I wish MST3000 was still around. Those folks would have had a blast with this flick.
Posted on 08/03/2003 12:34:56 PM PDT by Luke Skyfreeper
"Gigli," the new Ben Affleck / Jennifer Lopez appears set to make movie history as one of the worst movies of recent years.
The film currently appears at # 2 on IMDB's list of the 100 worst films of all time, displacing even the god-awful "Manos -- the Hands of Fate," which has enjoyed a fairly long run as the worst film ever made.
A film this bad, however, can be terrific entertainment -- especially when you read some of the reviews of others who have plopped down their money to see the turkey:
And for more Gigli news here at free republic (including an "Onion" thread: see here
Try it if you don't believe me.
BTW, it is very clear to me that that "review" was meant to be sarcastic. I'm not sure that "ironic" is quite the same thing. In fact, "ironic" may be the most over-used word in the language (unless "metaphorical" is...)
Ooops, of course that should read "SARCASM tag". A "SarCam" would be a small webcam sending out pictures of me typing replies here.
And I will allow that the review may be considered "ironic", although I still prefer the less abstruse "sarcastic" for this sort of thing.
Nothing can be that bad :)
I feel much Schadenfreude, however, at seeing two of the biggest jerks in Hollywood, J. Ho and Ben Affleck, finally getting theirs.
I wish MST3000 was still around. Those folks would have had a blast with this flick.
I actually think that "Manos, the Hands of Fate" will catch back up. I think the reviews of Gigli to this point represent only the initial violent retch reaction.
Surely it can't rigli be as bad as "Manos, the Hands of Fate..."
From fugu_286:
Summary: Watch out! Here comes the J-Lo Bomb!
Ever since "Anaconda" slithered onto the big screen a few years ago, I've been waiting for J-Lo's next big bomb. But months and then years passed. The lady with the big booty seemed to have the Midas touch. Everything she did seemed to turn to gold, sell out the box office and even get some critical acclaim. "The Wedding Planner" was hailed as the greatest romantic comedy since "Schindler's List." "Out Of Sight" had them swooning. "J-Lo and Clooney!! What chemistry!!!!" Even a stinker like "The Cell" didn't garner the scorn it so deserved.
Well, "Gigli" has done it. If this film doesn't bury J-Lo's career, then nothing will!
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Needless to say, I was pulling out my eyebrows with a pair of red hot tweezers by the time the closing credits rolled down the screen. Nobody was left by then. Nobody. They were all gone.
All gone.
The stench was unbearable. The corpses littered the ground. The sky was red. Bloody red. Red.
from adventuress146:
Summary: How did this movie get made?
I went to see Gigli. I walked out. I like Ben and Jen but I have no idea how they would even do that movie. It was boring and slow. Every other word was a curse word. It was so dumb I felt like my brain was melting.
from romeosnothome (who is apparently a soldier overseas, as the viewer location is given as "Iraq"):
Summary: THE Worst movie I have ever been forced to attend!
I just don't consider myself lucky to have been invited to a pre-screening of this movie. In fact, if Saddam Hussein were still in power, watching this movie would have been added to the list of torture tactics. I can see it now...political prisoners would have their eyelids glued open, forced to take several No-Doze tablets and drink liters of Jolt...and then sit and watch this movie over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over!
from Steve Anderson:
Summary: Makes Ishtar look Like Citizen Kane
I never thought I would dislike a movie this much.... I could even put up with Ishtar and Hulk Hogan as Mr. Nanny...but this was painful. The premise alone should have been enough to sink this bomb, but I guess the studios still believe that STAR POWER can make up for ineptitude. The audience I was with found J-Lo's Gobble Gobble scene to be the only redeeming factor, since by then we all could use a good laugh. Given a choice between a root canal without novocaine and seeing this one again...Rinse and spit.
The "Manos" review below (from imdb.com) is typical...
Summary: Why was this movie made!
(Includes spoilers)
Why did they make this movie? Except for the female wrestling scene I can see no reason at all. This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen on MST 2000 and perhaps ever. The plot follows a family driving through the country in some backwoods area. They are apparently going on a vacation, but who vacations in the middle of nowhere. Apparently they are headed to the Valley Lodge which is such a popular place that there is only one sign directing the way. Somewhere they get lost along the way and end up at Torgo's place where he is housesitting for the master. Nothing in the world indicates that this is a hotel, yet the father insists Torgo a man with an obvious disability carry the luggage back and forth. The family's dog gets killed right after they get there and it is to bad, the dog was the best actor in the film. Somehow the parents lose their daughter after this as they have their back turned and she exits the room. They find the daughter outside and she leads them to the dreaded Master, who is apparently lying on rocks outside with his many wives (what happens when it rains?). After a while Torgo is killed by the master for doing naughty things to his immobile wives and the family runs into the desert where the little girl is getting so bored with this movie she stomps on a plant while the mother is crying and doing her scene. The father promptly gives away their position by shooting at stock footage of a rattlesnake. It ends with two gals heading to the popular Valley lodge and the father is the Master's new housekeeper and the mother and daughter enter the master's Harem (sick, eh?). Never watch this movie without MST 2000.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/movies/2011742
This is the kind of movie that makes you reach for your Ed Wood collection!!
Irony can be ironic sometimes - William Shatner Airplane II.
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