Worst movie(s) you've ever seen?
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Actually, I just remembered where the movie actually told me it was going to be utter shit and I want to discuss it because it was so fucking stupid that it completely broke my disbelief and had me waiting for every other stupid thing that popped up in the movie.
It's so fucking stupid that, even years later, whenever I think of anything related to it comes up, I can't help but think about it.
It was not early in the movie, when the dragon egg teleported away or whatever.
it wasn't the part where the dragon, through the power of stupid plot device, aged itself to be worthwhile in combat and/or the story.
It wasn't the part where the kid learns magic with little to no effort.
Strangely enough, it was the scene with the local butcher.
Yeah, that part that most of you probably forgot entirely.
For those who avoided the film entirely or for those who forgot, here's the scene:
Here's the thing: This butcher is out in the middle of FUCKALL.
- There's no nobility with tons of money to throw around.
- There's no trade routes where wealthy merchants might come by.
- There's no ROADS of ANY significance around the place.
He'd be fucking lucky if he could sell that slice before it became infested with maggots, outright spoiled or could only qualify as jerky!
So, what does the butcher scene even provide to the movie?
NOTHING.
I suppose it sets up for the protagonist to run across an army captain or perhaps to show off the protagonist's impulsive nature, but it still doesn't excuse the fact that this podunk butcher has the balls to show a fine product to a customer and then tell the same customer, who is likely a regular source of income, to piss off when he wants to do business.
Especially when he could be making money instead of losing potential future business by bitching out a customer!
In fact, it's the sort of bitching out that I'd expect to see out of a person who DOESN'T work with people regularly.
It's a short unimportant scene, but it just bugs the ever-living fuck out of me.
It's so fucking stupid that, even years later, whenever I think of anything related to it comes up, I can't help but think about it.
It was not early in the movie, when the dragon egg teleported away or whatever.
it wasn't the part where the dragon, through the power of stupid plot device, aged itself to be worthwhile in combat and/or the story.
It wasn't the part where the kid learns magic with little to no effort.
Strangely enough, it was the scene with the local butcher.
Yeah, that part that most of you probably forgot entirely.
For those who avoided the film entirely or for those who forgot, here's the scene:
Here's the thing: This butcher is out in the middle of FUCKALL.
- There's no nobility with tons of money to throw around.
- There's no trade routes where wealthy merchants might come by.
- There's no ROADS of ANY significance around the place.
He'd be fucking lucky if he could sell that slice before it became infested with maggots, outright spoiled or could only qualify as jerky!
So, what does the butcher scene even provide to the movie?
NOTHING.
I suppose it sets up for the protagonist to run across an army captain or perhaps to show off the protagonist's impulsive nature, but it still doesn't excuse the fact that this podunk butcher has the balls to show a fine product to a customer and then tell the same customer, who is likely a regular source of income, to piss off when he wants to do business.
Especially when he could be making money instead of losing potential future business by bitching out a customer!
In fact, it's the sort of bitching out that I'd expect to see out of a person who DOESN'T work with people regularly.
It's a short unimportant scene, but it just bugs the ever-living fuck out of me.
In re. to akun50: It took you that long to realize this?
In re. to Ryoiichi: Nah. It's sorta like Dragonball Evolution or The Last Airbender. So bad you actually have to watch it to realize how bad it is. Preferably with a few friends to complain. It's by no means 'so bad it's good' however, don't go in there thinking you'll find something to redeem it. And that's the worst part. There isn't anything that redeems it. The writing was bad, the lines were bad and the acting was bad. About the same as the book except that at least they didn't constantly break the rule of 'Show, don't Tell'. The best I can say is that the special effects were decent and they seemed pretty much like the second Dragonheart movie, which came out six years earlier.
Oh, can't believe I forgot that. Dragonheart: A New Beginning. Definitely one to add to the list of awful movies.
In re. to Ryoiichi: Nah. It's sorta like Dragonball Evolution or The Last Airbender. So bad you actually have to watch it to realize how bad it is. Preferably with a few friends to complain. It's by no means 'so bad it's good' however, don't go in there thinking you'll find something to redeem it. And that's the worst part. There isn't anything that redeems it. The writing was bad, the lines were bad and the acting was bad. About the same as the book except that at least they didn't constantly break the rule of 'Show, don't Tell'. The best I can say is that the special effects were decent and they seemed pretty much like the second Dragonheart movie, which came out six years earlier.
Oh, can't believe I forgot that. Dragonheart: A New Beginning. Definitely one to add to the list of awful movies.