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truly horrific

posted 15 years ago by divineskunk
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Granted, I didn't begin watching Popstar with stellar expectations. I knew I wasn't going to witness a powerful piece of dramatic cinema, and likewise, I was well aware that Aaron Carter wasn't going to wow me with a tour-de-force performance.

But I wasn't quite expecting the film to fail so miserably on so many levels, nor was I expecting Mr. Carter to display the acting range of a tortoise.

This film was in fact so vile that I- an avid film lover and frequent viewer- was forced to put on the chastity belt and abstain from movies for the remainder of the week. I am now on day 5 of my week long detoxification program, from which I hope to soon emerge, with the caustic remnants of Popstar forever flushed from my system.

The DVD of this film should have a skull and crossbones on the cover, or at least a surgeon general's warning. Simply awful. 1/10

[–] SimplyRavishing1 15 years ago

I completely concur with divineskunk's assessment. It is a true test of endurance for ANYONE to make it through this garbage. I made it an hour (shockingly) to see just how bad it could get. This movie was so awful that I cannot begin to find the appropriate words to describe it. What ever imbecile decided that this would be a good picture to produce, should be committed to an asylum. The acting was atrocious and the plot was absolutely ridiculous. A reprehensible tragedy...to say the least. 1/10

[–] MsAnthropy 15 years ago

I think the 1/10 rating is ridiculous. It's far too generous.

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[–] dancinphool101 15 years ago

please nnooo!!! make it stop!!! It's sooooooo sooo sooo bad. no excuses. my retinas are burning and my brain, now one steaming pile of mush, is spilling out of my ears. I don't even know where to start... so I'm not going to. Its sooo bad I want to keep watching it. why is this? I want to know how much worse it's gonna get. jesus.

"I like your room. It's just like mine, except for all the pictures of ME on the wall."

AHHHAGGGHHHHH!!!!

The director, producer, screenwriter, camera operator, editor, casting director, marketing exec, the whole lot of them, all need to get their hands on the closest blunt object they can find and bash themselves in the head until they are no longer able to create such a monstrosity.

[–] ofumalow 14 years ago

It's bad yes, but is it world-class bad? I don't think so. It's just another professionally made but poorly written showcase for a current pop star in the realm of "Cool as Ice," "Glitter," and just about every movie Elvis made. None of those movies are memorably or distinctively terrible--just mediocre maintream product. True bad-movie greatness is something like "Shanty Tramp," "Troll 2," etc. Admittedly, in a few years it might have hysterical camp value. But the comparable "Roller Boogie" had that immediately.

OK, I'll admit the whole "Testophobia" thing doesn't need to ripen into vintage cheese, it's pretty hilarious already. And the screenplay really does get worse and worse.

I liked that Carter had acne (at least in some scenes), though makeup tried to cover it. At least that made him seem more an actual teenager rather than some management construct.

[–] NYAmicas 14 years ago

lmao @ the posts in this thread!

I've seen some bad movies but I cant believe this wasn't a parody.

[–] morgana-31 7 years ago

I stumbled upon it on TV last night. Just in time to miss the opening credits, so I hadn't a clue what it was.

TV Week doesn't list all the free to air stations, and even the electronic guide was silent on the 8.30 - 10pm time slot.

Dreadful clichéd movie. Why on earth do young girls fall for these types?

[–] TMC-4 (19386) 3 years ago

Aaron Carter's Terrible Movie from 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGUOmIHLRQ

[–] Capnbucky (2218) 3 years ago

Thanks man