http://www.cinebad.com Les cahiers du cinéma ennuyeux. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:26:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A movie with this much hype is almost destined to be awful, so in this respect, Cloverfield didn't disappoint that much. The whole premise was kind of an interesting idea-- a monster movie told in real-time filmed completely by the people experiencing the movie. However, "real time" can be ... http://www.cinebad.com/2008/02/09/cloverfield/ I can't resist the $1.99 DVD bin as hard as I try. I especially can't resist a movie that is filmed entirely in a made-up language ("Bulbovian") and *SUBTITLED IN ESPERANTO* (yes, you heard that correctly). This movie seemed like a dream come true! This is the tale of two ... http://www.cinebad.com/2008/02/09/frontier/ The best thing about this movie is the title-- the Octagon. Doesn't that sound ominous? It's like the Pentagon, only with more sides. On the poster, the first "O" in "octagon" actually is an octagon. Isn't that clever? For some reason, I thought this was going to be a sci-fi ... http://www.cinebad.com/2007/12/06/the-octagon/ 300 bare-chested, sweat-glisteningly muscular men go up against incredible odds to fight the Persian army, wearing nothing but capes and leather undies. 300 follows in the tradition of great cinematic historical epics like Ben-Hur, by having you realize that in ancient times, dudes were all totally gay. How did ... http://www.cinebad.com/2007/10/29/300/ You're probably thinking that this movie is a hip cry at a female officer, like "Yo, yo girl cop!" but it is not. It is exactly what it looks like-- the cinematic portrayal of a teenaged girl recruited by the police, whose only weapon is a yo-yo. Granted the yo-yo ... http://www.cinebad.com/2007/09/02/yo-yo-girl-cop/ Made in 1938, this is a pretty standard western musical... except that it features an entirely midget cast (except a few characters who I swear were just kids made up to look like small adults). Is this a dwarf-sploitation film of epic proportions? Or is it a landmark in dwarf ... http://www.cinebad.com/2007/03/10/the-terror-of-tinytown/ Starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling and Bo Derek in her film debut! Awww, look at Shamu. He's such a sweetie, licking little kids and jumping out of the water to smack basketballs hanging from ropes! Why do they call them "killer whales," when they're so darn cute? Captain Nolan (Richard Harris), ... http://www.cinebad.com/2007/03/09/orca/ PATTON OSWALT TALENT SHOWCASE "A Year Full of Kick-Ass Movie Pitches" at BobAndDavid.com http://www.cinebad.com/2006/10/18/a-year-full-of-kick-ass-movie-pitches/ I’ve HAD IT with these MOTHERFUCKIN’ SNAKES on this MOTHERFUCKIN’ PLANE! It was an experience. It was an atmospheric happening. It was more than simply a movie; it was a collective adventure in cinematic exploration. The barriers between artist and viewer were smashed to a pulp from the moment we entered ... http://www.cinebad.com/2006/08/19/snakes-on-a-plane/ Your heartstrings begin to be tugged at right from the very first scene of this movie, when the Mom (Janine Turner, of Northern Exposure fame), the Snotty Older Sister (Casey Evans) and the protagonist are in a car, leaving their hometown. The protagonist (Zack, played by Dustin Hunter Evans) mournfully ... http://www.cinebad.com/2006/07/23/miracle-dogs-too/