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The Item (1999)
1/10
bad in the good ol' fashioned bad way
27 May 2003
this movie is appalling.

it isn't camp. it isn't smart. it isn't cool. most of all, it certainly isn't entertainment.

the only comedy found within is the revelation that the people who made this movie obviously think it is worthwhile. and even this is somewhat embarrassing - making one feel the same sensation as being in a public place with your father when his low tolerance is becoming blatantly obvious.

it's sad.

this is the movie that those sweatpants nerds you avoided in high school would have made if they had some money for special effects, a parent in puppetry, a vague understanding that chicks dig 'deep' things, and no aesthetic abilities whatsoever.

but these weren't the dorks who went on to invent recyclable styrofoam or to decode the human genome. no, these particular losers aspire to something much more unattainable - coolness. and these guys think they have cracked the code.

it has all the awkward earmarks of unaware nerd-made cinema: pathetic dramatic scenes, unconvincing tough posturing, getting excited about swearing, and offensively bad comedy.

a piece of advice, guys: next time you make a bunch of money puppeteering kids shows, don't make another lame attempt to impress babes. they won't care. make a down payment on a townhouse. your parents will be proud and being a homeowner is at least something to talk about at the high school reunions.
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Beat (2000)
1/10
wow - this movie is dreadful.
11 May 2003
really, quite an appallingly modern performance of the story of william s. burrough's ill-fated wife, joan. the entire cast is horridly miscast while courtney love turns in an offensively bad performance as joan (oh, she was a vacuous vamp? well that would explain her involvement in the literary scene). it's as if the characters from friends dressed up and tried to understand beat poetry - no nuance, no understanding, and apparently little historical research. unless you like the beats and enjoy torturing yourself, this movie is a big miss.
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does canadian television have to be this bad?
9 May 2003
i saw this show a couple of times a few years ago on the comedy network. it looks like it is shot in someone's back yard and poorly at that. i'm sure these people are nice but i still have to give the show a thumbs down. the writing isn't really there and the costumes and sets makes it look embarassingly amateurish. it will probably never air again so my comments don't matter.
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