PusherMan said:

I actually want to see this just to see how bad it is.

Speaking of bad movies, "Showgirls" is actually one of my favorites BECAUSE it's so bad. I've seen it countless times.

minneapolisgenius said:

I completely concur with you both. Batman & Robin and Moulin Rouge are my two least favorite films ever!!!!

Joel Shumacher took Batman, and turned it into his own big gay fantasy (in fact, this film was the inspiration for the SNL cartoon The Ambiguosly Gay Duo ). Now, I have no problem if Joel is gay, and if he wants to make a gay themed film, but don't take characters like these and turn them into campy gay stereotypes (these characters already get too much analysis of them supposedly being "gay". This, of course, stems from people who only know the characters from the 1960s TV show. In the comic, Robin's loss of his parents mirrors Bruce Wayne's. He takes the kid in, and becomes a father figure to him. It was never about pedophilia, and I think its insulting to both the characters, and to gay men everywhere, to put this stereotype onto this comic. I know lots of gay people, and not a single one stalks underage boys. Okay, I'll get off my soap-box now). Add in the terrible casting of Arnie as Victor Freis, and the career-low overacting of Uma Thurman (whom I've only just forgiven after her brilliant turn in the "Kill Bill" duology) and you've got a royal shit-fest.

As for Moulin Rouge, where to begin? The horrible over-acting? The ridiculous butchering of the musical as an art form? The awful renditions of pop standards? The bad script that was incredibly forced, just so certain songs could go into the film? No, none of these alone are what makes the "film" the steaming turd-pile that it is. One thing towers above them all: Nicole Kidman's "singing"! Who told her she could sing? Please shoot the fucker for me, now! No, wait, that would be too merciful! The bastard who decided to allow her to open her mouth and let "musical" notes come out should die a slow, horrible death for this affront to humanity!! Easily the worst vocal performance by a Hollywood star in memory. If I had enough time, resources and a hammer, I would personally destroy every copy of this butt-nugget myself!

minneapolisgenius said:

I dotn know so much if Showgirls was horrible.. (ok yeah it was) but Elizabeth Berkley was over acting something awful!

I liked Moulin Rouge!

BabyCakes said:

Well, Elizabeth Berkeley was doing SOMETHING, but I don't know if I could call it acting.

minneapolisgenius said:

TRUE..

JediMaster said:

This same thing could be said of many pop star "singers" as well.

minneapolisgenius said:

True. Britney, anyone?

I'm surprised Luhrman didn't get Madonna for this part. Half the friggin' songs were hers (and her "acting" would have been on par with Kidman's.) If someone's going to destroy her songs, it should at least be her!

The worst film I ever saw was that Ali G movie.

minneapolisgenius said:

I completely concur with you both. Batman & Robin and Moulin Rouge are my two least favorite films ever!!!!

Joel Shumacher took Batman, and turned it into his own big gay fantasy (in fact, this film was the inspiration for the SNL cartoon The Ambiguosly Gay Duo ). Now, I have no problem if Joel is gay, and if he wants to make a gay themed film, but don't take characters like these and turn them into campy gay stereotypes (these characters already get too much analysis of them supposedly being "gay". This, of course, stems from people who only know the characters from the 1960s TV show. In the comic, Robin's loss of his parents mirrors Bruce Wayne's. He takes the kid in, and becomes a father figure to him. It was never about pedophilia, and I think its insulting to both the characters, and to gay men everywhere, to put this stereotype onto this comic. I know lots of gay people, and not a single one stalks underage boys. Okay, I'll get off my soap-box now). Add in the terrible casting of Arnie as Victor Freis, and the career-low overacting of Uma Thurman (whom I've only just forgiven after her brilliant turn in the "Kill Bill" duology) and you've got a royal shit-fest.

As for Moulin Rouge, where to begin? The horrible over-acting? The ridiculous butchering of the musical as an art form? The awful renditions of pop standards? The bad script that was incredibly forced, just so certain songs could go into the film? No, none of these alone are what makes the "film" the steaming turd-pile that it is. One thing towers above them all: Nicole Kidman's "singing"! Who told her she could sing? Please shoot the fucker for me, now! No, wait, that would be too merciful! The bastard who decided to allow her to open her mouth and let "musical" notes come out should die a slow, horrible death for this affront to humanity!! Easily the worst vocal performance by a Hollywood star in memory. If I had enough time, resources and a hammer, I would personally destroy every copy of this butt-nugget myself!