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Right then.
Off to fix this hole in my cinematic education.
Premonition was pretty boring and painfully slow. Kept falling asleep after a couple minutes. Don't even know why I had a film with Sandra Bullock >.>
Because there is always the possibility of some "girl next door" boob shots, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xapsa
It's been known to happen.
It's the only reason I have a copy of Fire on the Amazon.:naughty:
It's the only reason to have a copy of Fire On The Amazon.
Perv.
Name a Ron Howard film that doesn't completely suck and/or doesn't make you want to vomit.
Forrest Gump had a good soundtrack but still made me want to vomit.
I'm hoping Frost/Nixon will be worthy of the original interviews but I expect to project some stomach matter somewhere along the line.
Such great subject matter(s), such sickly execution. What the fuck is that all about, like?
Apollo 13.
Anyway, Howard gets a lifetime pass as one of the developers behind Arrested Development.
No arguing allowed.
I repressed sputum several times during Apollo 13 during the seconds I managed to retain consciousness.
Maybe I have an adverse reaction to overly shiny things. Or maybe I just can't fucking stand the superheroesque (yes I just made that word up) spin Howard buffers his films with.
Not gonna argue with Arrested Development. Shoulda qualified it with Howard-directorial efforts.
Far And Away?
Yes, it should be.
Well, here we are again at the intersection of "movies I didn't like" and "movies that suck".
Apollo 13 is probably not the best Howard film to hang your "superheroesque spin" argument upon...in many ways the actual true story trumps a comic book fantasy, and the three astronauts were genuinely considered to be heroes at the time. Still are, in fact.
BTW, you were perfectly clear the first time about Howard directed efforts...Arrested Developmnet was a McGuffin from my side.
Only thing that I hate is he puts his retarded looking brother in his films . Another cute child star that did n't age well .
I'll give you that. I genuinely didn't enjoy the film. Perhaps cos I had no emotional investment. However, the film didn't provide me with said empathy either. I withdraw 'sucked'. Man, if this was the lounge, there'd be myriad possibilities there. :lol:
So, we've narrowed down Howard's films to one that is acceptable to not having sucked.
Next question...
Name two.
That's not a question, it's a challenge.
Given that you brought no emotional baggage to Apollo 13- were you around when it happened?- and the film failed to engage you in the plight of the astronauts, then by a portion of my definition, the movie did "suck". For you at least, and fair enough.
I see lots of films that I don't particularly like but they don't descend to the level of true suckage until a myriad of conditions are met. Only a few make the grade and I don't savor them like fine wine, preferring instead to concentrate on flicks I actually enjoy.
Yeah, I'm a "glass half full" kinda guy.
Using your parameters, I could say that Gladiator sucked- nothing could entice me to rewatch it- but I must recognize that it resonated with lots of people, so it's just down to personal taste.
Or maybe everyone is just gay for Russell Crowe and I'm missing the secret handshake.
On the other hand, I think Chicago is a great movie but I'm willing to accept that that choice would sink like a brick here.
I don't think most of us see enough movies and fewer still think critically enough about them to justify this thread.
Not that it isn't fun to blather on from time to time...
Funny I would have said that the inclusion of Clint Howard is the consistent high point of all Opie's films.Quote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
Witnessing his devolution from one movie to the next is truly awe inspiring.
They should reedit 2001 dispense with the ape and monolith bit and montage that in instead .
Two. A Beautiful Mind .Solid screenplay and the film lacks much of the saccharin sweetness of Howard's other films (which I'm assuming is part of the reason why you profess to disliking them so much).
If A Beautiful Mind had been presented to the public as a work of fiction, I wouldn't have too much of a problem with it. It's engaging and cleverly executed for the most part.
However, 'based on a true story' is a mercenary lie in this case. Nash and most of his relationships were completely misrepresented for the sake of the saccharin sweetness you mention above. By all accounts, the man was pretty reprehensible. He was an egotist and serial womaniser. He and his wife were actually estranged for many years and only came together again in later life out of convenience. They lived in the same house but led very separate lives. Instead we're given the portrait of a long-suffering, faithful superwoman. Simply untrue. If Nash was such a social misfit in real life, then he sure did alright with the ladies.
This, for me, would have made for a far more interesting script and I probably would've enjoyed it more if it wasn't so sentimentally padded, as is Howard's sickly wont. It makes me feel cheated and angry. True story.
I'm kinda siding with Clocker on this , I enjoy most Ron Howard films . Family friendly , good plot , sickly sweet ok but still great entertainment .
To be honest I admire him giving the half head brother work .
To be fair Peat, I never said I liked any Ron Howard films- just that they didn't suck.
I suppose that at one time or another I've seen most of them and since I still have eyes, they caused no permanent damage but when I look for a way to fill a few hours, none of his films spring to mind.
"The Mad". Undeniably. I have searched some of the lowest rated movies on imdb for fun, but this movie tops them all. I was really a torture to watch this one out. I still can't understand why I didn't turn it off after a couple of minutes.
I mean, zombie hamburgers attacking people? The actors are just the worst ever and the 'jokes' are so unfunny it isn't even funny anymore.
anything from uwe boll,
i mean, it sucks so much its not even funny
Ali G series.
But Borat, i like.
southland tales.
When someone ask about bad movies the first two that come to my mind are Napoleon Dynamite and Dudley Do-Right. Those two bored me so much that they don't even deserve to be referred as "so bad it's good".
I have to say that i saw very sh*ty crap lately, but the worst was 10Milion BC...jesus, it has the worst effects, the worst cast, etc etc...:s
If you want to see this film you have here more info lol:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136683/
rambo i dunno may be coz i had too much expections..
whatever paris hilton makes.
You got that right :w00t: :lol:
I hated the love guru
only watched coz of alba
i would definitely have to agree with anyone that watched "The Happening"......
that movie sucked till the end of the credits.
Soldier (1998)- Kurt Russell.
I came across this film while suffering a late night fit of insomnia.
I want to emphasize the fact that I did not seek out this movie...it found me.
It's competition was The Postman with Kevin Costner- a film with such a horrible reputation that Soldier seemed like the better option.
Boy, that was wrong.
Written by a co-author of Blade Runner, Soldier is one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen. There is so much wrong with it that a list of suckage would take longer to write than viewing the movie.
Suffice to say, the best performance in the film belongs to Gary Busey...that should pretty much tell you all you need to know.
I can't imagine the combination of drugs/alcohol that would render this flick watchable...resist the temptation to see it at all costs.
Still better than the similarly themed Universal Soldier or it's odious sequels( the third of which having the rare distinction of one of the few movies I wasn't able to sit through the entirety of).
Or maybe I didn't mind Soldier so much because Kurt Russell's got a lot of karma points from me for Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China.
It's true that Director Paul W.S. Anderson is a hack to the greatest degree though and "I fart in his general direction"(except for Shopping but that one fairly directed itself)
Fortunately, I've never seen Universal Soldier and will be sure to avoid it should the opportunity arise.
I can only hope Russell squandered his "karma points" for a really nice yacht or something- this is the kind of disaster that makes one automatically think "He needed the paycheck".
Certainly, it was easy work...he has maybe ten lines of dialogue in the whole movie, so sitting through makeup (which basically consists of a scar) and then looking steely for a few hours a day is the sum of his performance.
Soldier is the kind of movie that "straight to video" was designed for.
In fact, given the total lack of technical proficiency, I suspect this movie bypassed videotape and went "straight to floppy" instead.
Gary Busey was well-fucked-up by 1998, eh?
Hard to believe he's still alive. :dabs:
I'm not completely sure he is.
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/ma/...ey_1897089.jpg
But who would you rather except a ride from Busey or Nick Nolte?
http://www.throwmyshoe.org/images/nicknoltedui.jpg
Nolte's head is lumpy, but still roughly normally shaped, kind of.
Busey, not so much. :dabs:
"Still roughly normally shaped":lol:That's a ringing endorsement.
I'll be sure to add it too my next resumé.
Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest impression on employers.
Quite right.Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
I'd never hire anyone with a misshapen head - it's just bad policy.
I still shiver when i think of "There's Something About Mary" ......
:lol: you're right mateQuote:
Originally Posted by ostracizado
In the name of the King