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TV ClubHouse: archive: Movies Sept 2002 - April 2003: Movies you thought you'd love, and ended up disappointed in: Archive through January 15, 2003

Hummingbird

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 12:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Loved Momento, walked out on Mulholland Drive, was disappointed in Men in Black II.

Hummingbird

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 10:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That one with Julia Roberts and Rihard Gere - Runaway Bride. Sucked out loud.

Hermione69

Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 07:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hummingbird, I echo your sentiments on Runaway Bride. It was so dumb.

I thought that Zoolander would be good for a laugh. Terribly, terribly stupid, IMHO, and I was so disappointed. To make it worse, I forgot to take it back on time and had to pay a late charge on a movie I didn't even enjoy!

Marysafan

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
America's Sweethearts. I still can't figure out how a cast that good made a movie that bad.

Curiouscat

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 12:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I rented Gosford Park this week and was quite disappointed. I was expecting an Agatha Christie "who-done-it". Sure this period piece was exceptional in detailing the time and different classes but I was expecting more with the murder mystery storyline.

Hummingbird

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 07:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought Training Day was a good movie. But I have a bit of a problem with someone demanding the Academy Award. Russell Crowe got robbed.

Ophiliasgrandma

Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 11:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring.
:::ducks:::

I really felt badly that I didn't much like it.

Monkeyboy

Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 01:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ophilia... i could not sit through that movie after like 30 minutes, so you are not alone!

Hummingbird

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That one with Harrison Ford where he played a man recovering from a head injury disapointed me. I can't remember the title. The best thing about it was the puppy standing on hind legs to be part of the group family hug. That movie was lousy but got a lot of pre-release publicity to make you think it might be good. (Thought I'd renew an old thread)

Max

Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 10:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Regarding Henry" is the movie you're thinking of, Hummingbird. I sorta like that one myself. :)

Hummingbird

Friday, December 13, 2002 - 09:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's it. Thank's Max.

Webkitty

Friday, December 13, 2002 - 09:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<throws a brick at Ophiliasgrandma> Ooops! Hope I didn't hurt ya!

(make that Moneyboy too)

Webkitty

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 04:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't want to start a whole new thread for this so I'll put it here.

I saw Star Trek Nemisis yesterday and I was disappointed. The plot was stupid and the ending was terrible. This is supposed to be the last movie in the Star Trek series and I think they could have come up with a better script than this.

I didn't think the actor that played Capt. Picard's "clone" looked like him at at. They both have shaved heads, that was it. ~whatever~

FYI, there was a trailer for a Jim Carrey movie called Bruce Almighty that is coming out in the spring. It looked hilarious which surprised me because I'm not a huge fan of his.

Hummingbird

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 10:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Roger Ebert's negative review for this movie made me laugh. I wish I could quote it verbatim but can only remember highlights. He said that while watching this movie, "I realized that Star Trek was over for me." He said he was also sick and tired of all those problems with the force field that surrounds the ship. You'd think after all this time they'd get that thing fixed. He also remarked that the aliens who look like humans with funnny foreheads had lost their interest. He probably has a website where this review can be read in it's entirety.

Weinermr

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Click on

Roger Ebert review of Star Trek: Nemesis

Hummingbird

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 08:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I should have thought of this one a long time ago -- Angela's Ashes. I loved the book and looked forward to the movie but was very disappointed. The movie was bleak and depressing and all the humor was left out.

Hummingbird

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 08:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the link, Weinermr. I had another good laugh. I had forgotten the part about the communication center for security guards.

Muse

Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 10:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree about Runaway Bride and America's Sweethearts being disappointing. And while I'm thinking about Julia Roberts movies, I'll add The Mexican to the list as well. Ooh, and My Best Friend's Wedding. Come to think about it, I generally have high expectations when it comes to Julia Roberts movies, but there's a lot I end up thinking are mediocre or bad.

I thought A Beautiful Mind would be better than it was (it was okay, but I never understood the hoopla).

I didn't expect it to be Oscar-worthy material or anything, but I thought Kate and Leopold was disappointing. Just sloppy writing. Hugh Jackman was nice eye candy, though, so I didn't mind as much as I should have. :)

Hummingbird

Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 09:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Julia Roberts is grossly overrated. Maybe the rest of the country will figure this out soon.

Oregonfire

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 12:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought "In the Bedroom," with Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei, would be so much better. I suffered though an hour plus with the video at home and finally turned it off out of sheer apathy and boredom. I really tried, folks. Maybe my irritation threshold for family drama has really lowered. Still, I compare it to "Ordinary People" (a truly moving family drama), and it just does not cut the mustard.

Another movie that I thought would be better was "The Deep End," about a mother (Tilda Swinton) who tried to protect her secretly homosexual son from being charged with the murder of his lover. That Gordon Visnic guy from ER is in it. I just didn't care about what happened to the characters as much as I should have.

Djgirl5235

Monday, January 06, 2003 - 10:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We rented "Insomnia" last night with Al Pacino & Robin Williams, and although it wasn't terrible, it was just Okay... nothing like I was expecting - long and it took a long time to get through...it just seemed to drag...

Tashakinz

Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 10:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was very disappointed with "Signs". After the huge box office and the favorable reviews here on the boards, I was looking forward to a build-up the suspense, grab your pillow so you can hide your eyes kind of movie when I rented it from the video store. I didn't have any feelings of suspense at all. Was very bummed.

p.s. don't waste your money on Nicole Kidman's "Birthday Girl." I have liked almost all of her movies, but this just seemed to be a vehicle for her behind and not her talent.

Webkitty

Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 11:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I second that about Insomnia, it was a drag. A Beautiful was overrated too.

Brenda1966

Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 11:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm agreeing with much of the above:
Beautiful mind was way overrated.
Americas Sweethearts was dismal -- what a waste of John Cusack's talent and Julia Roberts (I like her).
Lord of the Rings - ICK! I sat through 3 hours of that to be left hanging! No, I won't see part 2.

Man Who Wasn't There -- Love the Coen brothers, but this was the Movie that wasn't there.
Kate and Leopold - was so bland I had forgotten I saw it!
Count of Monte Cristo -- rather boring and predictable

My biggest disappointment = Punch Drunk Love. Not because it was awful, it wasn't. It's good. But it wasn't great. I didn't love it like I thought I would.

Lyn

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 01:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mulholland Drive - Didn't understand it
Lord of the Rings - The movie that wouldn't end
Gosford Park - The movie that never started
Riding in Cars With Boys - Didn't like ANY of the characters
Truly Madly Deeply - Soooo depressing