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Quite possibly the worst movie of the 90s

posted 19 years ago by DoubleDeuce
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I just watched this movie on Encore tonight. I have seen it several times before and always felt it was weak, but this time it really hit me how absolutely wretched it is. The only decent part is Mike Myers' portrayal of Rubell. The acting is horrible, but the script is even worse. I can't count how many times the potential climax turned out so incredibly anticlimactic. And the lip syncing by Salma Hayek? OHG how "tacky" as Steve Rubell would say. It just doesn't build to anything nor does it deliver any sense of sympathy for the characters. I just wonder how it got a 5.5 on the rating scale.

"He's not coming back." -Johnny Utah

[–] etrevino-1 18 years ago

"Quite possibly the worst movie of the 90s"
it looks like somebody's forgeting Pauly Shore, as did the rest of america thank god.

[–] DimitriosWeiss 18 years ago

but the music was great :D

[–] stevethorpe45 18 years ago

This is one of my all time favorite movies. The music was brilliant and Mike Myers did an amazing job.

[–] L_i_z_a_r_d_K_i_n_g 18 years ago

I thought it was ok. Not great, but entertaining enough.

But i hated the end though...

[–] denise1234 12 years ago

The movie is fine.

How many people diss this movie because they don't 'get' that culture (and that doesn't mean to get it, they have to like that particular value system) and those times? And/or don't like the music, the fashions, etc.?

I think it was a fairly accurate slice of that time and lifestyle.

I also thought the characters were fairly realistic.

In real life, not everyone is an uber-genius, uber-successful, uber-moral, or some comic book hero on steroids.

I enjoy watching this movie and I like the soundtrack.

For some folks if they weren't 'there' and they don't have any imagination, they just won't 'get' it.

"We would have been fine, if there hadn't been any.....mess"

[–] sockdoll 18 years ago

Quite possibly the worst piece of criticism on IMDB

[–] lpycb42 18 years ago

Lol you haven't seen many movies then

[–] durboturbo 18 years ago

i watched this movie for the first (and only) time last night, and i have to agree that it is just plain horrible. truly, this movie sucks. the only thing that could possibly be considered even halfway good was mike myers's acting, but that's it. god, what a piece of garbage.

[–] heyrule 18 years ago

Well maybe not the worst movie of the 90s.... but as far as possibilities with a credible cast, what could be fun material, and fun music..... yeah, it pretty much sucked...

Poorly acted by what is actually a good cast. Badly, badly edited. Terrible script that started nowhere and went nowhere.

The only (and I mean only) redeeming factor for this film is Mike Myers performance.

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[–] sflawton 17 years ago

Last Days of Disco was a much better movie on a similar sbject.

[–] shorethief 17 years ago

This movie was def one of the top ten weakest stupidest biggest pieces of sheeeete i have ever seen in my life.

[–] LarryFellows 17 years ago

I loved this movie.

Seriously, I thought it was good.

[–] cowy4 17 years ago

I love watching this movie like I love watching Striptease. They are so bad they are funny to watch. Mike Myers was truly great in this film and I love watching him, but sometimes you couldnt help but see him doing this character on Saterday Night LIve. HA HA. It is why in the hell would they make a movie about a campy 70s club. HAHA

[–] LarryFellows 17 years ago

Well it wasn't just a campy '70s club. It was THE club. It was the place to be and be seen. All the stars from the day were there. It was a different time than now. It is hard to imagine one club being that popular but back then it was.

[–] thewholebrevitything 17 years ago

Why do people who profess to hate a movie watch it several times ?

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[–] thecaptain_uk 17 years ago

Better still, why do people who profess to hate a movie spend hours and hours discussing it on imdb Brevity? lol

[–] thewholebrevitything 17 years ago

Show me the post where I stated I "hated" a movie ?

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[–] yandoblu 17 years ago

A movie this biographical can never be good.
It's too dependent on biography and historical details.
A truly creative movie has to put the drama and psychology
and filmmaking first. Screw what really happened unles you are making a
documentary.
For example the movie Chinatown borrowed the Kerckhoff/Owens Valley water scandal but moved the facts and dates around in order to create a timeless noir masterpiece.
The facts are the slave to the filmmaking, not vice-versa.
Synthesis, not mimicry. Damn, when are they gonna learn.

Biograpical movies like "54" are just cinematic karaoke.
Nothing new or creative about them. Just biography and history.
And a bunch of stars thhrown in.