War of the Worlds

an entire flying saucer could fill the gap it made itself


Michel

BRICK.

Read the script before I saw the movie and loved it. I couldn't wait to see it. The movie didn't come close. Oh well. Even Joseph couldn't save it.

Resident Evil (whole series) - The games were too cool for school. The story was all there. If they followed it, this could've been one of the best zombie movies of the new school. Unfortunately, they decided to scrap the old school horror feel and go with the whole sci-fi/action thing that comes off as the poor man's version of the Matrix sequels, which were also horrible. The series seems to be getting worse. I can't believe Extinction is based on the same game series.

Grindhouse (the whole thing) - RR is a good director but has a knack for really cheesy ideas that he doesn't always pull off in an endearing manor. Sometimes, they just look flatout stupid. This was often the case in Planet Terror even though it started off a whole lot better. QT's going down the tubes. His famous dialogue is now boring, pretentious, and painful to watch. His references to films that inspired him aren't clever anymore either. Instead, they're just arrogant. As for the fake trailers, well... I don't think they should be better than the features themselves.

Alien vs. Predator - This was years in the coming. Both awesome franchises that should go well together. Leave it to Anderson to fuck it all up. The writing was trash, the directing was incoherent, and Lex and the Predator were practically on the verge of making out. I don't understand how nobody involved in the project realized what a horrible idea that was. Seriously.

Quoted from sniper Two words...no, three: OVER THE TOP (yup, the one with Sly). A trucker named Hawk that arm-wrestles! How did that one not become an instant classic?

Because it's excellent, that's why!   Only the idea day did I have a dream about arm-wrestling Slyvestor Stallone, and I beat him cos I had the baseball cap which I flipped backwards and then did my magic thumb trick! How can anyone fault this 80's movie?! It's a typical 80's cheese-fest, I LOVE IT! Hhahahahaha!!!

My proposed movie with potential but sucked is... "Perfume - The Story of a Murderer" - Fell flat on it's nose.

@ James - I can't see how people disliked Grindhouse, I can hardly fault either movies ... just the excessive girly talk in Death Proof - ah well, each to their own!

PERFUME started out okay, but the ending sucked. I didn't get it at all.

The guy was cute. Too bad Alan Rickman gave a phoned in performance. He was less than thrilling. Although, Dustin Hoffman's ten minute performance is worth watching, though. He's excellent.

Quoted from Andy Petrou Only the idea day did I have a dream about arm-wrestling Slyvestor Stallone, and I beat him cos I had the baseball cap which I flipped backwards and then did my magic thumb trick! How can anyone fault this 80's movie?! It's a typical 80's cheese-fest, I LOVE IT! Hhahahahaha!!!

Relive the magic, Andy  

Hawk v Bull

AMAZING!

LOL!! Thanks sooooooooo much, Sniper!! That's a classic for sure!!!!  

See, that right there is QUALITY I tell ya!!!

The best example of massive cinematic disappointment?  The three Star Wars prequels.

Idiocracy by Mike Judge. Was one of the few scripts I've read where I was laughing out loud, saw the movie later and it was mostly a mess.
It's a good example of how a good script and good director don't always equal a good film.

I thought IDIOCRACY had its funny moments, but I think it got too bogged down in its own satirical mess.

I agree it had its moments, but I think it had the potential to be great. It took too long to get started with that General going on and on about the Pimp and a lot of the jokes flat out bombed. not the worst move, but really dissapointing

Quoted from James McClung Grindhouse (the whole thing) - RR is a good director but has a knack for really cheesy ideas that he doesn't always pull off in an endearing manor. Sometimes, they just look flatout stupid. This was often the case in Planet Terror even though it started off a whole lot better. QT's going down the tubes. His famous dialogue is now boring, pretentious, and painful to watch. His references to films that inspired him aren't clever anymore either. Instead, they're just arrogant. As for the fake trailers, well... I don't think they should be better than the features themselves.

I agree with the Tarrantino comments, Jimmy. QT has been going steadily down hill since Pulp Fiction. These days he's just going through the motions and trading on past glory. Appearing as a judge on American Idol didn't do much for his street cred either.

Casino Royale...

Even though they got a good director, u get bad casting, lousy score, and over the top stunts.

That had some serious potential!  (Although if u just watched it thinking "This is not a Bond film", then it's pretty good.)

I think the biggest problem with Idiocracy was that everyone was expecting another Office Space. Unfortunately, Office Space is a comedy classic and as talented as Mike Judge is, I don't think he'll ever come close to topping it. The fact that Idiocracy was Judge's second feature created way too much hype and high expectations, both of which can put a damper of one's viewing experience quick.

Still, I thought Idiocracy was funny even though it was no Office Space. Judge has a knack for writing stupid people. Justin Long as the doctor had me cracking up.