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Date Posted: 08:38:38 12/07/04 Tue
In reply to:
Suky
's message, "When bad movies happen to good actors" on 16:36:45 12/06/04 Mon
I haven't seen Ice Cream Man, but I did purchase a VERY cheap copy of Loving Deadly on eBay. It came in the same shipment as Final Equinox, which, BTW, is probably a decent movie if what you're really into is random acts of soft-core porn (DW does not participate). Oh, thank god, I only paid 99 cents for Loving Deadly (same sort of soft-core stuff interspersed). Even though it has DW it is completely unwatchable, although mildly amusing during his one love scene (he looks REALLY uncomfortable and practically runs off of his partner). What can I say about a movie that has DW playing twins distinguished by a moustache and a western belt buckle? Don't buy it, someone massacred perfectly innocent plastic to make this cassette.
I've only seen Quest of the Delta Knights on MST3K, and laughed through it. Felony is actually not that bad and you see a lot of DW, but SOMEBODY please tell me why he chews gum through the entire movie?
Speaking of seeing a lot of DW, get your VCR's ready, Bravo usually shows Cinderella around Christmas and it's well worth seeing. DW looks great.
>Thanks for posting that, Cinephilia. Now when will you
>give us *your* opinion? I miss all the discussion we
>used to have here, back in the old days. Well, here's
>my $.02, if anyone cares ...
>
>If it weren't for Loving Deadly, Ice Cream Man would
>be, IMO, one of the three worse movies I've ever seen!
>It's hard to comprehend how anybody could look at the
>script for a gross-out fest like that and not realize
>how bad the concept is before you even start. But
>then, knowing that the film was made by a porn
>director explains a lot. Before Ice Cream Man, the two
>worst films I'd ever seen were Motel Hell and Last
>House on the Left, but Ice Cream Man has even Motel
>Hell "licked" (sorry) for sheer repulsiveness. I'm
>actually *glad* DW didn't have a bigger role in it,
>but I'd be even happier if he hadn't been in it at all
>since it would have saved me from watching it.
>
>Even so I don't blame Mr. Warner for taking some of
>the roles he's done. I mean, he obviously loves his
>work, and if he has some extra time on his hands, why
>not take advantage of every opportunity to do what he
>does so well? And who amongst us has never done work
>that was beneath them? At least he was in good company
>with a lot of other big names.
>
>Besides, why should he feel sorry for his poor fans
>who choose to drive themselves crazy tracking down
>(and paying hard-earned money for) some of this
>straight-to-video drivel, subjecting ourselves to
>hours of torture just to catch a sixty-second
>performance? ;-) Scream 2 excluded, of course. (If
>you're trying to catch it, BTW, his cameo comes in at
>just about the 55-minute mark, but the movie's very
>watchable. It made me wish DW was *my* drama teacher!
>And unlike some films, at least it *knew* it was a
>parody.) But Ice Cream Man? Unnameable II? Ugh, I felt
>like I needed a shower after watching that dreck!
>(Norman Bates, take me away!)
>
>On the other hand, I thought DW actually *saved* the
>otherwise insipid Quest of the Delta Knights (it's so
>bad it's good--even better with the MST3K treatment)
>and The Felony (at least with him as the villain,
>there's someone to root for against the obnoxious
>"good guys"). But even his *dual* role in Loving
>Deadly couldn't do anything to save that wretched
>piece of awfulness--one of the few movies I've ever
>watched most of in fast forward, and never looked
>back! But at least it didn't feature ice cream that
>looked back.
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