I found MR a chaotic, noisy, melodramatic mess on my first viewing and didn't like it at all. On my second viewing, it suddenly clicked and I dug it. It was still a chaotic, noisy, melodramatic mess, but it made a goofily enjoyable sense.
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Scrappy - May 07, 2009 4:55:12 pm PDT #1114 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Atropa - May 07, 2009 5:02:50 pm PDT #1115 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Again, So Pretty! Barely resembles the novel, and dear God, why Keanu as Jonathan Harker? But Gary Oldman as Dracula, Tom Waits as Renfield, and a lot of pretty costumes make up for that.
Volans - May 07, 2009 5:12:48 pm PDT #1116 of 30000
move out and draw fire
My low-water mark for Bad Movies was, for many many MANY years, Rhinestone
Good God yes. "Ah can see youh pulse."
And some joke about crabs.
Juliebird - May 07, 2009 5:22:16 pm PDT #1117 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Nightwatch
Good creepy atmosphere.
Rewatched Last Action Hero just this past Christmas, and still enjoyed the heck out of it.
Appaloosa is the most recent movie where I spent the entire time going "WTF is this?". There is a Chevy Chase movie that is pure evil and makes my soul feel stained even thinking about it. Nothing But Trouble or somesuch. Evil.
Kathy A - May 07, 2009 5:49:13 pm PDT #1118 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The only time I walked out of a film was a midnight showing of Sid and Nancy. The only other time I wanted to walk out of a film was The Road to Wellville. God, that movie stunk to high heaven, and I had treated my mom to a full-price evening showing on my $18K/year salary. I apologized to her as we left the theater.
Kathy A - May 07, 2009 5:54:50 pm PDT #1119 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
And, in a separate post to distinguish it from bad films, I just got back from seeing Star Trek.
Oh, my god, was that FUN!!! Although I wouldn't see it again in IMAX--waaayyy too much stuff going on to get that close to the screen. I need some distance next time I see it, and that will be soon.
Chris Pine was excellent as Kirk, Zach Quinto nailed Spock and all of his messy hidden emotions, John Cho and Zoe Saldana were great as Sulu and Uhura, Anton Yelchin was good if annoyingly heavy with the Russian accent as Chekov.
And then there were Simon Pegg (he needs more screen time!!) as Scotty--very funny--and Karl Urban (yummmm...excuse me, what was I saying?) did a perfect Deforest Kelley and still made Bones interesting as a character and not an imitation.
I want the next installment now, please!
Frankenbuddha - May 07, 2009 6:01:59 pm PDT #1120 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
dear God, why Keanu as Jonathan Harker?
And Coppola (and at the time, Winona, I would guess) wanted Johnny Depp, GODDAMMIT!!!!! Fucking studios fuck every fucking thing up.
Dana - May 07, 2009 6:03:05 pm PDT #1121 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, The Road to Wellville. Good choice for a bad movie. Ugh.
§ ita § - May 07, 2009 6:08:39 pm PDT #1122 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I've only walked out of the cinema once-- Scanners. And I was watching because a friend's head exploded in it, but I didn't even make it that far.
Volans - May 07, 2009 6:13:02 pm PDT #1123 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Chris Pine was excellent as Kirk
It possibly shows my geekness that I keep thinking his name is Chris Pike.