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Dumpster Baby (2000)
Huh?
I will never understand how this movie got on Netflix. It's barely good enough to be on you tube. I was expecting a dumpster baby crawling around seeking revenge but instead a bundle of blankets (Seriously Dumpster Baby director, couldn't even put a baby doll in the blanket?) is passed around to drunks, a cannibal, a catholic school girl, crack whores and a retarded garbage man. Believe me, sounds a lot funnier than it is. It also sounds a lot more comprehensible. I think that's what the movie is about, because you can only hear half the dialog. The plot is thus, somebody finds Dumpster Baby and instead of saying, "Hey, we should take this to a hospital or a police station or something." Said person takes responsibility for dumpster baby. "Hey we found a baby, let's put him in a box, then two people will have sex and guys with guns will come for some reason and then the baby ends up in a Styrofoam cooler...How did it end up there? I dunno. We made a movie called Dumpster Baby, shot in our backyard and forgot to rent microphones. You expect us to have all the answers? Oh, I forgot about the creepy guy who walks around, I think it was dumpster baby in the future but instead of trying to figure that out I'd rather stick my junk in a lobster tank.
Bad Lie (1998)
Oh My God!
I must be the first person to comment on this movie because quite possibly I'm only the 7th person to see it. I assume that the cast and maybe one other member of their family has seen it as well.
This is the most awful thing I have ever seen. I bought it for a dollar because I saw a box with Clint Howard on it and jumped at it.
I'll admit, I don't golf but the only good thing about this movie is that it is only 15 minutes long. I swear, while I was watching it, I looked at the time and saw that only 8 minutes had passed and thought, "My God, it feels like I'm an hour into this.
The back of the box says it's "A hilarious new golf film" and "You'll watch it again and again", neither were true and I'll never trust a box again.
Bad News Bears (2005)
I feel dirty
This movie had no reason to get made. I loved 'School Of Rock' and went to see it because Richard Linklater directed it, but it looks like it was shot in a day and the acting from the kids is horrible. Billy Bob Thornton looks half-comatose throughout the film. Some reviews say this movie is edgier than the original. That is in no way true. This one seems to want to have a heart to it, which ruins the film. Very disappointed throughout. I saw this at the dollar theater and felt like I should ask for my money back. The whole film has an improved feel to it, almost like there was no script whatsoever. There is hardly any music underscoring also, which makes the pacing of the film entirely too slow. Highly unrecommended.
Zapped! (1982)
Best Baio Film Ever
I believe I'm one of the few people who are huge fans of this movie. It's not a great movie but it excels in it's 1980's cheesy-ness. Forget John Hughes and St. Elmo's Fire, if you are looking for the quintessential teen movie, it's Zapped. Scott Baio gets hit on the head and gets telekenisis powers, Willie Ames is with him as always, Scatman Crothers gets high and rides a bike through a field, girls shirts rip off. I have devoted my life to make sure as many people see this movie as possible. And the song they play at the prom, "Got To Believe In Magic" by David Pomeranz. It's beautiful, I've used it in video projects and a play I directed. It's a horrible movie but it's not in the so bad it's good category. It's a movie I can watch repeatedly and enjoy even though it is pretty bad. Stay away from the sequel you will only get scorned.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Good, But He's Capable of Better
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back is not a great movie but it's not supposed to be. Instead of the funny with a message movies Kevin Smith has made like 'Dogma' and 'Chasing Amy' (Those were great films). Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back is simply a funny movie. It's obvious watching Dogma that Kevin Smith is a very intelligent writer/director that is capable of making his audience think as well a bust a gut. His latest flick is for the pre-teens and stoners who love Jay And Silent Bob and thought 'Mallrats' was as humorous as 'Annie Hall'. The movie is hilarious once you realize this isn't going to be 'Chasing Amy'. But that's the point, you can see Kevin Smith in every frame he's in saying to the audience "Just go along with it, Don't think to hard just laugh". Will Ferrell is hilarious and there are too many hollywood in-jokes to count, A lot of the gags are predictable and for every one that makes you howl there's one that makes you grimace, There's one too many fart jokes But it's a fun ride.
Rat Race (2001)
Didn't Stop Laughing
After seeing the constant commercials for 'Rat Race' I thought they had used up all the good gags in the trailer. I went into this movie with low expectations because the trailers were not that funny and I was expecting a movie like 'Scavenger Hunt' with Tony Randall and Scatman Crothers. The truth is I started laughing as soon as it came on. The credits are amusing with the entire cast as cut out cartoons with a strange calypso tune in the background. There were some small parts where the jokes dragged a little bit and the timing was too slow, and the ending doesn't give a big enough pay-off for a hilarious movie. For the most part though, I would laugh for 5 minutes wait for another set-up and laugh for 5 minutes more. Whoopi Goldberg's part is small enough to not go past the point of annoyance, John Cleese is a hoot, and the rest of the cast brings equal amounts of funny to the film. For the first time in a long while I walked out of the theatre laughing.