I've seen a lot of movies in my lifetime. Not all of them have been good. Some have been complete stinkers. "Drop Dead Fred", "Babylon A.D." and "Meet The Spartans" all come to mind. Of all the crap that (mysteriously) gets produced every year, I've seen quite a few of them, but never have I walked out on a single movie. Every one of them, I endured to the bitter end, choosing to critique them in their entirety. "Hobo With A Shotgun", "Dark Shadows" and "Public Enemy" are a few more titles that fell short of what was promised audiences.
Even, in the privacy of my own home, I've chosen to continue watching terrible movies. "Inception", "The Man With The Iron Fists" and "The Rum Diary", all shitty movies. It was mentioned, even, that if a person got high and watched "Your Highness" that it would be funny. I was high as a kite, when I watched that one and NO. This is not the case, but I watched it to the end.
Tonight, I went to my bi-weekly movie with friends and the movie of (their) choice was "Into The Woods". My initial thoughts when first seeing the preview, was no way. I was not going to see that one. It's not that I'm against musicals, it's just this particular film never appealed to me. However, since it's release in December, the film has garnered numerous award nominations. Awards numerous enough to catch my attention. If the critics are rewarding this film with multiple accolades, then perhaps my initial opinions were unfounded. When the decision was made the other day to see the film, I thought it an ample opportunity to see the film.
My initial gut instinct was the correct one. I don't know what the public and the critics are smoking in order to find and believe this film to be anything other than complete drivel. A complete waste of time. Not all of the songs were tiresome, some actually kind of pleasant, but the number was ever so slight, totaling maybe two at most. The rest droned on forever and ever. Continuing to drive... No. Hammer their point across to an audience who is probably half asleep, by this point. Then, right when you come to the conclusion that the story is over and credits are to begin rolling, the story takes a confusing twist and continues on from there.
It was after a lengthy solo by Emily Blunt, who may or may not have cheated on her husband with Prince Charming, who was cheating on his new bride, Cinderella.... F*ck me! It's tiring just trying to keep up with this meaningless plot point. This was the point that I got up and left.
At the beginning of this blog entry, I commented that I've seen a lot of shitty movies in my life. A LOT of shitty f*cking movies, both at home and in the theater and NEVER have I ever walked out of a single picture. I left this f*cking movie. I got up from my seat, asked the usher outside the theater when the movie was supposed to be over. "At 9:30" she told me, "It's two and a half hours long." I glanced down at my phone as she informed me of this fact, the time reading 20:48. There was another forty minutes to go. "F*ck that!" I proclaimed, as if they really gave two shits about what I thought.
When we exit any film, my companions always turn and ask me what I thought of the movie. If I don't like, I tell them, to which one always says, "But it was better than 'Meet The Spartans', right?" I usually agree. Not this time. I left without saying "boo". I walked out, sent a text for them to read when the movie let out, and I never looked back. This is money that I'll never see again and time wasted away from my boy. The worst part about this movie, though, was the fact that I wasn't tired enough to go to sleep. A restful slumber might have been this movie's only saving grace and that wasn't even in the cards, tonight.
"Into The Woods" was a steaming pile of shit. It's undeserving of any award nominations that it's received and I hope to f*ck that it loses EVERY single award. The producers and studio who made the movie should be ashamed of themselves and anyone recommending this film for all to see, ought to wake up with a mouthful of cat hair. Of course, that's just MY opinion, but I've never been wrong a day in my life.
Even, in the privacy of my own home, I've chosen to continue watching terrible movies. "Inception", "The Man With The Iron Fists" and "The Rum Diary", all shitty movies. It was mentioned, even, that if a person got high and watched "Your Highness" that it would be funny. I was high as a kite, when I watched that one and NO. This is not the case, but I watched it to the end.
Tonight, I went to my bi-weekly movie with friends and the movie of (their) choice was "Into The Woods". My initial thoughts when first seeing the preview, was no way. I was not going to see that one. It's not that I'm against musicals, it's just this particular film never appealed to me. However, since it's release in December, the film has garnered numerous award nominations. Awards numerous enough to catch my attention. If the critics are rewarding this film with multiple accolades, then perhaps my initial opinions were unfounded. When the decision was made the other day to see the film, I thought it an ample opportunity to see the film.
My initial gut instinct was the correct one. I don't know what the public and the critics are smoking in order to find and believe this film to be anything other than complete drivel. A complete waste of time. Not all of the songs were tiresome, some actually kind of pleasant, but the number was ever so slight, totaling maybe two at most. The rest droned on forever and ever. Continuing to drive... No. Hammer their point across to an audience who is probably half asleep, by this point. Then, right when you come to the conclusion that the story is over and credits are to begin rolling, the story takes a confusing twist and continues on from there.
It was after a lengthy solo by Emily Blunt, who may or may not have cheated on her husband with Prince Charming, who was cheating on his new bride, Cinderella.... F*ck me! It's tiring just trying to keep up with this meaningless plot point. This was the point that I got up and left.
At the beginning of this blog entry, I commented that I've seen a lot of shitty movies in my life. A LOT of shitty f*cking movies, both at home and in the theater and NEVER have I ever walked out of a single picture. I left this f*cking movie. I got up from my seat, asked the usher outside the theater when the movie was supposed to be over. "At 9:30" she told me, "It's two and a half hours long." I glanced down at my phone as she informed me of this fact, the time reading 20:48. There was another forty minutes to go. "F*ck that!" I proclaimed, as if they really gave two shits about what I thought.
When we exit any film, my companions always turn and ask me what I thought of the movie. If I don't like, I tell them, to which one always says, "But it was better than 'Meet The Spartans', right?" I usually agree. Not this time. I left without saying "boo". I walked out, sent a text for them to read when the movie let out, and I never looked back. This is money that I'll never see again and time wasted away from my boy. The worst part about this movie, though, was the fact that I wasn't tired enough to go to sleep. A restful slumber might have been this movie's only saving grace and that wasn't even in the cards, tonight.
"Into The Woods" was a steaming pile of shit. It's undeserving of any award nominations that it's received and I hope to f*ck that it loses EVERY single award. The producers and studio who made the movie should be ashamed of themselves and anyone recommending this film for all to see, ought to wake up with a mouthful of cat hair. Of course, that's just MY opinion, but I've never been wrong a day in my life.
"INTO THE WOODS"
What a shit show...
What a shit show...
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