Battlefield Earth's screen writer apologizes.
POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Monday, April 5, 2010 13:30
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Once again my friends here at FFF.net have saved me the cost of renting a worthless pile of trash.
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Naw, it just stuck out so sharply from among all the other *FAIL* is all.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Always lookin' for that silver lining, aren't ya, Chris?
The laughing Chrisisall
"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010
Y'know, that movie used to be on HBO pretty often, and I actually *TRIED* to watch it, several different times. And I shit you not - I could never get more than maybe 20 minutes of it - no matter where I came in - before just groaning and crying "Uncle!".
And I watched Gigli. On purpose. And Showgirls. Twice. I kind of have a thing for truly abominable movies, because sometimes they're so bad and campy, they become entertaining in entirely unintended sways. But not Battlefield Earth. It simply can't be watched. It's pure torture.
One of the other few really horrible big-budget ones that I cannot get through, no matter what, is "Ishtar". Again, I've actually sat down and tried to, more than once. More than twice, even. Can't be done, at least by me. It's not more than ten minutes into the movie, and already the hair on the back of my neck is standing up in embarrassment for Hoffman and Beatty. Battlefield Earth gave me that feeling, too. Poor Forest Whitaker; how'd he ever get roped into that?
Shapiro's article was hilarious. He's moved on, but I don't think he's ever really gotten over it. But as long as he can point and laugh (especially at Scientology), he'll be okay.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
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Heck, maybe we should start our own Mystery Science Theatre (or Mister Sinus Theatre, or Master Pancake Theatre, like they have here) and try to joke our way through some of these horrors...
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Heck, maybe we should start our own Mystery Science Theatre (or Mister Sinus Theatre, or Master Pancake Theatre, like they have here) and try to joke our way through some of these horrors...
Not SciFi, but I nominate "Heaven's Gate".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(movie)
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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