Office Space had nothing to do with SNL.
Actually, the character who was coveting the stapler was the main character in several short cartoons by Mike Judge that aired on SNL.
Which I learned, as soon as I hit the submit button… :smack: If I promise never to post again without reading to the end of the thread, can we pretend I never said that?
Unless it’s an anthology-type movie (like the Twilight Zone movie), the more editors or writers a movie has, the more it will likely suck.
Ditto Chris Tucker.
Heck, how about just “If it’s an anthology-type movie.”
Hmmm…you have a point there.
Somehow my name got pulled into the superhero debate, but I think it was tracer who brought up that issue.
I’ll concede good movies by SNL cast members, but I personally still consider it a warning sign. I guess a good amended rule of thumb would be, ‘if the star is still known primarily as an SNL cast member, current or former, beware.’ Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy and maybe Mike Meyers would get passes, while Cheri Oteri, Tim Medows and Chris Farley wouldn’t.
And the converse to Mr. Blue Sky’s multiple editor/writer rule: If more than half the main crew credits are the same person (or people with the same last name), it’s probably a crappy low-budget movie. I realize I may be eliminating some quality indies work, but I’ve seen plenty of stinkers that were directed, written, produced, edited, filmed, catered and performed by Joe T. Schmoe.
While I thought the movie was decent, I can’t let this go without quoting comedian Tim Wilson:
“I watched ‘Twister’ the other night. Hated it. You mean to tell me that a tornado can pick houses and cars up and throw 'em around, but can’t get a tank top and bra off Helen Hunt? One thing I can’t stand is a gay tornado!”
I think a good rule of thumb is this: a movies is BAD if it is being CONTINUALLY advertised on TV! Take a real stinker…chances are the studio is so desperate to recover its losses, that they decide to spend a bundle of cash to lure the suckers in!
Oh, and remakes of classic films are mostly lousy…MGM remade “MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY” in 1962, with the late Marlon Brando…it bombed!
Also, and movie promoted by a fast-food chain (like McDonalds) is liable to suck-check ou the “CAT IN THE HAT”. :smack:
‘Written by Richard Curtis’ (except 4 Weddings)
You can be assured of a formula of public school types who went to Oxford, a disabled person in a wheelchair, a professional Welshman/Irishman/Scotsman, a gay or two, ‘typical’ English dinner parties with whimsical humour and formica tables, ludicrous love interests, and lots of ‘fucks!’
Oh, and Hugh Grant and no black people.
Not to mention Aliens, which was a script Jim Cameron was working on until he got the Alien 2 gig and dropped in Ripley and the xenomorphs.
Hang on…
Because of course the plots of Final Fantasy games have anything whatsoever to do with one another. :rolleyes:
Re Dan Aykroyd - Grosse Pointe Blank. There’s life in the old dog yet.
Re: vampire movies
Are y’all forgetting From Dusk Til Dawn, or am I the only one that liked it?
Any post 1980 film that during the opening or closing credits plays music by the following artists:
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Louis Armstrong
Jimmy Durante
etc, especially Kiss to Build a Dream On, I’m in the Mood for Love, and La Vie en Rose
Any film billed as a classic story remade for the 20th or now the 21st century; ie: its Shakespeare with a modern twist, or, its like Jane Austin at cheerleader camp.
It’s fair to say both Mr. Whitaker and I share a fondness for the high concept/tense action thriller and are continually let down by the actual product.
He was great in DIARY OF A HITMAN, THE CRYING GAME, BIRD and GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI.
Hmm. His character dies in each of those films. Hmm.
"Based on a True Story!"
Usually correct, in the same way that this morning’s steaming roadapple is based on last night’s prime rib, corn on the cob, and apple pie.
I’d say that Mike Meyers does not get a pass. Especially not after inflicting his version of The Cat In The Hat on us.
I thought 10 Things I Hate About You and, particularly, Clueless were both fine movies.
So…you’ve never played a Final Fantasy?
No, none of them occur in the same universe, but each one is a very very VERY large scale story with dozens of characters and numerous plot twists.
For a Final Fantasy movie to be true to anything that could be considered within the realm of the series…you’d be looking at a 3 part trilogy right off the bat. Spirits within wasn’t even 2 full hours, was it?
I mean, most of the recent Final Fantasy games have 2 hours of CG cut scenes ALONE, and those only play into a small fraction of the story. I guess what I’m saying is that for a movie to be in the true spirit of Final Fantasy it would have to be a grand epic. Oh, and not so futuristic. Granted, it can be argued that 7 and 8 take place in the future, but then again, they never claimed to be on the post-apocalyptic Earth.