Gigli

Started by Pas, June 07, 2003, 10:14:51 PM

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Banky

#90
September 25, 2003, 03:32:43 PM
this movie might have sucked but Jennifer looks damn fine

Raikus

#91
September 25, 2003, 04:06:27 PM
If there really were smart and wanted to salvage some cash with DVD sales, they'd pull 2 or 3 people off the street and just have them bash it. Sit through it the first time and completely reem it a new one. No commedians, just ordinary people with good presence. Then it'd become a novelty and a "must have" commentary item.
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#92
October 02, 2003, 04:49:25 PM
This just in from IMDB:

After averaging only about $300 per theater, the 73 British movie houses showing Gigli have decided to pull it after less than a week. The film debuted with reviews that would have made the dismal American notices appear like raves in comparison. "Celluloid manure," critic Alan Frank called it in the Daily Star. Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian wrote that stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez "are awe-inspiringly, world-historically awful." The film itself, he added, is "just so catastrophic I expected the audience to adopt the 'brace' position in the stalls, as if on a crashing plane." TV critic Jonathan Ross of Sky's Film 2003 remarked that despite the American reviews, "nothing can prepare you for quite how bad Gigli is." Likewise James Christopher in the Times commented "Mere words fail to express the awfulness" of the film.

Hail the British!
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coffeebeetle

#93
October 02, 2003, 05:07:03 PM
I still have to see this.  On Dec. 9th I'll talk my friend at Blockbuster into letting me buy it at bulk price, buy a keg, invite some heads over, watch it, get stinking drunk, and then throw a Gigli bonfire!  Huzzah!  :twisted:
Or should I go the burning effigy route?  Might be cheaper......
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molly

#94
October 03, 2003, 12:51:04 PM
bennifer dumped jennifer - I guess no more stupid movies.

MacGuffin

#95
October 03, 2003, 01:00:48 PM
Quote from: mollybennifer dumped jennifer - I guess no more stupid movies.

Like they can't make stupid movies on their own? "Enough" comes to mind.
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Ravi

#96
October 03, 2003, 01:11:38 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin
Quote from: mollybennifer dumped jennifer - I guess no more stupid movies.

Like they can't make stupid movies on their own? "Enough" comes to mind.

Grab the special edition of Enough today!

Find Your Magali

#97
October 04, 2003, 12:36:37 AM
Quote from: RaikusIf there really were smart and wanted to salvage some cash with DVD sales, they'd pull 2 or 3 people off the street and just have them bash it. Sit through it the first time and completely reem it a new one. No commedians, just ordinary people with good presence. Then it'd become a novelty and a "must have" commentary item.

Or, along that theme, relaunch a 21st Century version of MST3K with the bots taking on Ben and J-Lo.

There are soooooo many movies from the past five years that could use a strong dose of Joel, Mike, Crow and Servo.

Ravi

#98
December 24, 2003, 10:37:13 PM
A friend and I rented Gigli a few nights ago.  He told me that there were several copies left and that he felt like he was renting a porno when he took the DVD to the counter.

We didn't even finish it.  The film offers nothing to make fun of.  It is just plain tedious.  The dialogue and acting are horrible, and every moment was too long.  When Jennifer Lopez is at Ben Affleck's door, they stand there talking for about a minute until she enters the apartment.  I don't have a short attention span, but I was incredibly bored.  Even the sex scene was boring.

What's funny is that the DVD includes widescreen and pan-and-scan versions of the film.  Why bother with two transfers?  Why even do one?  Will anyone miss it if it was never released on home video or shown on TV?  This film didn't even make it to the dollar theater near me.

The Idiot

#99
December 27, 2003, 06:29:40 PM
I want to the rental store last night and all copies of Gigli were remaining. I thought it was pretty funny.

I honestly haven't seen a movie as universally dumped on as this one. Its amazing. Has anyone seen a positive review of it? That's what would amaze me more than anything.
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Sleuth

#100
December 27, 2003, 07:02:14 PM
Quote from: The IdiotI want to the rental store last night and all copies of Gigli were remaining. I thought it was pretty funny.

I honestly haven't seen a movie as universally dumped on as this one. Its amazing. Has anyone seen a positive review of it? That's what would amaze me more than anything.

Ebert liked it
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Ghostboy

#101
December 27, 2003, 08:14:14 PM
He thought parts were good. He still gave it thumbs down, though.

I honestly don't think it could have been even close to the abomination that is The Cat In The Hat.

Link

#102
December 28, 2003, 12:36:12 AM
I saw Gigli to see what all the hoopla was, and the problem with it is that it IS terrible, but not uber-terrible, such as Battlefield Earth, Freddy Got Fingered, etc.  Gigli's at that point where it's painfully bad, not funny bad.  I admit I liked a couple of things about it (Al Pacino, or maybe just the sound of him eating), but it just gave me a headache, it was so uncomfortable.  I dunno.  I wanted to like it to be different, but I couldn't.

As for Cat In The Hat, I think they're both bad in the same sort of way.  I'm not sure which one's worse, though.

©brad

#103
December 28, 2003, 11:13:26 AM
the cat in the hat was bad?

Link

#104
December 28, 2003, 03:35:24 PM
If an unfunny comedy is a good thing, then no, it wasn't bad at all.

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