couldn't wait for it to end, but it just kept going and going.
I thought the acting was fine. The movie was just STUPID & PAINFUL to watch.
If you think I'm an insensitive guy, I just watched Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence and thought it was the greatest.
Don't pay money to get upset by this one.
Definately the worst movie of the year it was terrible. I don't know I guess it's one thing to have a direct to dvd piece of *beep* but to have a theatrical release and a cast I love, well it's inexcusable to be this bad. It wasn't even bad in an entertaining way it was bad in the worst way, a stupid story and propaganda film, i have 2 dogs for cats and even I hated this.
shareI have to agree. I admit, though, I rented this by accident, confusing it with The Dog Problem. And, being an animal lover....I just had a problem with the way things were presented (especially the dogs dying). I am probably oversensitive, but while I could "justify" the first one, the second seemed superfluous.... just there for shock value. I also got the impression that the second one (where the german shepherd killed the smaller dog) was intended to be funny in some way.
I'm not saying it's a bad movie. I'm saying that, FOR ME, it was not a good movie. Your mileage may vary.
Don't waste your time on the Dog Problem movie. It was just a way for Scott Caan (the director) to try to show everybody how cool, macho and sexy he thinks he is.
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If the filmmaker wished to "shock" us by having a couple of dogs die but not having actually shown said dogs dying then he either failed miserably or I simply lack in enough imagination to have fallen for it.
shareMan, you just haven't seen enough movies...
shareIf you really thought this was the worst movie of the year, go see Rush Hour 3.
It's worse....a lot worse.
That said, I also didn't like this movie at all.
No just 10 a week and work at a video store. Like I said it was so terrible for me because everyone involved has a good track record. Obviusly there are worse movies but they don't apaul me like this did. I hate it with every fiber in my being.
shareWasn't the worst I've ever seen, but definitely in the top 20 for most disappointing.
The trailer hails it as a romantic comedy. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
I didn't mind it. It definetly wasn't good but not the worst. It was just slow and the comedy wasn't very well planned out. I enjoy the work of everyone involved in it. I just found it boring at points. Not bad. I'd give it any where between a 5.9 and a 6.3. That's all depending on my mood.
well, I think that was the point of the trailer. I saw the movie before I saw the trailer. The trailer does give off a romantic comedy, but the movie side sweeps you with the story of a woman and her struggle to connect told through her struggle of her dog's death. I love dark comedies and this is what this movie is. I guess if you watch the trailer and thought it was the same old easy to write/direct/film romantic comedy, then yeah, you won't like it. If you feel the need to see another blah blah romantic comedy with dogs, there's two that come to mind "The Truth About Cats and Dogs" and "Must Love Dogs".
shareyou need to get your eyes off the video screen for a while and stick your nose in a dictionary for a bit. i tried to overlook "definately" since everyone seems to misspell it, and i'm guessing "obviusly" was just a typo... but "apaul"??? wow.
that said...
i'm not sure what video store you work in, but i've never met a video store attendant with taste. this past year or so i have heard them heartily recommend "man on fire", "23", "300" and "transformers". i don't think they are even sure that they have a foreign section. it's appalling.
i watch, i'd say, 3-5 movies per week and the more i watch, the more jaded i feel. i have somewhat unintentionally started watching more foreign movies than american-made movies, because the latter all involve the same 12 actors, making the same type movies with the same style endings. it's so tiring.
but this movie really caught me off guard. it was, as everyone has said, NOTHING like what the trailers set you up to think about it, and yet... while i hope i don't sound like i'm overstating this, i thought it was near perfect.
i was never quite sure where this movie was going and i appreciated that. and all along the way, i found myself laughing out loud at many of the scenes, but was still emotionally moved by others. the ending was a shock, but very appropriate and extremely real-feeling.
i see a lot of good movies. i thought this was easily one of top ten i've seen this year.
Don't think you're insensitive at all... to each his own, that's all! My husband and I watched it last night; I loved it, and I wasn't sure if he'd like it, but he liked it more than I did! He is now a huge fan of Mike White... of course we watched it at home with our doggie by our side and during the sad parts I just kept petting my dog thanking God we didn't lose her... but yeah, one of the best rentals of the year for me. Perhaps if I'd seen it in the theater I would not have liked it as much... but it's a fantastic fental.
shareWhile not the worst movie I have ever seen (I did see Hardbodies 2...like the first one left too many unanswered questions), it is in the group picture. I try to give every movie a fair chance, regardless of the genre, but I just sat there last night staring at the screen hoping for something...anything that would make the investment of time worthwile.
While some folks may have liked it, I thought the 2 most interesting parts of the movie were the date with Al (moderately funny) and the "saved" dog taking a dump on her floor (this scene basically sums up my thought of the movie).
I thought it was pretty bad and mis-marketed. I was frightened by Peggy (not that the other characters any more relatable) and it plays like a PETA recruitment video. I'll be more careful about watching anything by Mike White from now on.
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I know this is an old topic, but I could not agree with you more. I LOVE dogs and even I couldn't wait for this movie to end. I was frustrated by her actions and complete disregard for the people around her. This movie makes those who are dedicated to animals seem like crazy people. It was very frustrating. :( Probably not the complete worst movie I have ever seen, but I did not love it.
shareI will now provide my stock reply to any and all thread on IMDb that begin with "worst movie I've ever seen."
you clearly haven't seen Me & You & Everyone We Know
"I'm aroused and confused."
I have to say this is one of the worst movies I have seen.
Ok I have read all the post about the people who love dogs and how great of person she was.
Her love for her dog borders on the odd, but I have known people like that. First of all pencil was a small dog and she left him outside at night and he got into the neighbors yard. Someone who is that obsessed with their dog would not let it stay outside at night.
Once the dog died she started down a slippery slope. Basically she somewhat forced her views on anyone. She forged her boss’s signature on a check to give to a animal rescue center and she blackmailed her best friend boy friend that if he didn’t take a dog she would spill the beans.
Now her babysitting over her sister’s house. She showed that she is irresponsible by getting drunk and then putting all those furs in the bathtub. You don’t get drunk while babysitting and she may disagree with her sisters view on wearing furs but ruining them is forcing her opinion on her sister. I have a deerskin coat that has been customized with porcupine quills and beadwork. If my sister got drunk and put that in a tub with water, I would never speak to her again. Then taking the girl to a chicken factory and traumatizing her.
Now that new dog she got had MAJOR issues. When she tripped over the water dish and when she went to clean it up the dog bite her. Not just a nip but a deep bite. They should have tested the dog for food issues at the pound and if they couldn’t break the dog of that they should have put it to sleep. I would guess they ignored this until the dog killed another dog. Then at the pound she had to rescue all the dogs that were going to be put to sleep.
i hope that one day you end up in prison for some reason. and that they don't feed you much in there.
and i hope that one day when they let you out, you become a little protective of any food that comes your way.
and then i hope that someone bigger than you tries to take your food, so you bite him or her.
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finally, i hope that you get some taste in film, and that you forge a better relationship with your sister -- one that would survive the destruction of something made of deerskin and porcupine. are you an american indian, btw?
great post mrura. best response i've read on any forum all month.
sharemrura, your f'ing retarded.
this movie was beyond terrible, molly shannon is the worst actress ever, possibly topped by jessica alba.
you are a backseat corpse.
teonanacatl only likes to comment on movies made since 2000, where he relies heavily on the word "retard" or "retarded" to make his point -- even though he claims to be an english major. typical posts from him, include:
"hell, i dont like seeing blacks on the streets either "
"thanks for posting your dumb opinion anyway, §hithead"
"too many stupid blacks... gotta be in the bottom 100"
"as for other people in the audience laughing with you, your fat retarded girlfriend does not count."
"YOUR PROBABLY ALSO "TOUCHED" IN THE BRAIN MEATS, WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS ARE, EXCEPT YOU DONT HAVE ANY, BECAUSE YOUR RETARDED"
"holy *beep* *beep* that black bitch was the most annoying character of all time. everytime she said something i wish shed get shot in the throat. no wonder so many africans are muslim, only way they can get off hitting their women without getting in trouble."
"i think the movie would have been pretty good if it didnt have the completely unneccesary injection of urban black guy into it so all the african americans in the audience would have something to yell at while the white folks was discussing plot type things."
'nuff said.
'And sorry. I guess the comedy in this movie could easily be lost upon the average person, but it was a great movie for those of us who actually got it.'
I find that to be very insulting. I hate seeing time and time again on this forum people belittling other people simply when they do not like a movie! We're all free to our own opinons and implying that anyone who doesn't agree with you is an idiot is just petty. I didn't particularly like the movie. And I think I GOT it (I 'ACTUALLY got it') but I didn't like it. That doesn't make me stupid. That doesn't make me 'average.' Hell, you're not somehow above average just because you like a movie someone else doesn't. Get over yourself.
ive seen alot worse, okay maybe not alot, a few, i think this was one of the most underacted pieces of trash ive spent 9 bucks on, no redeeming factors at all, well. maybe one, ... it ended, and is now a useless piece of plastic on a shelf full of entertainment loaded disc that actually serve a purpose, they entertain, molly shannon should be ashamed of herself for this garbage, not that she was ever that funny, she is like clown shoes, when i first saw previews for this movie i was kinda stoked, but this movie was like sugar cookies, at first your like hey! sugar cookies! then after a bite youre all, Uhh sugar cookies.. disapointing.
I agree - I thought it was far too slow and understated.
shareworst movie ever. it actually made me angry!!!
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