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1) Black Swan - I know, everybody seems to love it. I can only assume that everybody loves it because they're supposed to love it. The plot is twisted, the dialogue lacking, and the craziness at full swing. 2) MacGruber - I don't mind admitting that I love the Saturday Night Live skits of MacGruber, but I guess it's true that a 30 second skit doesn't necessarily mean it'd turn into a great hour and a half movie. It's a comedy that's supposed to be weird and quirky, but somehow it never got to the true SNL quirkiness/funniness of the skit. 3) Cyrus - Blame this one on Red Box. The great thing about Red Box is that a bad movie only costs $1, but the bad thing is that you feel like you can take more risks with a movie because it's only $1. The movie wasn't that bad, it just wasn't original (not that I expect comedies to be) and was light on the laughs. 4) The Box - A movie with Cameron Diaz and Frank Langella really shouldn't be this bad. Not only did I feel self-pity for watching this film, but I also felt bad for the actors after watching it. I can only imagine that they were blackmailed into participating in the film, or they only read a tiny part of a summary of the film before agreeing to do it. The sad thing is that I could see how it could have been a good movie, if only many, many things in the film had been changed. 5) Envy - Any movie with Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, and Jack Black should not be this bad (well, maybe a movie with Jack Black, but not the other two). I actually like the premise, it's just that the movie sucked after the opening credits. The ironic thing is that there probably weren't any actors that were envious of Ben Stiller or Christopher Walken for landing their roles in this film. 6) Highlander - Known as a classic film, I decided to give it a shot. It should actually be in the pantheon of all time films for one reason - the plot and acting is perhaps the single worst of any film I've seen in my life. I can't even make out what Christopher Lambert is saying 92.7% of the time and it's a real blessing since a dog turd has more charm and presence. Don't even get me started on Sean Connery's blatant money-grab cameo in this film (for shame, dude. Really!). In order for the Highlander to be "The One," he must slice off the head of all his combatants. I wish it would have been mine instead; I'd have 2 hours of my life back. 7) Hot Tub Time Machine - I actually marked on my calendar the release date for this film (I never do that). The potential for a rip-roaring, no holds barred jaunt back to the 80s was immensely intriguing. Plus it starred John Cusack. (Has the guy ever been bad? Especially in outlandish yet fun summer flicks like "Better Off Dead," "The Sure Thing," and "One Crazy Summer.") I was instead treated to a sophomoric and boring flick that a retarded Labrador could have written while taking a piss on a fire hydrant. Craig Robinson's character has the chance to pick one amazing song to tear the house down and he picks the Black Eyed Pea's "Let's Get it Started." Are you kidding me? Was that the only song they could afford the rights to? Damn, off the top of my head I could think of 10 tunes which would have blown the roof off. (Given the love of hard rock in the 80s, can you imagine if he attempted "Welcome to the Jungle"? THAT would have been epic.) |