Dante_Maure - 10:20 am on Nov 3, 2002 (gmt 0)

D.A.R.Y.L. (movie about a robot child) was so bad that I actually walked out on it in the theater, and this is when I was probably 13 no less!

Ironic that this subject should come up right now. Day before last I actually turned off a rented movie for the first time... and I've managed to sit through some horrible films. :)

It was "The Applegates" by the same writer and director that did "Heathers". I rented it on that fact alone since I thought Heathers was brilliant.

Unfortunately The Applegates was a b movie farce that couldn't even qualify for the "so bad it's good" award. Ugh.

Mind you, neither of the above came anywhere near being highly acclaimed.

As for that... My top list of acclaimed films that in my opinion weren't worth the celluloid they were burned on:

Breaking The Waves - Cannes winner that I couldn't stand. Well, actually I did stand... in the theater... to go out for a cigarette. When I did, the three friends I went with all moved to stand up as well, in relief, thinking I was making a move to leave. Boy were they disappointed when I told them I'd be right back. ;) Should have never looked back while I had the chance.

Mulholland Drive - David Lynch certainly has brilliance, and this film had it's moments as well. Shame he didn't make an even half-hearted attempt at a cohesive storyline with this one.

Sense and Sensibility - Dull, slow, and uninspired period piece.
This coming from a man who loves period films and movies that many others think are dull, slow, and uninspired. *Maybe* I'd have been less disappointed if I hadn't known that this was directed by Ang Lee who brought us Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.