What is your WORST blind buy ever? [merged]
03-10-05 | 05:15 PM
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Hart's War. Bought it thinking it was going to be a decent WWII flick, and what did I get a modern Hogan's Heros wannabe.
As far as the ROTK choice...as a moderate LOTR fan, I think I can comment on that without being a fanboy, are you crazy? If it was your worse? What's your best, "Austin Powers"?
As far as the ROTK choice...as a moderate LOTR fan, I think I can comment on that without being a fanboy, are you crazy? If it was your worse? What's your best, "Austin Powers"?
03-10-05 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bugg
I looked at your collection and wonder if you really think that Night of the Living Dead is worse than...
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
Corky Romano
Double Team (The Van Dame flick with Dennis Rodman)
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
Corky Romano
Double Team (The Van Dame flick with Dennis Rodman)
03-10-05 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NatrlBornThrllr
I was going to respond to this, because I don't see how such a highly acclaimed film can be considered a "worst" anything...but I've never seen the film and I don't feel like jumping into an arguement that will only serve to make me look like a fanboy. That comment just struck me in the same way as those people who say, "(Insert highly acclaimed film) is the worst movie ever!!"
03-10-05 | 05:28 PM
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Irreversible - I knew all about it and what it entailed and I'm a huge fan of Bellucci and Cassel, especially Bellucci, but it's just something I could never watch again, especially with other people - which is my main drive for keeping a dvd, to be able to share it with others.
03-10-05 | 05:29 PM
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Felicidades
Movie from Argentina, distributed by Vanguard here in the States. I bought it based on one or two good reviews, ignoring the lukewarm ones. Did manage to get rid of it via Amazon Marketplace; I hope the person that bought it from me liked it better.
Movie from Argentina, distributed by Vanguard here in the States. I bought it based on one or two good reviews, ignoring the lukewarm ones. Did manage to get rid of it via Amazon Marketplace; I hope the person that bought it from me liked it better.
03-10-05 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lowrey
[b]As far as the ROTK choice...as a moderate LOTR fan, I think I can comment on that without being a fanboy, are you crazy? If it was your worse? What's your best, "Austin Powers"?
03-10-05 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TylerDurden_73
Equilibrium-A shallow Matrix Wannabe, hands down the Worst movie of all time...right up there with Howard the Duck
03-10-05 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Wannabe
I bought the ROTK Extended Edition. I didn't think there was enough story development or enough extras. As for my best blind buy, it was "Soul Plane."
Nicely done.
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03-10-05 | 05:47 PM
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A Day Without a Mexican. Oh my GOD, for such a good idea, that was mind-numbingly awful.
And to whomever the poster is with Endless Mike Helstrom's "DIDN'T I?!?" quote, you owe me a new keyboard.
Later.
RJS
And to whomever the poster is with Endless Mike Helstrom's "DIDN'T I?!?" quote, you owe me a new keyboard.
Later.
RJS
03-10-05 | 05:54 PM
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What Dreams May Come".........absolute dreck.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.....Terrible even with Ms. Lohan
Van Helsing....As bad as you've heard.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.....Terrible even with Ms. Lohan
Van Helsing....As bad as you've heard.
03-10-05 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Wannabe
I bought the ROTK Extended Edition. I didn't think there was enough story development or enough extras. As for my best blind buy, it was "Soul Plane."
03-10-05 | 06:26 PM
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From: New Zealand (Middle Earth/Skull Island)
Worst blind buy = Asterix And Obelix Take On Caesar, auctioned it the day after I watched it.
Worst blind buy I've kept = Space 1999 season 2. Buggered if I know why I bought it, I never got around to watching all of Season 1 it was so stupid. I guess it's not really a complete blind buy as I remember liking what I saw of it as a kid.
Still undecided on Donnie Darko... I mean it looks good, sounds good, it's loaded with special features but I just don't know yet if I like the film enough to keep it (special case and all).
Worst blind buy I've kept = Space 1999 season 2. Buggered if I know why I bought it, I never got around to watching all of Season 1 it was so stupid. I guess it's not really a complete blind buy as I remember liking what I saw of it as a kid.
Still undecided on Donnie Darko... I mean it looks good, sounds good, it's loaded with special features but I just don't know yet if I like the film enough to keep it (special case and all).
03-10-05 | 06:37 PM
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my worst blind buy is DEAD-alive omg what a dumb stupid movie. some one recommended me this movie and said it was a great movie and the most goriest film of all movies. i fell for that and baught it. what a waste of money.
03-10-05 | 06:43 PM
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I probably should be posting this in the international thread, but I'm still going to say 2009:Lost Memories.
This film had me riding on edge until a little over 1/2 way through. Then all of a sudden, it was like a group of new writers entered the picture and the floor dropped out. And to add insult to injury, all the center channel speaker information was redirected, only to end up coming from the right front speaker and some in the right rear surround speaker. Not only did the movie go south, the effed up surround problem was distracting as anything never experienced before. Come to find out it was a defective disk.
The funny part is, I never finished the story the first round. I waited until the replacement disk came. It too had the same problem as the original. Unreal. So, I finally finished the movie after all the excitement had been built up from receiving the new copy and had to sit through about an hour's worth of distraction. Horrible I say .. horrible.
Now I can't even pawn off the disk because I really do have a soul. Thank goodness it was less than a tenner for purchase.
This film had me riding on edge until a little over 1/2 way through. Then all of a sudden, it was like a group of new writers entered the picture and the floor dropped out. And to add insult to injury, all the center channel speaker information was redirected, only to end up coming from the right front speaker and some in the right rear surround speaker. Not only did the movie go south, the effed up surround problem was distracting as anything never experienced before. Come to find out it was a defective disk.
The funny part is, I never finished the story the first round. I waited until the replacement disk came. It too had the same problem as the original. Unreal. So, I finally finished the movie after all the excitement had been built up from receiving the new copy and had to sit through about an hour's worth of distraction. Horrible I say .. horrible.
Now I can't even pawn off the disk because I really do have a soul. Thank goodness it was less than a tenner for purchase.
