Bad Films I watched this weekend
Discussion
ash73 said:
The Equalizer - big fan of Denzel but found myself glancing at my watch more than he did during the film. It's just Denzel being a sentimental bad ass for 2 hours; films like this need a convincing bad guy, not some flake from xXx. Boring and disappointing.
Not a patch on Training Day
wouldn't say it was a bad film, I quite enjoyed it. Not a patch on Training Day
hondafanatic said:
Have we had Sabotage yet?
Truly truly dire. Somehow, Arnie's acting is even worse, the action scenes are crap, the plot is weaker than a weak thing and just no!
I watched this last night and wished I hadn't. That woman in the DEA group played a terrible part!Truly truly dire. Somehow, Arnie's acting is even worse, the action scenes are crap, the plot is weaker than a weak thing and just no!
On the Arnie theme, have you also seen the trailer for the new Terminator film? That looks truly shocking - they should have stopped making those after 2.
The Sweeney was on ch4 the other night.
My God, it was truly awful. Clearly the writers and director have never seen an episode of the original Sweeney and someone has described it over the phone to them.
They were obviously told to add a few "You slags!!" for added faux authenticity and while I accept that that Plan B bloke can't act for toffee, what was Ray Winstone doing? One of his worst films in my humble opinion.
Another 're-imagining' that's completely failed to hold a candle to the original.
My God, it was truly awful. Clearly the writers and director have never seen an episode of the original Sweeney and someone has described it over the phone to them.
They were obviously told to add a few "You slags!!" for added faux authenticity and while I accept that that Plan B bloke can't act for toffee, what was Ray Winstone doing? One of his worst films in my humble opinion.
Another 're-imagining' that's completely failed to hold a candle to the original.
valiant said:
The Sweeney was on ch4 the other night.
My God, it was truly awful. Clearly the writers and director have never seen an episode of the original Sweeney and someone has described it over the phone to them.
They were obviously told to add a few "You slags!!" for added faux authenticity and while I accept that that Plan B bloke can't act for toffee, what was Ray Winstone doing? One of his worst films in my humble opinion.
Another 're-imagining' that's completely failed to hold a candle to the original.
Did it use the Top Gear footage?My God, it was truly awful. Clearly the writers and director have never seen an episode of the original Sweeney and someone has described it over the phone to them.
They were obviously told to add a few "You slags!!" for added faux authenticity and while I accept that that Plan B bloke can't act for toffee, what was Ray Winstone doing? One of his worst films in my humble opinion.
Another 're-imagining' that's completely failed to hold a candle to the original.
I was dragged to watch Testament to Youth, at the cinema at the weekend. That's an hour and half of my life I will never get back.
Synopsys, young girl goes to Oxford, war breaks out, boyfriend and brother join up, she becomes nurse. Both get killed, she becomes a pacifist, end of story.
Based on true events but for me 3/10
Synopsys, young girl goes to Oxford, war breaks out, boyfriend and brother join up, she becomes nurse. Both get killed, she becomes a pacifist, end of story.
Based on true events but for me 3/10
FourWheelDrift said:
valiant said:
The Sweeney was on ch4 the other night.
My God, it was truly awful. Clearly the writers and director have never seen an episode of the original Sweeney and someone has described it over the phone to them.
They were obviously told to add a few "You slags!!" for added faux authenticity and while I accept that that Plan B bloke can't act for toffee, what was Ray Winstone doing? One of his worst films in my humble opinion.
Another 're-imagining' that's completely failed to hold a candle to the original.
Did it use the Top Gear footage?My God, it was truly awful. Clearly the writers and director have never seen an episode of the original Sweeney and someone has described it over the phone to them.
They were obviously told to add a few "You slags!!" for added faux authenticity and while I accept that that Plan B bloke can't act for toffee, what was Ray Winstone doing? One of his worst films in my humble opinion.
Another 're-imagining' that's completely failed to hold a candle to the original.
FourWheelDrift said:
Did it use the Top Gear footage?
Yes, it did. Well, obviously not the pisstake footage that they did. But it was the same caravan park and the same cars, and was filmed all at the same time. The BBC were credited for their help. Personally I thought it was quite a good action film. I never really watched the original so I can't compare it to that, so I'm sure it's a travesty etc. But standalone I thought it was ok.
Cannonball Run II
SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
Dracula Untold
I actually watched this one at normal speed but found myself reading PH for most of the film.
Nothing really new to the story. Nothing worthwhile telling anyone. Can't help wonder why Charles Dance accepted a role in this stinker.
SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
Dracula Untold
I actually watched this one at normal speed but found myself reading PH for most of the film.
Nothing really new to the story. Nothing worthwhile telling anyone. Can't help wonder why Charles Dance accepted a role in this stinker.
JonRB said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Did it use the Top Gear footage?
Yes, it did. Well, obviously not the pisstake footage that they did. But it was the same caravan park and the same cars, and was filmed all at the same time. The BBC were credited for their help. Personally I thought it was quite a good action film. I never really watched the original so I can't compare it to that, so I'm sure it's a travesty etc. But standalone I thought it was ok.
I watched it. As a part of 'The Sweeney' series with John Thaw it probably was terrible in comparison. As a film on its own, Plan B excepted, it was alright. It wasn't great , but there are worse films around. It was apparently made on a very low budget of about £3m? which isn't much in film terms, so to do what they did is pretty good really (an Asylum/SyFy megashark/octopus/volcano type B movie comes in around $1-2m).Watchman said:
Cannonball Run II
SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
In that case I'd strongly advise against watching Speed Zone (aka Cannonball Fever, aka Cannonball Run III). That really *is* a stinker. SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
I quite liked Cannonball Run II. That's the one with Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jnr and Frank Sinatra, and an early role for Jackie Chan.
poing said:
It would have been better if it did. I watched it while ironing my work shirts, such an exciting life I have, and it was ok as background noise but it wasn't a good film in any real sense.
Clichéd maverick cop nonsense from the start, tooled up plainclothes coppers driving like maniacs on deserted roads and with a predictable ending.Complete with sub-par Heat style shootout in a very empty Trafalgar Square.
Also fat, sweaty, old Ray beds desirable lady - ridiculous!
How hard can it be to make a good film?
JonRB said:
Watchman said:
Cannonball Run II
SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
In that case I'd strongly advise against watching Speed Zone (aka Cannonball Fever, aka Cannonball Run III). That really *is* a stinker. SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
I quite liked Cannonball Run II. That's the one with Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jnr and Frank Sinatra, and an early role for Jackie Chan.
I love the first one, although *still* don't understand why they had to use sped-up photography for the Lamborghini/Police Trans-Am chase. The Gumball Rally (1976) is so much more classy.
JonRB said:
Watchman said:
Cannonball Run II
SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
In that case I'd strongly advise against watching Speed Zone (aka Cannonball Fever, aka Cannonball Run III). That really *is* a stinker. SO bad, I couldn't actually watch it after suffering the first 10 mins. I FFWD through most of it - probably watched the rest in 20 mins.
No wonder Burt went off the screen for so long.
I quite liked Cannonball Run II. That's the one with Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jnr and Frank Sinatra, and an early role for Jackie Chan.
Wolf on Wall Street - what was all the fuss about, an hour too long, the fist hour could have been summed up in 10 minutes. I can just imagine loads of movie minion running around and licking the ass or Martin Scorcese and no one actually telling him that just because he'd done it like that in Taxi driver doesn't mean it will work now. Awfull.
Tomorrow is the new TG episode, so it's time for some bad films 
1. Dracula Untold - it was so terrible that I wanted to turn it off halfway through. But I had nothing to do anyway, so watched it until the end while playing solitaire. I can never like a vampire film where they either growl like lions or smooch as teenagers. Spotted a couple of references to Coppola's Dracula, but that's it. Absolutely stupid 3/10
2. Taken 3 - another piece where the main character growls. Absolutely predictable. Liked the bit where Porsche takes of the plane's landing gear. Nothing like the first film 5/10
3. Deliver us from evil - even though I liked it slightly more than many on here, it could be better. The owl was terrifying. As much as I admire Eric Bana, he should fire his agent. 5.5/10
1. Dracula Untold - it was so terrible that I wanted to turn it off halfway through. But I had nothing to do anyway, so watched it until the end while playing solitaire. I can never like a vampire film where they either growl like lions or smooch as teenagers. Spotted a couple of references to Coppola's Dracula, but that's it. Absolutely stupid 3/10
2. Taken 3 - another piece where the main character growls. Absolutely predictable. Liked the bit where Porsche takes of the plane's landing gear. Nothing like the first film 5/10
3. Deliver us from evil - even though I liked it slightly more than many on here, it could be better. The owl was terrifying. As much as I admire Eric Bana, he should fire his agent. 5.5/10
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