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RossM
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 02/01/2007 : 11:41:05 PM
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We have a winner. The worst movie of the year is already here! A hard working mother of three beautiful daughters (who just happen to live in a palace) tries desperately to get her youngest daughter married. She finds the daughter a rich but dull guy, the daughter finds a good natured but poor guy. hijinx and hillarity ensue. yeah. One critic wrote that he tried to think up creative ways to murder these derivitive characters. They have a business catering and making cakes. How long will it be before one of those cakes gets smushed into Diane Keaton's face? Boy would that be a funny surprise.
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 06:33:47 AM
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Shoot. I thought this was gonna be a documentary on how Peter Gabriel's fifth album got its title.
Of course, that would make for a very short movie.... |
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mpollack
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 09:56:55 AM
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Washington Post seconds this. Apparently, Diane Keaton comes off as so creepy that you will rush out of the theater to call protective services.
MPollack
Oh, and at sunset we invade France. Just because.
The Democrats are politicizing the end of the world. |
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1475 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 12:00:07 PM
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Usually rom-coms hit theaters around this time of year because of Valentine's. The other potential stinker is that new Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore comedy. Not only are the commercials staggeringly unfunny, some of the punchlines don't even make sense.
IIRC:
Drew/Hugh are composing song lyrics.
Hugh: (singing) I've got a clown in my bag.
Drew: (critical) Why would anyone put a clown in their bag?
Hugh: (punchline) Believe me, it wouldn't be the first time.
Maybe it's my ears, but that's what it sounds like in the commercials. Please tell me I'm wrong and what they say to each other is actually far more witty. |
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Max Torque
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 2:37:59 PM
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Mr. Cranky, whose opinion I trust more than most current-movie reviewers, gave Because I Said So his lowest rating, the "mushroom cloud", which is described as "proof that Jesus died in vain." Cranky has laid the Nuke on less than 20 movies to date; the rating was created in order to accurately describe the epic awfulness of Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.
Link to his review (warning, language): [url="http://mrcranky.com/movies/becauseisaidso.html"]Because I Said So[/url] |
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twitterpate
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
1026 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 3:00:16 PM
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Mr. Cranky can sometimes be tiresome - you know he's going to at some point describe some bizarre physical self-abuse that would be preferable to watching the movie in question - but I've got to love the title to this review:
"It's like watching two pieces of furniture fall in love." |
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 02/02/2007 : 5:13:16 PM
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| Oh, it's directed by Michael ("Hudson Hawk") Lehmann. No wonder. Frankly, I caught part of Heathers on TV once and wonder what the fuss is about with that one. |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 02/02/2007 : 8:32:12 PM
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I like Heathers, you should try and catch the whole thing and see what you think. it appears to have been a fluke though.
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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Bobby-G
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 02/03/2007 : 5:56:43 PM
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Read some of the reviews at Rottentomatoes for this Cinematic Wonder -- Yow!
The most common complaint is that it utilizes EVERY rom-com cliche known to man. Perhaps with today's general audiences, the "cliche" criticism is not as valid as it may have been in the past: so many people are not familiar with the older movies and such where these cliches originated, this stuff might be "fresh and lively" to them.
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The Rev. D.D.
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
203 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 12:09:38 PM
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Hugh: (singing) I've got a clown in my bag.
Drew: (critical) Why would anyone put a clown in their bag?
Hugh: (punchline) Believe me, it wouldn't be the first time.
I thought it was a clown in my bed.
Or over my bed.
Or over my head.
Still not sure.
I am sure it's still unfunny regardless of the actual lines.
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Edited by - The Rev. D.D. on 02/05/2007 12:10:15 PM |
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CDiehl
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
361 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 1:51:43 PM
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I think the line is supposed to be "a cloud over my head." It gets mondegreened into "clown over my bed." The Hugh Grant character's crack about how this has actually happened to him is mildly funny in that context. However, I'd bet that this is the top of the heap in terms of humor in this movie, and by the time it comes out, it'll be tired from being shown on every commercial break for the next 9 days.
It's quite sad that we have to figure out what's probably the money shot of this picture like it's a riddle.
You know Grand Funk, don't you? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The ... adequate drumwork of Don Brewer? |
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2007 : 06:47:20 AM
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Originally posted by twitterpate
Mr. Cranky can sometimes be tiresome - you know he's going to at some point describe some bizarre physical self-abuse that would be preferable to watching the movie in question -
In all probability, he's also going to say something nasty about President Bush. |
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