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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:12 PM
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DSM, Bush, blah, bla...So, DUers: How bad is the "Alone in the Dark" film?
You know, that Tara Reid/Christian Slater crapfest based on the video game. I read it was awful, but I rented it anyway. So, really, how bad is it?
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prole_for_peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:44 PM
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1. its not good.
i have seen worse but still i was very disappointed by alone.
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Kraklen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:46 PM
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2. Haven't seen it.
The reviews I read had it ranked up there with some of the worst films ever made. I don't think they were exaggerating.

Apparently it contains clips from the video game in the actual movie.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:49 PM
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4. no, that is House of the Dead
by the same director---one of the worst films ever made
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Kraklen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:50 PM
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5. Oh, got those confused.
No idea how that happened.

:eyes:
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:53 PM
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6. Uwe Boll would be very hurt by this thread
but maybe he wouldn't make any more films :bounce:
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:48 PM
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3. I saw it
pretty bad. :thumbsdown:

Not as bad as "House of the Dead", by the same director, based on a Sega game. THAT was REALLY,REALLY BAD
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:07 PM
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11. Heya, Zuni! So it gets your stamp of disapproval? Awesome.
I'm going to dig it, then.
:hi:

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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:08 PM
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14. I love bad cinema
and this was no let down. Uwe Boll has to be the worst director alive.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 01:56 PM
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7. When I saw the title, my first thought was "based on the game".
:eyes:

Ugh.

I won't spend a penny on it. Unless it's British slang in which case Id spend a penny on it all day! :wow:

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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:01 PM
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8. Are you punishing yourself for some reason? n/t
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:06 PM
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10. HA!
I laughed at that one.

No, I'm not punishing myself: I really love terrible movies.
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:07 PM
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12. It must be a similar phenomenon to my watching WWE wrestiling. n/t
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:08 PM
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15. Except that there's no hermaphroditic aggression.
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:13 PM
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17. How do you know? You haven't seen this latest movie yet. Have you? n/t
Edited on Fri Jun-17-05 02:14 PM by Guy Whitey Corngood
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:15 PM
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19. True!
Bring on the shemales!
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:09 PM
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16. I do too
I watched Spice girls and Glitter back to back once. :crazy:
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:14 PM
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18. Really bad horror is my thing.
I loved watching John Carpenter trash his legacy in that horrible flick, "In the Mouth of Madness." Virtually anything that is based on H.P. Lovecraft is a sure bet--which is sad, since he was such a fantastic and weird writer.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:03 PM
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9. here are some reviews
archives---http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alone_in_the_dark/?page=1

I did not see one good one.:eyes:
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-05 02:07 PM
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13. Yep, I read those BEFORE I went to rent it.
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