tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post3341224661266189293..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Pet Peeves and DishonorsNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65122884307172204512009-02-10T13:03:00.000-05:002009-02-10T13:03:00.000-05:00I have to say that Disaster Movie was awful!And du...I have to say that Disaster Movie was awful!<BR/>And during the dance off. The dancer princess was totally a man.<BR/>They could have disguised that better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36025243067249704322009-01-05T12:12:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:12:00.000-05:00Ugh. To think, Tom Sturridge was shafted for the l...Ugh. To think, Tom Sturridge was shafted for the lead role in Jumper days before filming began, just to make way for Hayden Christensen who was more well known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68023819589139392592009-01-03T22:10:00.000-05:002009-01-03T22:10:00.000-05:00I tend to skip movies that I'm sure that I'm not g...I tend to skip movies that I'm sure that I'm not going to like, so I've missed many of these, e.g. "Twilight."<BR/><BR/>However, up near the very top of my worst list would be "Then She Found Me." Helen Hunt may be able to act, but she sure can't direct herself. If Bette Midler were ever capable of acting, she's now only able to overact...and don't get me started on Matthew Broderick's performance! Even the presence of the dreamy Colin Firth (who was much better in "When Did You Last See Your Father?") wasn't enough to redeem this turkey.<BR/><BR/>This year, though, I've started doing the "Meh" awards, for films which had a lot of sound and fury, and which ultimately signified nothing.<BR/><BR/>Runner-up in my "Meh" awards was "Blindness." Remember...there were bloggers at this time last year who were predicting that it would be a multiple Oscar nominee in a few weeks' time. Who could say the same now? (Incidentally, "Blindness" gets my personal award for the second most-annoying voiceover of the year; "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" takes the top spot.)<BR/><BR/>My choice for the most "Meh" film of the year, by several lengths, was "Wall-E." The story made no sense (Could the presence of one tiny little plant on Earth be enough to bring everyone back down from the spaceships?); the boy/girl robot aspect was forced and tiredly heterosexual, to say the least (robots are inanimate objects),; and the misuse of Ary Barroso's "Brasil" in the soundtrack was borderline criminal. It's only Pixar's high-quality animation which kept this from topping my "Worst Films of 2008" list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42253326093110733362008-12-31T11:08:00.000-05:002008-12-31T11:08:00.000-05:00Benji: "Let's give the dorky girls some pretty boy...<I>Benji: "Let's give the dorky girls some pretty boys in films!"</I><BR/><BR/><I>Juno</I> came out last year.Colin Lowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417142602329843344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91538240700629640392008-12-30T09:30:00.000-05:002008-12-30T09:30:00.000-05:00And the award for director who KNOWS best how to w...And the award for director who KNOWS best how to work with children: Sam Mendes for "Revolutionary Road" :|<BR/>HowlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37049830939181010992008-12-30T02:52:00.000-05:002008-12-30T02:52:00.000-05:00"Catch me if you can" award for "Slumdog Millionai..."Catch me if you can" award for "Slumdog Millionaire"'s subtitles. They are all over the screen - instead of watching the movie you wonder where one is going to appear.<BR/>Fortunately, children in India start speaking English at a certain age. Which leads us to another award, which this one shares with a scene from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". I know it's not serious and all but why the hell Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are shouting at one another in English?<BR/>HowlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75556875602292183722008-12-30T01:29:00.000-05:002008-12-30T01:29:00.000-05:00Oh and I do dare to add Christian Bale to WOrst Ac...Oh and I do dare to add Christian Bale to WOrst Actor on my list...<BR/><BR/>WHERE DID HE GET THAT VOICE???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70154095710420792222008-12-30T01:27:00.000-05:002008-12-30T01:27:00.000-05:00So far... (Not a lot of movies arrive in Mexico on...So far... (Not a lot of movies arrive in Mexico on time)<BR/><BR/>WORST MOVIE<BR/>10 000 B.C.<BR/>Hancock<BR/>Mamma Mia!<BR/>Meet the Spartans (WINNER!)<BR/>Twilight<BR/><BR/>WORST DIRECTOR<BR/>The directors of the five worst movies!<BR/>WINNER : Peter Berg (Hancock) OH YES! Let's have our film be 80% handheld closeups!<BR/><BR/>WORST ACTOR<BR/>Michael Cera (Nick and Norah's) (DO SOMETHING ELSE ALREADY!!!)<BR/>Robert Pattinson (Twilight) (WINNER) <BR/>Steven Strait (10 000 BC)<BR/><BR/>WORST ACTRESS<BR/>Camilla Belle (10 000 BC)<BR/>Kristin Stewart (Twilight) (WINNER)<BR/>Charlize Theron (Hancock) (Not as awful as the others but I couldn't find anything else I disliked)<BR/><BR/>WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR<BR/>Pierce Brosnan (Mamma Mia!) (WINNER)<BR/>Cam Gigandet (Twilight) (Bad Guy 101: scowl)<BR/>Michael Welch (Twilight) (The annoying human)<BR/>Jonathan B. Wright (Nick and Norah) (I SAW U LIVE AND U WERE AWESOME...WHAT WAS THIS?!?)<BR/><BR/>WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<BR/>Gemma Artenton (Quantum of Solace) (Something deeply annoying about this one)<BR/>Mona Hammond (10 000 BC) (WINNER) (For all of u poor souls that watched this...the Great Mother)<BR/>Nikki Reed (Twilight)<BR/><BR/>WORST SCREENPLAY<BR/>10 000 BC (CO-WINNER)<BR/>Meet the Spartans (CO-WINNER)<BR/>Twilight<BR/><BR/>MENTIONS!!!<BR/><BR/>Best Performances in Bad Movies:<BR/>Ari Graynor in Nick and Norah's (Awesome!!!)<BR/>Julianne Moore in Savage Grace<BR/><BR/>Surprisingly it's better than the book...even if the movie was crap:<BR/>TWILIGHT<BR/><BR/>WORST ENSEMBLE CAST:<BR/>American Teen .- Because it was clearly acted all the way through...and not even well...<BR/><BR/>Coolest Thing in an Awful Movie:<BR/>Loved the mammoths in 10000 BC<BR/><BR/>Worst Cinematography:<BR/>HANCOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Why the **** did I watch this?<BR/>Definetely Meet the Spartans. I mean... the FX looked cool on 10 000BC, I wanted to make fun of Twilight cuz I hate the book, I thought Hancock would be good... But WHY did I watch Meet the Spartans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66358952382760220552008-12-30T00:14:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:14:00.000-05:00I only have two things to contribute:1. Brideshead...I only have two things to contribute:<BR/><BR/>1. <I>Brideshead Revisited</I> was the worst movie I saw this year. It had SO MUCH potential, but it was hampered with the second act not really doing anything with the interesting people we met in the first half. It meandered to nothingness and I kept looking at my watch every five minutes.<BR/><BR/>2. I don't like the lack of Lee Pace love. He appeared in two films that made my Top 10: <I>The Fall</I> and <I>Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day</I> and he was fantastic in both. In fact I'm also pretty pissed that these two films are not getting any recognition whatsoever. Sigh. Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10340178198654132522008-12-29T21:18:00.000-05:002008-12-29T21:18:00.000-05:00I see this giant Twilight poster as I get to the t...I see this giant <I>Twilight</I> poster as I get to the top of an escalator at work and every time my eyes veer towards that ridiculous curly G and I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>I also quite liked Johansson in <I>VCB</I>. Her line reading of "WHAT?!" when Cruz is talking about wanting to kill her is the best bit in the movie if you ask me and I think she did the "i'm acting cool, but really i'm out of my depth" thing quite well. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>I'd definitely throw <I>The Day the Earth Stood Still</I> on any worst list. Thank god I didn't pay to see that. So pointless and blandly unsatisfying.<BR/><BR/>The truly worst movies I saw this year were Australian. <I>Salvation</I> - an insulting and demeaning religious "comedy" - <I>The Plez</I> - a terrible and unfunny cinema "comedy" - and the trashy multi-storylines of <I>Five Moments of Infidelity</I>. I hate multi-storylined movies.<BR/><BR/>I also thought Neil Marshall's <I>Doomsday</I> was stupid and messy and Jamie Bell was the only bright spot in <I>Jumper</I>. You know you're in trouble when the opening narration is putting you to sleep.<BR/><BR/>I really wish you had seen <I>Gardens of the Night</I>, Nat, so you could give it an "Worst Technical Achievement" award of some sort for it's make-up. These two leads have been homeless prostitutes on the streets for something like ten years and are seen sleeping on beaches and washing themselves in public restrooms and then they each have perfect hair, flawless skin and the sort of wardrobe that you would expect to see on Lindsay Lohan at a red carpet. Dreadful.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2863670913328756082008-12-29T21:08:00.000-05:002008-12-29T21:08:00.000-05:00Thought of two more (that don't make me sound so r...Thought of two more (that don't make me sound so racist:-) <BR/><BR/>1) Gay men "hugging." A pet peeve for ever and on TV as well. Colin Firth, kiss your Greek hottie for God's sake! <BR/><BR/>2) Hayley Atwell: Damn, what an annoying actress. She made me want to kill myself in "Brideshead Revisited." Damn. Ugh, let's not even mention The Duchess.Billy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773336429810369206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38250841259670802722008-12-29T20:57:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:57:00.000-05:00Pet Peeve of the year: As you put it, Nat, "The Ma...Pet Peeve of the year: As you put it, Nat, "The Magic Negro." I really didn't think Jennifer Hudson was bad at all in SATC, but she is the embodiment of that role. I know it's one of your favorites of the year, but Rachel Getting Married suffered painfully from this as well. All you have to do is set a movie in CT and it's shorthand for "repression." MY HOME STATE IS NOT THAT BAD PEOPLE! Or that white. And the black people, with all of their effusive love and "magical," "spritual," "musical" ness is just shorthand for the repressed wasps really just need some blackness to be happy. Granted, the movie was not an exploration of the demons or real functionality/dysfunctionality of the African American characters, but it could have done more to show that they were actual people and not caricatures. See also: Australia. I'm sorry, the kid was cute, but DAMN ANNOYING! More "all you need is some brown magic to heal your deadened white soul." <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying there aren't important truths to such a cultural exchange, but the simplicity is obnoxious.Billy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773336429810369206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12362235038036264832008-12-29T20:33:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:33:00.000-05:00kim -- that's so true. How about when they ran dow...kim -- that's so true. How about when they ran down 20 blocks and across seven avenues in 5 minutes? <BR/><BR/>or leaping from one apartment tower to the other after an impaling. not too mention all those stairs in no time flat.<BR/><BR/>annoying!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37253252715328895182008-12-29T20:19:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:19:00.000-05:00As a New Yorker, one of my biggest pet peeves of t...As a New Yorker, one of my biggest pet peeves of the year was in Cloverfield, when they somehow WALKED in the subway tunnels from Spring Street to 59th and Lex in about 10 minutes. I mean, there is suspension of disbelief and there is suspension of disbelief ;-)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397625973028626825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47064168258171072742008-12-29T20:06:00.001-05:002008-12-29T20:06:00.001-05:00Seven Pounds was painful. I am dreading the day W...Seven Pounds was painful. I am dreading the day Will Smith gets his "thank you for making us so much money" Oscar.Brian24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07973499829271663565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89088932169317199452008-12-29T20:06:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:06:00.000-05:00Speaking of posters that don't say anything about ...Speaking of posters that don't say anything about the movie...Vicky Cristina Barcelona, besides Ben Button, is so lazy. Rebecca Hall is nowhere to be seen (even though she is probably the most prominent character in the movie), and they only want to advertise the fact that you get to watch big stars looking pretty (which is sort of what the movie amounts to in the end, but still). I thought the poster art for Melinda and Melinda was a lot more creative and appealing, so it's sad that they couldn't do the same with Vicky Cristina (think of how they COULD have incorporated Cruz as Maria Elena into some sort of creative design scheme). Huge missed opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14762911001488159452008-12-29T18:28:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:28:00.000-05:00Biggest Downgrade in Actng from last year: Mathieu...Biggest Downgrade in Actng from last year: Mathieu Amalric<BR/><BR/>Most frowning in a movie ever: Will Smith in Seven Pounds<BR/><BR/>Movie most needed to be seen while on drugs to enjoy: Speed Racer<BR/><BR/>Biggest WTF? / Ripping Off Run Lola Run moment: The whole Cate Blanchett alternative reality not breaking her leg sequence if x,y, and z hadn't happened scene in Benjamin Button.<BR/><BR/>Most Confusing On-Again-Off-Again Relationship: Anne and Mary Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl. <BR/><BR/>And I agree with nothingiswritten about the most annoying repeated image to advertize a movie being Gomorrah's guys in underwear with guns on a beach promo.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Oh and just to throw a reminder out there for you Nat, I hope you're considering Karina Fernandez as the flamenco teacher in Happy-Go-Lucky for best cameo performance. I thought she was brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91055818173596722622008-12-29T17:39:00.001-05:002008-12-29T17:39:00.001-05:00Agree on all the stated about Cloverfield. You jus...Agree on all the stated about Cloverfield. You just feel like slapping their faces. Plus, there was this one shot, the crowd is running away and some of them hide in a shop, so that the camera is in the shop and we see the dust coming through the shop windows and the people running. It's just that this was an (unfortunately) uforgettable image from the real 9/11. And I find it so despicable ? the use of that imagery for such cheap/low entertainment, that made me hate that movie.<BR/><BR/>One of the most annoying things it's the tendency to forget to warn about spoilers when commenting a movie. The most recent case: the ending of Slumdog. Is it so unimportant to enjoy the movie that it can be given away? It's all around the web.<BR/><BR/>The most annoying ending was that of Indiana Jones (spoiler alert). <BR/><BR/>I even bought the aliens thing (if there are crusaders waiting for centuries doing nothing, why not?) But, the wedding? Really? It's just so not Indiana Jones... I guess I'm just one of the deceived fans that had been waiting for so long. I still try to convince myself that the movie wouldn't have been so disappointing if it had been made a couple of years after Last Crusade...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62769952663528188072008-12-29T17:39:00.000-05:002008-12-29T17:39:00.000-05:00Yes...I would like to punch Hayden Christensen, ca...Yes...I would like to punch Hayden Christensen, can he just go off into oblivion with Mischa Barton? Although, I did believe him when he said he thought he was better then anyone. He does have that vibe.<BR/>Jamie Bell was the only redeeming thing in that crap movie. <BR/><BR/>BTW...Benji...a Scorpio Dog who goes to University in London?<BR/>Where were you 20 years ago! <BR/><BR/> Oh...you were six.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15234537257877538802008-12-29T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:45:00.000-05:00Thanks, Sally Belle! Let's get married ;-)I agree ...Thanks, Sally Belle! Let's get married ;-)<BR/><BR/>I agree with so much on here.<BR/>I could add how tired I'm getting with the Judd Apatow-kind of comedy. I'm talking about Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Not only is the complete plot obvious after 5 minutes, but the dork gets the pretty girl in the end. It is never the other way round. Let's give the dorky girls some pretty boys in films!<BR/>Too sexist and lame-ass for me, that one...Benjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134642331452989996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60826411409546233672008-12-29T16:19:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:19:00.000-05:00I personally am sick of being told that Shia Labeo...I personally am sick of being told that Shia Labeouf is the next big movie star. I don't like being told what actors I'm supposed to love. Also, if I ever see a single film where he actually feels like a part of thing rather than trying to have his own one man show, I might actually soil myself in shock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69286471789952702192008-12-29T16:09:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:09:00.000-05:00You know...I have to admit I've been disappointed ...You know...I have to admit I've been disappointed by just about everything I've seen this year. <BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed a lot of what I've seen, but the hype is gets to such a pitch that I guess I just keep expecting more. Ah well.<BR/><BR/>Rachel Getting Married exceeded my expectations, as did The Wrestler. <BR/><BR/>I agree about some of the moments in Rachel, though, and that "I wish Ethan were here" was one of the squirmiest. He was a toddler for Christ's sake. Why at that moment would she have said that? And yes, everyone got quiet in time for that announcement. No the film wasn't perfect, but, I still dug it.<BR/><BR/>I also think Nathanial is too harsh on "Life Before Her Eyes", but then, I saw it in Toronto when it was still called "In Bloom" and I swear the new cheesy title pulls it down! I quite liked it. <BR/><BR/>Scarlett Johanson just sucks without a great director. <BR/><BR/>Twilight was poorly directed and Kristen Stewart is bored by the business and the town she grew up in.<BR/><BR/>I also think Doubt wasn't great. It was...stagey? It was...trying too hard? Dunno.<BR/><BR/>All my love today is for The Wrestler.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88155357529736060592008-12-29T15:40:00.000-05:002008-12-29T15:40:00.000-05:00Here's a pet peeve. My 3 most memorable (therefore...Here's a pet peeve. My 3 most memorable (therefore effective, I suppose, but also insidious) product placements of the year: a certain restaurant in <I><B>Iron Man</B></I>, a certain motorized vehicle manufacturer in <I><B>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</B></I>, and a certain computer company in <I><B>Wall-E</B></I>.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79056734092820745882008-12-29T15:05:00.000-05:002008-12-29T15:05:00.000-05:00Two things bothered me about Rachel Getting Marrie...Two things bothered me about Rachel Getting Married. First, the hand-held "home movie" camera work was unnecessary and heavy-handed, even for a wedding film. Second, the line "I wish Ethan were here" was a likely sentiment for the Rachel character, but it was said at a very odd time, and the other characters in the room hushed right before she said it instead of right after she said it. It just felt awkward to me.Brian24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07973499829271663565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62296445388664193992008-12-29T14:54:00.000-05:002008-12-29T14:54:00.000-05:00My pet peeve: The lazyass ad campaign that gives t...My pet peeve: The lazyass ad campaign that gives the audience only one image to look at for months on end. I'm looking at you, <I>Gomorrah</I>.<BR/><BR/>We all know the image: two shirtless guys with rifles on a riverbank. One guy makes DJ Qualls look like Schwartzenegger. The first time I saw the ad, hmm, that shot has a nice neorealistic edge to it, heard good stuff about this from festivals. But 617 times later (it's now the film's FYC ad), I gotta ask: even with zero advertising budget, can't they come up with another still? Oh, they did Photoshop the skinny guy to the left to fit narrower ad space. Yay. Is this THE pivotal moment of the film? Is Jesus Christ rising from the river as they're shooting, and that's why they had to make this the iconic image of the film? Despite all the stellar reviews, I roll my eyes whenever I see that ad, and I'm starting to lose interest in seeing the film, it's that annoying.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Jacob about trying to find the next Harry Potter. There's something so cynical about that. "Kids will buy anything if we pitch it right!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com