Post by gregslagel on Oct 27, 2003 2:33:46 GMT -5
So, someone I know Bought Very Bad Thing, (for 5 dollars at Walmart) and it was the Movie of the Night.
Well, I let everyone know that I'd heard it was horribly depressing and terrible. The purchaser admitted, with a sort of pride, that it was, indeed, "One sick twisted flick." Well, I sat down to see how dispicable it would get before I had to leave, knowing my Mutant Reviewers had hated and detested it.
Well, I didn't have to leave the room. I'm not like the One Guy, who made a point of talking about how much he loved it whenever anyone pointed out that it was sort of disturbing or sick. For emphasis, he added,"Oh, movie, where have you been all my life."
I've always hated that guy.
But really, I didn't find it that horrific. Nothing I would buy, not even for five bucks (and that's saying something! I love cheap flicks!) But, I dunno. I didn't think it was that rotten. A little darker than some. But I did, honestly, laugh a bit. I didn't feel like it was a Bad movie, just confused. Like, it just didn't know if it wanted to be funny or dramatic and dark. It reminded me of "A Simple Plan," which I enjoyed quite a lot, except with more twisted attempts at being outrageous.
Ultimately, it just felt like what a Dark Comedy would look like if the writer were a touch more insane than most people. No awards, nothing I'd recommend, but simultaneously nothing I'd really cast into the pits of hades.
Well, I let everyone know that I'd heard it was horribly depressing and terrible. The purchaser admitted, with a sort of pride, that it was, indeed, "One sick twisted flick." Well, I sat down to see how dispicable it would get before I had to leave, knowing my Mutant Reviewers had hated and detested it.
Well, I didn't have to leave the room. I'm not like the One Guy, who made a point of talking about how much he loved it whenever anyone pointed out that it was sort of disturbing or sick. For emphasis, he added,"Oh, movie, where have you been all my life."
I've always hated that guy.
But really, I didn't find it that horrific. Nothing I would buy, not even for five bucks (and that's saying something! I love cheap flicks!) But, I dunno. I didn't think it was that rotten. A little darker than some. But I did, honestly, laugh a bit. I didn't feel like it was a Bad movie, just confused. Like, it just didn't know if it wanted to be funny or dramatic and dark. It reminded me of "A Simple Plan," which I enjoyed quite a lot, except with more twisted attempts at being outrageous.
Ultimately, it just felt like what a Dark Comedy would look like if the writer were a touch more insane than most people. No awards, nothing I'd recommend, but simultaneously nothing I'd really cast into the pits of hades.
