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After doing all of the recent Marvel and DC movies with the family I thought I would treat them to the Tim Burton version of Batman from 1989, to show them how good films were back in t’day.
Wow! It hasn’t aged well.
Batman is hardly in it, and in the occasion when he does arrive, he has the mobility of a Dalek and all of the brooding menace of Bungle the Bear. Good job he only had to go up against Jack Nicholson doing his panto dame routine and not Tom Hardy’s Bane.
The car is still pretty cool though.
Any of the American Pie franchise, but the original in particular, Even when it was released (1999) it was pretty cringe, age has not treated that film well.
Human Caterpillar.
Isn't that a novelty cake?
Oh, Debbie Does Dallas before anyone chips in.
all of the brooding menace of Bungle the Bear.
I'm going to rewatch it just to enjoy that description!
Batman is hardly in it, and in the occasion when he does arrive, he has the mobility of a Dalek and all of the brooding menace of Bungle the Bear. Good job he only had to go up against Jack Nicholson doing his panto dame routine and not Tom Hardy’s Bane.
Yeah but the music!
The Whale - we watched it last weekend. Its not that its a bad movie, more that its just so hard to bear.
Revisiting my yoof I rewatched the Crow as I saw it was streaming. I recomend not bothering.
The latest Beverley Hills Cop, the original for £1 entry to the ABC with the place filled with loads of fag reek and folk, the Pointer Sisters Neutron Dance
Although I must admit Eddie Murphy seems to have aged well compared to the rest
Glen & Randa
all of the brooding menace of Bungle the Bear.
Which Bungle though? There were actually 3 versions of the Bungle costume - the first one was absolute nightmare fuel
Surprised no one has mentioned "Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom" yet
JolsaFull Member
Martyrs.
My first thought
Pretty much anything with a red "N" in the corner of the advert and a big name star.
Even Gal Gadot couldn't make me stick with red notice.
Michael Flatley's Blackbird:
Recently
Deadpool vs Wolverine. A true turd
star wars 1-3
my son recently got into star wars and thought I would watch phantom menace with him.
What utter crap
Debbie Does Dallas before anyone chips in
Disagree! it's kinda quaint - back to a time when women had fun making a pron film!
Disagree! it’s kinda quaint – back to a time when women had fun making a pron film!
Just because we can do irony/sarcasm doesn't mean that we should.
I read the novel High Rise, by James Hallard back in the summer and really enjoyed how crazy it was. When I discovered there was a movie, I got quite excited and kept my eye out for it.
Anyway, I spotted that it was actually on Amazon Prime at the weekend....it was utter pish.
The last temptation of Christ - I walked out during the intermission
Highlander......... 2?
I read the novel High Rise, by James Hallard
Otherwise known as J G Ballard
it was utter pish.
I liked it 🙂
The last temptation of Christ
Eyes Wide Shut
I liked those too. This is why I never take STW film recommendations seriously. Diff'rent strokes.
God, there are just so many, so here are 3 nominations from way back, fairly recent and current.
Last Tango In Paris - for all its notoriety it's just excruciatingly dull.
Spencer - just why make a film like that? Pointless.
Longlegs - an utter bore and just silly.
My usual answer would be the second Matrix film, but I recently rewatched an 80's film called 'No Retreat No Surrender' and god that was awful.
As a kid I remember it being hailed as a grittier, more violent Karate kid (with one of Jean Claude Van Damme's early appearances). but through adults eyes, the acting was dire, the action sequences laughable, but worst of all the plot just didn't make sense!
I liked those too. This is why I never take STW film recommendations seriously. Diff’rent strokes.
What you talking 'bout DrJ
Highlander……… 2?
There should have been only one.
Mad Max Fury Road
he has the mobility of a Dalek and all of the brooding menace of Bungle the Bear.
If brooding menace is what you want from a batman film, may i suggest you don't watch the original 60s film (which is hilarious IMO)
I really struggled with the schmaltz of Its A Wonderful Life. Capra films are pretty ****ing schmaltzy generally, but they're often funny at least. But that one really went over the top.
89 Batman is fantastic!
Agree with Star Wars 1-3.
Thor Love & Thunder (?) absolutely dire vs the others which I enjoyed
Films i have enjoyed…
Eyes Wide Shut
Last Temptation of Christ
Last Tango in Paris
Longlegs
Mad Max Fury Road
oops
I enjoyed Mad Max Fury Road but apart from that it's as if we're 2 entirely different people.
Oh. Hang on...
The Whale – we watched it last weekend. Its not that its a bad movie, more that its just so hard to bear.
Also, The Road.
Great film but I couldn't watch it again, think I'd need counselling.
Hereditary
I don't think I've ever been angrier after watching a film.*
The base requirement of a horror film is it should be scary. It isn't. Not on any level. Any pretentious arse that tries to claim it's "intelligent horror" is a try hard edge lord. The young daughter character was abysmal, but is surpassed by her brother who may be the worst character in anything I've ever watched. Not even Toni Collette can save it.
(*Midsommar comes a very close second, which is also by the same director...)
Deadpool vs Wolverine. A true turd
Hush your dirty mouth child.
The Expendables
Time I won't get back.
Avatar 2. It's rare we turn a film off not even half way through but what a steaming pile.
There's been a few other Netflix ones but they were so poor I can't remember the title...one had Mark Wahlberg in it so it was never going to be brilliant.
Real Steel. One of the most thumbed up films on Netflix, apparently. Heartwarming, apparently. Actually soulless, schmaltzy toss.
There’s been a few other Netflix ones but they were so poor I can’t remember the title…one had Mark Wahlberg in it so it was never going to be brilliant.
The Union.... it was utter carp
Anything with Jason Statham in it, avoid if it’s the last thing you do.
montylikesbeer
Full Member
Anything with Jason Statham in it, avoid if it’s the last thing you do.
Ordinarily is agree but I actually like the Crank films. 😐
antichrist (not due to the controversial nature of the film) or any film by lars von trier for that matter as i thought they were all terrible. (pretentious/self indulgent tosh imho).
Deadpool vs Wolverine. A true turd
This proves monsters are real. They are real. 😉
The Expendables
Time I won’t get back.
Just as well you haven't seen the sequels then 🙂
I really struggled with the schmaltz of Its A Wonderful Life
George Bailey loses his hearing in one ear, is forced out of business, and seriously contemplates suicide. You may not like the film but the idea of it being Christmas schmaltz doesn't quite fit the film's plot IMO.
montylikesbeerFull Member
Anything with Jason Statham in it, avoid if it’s the last thing you do.
Nooo... They're not good films, but perfect on a Sunday night with some wine as you try to distract yourself from the impending Monday
Batman is hardly in it, and in the occasion when he does arrive, he has the mobility of a Dalek and all of the brooding menace of Bungle the Bear. Good job he only had to go up against Jack Nicholson doing his panto dame routine and not Tom Hardy’s Bane.
If your reference point is Tom Hardy and not Adam West then you're never going to get that film, regardless of whether it's good or not. 😀
Also, The Road.
Great film but I couldn’t watch it again, think I’d need counselling.
It's the same with his (Cormac McCarthy) books. I have to mentally prepare myself before I start reading them, and then wonder whether I need counselling once I've finished them. Some of them are utterly fantastic, though.
I’d say any sequel, or franchise after the first film, is likely to be crap. In general they are taking what was probably a decent original idea and leaching the last few million dollars from it. There may be the occasional honourable exception, but I can’t think of any.
Amy (Amy Winehouse story)
I thought that wasn’t too bad. Especially compared to Mission Impossible 437 or the Bourne [insert random word here].
Get Out.
Really bigged up. Absolutely cringe.
We went as a family, Mum Dad and teen twins. A unanimous verdict of utter, utter shite. And as you say, hyped up beyond hype.
Hmm now ya see - I enjoyed Get Out. A mad idea but at the same time creepy and crazy.
I recently watched 10 minutes of Fresh - that horrible thing has been in my head for weeks now and I can't get rid of it. Nor can I get rid of the idea that maybe I should watch the whole film!
Get Out was great (not sure it's a "family trip to the cinema" sort of film though!) As is '89 Batman (at least, it has a lot of good points, the best Batmobile ever being one of them!)
Finally got around to watching "cult classic" Nightbreed the other day. Now that is a bad movie. Decent idea & great makeup effects though!
I recently rewatched an 80’s film called ‘No Retreat No Surrender’ and god that was awful.
I once had a sleepover off of the '90s where we watched No Retreat No Surrender 3. I've no desire to ever see any of the series, it was so poor. The continuity was... Spectacular.
I am probably going to get flamed to within an inch of my virtual life here but the 2 films I wish I had never bothered watching, but which nearly everybody in the universe (or so it seems) raves on about how good they are, are :
Withnail and I
and
Blade Runner.
Hours of utter boredom that I will never get back.
not sure it’s a “family trip to the cinema” sort of film though!
I think the kids were 19 or 20......
^^
Right. simondbarnes is going on ze list. 😉
I once had a sleepover off of the ’90s where we watched No Retreat No Surrender 3. I’ve no desire to ever see any of the series, it was so poor. The continuity was… Spectacular.
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 is one of my all time faves. Cynthia Rothrock! Loren Avedon! So bad it's good.
ThePinkster
Full Member
I am probably going to get flamed to within an inch of my virtual life hereWithnail and I
and
Blade Runner.
My God. My God! I'll let you off Withnail but Blade Runner?!
Let me know if you ever need a blood transfusion.
😉
To be honest i've always thought of Blade Runner as a fairly boring run of the mill story wrapped in amazing visuals and soundtrack with one good monologue.
Anything with Jason Statham in it, avoid if it’s the last thing you do.
We did Meg and Meg2 recently... oh my... were they REAAAAAAALLLLY bad.
scammell
Free Member
To be honest i’ve always thought of Blade Runner as a fairly boring run of the mill story wrapped in amazing visuals and soundtrack with one good monologue.
I've always been utterly fascinated by it. Luke everything though, it's subjective.
I can't stand the sequel though. It's a competent SF film but it's just not a Blade Runner film/sequel to me. There is another film and even a TV series planned but I'm just going to pretend they don't exist.
Started watching Independence Day:Resurgence the other day.
It's rare that I actually turn a film off. I turned it off.
Absolute garbage.
LOL, cheers. :o)
I was afraid I might have taken the joke too far but I'm glad you took it the way it was meant. Lol
To be honest i’ve always thought of Blade Runner as a fairly boring run of the mill story wrapped in amazing visuals and soundtrack with one good monologue.
A killer hunts down some 'others'. I mean, it's a slight story, but, as you say, add in the great ancillaries and you get a great film. Isn't that the same as huge numbers of films though? I'm in the middle of watching The Holdovers - a few people stuck in a snowbound school over Xmas 1970. It would be a terrible film if it didn't have a good script and impeccable acting, but it does, so it's a good film. Take a few elements out of Alien and you end up a rubbish alien-horror B-movie and not a classic.
Lost in translation
Independence Day (post above reminded me.. aliens travel across the galaxy but we can hack there code...)
Rebel Moon.. we watched the first but couldn't finish the 2nd, and now I see there an extra 2hrs+ of directors cut we could watch...
Mad max furiosa, I kinda enjoyed fury rd
TBH I've given up on new films