Comments on: Eric’s Bad Movies: ‘Waterworld’ (1995)

By: hkgrobinson

hkgrobinson — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:08:31 +0000

OH COME ON!!!!
I distinctly remember seeing this movie shortly after it was released on video. And I remember that I thought it was one of the Worst. Movies. Ever.
Drink your own pee??? Drink your own pee???
Surely there is some way to rig a little evaporator using a metal sheet over just a bit of sea water, a very lo-tech desalinator which would let you drink WATER! Not a lot mind you, but WATER. And I remember that the pee-drinking alone made me see every other ridiculous mess in this movie–like the possibility that paper had survived the centuries of water covering everything. I remember saying, gosh, I wonder how much paper they’ve pulled up from the Titanic. All of these incongruencies made this movie torturous, almost impossible to finish. It basically turned me off Kevin Costner for good.

By: Susquatch

Susquatch — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:50:11 +0000

Oh, okay. Thanks Chris, I must’ve missed that.

On a side note, on the subject of bad Costner movies, you’ve GOT to do The Postman.

By: Heli

Heli — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:23:46 +0000

Wait a minute. There’s an EXTENDED edition of Waterworld? Wasn’t it already 2+ hours long? What more could they possibly include?

For the record, I agree that Waterworld isn’t really that bad. It should be the first column in “Eric’s Mediocre Movies.”

By: kuri

kuri — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:41:43 +0000

I actually kind of liked Waterworld too. I don’t think it quite lives down to Eric’s usual low standard of quality. Or should that be high standard of low quality? Aw, you know what I mean.

By: Bridget Jack Meyers

Bridget Jack Meyers — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:24:47 +0000

No hints on Eric’s bad movies?

No weekly Snide Remarks?

What has happened to my favorite site since I stopped checking in 5 times a day??

Oh well. Guess good things can’t last forever.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:33:24 +0000

Susquatch:

Yes, Eric announced some time ago that he would no longer provide clues for next week’s entry. Some of us are still mourning the loss.

By: Eric D. Dixon

Eric D. Dixon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:29:21 +0000

My favorite thing about this movie: all the cans of “Smeat.”

By: Susquatch

Susquatch — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:10:12 +0000

Are you done giving hints about the next week’s EBM? I liked the little guessing game each week.

By: Ian M. Cook

Ian M. Cook — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:42:14 +0000

I will be honest, i like Waterworld, warts and all. You did bring up some points that I had overlooked.

Maybe more water showed up from Noah’s flood, or water spilled out from the hollow center of the planet. Who knows.