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This was BORING!

posted 13 years ago by bobquack
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Taped this and tried to watch it. Booorring! Fast-forwarded through it until I reached the end. Wouldn't even try to watch it again.
"Klaatu barada nikto"

[–] Eric-1226 13 years ago

I wouldn't exactly call it boring, but... it was a pretty simplistic story wrapped up in a lot of fluff - all style and little substance. I really liked the black and white imagery, and I did get a kick out of hearing good ol' Ed McMahon doing the narration: the lines they gave him were so hammy I just about ordered a side of scrambled eggs and toast to go with it.

"The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind makes an evil sword." — Toranosuke Shimada, “The Sword of Doom“

[–] bobquack 13 years ago

If you read my other posting, I didn't believe it was Ed McMahon at all. It doesn't sound like him (I knew his voice from the Johnny Carson show). Someone said it WAS him, but he sure sounded different. Too bad he couldn't have done some different voices on Carson in some of the skits. He could've been so much more than a 2nd banana.

"Klaatu barada nikto"

[–] dmkay 13 years ago

Agreed. It was hard to stay awake during this one.

[–] PACman66 12 years ago

Yeah....
This film wasn't exactly sterling. If I taught a film making class, I would use this film as an example of lighting. The lighting effects really pushed this film into a higher bracket...
But I don't believe I'd ever watch this film again...

Trust me,
Swan
My, you're nosey, aren't you?

[–] Duragizer 11 years ago

This film was not boring. The jazz club bit was filler, yeah, but that's it's only real fault.

Life is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for.

[–] castlerock20002000 10 years ago

Boring, yes, but it could be fun to make a game of adding dialogue at a party

[–] bobquack 10 years ago

Adding dialog! That's good idea. Wonder if it was ever done on MST?

[–] tardesdete 10 years ago

Really? I actually thought it was very exciting.

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[–] jdforyou1983 (1469) 3 years ago

I think it was interesting