response 26 of 304:

Apr 7 16:44 UTC 2002

I liked "Eat, Drink, Man and Woman" a lot. I also liked the 
remake "Tortilla Soup" but not as much as the original. 

FWIW, I also liked Ghost World which I rented quite by accident. You 
see, happyboy was playing a funny on me and he told me to go rent 
Ghosts of Mars and I rented Ghost World by mistake but, of course, 
ended up liking it better than Ghosts of Mars. 

response 28 of 304:

Apr 8 14:21 UTC 2002

I saw two movies last year that were worse than Ghosts of Mars. I was 
at least able to watch Ghosts of Mars all the way through. These other 
two movies were so bad, I couldnt even watch them and had to turn them 
off. They were:

1) FReddy Got Fingered
2) Moulin Rouge

response 30 of 304:

Apr 8 15:13 UTC 2002

i watched 'don't say a word' last night. it was boring, but i did finish it.
another really bad movie from the blockbuster dvd crap-ass selection was
'bagdad cafe'. total shite. *almost* laughable. another shitass one was 'haiku
tunnel'. be warned!

we also watched 'midnight express'. i can't believe i'd never seen it before.
it was pretty good, though i was disappointed to find out they changed the
ending for the movie to make it more 'exciting'.

response 32 of 304:

Apr 8 16:08 UTC 2002

I rather like "Bagdad Cafe".

response 34 of 304:

Apr 19 14:14 UTC 2002

Need a taste of movie badness? Here's a good cure!

For those of you not in the know (and those that need a refresher) here's 
the URL that explains everything and then some:

http://www.smitheeawards.com/

...and the short and sweet for the eternally lazy:

The Smithees are, in a very very remotely sorta similar way, something 
kinda like the academy awards for bad cinema. Except they "honor" films 
from any time/era/genera. And the winners are not usually present to 
tearfully acknowledge their induction into tasteless movie fame. Oh, and 
the audience votes for the winners, not some nebulous "committee". Ahhh, 
errr...and there is usually some sort of drinks in colors not found in 
nature as well as truly obnoxious munchies (circus peanuts anyone?) 
floating around but other than that, almost exactly like an academy awards

presentation.

So come on down to 1800 Chem this Saturday (the 20th) at 7pm, check your 
brain at the door, grab a pencil and pad of paper and prepare to make your

vote count. Or, just come to watch the clips of horrible horrible movies 
that exemplify what it is to be bad cinema. Either way, it's a lot of fun 
and a great way to spend a Saturday. No really! Bring a friend even.


...and lastly, from on of the founding members:

>OK folks, you have less than a week to prepare yourselves! The Smithees 
>are this Saturday! Room 1800 Chemistry building, 7pm to midnight-ish.
>Admission is free, and strange snacks will be provided!
>
>As an added bonus, here's a poster for you all to download and enjoy...
>
>http://141.214.85.112/smithee/2002/Poster_2002.pdf

response 36 of 304:

Apr 20 01:28 UTC 2002

Well, the idea is that any director who wishes to dissociate himself from 
a film because he or she doesn't believe it to be a good career move to 
have it identified with his or her own name traditionally credits Allan 
Smithee with the direction.  Whether the film is or is not BAD is moot.

response 38 of 304:

Apr 20 04:54 UTC 2002

Saw "Frailty" tonight. Very creepy film, from a psychological perspective.
There were some holes in plot, directing (Bill Paxton), and writing, but the
premise was original enough to compensate and, despite the theme (serial
murder), there was very little actual gore. Since it was compared to The
Shining, I didn't tell Val what it was until I'd already bought tix (she found
The Shining to be mostly dull), and that was good... she was very creeped out
by it. It does have a very religious theme, which gets redundant in parts,
and the ending was anticlimactic (I found myself wanting to don jacket about
five minutes from when they actually got around to rolling the credits... I'd
probably see it again, but there are enough weaknesses to it to make me wonder
how many times. Some swearing, for people who care; the suggested violence
is VERY violent. Oh yeah, and claustrophobes will definitely leave with sweaty
palms (ironically, I chose this one over Panic Room, and there's a scene in
here which is bound to be worse).
 
Hmmm... that's about it. Overall, balancing the bad directing and plot holes
with the interesting premise and entertainment value, I'll give it a 2.5 out
of 4.

response 40 of 304:

Apr 21 00:52 UTC 2002

Just got back from seeing "Y Tu Mama Tambien."  Silvia and I enjoyed 
it. Lots of nudity--even male frontal nudity. In fact, there's more 
male nudity than female nudity. Spanish, with English subtitles.

response 42 of 304:

Apr 21 16:12 UTC 2002

I kind of liked that "Last Supper" movie. 

I want to see "Y Tu Mama Tambien" but I think it is only playing at the 
State theater and their seats hurt my bum bum. 

response 44 of 304:

Apr 22 15:20 UTC 2002

I caught the first two hours or so of the Smithees.  Good show.  :)

response 46 of 304:

Apr 23 05:31 UTC 2002

(I saw "Himalaya" last summer and loved it.)
 
Leslie and I saw "Monsoon Wedding" tonight and we loved that too.
We could use a family tree to keep track of all the relatives though:
the movie is juggling maybe a dozen important characters and maybe 
another 20 in the background.

response 48 of 304:

Apr 26 13:45 UTC 2002

My friend Max predicts that The Rock will be the next Schwarzenneger.  God
knows, he's hotter.