the world, for even a half a second, you'd be thinking American PIE.
Right; if you know Ellis' work, it's obvious that the flick isn't going to be like that. However, the commercials, I think, clearly steered it in another direction for those that aren't in the know. The abstinence/mathematics joke was the prime example, IMO. I'd be shocked if a lot of teens didn't find their way to the theater based on the mostly lighthearted trailers expecting something very different from what they got.
Just my view. For what it's worth, the flick's first poster was hilarious.
I would have to say even though it was slightly good the worst movie IVE SEEN this year was without a doubt Blade II
The Silver Bullet
10-17-02, 02:54 AM
What have I seen this year that has been made this year. Hm. Not a lot. Not enough. I didn't see Reign of Fire, MIBII, Mr. Deeds, Eight Legged Freaks, Blade II or any of those films. I'll be lucky if Full Frontal opens here; although I'm sure that I would love it, and I'm sure that I would like Road to Perdition. Not love, but still.
Thing is, if I list the worst films I have seen this year it will probably overflow into the movies that I actually liked. Which is odd, isn't it?
linespalsy
10-17-02, 01:47 PM
the movies i've seen theatrically this year were:
char's counterattack (1988)
ran (1985)
the whale hunt/koro's day out (2001)
sunshine state (2002)
avalon (2001)
spiderman (2002)
star wars episode 2 (2002)
la brassiere (2001)
spirited away (2001)
of the three from 2002, i'd give the lowest score to star wars (but still an 8.25 out of 10). of all of those movies, it'd be a tie between star wars and avalon and la brassiere.
Originally posted by Yoda
Right; if you know Ellis' work, it's obvious that the flick isn't going to be like that. However, the commercials, I think, clearly steered it in another direction for those that aren't in the know. The abstinence/mathematics joke was the prime example, IMO. I'd be shocked if a lot of teens didn't find their way to the theater based on the mostly lighthearted trailers expecting something very different from what they got.
I agree that it's being marketed as a lighthearted comedy, and this is all wrong. I also agree with both of you that Ellis' work is so unbelievably dreadful that I can hardly sit still at this desk when I talk about him. The only reason I saw the movie is because I did enjoy American Psycho for what it was - a lighthearted comedy (the movie, not the book.) I wanted to see what Avary was made of, since I've never seen Killing Zoe. I'm not impressed.
Re concerning Moonlight Mile - it was hateful toward its characters, to me, for one reason: over the course of the 2 hours I was viewing it, I felt unreasonably uncomfortable. It felt like an exploitation movie, particularly in Susan Sarandon's scenes of grief. And I think that, at its heart, the movie was a coming-of-age story with lots of (gasp!) lighthearted comedy. If Brad Siberling regards the death of a loved one as a peripheral issue, he loses me as an audience member. I object.
Aww, TWT, how can you even say Blade 2 was one of the worst movies of the year? What about when he killed the vampire and blood went everywhere?? wait, that was the whole movie. I loved it. Also, Reign of Fire is such an easy target.
how can you even say Blade 2 was one of the worst movies of the year? What about when he killed the vampire and blood went everywhere?? wait, that was the whole movie. I loved it.
Good effects, good action, disappointing movie
spudracer
10-18-02, 10:25 AM
I'd say some bombers this year are:
The Time Machine
Blade II
xXx
Resident Evil
Men In Black 2
Karl Childers
10-19-02, 02:53 AM
How anyone can put a classic comic book movie such as Blade II into the same group of gutter tripe such as xXx, Men In Black 2, and Resident Evil is beyond me.
They are not in the same category.
LordSlaytan
10-19-02, 03:21 AM
Despite its origin, it's still a disappointment.
Karl Childers
10-19-02, 03:49 AM
Originally posted by LordSlaytan
Despite its origin, it's still a disappointment.
Blade isn't bad, but I think Blade II contains the energy, effects, and character-fun the first one could only dream about.
spudracer
10-19-02, 11:16 AM
Lacked in the major area, STORYLINE.
Originally posted by Karl Childers
Blade isn't bad, but I think Blade II contains the energy, effects, and character-fun the first one could only dream about.
I'm going to have to agree.
Today: Punch-Drunk Love and Bowling for Columbine. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!
Caitlyn
10-19-02, 01:38 PM
Without a doubt the worse movie I’ve seen all year was The Scorpion King… and before you all laugh… it wasn’t my choice to see it… a friend begged me to go with them… the others on my list would be:
Men in Black
Ballistic
Reign of Fire - although I loved the dragons in that one…
Star Wars: Episode 2 - better than Phantom but still very disappointing…
Holden Pike
10-19-02, 02:19 PM
I flat-out LOVED Bowling for Columbine. I'm going to have to see it again soon.
As for Moonlight Mile, this is one of those differences in opinion that is so wide it's like we saw two completely different movies.
You obviously have some issue with the way grief is handled in the film in general, and I don't want you to get into personal specifics on the board here if this is touching on a painful subject or memory for you - which may be why you've only alluded to it thus far. But whatever that personal point of view is, it has tinted your entire perspective severely, to the point where I think you've even misjudged what kind of a movie it is.
I honestly don't see, from my own experience of course, how showing the characters in intense moments of pain is being disrespectful or exploitive. It's what the story is about, how these four particular people (characters) deal with - or rather don't deal with, their losses. How you interpreted this issue as peripheral has me stumped. It is the central issue of the film.
And I don't know what moments of lighthearted comedy you are referring to either. Besides the dog puking and the initial "meet cute" of the two younger leads - both moments which happen in the first fifteen minutes of the movie before the narrative has even begun to devulge the layers of the secrets and grieving (and even the meet cute is suddenly given weight when she realizes which invitations he's looking for and why), I can't recall any other such comedic moments.
That Sarandon in particular was so good at conveying her character's deep emotional pain underneath her anti-social bravado, I can see why that might strike a chord with a viewer even to the point of being uncomfortable watching it, but isn't that true of any good dramatic performance that touches on such issues? And isn't this the point?
From your comments so far, I gather you feel that kind of intensity and rawness was simply incompatible with what you perceived as otherwise a romantic comedy of sorts. Is that an accurate assessment? If so, I hope you give the movie another chance when it hits video months down the line. While there are some moments of dramedy throughout the narrative, I don't at all see it as a comedy. If I were describing it, catagorizing it for a movie fan, comedy wouldn't be a genre I would have any impulse to use as a label. At all. Yes, there are a few laughs in it, but there's a really good, honest laugh in Schindler's List too, but I wouldn't ever call that movie a comedy.
Like I say, we saw two completely different movies. I'm fascinated by just how different.
spudracer
10-19-02, 02:20 PM
Originally posted by Caitlyn
Star Wars: Episode 2 - better than Phantom but still very disappointing…
Not one specific part of the movie...I think that one user here can back me up on that one certain part of the movie that just...well you just can't describe.
Karl Childers
10-19-02, 03:11 PM
I heard Bowling For Columbine was no more than a desultory exercise in raising questions, while attempting to answer none.
I guess that is all one can expect from a propoganda piece o' crap. :D
Originally posted by Karl Childers
I heard Bowling For Columbine was no more than a desultory exercise in raising questions, while attempting to answer none.
I guess that is all one can expect from a propoganda piece o' crap. :D
What in the holy-hell!?
You start off by mentioning that you heard from someone that the movie was bad, snd you finish by making a statement about the quaity of the film?!
Shut up. Just... shut up.
I liked this film, and I'll accept criticism of it, but not uninformed criticism,
Karl Childers
10-19-02, 03:32 PM
Originally posted by Herodotus
What in the holy-hell!?
You start off by mention that you heard from someone that the movie was bad, snd you finish by making a statement about the quaity of the film?!
Shut up. Just... shut up.
I liked this film, and I'll accept criticism of it, but not uninformed criticism,
Trust me. I do not need to see a movie to know it is propoganda, especially from a filmmaker who is a self-avowed troublemaker WITH A POLITICAL AGENDA. Let's be real.
To make a more detailed criticism without viewing the film would be irresponsible on my part, and I have no intentions of doing that. If I was visiting someone's house and the movie was on there, I would probably watch it. I'm sure there are some humorous scenes in it. But no way am I going to pay $6 or rent it 4 months later, while helping to finance the coffers of a confused, smart-ass Socialist filmmaker.
If Moore were a writer, he would be what's called a "show-off writer," and nothing more. Just like Maureen Dowd.
Originally posted by Holden Pike
You obviously have some issue with the way grief is handled in the film in general, and I don't want you to get into personal specifics on the board here if this is touching on a painful subject or memory for you - which may be why you've only alluded to it thus far. But whatever that personal point of view is, it has tinted your entire perspective severely, to the point where I think you've even misjudged what kind of a movie it is.
I can't contest this. I'm aware of my own bias against most movies about grief and suffering, and I was aware of it going into Moonlight Mile. I feel the same way about the last action in In the Bedroom - a movie I thought was terrific until Tom Wilkinson decided to wage a class war. Moonlight Mile, for me, was different in that it shifted the focus of the film to the fiance and how he feels about his place in the world. Intentions aside, the fact that this actually happened to Brad Siberling taints my viewpoint as well - at the end of the film, he doesn't seem to mind that his fiance died, because, well, he has a new girlfriend now and if his ex didn't die he might not have met her!
I honestly don't see, from my own experience of course, how showing the characters in intense moments of pain is being disrespectful or exploitive. It's what the story is about, how these four particular people (characters) deal with - or rather don't deal with, their losses. How you interpreted this issue as peripheral has me stumped. It is the central issue of the film.
And I don't know what moments of lighthearted comedy you are referring to either. Besides the dog puking and the initial "meet cute" of the two younger leads - both moments which happen in the first fifteen minutes of the movie before the narrative has even begun to devulge the layers of the secrets and grieving (and even the meet cute is suddenly given weight when she realizes which invitations he's looking for and why), I can't recall any other such comedic moments.
Perhaps you missed the last two thirds of the movie. I saw it as primarily is about the fiance, and the issues he's facing. Even the scenes of Sarandon and Hoffman are seen through his eyes and how their feelings affect him. Sarandon (who was, as always, marvelous) probably didnt have more than 40 minutes of screen time in a two hour movie, yet Jake Gyllenhal is in every scene. Sarandon's performance, and, to an extent, Hoffman's, take a backseat to Gyllenhal's confusion and become scenery. I regarded the issue of grief as peripheral because of this.
That Sarandon in particular was so good at conveying her character's deep emotional pain underneath her anti-social bravado, I can see why that might strike a chord with a viewer even to the point of being uncomfortable watching it, but isn't that true of any good dramatic performance that touches on such issues? And isn't this the point?
Sarandon is amazingly self-contained, and provided the only sense of power in the movie for me. She does more than what Hoffman could do, although he had at least 20 more minutes of screen time than she did. It's a great performance. Thought she was better in Igby Goes Down, but know what? I'd watch her in anything.
Like I say, we saw two completely different movies. I'm fascinated by just how different.
Me too. I'm willing to own up that it has a hell of a lot more to do with my own biases and feelings about some of the subject matter, but I'm not about to start defending it. I can't defend a movie that makes me sick.
Anyway, I'm at the Shirlington Library in Arlington, Virginia right now, killing time until my 4pm showing of Bowling For Columbine, a block away. Just saw Punch-Drunk Love at 12:40 and Manuel de Oliveira's I'm Going Home yesterday. I'm positively giddy.
Holden Pike
10-19-02, 06:15 PM
We'll just have to agree to disagree of course, but I do appreciate the reasoning behind the differences anyway.
And at least we do agree in that I'd watch Sarandon in anything too.
The Silver Bullet
10-19-02, 10:58 PM
I would too.
I would especially watch her in nothing.
Monkeypunch
10-20-02, 02:36 AM
Did Van Wilder come out this year, 'cause that movie SUCKED!!!!! (in all caps and 5 exclamation points, no less)
Holden Pike
10-20-02, 02:53 AM
Yup, the turd-fest known as National Lampoon's Van Wilder was indeed released in this calendar year. I didn't include it on my list because I saw only the first half or so in the theater. I was killing time between two other movies and wandered in on a whim....and what a horrible whim it was. I honestly don't know how I lasted as long as I did.
Good Golly you guys get to see alot of movies. I don't get out a whole lot and mostly rent. So I have a short list.
xXx
Joe Somebody
From all of your lists, I'm glad I missed Men in Black II in the theatres. I was also going to rent Blade II the other night, but since you all seem to hate it, I'll not waste my precious viewing time on it.
spudracer
10-20-02, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by Aniko
I was also going to rent Blade II the other night, but since you all seem to hate it, I'll not waste my precious viewing time on it.
If you liked the first one, rent it just for sequel's sake. If you have yet to see the first one, watch it first.
Originally posted by Karl Childers
How anyone can put a classic comic book movie such as Blade II into the same group of gutter tripe such as xXx, Men In Black 2, and Resident Evil is beyond me.
They are not in the same category.
I think the first Resident Evil should have been as the first game.
Karl Childers
10-21-02, 01:13 AM
Originally posted by Aniko
I was also going to rent Blade II the other night, but since you all seem to hate it, I'll not waste my precious viewing time on it.
I didn't hate it. I have discriminating tastes when it comes to movies, and this movie rocks, considering what its intentions are: an atmospheric, action-packed, comic book thrill ride. Do yourself a favor and watch it.
Monkeypunch
10-21-02, 01:22 AM
I liked Blade the first movie better. a LOT better. it was more perverse and had a better villain. Blade 2 is okay but not great.
:yup: i agree this thread said "Least Favorite movie this year" and Blade II was it. The first one was better but Blade II was just not as good as i thought it was going to be. Worth watching when there is nothing better to do but i would hire something else if i had a choice.
Blade 2 is like, a thousand times better than the first one. There's those crazy vampires with the jaws! What's not to like?
Jonny Goodboy
10-25-02, 08:59 PM
Biggest letdown in Cinema- Eight Legged Freaks
Biggest letdown on Rental- Ghosts of Mars
Biggest personal letdown- Blade 2
Nightmare Inc.
10-26-02, 07:12 PM
:furious: Seeing this movie on the previews excited me, I myself am a movie guru, and I thought this movie was going to be great, so me and my movie buddy's took a trip to the local theater to see this movie on its debut day......We came out of that movie very dissapointed, we were expecting hardcore action, fantastic plot, etc. etc. But it was by far one of the worst movies ive seen yet, I liked Battle Field Earth better, and thats sad. The plot was so lame and had no real meaning to it, the climax wasn't exciting at all, the only advantages it had was the sound and special effects, which you will only see in a few parts of the movie. Put this movie on your "DO NOT SEE LIST".
Skaidon
11-21-02, 10:29 AM
Changing Lanes, oh so slow and boring, even with Smauel L Jackson, it couldn't be saved.
Spiderman just plain sucked, everything about it, William deFoe at his worst, and then, to top it all off, Maguire was even worse ;)
Men in Black 2, had potential, if only that had got a good director.
Im pretty sure I have seen some other bad films this year, just seem to have erased them from my memory ;)
Adam
LordSlaytan
11-21-02, 01:27 PM
Originally posted by Skaidon
Changing Lanes
YOU'RE HIGH!!! ;D One of the best movies of the year. :yup:
OptimalDelusion
11-21-02, 01:48 PM
I despise Rollerball and Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. Horrible!
Skaidon
11-22-02, 06:54 AM
How was Changing Lanes one of the best movies of the year?
What exactly made it brilliant, it was highly predictable, and Ben Affleck couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag, I was suprised I stayed awake the whole time.
But, thats just my personal opinion :)
Adam
Monkeypunch
11-23-02, 03:22 AM
Originally posted by Skaidon
Spiderman just plain sucked, everything about it, William deFoe at his worst, and then, to top it all off, Maguire was even worse ;)
Adam
You are BEYOND high! Spider-Man was one of the best flicks this year....
Worst movies I've seen.................
Eight Legged Freaks.........
Mr Deeds..........
:sick:
Sexy Celebrity
11-23-02, 12:33 PM
Originally posted by Nikki
Mr Deeds..........
That's not a real movie.
Skaidon
11-23-02, 03:09 PM
How can Spiderman ever be deemed as a good movie?
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst just CANT act, it was plain obvious. I have never liked Spiderman, as a character, but, he just made me fall asleep, it was so slow. The script seemed as if it was wrtiten by roaming band of circus monkeys, personally, i thought it was easily the worst Marvel Film yet.
Adam
Holden Pike
11-23-02, 04:27 PM
I've got a new one for my top five: The Emperor's Club: uninvolving, poorly written, witless direction, unlayered performances, just completely dull. I saw it Wednesday of this week, and the only good thing I can say about it is it was a preview, so it didn't cost me anything other than time.
OptimalDelusion
11-23-02, 08:55 PM
The writing and directing for Spider-Man could have been a lot better, but I liked the acting. I felt Maguire was very convincing as the nerd turning into a cool superhero.
Skaidon
11-24-02, 05:23 AM
He wasn't cool, he was convincing, but I don't like Spiderman at all, my least favourite Marvel Hero, so obviously that taints my opinion somewhat ;)
Adam
I only saw Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings.
I have no complaints from this list.
Same as last year.
jamesglewisf
01-16-03, 01:22 AM
Mr. Deeds was pathetic.
my 2 and a half cents worth (oh, OK, 10 cents then)
Road to Perdition - booooooring
Hearts in Atlantis - boooooring
My Big Fat....- not funny to me (i am greek and everything just seemed normal to me ;) )
AOTC Star Wars - how dare they make darth vader a sukky boy!! :furious:
XXX - full of triple craaap
Rollerball - yuk yuk yuuuukkk
but the absolute winner for me HAS to be [drumroll]
VANILLA SKY - if i didn't already hate tom, i'd hate him now anyway...when he was in the alley and meowed like a cat with his deformed face i wanted to punch him HARD
ok, finished now :)
MyRobotSuit
01-16-03, 03:05 AM
Originally posted by n7of9
VANILLA SKY - if i didn't already hate tom, i'd hate him now anyway...when he was in the alley and meowed like a cat with his deformed face i wanted to punch him HARD
:( I REALLY loved this movie so much. I haven't met a single person who did. It evokes a hell of alot of emotions everytime I see it. It makes me cry. :bawling:
I disliked
The Royal Tenenbaums - I fell asleep on some guy in the cinema.
Queen of the Damned - The plot was stupid.
Harry Potter 2 - :furious:
Originally posted by n7of9
My Big Fat....- not funny to me (i am greek and everything just seemed normal to me ;) )
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I just loved that movie.......
road to perdition was an excellent film.. and i loved the emperor's club
most disappointing films as of now were
death to smoochy
insomnia
men in black ii
gangs of new york
reign of fire (although i loved the dragons)
Deathman18
01-17-03, 11:56 PM
what do have agaisnt robin williams? Ok, i'll agree death to smoochy was pretty low....but must you insult insomnia?
worst five as psoted before:
Life or Something like it
XxX
The Tuxedo
Snow Dogs
Scooby Doo
who said i was insulting robin williams..i love the guy, especially in one hour photo..
robin williams is a fabulous actor and he is not getting the attention that he really deserves...
i said i didn't like the film, insomnia, not the actors in it...
al pacino and robin williams were the only things in it that kept me awake...
Fugitive
01-18-03, 10:24 AM
hmmm... I kinda liked Reign of Fire... maybe I was in a frame of mind for a movie with all-out action... and some of the one-liners had me chuckling...
...and I never got to see Insomnia, tho I wanted to...
Eight legged freaks
actually, i liked it too, the dragons were great along with the special effects...
the rest of the movie was a big disappointment...
filmfreak
01-18-03, 05:09 PM
I have just seen the worst film I have seen at the cinema for a couple of years. This is saying something as I tend to go at least twice a week and enjoy all sorts of films.
The Tuxedo.
I normally like Jackie Chan but this was all forced rubbish. Even poorer plot than normal. Crap dialogue and, I have to say, poor acting. It was that bad that my local multiplex stopped showing it after one week, and they are still showing Donnie Darko and Harry Potter, both of which came out last year.
It was just bad!
I need to add another one to my least favorite list.....
Corky Romano
wesa@movies
02-21-03, 03:20 AM
007 - Die Another Day - it reminded me TripleX, and those freaky stunts made Bond look like a superhero from Marvel comics.
Bad Company - Prolly the cheesiest movie ive ever seen...especially the ending...aaghh
Road to Perdition - one of the best movies ive seen....
The Rules of Attraction - i found it really entertaining and cool. It aint some typical teen movie, and it's good to watch it after u have seen American Psycho
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