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the single worst movie i have ever seen

posted 16 years ago by impatbateman
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I was curious about the film, The Trip, and so I netflixed a disc that had the trip on one side and Gas on the other. So The Trip turned out to be an alright movie so me and my dad decided to check out Gas. I don't even really know what to say about it; throughout the film we laughed at the fact that a film this bad could actually get funded. I am completely bewildered as to why this would get a dvd release, it deserves to be forgotten about completely. I am really shocked to see that there are actually some good reviews of this movie on here and even someone who called it the best hippie road movie they have ever seen. I would honestly have to say that I have never seen such a piece of crap. Im curious to hear others opinions and especially those of people who enjoyed it.

[–] jonah_begone 16 years ago

"I have never seen such a piece of crap"

Really? I have. "Gummo" springs to mind. But this film did suck; I agree. I watched about the first ten or fifteen minutes and then fast forwarded through it.

[–] beetlefiend 16 years ago

That bad eh? I wanted to see it, but maybe I should avoid it?

[–] jonah_begone 16 years ago

Well, let's put it this way: I'm sorry I didn't avoid it.

[–] leosblueblanket88 16 years ago

I actually felt the opposite. My friend and I got the same double sided disc from Netflix. We liked Gassss!, but The Trip just didn't do it for us.

I want...I want...I WANT EVERYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN IN THE MOVIES!

[–] mlmerit 16 years ago

Its possilbe that full enjoyment of this movie may require a very large neatly rolled joint of unknown contents....Beautiful locations....man

[–] restcure 16 years ago

Both Gassss! and The Trip make it to the list of movies I can watch over and over again.

But then, I am a Cormanphile.

[–] Kabumpo 16 years ago

I found both films ingenious. No drug-taking on my part. Roger Corman produced a lot of schlock, but as a director, he was always thoughtful and thoughtproviking.

[–] mlmerit 16 years ago

Sorry Kabumpo I was just being a smartass...The movie does have its good points.... Maybe Roger was doing the rolling...

[–] Kabumpo 16 years ago

It would not surprise me. film scholar Peter Lev complained that he thought The Trip seemed insincere, but on the DVD Corman talks about the acid trip he went on where he saw a treasure ship floating in the sky and so forth and how he didn't want the warning at the beginning of the film, since he felt he showed the danger of LSD well enough in the film itself without being too negative about it.

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[–] CincyDude 15 years ago

Drugs are fun. This movie isn't.
Garbage.

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

This movie is not very good at all. In fact, it borders on bad. But it's interesting as a relic of the hippie counterculture, if nothing else. Compare that with recent crap like "Meet the Spartans," which is a pain to sit through now and probably will look even worse in 38 years, if that is possible.

[–] mail-2775 14 years ago

Yeah, you're right, but it is a far out trip of a film, so bad that it teeters on the edge of "so bad it's good"...

[–] lautanner 13 years ago

Manos, Iron Eagle, Troll 2....I could go on.

You have the right to your opinion. You didn't get the movie, that's okay. But don't be surprised by the GOOD reviews. The cinematography in this movie is top notch, quirky animation in the beginning. It was really like the Beach Party movies, but about hippies. Here's an example of the universal silliness in the movie:

Girl: This is the mole, he doesn't talk.
The Mole: Hi everybody!

This dialogue could have been in a Marx Bros. movie. No agenda, just wordplay, puns, and visual gags. Did you think Airplane was stupid? If you did, then punny humor just isn't your thing. Totally okay.

[–] tdl797 13 years ago

On THIS TV right now.
It was funny when he was asking in the church about a long haired guy being there and then showing Jesus.

Since you mentioned Manos and Troll 2, I must recommend The Census Taker.

[–] MystMoonstruck 13 years ago

I'm watching it right now, too! Isn't THIS a GREAT channel?!

I'm a Baby Boomer, but I've never seen this film, only read about it. I'm sure that it never got to our city or anywhere around here. This would be a great mini-marathon with "The Bed Sitting Room" (1969). If people think this movie is so terrible, they definitely wouldn't like "TBSR":
From IMDb: Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, and heaps of dentures and old boots. Patriotically singing "God Save Mrs. Etheyl Shroake, Long Live Mrs. Etheyl Shroake", they wander through this surrealistic landscape, forever being warned by the police to "keep moving", and prone to the occasional mutation into a parrot, cupboard, or even, yes, a bed sitting room with "No Wogs" scrawled in the grime on it's windows. In particular, this story revolves around the odd "love story" of a girl who lives with her parents in one compartment of a London Underground train, the commuter in the next compartment, and the doctor they meet after returning above ground in search of a nurse for the heavily pregnant girl.

My suggestions of truly awful movies:
Our Very Own (2005)
The Creeping Terror
At Long Last Love
The Giant Claw
Gigli

~~MystMoonstruck~~

[–] tdl797 13 years ago

Yeah, This TV will show the bottom of the barrel interesting stuff to classic foreign films, etc. More of the former though.

Gas reminded me most of Godard's Weekend. It didn't have the epic tracking shots, but it did have societal breakdown, 60's/hippie stuff, literary figures, controversial topics like rape, etc..

[–] MystMoonstruck 13 years ago

Maybe it's a generational thing, but I laughed so much! Of course, I enjoy absurdity. "Weekend" is a good call. Have you seen "The Bed Sitting Room"? I suppose I think of that one because of the pregnancy. They use those landscape-encompassing shots as well.

~~MystMoonstruck~~

[–] tdl797 13 years ago

No, but I've seen Lester's Beatle movies.

[–] MystMoonstruck 13 years ago

My mother, who isn't a film buff, noted similarities to "A Hard Day's Night", which I thought was rather savvy of her. I agreed that it definitely had the Richard Lester style at times. "AHDN" was very influential.

~~MystMoonstruck~~

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[–] bhobnine 11 years ago

My mother, who isn't a film buff, noted similarities to "A Hard Day's Night"

Comparing this to a HARD DAYS NIGHT is like comparing Adam Sandlers JACK AND JILL to APOCALYPSE NOW.

I found myself forced to hit the fast forward button at various intervals. Then in the middle of the thing, the guy in the biker jacket, with the frizzy hair and sunglasses comes out with a few lines of awesome dialoge, then quickly fades back into the dreck that his thing floats upon. I wouldnt want to sit through it again.

"Pffft, my suspension of disbelief has higher standards than that"

[–] van-buren 11 years ago

Its not the worst film ever. It was made over 40 years back and we are still leaving comments about it on here and probably other forums etc. I doubt we will be doing the same about such tripe as 'Epic Movie' and such which are painful to watch even with beer !

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[–] anubis-45 10 years ago

I thought it was pretty good, actually.

I had been prepared to sit through what had been touted as 'a load of crap', and 'a waste of time', by many other reviewers, but the one thing I didn't expect was the over-the-top comedy and 'in' jokes of the time.

Also, the musical score was top-notch. I enjoyed it almost as much as The Electric Flag driven soundtrack in 'The Trip'.

I'll certainly watch it again...

^_^

"The Opener of the Way is Waiting"

[–] etabacek 10 years ago

I think I just threw-up in my mouth a little.

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