My Other Self

I've been on a bad movie kick lately, since for some reason I'm getting a bigger laugh out of bad movies than actual comedies. Two "bad" movies that come to mind are (well basically anything starring the man) Kevin Costner in The Postman and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

I've never seen The Postman, although in the visual commentary on the DVD in The Simpsons he profusely apologized for it (not to mention all the bad flack it's gotten over the years), and I haven't seen Robin Hood since I was a kid.

Are their reputations that bad? Do any hold any merit? I think I'll watch these at some point, but wanted to see what everyone else's opinions are.

GoldenJCJ

I like both of them...and the majority of Costner's movies for that matter.

starman9000

Funny, I just ordered these from a sale at columbiahouse (as well as Waterworld). I have seen them both, and from what I remember, I think I will enjoy The Postman and Waterworld this time around, but will be bored by Robin Hood.

Also grabbed Wyatt Earp, which I have never seen.

stingermck

Robin Hood is far from bad. Surprised that would even be an option

BlueCC

Robin Hood is a great movie. It might even be one of my favorite movies.

LorenzoL

I think that Robin Hood is a good movie. The Postman on the other hand...

Sessa17

Same here, dig the hell out of both of them & consider them both to be good movies. Always been a real big Costner fan. Think he gets such a bum rap.

I think 3000 Miles to Graceland fits much better for your bad movie kick. It actually is a bad movie, but one I enjoy a lot & think Costner is great in.

My Other Self

That's what's odd.. I like 3000 Miles to Graceland and Waterworld. Those two and The Untouchables are the only films I like that he's in, but it's mainly because of the supporting cast. Costner is just one of those actors that I can't really stand.

Kurt D

Postman was actually pretty decent ... Critics seem to have it in for Costner.

Patman

The main thing that sticks out for me in Robin Hood is that Costner's accent is very inconsistent (I suspect after some point shooting the film, he just ditched the accent and went for broke).

PopcornTreeCt

Kinda of an odd comparison. The Postman and Waterworld could make a good bad movie double feature -- because he directed both of those movies.

toddly6666

How can Robin Hood be good? It's got Dave Chappelle in it. Robin Hood shouldn't be a comedy to made fun of!!!

Dr Mabuse

I wish I could go back to the time when I had not seen that masterpiece, just so I could have the pleasure of seeing it again for the first time.

One of the best westerns ever made.

starman9000

Good to hear, I've heard good things recently (as opposed to before when everyone would only say it wasn't as good as Tombstone.)

Another I haven't seen is For Love of the Game, and I don't really know why.

dx23

Robin Hood is pretty good, if you don't mind Costner forgetting the English accent in 3/4 of the movie. The only bad thing about the DVD is that it only had the extended cut version. The theatrical version was a lot better.

starman9000

Really? The copy I just received doesn't say anything about that... But yeah, I just checked Amazon and the run-times are the same for this and the 2 Disc-Special Extended Edition. That's a bummer.

starman9000

He only directed The Postman. Waterworld and Robin Hood were both directed by Kevin Reynolds.

PopcornTreeCt

I didn't say he directed Robin Hood. As for Waterworld...

Troy Stiffler

I could never get into Robin Hood when I was younger. Haven't tried since.

I watched The Postman in the past year or two and enjoyed it a lot. I'd say it's a 3 or 3.5 star movie (our of 4).

fumanstan

I liked Robin Hood as well.

superdeluxe

Robin Hood is pretty good as well.

And Postman/waterworld I also enjoyed.

starman9000

Didn't say you said he directed Robin Hood.

As for Waterworld...I did not know that. Looks like he directed a few scenes.

I wonder if he helped or hurt it?

inri222

Not a fan of his work except for these which are excellent :

JFK
A Perfect World

Boba Fett

The only good thing about The Postman is it has Tom Petty, essentially playing, Tom Petty.

MBoyd

I liked Robin Hood when I saw it originally. So much so I saw it twice in one weekend. I think it was mostly because I thought Alan Rickman was so damn funny in it. Havent seen Robin Hood since.

The Postman . . . I tried watching it once and skipped ahead quite a bit.