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on Fri 11 Jun 10, 11:04 PM to MisterBear's blog.
No, not this blog, and there are no links to anything hilarious either.
"Hilarious" Mister Bear
Yep that's a quote you won't see printed on any film boxes. Has anyone ever bought a film that's had "Hilarious" stuck on it somewhere that has actually been hilarious? If I see that written anywhere on the case, then I know the film isn't that funny.
I have some films that I have found hilarious and they tend to lack any such quotes on them. In fact they seem to sell themselves on the film itself, rather than the self important ravings of some film reviewer/critic.
"Film of the year" is another one. What you don't see is the actual article, in which you'd see the date on which it was published was January the first.
Generally film reviewers can suck the shit from my arse because they don't have a clue what you and I like, all they can do is breakdown a film and give you their own opinion. Which in my opinion tends to be wrong a lot as it seems they have lost their grip on reality and what people actually want and just live in a world where they think that what they say is meaningful and world changing.
And so in an effort to suck the shit from my own arse, I'll tell you what prompted this.
The Men who Stare at Goats.
"Clooney dazzles in this hilarious comedy." Empire.
Ok so take a note, Empire don't have a good sense of humour. Although it could be that the quote is from some other Clooney film, or there is more to it than just this, but this is the quote that's selling the film so we are being crapped on somewhat.
However we aren't getting crapped on that much as it's not actually a bad film, in fact I found it quite enjoyable. However I didn't find it hilarious. There were only a couple of scenes that made me laugh out loud, and some of them weren't that funny, it was just I quite liked the irony of Clooney explaining the Jedi to Ewan McGregor. The Angela Lansbury part also amused me somewhat.
But for good humour that was about it. The rest of the film would be what I would call light hearted, something that raised smiles, but not major laughing territory.
As some of you may know, the film is about a psychic warfare project by the US army in the 60/70s, where they did the remote viewing stuff. Now the film makes the claim that more of the film than you think is true, but it doesn't say what is true.
And that kind of sets the scene for the film, it kind of plays both sides of the believer/sceptic line quite well. Showing you things in a story way that may or may not be true. Did they do that? Is it just him saying they did that? If they did that was it just a coincidence? And so they lay out the pieces and let you decide what to believe or not, while delivering it in a nice and pleasing manner.
The cast is actually well done with them all playing characters they can be comfortable with. It's just a shame that the story wasn't more exciting or in depth, as it left me feeling a bit empty and wanting more, but not in a sequel type way, more a, it was a nice meal but I'm still hungry, way.
If you liked Burn After Reading, then you'd probably enjoy TMWSAG, as it's a similar kind of humour/style/pace.
Oh, and I ordered it on-line so I didn't read the case and the various quotes. "Uproarious fun" is another that seems to be based on a different film.
Edited Fri 11 Jun 10, 11:05 PM by MisterBear
| 11 Jun 10, 11:19 PM Jacques_Pierre 2 yrs |
In my experience, film reviewers are very reliable. If the say it's crap, it's good; if they say it's good, then it'll be total shite. I've been working on that basis since teh 1980s, and I've never failed to enjoy a film I saw because it got bad reviews. On the other hand when I've been pressed to see films with good reviews for social reasons or similar, it's always been rubbish. Jacques-Pierre | ||
| 11 Jun 10, 11:46 PM MisterBear UK(WA), 8 yrs  |
But they used funny and not hilarious and so didn't curse themselves. Which is good as I'm hoping to enjoy that film at some point. I always behave. I just don't specify how. | ||
| 11 Jun 10, 11:48 PM MisterBear UK(WA), 8 yrs |
Maybe I should start reading more reviews then. I gave up on them due to them wearing out my bullshit detectors. I always behave. I just don't specify how. | ||
| 12 Jun 10, 12:59 AM jules9 UK(CH), 3 yrs    |
Maybe you should just start doing your own reviews? T'was a very good read! XxX | ||
| 12 Jun 10, 7:16 AM MisterBear UK(WA), 8 yrs |
But then I'd end up having to lie in order to give people the truth, as demonstrated above. And I'd end up, up my own arse, living in my own brown tinted world, where I'd see myself as some kind of saviour, out to protect the world from shit movies. Plus, if I turned professional, I'd have to watch chick flicks and say something good about them. I always behave. I just don't specify how. | ||
| 12 Jun 10, 7:57 AM geek_love 2 yrs |
It's a tricky one, most things you buy you get to try before you buy, movies and entertainment in general are different, would you return a DVD you hadn't enjoyed? I think the trick is to build up a circle of friends with similar tastes to yourself and go on their recommendations. Oh and download, download, download. Its so horrible but you can't just look away. It's like watching a monkey swallow a live hand grenade. | ||
| 12 Jun 10, 8:55 AM MisterBear UK(WA), 8 yrs |
Well I do have a friend who keeps getting hold of some really poor films. She brings them over and I go through them looking for the least worst to watch. So far I've seen 2012, Daybreakers and The Unborn. 2012, such a shame for John Cussack to have that pile a cheese coated turd on his resume. Daybreakers, best bit was Running Up That Hill by Placebo, nice idea but put together craply. And The Unborn!!!! Omg that was poor, lead actress was nice and did a good job, but she had shit to work with. A film where the evil baddie is called Jumby??? And it looks like they got Gary Oldman in just to have a famous name on the cast list, because they didn't get him in to do anything worth while. What a waste of talent, mind you, they probably couldn't afford him for more than the day it would have taken to film his parts. Occasionally she'll turn up with something enjoyable though. Angels and Demons wasn't too bad. So she's my guide to bad films, the problem is having to watch them to A) make sure and B) Show her. Still I blame Hollywood for it's lack of quality control. I always behave. I just don't specify how. | ||
| 12 Jun 10, 11:08 AM geek_love 2 yrs |
Well she obviously doesn't understand what kind of film you like. 2012 was pants, not seen the other films. I've just wasted an hour and a half of my life on The Wolfman, looked good on paper, not so good on the screen. The more I think about it the harder it is to remember the last really good (recent) film I watched, I think it was The Cove, but that was a documentary. Hollywood seems to be content with franchises, remakes, bio-pics and book/comic adaptations at the moment, not a lot of originality coming out at present and looking at stuff currently in production I can't see that changing much. Ho hum, back to watching The WIre for the umpteeth time. Its so horrible but you can't just look away. It's like watching a monkey swallow a live hand grenade. | ||
| 12 Jun 10, 11:24 AM MisterBear UK(WA), 8 yrs |
I liked Iron Man 2 but then I am a Marvel fan so there is some bias. Fracture was the last film I bought that I really liked. Saw Bodyguards and Assasins the other day, I keep hoping to find another Chinese film as good as Hero. Unfortunately this wasn't it. It just gets an ok from me, some good bits, but not enough to rate as good. Red Cliff is the closest I've found so far. Oh, if you want a film that's so bad it's good, then go for Sick Nurses. You have to watch it with someone who has a sense of humour as you have to make jokes about it. I always behave. I just don't specify how. | ||
| 13 Jun 10, 5:53 PM Masters_Delight UK(WD), 5 yrs |
I watched a film called The Feeder. The film was full of wrong. I wanted to go and see Clash of the Titans but our cinema only had it in 3D and after watching Alice in Wonderland in 3D it put me off. Well actually Beawolf put me off 3D but the actual film was shite too so i wasn't sure if i was narked at the crap film or the 3D. But AIW totally put me off 3D films altogether, wished i'd saved the extra bit of money and gone to see it in 2D as i liked the film itself. Films i really want to see are The A-Team and Toy Story 3. I'm betting i don't like the new A-Team one though. It just won't have the cheese factor that the 80's one has. I mean is Hannible gonna call baddies slimeballs and dirt bags, i think not. Sir and i went to see the new Robin Hood, i was really looking forward to it but that was shite too. I mean how old was maid marrion. Maid my arse! Try old crone! So i'm quite dissapointed with the cinema options at the mo and i tend not to watch dvd's all that much, too much on telly. Think i may watch Nothanger Abbey if i do get bored but i rarely get bored. I'm so fucking fabulous, i piss glitter. |
