Movies I Wish I Hadn't Seen On the Big Screen aka The "All Sales are Final" List
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:15
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- Turk 182 (1985)
- Legend (1985)
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (1985)
- Patty Hearst (1988)
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
- Ghostbusters 2 (1989)2
- Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)1
- A Brief History of Time (1992)
- Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993)
- Kiss of Death (1995)3
- The Lost World (1997)2
- The Seige (1998)
Author Comments:
These are the ones I could think of right now. I'm sure there are others which I will add as I remember them. I'm sure there are some that I have totally blocked from memory.
As you can see, 1985 and 1988 were particularly bad years for me. I like to think that I've gotten better at picking movies with age.
1 "In the end there can be only one! Don't see Highlander II" should have been the title to this one.
2 I am embarassed to note that I went to see these on opening night (although I wasn't aware that it was the opening night for Ghostbusters 2).
3 Should have been great -- Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson in the same movie. Left the theatre very disappointed.
I have to admit, I enjoyed Men in Tights. The Lost World wasn't memorable enough for me to really have a grasp on whether it was any good, I'm afraid, but I don't recall it being that bad. I haven't seen a brief history of time, and while I would like to see it, I can guess why it wouldn't need the big screen.
I'm a big Mel Brooks fan and was very excited when I saw that he was doing a Robin Hood movie. It just didn't live up to the expectations set by movies such as Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, and Spaceballs, IMHO. I must admit that it was better than his Dracula effort.
I suppose I would have liked A Brief History of Time more if I had seen it on The Learning Channel instead of spending 6 or 7 bucks on it (can't remember how much movies were when I saw that one).
Is The Seige that movie with Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis? I've almost picked it up on a whim from the video store any number of times . . . I should not, I assume?
Also, I saw it a loooong time ago on video, but I liked Remo Williams.
I've seen most of these, but on video. However, I did see The Lost World on opening night. Ugh.
You are correct about The Seige. At least I only spent $3.50 to see it at the Theatre Cafe. I would have been really pissed if I paid full price.
As for the Lost World, I found the book a bit dissapointing and the movie totally dissapointing. Did you see my other comment on Jurassic Park 3 being in production. I guess they feel that they don't need to wait for another book since they didn't follow the storyline on the last one that much.
I feel your pain.These movies suck!!!!!!