The Big Picture: #WalrusNo - Why Tusk Is A Bad "Bad" Horror Movie
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Okay I don't want to see this movie 'cause it's bad, but... I do kinda want to see the Walrus man...
Do they use practical effects or CG? Does he look like a Frankensteined together mess of stitches and shit? Are there pictures up online or am I gonna have to wait a bit for that?
I'm actually curious... not curious enough to endure this terrible movie but still, kinda curious.
Do they use practical effects or CG? Does he look like a Frankensteined together mess of stitches and shit? Are there pictures up online or am I gonna have to wait a bit for that?
I'm actually curious... not curious enough to endure this terrible movie but still, kinda curious.
What's confusing though is that Bob actively no longer likes Smith, ok fine yet he still seems to follow his work in detail. He even criticized his podcast in this episode meaning you'd have to listen to a good chunk of them for hours first... or he has no basis there.
That on the other hand is a fair enough stance.canadamus_prime said:
It's almost more like a weird meta art-house film that's so self-aware that some of the characters in the film are actually aware they're in a movie and will frequently bring it up. Really you just have to watch it, I couldn't even describe it if I tried.Big_Boss_Mantis said:
Honestly, I wouldn't have given Tusk a shot even without this rail against Kevin Smith theme Bob has been pushing. I could have done without this episode as well.
I enjoy most of your work Bob, but this is coming off as pretentious. And yes, even as you are about to focus on this genre, it seems that its more than just coincidence that you have to cover another Kevin Smith failure. You're disappointed in him, we get it. Can you please move on?
I enjoy most of your work Bob, but this is coming off as pretentious. And yes, even as you are about to focus on this genre, it seems that its more than just coincidence that you have to cover another Kevin Smith failure. You're disappointed in him, we get it. Can you please move on?
all this talk about sharknado makes me really want to see it. maybe i find the dvd somewhere. if its cheap.
Thoughts on the film aside, I do quite like that the "small budget" model of only spending $1-5 million (without a serious dip in acting or production quality), with a much greater chance of recouping, is slowly coming back.
I think its nice that someone can finance and produce a "slick" film on such a small budget. Maybe then we won't have giant box office flops like Lone Ranger.
I think its nice that someone can finance and produce a "slick" film on such a small budget. Maybe then we won't have giant box office flops like Lone Ranger.
I disagree. Sharknado 2 took everything that was awesome about the first movie, and multiplied it by 10 while also cutting out a lot of the boring shit.
I don't care if it was self aware, a man wrangling a shark whilst flying around in a tornado, maneuvering said shark so that it gets impaled on the Empire State building, riding it down in a corkscrew manner so that it perfectly cushions the fall, recognizing that it was the same shark that bit off the terrible actress's hand while she was holding a gun at the beginning of film, and then reaching into the shark to pull out the severed arm with the gun so that he can use the gun to shoot more sharks is ridiculously amazing.
I don't care if it was self aware, a man wrangling a shark whilst flying around in a tornado, maneuvering said shark so that it gets impaled on the Empire State building, riding it down in a corkscrew manner so that it perfectly cushions the fall, recognizing that it was the same shark that bit off the terrible actress's hand while she was holding a gun at the beginning of film, and then reaching into the shark to pull out the severed arm with the gun so that he can use the gun to shoot more sharks is ridiculously amazing.
Strangely enough I have been listening to a lot of movie podcasts in the past year and have found a lot of genuinely great "bad" movies.
Some movie writers and authors get really upset when people make fun of movies in the hipster or MST3K type way.
The trailer for Electric Boogaloo the documentary about Golan-Globus products finally dropped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q08SRDIj_qE
I have seen Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Breakin' quite recently due to the documentary. Van Damme was cast in Cyborg due to spin kicking at the producer's head.
Some movie writers and authors get really upset when people make fun of movies in the hipster or MST3K type way.
The trailer for Electric Boogaloo the documentary about Golan-Globus products finally dropped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q08SRDIj_qE
I have seen Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Breakin' quite recently due to the documentary. Van Damme was cast in Cyborg due to spin kicking at the producer's head.
And that's why Machete sucked. "Look how much we're trying to be a shitty made grindhouse movie!" Cool, I'll be over here watching a movie with sincere motivation.
First an 'At the Movies' that was really short, and now a 'Big Picture' explaining why you're basically not doing a Big Picture. You must be working really hard on Schlocktober, Bob, because the last few vids have been a little... barren.
That said, looking forward to it, as always.
That said, looking forward to it, as always.
Self aware horror is bad because these self aware horror movies were bad therefor this self aware horror movie was bad... Bob that's one big pile of schlock reasoning with no actual evidence. I enjoy the big picture but this really felt like a filler week of it
Huh...the more movies Kevin Smith puts out...the more I feel he's gone full Shaymalan.
It's like the last potentially good movie he could have made was Copout...but after Bruce Willis scuttled that film for Smith, he just gave up. If one of my heroes turned out to be such a d-bag, and I had to deal with such shenanigans, I might be affected in some way as well.
Too bad really, I've always liked Smith as a person, if not necessarily a filmmaker (I was too young to get some of his films, too old to care when I got around to the rest).
It's like the last potentially good movie he could have made was Copout...but after Bruce Willis scuttled that film for Smith, he just gave up. If one of my heroes turned out to be such a d-bag, and I had to deal with such shenanigans, I might be affected in some way as well.
Too bad really, I've always liked Smith as a person, if not necessarily a filmmaker (I was too young to get some of his films, too old to care when I got around to the rest).
Eh, I disagree. With years of good bad movie watching I haven't really ever given a crap about the intention of the creator. I know nothing of the creation process of many of my favorite Nanar films. So... I think this may be a case of people being incredibly snobbish and prescribing the special knowledge that film snobs would know but general audiences wouldn't.RexMundane said:
The main difficulty in making a good bad movie on purpose is the evidence of self-awareness. Probably the only way to get this kind of movie is to hire a cast of people who have no idea what they're doing and only make the most minor alterations yourself. Bad writers, bad actors, etc. If it catches on and you just "HAVE" to make a sequel. Then you may want to consider an entirely different cast. But even then, there's no guarantee that the combination you put together will actually work. The good thing is the cost of making it is really low, the bad thing is that there's a much higher risk. They're basically penny stock even if done right.