Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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At this point I've lowered my expectations to Ed Burns looking sweatily heroic as he evades dinosaurs in the jungle.
The Sound of Thunder was one of the first sci-fi short stories to get me hooked on the genre. That, along with Green Patches and He Built a Crooked House.
I hope they don't cock up the story.
We watched Layer Cake last night and the soundtrack is incredible! I have to admit being completely addicted to English gangster films.
Oh, we almost watched Layer Cake last weekend, but then we couldn't resist Alone in the Dark. You so rarely see something get 1% "fresh" at Rotten Tomatoes.
Edited 'cause... "Rotton"? Wha?
Oh, we almost watched Layer Cake last weekend, but then we couldn't resist Alone in the Dark. You so rarely see something get 1% "fresh" at Rotton Tomatoes.
Wow, that is bad.
I've never heard of ANYTHING getting a 1% fresh rating. Even Uwe Boll's previous House of the Dead and Out Cold (the movie I walked out of before the opening credits were finished) scored in the 3-4% range. (By Contrast, Catwoman got a comparatively good 9%.)
We may have a new Ed Wood for the 21st century.
the movie I walked out of before the opening credits were finished
How does that happen?
The movie's sole good point is that it's very upfront about how utterly craptastic it's going to be. The teaser sequence made it quite clear that I wouldn't be able to stand a full 90 minutes of it.
The movie's sole good point is that it's very upfront about how utterly craptastic it's going to be. The teaser sequence made it quite clear that I wouldn't be able to stand a full 90 minutes of it.
So, that's one that Caroline Dhavernas will be leaving off her resume if she's smart then?
Here's the list of 0% fresh from this decade-- 64 movies. [link] Including such gems as Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever; Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2; National Lampoon's Gold Diggers-- which "breaks new comedic ground for National Lampoon"-- the sequel to K9 (I did not know there was one); and more than one sequel to Beethoven (the one about the dog).
The 90s are even better: [link] The Mod Squad; the original Baby Geniuses (I guess sequels CAN be as good as the original); Mr. Magoo; Kazaam; Highlander 2 and 3; Dunston Checks In; The Scout; Jury Duty....
I didn't love Highlander 3, but there's NO WAY it deserves the same ranking as Highlander 2. No movie deserves that.
I'm also surprised that Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever got such low marks. It seemed typically bad, not exceptionally.
It seemed typically bad, not exceptionally.
I actually think that would "help" it in the Rotten Tomatoes bad-movie stakes. Something exceptionally bad might find one goofball to think it's so bad it's awesome.