# Let me take a movie-watching bullet for you. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745 "2003-04-20T01:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/61 "2003-04-22T18:17:11Z")
I vote for **I spit on your grave**. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/62 "2003-04-24T06:27:33Z")
And now the new tally: 4 votes for Stop or My Mom Willl Shoot 4 votes for I Spit On Your Grave 3 votes for Ishtar 2 votes for Battlefield Earth 2 votes for Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (but remember when voting, I’ll have to be able to find these movies) 2 votes for Crossroads-The Britney Spears version 2 votes for Riki Oh - The Story of Ricky And the rest of the list: The Blue Iguana Hudson Hawk Event Horizon The Dish Yes Madam Freddy Got Fingered Perfect Staying Alive The Adjuster The Monster That Challenged the World Son in Law Hot Dog The Movie Exorcist II: The Heretic Tomorrow is the last day for voting on this list. I will rent the movie(s) to be watched on Friday. After I submit that review (which may go in a new thread) then we’ll add new nominees to the list and keep voting. All previous films named and votes received will carry over. I’ll rent and watch up to 3 movies, so we can pare the list down as much as possible. I’ll also take the full list of nominees with me when I go a-renting and knock off any films that aren’t readily available for me to rent. Good think I’m growing a beard, maybe the people at Blockbuster won’t recognize me. ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/63 "2003-04-24T06:39:09Z")
Am I too late to vote?? I vote for **Exorcist II: The Heretic** ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_Donovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Brendan\_Donovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brendan_Donovan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/64 "2003-04-24T06:54:34Z")
I vote for Hudson Hawk. Its an excellent movie that most people seem to hate yet I don’t know why. It funny in its way and has a charming adventure. I hope Crunchy Frog can help validate it as an unrecognised classic. I would have figured that this would get more votes because I am sure most people don’t know what kind of film this is. I think that the vote getters are stinker for sure. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/65 "2003-04-25T01:39:49Z")
Time’s running out. Tomorrow I go renting. Here’s how the vote stands so far: 4 votes for Stop or My Mom Willl Shoot 4 votes for I Spit On Your Grave 3 votes for Ishtar 2 votes for Exorcist II: The Heretic 2 votes for Hudson Hawk 2 votes for Battlefield Earth 2 votes for Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (but remember when voting, I’ll have to be able to find these movies) 2 votes for Crossroads-The Britney Spears version 2 votes for Riki Oh - The Story of Ricky And the rest of the list: The Blue Iguana Event Horizon The Dish Yes Madam Freddy Got Fingered Perfect Staying Alive The Adjuster The Monster That Challenged the World Son in Law Hot Dog The Movie I’ll be renting the top 3 vote-getters. In case of a tie, I’ll be renting the movie I’m more curious about seeing for myself. ---
**Author:** ![AquaPura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AquaPura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AquaPura)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/66 "2003-04-25T04:55:21Z")
Another vote for Crossroads, the Britney Spears version. I reaaaaly want to know, can she act? Or is it just the bubble gum packaging… ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/67 "2003-04-25T05:01:46Z")
Exorcist II: The Heretic ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/68 "2003-04-25T06:24:08Z")
I vote for _Ishtar_. I’ve been tempted to rent it a few times, but never seem to have the money. ---
**Author:** ![blinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@blinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinx)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/69 "2003-04-25T12:56:43Z")
If you can get them: **Idioterne** [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0154421](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0154421) **Dancer in the dark** [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0168629](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0168629) ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/70 "2003-04-25T16:36:02Z")
**dwc1970** , here’s a review of **Battlefield Earth** by a friend of mine that will tell you everything you need to know about that particular crime against humanity: [http://www.rocketinaditch.com/shane/reviews/BattlefieldEarth.htm](http://www.rocketinaditch.com/shane/reviews/BattlefieldEarth.htm) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/71 "2003-04-25T17:50:07Z")
CF– For what it’s worth, I consider myself a pretty discerning movie fan; I think I’ve watched enough films–about 300 a year–and developed a pretty decent artistic consciousness to have a great deal of confidence in my critical judgment. (To a certain extent, I think **Cervaise** will back me up on this.) That said, let me recommend _Ishtar_ to you for the simple reason that it is a _good movie_, and a chilling example of how a critical bandwagon can ruin a great director’s career. I also happen to think that another director, Paul Verhoeven, will, like Alfred Hitchcock and Douglas Sirk, come into his own with the critics about 20 or 30 years too late, and that _Showgirls_ will come to be seen as a brilliant (if vicious and cynical) satire on American business culture. ---
**Author:** ![Fingolfin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/72 "2003-04-25T18:02:59Z")
Another vote for **ISOYG**! ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/73 "2003-04-30T20:50:02Z")
So when is the review? Am I missing something? ::scratches head:: ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/74 "2003-04-30T21:06:27Z")
I’d like to see you sit through Oscar, but I sincerely hope they didn’t waste resources on preserving it in any format, VHS or DVD. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/75 "2003-04-30T21:08:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spiff \* > \*\*I vote for **Casino Royale** , not the serious one, but the spoof with Peter Sellars. > > \*\* He should watch it on DVD and watch the commentary _first_. It will help immensely. Still, I want those few hours of my life BACK. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/76 "2003-04-30T23:03:01Z")
I’d really like someone ELSE to watch I Spit On Your Grave on my behalf. I’m afraid I might be permanently traumatized by 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:** [May 1, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/77 "2003-05-01T00:14:30Z")
Hi, sorry everyone, I know I was supposd to have the review(s) done by the end of the weekend, but a little something came up and I had to run to Kentucky to visit some family. I get off work at 11pm tonight, so I should just have enough time to hit the Blockbuster video on the way home. The films to be reviewed (if available) are: _I Spit On Your Grave_ (top vote getter) _Stop or My Mom Will Shoot_ and _Ishtar_ (tied for 2nd) Here’s where the voting stands on the rest of the list, I’ll add the other suggestions that have popped up when I have more time 3 votes for Exorcist II: The Heretic 2 votes for Hudson Hawk 2 votes for Battlefield Earth 2 votes for Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (but remember when voting, I’ll have to be able to find these movies) 3 votes for Crossroads-The Britney Spears version 2 votes for Riki Oh - The Story of Ricky And the rest of the list: The Blue Iguana Event Horizon The Dish Yes Madam Freddy Got Fingered Perfect Staying Alive The Adjuster The Monster That Challenged the World Son in Law Hot Dog The Movie ---
**Author:** ![I\_Scream\_In\_Darkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@I\_Scream\_In\_Darkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Scream_In_Darkness)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/78 "2003-05-01T03:07:28Z")
Juicy Fruit is a good gum. _Juicy Fruit, it’s gonna move ya! It chews so soft, it gets right to ya! Juicy Fruit, the taste the taste the taste is gonna Mo-ove Ya!_ ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/79 "2003-05-01T07:31:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > **_The Dish_ (comedy about some Aussies or Kiwis and a sattelite dish)** I’ll fourth (or fifth) what others have already said: _The Dish_ is a very GOOD film. (FTR, they are Australians, not New Zealanders.) I vote for _Crossroads_. 😛 ---
**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:** [May 1, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745/80 "2003-05-01T07:36:51Z")
Ok, so the top 3 vote-getters weren’t at my local Blockbuster. I’ll check out a couple more places and try to get to them later. Instead I rented and watched the next-closet vote-getter: _Exorcist II: The Heretic_. You can read the review [right here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=181009). Everyone keep on voting, here’s the list. And we’ll just keep this vote going until I can either find and do reviews of the 3 films I was _supposed_ to watch or until it’s determined I won’t be able to watch those movies for whatever reason. Here’s the new list, some films knocked off from before as unable to find: 3 votes for Crossroads-The Britney Spears version 2 votes for Hudson Hawk 2 votes for Battlefield Earth 2 votes for Riki Oh - The Story of Ricky And the rest of the list: The Blue Iguana Event Horizon The Dish Yes Madam Freddy Got Fingered Perfect Staying Alive The Adjuster The Monster That Challenged the World Son in Law Hot Dog The Movie Oscar Idioterne Dancer in the dark North Heaven’s Gate Cool As Ice Burn, Hollywood, Burn Supernova Casino Royale Waterworld Now I have to ask, how many of you are actually curious in wanting to know if a movie is worth the rental and how many just want to make me watch bad movies? Isn’t anyone curious about _The English Patient_ or Kenneth Brannagh’s completely uncut verison of _Hamlet_? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-take-a-movie-watching-bullet-for-you/169745.md?page=5)