Horrors of the Movie Theater: 2020 Edition

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The discussion centers around opinions on various movies, highlighting a general dissatisfaction with recent film releases. A viewer expresses disappointment with the acting in "Pulse," claiming the original was significantly better, and notes a trend of poor movies this year, including titles like "Date Movie" and "Scary Movie 4." While some participants find humor in certain films, like "Scary Movie 4," others criticize them, along with remakes and sequels, suggesting a lack of originality in Hollywood. Films such as "Little Miss Sunshine" receive praise, while others, like "Lost in America" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," are deemed unwatchable by some. Nostalgic favorites like "Time Bandits," "The Princess Bride," and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" are defended, showcasing a divide in taste. The conversation also touches on the appeal of bad movies, with some suggesting that films can be enjoyable if they are so poorly made they become funny.
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I went to see pulse in theaters today, someo of the worst acting I have ever seen...The priginal was 100x better

then again, most movies this year have sucked unimaginably...:frown: (date movie, scary movie 4, etc.)

I have also recenty come across cheerleader ninjas, don't watch that movie, it sucks
 
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Miami Vice was pretty weak.
 
scary movie 4 was hilarious!

"where am i?"
"you are being held against your will" (or sumtin like that)
"is that you kobe?" :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
Time Bandits. Now that is a bad movie.
 
WHAT? Time Bandits was GREAT!


I just saw Little Miss Sunshine. It was really good.

But it might not be your cuppa.
 
House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark also deserve to be in this thread
 
didn't the Da vinci code help kill franzbear?
 
That was kinda bad, but not THAT bad, but I do believe it did help kill franzbear...


Evo, where is franzbear? :cry:
 
Mattara said:
Time Bandits. Now that is a bad movie.
You have to admit that it must be an incredible movie to be disliked by exactly one person!

Time bandits is one of my favorite movies. It has an awesome ending.

"Mum! Dad! Don't touch it! It's Evil!" (Boom!)
 
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The Matrix
A Boy and His Dog
All horror stuff
Most other stuff...

I'm a tough sell though since I think at least 9 out of every 10 movies are garbage. However, I will watch any Sci-Fi garbage no matter how bad, provided that it isn't really just horror or fantasy masquerading as Sci-Fi.
 
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The only two movies that I've been unable to watch for more than a half-hour or so because they're so horrible are 'Lost in America' and 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'. I can't for the life of me figure out how either one of them managed to get released.
 
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If you ever see alien 51 for sale, buy it, it's so bad, it's laughable...

and it starrs Heidi Fleiss
 
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Danger said:
The only two movies that I've been unable to watch for more than a half-hour or so because they're so horrible are 'Lost in America' and 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'. I can't for the life of me figure out how either one of them managed to get released.
"Lost in America"! I agree with that one! I went with my girlfriend when it was in the theater and I had to walk out. Some people will go on and on about the comic genius of Al Brooks, but that movie stank up his entire carreer as far as I'm concerned. Had to watch "Network News" again to learn that he can actually act.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
The Matrix
A Boy and His Dog
All horror stuff
Most other stuff...

I'm a tough sell though since I think at least 9 out of every 10 movies are garbage. However, I will watch any Sci-Fi garbage no matter how bad, provided that it isn't really just horror or fantasy masquerading as Sci-Fi.

Man you are a tough sell, stick to reading books is my advice, but sometimes just sometimes a film outdoes a book.

I agree especially atm we are in the doledrums of good films, with so many remakes of films that already were great and the remakes really were worse. It seems all the originality has gone out of film making. Lord of the Rings was worth a watch, but since then, man I've stopped renting DVD's scarey movie one great, the rest garbage? And I could go on all night about crappy sequels, suffice to say Hollywood and others stop selling the same old same old, we're tired of the mediocrity.:smile:

Bad movies are only good if there so bad their funny, Pearl Harbour is a case in point, rewriting history is often hilarious :smile: especially with trite one liners to boot:-

Admiral Yamamoto: I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant.

Danny: I think World War II just started.

Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle: There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.

Evelyn: Do you ever wonder if this war's going to catch up with us?

Rafe: Not anxious to die sir, just anxious to matter.

Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle: Victory belongs to those who believe in it the most and believe in it the longest. We're going to believe. We're going to make America believe too.

Rafe: That's what I want to come home to, that's what I want to have to think about and dream about. I want to know that the best part of my life is still ahead of me.

Yuck did they write this whole movie based on sentimentality
 
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40 yr old virgin is HILARIOUS! I guess its a specific type of humour though... very teenage oriented.
 
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rocketboy said:
40 yr old virgin is HILARIOUS! I guess its a specific type of humour though... very teenage oriented.
I really liked that movie too, even if it was easy to see the plot. I thought it was pretty darned funny. "You know how I know you're gay?"
 
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FredGarvin said:
I really liked that movie too, even if it was easy to see the plot. I thought it was pretty darned funny. "You know how I know you're gay?"

lol, "because your gay? and you can tell who other gay people are?"
 
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Star Wars episode I.
 
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All of the new Star Wars sucked
 
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All of Star Wars sucked!

What was that movie that had Jamie Foxx in it, he was a pilot, and there was some computer controlled plane (jet?), and yeah, that was one of the worst movies I have ever seen!

edit... The movie I was thinking about is called Stealth, and it was terrible.
 
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Firefox? Not sure. was it very recent?:smile:
 
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scott1 said:
http://www.snakesonaplane.com/" will be the greates ever!

Snakes on a Plane has Samuel Jackson and God in the movie if it isn't awesome I want to know why!?

Inside info: the follow up movie is Spiders on a Boat, prepare for incessible tremuous interessioment awesmositification!:smile:
 
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I hear there will be a prequel: Snakes on Cocaine
 
  • #26
How the heck did that movie ever get made? Who thought that this would be a good idea? Is Samuel Jackson hurting for work?
 
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FredGarvin said:
How the heck did that movie ever get made? Who thought that this would be a good idea? Is Samuel Jackson hurting for work?
It's because of the title. It's the reason why Samuel Jackson decided to act in the movie. No one thinks it will be good just it has title that everone likes to make fun of.
 
  • #29
Waking Life 1/5
The Hulk 1/5
le Divorce 1/5
View from the Top 1/5
Old School 1/5

The Medallion 0/5 (unrateable - couldn't finish watching it)
 
  • #30
Yeah... our ex-roommate grand-nephew and his buddy (they're both early 30's) loved it. I like to think young, but that just can't be translated.
 
  • #31
Anchorman

I haven't seen Talladega Nights but I'm sure it's just as bad
 
  • #32
Plan 9 from Outer Space is also on my list.

Never watched expect for the begging in a videogame and some parts on tv on news when it was comming out on dvd.
 
  • #33
ugh how could I forget Plan 9, that was awful...
 
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scott1 said:
Plan 9 from Outer Space is also on my list.
Well yes, but it is so bad it's wonderful. It is, indeed, generally accepted as the worst movie ever made.
 
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scott1 said:
It's because of the title. It's the reason why Samuel Jackson decided to act in the movie. No one thinks it will be good just it has title that everone likes to make fun of.
In fact, apparently, he didn't bother to read the script. He read the title and said "I'm in!"
 
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I think the problem is that most movies these days are made by/for people that are stupid.

I have not seen a truly 'good' movie in years. Now that I have a dvd player I am going to go to blockbuster and rent some foreign films. At least foreign films do not insult the viewer.
 
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Mattara said:
Time Bandits. Now that is a bad movie.
You can be banned for that, it's my FAVORITE movie! :mad: That is as good or better than the Holy Grail.
 
  • #38
The holy grail WAS NOT FUNNY
 
  • #39
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This harmless little bunny disagrees.
 
  • #40
That movie was boring...

the humor was lame

don't ban me tho, k?
 
  • #41
yomamma said:
That movie was boring...

the humor was lame

don't ban me tho, k?
Have you watched Time Bandits?
 
  • #42
no...it sounds kinda lame though..
 
  • #43
All horror movies that aren't rated R. Well, at least all the recent ones, with the kids, who are supposed to be scary, and stuff.
 
  • #44
There are some pretty crappy R-rated horror movies..

(Hostel)
 
  • #45
yomamma said:
no...it sounds kinda lame though..
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/

" In the end, though, it was something that I find far, far too rarely in movies now and before, and it occurred to me after I had seen, of all things, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". What Ang Lee's film had in common with Gilliam is simply this: they both had the feel of a great big story that you came in the middle of, and you didn't want ever to end, but it didn't matter, because the structure was such that you had enough to digest for now. And I can count on less than two hands the movies where I was left with THAT wonderful feeling. "

It's an awesome movie, watch it.

What about Princess Bride?
 
  • #46
When a stranger calls (remake) was bad

And Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is on...I don't understand it at all...it's sooooo laaaameeee
 
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Evo said:
You can be banned for that, it's my FAVORITE movie! :mad: That is as good or better than the Holy Grail.

What is so good with little dwarves stealing something from God, randomly visits a boy, takes to boy on weird things, ends up in hell, only to discover that it was a set-up/joke by God?

Remember that Time Bandits was produced at the same time as Star Wars. Gives you some perspecitive doesn't it? :smile: :-p
 
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yomamma said:
When a stranger calls (remake) was bad

And Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is on...I don't understand it at all...it's sooooo laaaameeee

What movies do you find amusing? Perhaps you have an unusual sense of humour. I will admit though not everyone gets Monty Python.

/Begin Shameless toadying

Oh your so spot on there Evo

I think Time bandits was the perfect kids movie, it had that sense of wonder and majesty a good film leaves you with I quite agree.

The holy grail is sublimely ludicrous, in ways I can't even express but thaz no ordinary rabbit! That Rabbits dynamite!

The princess bride is so tongue in cheek:smile:. Love the sword fight, got to be one of the most sublimely executed fights in screen history. And the poison scene with the evil prince(duke?) is a superb bit of timed comedy.

Fantastic movies all

/End Shameless Toadying
 
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The princess bride is so tongue in cheek. Love the sword fight, got to be one of the most sublimely executed fights in screen history.
Totally agree.
This movie is on my top 10 list. IMO, if you catch a movie on Saturday afternoon TV, and you'll "just watch this next great scene" and you find you say that so many times that now the credits are rolling - that's a classic.

And Best. Swordfight. Ever.

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
This was Keanu Reeves' crowning role. I rued the day he went for serious roles.

I think Time bandits was the perfect kids movie, it had that sense of wonder and majesty a good film leaves you with I quite agree.
And I want that map for my wall!
 
  • #50
that movie i mean "What's eating Gilbert grapes" was really bad...that fat mom in it was a nightmare!
 

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