{"id":8376,"date":"2005-12-02T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-02T22:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/12\/02\/an-afternoon-of-not-as-bad-as-you-think-movies.html"},"modified":"2005-12-02T15:11:00","modified_gmt":"2005-12-02T22:11:00","slug":"an_afternoon_of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/12\/02\/an_afternoon_of.html","title":{"rendered":"An afternoon of not-as-bad-as-you-think movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, guilty pleasures time:<\/p>\n

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    Howard the Duck<\/a><\/em>. I remember seeing this in the theater. It really isn’t that horrible of a film. Really. It’s more disappointing of a film. With talent like George Lucas and ILM, plus Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Jeffrey Jones, plus John Barry and Thomas Dolby on the music … you’d expect something a lot better. I think it was the disappointment factor — plus schadenfreude <\/em>over Lucas, the Star Wars wunderkind<\/em> — that led to the gleeful bad press and poor box office that haunts the movie’s rep to this day.<\/p>\n

    Really. Take it as it is, and it’s just a fun romp. Nothing to change cinematic history, no Citizen Kane<\/em>. Just fun.<\/p>\n


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    Lost in Space<\/a><\/em>. I remember this one from the theaters, too, and I remember being terribly disappointed. But, y’know — again, it’s a matter of expectations. Be prepared for cheese, and it plays a lot more enjoyably. The plot, and acting, are a zillion times better than the TV series (not to mention the effects), and if there are awful lapses in logic and the like, there’s still plenty to just enjoy, whether it’s the Robot, or Gary Oldman as Dr. Smith (Edward!), or even a bit of unexpected poignancy over the whole time travel schtick. <\/em><\/p>\n

    Again — take it for what it is, sit back, and and let it race along your lowered expectations. Pretty colors, some amusing lines, and the Robot with his “real” voice make for some fine popcorn for the brain.<\/p>\n

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      Okay, guilty pleasures time: Howard the Duck. I remember seeing this in the theater. It really isn’t that horrible of a film. Really. It’s more disappointing of a film. 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