b3n9ray Reviews

Billy Madison (1995)

Total rubbish. Just excruciating. You actually LIKE this??

[10 April 2004]

This was on TV last night, and I watched it on the strength of the reviews here at imdb.com. I am AMAZED that so many people liked this pustulent, fetid, rancid discharge of a film. Its lack of comedy is only equalled by its immaturity and pointlessness. There is no acting, no humour, and a plot so thin I can only wonder how it survives holding the weight of its own rancid patheticness. I was literally slack jawed with shock at how bad this film is. I was frustrated with sorrow for the people who actually liked this - one reviewer says that he / she was laughing out loud. At what? How films like this ever get released? How Adam Sandler still has a career after this moronic turd of a film? Just awful. Dont say I did not warn you. By the way, this is only the 2nd review I have written on imdb.com. Generally I feel little need to, as previous posters sum up (generally) the pros and cons of a film very well, but I feel in this case, the public should be warned. I cannot BELIEVE there are so many good reviews for this film, and the truth needs to be told. I am actually offended that this rubbish got greenlighted, made and released, where actual (would be) decent films never see production.

Shocking.

Underworld (2003)

Good idea, totally wasted.

[22 October 2003]

This should have been a good film. I really wanted this to be a good film. All it had to do was come up with some original vampires, some original werewolves, let both sides 'turn' and let them slug it out through the streets of the mortals. What a wasted opportunity.

When the two groups the WWolves and Vampires are fighting (and for most ofthe film). . . they do this as humans. With guns. Why? Oh God Why? Why why why!!! Whats the point of them BEING werewolves / Vampires if they are going to be IN HUMAN FORM FOR 9x% of the film ?!?!? This could have easily have been two rival (human) street gangs at war with each other. The film makers had SO much material they could have used, but didn't seem to want to touch most of it.

Brilliant wwolf effects, though. But lacked substance. Forgettable. Very hard to recommend this to anyone. Beginning to loose any remaining enthusiasm for Hollywood films now.