Escape to the Movies: Bad Lieutenant

[scarab7]

Really? Sarah Silverman playing Wonderwoman? I really wished I was born maybe a decade before hand, could have witnessed some things like this. Thank you Bob for actually explaining what you mean unlike more review making references that confusing their younger audiences.

 

[AkJay]

Did Bob really just call Nicholas Cage an "Indie" actor? What the fuck?

 

[weirdaljedifan2]

"Shoot him again."

"What for?"

"His soul is still dancing, HA HA!!!"

Genius.

 

[Canid117]

I was expecting Bob to review either the Princess and the Frog or Invictus. This choice surprised me.

 

[Canid117]

hmm, appears to be a good movie...

OT: no avatar? thats a shame, it does come out today right?

Next friday

 

[DrunkWithPower]

What the hell is Batman doing in New Orleans anyway?

 

[Whispering Death]

I'm going to have to ceck out this movie.

 

[Aptspire]

"Yo dawg, we heard you liked non actors in your movies, so we put Xzibit in Bad Lieutenant so you can crank that sh*t while you watch that sh*t" had to
seems interesting, might check it out

 

[DJShire]

Did Bob really just call Nicholas Cage an "Indie" actor? What the fuck?

Yes, but he was referring to him in past tense as an indie actor way back....in the early 90s.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

I tried to get through the Harvey Kietal Bad Lieutenant recently (since I really like the guy), but just couldn't. What wasn't revolting was pretty bland and boring, honestly. And there's absolutely no sense of pathos with a protagonist who is completely unrelatable and unlikeable.

Sometimes that works, but I didn't feel that way at all about that movie.

Anyway, Nick Cage was excellent in Face/Off. But then, that was a crazy, silly and unrealistic movie to begin with.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

BTW, Sarah Silverman as Wonder Woman? Awesome.

Nigella Lawson would make a better Wonder Woman.

 

[coldfrog]

Herzog? Really? And Nicholas Cage? I... I must see this. It sounds so outrageous, and yet so perfect... I've always been kind of a fan of Nicholas Cage... he's got this kind of weirdness charisma that could go anywhere, and with Herzog running the show, I can't imagine what will happen and I can't wait to find out.

 

[Rockdrake]

"HOWD IT GET BURNED! HOWD IT GET BURNED!!!"

 

[saejox]

Did Bob really just call Nicholas Cage an "Indie" actor? What the fuck?

he was indy. but he still plays odd roles and even if the movie is bad he still nails the role.

 

[suzakulancelot]

No Invictus?

 

[KazNecro]

I loved the original Bad Lieutenant so much.
It was so offensive, and Harvey Keitel was perfect, as always.

I was surprised when bob termed it "over-rated", which would classify every other review of it as sufficiently puffed up.

I'm a tad disappointed that Bob thought the original was over-rated. But its not a movie for everyone, so I can kinda understand if he wasn't impressed with it.

I think Bad Lieutenant was an amazing film BECAUSE it was so wrong, but it's a movie that some audiences can't (or don't want to) understand. I only show certain friends the movie if I think they might 'get it'. Usually, I try to get a feel for whom might understand, or relate, to the subject matter before I sell them on the idea of the movie. The last thing I need is a friend giving me strange looks after watching something I recommended.

The same thing with books. I don't promote Less Than Zero to all my friends because not all would appreciate the nihilistic subject matter, and would probably wonder what's rattling in my head if they read it.