I think that list left out some obvious flops, like Glitter. And Basic Instinct 2. And this is an... odd interpretation:
[The Spirit] was killed by comic fans, who wanted Miller to go back to comics
I've seen Grindhouse (several times), but didn't catch it when it was in theaters.
Worst movie experience would probably be Jurassic Park, because I was ill and had to go curl up on a sofa in the bathroom/lounge for large portion of it. I saw it later and it was kind of interesting to go "Ah, that must have been what happened when I heard the whole theater gasp. Okay." But it worked out, since now I can say that the last Spielberg movie I saw made me sick.
Do comic fans have enough power to kill a movie?
Did
Glitter
come out in the right time period?
It seems like there has always been Glitter to make fun of, but IMDB says it came out in 2001.
Worst movie-going experience was seeing The Rainmaker while sitting in the movie with both little kids up too late AND Snoring Drunk Guy.
But I did actually like the movie.
how many of those top 10 movies have y'all seen?
I've seen the
Death Proof
part of
Grindhouse.
I liked it okay.
So what are your least favorite movie viewing experience ever?
Dune
Last Action Hero
The second
Star Wars
sequel/prequel/whatever
and also
Last Tango in Paris
Comic book fans don't even have the power to get Spider-Man's web shooters done correctly.
We're a weak lot.
Wow. I really thought
Glitter
was mid-nineties.
So, I read reviews ahead of time because I don't like seeing bad movies in the theater. So I don't really have a "bad movie experience" tale. However, there are two negative viewing experiences that come to mind:
a) The Pillow Book which is a movie I absolutely HATED. OMG. That is one movie I wish I could unwatch. A couple of professional colleagues asked me to see the movie, so I couldn't leave at the halfway mark.
b) in 1987, I went on a first date to a double feature of Near Dark and The Living Daylights and I learned through conversation before the movie that I did not like the man I was on a date with (at all, he was a pig) and would have preferred never to speak to him again, but I had to sit through 2 movies and find a way for him not to touch me the whole evening.
I never ever went on a movie on a first date again because of this. Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a double feature since.
I saw
Santa Sangre
on what might have started out as a date, but the movie addled my brain so much I couldn't bear the thought of physical contact. Dreamy guy, too. But he was always the
Santa Sangre
boy.
I'd totally see a comic movie on a first date, if I dated. I can talk about those forever even if they suck.
The Pillow Book which is a movie I absolutely HATED. OMG. That is one movie I wish I could unwatch. A couple of professional colleagues asked me to see the movie, so I couldn't leave at the halfway mark.
If I'm thinking of the right movie, I did turn this one off at the halfway mark.
Last night's post-dinner DVD was Capitalism: A Love Story, which was about what I expected. I have decided that Michael Moore is the left-wing equivalent of Glen Beck. He finds these little snippets of footage, goes "OOH!" and then jams them into his preconstructed narrative whether or not they actually support his point. (Unfortunately, working in broadcast footage sales means I know exactly where most of his clips come from, and I know what the original context was. I also know how much of a cheapskate he is both in terms of footage and labor, so for him to claim capitalism is the root of all evils and we should all work for socialist coops is pretty fucking hilarious.)