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| Montgomery |
Posted - 22/01/2007 : 19:31:57
My only comment -- I actually liked Lady in the Water. EM :)
2007 Razzie Award Nominees
Worst Picture
Basic Instinct 2
Bloodrayne
Lady in the Water
Little Man
Wicker Man
Worst Actor
Rob Schneider - The Benchwarmers
Larry the Cable Guy - Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Shawn and Marlon Wayans - Little Man
Tim Allen - Santa Clause 3, The Shaggy Dog, Zoom
Nicolas Cage - Wicker Man
Worst Actress
Kristanna Loken - Bloodrayne
Jessica Simpson - Employee of the Month
Lindsay Lohan - Just My Luck
Hilary and Haylie Duff - Material Girls
Worst Supporting Actor
David Thewlis - Basic Instinct 2, The Omen
Ben Kingsley - Bloodrayne
Danny DeVito - Deck the Halls
M Night Shyamalan - Lady in the Water
Martin Short - Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Worst Supporting Actress
Michelle Rodriguez - Bloodrayne
Carmen Electra - Date Movie, Scary Movie 4
Kristin Chenoweth - Deck the Halls, Pink Panther, RV
Jenny McCarthy - John Tucker Must Die
Kate Bosworth - Superman Returns
Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment
Deck the Halls
Garfield 2
RV
Santa Clause 3
The Shaggy Dog
Worst Screen Couple
Sharon Stone's Lop-Sided Breasts - Basic Instinct 2
Shawn Wayans and Either Kerry Washington or Marlon Wayans - Little Man
Hilary and Haylie Duff - Material Girls
Tim Allen and Martin Short - Santa Clause 3
Nicolas Cage and His Bear Suit - Wicker Man
Worst Remake or Rip-Off
Little Man (rip-off of the 1954 Bugs Bunny Carton Baby Buggy Bunny
Pink Panther
Poseidon
The Shaggy Dog
Wicker Man
Worst Prequel or Sequel
Basic Instinct 2
Big Momma's House 2
Garfield 2
Santa Clause 3
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Worst Director
Michael Caton-Jones - Basic Instinct 2
Uwe Boll - Bloodrayne
Ron Howard - The Da Vinci Code
M Night Shyamalan - Lady in the Water
Keenan Ivory Wayans - Little Man
Worst Screenplay
Basic Instinct 2
Bloodrayne
Lady in the Water
Little Man
Wicker Man
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| w22dheartlivie |
Posted - 03/02/2007 : 11:35:34
In a way, this is like nearly every book ever written by Stephen King. I admit I'm a fan of his books, have been ever since he started publishing. Since they tend to be released just prior to Christmas (terrific marketing), I've always gotten the latest as a gift and would pour over it immediately. Some of them were disappointing, some were marvelous horror books.
The trouble has been that the majority of them did not translate into great films.
Some sucked: The Lawnmower Man, The Night Flier, The Langoliers, Tommyknockers, Thinner.
Some were disappointing: Christine, Pet Sematary, Sometimes They Come Back, The Dark Half, Dreamcatcher.
Some films were perfectly acceptable if one didn't try to compare them to the book: The Shining, Cujo, Maximum Overdrive, It, Needful Things, Hearts in Atlantis,
Some were decent enough films: Creepshow, the first 'Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Children of the Corn (just the original one), Firestarter, Silver Bullet, The Running Man, The Stand, Apt Pupil, Secret Window.
A very few were terrific films: Carrie (original), Stand by Me, Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, Doloris Claiborne, The Green Mile.
Interesting is that four of the six I categorized as terrific also produced at least an Oscar nomination for a star. Bates won for Misery and Morgan Freeman should have won for Shawshank (with apologies to Tom Hanks).
P.S. John Grisham books often fall into this category
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 24/01/2007 : 06:06:15
quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
I wasn't disappointed with it. It's a mediocre book that's an enjoyable enough romp, though with unbelievably prosaic prose. I thought that the film did as good a job as were possible.
Your comment made me smile, Salop. That book was just mediocre. So, therefore, the movie didn't have much chance of being much better. There was so much talk and hype about that book. Finally I read it and I thought, "It was okay." I guessed most of the puzzles before the main characters did(who were portrayed as experts and therefore smarter than I am.) It was kind of pitiful and expected.
I didn't expect much of the movie after I finally read the book.
EM :)
You know, this happens so much. Remember Bridges of Madison County? Everyone went crazy for the book, then crazy about a movie being made from the book - hype, hype and more hype. In the end, both were actually mediocre.
(And I'm being extremely complimentary to the book here. It was probably the worst written book I've ever had the pleasure to stop reading in disgust!)
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| SixFourian |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 16:43:18
quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
I guessed most of the puzzles before the main characters did(who were portrayed as experts and therefore smarter than I am.)
Me too - so many of them were so obvious! However, the film was even worse in that respect, in that it really drew them out laboriously.
A key gripe I had with the book, that I suppose the film improved upon, was that Dan Brown was clearly very keen to show off his own knowledge: The main character is always mentioning or thinking about a certain fact that is almost entirely irrelevant. |
| Montgomery |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 16:28:04
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
quote:
Originally posted by GHcool
I think the Ron Howard nomination was awfully cheap. There were dozens, perhaps hundreds, of more poorly directed films this year than Da Vinci Code.
True. If they had a category for "Biggest Disappointment of the Year" then it would have been a fair nomination.
I wasn't disappointed with it. It's a mediocre book that's an enjoyable enough romp, though with unbelievably prosaic prose. I thought that the film did as good a job as were possible.
Your comment made me smile, Salop. That book was just mediocre. So, therefore, the movie didn't have much chance of being much better. There was so much talk and hype about that book. Finally I read it and I thought, "It was okay." I guessed most of the puzzles before the main characters did(who were portrayed as experts and therefore smarter than I am.) It was kind of pitiful and expected.
I didn't expect much of the movie after I finally read the book.
EM :) |
| SixFourian |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 09:21:18
quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
I think mediocrity is worse than just about anything. 
Quite. |
| SixFourian |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 09:20:35
quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
quote:
Originally posted by GHcool
I think the Ron Howard nomination was awfully cheap. There were dozens, perhaps hundreds, of more poorly directed films this year than Da Vinci Code.
True. If they had a category for "Biggest Disappointment of the Year" then it would have been a fair nomination.
I wasn't disappointed with it. It's a mediocre book that's an enjoyable enough romp, though with unbelievably prosaic prose. I thought that the film did as good a job as were possible. |
| SixFourian |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 09:17:45
quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
My only comment -- I actually liked Lady in the Water.
Me too. It was nothing amazing, but it was a sweet story.
I also found the The Wicker Man OK in itself - it was just pointless to have it as well as the original. |
| Sean |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 08:27:06
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I always wondered which is worse - winning a Razzie or not winnning a Razzie?
 Probably not winning a Razzie is worse. That means the performance was so mediocre that it wasn't even worth hating. 
I think mediocrity is worse than just about anything. |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 23/01/2007 : 07:30:37
quote:
Originally posted by Montgomery
Worst Actress
Lindsay Lohan - Just My Luck
But... she was just playing the same type of part she always plays and I think she did a very nice job of being Lindsay Lohan in that movie, as usual.
(I always wondered which is worse - winning a Razzie or not winnning a Razzie?)
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| Sean |
Posted - 22/01/2007 : 22:42:47
quote:
Originally posted by GHcool
I think the Ron Howard nomination was awfully cheap. There were dozens, perhaps hundreds, of more poorly directed films this year than Da Vinci Code.
True. If they had a category for "Biggest Disappointment of the Year" then it would have been a fair nomination. |
| Montgomery |
Posted - 22/01/2007 : 21:17:29
I liked Snakes on a Plane. That ruled!
Samuel. Snakes. A plane. How can you go wrong with that?
Answer: You can't.
EM :) |
| GHcool |
Posted - 22/01/2007 : 20:50:12
I'm a little surprised that Snakes on a Plane didn't make an appearance.
I think the Ron Howard nomination was awfully cheap. There were dozens, perhaps hundreds, of more poorly directed films this year than Da Vinci Code. |
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