alvink
Joined May 2003
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i give a two because it is not as bad as 'sub down', or 'terror in tiny town', but gee whiz, it ain't good.
i saw the names 'simon and ashby' and i paused it to run out for some popcorn and lights, certain i was in for a treat.
i mean, ashby, who directed 'harold and maude'??? and what about simon, who wrote the incomparable 'Murder By Death'????? what a join-up, no???? but, nooooo, 'twas not to be.
this is an embarrassing movie to watch. not only are the baseball scenes painful (i mean, c'mon, a 185 pound 62 run slugger???), but believe me-- i have been a pro musician since '75--- ms. demornay's 'singing and dancing' scenes really and truly amateurishly bad--- i'm saying that this is a really really bad production!!!!!!!! in the story, she is supposed to possess a spark, an ability to perform that should be fanned to flame. believe me, all of her songs are producer-driven crap, no spark of genius in nary a one.
such a great collection of talent (did you know that mr. ritt directed both 'Hud', and 'Hombre'?) but this is a very badly put together piece of garbage.
i'm not really criticizing-- after all, everybody can have a bad day. hey, beethoven wrote 'Wellington's Victory March', one of the worst pieces in the classical literature.
but this is an example of ashby's/simon's worst day. it's really, really awful.
i saw the names 'simon and ashby' and i paused it to run out for some popcorn and lights, certain i was in for a treat.
i mean, ashby, who directed 'harold and maude'??? and what about simon, who wrote the incomparable 'Murder By Death'????? what a join-up, no???? but, nooooo, 'twas not to be.
this is an embarrassing movie to watch. not only are the baseball scenes painful (i mean, c'mon, a 185 pound 62 run slugger???), but believe me-- i have been a pro musician since '75--- ms. demornay's 'singing and dancing' scenes really and truly amateurishly bad--- i'm saying that this is a really really bad production!!!!!!!! in the story, she is supposed to possess a spark, an ability to perform that should be fanned to flame. believe me, all of her songs are producer-driven crap, no spark of genius in nary a one.
such a great collection of talent (did you know that mr. ritt directed both 'Hud', and 'Hombre'?) but this is a very badly put together piece of garbage.
i'm not really criticizing-- after all, everybody can have a bad day. hey, beethoven wrote 'Wellington's Victory March', one of the worst pieces in the classical literature.
but this is an example of ashby's/simon's worst day. it's really, really awful.
i do not know how you could possibly find a copy of this movie, but let me say this. this is one GREAT actioner, and 'g' rated to boot.
this movie can be fun for the whole family, especially if the family includes youngsters who are not terminally burned-out yet by mtv and Michaella jordan sneakers, but perhaps do know about 'huckleberry finn', or the great battles in 1st and 2nd kings.
the basic plot device, the movable 'lighthouse' is ingenious enough for a whole television series, much less a single movie. the action is great, the suspense is palpable.
it's just sooo much better than the whole 'die hard, lethal weapon, rambo, segal' type of thing.
this is a great family movie. the action in 'The Mooncussers' buckles any swash that views it.
so, nuke the popcorn, pour the colas, and cheese down the nachos, because this one gets Two Thumbs Up.
this movie can be fun for the whole family, especially if the family includes youngsters who are not terminally burned-out yet by mtv and Michaella jordan sneakers, but perhaps do know about 'huckleberry finn', or the great battles in 1st and 2nd kings.
the basic plot device, the movable 'lighthouse' is ingenious enough for a whole television series, much less a single movie. the action is great, the suspense is palpable.
it's just sooo much better than the whole 'die hard, lethal weapon, rambo, segal' type of thing.
this is a great family movie. the action in 'The Mooncussers' buckles any swash that views it.
so, nuke the popcorn, pour the colas, and cheese down the nachos, because this one gets Two Thumbs Up.
