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Mar. 1st, 2002 03:52 pmSo, last week's EW listed the most and least financially successful movies of last year Turns out that not only did I see two of the bottom four, but they rank as two of the more enjoyable films of the last year -- Made (a nifty boxing/crime comedy from the folks who did Swingers)and Monkeybone (a demented and brilliant film that went over too many heads). Both were damned good films, but people wasted their time on crap like Pearl Harbor.
Actually, I like a lot of films that are considered bombs by mainstream standards (both critical and commercial) -- Buckaroo Bonzai and Big Trouble in Little China have both been recognized as the masterpieces they are, but folks don't give enough credit to other films, including the vastly underrated Hudson Hawk, one of the funniest films of the last decade, and Josie and the Pussycats, possibly the most criminally mismarketed film in history. And, although The Last Action Hero doesn't really stand up to repeated viewings (unlike the others), it's still a fun film (and one of the most intelligent of Ahnold's career), and infinitely better than the piece of warmed over crap that was True Lies.
Anyway, my point being, I've got some time to kill, so I'm rambling. And I have too many DVDs. I think Made and Last Action Hero are the only ones I don't own yet.
Actually, I like a lot of films that are considered bombs by mainstream standards (both critical and commercial) -- Buckaroo Bonzai and Big Trouble in Little China have both been recognized as the masterpieces they are, but folks don't give enough credit to other films, including the vastly underrated Hudson Hawk, one of the funniest films of the last decade, and Josie and the Pussycats, possibly the most criminally mismarketed film in history. And, although The Last Action Hero doesn't really stand up to repeated viewings (unlike the others), it's still a fun film (and one of the most intelligent of Ahnold's career), and infinitely better than the piece of warmed over crap that was True Lies.
Anyway, my point being, I've got some time to kill, so I'm rambling. And I have too many DVDs. I think Made and Last Action Hero are the only ones I don't own yet.
