tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post900472688845836150..comments2024-01-04T19:29:46.884-06:00Comments on The Not-Writing Spectacle: Movies I Wish I'd Never WatchedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-79093517366568163032013-11-18T14:11:50.724-06:002013-11-18T14:11:50.724-06:00Okay, first you're spot on about The Fly if yo...Okay, first you're spot on about The Fly if you're talking about the Jeff Goldblum version. Worse, I saw it on my birthday, when I told everyone "No, I hate Jeff Goldblum and I don't want to see The Fly." But I was odd woman out, so we went despite my birthday objections. In the end, I was vindicated by my original opinion, and was able to tel everyone "I told you so." But that really doesn't offset having to sit there and watch the monstrosity. <br /><br />However, I didn't hate Ferngully, and the Jimmy Buffett song "If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody It Might As Well Be You" still gets stuck in my head some days.<br /><br />But the movie I still regret the most is one we saw at a drive-in one summer called Gorp. Not Garp--the name was Gorp. It took place at a summer camp and had the cute guy who married Valerie Bertinelli's character in One Day at a Time, and we liked him, so we went. But we should have left before we even got there (I know that doesn't make sense in any kind of reality, but it was THAT BAD). Funnily enough, I floored my family recently when Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me! had a question about Fran Dresher's first role, and I knew that very obscure (read unwatchable) file was Gorp! No one else knew it--even the person getting asked the question on the radio--but that still didn't make me feel better for those couple of hours I'd never get back as a dumb teenager who kept agreeing with her friends that the movie had to get better (it didn't).Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873333122123903174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-28007723700373621352013-11-18T13:22:58.533-06:002013-11-18T13:22:58.533-06:00I know I should have some to add to the list but I...I know I should have some to add to the list but I haven't seen 3/4's of the movies listed. Knew going in I wouldn't waste my time. And yeah, PAY IT FORWARD was a sucker punch. Wow...now I'm racking my brain (what little is left between deadlines and NaNoWriMo) for titles. And after procrastinating for about 30 minutes and Googling? I've come to the conclusion that I neither succomb to peer pressure or I get up and walk away. LOL Sorry. I'm obviously no fun today. ;)Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-66159896197697045242013-11-18T12:53:11.091-06:002013-11-18T12:53:11.091-06:00Yeah, I love suspense, so you'd think I'd ...Yeah, I love suspense, so you'd think I'd have loved Se7en. Heh, I forgot about Paltrow. She really does need to die in more movies.<br /><br />Oh man, I can't imagine seeing ATTWN as a kid. Love it as an adult, though. <br /><br />Never heard of the McCool's thing. I'll steer clear if it ever comes on TV.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-74526810846402056762013-11-18T12:51:08.724-06:002013-11-18T12:51:08.724-06:00Nope, Crystal, hated it. Total nightmare city. A...Nope, Crystal, hated it. Total nightmare city. And yeah on the Dumb and Dumber. I only watched a little and I want those minutes of my life back.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-15800772615253457692013-11-18T12:46:51.384-06:002013-11-18T12:46:51.384-06:00LOL, Se7en is one of my favorite movies...though t...LOL, Se7en is one of my favorite movies...though that may have more to do with my dislike of Paltrow....<br /><br />I wish I'd never seen AND THEN THERE WERE NONE when I was a kid...it gave me nightmares forever<br /><br />I once went to a screening of ONE NIGHT AT MCCOOL'S and thought it was the worst thing I'd EVER seen....I wish I had those couple of hours back...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-60940497084165078052013-11-18T12:18:40.707-06:002013-11-18T12:18:40.707-06:00You didn't like SE7EN? Oh my goodness, I thoug...You didn't like SE7EN? Oh my goodness, I thought the script was brilliant--artistic, dark, COMPLETELY unexpected. I loved how it twisted on you. <br /><br />Dumb and Dumber. Please erase that from my memory. In fact, please erase that entire subspecies of movie out of existence. Please?Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-69625404467196782862013-11-18T11:14:48.247-06:002013-11-18T11:14:48.247-06:00Ack. Sorry, Janet! I didn't mean to make you ...Ack. Sorry, Janet! I didn't mean to make you all freaked out. Go, watch Brigadoon and restore your faith in the world. B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-26837227576009224682013-11-18T10:56:40.491-06:002013-11-18T10:56:40.491-06:00Pay It Forward had such a good message - but bawle...Pay It Forward had such a good message - but bawled like a baby at the end! The Fly *shiver* - can never look at a fly on my food without thinking of the ooze they produce to 'eat' - *gag*<br /><br />There are a lot of movies we watch and at the end, turn to each other and go WTF? Of course, I can't remember them now, but there are a lot. I will tell you that Death Wish (years later and I can not scrub that rape scene out of my head). <br /><br />Yuck, now I'm all freaked out. Going to pick out a musical to watch tonight - something fun and entertaining and joyful!!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-52061492121787873732013-11-18T10:19:11.516-06:002013-11-18T10:19:11.516-06:00The only one of your yuck movies I've seen, Ar...The only one of your yuck movies I've seen, Ardsgaine, was Event Horizon. Totally forgot about that and I'm adding it. It was a horrible, awful, total yuck fest.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-32214444670296244842013-11-18T10:17:53.841-06:002013-11-18T10:17:53.841-06:00Ugh, I can't stand George Clooney, Karyn, so I...Ugh, I can't stand George Clooney, Karyn, so I'm not in danger of that one. Thanks for the heads-up, though. And I'm so glad you haven't seen the yuck movies on my list.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-79299722560240601142013-11-18T10:16:56.786-06:002013-11-18T10:16:56.786-06:00:shrug: I know it was a classic, Nat, but I hate ...:shrug: I know it was a classic, Nat, but I hate it. Never saw Simon Birch, but mainly because my sister said it was really sad. I haven't seen those others (except for like a minute of one of the Saw movies). Like I said, peer pressure is evil.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-25157894199049058712013-11-18T08:56:38.344-06:002013-11-18T08:56:38.344-06:00I caught a small part of Hellraiser one night whil...I caught a small part of Hellraiser one night while sitting at a bar. It was on the screen behind the bar, and the sound was turned down. Even that was too much. <br /><br />My list:<br /><br />Angel Heart<br />Cape Fear (the remake) -- I would have walked out of this one at the rape scene, but I was there with friends. Horrible, horrible stuff.<br />Star 80<br />Event Horizon<br />Taxi Driver -- I only watched this one so that I could say that I've watched it, and now I wish I could still say that I haven't. <br /><br />I'm sure I could come up with more if I sat here and thought about it, but I've tried to repress the memories of those movies and there's no point in dredging them up if the don't come readily. Ardsgainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850059187508036055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-14410939322220491392013-11-18T08:08:19.011-06:002013-11-18T08:08:19.011-06:00I've watched Ferngully but I don't actuall...I've watched Ferngully but I don't actually remember what it was all about. I don't think I've watched any of the rest. The one movie that comes to mind is The American with George Clooney. So. Boring. So. Tragic. So wished I'd never watched it. Karyn Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137027268568162257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-26568317862776710802013-11-18T07:36:53.387-06:002013-11-18T07:36:53.387-06:00What! Ferngully is a classic! I do agree about Pay...What! Ferngully is a classic! I do agree about Pay It Forward. That movie just kills me. Another one that gets me is Simon Birch. Talk about sob fest.<br /><br />What Lies Beneath--I was WAY too young but we won tickets to the opening of a movie theatre and that was the movie playing. The rest of it was fun--all of the food was free, and it was a very fancy event.<br /><br />The Ring-- WTF was I thinking? Peer pressure.<br /><br />All of the Saw movies-- Again, WTF was I thinking? My husband got me to watch these. Never. Again.Natalie Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116611923169722657noreply@blogger.com