The most pointless movie you've ever seen

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:17 pm

Hey, I'm watching the animated LOTR movie right now! It's not so bad; there are just a few... freaky... parts that look so psychedelic you feel like you're on a bad 'trip'. Not that I would have experience with 'trips', of course. But if I had ever had one, I imagine it would look a lot like those swaying, half-animated half-live-action dark rider scenes.

I hear RotK is a lot better than the Fellowship and the Two Towers. I really want to see that one, mostly because Eowyn (from pictures I've seen online) looks more like what I envisioned her to look like.

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:22 pm

Rachael wrote:Hey, I'm watching the animated LOTR movie right now! It's not so bad; there are just a few... freaky... parts that look so psychedelic you feel like you're on a bad 'trip'. Not that I would have experience with 'trips', of course. But if I had ever had one, I imagine it would look a lot like those swaying, half-animated half-live-action dark rider scenes.

LOL!

Me · Post by Me » Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:50 pm

Lol. We found the animated version so horrible that we turned it off after 45 minutes.

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:36 pm

It's not that bad! It may not be as good as the live action movies, but when you consider the technology they had back then, it's really quite good. Despite the fact that Galadriel and Eowyn from the Two Towers are exactly the same except for their dresses and the fact that Eowyn has her hair pulled back.

Neosha · Post by **Neosha** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:30 pm

i agree with willy wonka Napoleon Dynamite is the most pointless movie i ever seen in my entire life

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:48 pm

jessica wrote:i agree with willy wonka Napoleon Dynamite is the most pointless movie i ever seen in my entire life

So it's probably a good thing that when I had the chance to see I went and played Ultimate Frisbee insteed.

Mandy Straussberg · Post by **Mandy Straussberg** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:00 pm

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory I think was the most pointless... Peter Pan (the live action one with the "I do believe in fairies" line) was pretty bad, though.

If I had seen Napoleon Dynamite, I would almost definitely nominate that, due to what I've heard from my most trusted critics (I mean friends....)

Mandy

Me · Post by Me » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:50 pm

Rachael wrote:It's not that bad! It may not be as good as the live action movies, but when you consider the technology they had back then, it's really quite good. Despite the fact that Galadriel and Eowyn from the Two Towers are exactly the same except for their dresses and the fact that Eowyn has her hair pulled back.

We may be talking about different versions. Was this the one where Saruman's robe went all trippy, and Bill died?

Eugene Blackgaard · Post by **Eugene Blackgaard** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:15 am

That one movie made by the EB chap, the one about the pinecone. That was the most pointless movie I've ever seen. No doubt.

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:28 am

Eugene Blackgaard wrote:That one movie made by the EB chap, the one about the pinecone. That was the most pointless movie I've ever seen. No doubt.

lol!

You're so funny, EB! And, I've seen worse movies.

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:29 am

Me wrote:
Rachael wrote:It's not that bad! It may not be as good as the live action movies, but when you consider the technology they had back then, it's really quite good. Despite the fact that Galadriel and Eowyn from the Two Towers are exactly the same except for their dresses and the fact that Eowyn has her hair pulled back.
We may be talking about different versions. Was this the one where Saruman's robe went all trippy, and Bill died?

Umm... if by trippy you mean lights started shining from Saruman's robe and if you mean that it's implied that the watcher in the water ate Bill, then yes.

This is the one where the orcs and dark riders are done by real people, and they're 'scribbled over' and stuck into the cartoon. Now that I've finished it, I want to see Return of the King. Not because I liked this one, but in the hopes that maybe it will make up for it!

Ferder · Post by **Ferder** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:40 pm

The LOTR movie did so badly that they never made part 2, so the guys who made the animated Hobbit had to finish it with ROTK.
It's funny: I think the guys honestly believed they were on a technological break-through with the rotoscope (painting over the live actors), but it looked so bad I don't think it caught on until recently, where they used a similar process (though with CG) for Gollum in the new movie.

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:01 pm

I remember thinking, years ago when I saw the animated LOTR, that the effects of the orcs was kinda cool... it made them look realistic or whatever. Although I am certainly in the minority on that view.

Me · Post by Me » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:21 pm

Rachael wrote:
Me wrote:
Rachael wrote:It's not that bad! It may not be as good as the live action movies, but when you consider the technology they had back then, it's really quite good. Despite the fact that Galadriel and Eowyn from the Two Towers are exactly the same except for their dresses and the fact that Eowyn has her hair pulled back.
We may be talking about different versions. Was this the one where Saruman's robe went all trippy, and Bill died?
Umm... if by trippy you mean lights started shining from Saruman's robe and if you mean that it's implied that the watcher in the water ate Bill, then yes.

This is the one where the orcs and dark riders are done by real people, and they're 'scribbled over' and stuck into the cartoon. Now that I've finished it, I want to see Return of the King. Not because I liked this one, but in the hopes that maybe it will make up for it!

Yup, it's the same one I think. I couldn't stand it.

Rotoscope has come so far. Even I can do it now.

ObiWan Kenobi Girl · Post by **ObiWan Kenobi Girl** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:34 pm

Holiday In The Sun!!! A Mary-Kate and Ashley movie. It had no plot at all!!!

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:46 am

Laurie wrote:The Nutty Professor and Dr. Dolittle with Eddie Murphy.

I assume you didn't mean the original Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis?

And while it wasn't bad or anything, I'd have to agree with those who call Napoleon Dynamite the most pointless movie ever.

-Jonathan

Elf of Rivendell · Post by **Elf of Rivendell** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:54 am

"Winning London". The movie was generally annoying. It had no plot at all, and I just don't like movies where the heroines get infatuated with the nearest male available whether they know them well or not.

Post by **Catspaw** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:46 pm

I like Winning London!

Okay, so it is lame and pointless and dumb, and an air shaft turns into a laundry shoot, but hey, it's kind of fun. $\:D/$ Still pointless and dumb, though that one guy is kind of cute.

poWerbOy · Post by **poWerbOy** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:20 am

HULK. i hated it cause i couldn't follow the plot (maybe cause there wasn't one?)