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georgec said:
We need a mash-up of The Room and the Ridiculousness Trilogy.
You haven't been paying attention.
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I was going to say that would be a bit like adding jam to a jam sandwich.
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TV's Frink said:
georgec said:
We need a mash-up of The Room and the Ridiculousness Trilogy.
You haven't been paying attention.
Sorry. :(
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
It never fails to amaze me at how great my tastes have evolved since I was a kid; I found this film awesome and entertaining when I saw it way back in 2001/2002, but now I find it largely distasteful and more than a little annoying.
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
Unlike with its predecessor, I don't feel any great disappreciation for this film. Sure, it doesn't feel as dynamic as it used to, and the female protagonist seems a bit weaker than the way I remembered, but overall I think it's a decent sequel (truth be told, I think its better than the original, which I found rather weak).
Candyman (1992)
Yet another film that doesn't feel as strong as it used to. Beyond that, though, it's a solid movie, with a well-crafted story, a competent cast, and an awesome score.
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Truth be told, I never really liked this movie, and it its only gotten worse with time (my disenchantment with zombie films in general most definately has something to do with this). The best thing I can say about this film is that the zombie makeup/props is/are well-crafted. Also, as an aside, the whole plot of the movie just serves to remind me of why I can never suspend my disbelief when it comes to scientific explanations/origins for zombies; yes, I know this film is all tongue-in-cheek and isn't meant to be taken at all seriously, but still ...
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)
Andrew Divoff was awesome in this, and I loved pretty much each scene he showed up in. Unfortunately, the rest of the film wasn't so hot, and the end was just downright awful. This sequel certainly wasn't as good as the original.
Hellraiser (1987)
I found this movie decent, and that's all I can really say about it - it left me neither hot nor cold. I suppose I could bring up Ashley Laurence's hair - which I felt looked rather awful throughout most of the film - but that's an unimportant detail that has no real bearing in the greater scheme of things. All in all, I am left with an interest to read the novella this was based on.
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
What a great big meh this movie was - I find it hard to believe I felt any great enthusiasm for it back when I was a kid. The giant CG spiders quickly grow dull, and none of the characters are all that interesting. For one reason or another, I felt that the end shot - a close-up of a grinning conspiracy theorist's gold-capped teeth - sums this movie up perfectly. This would have been so much better had Scarlett Johansson been the one tasered in the crotch and then eaten by the monster arachnids.
Arachniphobia (1990)
Now this is how evil spider movies should be done - with real spiders and props, no CG whatsoever. This was definately a fun movie, and one I'd love to watch again. The only downside I saw to this film was the ending; I just can't see eye-to-eye with anyone who would choose to live in the cold, dead city over lush, rustic areas.
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
I don't know if this movie was slighty better than its predecessor or only stupid in other ways; regardless, it still wasn't a good movie. It was amusing to see the guy who played Bobby from Twin Peaks in this, though, and the redhead in the denim skirt was appeasingly hot (sigh ... and I don't even like rating movies based on sex appeal).
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
*sigh* ... yet another movie that doesn't live up to the appreciations of youth. Roger is definately more annoying to me now as an adult, and I finally understand why Eddie couldn't stand the spastic twerp. Another aspect of the film that doesn't jive with me anymore is the live action-animation combo - it's all so unsettingly surreal. On the upside, though, I still find the performances of Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd strong (Judge Doom isn't as menacing to me as he used to be, though, unfortunately).
The 13th Warrior (1999)
I liked this film. Plot was decent, and the location shots were beautiful. I can't really buy Banderas as an Arab, though.
Spaceballs (1987)
I really don't see why so many people like this parody. I find stuff like "Barf", "Yogurt", and "the Schwartz" far from funny - it's either juvenilely stupid or just plain unfunny. Pizza the Hutt was amusing, though, I'll give it that.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
It gets good once the Headless Horseman shows up. The stuff preceeding it is pretty meh, however.
The Punisher (2004)
I really liked this film, and I wish more comic books films were made this way. The character development was well done, and I loved how Castle manipulated the Saints and their people into doing his job for him. It's a shame Thomas Jane never got to reprise his role in a sequel; I'd definately would have loved to see where they would have gone with his story.
Deadtime Stories (1986)
A mediocre anthology horror film that deserves its obscurity. The first story was decent, but the second was lame and the third outright stupid. The song in the opening credits was awesome, though.
Crossworlds (1996)
The concept of parallel universes is so incredibly ripe for storytelling, so why do pretty much all films that centre around the concept seem so incredibly poor? There's nothing about this movie that's enduring - not even Rutger Hauer brings anything worthy to the plate. The worst thing about this movie is that I can see, with a few minor adjustments, how this could have been so much better.
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"The Room"
Loved It!
Tommy Wiseau is the best sounding actor since Terence Hill!
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
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DuracellEnergizer said:
The Punisher (2004)
I really liked this film, and I wish more comic books films were made this way. The character development was well done, and I loved how Castle manipulated the Saints and their people into doing his job for him. It's a shame Thomas Jane never got to reprise his role in a sequel; I'd definately would have loved to see where they would have gone with his story.
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DuracellEnergizer said:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
*sigh* ... yet another movie that doesn't live up to the appreciations of youth. Roger is definately more annoying to me now as an adult, and I finally understand why Eddie couldn't stand the spastic twerp. Another aspect of the film that doesn't jive with me anymore is the live action-animation combo - it's all so unsettingly surreal. On the upside, though, I still find the performances of Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd strong (Judge Doom isn't as menacing to me as he used to be, though, unfortunately).
Spaceballs (1987)
I really don't see why so many people like this parody. I find stuff like "Barf", "Yogurt", and "the Schwartz" far from funny - it's either juvenilely stupid or just plain unfunny. Pizza the Hutt was amusing, though, I'll give it that.
It's a world where cartoon characters are as real as anyone else in Hollywood, (more or less) it's supposed to be surreal! As Roger may be a murderer, his being a bit annoying serves to cast doubt on his innocence. Eddie already doesn't like toons anyway. ;)
Easy to forget these days is how the film ushered in a renewed interest in classic cartoon characters that continues to this day. And it put "toon" into the lexicon.
It takes courage to admit you don't like Spaceballs on a Star Wars board. Aside from Hardware Wars, there really aren't any other parodies of our favorite saga. (The XXX parody notwithstanding.) Considering all the truly wretched parody movies of the past decade, maybe that's a good thing?
Where were you in '77?
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FanFiltration said:
Tommy Wiseau is the best sounding actor since Terence Hill!
You heard him undubbed, too? He is so dull... Terence Hill only had screen presence to work for him. I always liked Bud Spencer better as an actor, even if his real voice wasn't meant for acting, he understood what acting was about, and worked with facial expressions and gestures and whatnot. Terence only had that smirk, that ceaseless shit eating grin...
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DuracellEnergizer said:
Spaceballs (1987)
I really don't see why so many people like this parody. I find stuff like "Barf", "Yogurt", and "the Schwartz" far from funny - it's either juvenilely stupid or just plain unfunny. Pizza the Hutt was amusing, though, I'll give it that.
I with you 100%! I've always hated that movie with a bit of a passion. So many people laughs at it and quotes it all the time, maybe I've just never gotten it, maybe it is over my head, but through and through I've always found every joke and gag pretty cheap and unamusing. It is like a groaner joke that stretches on for an entire film.
The Pizza the Hutt joke and the Michigan J. Frog/Alien chestburster bits both gave me a good laugh. I love the Michigan J. Frog/alien bit.
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DuracellEnergizer
Did I read this right?
Did you actually say the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is rather weak and less than the second sequel?
Please, please tell me I got that wrong.
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I feel the same about almost all Mel Brooks movies - there are some very funny bits and lines, surrounded by too much unfunny crap.
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Young Frankenstein and The Producers are consistently funny.
Life Stinks, stinks.
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Bingowings said:
Young Frankenstein and The Producers are consistently funny.
Life Stinks, stinks.
I think Blazing Saddles holds up well too. Well, up until the "French Mistake" anyway. After that, it just falls into over the top loony madness till the end of the film.
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FanFiltration said:
"The Room"
Loved It!
Tommy Wiseau is the best sounding actor since Terence Hill!
I had posted this very late last night and did not remember to comment on why I enjoyed this film. The truth is that the film is very tragically bad, but I am enamored with Tommy Wiseau's ego. It's fascinating and enjoyable to observe this man's complete disconnect with reality and rules of motion picture storytelling. Having known the overwhelming amount of control Tommy had going into the picture was a key factor in my enjoyment of the movie. The closest thing I can think to compare the strange feeling I get watching the combination of poor acting, directing, script, plot, is that uncanny valley thing, but in reverse. With "The Room", it's a positive emotional response I am getting when I logically should just turn the crap off. My mind and reason knows It's a really horribly terrible movie, but something is slightly off that makes me attracted to it. I feel that I am about to have a long strange relationship with "The Room" experience.
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
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I've been scanning through my copy of The Room, looking for images to send to the guy who is making my DVD artwork for AOTR. It's another fun way to watch!
Basically, there's no way to watch it without enjoying it.
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FanFiltration said:
Bingowings said:
Young Frankenstein and The Producers are consistently funny.
Life Stinks, stinks.
I think Blazing Saddles holds up well too. Well, up until the "French Mistake" anyway. After that, it just falls into over the top loony madness till the end of the film.
I'd count it in with Frink's other has funny bits movies.
High Anxiety, The Thirteen Chairs, Silent Movie, The History Of The World all have really funny moments but the around To Be Or Not To Be the man definitely lost his mojo.
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Mel didn't actually direct TBONTB, so does it count as part of the pantheon?
I thought the music video was hilarious in a sick and wrong sort of way.
Where were you in '77?
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The sequences in The Producers with the same lines are much more classy.
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights is one of the few films that I have walked out of a theater on.
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
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^After To Be Or Not To Be.
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After watching it a few times, you really get a feel that this is a quasi-autobiographical movie. Wiseau feels that he is this great guy, a loving boyfriend, a trusted friend, benefactor to local orphans. I think one time his girlfriend cheated on him, and so he started this persecution complex, which resulted in him making a movie about how awesome he is and how he was betrayed. I think it's like a Taylor Swift song, he wrote it so one person would feel bad, but we all get the benefits of it being public.FanFiltration said:
FanFiltration said:
"The Room"
Loved It!
Tommy Wiseau is the best sounding actor since Terence Hill!
I had posted this very late last night and did not remember to comment on why I enjoyed this film. The truth is that the film is very tragically bad, but I am enamored with Tommy Wiseau's ego. It's fascinating and enjoyable to observe this man's complete disconnect with reality and rules of motion picture storytelling. Having known the overwhelming amount of control Tommy had going into the picture was a key factor in my enjoyment of the movie. The closest thing I can think to compare the strange feeling I get watching the combination of poor acting, directing, script, plot, is that uncanny valley thing, but in reverse. With "The Room", it's a positive emotional response I am getting when I logically should just turn the crap off. My mind and reason knows It's a really horribly terrible movie, but something is slightly off that makes me attracted to it. I feel that I am about to have a long strange relationship with "The Room" experience.
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ToneyGlam said:
I watched Olympus Has Fallen in the theater with my friends..
Botwiki tells me you have no friends.
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Lookin like that wiki needs an update Frank.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
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Tobar said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
The Punisher (2004)
I really liked this film, and I wish more comic books films were made this way. The character development was well done, and I loved how Castle manipulated the Saints and their people into doing his job for him. It's a shame Thomas Jane never got to reprise his role in a sequel; I'd definately would have loved to see where they would have gone with his story.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpK0wsnitc">Dirty Laundry</a>
That's a short film, though.
Bingowings said:
DuracellEnergizer
Did I read this right?
Did you actually say the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is rather weak and less than the second sequel?
Please, please tell me I got that wrong.
Weaker than I expected, at any rate. If it's any consolation, I give both movies the same rating (albeit for different reasons).
SilverWook said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
*sigh* ... yet another movie that doesn't live up to the appreciations of youth. Roger is definately more annoying to me now as an adult, and I finally understand why Eddie couldn't stand the spastic twerp. Another aspect of the film that doesn't jive with me anymore is the live action-animation combo - it's all so unsettingly surreal. On the upside, though, I still find the performances of Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd strong (Judge Doom isn't as menacing to me as he used to be, though, unfortunately).
Spaceballs (1987)
I really don't see why so many people like this parody. I find stuff like "Barf", "Yogurt", and "the Schwartz" far from funny - it's either juvenilely stupid or just plain unfunny. Pizza the Hutt was amusing, though, I'll give it that.
It's a world where cartoon characters are as real as anyone else in Hollywood, (more or less) it's supposed to be surreal! As Roger may be a murderer, his being a bit annoying serves to cast doubt on his innocence. Eddie already doesn't like toons anyway. ;)
I'm not really criticizing the movie for the surreal aspect - it's probably unavoidable when combining animation with live-action on such a large scale. Consider my comment more of an observation of a personal reaction more than anything else.
And when it comes to Roger, yeah, I know Roger was meant to be annoying, that it serves a purpose. Still, 104 minutes of his antics makes the urge to kill inevitable.
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The original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the finest art picture ever made in America.
It's like Samuel Beckett only really, really good.
Leatherface is one of the most pathos riddled mother characters ever to grace the silver screen.
He wants to keep his lovely home clean but all these wiggly screaming food things keep invading and he has keep cutting them up and putting them in the freezer before lunchtime which spoils his pretty face so he has to peel another one off and fix up his hair and nails.
Why won't they leave him alone!?
None of the sequels or remakes match it.