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Nah. This movie is quite silly and ridiculous, but it's still very fun and entertaining. I love all the space scenes and the return of Jaws, one of my favorite Bond characters. It's nowhere near one of the best but it's far from the worst, I've always found this one rather underrated.
For me, it pretty much comes down to Die Another Day of Quantum of Solace as the worst Bond film.
But at least with Die Another Day, which actually started out quite promising with its engaging first half, I can laugh at how ridiculous and stupidly over-the-top it is. It's actually somewhat enjoyable in a "so bad it's good" or "guilty pleasure" kind of way. I feel the same way about Moonraker and A View to a Kill (and possibly even Diamonds Are Forever), they may be cheesy and cartoonish, but at least they're entertaining and memorable on some level.
With Quantum of Solace, however, I just get sooo bored of the grim cheerlessness and the fact that everyone is constantly brooding or pouting. The dialogue is well written but it's way too serious with an overly dramatic and depressing tone. There's some decent action here and there, but the movie is mostly forgettable and hard to sit through with its constant moodiness. To me, the Bond franchise was never supposed to be dark, gritty, and overly realistic. I prefer to have a good time when I watch these films. I wanna wish that I was James Bond, not feel sorry for him. The character works better when he's cocky, brash, and witty rather than being morose and overly vulnerable. Just my opinion.
But yeah, it basically comes down to choosing between two extremes. And overall, I'd rather laugh at a movie for being too silly and campy than be bored by one for trying way too hard to be deep and edgy.
I could have sworn she had braces the first few times I watched it. It made so much more sense that way. Jaws opens his mouth to reveal his metal teeth and she smiles as her braces glisten in the sunlight, they share something in common and it's love at first sight! I was shocked when I watched it more recently and she wasn't wearing braces.
I don't really believe in the Mandela effect, however. I guess maybe we were all just really expecting her to be wearing braces in that scene and our mind just sort of filled in the blanks or whatever.
I could have sworn she had braces the first few times I watched it. It made so much more sense that way. Jaws opens his mouth to reveal his metal teeth and she smiles as her metal braces glisten in the sunlight, they share something in common and it's love at first sight! I was shocked when I watched it more recently and she wasn't wearing braces.
I don't really believe in the Mandela effect, however. I guess maybe we were all just really expecting her to be wearing braces in that scene and our mind just sort of filled in the blanks or whatever.
Yeah I was really hoping that we were gonna see all their families, as well as recurring characters from past episodes.
Same here! I was hoping he would say that, and he sure did.
The actor's name is Kim Kondrashoff and yeah, he was an absolute riot in this. His overacting cracks me up every time.
He was the exact same way in the comics books, upon which the TV show and these spinoff movies were based. He was always supposed to be comedic and the bad puns are a staple of his character. I still grin at his over-the-top and silly jokes, corny as they are.
She was wearing "Sunblock 5000", as advertised in Robocop 2 by that chick from the first Austin Powers movie.
[quote]When I rewatched the Cryptkeeper as an adult, however, I realized I was wrong, and I lost most of my respect for the Cryptkeeper character, since I realized that after Season 1, he is just a dress-up clown buffoon comic character rather than a horror character.[/quote]
The only reason he was more subtle in the first season is because they didn't have the budget to operate the puppet to where it could talk fast and thus, couldn't be as animated and make as many jokes. They had to tone it down because they were limited at the time. He was always intended to be more comedic.
The exact same thing happened with the Crypt Keeper in the EC comics from the 50's, in which this show was based. In the first few issues he was much more serious and sinister, then gradually became more comical and over-the-top with the silly puns, which became a staple of the character. I like both versions of the character and am glad that the TV series sort of reflected the changes he went through in the comics that inspired them, even if that wasn't intentional.
I'm glad I can still grin at the Crypt Keeper's silly puns, corny as they are, because that's what made the character so memorable.
Pretty much every episode listed here has been horror oriented. Just because there isn't something supernatural going on doesn't mean it's not horror. The closest episode I can think of that fits the OP's description is Operation Friendship, but even that had the imaginary friend commanding the protagonist to smother his girlfriend.
Mournin' Mess was very close to the original comic story it was based on, and had a very classic EC feel as well.
I find The Switch to be pretty overlooked.
You seem like a really fun person to be around...
I love this episode. It's one of my favorites. William Hickey is great. The part where those punks were trying to steal his car but then he easily kicks their asses gets me every time.
The ending isn't really that bad. He may not be rich anymore but he's young, muscular, healthy, and handsome. He gets to live his life all over again, something most elderly people with money probably would give all their wealth away for. I know if I had my choice between being really old and near death yet remaining rich OR becoming young again and getting to live my life over despite being broke, I'd definitely choose the latter. What good is having a lot of money if you only have a few years left?
That girl wasn't worth it, he can find someone even better, and quite easily. Meanwhile, Hans probably doesn't have long to live and will only get to enjoy his riches for a few years. It's also interesting to note that Arnold Schwarzenegger, who directed and helped introduce this episode, of course starred in The Terminator along with Rick Rossovich, who played Hans.
That's what I've been saying for years. If John Kassir doesn't come back and they don't have the rights to the Crypt Keeper character, it seems silly not to replace him with the Vault Keeper or the Old Witch.
You have to sort through a lot of crap to get to the gems. The tone of this show was all over the place and it was very hit or miss. There were a lot of bad episodes but when they were good, they were really good. It was worth binging the entire series to find the great ones, mostly the ones involving monsters. It was a very subtle and slower paced show with an obvious low budget, not extremely fun and entertaining like say, Tales from the Crypt.
I think she was a mannequin the whole time. Not sure why or how, but then again the episode really doesn't make a whole lot of sense, as you already pointed out.
Then they should call it Vault of Horror and have the Vault Keeper be the host instead. Have David Hemblin (from the Tales From the Cryptkeeper cartoon) voice him. Tales from the Crypt without the Crypt Keeper would be stupid as hell, and insulting to the fans.
Yellow, Three's a Crowd, and Cutting Cards are all great, but I don't find them quite as enjoyable as most other fans do. Not really overrated per se, just seems like they overshadow other episodes that I consider superior.