The Brothers Grimm
PostPosted:Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:20 am
Man, this is bad. Not quite War of the Worlds bad, but not too far. Extremely formulaic film with a shitty cast (even Bellucci's hotness couldn't save this one) and a horrid plot. I had (note the past tense) faith in Gilliam, his stuff's always been great (his Monty Python stuff and 12 Monkeys were great, even liked Fisher King and Munchhausen; haven't seen Fear and Loathing or Brazil yet), but this is god awful stuff.
I think after La Mancha he decided he'd better play it safe if he ever wanted to make another movie again, so he did the most formulaic piece of poop he could think of. You basically have this plot figured out 12 seconds into the flick; it's that bad.
Not to mention Damon and Ledger were horrid actors. He even tried to toss in a few running jokes and one-liners, none of which were even remotely funny. If it wasn't for the pretty cool style and Bellucci's hotness, this would have easily taken the worst movie of the year over Worlds. Yes, it was that damned bad.
Of course, this means all of you will like this film and think it's the best thing ever :-)
I think after La Mancha he decided he'd better play it safe if he ever wanted to make another movie again, so he did the most formulaic piece of poop he could think of. You basically have this plot figured out 12 seconds into the flick; it's that bad.
Not to mention Damon and Ledger were horrid actors. He even tried to toss in a few running jokes and one-liners, none of which were even remotely funny. If it wasn't for the pretty cool style and Bellucci's hotness, this would have easily taken the worst movie of the year over Worlds. Yes, it was that damned bad.
Of course, this means all of you will like this film and think it's the best thing ever :-)