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Cinematic Greatness

May 21st, 2009 by skippy

Sometimes, maybe once a generation or so, a movie comes along that transcends mere film. It isn’t a piece of celluloid, so much as it is a cultural event. More than that, a cultural shift. A movie that makes you reexamine you beliefs, and even your very self. A movie that will leave it’s permanent mark upon your soul.

The creators will find that magic combination that allows them to breath precious vitality into a story, and make it seem as real and as pertinent to you as events that you actually experienced for yourself. And for the rest of your life, you will be able to look back at the moment that you first sat down to watch it, and you will say to yourself:

“This. This was the moment that everything changed for me forever!”

And sometimes the movie executives just go: “Fuck it, what if we have a giant shark fight a giant octopus?”

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41 Responses to “Cinematic Greatness”

  1. ShuttleZ Says:

    :facepalm:

    Captha: flaking Recording – Damn, these captchas are good. What more can you say?

  2. Sean Beattie Says:

    But dude! The guy from “Renegade” *and* the girl who ripped off Tiffany in the 1980s “repurpose 50s songs as 80s new wave” craze! In the SAME movie! Plus, that shark totally tore the Golden Gate a new one! What’s not to like about this?

    Oh, right; it’s the guy from “Renegade” *and* Debbie Gibson. I’m willing to bet even Sci Fi Channel said “no thanks” to this, and they made the THIRD Crow film. There’s just no excuse for that.

  3. ineedhelpbad Says:

    Wow! That was so bad so bad I can’t even laugh at it… Wait!! Yes I can. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Lorenzo Lamas HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA Debbie Gibson HAHAHAHAHAHAHA *cough cough* I got to quit smoking.

  4. StoneWolf Says:

    I…er…WHAT! I think my brain threw up in my skull. Now if I can just find a way to hose it out.

  5. Tim Covington Says:

    This is bound to be a cinematic masterpiece on a level with Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and Plan 9 from Outer Space.

  6. M578Jockey Says:

    It’s too early Friday morning for that. I need to wire brush my skull after that.

    Captcha: footballHoving systolic – Micheal Vick’s bloodpressure now that he’s not in Kansas anymore?

  7. TeratoMarty Says:

    Jeezis H Christmas, is that what passes for animation these days? Ray Harryhausen wouldn’t deign to spit on this shitheap. Even Ed Wood coulda done better with some rubber models lifted from some other movie’s props trailer.

  8. dv8cipher Says:

    Well I think it is an inspiring piece of cinema… it inspires me to build a time machine so I can prevent both the director and producer from being born… that way this glob of Sea Urchin ejaculate would never get made.

  9. eskimojack Says:

    honestly, id go and see that movie if it came out

  10. skippy Says:

    Oh, I’m definitely going to be owning this movie on DVD.

    It doesn’t make it good though.

  11. Catherine Says:

    You know, this looks so bad that it might actually be awesome. Like bad 80’s horror/kung fu flicks. I kinda want to see this now. Preferably after a few shots of jack, but still.

    Captcha; here impales-the the shark impales the squid with its giant teeth of doom

  12. Minty Says:

    I’m tempted to start screaming “oh, my virgin eyes!” right about now. Instead, I think I’ll just retreat to my horror movie happy place. June 12, people! Who’s with me?

    Yes, I have no life.

  13. sparkey17 Says:

    Zombies Nazis. On my birthday! Im so in!

  14. TheShadowCat Says:

    Debbie Gibson? The singer? Just goes to prove that some people live to make bad movies.

    I think this synopsis says it all myself: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350498/synopsis

    CAPTCHA – Hussen nudging – and what, exactly, is Hussen nudging?

  15. TheShadowCat Says:

    You could make a drinking game out of it. A shot for every time you saw a really bad special effect. The only problem would be that you’d be plastered before you even got to the second act. Oh wait, that would be a good thing…

    CAPTCHA – convincing bakery – yea, I think the bakery could have made a more convincing shark and octopus.

  16. Captain McCheese Says:

    I would not go see thiseven if it looked good. I’m scared of sharks. I won’t even watch Jaws i’m that bad

  17. Sequoia Says:

    Plan 9 *shudders* I got it for Christmas. THE HORROR

  18. Sequoia Says:

    Exactly. That is the same reasoning as for owning Plan 9 from Outer Space, etc.

  19. Random Says:

    A video store near me used to have a “Like it or your next rental is free!” wall. Some smartass clerk slipped Plan 9 onto it. I got several free rentals out of just bringing it to the counter and going “You’ve seen this, right? Can I have my freebie now?”.

  20. Tim Covington Says:

    That sounds like the drinking game my friends came up with for Boondock Saints. Every time someone in the movie drops the F-bomb, take a drink. That is a game that is hazardous to your health.

  21. The Birdweiser Says:

    You know, I think it would be so bad, it would be good. Like the kung-fu/action film ‘The Black Mask’ absolutely bloody awful, but because of it, a cinematic masterpiece.

    But you’d have to be fucking smashed.

  22. Minty Says:

    Oh, dear god. “The Black Mask.” I forgot that even existed.

    You utter, utter bastard.

  23. soulex? Says:

    Frogs

    worst movie ever. made me believe there was no god

  24. Catherine Says:

    Y’know, I’ve played that game with bad kung fu flicks. You do a shot every time someone mentions the words “Master”, “Chosen One”, or any time you see the wires. I was bombed out of my pretty little head. According to my fiance, I was acting out the fight scenes by the end of the night, but I don’t remember this.
    Ah, good times.

  25. The Birdweiser Says:

    Oh, come on! What’s not to like about a shitty plot, terrible acting, and awful props?

    For the uninitiated, the black mask from the title is a zorro-esque mask worn by the “hero”, made of what appears to be, I shit you not, spray-painted corrugated cardboard.

    And although I haven’t seen it. I think there is a sequel.

  26. ShuttleZ Says:

    OH… MY… GOD! I just had a nerdgasm! I can not WAIT for this movie!

  27. Curahn Says:

    Debbie Gibson has resurfaced? Mr Hicks’ll be rolling in his grave.

    Just looked at the site for Megashark. Its up 11,000% in popularity this week. LOL. How much of that is Skippy responsible for, do ya reckon?

  28. Minty Says:

    Sherry Lynn’s nasal, whiny voice narrates all my nightmares, so no, there’s nothing to like about it.

  29. Billy Says:

    Holy hell, and here I was thinking that it must have been made up, like “Gobstopper”, though I have to say that the basis of that idea was the fact that i’ve seen better graphics on my playstation 3, or maybe 2.

    captcha, company stained… their pants when they saw what the directer and writers made.

  30. Lokim8 Says:

    Mate, best way is to consume copious quantities of alcohol. That will hose it out real good, might lose a brain cell or two but that never hurt anyone.

  31. Dea Says:

    Sadly this looks like one of the movies I would be inclined to rent, just because the drinking game would be so much fun.

  32. Doc_G Says:

    as a fan of all movies-B, I’d pick this up on dvd just to add it to my collection. I’ve got plan 9, Killer tomatoes, several horrible “horror” films (think “The Howling” series etc.) A bunch of poorly subtitled kung-fu theater movies (the 5 deadly venoms anyone?) Nearly every sci-fi movie thats out on video to date (what can I say… I love corny/cheesy/titties galore movies. Must be the 80’s still lurking in me somewhere)

    CAPTCHA: Idol Okra…. well I guess there’s no need to watch next season… Captcha has it already

  33. Cat Says:

    I’m still waiting to watch One Eyed Monster. Gotta love Amazon.com.

  34. StoneWolf Says:

    Mein Gott! The two groups nobody has any trouble slaughtering. Somebody fetch my M2, I have several thousand rounds to donate to the Undead Reich.

  35. Minty Says:

    I hate to be a bitch, but I actually got to see this movie a bit early, as it was entered in SIFF. All I have to say is it was so worth the $11 admission.

    So now you know.

  36. Minty Says:

    Hey, now! “The Howling” was a quality werewolf movie!

    Okay, so that’s not saying very much, but give us werewolf-philes a little leniency.

  37. Stickfodder Says:

    Weren’t the Nazis really big into paranormal and magic stuff? So for all we know maybe they found a way to do something like this.

  38. Minty Says:

    This is, creepily enough, true. However, if I’m remembering correctly, a lot of governments researched the paranormal during the mid-20th Century, including ours.

  39. Enigmatick Says:

    DAMN! That’s one of the best lines I’ve ever heard! Kudos!

  40. Enigmatick Says:

    Holy turd-bombs! I haven’t seen this movie (don’t think I ever will), but damn, I think this a pitch even Uwe Boll would say “Oh, HELL no!” to.

  41. StoneWolf Says:

    Thank you. Enjoy.

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