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parma_violets

The Winning Combination Of Self-Medication And Catwoman

Feb 27, 2006 18:24

It's funny - I did actually have a good weekend, despite watching this, this, this, this, this and this. I think the solution was lots and lots of drunk talk, interspersed with the odd episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm or Futurama as a palate cleanser.

But if you couldn't make it, you needn't worry! You can envisage what such a joyous event ( Read more... )

bad movies, curb your enthusiasm, futurama, ashley, lewis brothers, mark, roger, nipples, hester

Comments 23

sizzleleg February 27 2006, 18:57:58 UTC

HAHHAHA! Van Helsing is just the worst film EVER.

I really like Hugh Jackman, but WHAT THE FUCK was that all about?!

And Richard Roxburgh is postiely the WORST vampire ever to grace the screen...

That end bit where Kate appears in the clouds... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I thought I was going to DIE laughing...

sizzleleg February 27 2006, 19:03:46 UTC

Oh yeah, nd you WATCHED Batman and Robin!?!

That film is SO terrible, hahaha. And Revenge of the Sith too... I went to see that at the pictures when stoned. I thought it was the best film ever at the time, then I watched it again and I wanted scratch my eyes out. hahaha.

That bit with Darth at the end is priceless:

'Where is padme? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'

Pfft, I thought Darth was COOL. Whatever happened to that?

parma_violets February 28 2006, 13:06:09 UTC

I actually begged Mark to stop playing Revenge of the Sith. He found it so bad it was funny. I just found it empty and depressing, barring a few hilarious moments of overacting from Ian McDiarmid.

jakiri February 28 2006, 21:49:15 UTC

It was less amusing than I remembered it, probably due to fewer abusive ad-libs.

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baron_scarpia February 27 2006, 19:14:57 UTC

I've become a tag!

I'm about to write about the past weekend in immense detail. I would like to say that I'm sorry about Sextette, but it'd be an utter lie. My schadenfreude went through the roof, and I don't regret any of it.

I think I can answer five out of six of the quiz above. Impressive, considering I wasn't there for the first half of the event.

jakiri February 27 2006, 20:20:25 UTC

I think we're the SAME PERSON

gileswl February 27 2006, 20:22:27 UTC

Nice pre-emption there.

parma_violets February 28 2006, 13:07:39 UTC

I've become a tag!

An honour probably tempered by the fact that "nipples" is also a tag now, but still...

I really want to see those photos you took of people watching Sextette. I wish you'd been there to take photos of people's reactions to the 'Beloved Aunt' episode of CYE, which actually seemed to shock people.

gileswl February 27 2006, 20:25:59 UTC

I still think Catwoman is the worst movie I have ever seen. Sextette was more horrifying than a big bag o' Cthulhu - but, basketball montage.

Finish Him! jakiri February 27 2006, 21:12:06 UTC

Catwoman was definitely horrific, and positively nausea-inducing.

baron_scarpia February 27 2006, 21:59:29 UTC

The basketball montage is a powerful image indeed, and many a brave man has fled in terror from it. But I don't think it reaches the heights of Timothy Dalton about to kiss the Creature from the Deep on the lips.

parma_violets February 28 2006, 13:08:38 UTC

Hush, hush - in but a few weeks, Catwoman LEGEND Sharon Stone will be releasing her own remake.

nikephros February 27 2006, 23:02:03 UTC

Awww -

you KNEW these all sucked before you watched them.

Still, I've had a lot of fun watching movies that defied the laws of physics by both sucking and blowing at the same time.

But somehow, none of these approach the artistry of "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" with all that it has for foot and skullcrusher fetishists, or "Empire of the Ants" with Joan Collins being devoured by the 14-foot crawlies (yay!), or "Bubba Ho-tep" or "The Man with the Screaming Brain" and all their cheesy, tongue-in-cheek charm.

Maybe someone can tell me what the hell happened to the bad movies I used to love. Some were just laughable (Ice Castles - yes that one, what a frikkin scream), others truly approached poingnacy (The Beast of New York), but none sucked like the Star Wars trilogy or (shudder) Catwoman - Hallie, WTF were you thinking?!

Ok - don't mind me. I'm taking my meds (Laphroaig) with a little water right now.

JR

jakiri February 28 2006, 08:08:01 UTC

But Bubba Ho Tep is a good movie!

parma_violets February 28 2006, 13:08:59 UTC

He's right there, Ted.

nikephros February 28 2006, 15:23:33 UTC

Ok -

Really, no arguement there at all.

Bruce Campbell was on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Craig asked him why, over the last few years, despite the huge amounts of money being invested in making and promoting these movies, people have stopped going to Hollywood's big blockbusters.

To a one-minute standing ovation, Bruce simply answered: "Because they suck."

So I enjoy two kinds of 'bad' movies:

- Good Bs - Cheap schlocky movies that are tightly scripted and well made within their considerable limitations ("Evil Dead" and "Them" are prime examples).

- Or movies made in earnest that just don't know how bad they are (these transcend budget and A or B considerations).

Did anyone see "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" by any chance? A parody of the second catagory that actually worked.

JR

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pink_sweater_uk March 1 2006, 11:17:20 UTC

At an educated guess:

1. The Brain
2. Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith
3. Sextette
4. Van Helsing
5. Catwoman
6. Batman & Robin

And where is the second half of that Catwoman review, eh?

parma_violets March 1 2006, 19:35:06 UTC

You are right on all counts! Also: feel the pain.

The second half of the review is the very next post in my LJ, chronologically. Just click onto "next entry" for the theoretically thrilling conclusion!