I actually really liked this movie. I mean, it was certainly no classic, but I think what's so great about it was that it was so incredibly bad, that it was actually good. I'm a fan of crappy, cheaply made horror films, I think they're extremely funny, just as I did this film. I commend the cast and crew for making this film, because film-making is VERY difficult and expensive. Like I said, it wasn't a classic, it was cheesy, fell into so many cliches, the writing was almost as bad as the acting, but all these bad qualities just made it even funnier. If you honestly rent/buy a horror film with a clown on the front with the title "Mr. Jingles" and have high expectations, and expect it to be a 4-star masterpeice, then it's YOU with the problems
And I think it's pretty dumb to never watch another film by the writer and director simply because one movie was bad. Suppose Quentin Tarrantino, Woody Allen, Sophia Coppola or Steven Speilberg made ONE bad film in the beginning of their careers, and noone watched another movie afterwards? Then we'd never have seen "Kill Bill", "The Virgin Suicides", "The Purple Rose Of Cairo" or "E.T."
I'm not saying Mr. Jingles was good by any means, in fact it was horrible, but it was so horrible, it was funny, and likeable
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c-f-eller
17 years ago
Most filmmakers like Spielberg and Carpenter have good "first" films. I maintain that I will NOT pay to see another one of these people's (Mr. Jingles) films. They just didn't put care or detail in the film. ANY first time filmmaker will give his first film a real good try. That wasn't the case here. They just wanted 80 minutes of footage. 80 minutes of footage does not make a movie! I'll put my money on other struggling filmmakers who care about their product.
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thrashmaniac87
17 years ago
It is impossible for any of those people to make a movie as bad as this. Even if they tried they can never come up with something as atrocious as this piece of crap. And if they did make a bad movie than people would still see their others.
Remember that George Lucas was the Executive Producer of Howard the Duck and that didn't kill his career.
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karolyn_with_a_k
16 years ago
I could not believe how bad this movie was. I mean, I love watching really terrible horror movies because they make me laugh, but this movie just blew me away. Obviously it had a low budget, but a low budget is no excuse for the TERRIBLE acting and even worse script. I understand that everyone involved with the film worked very hard, and if the results of their hard work are Mr. Jingles: Deffinately don't quit your day job! Wow!
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Captain-Supermarket
16 years ago
Holy hell, what did the police officers shoot Mr. Jingles with? A *beep* cap gun?
Talk about the funniest movie in YEARS.
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