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From: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Still More on Totally Bad Movies
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 19:22:44 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 11 19:22:44 1985
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Summary: 

>
>"I don't think any of these could be much worse than 'Insignificance',
>an attempted comedy dealing with a hypothetical (?) affair between 
>Einstein and Marilyn Monroe.  Of course, my opinion is based upon the first
>fifty minutes only, after which I left."

I, and many other people, liked "Insignificance".  There are many, many things
to be said in its favor, if one knows much about films, even if one didn't
like it.  Like some other new nominations, this one seems to be an axe-
grinder, rather than in the real spirit of truly indefensable films.

>1) Zelig - boring, boring, boring, and damn disappointing, too.

A minority opinion.  Another case of a person with an axe to grind.  Even if
you didn't find any of the many jokes funny (which seems unlikely), the superb
special effects rule it out.  Some people don't seem to understand that what
is being looked for is the totally indefensable, films with absolutely no
redeeming features, not just films they feel are overrated or which they didn't
enjoy.

>
>2) Grand Theft Auto - starring Ron Howard, directed by same. 'Nuff said. His
>   first movie, for Roger Corman.
>

Come, now, hardly a good film, but certainly far from the worst film ever made.
The car crashes are pretty well done.

>3) Protocol - starring Goldie Hawn. Gag.

One or two good jokes, Goldie Hawn wasn't bad, some of the other performances
were OK, the technical values were typical of Hollywood.  In short, not a
truly awful film.  (Though not a very good one, either.)

>
>4) Deal Of The Century - Never have so many who were so funny been so boring.
>
It didn't work.  Sure, it's a bad film, but it did have one or two moments.
Again, don't confuse your disappointments with milestones of awfulness.

>5) The Return Of Martin Guerre - starring Gerard Depardieu. Incredibly boring
>   frog-flick about medieval hijinks. In a word, it's sssssslllllooooooowwwww.
>

Another minority opinion.

>6) Candy - directed by Roman Polanski. 

Wrong title.  Called "What?" in the US, another title elsewhere (I forget
what).  I thought it was funny.  The dubbing wasn't good, but the photography
was, and several of the performances were amusing.

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        			Peter Reiher
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