stp4883
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I love Vince Vaughn. And I'm cool with actors stepping outside their comfort zone & trying to stretch out, play different roles etc. But this?
I don't know how much he was paid for this movie but I hope it was ALOT, cause this might be one of the worst movies ever. If you take it as a joke within the genre, it could be used as a possibility for a Mystery Science Theater 3,000 type of thing, then maybe it's worth it. There are some decent hands-on special efx of violence & people's faces being ripped off, bones broken etc. But taken seriously as a movie, oooof no way, proceed with caution.
Oh yeah and Vince Vaughn with a southern accent too, lol...with the movie based in NY, Staten Island to be specific...So much goofiness it's hard to describe...But Vince did put on some weight & take some boxing lessons, he actually pulled that off...Maybe he just wanted to play the bad-ass who can take all the pain & still dish out the punishment once...But overall, sorry it's an E for effort but F for failure.
I don't know how much he was paid for this movie but I hope it was ALOT, cause this might be one of the worst movies ever. If you take it as a joke within the genre, it could be used as a possibility for a Mystery Science Theater 3,000 type of thing, then maybe it's worth it. There are some decent hands-on special efx of violence & people's faces being ripped off, bones broken etc. But taken seriously as a movie, oooof no way, proceed with caution.
Oh yeah and Vince Vaughn with a southern accent too, lol...with the movie based in NY, Staten Island to be specific...So much goofiness it's hard to describe...But Vince did put on some weight & take some boxing lessons, he actually pulled that off...Maybe he just wanted to play the bad-ass who can take all the pain & still dish out the punishment once...But overall, sorry it's an E for effort but F for failure.
Clive Barker, big fan of his writing. Was thrilled when this movie came out. The Cenobites were Hell's most insane rock band. 30 something years later I just watched this with my son. And sorry to say there is alot of "cringey" stuff in the movie. The story, the ideas, the theme were all so very original & I'm curious if the 2022 remake/reboot will enhance & update this movie.
But much of the acting & actual story is ooooof, pretty bad. But the Cenobites are still fascinating & kinda save the movie to my 21 year old son who can appreciate the thoughts behind the movie & forgive the all the bad stuff. When you have to say, "Well back then this was really powerful", & keep qualifying your opinion from 35 years ago, that's telling you something. There's alot of good to this movie & there's alot of bad. But it's still worth the watch if you're a newbie.
Back then if IMDB existed I'd probably have given this 8 stars, now I have to back off a bit and give a generous 6. But it was pretty ground breaking back then...Ahh well, time moves on...
But much of the acting & actual story is ooooof, pretty bad. But the Cenobites are still fascinating & kinda save the movie to my 21 year old son who can appreciate the thoughts behind the movie & forgive the all the bad stuff. When you have to say, "Well back then this was really powerful", & keep qualifying your opinion from 35 years ago, that's telling you something. There's alot of good to this movie & there's alot of bad. But it's still worth the watch if you're a newbie.
Back then if IMDB existed I'd probably have given this 8 stars, now I have to back off a bit and give a generous 6. But it was pretty ground breaking back then...Ahh well, time moves on...