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oh this movie sucks so bad

posted 16 years ago by nateman79
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bein a costner and russel and slater fan...was so sad to see this smoldering dog turd of a film...its just like smokin aces or 2 days in the valley. tries SO HARD to be like a tarantino film, but fails miserably with its pitiful attempt at slick dialogue and whitty humor. and the whole bubble gum girl while the biker drives by. jesus christ its awful!. im sure the script read great though. THIS MOVIE SUCKS. if ya like it then you just dont 'get' what makes a movie or ya got high and watched it one time. im done trashin. wanna see a costner movie see bull durham or tin cup. wanna see a kurt russel movie watch escape from new york. wanna see a christian slater movie watch true romance.

obviously you're not a golfer

[–] briiiance 16 years ago

I really liked it..

so there

[–] general_razor_cs-1 16 years ago

yup, me too, so there's 2 vs 1

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Murphy: "Do you recognize me now? Because I recognize you."

[–] RobertDaBruce 16 years ago

yea i love this movie. costner is hilarious. thats 3-1.

When the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other

[–] Marinas1212 15 years ago

Make it 4-1...Costner as the Wombat is worth the price of admission...!

Why wish for the moon when we can have the stars?

[–] general_razor_cs-1 15 years ago

by the way, smokin aces is a decent movie.

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Murphy: "Do you recognize me now? Because I recognize you."

[–] hecantune 15 years ago

5-1

Want a jelly sandwich?

By Grabthar's hammer...what a savings.

[–] baran_erik 8 years ago

As is Two Day In The Valley.

[–] iNeedaTimeMachine21 15 years ago

I absolutely loved this movie. I'm a huge Elvis fan, not to mention a big Russell and Costner fan...so yeah. Pretty much heaven for me.

"I'm not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful."~Marilyn Monroe

[–] FeistyCadavr 15 years ago

I sure hate when tool's try to tell everyone else what's good. No one gives a flying F about your opinion any more than you give a F about people's opinion who liked this movie. But don't go around talking like your word is god ok junior. Learn a little something about humility.

[–] worldofsnail 10 years ago

WOW! I think we could all learn something about humility from you. Are you American?

[–] dkconklin 15 years ago

I agree. This movie blows. And so does smokin aces

[–] rawisrobb 15 years ago

Elvis sucks and so does this movie

[–] sstack-3 15 years ago

I generally like Costner, Russell and Slater (and Elvis) but I think the OP is right in that this movie tries to be a slick Tarantino type film but fails miserably. To me, Costner doesn't make a very believable bad guy. Russell is pretty good in the film but he's playing it more for the comedy between himself and Courtney Cox. And the scene with the state trooper is absolutely ridiculous. It "jumped the shark" there.

[–] timmyatl 15 years ago

I felt that it tried to parody the style of Tarantino rather than copy it. Alot of the dialogue and plot points were so outlandish that it couldn't have possibly been meant to be taken seriously.

[–] gibbon02 14 years ago

Watch Clint Eastwood's "A Perfect World" Costner is great as a bad guy.

"Now a question of etiquette, as I pass, do I give her the ass or the crotch."

[–] dkconklin 14 years ago

I agree with the OP. This movie sucks monkey nuts. I turned it off after Ice T did his rope swinging routine. That may have been the gayest moment in cinematic history.

[–] dboone1025 14 years ago

I thought it was pretty good. I'll keep watching it when it comes on cable. It works in about 3 areas...

-Michael, Cybil and Jesse.

-Murphy's life and actions (esp the red cadillac scenes).

-And the robbery and pursuit.

[–] LukeLovesFilm28 9 years ago

You seriously are going to trash the whole film after you openly sat through so much of it and turned it off at the VERY END??

[–] lovax 9 years ago

I actually liked this movie, but I agree with you about Ice T. I'm glad his part was small.

Despite him swinging around like a fairy, I still enjoyed this movie.

[–] CptHowdy87 14 years ago

tries SO HARD to be like a tarantino film, but fails miserably with its pitiful attempt at slick dialogue and whitty humor

That accusation is thrown around so willy nilly and it's a weak arguement and always has been. Ever since Pulp Fiction no film is allowed to have an interesting or unconventional script without being labeled a Tarrintino knock off like he invented interesting dialogue in movies. I love Tarintino and Pulp Fiction and realise it inspired movie makers but to say anything resembling Pulp Fiction with whitty dialogue is a Tarrintino knock off is unfair. People also say anything shot shakey cam style even if it's not a documentary syle film is a Blair Witch knock off, again that's not fair and it's just a clutching at straws arguement for people desperate to come up with reasons for not liking a movie.

The only actual critique you made of this movie was the bubblegum girl scene and all you said was "jesus christ".

Would it have been that hard to identify 1 single thing wrong with the movie? Why do so many people start threads like this but not bother actually making a point or coming up with legitimate criticisms of the movie? I just don't understand and all I can surmise is that for whatever reason you simply didn't like the movie but you have nothing to go on other than personal taste so why would you even bother making this topic? you must seem to think you're opinion is much more important than others and place yourself up high on a pedestal, well I hope it's awfully lonely up there and you continue being dissapointed in movies because qute frankly you don't even deserve to enjoy watching movies with your attitude.

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[–] FAnconia 14 years ago

Well, I will agree with you about, “True Romance“, otherwise………..

This movie was actually quite good, and really fun! Yea, its not Tarantino, but then again, what really is?
I liked Christian Slater in, “The Candidate”, (and Gary Oldman too) and yes he was really good in, “True Romance”, but then again, so was Gary Oldman! I think this was the best movie I have seen with Kevin Costner, but ok yea, I did like, “Open Range” (ya like this part, don‘tya)!

This movie for its time period had really good effects, CGI, and the scenes with the stage dancers while all the casino shooting was going on, far out man, and good music too! That scene where Courtney Cox knocks Kurt Russel out her Plymouth Valiant, and the little Dachshund is there in that blanket dress -- strange sick! The quick draw shoot-out with the Highway Patrolman -- way sick! Costner shooting arrows at the money guy -- truly sick! The scene with Russel and the kid with Panama hats -- funny sick! Costner making his ‘phone call’ plans from jail -- cunning sick! Whambat road-block scene, funny but, cruel sick! The whambat van, car crash scene with Courtney and the kid, shockingly sick! The final shoot-out scene -- explosively sick! The ending scene, post ambulance, guy gets girl {and kid} scene -- romantically sick! The movie also was well carried by all the actors, and the writers and direction, really sick man -- in a good way!

Now Dude, that is not a moniker that anyone would self-apply where I come from!

[–] garrettok31 14 years ago

I'll give the movie this: It's worth seeing while high.

[–] gunner112 14 years ago

Yup, because it's *beep* hilarious to watch while stoned. Hilarious.

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[–] sonofagun 10 years ago

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOMBATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!