Point of order re Film4 thread below

Yes, Lost In Translation *is* paralysingly dull but surely anyone who calls it 'dullest of all time' simply hasn't seen 'Magnolia'.

Nowadays I score films on either a Percentage of Eraserhead basis or a Percentage of Magnolia one. The %/M basis is easy to score: it's a rating based on how far into the film I get before thinking "Fuck, I don't care what happens to any of these bastards" and switch off.

I should explain that I watched Magnolia throughout as a promise to a buddy who'd lent me his copy in an effort to prove that Tom Cruise *isn't* the most worthless piece of crap ever to stand before a movie camera. Failed, I'm afraid, and it cost me THREE BASTARD HOURS of my life in so doing.

Lost in T scored sommat like an 80%/M; Kingdom of Heaven an 85%/M.

And Otto: please explain to me why The Marx Brothers are funny? I'm aware of the need to contextualise in all the creative arts - but Groucho leaves me completely baffled........

Posted By: Suggy on July 27th 2006 at 12:35:53

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Point of order re Film4 thread below (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 12:35:53
- The worst film ever is... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 27, 12:55:19
  - no, it's Charlie's Angels (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 27, 13:04:01
  - never - Mortal Kombat Annihilation SHIT (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 12:58:24
    - Mannequin 2 wasn't very good (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jul 27, 13:04:50
    - I thought the Kill Bills were bollocks as well, as is anything starring or (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 13:01:51
      - Kill Bill 1 - some good scenes (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 13:02:53
    - Gigli? (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 27, 13:01:38
      - No, it's called Paycheck...just seen (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 13:03:32
        
        Ah, I've seen that. (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 27, 13:04:40
    - Seriously though, your expectations for that can't have been high. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 27, 13:00:53
      - aye, I don't think he's ever had a good film (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 13:02:22
        
        The Jerk ? Man With Two Brains ? Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid ? All of me ? He was (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 13:04:44
        
        All of Me! The courtroom bit is the funniest scene in Cinema History. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 27, 13:06:44
        
        The Man with Two Brains! (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 27, 13:04:07
- Following on from your story yesterday.... (General Chat) - Small, Jul 27, 12:49:07
  - LOL!!! Pleasure's all mine mate. (n/m) (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 12:52:32
- I liked Magnolia. Dullest of Dull I've seen has to be (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:46:29
  - Seriously? Though I really shouldn't feign shock (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 12:51:28
- Have seen neither of them (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 27, 12:42:21
  - Interview with the Vampire ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:47:20
    - Piss poor. (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 27, 12:49:34
      - What are your top 5 movies from the past, say, 10 years ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:51:35
        
        I'd have to think about that ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 27, 13:05:11
        
        great minds. (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 13:06:57
        
        I don't realy like films... (General Chat) - Small, Jul 27, 13:01:10
        
        I couldn't even begin to answer that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 27, 12:54:57
        
        Can't have been too great then (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:57:07
        
        I wouldn't say that, just poor memory. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 27, 13:01:55
        
        is this open to anyone? (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 12:52:11
        
        Yeah (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:52:42
        
        ok - mine (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 12:57:31
        
        Why would Fight Club even be considered ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 13:03:31
        
        everyone seems to put it in their top lists (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 13:04:28
        
        I wouldn't go as far as 'bloody awful' (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 13:09:43
        
        Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 27, 12:56:34
        
        Collateral? Tom Cruise? Never........ (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 12:59:29
        
        Good film actually. (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 27, 13:02:28
    - Dreadful. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 27, 12:48:18
      - Ah well. I liked it. About the only Tom Cruise I have since All The Right Moves, but (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:50:56
        
        Oh forgot one - Rain Man was ace. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 27, 12:53:07
        
        Bugger - the exception that proves the rule - that one I did see all of (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 27, 12:58:12
        
        Ah - and there you have me (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 12:54:55
  - If I ever win the MaxiMegaRollover Euro Lottery (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 12:47:00
  - A Few Good Men (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 27, 12:45:05
  - Jerry Maguire. Liked that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 12:43:53
    - For me that would be about 50% on the Cruisometer (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 27, 12:49:10
      - She's a beard, the baby's not his. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 27, 12:50:32
        
        I know, I get Holy Moly too ... (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 27, 12:55:55
- I score films in the watch-o-meter (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jul 27, 12:41:53
  - Ah - I use a similar guide I call the Cold Coffee Rating (General Chat) - Suggy, Jul 27, 12:44:48
  - Orloondo Bland. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 27, 12:44:24

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