I will admit, I had some expectations going into this; somehow, I never managed to hear about its reputation. It had some stars I really like, such as Andie MacDowal, Danny Aiello, even James Coburn. Well, even Bruce; yes, I liked him in the Die-Hards, at least. He wasn't bad in Pulp Fiction, but most of his other stuff I could well do without.
I certainly wasn't expecting one of the worst films I've ever seen. That's what I got. There were some funny bits, for sure, like the Mona Lisa part, and... Umm... Oh, there must have been more, surely. Maybe not.
As to those here who declare that this turd is headed for cultdom, I say that they have no idea what makes a cult classic. This movie will only go down in history as the biggest failure of all time. It actually didn't need to go that much further to land in the Ed Wood camp, except that Ed didn't know that he was making camp classics.
Another thing that prompted me to write this is that I noticed that all the really bad reviews for this film are stuck in the last pages. I have to assume that the editors can and do order the reviews how they see fit, and so they can, as in this case, make a bad film appear not so bad by putting all the good reviews first, as not many are going to read through them all as I did.
One other thing; there are lots of people who post reviews here which are quoting so many stars out of 5. These are obviously intended for elsewhere. Since it is well known that IMDb uses a 10-star rating, is it too much trouble for you to adjust your second-hand review to suit? Obviously so.
So, one out of ten it is. If you must watch it, leave your brain at the door.
I certainly wasn't expecting one of the worst films I've ever seen. That's what I got. There were some funny bits, for sure, like the Mona Lisa part, and... Umm... Oh, there must have been more, surely. Maybe not.
As to those here who declare that this turd is headed for cultdom, I say that they have no idea what makes a cult classic. This movie will only go down in history as the biggest failure of all time. It actually didn't need to go that much further to land in the Ed Wood camp, except that Ed didn't know that he was making camp classics.
Another thing that prompted me to write this is that I noticed that all the really bad reviews for this film are stuck in the last pages. I have to assume that the editors can and do order the reviews how they see fit, and so they can, as in this case, make a bad film appear not so bad by putting all the good reviews first, as not many are going to read through them all as I did.
One other thing; there are lots of people who post reviews here which are quoting so many stars out of 5. These are obviously intended for elsewhere. Since it is well known that IMDb uses a 10-star rating, is it too much trouble for you to adjust your second-hand review to suit? Obviously so.
So, one out of ten it is. If you must watch it, leave your brain at the door.