# WARNING: Really bad movie coming **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671 "2002-12-14T02:15:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/41 "2002-12-15T09:03:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > All in all, this has the potential to make _Armageddon_ look like a peer-reviewed NASA-produced film documentary on the everyday hazards of space travel. Hey, I don’t think this is very fair. _Armageddon_ had 31 aspects that made it one of the worst movies ever. Being clichéd, over the top, and lousy vis à vis science were just three of them. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/42 "2002-12-15T09:19:08Z")
Hey, this movies did get mentioned in the latest _Scientific American_. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/43 "2002-12-15T11:15:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Bad Astronomer \* > \*\*The core stops spinning. yeesh. \*\* Now now, it’s no less weird than giant mutant ants, and **Them!** is one of my favorite childhood films. Can you imagine the reviews that must’ve gotten from literal-minded sci-yon-tists? It could be big, old-fashioned, good, dumb fun. I’m ready to see it, at least at a matinee, just for that killer cast alone. I’ll wait for some reviews and then make up my mind. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/44 "2002-12-15T14:52:57Z")
Hmmm, mention of _Them!_ makes me think of the even more well-known _Attack of the Killer Tomatoes_. I think few movies can really aspire to that level of … of … of … words fail me. Interestingly enough, last night _Armaggedon_ was on ABC. I had forgotten how truly silly it was, until the russian cosmonaut started talking… the only thing good in that movie was Aerosmith’s love ballad. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/45 "2002-12-15T15:05:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kung fu lola \* > Ooh, ooh, you forgot the best part… the kangaroo can **rap**. Hmm, let’s see, what rhymes with “joey”? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/46 "2002-12-15T16:27:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Equipoise \* > \*\*Ok…(think think think) From what I hear, Sam Rockwell, one of our best young actors, is quite good in it. If he’s good enough for Oscar consideration, why deprive him of a crack at it? > > I don’t know why some of you are so sure that Confessions of a Dangerous Mind will be a stinker. It sounds to me like it could be a lot of very goofy fun. Clooney was very passionate about the project, and anyone who’s seen both The Green Mile and Galaxy Quest knows how amazing Sam Rockwell is. I’m there, opening day! \*\* Has anyone seen the trailer for it? The only place I have was at Best Buy, and it looks fantastic! At first I thought they were going to make a comedy out of it and I wanted to see it for that. But it appears they decided to take Barris’ (possibly) insane autobiography as straight fact. It looks great and Rockwell does Barris spot on, which I’d have never thought possible. I’ll be there with gongs on. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/47 "2002-12-15T16:49:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DSYoungEsq \* > **Hmmm, mention of _Them!_ makes me think of the even more well-known _Attack of the Killer Tomatoes_. I think few movies can really aspire to that level of … of … of … words fail me.** All right now!, That will be quite enough bashing on the pinnacle of cinematic excellence that is “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” (now part 2 WAS HORRIBLE!), but the original was so bad it was WONDERFUL! (it transcended badness to achieve a new level of cheesy greatness). And as far as the Chuck Barris movie, I’m there dude!, Chuck is my hero! (aside from being nuttier than a fruitcake). unclviny (puberty, puberty love, there’s nothing wrong with puberty love, it’s so neat, it’s so cool, we always …) ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/48 "2002-12-15T17:07:25Z")
Also, to be fair, I think the producers of _Attack of the Killer Tomatos_ **knew** they were making a ridiculous movie and did it as a parody of all the bad '50s monster attack movies. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/49 "2002-12-15T17:29:01Z")
Confessions is going to be AMAZING. I ga-ron-tee. I just know. The chemistry between Rockwell and Clooney, as director and actor (and, briefly, as two actors) will make for one hell of a film. As for this centre of the Earth thing- I’ll only go see it if NSYNC tunnels down there on the back of a huge worm. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/50 "2002-12-15T17:42:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Robot Arm \* > \*\*Hmm, let’s see, what rhymes with “joey”? \*\* David Bowie? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/51 "2002-12-15T17:54:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Here’s what I find funny: there’s going to be a limited US release on December 31. Why? The only reason I can think of is to make it eligible for next year’s Oscar consideration. Think about that. Perhaps you haven’t noticed but every single studio has doing the exact same thing for the past twenty years. That limitted release in New York and LA for two weeks before the end of the years with a wide release later for every one else is a popular method of doing films that studios considder Oscar material. It’s not even a secret. As for the Core, it could have been worse. As I understand it the original screenplay had the core stop spinning because of nuclear waste dumped into it. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/52 "2002-12-15T18:13:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Just Some Guy \* > \*\*As for the Core, it could have been worse. As I understand it the original screenplay had the core stop spinning because of nuclear waste dumped into it. \*\* Which is **total** hogwash, because **everyone** knows that dumping nuclear waste would create Godzilla! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/53 "2002-12-15T21:42:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DSYoungEsq \* > \*\*Interestingly enough, last night _Armaggedon_ was on ABC. I had forgotten how truly silly it was, until the russian cosmonaut started talking… the only thing good in that movie was Aerosmith’s love ballad. \*\* Argh! I was a HUGE Aerosmith fan until that song came out. It made me hate that movie even more. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/54 "2002-12-15T22:47:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tangent \* > \*\*Argh! I was a HUGE Aerosmith fan until that song came out. It made me hate that movie even more. ☹ \*\* Same here. Remember back when Aerosmith was a rock group, instead of the world’s oldest boy band? ---
**Author:** ![BioHazard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BioHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BioHazard)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/55 "2002-12-15T23:40:09Z")
This movie looks like its not even worth the hour or two it would take to DL it. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/56 "2002-12-16T07:37:39Z")
> [@](#): > > And at least the Kangaroo wasn’t rapping about slicin’ da bitch… Actually, that might have actually improved it. > [@](#): > > Anyone caught the promo for “Drum Line?” This could be the worst movie ever. Oh, only about 7 times every night on Cartoon Network (shut up, I die if I’m not regularly exposed to GI Joe reruns). I’m not sure what makes me want to gouge my eyes out more, the premise of the cool hip-hop marching band that no doubt causes the black protagonist to escape the ghetto (one billion dollars says a gang is involved at some point), or the fact that I know it’ll be even worse than I think it is. > [@](#): > > Hmm, let’s see, what rhymes with “joey”? Corey…story…allegory… I just felt like saying that. ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/57 "2002-12-16T16:20:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unclviny \* > \*\*All right now!, > That will be quite enough bashing on the pinnacle of cinematic excellence that is “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” (now part 2 WAS HORRIBLE!), but the original was so bad it was WONDERFUL! (it transcended badness to achieve a new level of cheesy greatness). > \*\* Hey, but don’t forget that not only was **Rick Rockwell** from ‘Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire’ fame in Return of the Killer Tomatoes (the sequel you mentioned), but so was **George Clooney**!!! And on that, we’ve come full circle. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/58 "2002-12-16T16:40:36Z")
Shy Guy said > [@](#): > > shut up, I die if I’m not regularly exposed to GI Joe reruns (Lisa Simpson Voice) Did he just tell us to shut up? (/Lisa Simpson Voice) Drum Line looks much worse than the Core. Marching bands can be fun to listen to but a movie about the “drama” of marching bands sounds awful. Let’s go watch grass grow instead. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/59 "2002-12-16T16:45:31Z")
I’d like to see a movie where the Band of Plucky Heroes fails and the earth actually gets destroyed. Special Effects Oscar! ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671/60 "2002-12-16T16:47:43Z")
I’m sure the science in _The Core_ will at least as accurate as the science in the old 1960s _Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea_ film. The one about using a nuclear weapon to put out the aurora borealis when it catches on fire, IIRC. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-really-bad-movie-coming/142671.md?page=4)