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The Big Mouth (1967)
ouch... this was painful
Wow, this movie was actually painful to watch. "Cringeworthy" is an understatement. First of all, I was surprised that Hilton allowed the use of its name considering the part of the front desk clerk.
Don't the actors have a read-through before they do a movie? You mean they actually read through this and still decided to make it? Were they all friends of his, or just kiss-ups, or both? I tried to force myself to watch this all the way through, but my mind kept wandering, day-dreaming about how much more pleasant it would be to have dental surgery without anesthesia. I guess it was that scraping sound that kept waking me from my daydreaming, the sound of a ten-foot pole against the bottom of the barrel.
There was a semblance of a redeeming factor in the part played by Charlie Callas; and I truly felt for Susan Bay: her career wasn't completely ruined by this though - Leonard Nimoy married her despite this movie. I would love to write a spoiler for this movie but it's impossible to spoil a rotten egg.
Then, after what seemed like days later, the movie finally ended and my first thought was "how did this movie ever get made?", my second thought, "that was two hours of my life I will never get back...". I have never been much of a Jerry Lewis fan, but The Big Mouth will now be The Big Reason why I am not.
Harry's Law (2011)
watch it just once and you'll be hooked
i'm not a big Kathy Bates fan (i know, i know, you either love her or hate her---i'm here nor there about her), BUT when i saw the pilot of this show, i loved it! i don't know if this part was written for her or not, but she is perfect in this role. her dry sense of sarcasm was so perfectly delivered, i actually laughed out loud during this show, which i must say is something i rarely do with most of the dribble that is broadcast on TV nowadays. the cast of characters they have surrounding her play off of her perfectly. it's rare to see and hear such brilliant and quick-witted dialog anymore, but David Kelley has knocked another one out of the ball park with this show.
The Tree of Life (2011)
kill me now!!!
why won't they let me rate this movie with a zero or a negative number??? this was the longest 6 hours of my entire life. every Fellini film ever made is better than this movie. compared to this, "attack of the killer tomatoes" should have received an Oscar. the first half hour of the movie was like watching a dyslexic child read the first three chapters of any James Michener novel. the ticket seller at the front door should have been required to wear a patch over one eye! imagine going to a funeral mass, sitting there counting every hair on your arm, and when you've finally counted every one of them, you realize that the priest has just finished reading the book of Genesis and only has 65 more books of the Bible to read--that's what it felt like watching this film. it would be impossible to give a spoiler for this movie since there is no plot or story or point of interest. if you still feel you just "have to go and see it", pay for your ticket with a check---when i asked for a refund on the way out, i was told that because i sat through more than half the movie, no refund. at least if i had written a check for the movie, i could have cancelled it the next morning. it should have been titled, "the tree of death" because that's what i wanted to hang myself from when i left the theatre.