What have been some really, really bad decisions in the world of entertainment?

e_e · 05-09-2014 1:37am

The likes of The Wicker Man and Vampire's Kiss would not be cult classics if not for Cage. He's more capable than any actor of raising terrible material to an insanely entertaining level.

I also raise you Joe and Bad Lieutenant for genuinely great performances from him.

jinkybhoy · 05-09-2014 1:46pm

LorMal wrote: »

Ah now Egg, don't be so hard boiled.
Kevin was brilliant in Dances with Wolves and Field of Dreams.
Admittedly, it all went a bit downhill from there.

EH Tin Cup - one of the greatest ever movies??

PopePalpatine · 05-09-2014 2:30pm

Custardpi wrote: »

The really tragic thing is, he's actually capable of putting in a great performance when the inclination takes him, see Raising Arizona or Bad Lieutenant for example. Sadly, like so many Hollywood actors he's happy to just take the fat cheques & not really bother about standards.

Unfortunately Nick went bankrupt sometime in the mid-2000s. It's not a case of wanting the fat cheques, but needing them.

Beano · 05-09-2014 2:47pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Gentlemen, other than 'The Rock' and 'Lord of War'

Nicolas Cage is a big scuttering bag of sh*te. Granted no where near as bad as Keanu Reeves, but still the following is conclusive proof of my point:

Windertalkers
Ghostrider
Bangkok Dangerous
The Wicker man
G-Force
Trespass
Knowing

Knowing is a fantastic film. A great mix of creepy and sci-fi. and the plane crash scene is immense.

Though i will give you The Wicker Man. An awful, pointless film but cage isnt the only terrible thing about it.

Custardpi · 05-09-2014 2:50pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Unfortunately Nick went bankrupt sometime in the mid-2000s. It's not a case of wanting the fat cheques, but needing them.

Ah, didn't realise that. Still not completely pardonable in my view but his choices do seem a bit more understandable in that light. I wonder what Robert de Niro's (who has been similarly sabotaging his credibility the last few years) excuse is...

The_Valeyard · 05-09-2014 3:11pm

How about Keanu Reeves, is he a real person or a plank of wood in disguise?

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 05-09-2014 3:43pm

Beano wrote: »

Knowing is a fantastic film. A great mix of creepy and sci-fi. and the plane crash scene is immense.

Though i will give you The Wicker Man. An awful, pointless film but cage isnt the only terrible thing about it.

Up until the last 15 minutes. Then it turns itself into an nonredeemable ****e fest.

Zen 2nd · 05-09-2014 3:45pm

RoboRat wrote: »

Also Spiderman, Ok lets make a film... right that was crap, lets try again.... ok, that didn't work either, lets have another go...

They are just simply holding onto the license. If they don't make Spiderman movies they will lose it.

Beano · 05-09-2014 3:46pm

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Up until the last 15 minutes. Then it turns itself into an nonredeemable ****e fest.

It does get a bit silly towards the end. But still an enjoyable film nonetheless. And i've seen it 4 or 5 times.

rossie1977 · 05-09-2014 3:51pm

austin turning heel and the fingerpoke of doom

nelly17 · 05-09-2014 4:08pm

They should have left The Matrix as just one movie (the first). If they had left well enough alone after the first it would go down as an all time great movie but then they just milked it and killed it off

Paddy Cow · 05-09-2014 4:23pm

Katie Price
Kerry Katona
Kim Kardashians all the Kardashians
TOWIE cast
etc

The biggest one? Elevating Cheryl Tweedy Cole Fernadez-Versini from bitchy chav who battered someone over a lollipop to Nation's Sweetheart. I thought we'd seen the last of the hysteria when she got axed from XF US but now she's back on the UK version the media will be shoving her down our throats again as some sort of working class people's Princess :rolleyes:

Beano · 05-09-2014 4:29pm

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Katie Price
Kerry Katona
Kim Kardashians all the Kardashians
TOWIE cast
etc

The biggest one? Elevating Cheryl Tweedy Cole Fernadez-Versini from bitchy chav who battered someone over a lollipop to Nation's Sweetheart. I thought we'd seen the last of the hysteria when she got axed from XF US but now she's back on the UK version the media will be shoving her down our throats again as some sort of working class people's Princess :rolleyes:

she looks good. everything else is irrelevant.

wiseoldelf34 · 05-09-2014 5:02pm

letting Owen in that harness :-(
still sad to think about it

gugleguy · 05-09-2014 5:05pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

How about Keanu Reeves, is he a real person or a plank of wood in disguise?

jonnie mnemonic is the only one of two movies the other I forget but he's a scientist and he barely escapes a nuclear blast on a motorcycle.

DLMA23 · 05-09-2014 5:07pm

Hollywood remake of Old Boy

LorMal · 05-09-2014 6:12pm

jinkybhoy wrote: »

EH Tin Cup - one of the greatest ever movies??

69% on Rotten Tomatoes
6.3/10 from 32,661 users on IMDB

How did I miss this greatest ever?

The_Valeyard · 05-09-2014 10:51pm

gugleguy wrote: »

jonnie mnemonic is the only one of two movies the other I forget but he's a scientist and he barely escapes a nuclear blast on a motorcycle.

Chain Reaction?

IvaBigWun · 09-09-2014 9:34pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

How about Keanu Reeves, is he a real person or a plank of wood in disguise?

If you get a chance have a read about Keanu and how much of his fees and royalties (tens of millions) he gave away to the crew of the Matrix trilogy. It certainly made me see him in a different light.

The_Valeyard · 09-09-2014 10:41pm

IvaBigWun wrote: »

If you get a chance have a read about Keanu and how much of his fees and royalties (tens of millions) he gave away to the crew of the Matrix trilogy. It certainly made me see him in a different light.

Was it as an apology for making the two matrix sequels?

paulthom8 · 09-09-2014 10:45pm

Endemol Productions.

AMKC · 09-09-2014 10:50pm

The A-TEAM film was such a dissapointment especially as they dd not even use the orginal music thats what made the series so good that and all the action.
Star Trek V The Final Fronter was also bad they did not use proper Star Trek music at the beginning and the story was just bad. It can be funny do especially the first time I seen it I laughed my head off.

IvaBigWun · 09-09-2014 10:54pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Was it as an apology for making the two matrix sequels?

Second one gets far too much slating, it was good. And the third one has grown on me.

The_Valeyard · 09-09-2014 10:58pm

AMKC wrote: »

The A-TEAM film was such a dissapointment especially as they dd not even use the orginal music thats what made the series so good that and all the action.
Star Trek V The Final Fronter was also bad they did not use proper Star Trek music at the beginning and the story was just bad. It can be funny do especially the first time I seen it I laughed my head off.

Wasnt that not the TNG music that was used? Thought it was pretty epic, but yeah, bad film.

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Second one gets far too much slating, it was good. And the third one has grown on me.

Im disappointed in you

Hopefully your not one of those few who were a fan of Battlefield Earth?

AMKC · 09-09-2014 11:18pm

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Wasnt that not the TNG music that was used? Thought it was pretty epic, but yeah, bad film.

Your right ye it ain,t that bad actually just different to the 5 other original films scores thats all. I could have been a great film if Shatner he directed it had been given more money to make he film he really wanted to make unfortunatly the budget for it was very tight and well thats the film we got.

Im disappointed in you

Hopefully your not one of those few who were a fan of Battlefield Earth?

Now that is a bad film.

ringadingding · 09-09-2014 11:46pm

Michael Barrymore having a pool party

the_monkey · 10-09-2014 12:09am

Custardpi wrote: »

Why not? You can be pretty much guaranteed that whoever is in the reboot it won't be a patch on the original film. An all female cast would at least be a bit different, could be interesting.

Nope,

it's POLITICALLY CORRECT BULLSHÍT

shruikan2553 · 10-09-2014 12:15am

IvaBigWun wrote: »

I was 15 minutes into the first reboot when I just had to switch it off. Its the exact same as Sam Raimi's first!

Why was this reboot even made?!

What I heard was that if Sony (I think it is sony who owns the rights to the films) dont make a Spiderman film in so many years the rights go back to Marvel. We can expect another reboot if that ever happens.

10-09-2014 8:30am

IvaBigWun wrote: »

If you get a chance have a read about Keanu and how much of his fees and royalties (tens of millions) he gave away to the crew of the Matrix trilogy. It certainly made me see him in a different light.

after the battle with dozens of agent smiths in the playground, aparently which took a week. All 50 stuntmen were called to set the next week and given a top of the range harley davidson from the good mr reeves (50 in total). he's had a very unlucky life on the personal side. he lost a child with his wife and a year or two later then lost the same wife in an car wreck. then lost his sister to cancer(took a year off to be with her). he brought a nurse in to care for his sister as well and apparently she was great with his sister. as a thank you, he bought her a house or paid her mortgage, one or the other.
Im not saying he's a great actor but lets not hate on em, c'mon. some classic cult films, like speed, the matrix (part one) and POINT BREAK!!! you telling me "I am an F.B.IIIIII Agent" wasnt class acting ha ha ha.

google Keanu reeves gives up seat on train. just to see how bloody nice he is!

IvaBigWun · 11-09-2014 9:17pm

shruikan2553 wrote: »

What I heard was that if Sony (I think it is sony who owns the rights to the films) dont make a Spiderman film in so many years the rights go back to Marvel. We can expect another reboot if that ever happens.

Now if they could only magically reboot Kirsten Dunst so she's as hot as she was in the first one.

What have been some really, really bad decisions in the world of entertainment?

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