I am a huge fan of bad movies. We watched the movie after we read the book...the book was mediocre, so I was eagerly anticipating this. Our english teacher even said this wasn't a good movie. An understatement at best -- this movie is a masterpiece of comic genius! No wait, it's not a comedy, is it? Well, it sure made me laugh like it was one.
First of all, the bad parts; the characters were WAFER THIN. No development or feeling was put into them, they say their lines like robots. Also, The movie omitted so many pivotal parts from the book, if you were to watch the movie without reading the book, 90% of it would go directly over your head. Second, the actors CANNOT ACT! How the hell did Parker Stevenson manage to start out his career with this horrid movie? Notice that for all the other actors on the database, this was their one and only movie...not a surprise.
Now the good parts...
** SOME SPOILERS AHEAD ** ...if you've read the book, this movie is pure comedy genius. There are way too many "dramatic" pauses between the dialogue. Best line said by Finney, "[big 30 second dramatic pause, then] Shut up before I kill you!" A big gripe of mine is that this movie must have shown more male nudity (not any naughty parts, but chest and that stuff) than any other movie I've seen. I don't need to see that much chest in a 90 minute movie. Between Gene and Finney, there were more gay references than The Ambiguously Gay Duo. Second, they must've been extra careful, (more like EXTRA-EXTRA CAREFUL) with the "violence". It was so phony -- Gene didn't even shake the limb and Finney fell. The fight between Quakenbush and Gene, they basically bitch-slapped each other, square-danced a little to the river, and fell in. Gene taps Leper, and he flies into the snow with a little chocolate sauce on his face. Also, there was one scene in the book where the whole court, where Gene and Finney are tried, start tapping their hands and then get up and start dancing, singing "He only has one ball, but [something?] has no balls at all." What was this all about? It reminded me of a scene straight out of Sister Act. What I mean by comedy, of course, was that it was so bad and so ridiculously inaccurate from the novel, it was simply hilarious.
I recommend this movie for anyone who read the book and wants to enjoy a good laugh for how pathetic this movie is. Book - 4/10; Movie - 0/10; Comedy - 10/10
First of all, the bad parts; the characters were WAFER THIN. No development or feeling was put into them, they say their lines like robots. Also, The movie omitted so many pivotal parts from the book, if you were to watch the movie without reading the book, 90% of it would go directly over your head. Second, the actors CANNOT ACT! How the hell did Parker Stevenson manage to start out his career with this horrid movie? Notice that for all the other actors on the database, this was their one and only movie...not a surprise.
Now the good parts...
** SOME SPOILERS AHEAD ** ...if you've read the book, this movie is pure comedy genius. There are way too many "dramatic" pauses between the dialogue. Best line said by Finney, "[big 30 second dramatic pause, then] Shut up before I kill you!" A big gripe of mine is that this movie must have shown more male nudity (not any naughty parts, but chest and that stuff) than any other movie I've seen. I don't need to see that much chest in a 90 minute movie. Between Gene and Finney, there were more gay references than The Ambiguously Gay Duo. Second, they must've been extra careful, (more like EXTRA-EXTRA CAREFUL) with the "violence". It was so phony -- Gene didn't even shake the limb and Finney fell. The fight between Quakenbush and Gene, they basically bitch-slapped each other, square-danced a little to the river, and fell in. Gene taps Leper, and he flies into the snow with a little chocolate sauce on his face. Also, there was one scene in the book where the whole court, where Gene and Finney are tried, start tapping their hands and then get up and start dancing, singing "He only has one ball, but [something?] has no balls at all." What was this all about? It reminded me of a scene straight out of Sister Act. What I mean by comedy, of course, was that it was so bad and so ridiculously inaccurate from the novel, it was simply hilarious.
I recommend this movie for anyone who read the book and wants to enjoy a good laugh for how pathetic this movie is. Book - 4/10; Movie - 0/10; Comedy - 10/10