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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.
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Wizard of Oz (any version) - truly terrible, terrible story.


The story is actually a very subtle critique of monarchy/authority. The author Frank Baum was influenced by the writings of Thomas Paine, one of the greatest political advocates the world has ever seen, author of, the "Rights of Man", the philosophical cornerstone of the first democratic republic, the USA.


To quote Thomas Paine: "I have always considered monarchy to be a silly, contemptible thing, I compare it to something kept behind a curtain. about which there is a great deal of bustle & fuss, and a wonderful air of seeming solemnity, but when, by accident, the curtain happens to open, and the company see what it is, they burst into laughter"


See the connection with the Wizard of Oz story now?


Regardless of the underlying political message my kids & love singing along with it & hiding behind cushions whenever the wicked witch of the West appearsBig Smile


 A great family film, considering made in 1939. It contains a few continuity errors, however it defines the term "movie magic".



Couldn't agree more Cronos. Wizard of Oz is a brilliant, magical film. It had me and my sister spellbound as kids and 30 years on I recently bought it on dvd for my daughters and they adore it. The film is 70 years old!! Can you imagine todays films still being loved in 70 years time?
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I cracked up at Napoleon Dynamite. Just bought the 2 disc special edition for my Wife for our anniversary. Only a fiver!



I thought it was brilliant too.

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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.

Two Words: Pearl, Harbor.

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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.
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Two Words: Pearl, Harbor.

I found the trailers so abhorrent that I refuse to let that be mentioned in my presence. A little strong I know but justified.

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Two Words: Pearl, Harbor.



Indeed. Give me 'Tora, Tora, Tora' any day.

(Only reason I watched Pearl Harbor is 'cos we went there on honeymoon. The Arizona memorial is a really spooky place to visit, it's still leaking oil to this day)
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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.

You want spooky? Visit Ground Zero in Hiroshima... same feeling that I got in Dachau.

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My Wife's cousin visited Birkenau recently, she said it was a truly moving experience.

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I've had a quick flick through, and forgive me if it's been mentioned, but I can't believe Ghost Rider hasn't been mentioned.....how the hell did the second one get commissioned?!

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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.

'The Day After Tomorrow' was pretty rubbish but 'The Village' was really EDITED poor.

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Transformers - hate the small busy robot.. poor story and bad picture too

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Transformers - hate the small busy robot.. poor story and bad picture too



Agree with the small robot being annoying.

Why do they do that? In Godzilla there's Godzooky, Scooby-Do there's Scrappy-Do. I hate characters that are there solely to pander to pre-schoolers.

Transformers has some redeeming features though. The U.S base attack by the helicopter transformer is great, and Megan Fox.......Well.....Enough said I think.

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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.
Toebee:
'The Day After Tomorrow' was pretty rubbish but 'The Village' was really EDITED poor.



Compared to 'The Happening', 'The Village' looks like 'The Godfather'.
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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.

I've already mentioned the worst film I've seen upthread somewhere, but a few of my recent viewings have been pretty poor as well.

I'm not sure what I did to deserve it, but the most recent films to grace my telly have been Eagle vs Shark, What Happens in Vegas and The Eye.

I
was expecting Eagle vs Shark to have the same sort of mumbling, awkward
appeal of Lars and The Real Girl or Napoleon Dynamite, but alas no.
Even misguided, socially inept misfits have to have some charm to them,
otherwise why bother?

I was equally and unsurprisngly unimpressed by the other two, which I reviewed over on The Leisure Lab.

Still, I feel like those three represent some form of pre-penance, as this afternoon's reviews are The Incredible Hulk, Wanted and Iron Man, at least one of which I'm sure will afford me the opportunity to actually say something nice. 




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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.

Yep I totally agree.  LOTR I tried and failed to watch.  I guess I just dont like fantasy stuff.  As for Harry Potter, isnt that meant for kids Big Smile

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Re: Worst film you've ever seen.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned The Core. What a terrible film. And Superman 4: The Quest for Peace, or something like that. Terrible storyline, terrible special effects, terrible everything. I can't believe Christopher Reeve said yes to that!


 However, I like Pearl Harbor, so that possibly makes my opinion invalid.