| Last week's still life with Speak & Spell, which of course came from E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, generated some interesting recollections about the film. Like me, many of you haven't seen it in years, and there's a shared hesitancy in revisiting it. The film got to me back in '82, but now I'm afraid I've grown too cynical to care about a precocious youngster and a stranded alien. Maybe I'm wrong. The Elvis Costello connection is that actor Robert MacNaughton sings a few bars of Accidents Will Happen. The best incorrect guess went as follows: Regarding Declan MacManus, I have no idea what the connection is, except perhaps: He is not Neil Diamond and did not write and sing an insipid song about the film. Sounds like someone needs to turn on their heartlight. This week: unquestionably one of the worst films ever made. This is not an opinion, but rather a hard, cold fact. Name this so-bad-it's-good travesty. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck! |
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I can't believe you own this on DVD.
Posted by: wells | 2008.05.14 at 12:56 PM
I'm with wells.
Posted by: roujin | 2008.05.14 at 02:36 PM
You gotta take the sour with the sweet. Plus, I'm a sucker for the genre, as you know.
Posted by: Filmbrain | 2008.05.14 at 04:05 PM
Do you? I have a fairly extensive DVD collection, and I probably buy more than I should, but the one thing I don't purchase are films I deemed bad, or better yet, "unquestionably...the worst".
Posted by: steve | 2008.05.15 at 07:12 AM
It would figure I am finally able to identify one of the screen caps and this is it.
Posted by: Erin D. | 2008.05.15 at 06:32 PM
I don't know -- I'd think that "unquestionably the worst" movie of all time would be almost as interesting to see as the best movie of all time.
I don't own this movie, but for some reason, I'm dying to see it!
Posted by: Will | 2008.05.15 at 08:04 PM
I've seen this movie from beginning to end, and it is chock full of "WTF?!?" Moments.
Posted by: Juanita | 2008.05.16 at 08:48 PM
cool is the rule but sometimes bad is bad.
Posted by: mike | 2008.05.17 at 03:18 AM
If I'm not mistaken, quoting Huey Lewis in the blogosphere is a punishable offense.
Just looking out for your best interests, Mike.
Posted by: Filmbrain | 2008.05.17 at 09:00 AM
those triangles scare me to this very day.
Posted by: dubarry | 2008.05.19 at 04:49 PM
Madame Dubarry! How nice to hear from you after all this time!
Posted by: Filmbrain | 2008.05.19 at 05:40 PM
Those aren't "triangles," they're BIM marks!
Posted by: ARBOGAST | 2008.05.20 at 07:00 PM
i can smell a kinski post right through the tubes of the internets.
Posted by: dubarry | 2008.05.22 at 02:46 PM