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Eric’s Bad Movies & What’s the Big Deal? – Feb. 25

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

One of the earliest subjects of Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com was “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.” I knew in my heart that “Superman III” was also a good candidate, but I resisted it because I had fond memories of it from my childhood. I was 9 when it came out, and I’m pretty sure I hadn’t seen it since then. I was concerned that it might not be bad enough for Eric’s Bad Movies. Then I watched it the other day and within five minutes realized I had nothing to worry about. Holy crap, what an awful thing this is. I didn’t even write about several significant bad elements of it, just because I didn’t want the piece to be 8,000 words long. Anyway, here’s “Superman III” at Film.com.

My other weekly column, What’s the Big Deal?, is about “Rashomon” (1950), which introduced Japanese cinema to the rest of the world. All those “Godzilla” movies? Totally “Rashomon’s” fault. YOU’RE WELCOME.

Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com:…

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com: SUPERMAN III (1983) http://bit.ly/bKLC82

Dear people who still e-mail p…

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Dear people who still e-mail press releases as Microsoft Word attachments: What year is it where you live?

RT @scottEweinberg Editing an …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

RT @scottEweinberg Editing an @EricDSnider review is not unlike jumping into a swimming pool full of dashes and hyphens. // This — is true.

Anyone who watches LOST but do…

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Anyone who watches LOST but does not read @marklisanti’s weekly recaps lives a sad, unfulfilled life. http://bit.ly/cqfYg6

Anyone know if any filmmakers …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Anyone know if any filmmakers who submitted to Tribeca have been notified yea or nay yet?

On THE SIMPSONS, an old-timey …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

On THE SIMPSONS, an old-timey ad for a yo-yo calls it a “self-winding yo-based toy.” (See? The show is still funny sometimes.)

Ooh, fun game! What could “I j…

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Ooh, fun game! What could “I just lied to a samurai” be a euphemism for?

“I just lied to a samurai” wou…

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

“I just lied to a samurai” would be a good euphemism for something. What, I don’t know. But something.

Hints on this week’s choice fo…

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Hints on this week’s choice for Eric’s Bad Movies: sequel; from the ’80s; has “III” in the title; also has “Superman” in the title.


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