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Author Topic: The 100 Worst Movies Ever (Orlando Sentinel) Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-11-2008 04:42 AM                     quote: Stephen Brown ...think though after you've shown Xanadu for the 100th time on 20min reels and carbon arcs you just become numb to the hate and begin to accept. Sort of like a hostage-seige situation (I loved XANADU as well. Cheezy story but the magic and soundtrack that sold it for me..)... try me with 6 months of the original "StarWars", in 1977 in a carbon arc house pulling mega shifts that summer being "Chief Projectionist"of this theatre. I got so good with the film is that I knew exactly where both set of cues were without looking. all I had to do was HEAR the damned film to know when the cues were. Flip, I had the whole dialog memorzied as well. since we had no port glass and could hear the film plain as day in the booth without having the monitor on. they should place "Superhero" on this horrible list .. yeech!!  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-11-2008 05:49 AM                     The problem I see with this sort of list, including the "Best of" are that they claim "ever" when what they mean is "recent" There have been gems and dog movies since movies have been in existence. However, even in the decades that this person seems to be judging, it isn't very comprehensive. Where is _Going Ape_ ? And sorry Popeye, is one of my all time favs.  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 06-11-2008 08:57 AM                     I'm a huge fan of movies other people consider bad, maybe its the underdog syndrome, or maybe I just feel they just have something to prove, but I like a lot of the movies on these lists. Theres something about movies other people don't know or care about, I find obscure cinema strangely irresistible. I've gotten many hours of great value from those dollar DVDs. The generic additions like "Plan 9" and "Yucca Flats" are a bit taxing, I'm never sure whether they genuinely dislike them or they are just trying to namedrop. I personally liked Xanadu. Sure, its a bit garish by todays standards, but it had heart, and the message behind it was nice.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-11-2008 11:54 AM                        I liked "Xanadu" as well. As for "Barbarella," I've never seen it but was surprised it was on the list. Maybe a political opinion being expressed there. There are probably thousands of "flop" movies that are bad enough to be on a list like this, but I'm sure the writer wants to stick mostly to movies people have heard of. (I would have added the Donnie and Marie Osmond gem "Goin' Coconuts" to the list but who's ever heard of that one?) The Sentinel did a list of the 100 worst album covers of all time a few weeks ago but it wasn't nearly as entertaining to look at because 99% of the artists they featured were complete unknowns.  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 06-11-2008 01:22 PM                     Any list that doesn't have Zardoz on it - isn't a real list.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 06-11-2008 01:43 PM                    I have seen 70 of those titles.  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 06-11-2008 02:31 PM                     I'm glad to see "Snakes on a Plane" got the recognition it so richly deserves.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-11-2008 02:35 PM                  I'd bet if someone did a list of "The 100 Worst Newspapers Ever", The Orlando Sentinel would rank in the top ten.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-11-2008 03:53 PM                     Phil:  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-11-2008 04:14 PM                        quote: Rick Raskin I'm glad to see "Snakes on a Plane" got the recognition it so richly deserves. The perfect in-flight movie...  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 06-11-2008 04:56 PM                     That list is all over the place. How does one define badness? Plenty of those may be bad, but that doesn't mean they're not fun to watch. And I'm with the others who are sticking up for Zorro, The Gay Blade. What's not to love? I ran that during its brief theatrical run, and though I wasn't able to enjoy the movie so much from the booth, I greatly enjoyed the Max Steiner score (fron "Don Juan"). I've since found it on 16mm, and it never fails to entertain.  |  IP: Logged Wayne Keyser Master Film Handler Posts: 272 From: Arlington, Virginia, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 06-11-2008 08:47 PM                     POPEYE is not a critic's movie, not even an audience movie - it's a performer's movie (I speak as a former actor and magician). Despite being a huge muddle, the style and the cultural references and the little "did you see that" details are delicious - from the first moment, when the "Sweethaven Anthem" echoes the "Star-Spangled Banner" and then veers off into deadly-accurate satire.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-11-2008 09:56 PM                        quote: Phil Hill I'd bet if someone did a list of "The 100 Worst Newspapers Ever", The Orlando Sentinel would rank in the top ten. I guess it would depend on who does the list! I think the Sentinel is owned by the Chicago Tribune. We've gone to Florida quite a few times (on my wife's business, mostly) and since I love to read, I always pick up the local major newspaper in every airport we go through. I always read the Sentinel every day we're there. Of the aforementioned Tribune, the Salt Lake City paper, The Minneapolis Star/Tribune and the Denver Post, the Sentinel is my favorite read. I like the L.A. Times better when I get a chance to see it, which isn't often.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 06-11-2008 10:02 PM                     Guess I'm gonna have to add "Zorro the Gay Blade" to my netflix queue  |  IP: Logged Todd McCracken Master Film Handler Posts: 263 From: Northridge, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 06-11-2008 10:11 PM                    John, you really dislike Zardoz ? I never saw it in the theater but as weird as that movie is, with Sean Connery no less I am always amazed that someone actually made it when I pop it into the dvd player. As a serious movie though, yeah your probably right.  |  IP: Logged

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