Parting Shots
Written by Film Brain Thursday, 12 August 2010 21:30
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08.12.2010 - 21:40 | Jackass Mask
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08.12.2010 - 21:55 | srv_is_god88It's MARIO!
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08.12.2010 - 22:17 | rowdycmoore
In one fell swoop we find out that not only did John Cleese have a worse movie than Pluto Nash, Bob Hoskins had a worse movie than Super Mario.
Keep in mind, Cleese got top billing in the first Harry Potter movie despite less than two minutes of screen time. If he was willing to be put that low on this movie's cast list, that's pretty bad.
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08.12.2010 - 21:56 | Phelous
HEY!
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08.12.2010 - 21:59 | Overactor
Put your hands in the air and say HEEEY!
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08.12.2010 - 22:47 | ChaosD1
HEY! LISTEN!
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Basil Brush is pretty funny. It's hilarious when they use him in the "French and Saunders" parody of [u]Harry Potter[/u]. "Harry Potter and the Chamberpot of Azerbajan". For those of you who don't know what the heck I'm talking about; Basil Brush is the fox puppet who says," Boom, Boom."
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08.12.2010 - 22:17 | JohannS
Wow, a giant middle finger to Ben Kingsley for that undignified death. Cheers Film Brain, a solid and amusing review as always
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08.12.2010 - 22:20 | Wookiee7I think this movie shot out all my laughter. This movie looked so...morbid, even it was supposed to be a comedy.
It made me realize that I'm unloved... T_T
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08.12.2010 - 22:23 | Roker
It's ok Phelous, we still love you. =)
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08.12.2010 - 22:27 | EbalanceIt was funny for the wrong reasons...
Poor John... he just realized what movie he's in...
Well he's in favor of the death penalty...
If you follow eye for an eye justice, pretty soon everyone is blind.
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08.12.2010 - 22:40 | gaaralee1234
WOW! It's like Breaking Bad! Only the jokes aren't funny, the story isn't gripping, the acting is bad, there aren't any relatable characters, and the dialogue is stupid. Oh wait, it's NOTHING like Breaking Bad the only thing they have in common is the cancer. Seriously, this movie looks just really stupid, I must check it out.
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08.12.2010 - 22:46 | Kheldarn
It's always nice to know that we don't have the monopoly on stupid, horrible movies here in the US.
Keep up the great work with the bad movies!!
And don't forget to keep a pint or two handy, so you can make it through them... :)
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08.12.2010 - 23:05 | receiptforsamlowry
Michael Winner.. never ever tell me to calm down ever again, or I'll jab you with a pointed stick, then assault you with a piece of fresh fruit -_-
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08.13.2010 - 11:54 | Valdez Leel
Who would've thought that Michael Winner could create something MORE infuriating than those fucking adverts? :flame:
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08.12.2010 - 23:08 | The_Loremaster
A cinematic murder list without Uwe Boll?!? I didn't know they exsisted!
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08.12.2010 - 23:11 | mrconvoy
Man thats a crazy movie
great review all and all
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08.12.2010 - 23:12 | The Hardcore Kid
Calm down dear! It's only a crappy movie!
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08.12.2010 - 23:19 | rockersunite122
X_X this is most depessing movie ive seen even for the uk and u thought our movies were bad
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08.12.2010 - 23:24 | I, Da Ca$hmanHave you thought about doing a DVD Collection video? I read your introduction on the articles page, you've got over 400 as of 2 years ago. I'd like to see exactly what is in that collection of yours.
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08.12.2010 - 23:28 | MartacusWas that Ian McDiarmid as the waiter? Sad, sad, sad.
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08.13.2010 - 00:11 | StaticFactoryUm... Chris REA? Does he have any relation to the also-British and much better actor Stephen Rea, not yet of "V For Vendetta" fame? (Also, I think Chris Rea's younger double was scarier... gruff voice + young face = WTF?!)
And [i]really[/i], Bob Hoskins? =_= Look, Bob, I love you and all, but between this crap and the Video Game Movie That I Refuse to Discuss, you're almost making me believe that "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was a fluke. Just like Dan Aykroyd is making me believe that "Ghostbusters" was a fluke after he was in "North" and "Christmas With the Kranks". God-damnit, bad movies, stop killing off my favorite actors' careers!
Say, when it comes to these god-awful movies that are killing the careers of some of my favorite actors: do you think that if we just forget about them hard enough, they'll go away? =D
(Oh, fun fact: in my frantic Googling of Bob Hoskins' filmography, I found a Wikipedia article that said something about one "Roger Rabbit 2" coming out in 2012. I honestly don't know whether I should start crying yet; I'm always a little apprehensive about sequels.)
I guess the reason I didn't pick up on the whole gun thing at first was because I come from America, where guns are slightly less illegal. I was just thinking "boy, those TV programs just get more and more violence-related." But come to think of it, selling weapons under the table like that is probably illegal in America too. ...Man, what is WRONG with this movie?
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08.13.2010 - 00:14 | sylvacoer
Diana Rigg, what were you thinking?!?! T_T
Wait a sec - did a guy who's never handled a 9 mm in his LIFE just tag a moving target at 20+ yards TWICE? Firing with a single-handed grip?! Oh. Oh, HELL NO. :nuu:
So... the point of this movie is that we're supposed to want everyone to die? How.... how is that funny? This is like [i]Anna Karenina[/i], without the literary merit. :eyebrow:
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08.13.2010 - 00:36 | Shinigami
This is more like boring movie than bad one.
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08.13.2010 - 02:14 | mexicanwaluigithe difference between boring and bad being?
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05.08.2011 - 19:55 | Sheranda
Boring is more specific. It's actually a type of bad.
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08.13.2010 - 00:51 | quizzabella
That grudge scene with the chef actually makes M Night Shyamalan's offing of the film critic in Lady In The Water look classy.
True story - my brother used to work in the kitchen of a very classy restaurant. Apparently there's an agreement amongst quite a few kitchen staff in various places that if Michael Winner comes in to eat then someone has to go to the bathroom, rub on out and add the er result to his food. I don't know if this ever happened but I like to think that it did.
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08.13.2010 - 01:00 | Davidman
Please tell me you're gonna do "Man on Fire" next!!! It deserves the same treatment for the same crimes!
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08.13.2010 - 01:07 | Gliblord
One of the most ill-conceived comic premises of all time. :notfunny:
And the director`s supreme butthurt over the restaurant thing is just pathetic. GET OVER IT. Jesus. =_=
Great takedown, FilmBrain.
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[quote=Shinigami]This is more like boring movie than bad one. [/quote]
Film Brain said he'd rather have a bad movie than a mediocre one.
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08.13.2010 - 01:40 | LordNifty*spoiler alert*
Did Phelous call Film Brain "pilgrim" at the very end?
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08.13.2010 - 06:35 | Zeky0ZekyNo, he called him "Film Brain".
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08.13.2010 - 01:46 | Fluffyman
It's like it tries to be a dark comedy, except it forgets to be funny. As well when director's seem to have grudges on a type of person, it never usually goes well in the film.
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08.13.2010 - 02:04 | GreenMidi
What is the fox Puppet from?
Also, STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!
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[quote=GreenMidi]What is the fox Puppet from?
Also, STUPID! STUPID! STUPID![/quote]
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[color=red][i][b] GreenMidi doesn't know I am BOOM BOOM!!![/b][/i][/color]
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08.13.2010 - 02:17 | Uberpig
Oh God, this movie. I remember seeing a review of it when it first came out and vowed never to watch it.
Thanks for making me break that promise...
Oh, and if you think the scene where the nation's kids become fans of a killer is far-fetched, just look at the Raoul Moat/Facebook idiocy.
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With any luck, no one will care because this film seems completely forgettable and not worth the time to wonder about the motivations for being a part of something like this.
In better hands, this actually could have been a good film. Maybe if the Coen brothers did it?