Disappointing Criterions - Page 13

toddly6666 · 08-23-09, 11:55 PM

I just rented THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE. What a boring piece of shit film. And I almost blind bought this film based on all the praise of this being considered "the best Spanish film from the 1970s". Good acting by the two main girls, but overall bad flick.

ResIpsa · 08-24-09, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

I just rented THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE. What a boring piece of shit film. And I almost blind bought this film based on all the praise of this being considered "the best Spanish film from the 1970s". Good acting by the two main girls, but overall bad flick.

You might want to try "L'Aventurra." I think there are more car crashes in that one. And when I think "piece of shit" films, I think Salo....

toddly6666 · 08-24-09, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ResIpsa

You might want to try "L'Aventurra." I think there are more car crashes in that one. And when I think "piece of shit" films, I think Salo....

In "L'Aventurra", are there any martial arts and gun fight scenes?

There's some "shit-worthy" scene in Criterion's "Sweet Movie" too (Sweet Movie was a good movie though, I still have to rent Salo and see how bad it is).

Giles · 08-24-09, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

In "L'Aventurra", are there any martial arts and gun fight scenes?

There's some "shit-worthy" scene in Criterion's "Sweet Movie" too (Sweet Movie was a good movie though, I still have to rent Salo and see how bad it is).

WEEDEDOUT · 10-29-09, 02:14 PM

http://www.viceland.com/blogs/en/200...ttle-fuck-ups/

UGH

TheDuke · 10-29-09, 04:09 PM

Salo is not bad, just controversial. I thought it was a wonderful movie.

cranberries fan · 10-29-09, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

I just rented THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE. What a boring piece of shit film. And I almost blind bought this film based on all the praise of this being considered "the best Spanish film from the 1970s". Good acting by the two main girls, but overall bad flick.

WOW I guess one man's trash is anyone man's gold (I own the title).

I love the Frankenstein (1931) tie-in to the story and it's a wonderful flim you should watch it again.

Chadm · 10-30-09, 05:28 AM

I'm gonna have to cast my vote for Days Of Heaven. Just give us a WORD Terry. Please, just say SOMETHING. Also, I would have killed to have seen a current interview with Linda Manz.

Dick · 11-04-09, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Perkinsun Dzees

Salo

Bought it for like $700 off Ebay. I watched about half an hour then turned it off and tossed it in the trash.

I am reading this post years after the fact. I do not believe anyone would toss into the trash a DVD that cost as much as SALO cost this poster, hwoever much it actually was. He'd have re-sold it, and gotten his asking price. Why even make a false statement like this on a forum where people know better?

Dick · 11-04-09, 07:20 PM

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I don't know if I'd necessarily say that. I'm a big 50's sci-fi fan and I loved Fiend Without A Face. It reminded me of other classic cheese-fests like The Brain from Planet Arous.

FIEND WITHOUT A FACE is one of the films that was regularly shown on t.v. (unut) when I was young. The acting isn't great -- in a few cases it is quite terrible -- and the dialog is mediocre, but damned if the last twenty minutes aren't pretty awesome and (for sixties t.v. broadcast) incredibly graphic. The last quarter of the film, for me, is worth the price of admission, and the Criterion DVD captures it with perfection.

Dick · 11-04-09, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Zen Peckinpah

Good Burger. I mean, come on, this is the same company releasing Seven Samurai, M, and Armageddon...D

There are a great many people on this forum and elsewhere who would insist that GOOD BURGER is infitely superior to ARMAGGEDEN. I have not seen GOOD BURGER, but for my money ARMAGEDDEN and damned near everything having Michael Bay's stamp upon it is second string to films generally acknowledged to be the worst films of all time, such as EEGAH! and MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE. Obviously this is all a matter of very personal opinion.

shellebelle · 11-04-09, 09:33 PM

I just watched The Last Wave. It was ok, but not something that I'll run out and buy tomorrow. I did recognize an Aboriginal actor that's been in quite a few movies, lately Australia. But they didn't even show any scenery that might have saved the movie. All in all, it was a waste of an hour and 45 minutes.

big e · 11-04-09, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by shellebelle

I just watched The Last Wave. It was ok, but not something that I'll run out and buy tomorrow. I did recognize an Aboriginal actor that's been in quite a few movies, lately Australia. But they didn't even show any scenery that might have saved the movie. All in all, it was a waste of an hour and 45 minutes.

Those are pretty much my same thoughts on it. I thought the movie was alright, but nothing special and I don't think I would have lost anything by not seeing it.

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Originally Posted by Dick

FIEND WITHOUT A FACE is one of the films that was regularly shown on t.v. (unut) when I was young. The acting isn't great -- in a few cases it is quite terrible -- and the dialog is mediocre, but damned if the last twenty minutes aren't pretty awesome and (for sixties t.v. broadcast) incredibly graphic. The last quarter of the film, for me, is worth the price of admission, and the Criterion DVD captures it with perfection.

I just watched Fiend Without a Face about a week or so ago and thought it was a pretty fun movie to watch. Yea, its not a 5-star work of art, but I still had a good time watching it. (And I like '50s and '60s b-movies so it was a treat for me to watch it)

fargreg · 11-06-09, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by WEEDEDOUT

http://www.viceland.com/blogs/en/200...ttle-fuck-ups/

UGH

I like most of those movies...

inri222 · 11-07-09, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by WEEDEDOUT

http://www.viceland.com/blogs/en/200...ttle-fuck-ups/

Agree
Armageddon
Chasing Amy
The Rock
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Last Days of Disco
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Disagree
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Man Bites Dog
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Night on Earth

ResIpsa · 11-08-09, 07:25 AM

He's dead wrong on "The Man Who Fell To Earth" and "Fear and Loathing..." The rest are crap, although for me Wes Anderson's use of Devo's "Gut Feeling" in the soundtrack for "Life Aquatic" makes the film worthwhile.

The comments in that link are brutal

08-23-09, 11:55 PM	#301
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WEEDEDOUT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 361	Re: Disappointing Criterions http://www.viceland.com/blogs/en/200...ttle-fuck-ups/ UGH

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TheDuke Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 342	Re: Disappointing Criterions Salo is not bad, just controversial. I thought it was a wonderful movie. __________________ My DVD Collection

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Chadm Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 59	Re: Disappointing Criterions I'm gonna have to cast my vote for Days Of Heaven. Just give us a WORD Terry. Please, just say SOMETHING. Also, I would have killed to have seen a current interview with Linda Manz.

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shellebelle Cool New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Where it's too damn hot and doesn't rain nearly enough... Posts: 34	Re: Disappointing Criterions I just watched The Last Wave. It was ok, but not something that I'll run out and buy tomorrow. I did recognize an Aboriginal actor that's been in quite a few movies, lately Australia. But they didn't even show any scenery that might have saved the movie. All in all, it was a waste of an hour and 45 minutes. __________________ My 2009 October Horror Movie Challenge List My 2009 Summer SciFi Challenge List My 2008 October Horror Movie Challenge List My 2007 October Horror Movie Challenge List My DVD Collection

11-08-09, 07:25 AM	#316
ResIpsa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 457	Re: Disappointing Criterions He's dead wrong on "The Man Who Fell To Earth" and "Fear and Loathing..." The rest are crap, although for me Wes Anderson's use of Devo's "Gut Feeling" in the soundtrack for "Life Aquatic" makes the film worthwhile. The comments in that link are brutal