# Anyone want to see some more Bullet Reviews? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674 "2004-06-16T15:56:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/21 "2004-06-19T04:26:30Z")
> [@Crunchy Frog](#): > > On a side note, a while back was discussion of the Star Wars Holiday Special and a suggestion of me doing a review on that. I’ve since lost the emails from people who could get me a copy, so if you know someone or have a copy, please drop me a line so I can share George Lucas’s vision with the rest of the Dopers. [Are you _really_ sure you want to do that?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=215821) I might be able to help you out, but I’m not sure what the postal regulations are for shipping hazardous material are. ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/22 "2004-06-19T06:30:53Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Wow, my other post was unclear - to clarify: I’ve seen **Run Lola Run** and enjoyed it; I only need you to see **The Princess and the Warrior** , the follow-up film from the same director (Tom Tykver). It was clear to me, but _my_ post sure wasn’t clear. It was supposed to read something like :Run Lola Run was good and hey! I didn’t even know there was a new one out. Gotta stop using invisible ink, I do. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/23 "2004-06-19T22:22:33Z")
OH and another one for you. Beyond Borders ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/24 "2004-06-20T01:33:34Z")
I second a review of _Timeline_, and I’ll raise you a _Paycheck_. Personally, I could give or take Afleck, but I love Uma. I just hate, hate, hate John Woo. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/25 "2004-06-21T03:25:49Z")
Ok, so **Run Lola Run** is off the list and I’ve replaced it with a request for **Beyond Borders**. And yes, **Tuckerfan** , I’m sure I want to review the Star Wars Holiday Special. And with a second request for **Timeline** , that now becomes a priorty rental. so, the updated list: Timeline\* Paycheck Marci X The Hunted The Core Tomb Raider 2 The Princess and the Warrior Run Lola Run Freddy Got Fingered\* Bubba ho Tep Glitter The Cat in the Hat I Spit on Your Grave\* And I have _Freddy Got Fingered_ in the house as we speak, working up the nerve to start watching it. I guess I can go do that right now. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/26 "2004-06-24T22:15:15Z")
Here’s the link to the review of [Freddy Got Fingered](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=263344). Timeline will most likely be next up. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/27 "2004-06-24T22:35:24Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > But your point: I’ll definitely take you up on it. I want to know how _Scooby-Doo 2_ turned out. I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t completely hate the first one, and there were actually some bits that I laughed at and thought were clever. What, am I invisible here? _Scooby-Doo 2_! Get on it! ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/28 "2004-06-24T22:45:15Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > What, am I invisible here? _Scooby-Doo 2_! Get on it! From the OP: “The rules are simple: The movies must be available on DVD or VHS. No porn. That’s it, the only rules I can think of.” When it’s out on DVD (or if **slacker’s** work gets a screener that I can watch) then I’ll get to it. In the meantime, it’s out of the running. I can’t take notes in the theater, or pause or rewind the movie without inconveniencing a lot of other people. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/29 "2004-06-25T01:17:21Z")
May I add _Gigli_ and _Swept Away_ to the list of requests? I’m curious to know if they’re really _that bad_ but not curious enough to endure watching them myself. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/30 "2004-06-25T03:03:36Z")
> [@Slainte](#): > > May I add _Gigli_ and _Swept Away_ to the list of requests? I’m curious to know if they’re really _that bad_ but not curious enough to endure watching them myself. I actually watched _Gigli_ a while back, but lost the notes for the review. I’ll see if I can find them (I’m pretty sure they’re somewhere in my jungle of a bedroom) and write up an official review. If not, after watching _Freggy Got Fingered_ I can breeze through a second viewing of _Gigli_. As for _Swept Away_, I’ll see if I can find it. I like Guy Ritchie (for those who don’t know, he’s the guy who wrote and directed _Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels_ and _Snatch_), but I’d have to watch Madonna act for about 90 minutes or more. And just for me, here’s the updated list: Timeline\* Paycheck Marci X The Hunted The Core Tomb Raider 2 The Princess and the Warrior Run Lola Run Freddy Got Fingered\* Bubba ho Tep Glitter The Cat in the Hat I Spit on Your Grave\* Swept Away Gigli _Timeline_ and _I Spit on Your Grave_ are stil the priorities, since I owe a review for _ISOYG_ from way earlier nad have had more than one request for _Timeline_. _Gigli_ may be the next review posted though if I can find my notes. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/31 "2004-06-25T03:38:05Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I second a review of _Timeline_, and I’ll raise you a _Paycheck_. Personally, I could give or take Afleck, but I love Uma. I just hate, hate, hate John Woo. Paycheck was merely mediocre, just a by-the-numbers action movie riding on the thinnest of sci-fi plot devices. I’m not much of a Ben Affleck fan, but I’m actually a huge John Woo fan. I realize he hasn’t made too many great Hollywood movies (his first, Hard Target with Van Damme, is probably his best), but the man redefined action movies with his Hong Kong films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled–all classics. Not to derail this thread, but why do you hate, hate, hate him so much? ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/32 "2004-06-25T13:41:54Z")
_Timeline_’s much the same - merely mediocre. It’s got a silly physicist running around saying “That’s impossible” to clue the audience into the fact that time travel really might not work scientifically :rolleyes: and some pretty holey plotlines. But it’s not bad - it’s a good “turn your brain off and watch the pretty pictures” type of movie. Enjoyable enough. Nowhere near _Battlefield Earth_’s purported type of badness. So, **Crunchy** , if you’re really looking for _bad_ movies, you might want to give _Timeline_ a miss - I don’t think it qualifies. But watch it iffen ya wanna anyway, 'cuz it’s not terrible. _Batman and Robin_ is by far a worse way to spend a couple of hours. Snicks ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/33 "2004-06-25T13:44:24Z")
Oh! _Timeline_ does have Professor Lupin (David Thewlis) and Billy Connelly in it, so that may or may not be a bonus. Snicks ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/34 "2004-06-25T13:48:33Z")
One more - _The Core_ was better than I thought it was going to be, mainly because I was expecting it to be very, very bad. It’s also very silly, the science is probably shakier than that in _Timeline_, and it’s formulaic, but it’s not too horrible for a popcorn flick. But it is silly. Just tryin’ to help with your list. Snicks ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/35 "2004-06-25T13:51:02Z")
While I didn’t write anything down while watching _Timeline_, I’d be happy to put together a review (fogged by a coupla week’s of haze). Let me know, **Crunchy** (and others) and I’ll get one together. If you’d rather I didn’t ride your coattails, that’s cool too. Snicks ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/36 "2004-06-25T14:05:38Z")
Oh, how about **New York Minute** and **Beyond Borders**. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/37 "2004-06-25T14:06:46Z")
Crunchy, If I were truly mean-spirited (although I have my moments), I would ask you to watch _ **From Justin to Kelly** _, but I saw about 15 minutes of it last night, on and off for about the first 45 minutes of the movie. I can’t imagine any movie in the history of film, being worse than that piece of garbage. It was worse than the 20 minutes of _ **Glitter** _ that I could stand to watch. In my defense, Dalton Ross dared me to watch it, in the latest edition of _Entertainment Weekly_, and I can’t resist a dare. If anyone asks you to watch this movie, they’re only playing a cruel joke on you. DON’T DO IT!! ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/38 "2004-06-25T14:39:42Z")
I thought _The Core_ wasn’t too bad. Silly and improbable, but certainly not heinous. Or to put it in perspective, it’s not any worse than _Armageddon_. I’ve seen _The Hunted_, if you’re referring to the 2003 version. It’s just kinda blah. I even had to look it up on IMDB to make sure it was the same movie I was remembering. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/39 "2004-06-25T15:51:20Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Not to derail this thread, but why do you hate, hate, hate him so much? Because after the 83rd time, I just kinda got tired of sweat-drenched guys firing two handguns at each other in slow motion while doves flutter by. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674/40 "2004-06-25T22:05:24Z")
> [@Crunchy Frog](#): > > I actually watched _Gigli_ a while back, but lost the notes for the review. I’ll see if I can find them (I’m pretty sure they’re somewhere in my jungle of a bedroom) and write up an official review. If not, after watching _Freggy Got Fingered_ I can breeze through a second viewing of _Gigli_. > > As for _Swept Away_, I’ll see if I can find it. I like Guy Ritchie (for those who don’t know, he’s the guy who wrote and directed _Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels_ and _Snatch_), but I’d have to watch Madonna act for about 90 minutes or more. Many thanks. I look forward to both reviews. I thought of _From Justin to Kelly_ after I posted, but I figured that would be too cruel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-see-some-more-bullet-reviews/250674.md?page=3)