There was another Rod, though. Rod Taylor! (one of the film's better performances along with Maggie Smith).jamesjazzguitar wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 6:41 pmTerrific over-acting? Hey, Rod Steiger wasn't in The V.I.P.Allhallowsday wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 3:56 pmYes! I enjoy that one like THE V.I.P.s... terrific over-acting and melodramatic corn.Hibi wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 1:12 pm Speaking of bad movies, I was able to record and watch The Oscar a few weeks ago which I missed back in Oscar month! What a stinker! Even worse than I remembered. Cant decide which was worse: the script (Harlan Ellison co-wrote!!); or Stephen Boyd's performance. It's a close race! Tony Bennett is pretty bad too, but he's not really an actor (playing a character called HYMIE KELLY! He had a Jewish and an Irish parent!!) SOOOOOOO BAD. Some of the worst wigs/falls imaginable on poor Elke Sommer's head! BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I agree those two give some of the better performances. Dick and Liz and Orson not so much.Hibi wrote: ↑July 12th, 2023, 10:34 amThere was another Rod, though. Rod Taylor! (one of the film's better performances along with Maggie Smith).jamesjazzguitar wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 6:41 pmTerrific over-acting? Hey, Rod Steiger wasn't in The V.I.P.Allhallowsday wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 3:56 pm
Yes! I enjoy that one like THE V.I.P.s... terrific over-acting and melodramatic corn.
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Click on the link. I think within 90 seconds you could make up your own mind. It's BAD. And I LOVE it!skimpole wrote: ↑July 12th, 2023, 2:17 am ...
Considering that the movie is on this list (https://theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_rank1-1000.htm) (at #817) I'm not sure it fits into this category. It may be a great movie, an overrated movie, or a horrifying example of the atrocious collective judgement of movie critics. But is it really a bad movie you or anyone else loves?
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Sure. And I might have found "Bringing Up Baby" a better movie if it turned out that in fact it was CHESTER MORRIS who wrote "The Grapes Of Wrath" but he didn't.
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Yea, it was a treat to watch the MGM "B" movie Absolutely Quiet. Interesting cast with a very young Louis Hayward and Wallace Ford, and other soon to be well known character actors like J. Carrol Naish and Raymond Walburn. As you note, a lot packed into its one hour runtime.LostHorizons wrote: ↑July 12th, 2023, 1:58 am “Bad movie” is one’s opinion but as far as cheesy B movies I really enjoyed Absolutely Quiet last week when it was part of the retrospective on B films. That was very suspenseful, tense and funny for a one hour movie.
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Hibi wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 1:12 pm Speaking of bad movies, I was able to record and watch The Oscar a few weeks ago which I missed back in Oscar month! What a stinker! Even worse than I remembered. Cant decide which was worse: the script (Harlan Ellison co-wrote!!); or Stephen Boyd's performance. It's a close race! Tony Bennett is pretty bad too, but he's not really an actor (playing a character called HYMIE KELLY! He had a Jewish and an Irish parent!!) SOOOOOOO BAD. Some of the worst wigs/falls imaginable on poor Elke Sommer's head! BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
A classic turkey to be sure, Hibi! I've always found Stephen Boyd guilty of overacting but here he definitely outdoes himself. I think Edith Head has a cameo which is never a good sign. (this also applies to Jose Iturbi; whenever he shows up in anything you know the film is a mediocre slog)
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Huh????
Obviously, you don't know what The Wife was about or you would understand the point that skimpole was making.
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Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑July 12th, 2023, 5:55 pmHibi wrote: ↑July 11th, 2023, 1:12 pm Speaking of bad movies, I was able to record and watch The Oscar a few weeks ago which I missed back in Oscar month! What a stinker! Even worse than I remembered. Cant decide which was worse: the script (Harlan Ellison co-wrote!!); or Stephen Boyd's performance. It's a close race! Tony Bennett is pretty bad too, but he's not really an actor (playing a character called HYMIE KELLY! He had a Jewish and an Irish parent!!) SOOOOOOO BAD. Some of the worst wigs/falls imaginable on poor Elke Sommer's head! BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
A classic turkey to be sure, Hibi! I've always found Stephen Boyd guilty of overacting but here he definitely outdoes himself. I think Edith Head has a cameo which is never a good sign. (this also applies to Jose Iturbi; whenever he shows up in anything you know the film is a mediocre slog)
Also Hedda Hopper! Hopper died a month before the film was released so didn't get a chance to pan the film!
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Saw Strait Jacket last week, and I think it qualifies. Joan Crawford playing a woman who did a Lizzie Borden to her husband and his lover returns to the outside world after twenty years in a mental institution, whereupon heads start rolling again. Crawford actually manages to give a wonderful performance in a William Castle production!
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Solid choice. As for "qualifies": I understood this topic as meaning a film was generally consider "bad" by critics or audience ratings, but we still "love" them (find them entertaining). This one fits the mode to a T. From Wiki:CinemaInternational wrote: ↑July 13th, 2023, 10:17 am Saw Strait Jacket last week, and I think it qualifies. Joan Crawford playing a woman who did a Lizzie Borden to her husband and his lover returns to the outside world after twenty years in a mental institution, whereupon heads start rolling again. Crawford actually manages to give a wonderful performance in a William Castle production!
The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.[8] The film also maintains an 88% rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews.
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POINT? So enlighten me O sage.BagelOnAPlate wrote: ↑July 12th, 2023, 11:29 pm
Huh????
Obviously, you don't know what The Wife was about or you would understand the point that skimpole was making.
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