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I love the first Final Destination, and I like the third one too I guess.
lawl Hmm, I wonder if I still like this...  Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/02/2010 03:56AM by Aurora D. | |
bunnytrent9 posted: Oh dear... yes (she said in a very small voice)... it's one of those really awful movies that kind of suck you in... and you end up watching it right through to the end...  | |
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I just thought it was so bad it was brilliant! I only watched this for Chris Eccleston but I still enjoyed it.  Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/02/2010 04:38AM by Rheebles. | |
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I love it so much. One of my favourite films... | |
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1 film I am familiar with that stars Peter Billingsley is this
Also I always watch this film when it comes on TV...but I'll never have the courage to buy it  Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2010 04:08AM by Rheebles. | |
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Trancers.
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Bad Imitation on It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World but funny nonetheless
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This has got to be THE worst movie EVER, but I always watch it when it's on tv...
It must be the mullets....preview  | |
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Joan Cootes posted: Yeah. And don't tell me your heart doesn't melt at the end when Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattral get married to the awesome sound of Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." Roger Ebert gave the film an amazing half-star review! [rogerebert.suntimes.com] Mannequin Release Date: 1987 Ebert Rating: ½ By Roger Ebert Feb 13, 1987 This movie is a real curiosity. It's dead. I don't mean it's bad. A lot of bad movies are fairly throbbing with life. "Mannequin" is dead. The wake lasts 1 1/2 hours, and then we can leave the theater. Halfway through, I was ready for someone to lead us in reciting the rosary. The movie stars Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall, actors I have admired before and will, no doubt, admire again. In years to come, they probably will look back on this project with a rueful smile and a shrug, much as Paul Newman must remember "The Silver Chalice." In "Mannequin," McCarthy plays a hapless young man who is fired from one job after another, and Cattrall plays an Egyptian princess who is reincarnated as a dummy in a Philadelphia department store window. When she comes to life, she gives him the inspiration to decorate great windows, and that gives him confidence in himself. I am not leaving out very much here. The supporting characters have been recycled out of failed sitcoms: Felix, the dim-witted night watchman, who spends most of his time talking to his dog. Hollywood, the flamboyantly gay black window dresser, who becomes the hero's only friend. Mrs. Timkin, the good-hearted owner of the department store. Roxie, the hero's bitchy former girlfriend, who is jealous of the dummy. And so on. All of these people do exactly what we expect them to do, exactly when we expect them to do it. They also sputter a lot. People sputter all the time in pulp fiction. Have you ever really seen anyone sputter in life? If I am not mistaken, there is even a character in this movie who says, "Why . . . why . . . you . . . you. . . . " It's not often you get that line anymore. The gimmick in the movie is that the mannequin can only come to life when McCarthy is watching her. This rule is enforced rather loosely. For example, when they ride down the street on his motorcycle, she only freezes up when other characters in the movie see her. Miscellaneous passersby don't count. Left unexplained is how she managed to leave ancient Egypt and land in 1987 understanding the language and nuances of modern-day Philadelphia. McCarthy and Cattrall are fairly helpless in the face of this material. For a look at what Cattrall can do in a good script, see "Ticket to Heaven," the movie about indoctrination into a cult group. For McCarthy's good work, see "Pretty in Pink." Meshach Taylor makes the best of the gay window dresser, who is an anthology of stereotypes. And Carole Davis, as the bitch, has the movie's single funny line: She pushes somebody down an escalator and then complains that she broke her camera. Studying the press material for "Mannequin," I learn that Michael Gottlieb, the director, got the idea for this movie five years ago when he was walking down Fifth Avenue and thought he saw a mannequin move in the window of Bergdorf Goodman. Just thought you'd like to know. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2010 04:07PM by RhettButler. |
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[quote RhettButler][quote Joan Cootes][quote bunnytrent9]I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE Mannequin.[/quote]
Oh dear... yes (she said in a very small voice)... it's one of those really awful movies that kind of suck you in... and you end up watching it right through to the end... [/quote]Yeah. And don't tell me your heart doesn't melt at the end when Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattral get married to the awesome sound of Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." I'm not saying a word... | |
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Rheebles posted: Rat Race a bad movie? I don't think so. |