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Cruel Intentions (1999)
HORRENDOUS
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This has got to be, without a doubt, the most terrible movie I have ever seen. It is even hard to put into words how unimaginably awful it was. In this era of teen laden crap you have "actors" (I use the term VERY loosely,) who are handed roles. There are no more movie icons that cultivated a craft, who struggled their entire life to make their mark in show-business. Ryan Phillippe was so bad that I laughed at him most of the movie. This role was ENTIRELY out of his league. No amount of stupidly affecting his voice, or character glasses, or suits can conceal the fact that his acting is as flimsy as a matchbox. I just wish that there was some way to tell him how bad he was, although he would never believe it. Nothing he did convinced me that he was mysterious or that he had a bad side. It was all just cardboard! Cardboard as in cue cards. It seemed the entire script was written on cue cards. I don't care where you go to school, or what your upbringing was- NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT!!! The script was enough to make me want to hurl. Let's just say that Sarah Michelle Gellar as the "bad girl" looked entirely stupid holding a glass of wine across her chest. How could you cast kids, put them in entirely adult situations, and expect it to work???? Reese Witherspoon had some promise as the torn "virgin," but also went the way of the cardboard cut out. The scene where she is sitting in the yard reading is so hilarious. Again, NO ONE SITS LIKE THAT!!!! If you watch closely, you can see her look at the camera, as if pensively contemplating the book!!!! The characters were totally wretched and pathetic. I was surprised and disappointed to see some seasoned, veteran actresses such as Swoosie Kurtz and Christine Baranski stoop to the inimitably rock-bottom level of this film. This script might have worked with an adult cast, but it would have been better not to EVER have come into realization at all. The ONLY, and I do mean ONLY redeeming part of this film was when the suddenly compassionate Sebastian, (TRANSITION?!?) Is hit by the car, and surprisingly doesn't give the token dying speech. He is just gone, which was so refreshing, I almost got up and cheered. The cruel intention of this movie was having to sit through it. What's worse is the desensitized movie goers who will inevitably swoon over it. On a scale of 1-10, I give it a generous -35. Absolutely horrendous.
La planète sauvage (1973)
Fascinating...
This film is an absolute marvel. I saw this film as a child, and was instantly mesmerized with the entire concept. Fans of dark animation will hopefully love it as did I. Eerie settings, strange creatures, and an equally hypnotic score all lend themselves to the masterpiece that is La Planete Sauvage.