I cheered at this point in GF III. CHEERED.
Posted on 06/16/2006 1:09:59 PM PDT by Millee
I'm just making fun of the name. I don't think I ever saw either one of them.
SD
HellRaiser 2 was pretty good.
I cheered at this point in GF III. CHEERED.
I gave a pass to Ep I: Menace. My expectations were low for it -- it was the first George Lucas script in years, and after over two decades of Star Wars being an integral part of American pop culture, there could only be so many surprises.
OTOH, Ep II: Clones was a total loss to me. Of all the actors who would have given their eye teeth to play Anakin Skywalker, we got Hayden Christiansen, one of the worst actors in the world galaxy. I was so disappointed I was wondering if I should wait until video for Episode III: Sith if Christiansen was still cast as Anakin. After the announcement Lucas was so beholden to Christiansen he was changing the end of Ep VI: Jedi, I decided to lower my expectations again, just accept that Hayden was going to suck, and pray the rest of the flick made up the difference.
Here's what I wrote hours after seeing Ep III: Sith:
The only reason I would have done anything but totally ignore this past Oscar telecast would be to see Ian McDiarmid win Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Palpatine/Sidious. He wasn't even nominated, so I didn't watch. I am happy that he won a Tony Award last Sunday. I didn't even know that he was up for one.
One last thing; I saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith Friday night. IMHO, it was very good. It might have been excellent if an actual actor had played Anakin Skywalker, and not the execrable Hayden Christiansen. It's to George Lucas' credit that the film worked despite putting a high school drama-quality performer in the starring role. I gotta think that McGregor, McDiarmid, and Jackson were thinking to themselves, "George, thanks for the gig, but JEEZ! I gotta share a scene with a guy who flunked out of William Shatner Acting School and Karaoke Bar?"
You know, I think you're right...
Bill Clinton Part II (1996 - 2000) Sucked (no pun intended but fitting).
The Trial of Billy Jack.
Worst sequel ever.
Worst movie ever. Ever. No competition.
Caddyshack 2
'Nuff said.
I stumbled upon NeverEnding Story one day while flipping through channels. Gawd. If you had seen it, you'd remember it.
Check it out:
http://www.jabootu.com/tobj1.htm
You've clearly never seen Manos: Hands of Fate.
You've clearly never seen Manos: Hands of Fate.
After Jackie Mason emerged from obscurity to star in 'Shack 2, that movie immediately sent him right back.
Actually, Mason's a rare comedian who gives it to the left with the same gusto as most do the right. Mason was post-9/11 Dennis Miller before 9/11.
I remember one reviewer said of Coppola's daughter in GFIII, "She's even a lousy actress when she's just walking."
John McCain was in it?
I was just thinking about this earlier.
Conan the Barbarian -- great movie. Beauty, fun, action.
Conan the Destroyer -- ay, yi yi. What a horrid mess. Nothing.
Also, I agree about Alien 3. We don't count it.
It'd be fun to do a list of series in which the sequel is better than the first movie. I'd nominate Road Warrior, as I've never been able to stick with Mad Max for more than a few minutes.
Also Evil Dead 2.
Dan
There are some movies that are so bad they're entertaining to watch, and some are like torture. Manos is bad, but entertaining. So are movies like Plan 9 from Outer Space, Robot Monster, and Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. Then there are movies like The Trial of Billy Jack, which is like C-SPAN coverage of a Hippie Judiciary Committee meeting.
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