88 Minutes (2007)
Righteous Kill (2008)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Public Enemies (2009)
44 Inch Chest (2009)
Book of Blood (2009)
Batman Beyond: Season 3 (2000-2001, 13 episodes)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
TV Funhouse (8 episodes, 2000-2001)
Whip It (2009)
The Late Shift (1996) (R)
Lord of Illusions (1995) (R)
Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut (2009) (R)
Meet John Doe (1941)
The Unit: Season 1 (2006, 13 episodes)
Heathers (1988)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Party Down (2009, 10 episodes)
Hellraiser (1987) (R)
Big Fan (2009)
Up in the Air (2009)
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
A Serious Man (2009)
Full Metal Jacket (1987) (R)
In the Loop (2009) (R)
YOU!
Yes, Righteous Kill was a piece of poo. I expected more from Albert Pacino and that other guy.
ReplyDeleteIs Hellraiser 2 that bad?
ReplyDeleteMy 2 cents: RK might be a piece of poo, but it's a very special piece of poo.
ReplyDeleteHRII is definitely watchable. Drop Dead Gorgeous has its moments as well. I could have subdivided the list into fractions of Keatons. Or used a ten-Keaton scale!
ReplyDeleteAfe McAfe:
ReplyDeleteIf you hate Righteous Kill you should ABSOLUTELY give 88 Minutes a try. It will make RK look like a shiny piece of gold by comparison. No, sorry, actually RK will still look like a steaming pile of poo but maybe a SLIGHTLY LESS SMELLY steaming pile of poo. Or something. What I'm saying is, watch 88 Minutes because it's fun!
I've seen H2 but I don't remember it as THAT bad, though I don't really remember much of it at all.
ReplyDeleteIt's not that bad. As you see, it's just two small steps away from Public Enemies. Which was a perfectly okay movie.
ReplyDeleteI actually remember Public Enemies as particularly dull and H2 as pretty entertaining, which would move H2 up 1 notch over PE. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that Public Enemies was technically very well-made and had some great actors. It's only real flaw is that it's BORING AS HELL.
ReplyDeletePlease note that the first time I watched HRII I was actually pleasantly surprised becuase I didn't expect it to be any good at all. On this second viewing I expected it to be good, but instead I realized that it's PRETTY SUCKY.
Yeah, that clarifies it somewhat. Besides my fantastic memory, I usually think of the first two Hellraiser-movies as the "good ones", out of... I don't know, 11 now, or something? But I have no intention of defending H2, 'cos I'm not really fan of number 1 either (though it's pretty solid and has some memorable scenes and great special/make-up effects).
ReplyDeleteDon't you think the character Julia Cotton is disgusting, as in "Body Double"-disgusting? :-)
ReplyDeleteThe first two ARE the good ones insofar as they are the only ones that are even watchable. Here's how it works out:
ReplyDeleteHR1: Good
HR2: Okay...ish... but pretty bad
HR3-16: Complete shit
HR17: A surprising triumph!
Interestingly, Julia is described as extremely beautiful in the book. Do you think Clive Barker's gayness might be responsible for the miscasting?
CB:s gayness and the zeitgeist made Julia the REAL Uncle Frank. No doubt about it.
ReplyDeleteVar inte Superblog!! på svenska en gång? Eller var det bara en ond dröm..?
ReplyDeleteI WAS GONNA GOOGLE TRANSLATE UNCLE'S ("FARBROR'S") MESSAGE FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AS A JOKE BECAUSE I EXPECTED IT TO TURN OUT ALL MACHINE-Y & KRAZE-Y BUT INSTEAD THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION WAS ALMOST CRYSTAL CLEAR WHICH RUINED THE JOKE SO THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT IS TO WRITE IN CAPS LOCK SO IT SEEMS LIKE I'M SHOUTING
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