Comments on: Movies That Should Have Been So Much Better Than They Turned Out To Be http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Clint http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12250 Clint Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:31:23 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12250 leelu- Definitely!! I threw up my hands in disgust at the end of the opening credits sequence when it failed to deliver the single funniest line in the entire series of books: "<b>...on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much - the wheel, New York, wars and so on - whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man - for precisely the same reasons.</b>" -- the only punch line which might have made a minute and a half of distinctly un-funny leaping dolphins worthwhile. leelu-

Definitely!!

I threw up my hands in disgust at the end of the opening credits sequence when it failed to deliver the single funniest line in the entire series of books: “…on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much – the wheel, New York, wars and so on – whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man – for precisely the same reasons.” — the only punch line which might have made a minute and a half of distinctly un-funny leaping dolphins worthwhile.

]]> By: leelu http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12243 leelu Sun, 05 Feb 2006 20:38:10 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12243 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Any of the Keaton/Kilmer/Clooney 'Batman' movies Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Any of the Keaton/Kilmer/Clooney ‘Batman’ movies

]]> By: Aaron http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12240 Aaron Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:59:53 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12240 I don't see why they didn't just come out and say that "the party" was the Democrats. I don’t see why they didn’t just come out and say that “the party” was the Democrats.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12234 Mark Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:44:37 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12234 dmac, it was so obvious that Streep was doing a Hillary, too...and some of the leftwing subtext to the movie (if you can call anything that blatantly obvious subtext) was laughable... dmac, it was so obvious that Streep was doing a Hillary, too…and some of the leftwing subtext to the movie (if you can call anything that blatantly obvious subtext) was laughable…

]]> By: Oyster http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12232 Oyster Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:39:21 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12232 Interview With a Vampire. I was sick when I found out Cruise would lead in it. Interview With a Vampire. I was sick when I found out Cruise would lead in it.

]]> By: dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12230 dmac Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:53:29 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12230 I don't know about the Manchurian candidate remake - how can you improve upon perfection? Streep is a great actress, but no one does matronly evil like Angela Landsbury did in that film. I don’t know about the Manchurian candidate remake – how can you improve upon perfection?
Streep is a great actress, but no one does matronly evil like Angela Landsbury did in that film.

]]> By: Clint http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12229 Clint Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:52:31 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12229 I, Robot. I, Robot.

]]> By: Mussolini http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12227 Mussolini Sun, 05 Feb 2006 15:34:24 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12227 The Outlaw Josey Wales 2 The Outlaw Josey Wales 2

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12221 too many steves Sun, 05 Feb 2006 13:15:28 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12221 The Matrix Revolutions. The Matrix Revolutions.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-12218 Mark Sun, 05 Feb 2006 06:07:09 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/02/05/movies-that-should-have-been-so-much-better-than-they-turned-out-to-be/#comment-12218 Yes, and II and III are not far behind (oh, let's face it - only the first one and Empire Strikes Back were really, really good)... Yes, and II and III are not far behind (oh, let’s face it – only the first one and Empire Strikes Back were really, really good)…

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