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Tuesday 16 August 2011, 12:56
Mark reveals his bottom five films of 2011 - so far
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SteveDave16th August 2011 - 14:08
Bridesmaids- Almost walked out of this film but I didn't because it was tipping it down outside. Bear in mind I sat through all of Blair Witch 2 in the hope it would get better.
The Hangover 2- The same thing in a different country. Here's hoping The Hangover 3 does end with Doug stood at 3 gravesides.
Any other bad films I've seen have been blanked out of my memory I'm sure.
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Comment number 2.
shaundunne16th August 2011 - 14:09
Whilst I haven't seen The Hangover 2 yet, some of these films were terrible, but I am a big fan of Sucker Punch for a number of reasons. I don't disagree that on the outside, SP looks like a string of Music videos - but I do think that there is something below the surface of the film that many critics have totally avoided or all together missed.
The movie is an action movie about action movies, it's about the way women are portrayed in action movies most importantly. The film is also a Psychodrama (google it if you don't immediately know) and I think not a single critic, apart from those who knew, picked up on this.
Zack Snyder might not be Werner Herzog, but he certainly is not Mr Bay. Dawn of the Dead remake was a solid remake, one of the best. 300 was a great adaptation and any underlying issues with the story lie with the source material. Watchmen was an ambitious project, but was the best Watchmen film you would get.
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ColonelCarnage16th August 2011 - 14:09
Fine choice Dr. K. Can't say that I've seen Film Socialisme, but after seeing your reaction to it in Cannes, and also on 5 Live a few short weeks ago, you have left me in no doubt that it is nothing more than a great big piece of toilet. I suspect that not even a Jim McBride remake starring Richard Gere in silly trousers would repair the damage done by the mighty Jean-Luc in this instance.
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danfranciswarren16th August 2011 - 14:16
Dr Kermode, thanks to you I have seen none of those films. Long may you continue to save me from wasting my time and moey.
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keyser_sozes_ghost16th August 2011 - 14:51
worse than Transformers Dark Moomins? really? Transformers in French with one word in five in English would've been far more interesting 'Autobots transformer et le déploiement'
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