The core is one of the biggest budget bad movies of all time, and it is one hell of a bad movie. However, it is SO MUCH FUN to watch. It took my buddy and I about 5 hours to watch this 2 hour movie, when you include, pausing, reminding and laughing our asses off. Memorable lines and events include:
- "And what if the core is made of CHEESE?"
- A herring slapping into a window (only visible in slow motion)
- "Wait... do you mean the PLANET earth?"
- A giant cave of diamonds
- The overall ridiculousness of the absolutely outrageous and far fetched plot
This on is a must see.
I couldn't understand how Hillary Swank could come off of winning an Oscar to starring in this turd.
I vaguely remember that. Is it the one where they want to leave part of their "ship" behind, but there's some guy trapped back there, and another guy gets all holier-than-thou and whips out a crayon drawing made by the guy's kid? I don't know, there's so many of those type of movies. Anyway, whichever one that scene was in, I changed the channel immediately at that point :teddyr:
Quote from: Cap'n Trek on November 18, 2008, 08:39:12 AM
I couldn't understand how Hillary Swank could come off of winning an Oscar to starring in this turd.
Same way Halle Barry followed
Monster's Ball with
Catwoman
I caught the last ten minutes or so on TV and watched in disbelief as they were saved by whales. I need to see the whole thing some time.
Quote from: WingedSerpent on November 18, 2008, 08:50:07 AM
Quote from: Cap'n Trek on November 18, 2008, 08:39:12 AM
I couldn't understand how Hillary Swank could come off of winning an Oscar to starring in this turd.
Same way Halle Barry followed Monster's Ball with Catwoman
Did ya hear the thing about Halle Berry accepting her Razzie Award for Catwoman in person? Apparently, she made a little speech say "thank you to Warner Bros for putting [her] in an god-awful piece of s**t." The thing that kills me, though, is like... first of all, Ms. Berry, I don't know who you think you are, but it's not exactly like your filmography is full of nothing but brilliant masterpieces (she was in Gothika, which I know some people like... but I don't know who those people are, she was in CB4, BAPS, and The Flinstones, ...not to mention Swordfish ::cringe::)... and the thing that really gets me is, yeah Catwoman sucked balls (I was dragged to see this sucker in theaters and I wanted to kill myself the whole time... worst part is, get this, the three other people I went to see it with thought it was "pretty good" ...I hate my friends sometimes), and, yeah, she may or may not have been contractually obligated to appear in it for some strange reason, but at the end of the day, it ain't like somebody put a gun to your head and made you make the movie. It's the same thing where... I remember seeing Douglas Bradley at a convention, and he's going on and on b***hing about how the Hellraiser sequels after Hellbound all suck (which, yeah, they do), and while I understand that he probably is contractually obligated to fulfill the role of Pinhead in many of them, and that, hey, he ain't Jack Nicholson so he needs the money... but when it all comes right down to it, you're b***hing about movies that you're in. You are in this movie, Halle Berry. While you may not be entirely responsible for how big a piece of crap it is, I think it's just a total cop-out to say that it's not your fault at all, like you were just in the movie because if you weren't they'd have shot you in the face or something. It just seems like blame-shifting cop-out irresponsible buck-passing B.S. to me.
Sorry, I didn't mean to go on a rant.
As far as The Core goes.... awful, awful, awful film. I have a friend who actually owns it, and I shake my head in disbelief whenever I look at her D.V.D. collection.
The Core isn't "so bad it's good." It's just "so bad it's borderline retarded."
Quote from: Cap'n Trek on November 18, 2008, 08:39:12 AM
I couldn't understand how Hillary Swank could come off of winning an Oscar to starring in this turd.
That's nothing, Cap'n: when she came to SA to make that awful film
Red Dust, she demanded a house to herself for the duration of the shoot. Not a hotel room with all the extras, a house! :buggedout:
I am one of the few people who liked this movie, I wouldn't put it on a list of top 100 must see films but for me it was a pleasant enough way to waste a couple hours. I know most of the "science" in the film is bogus and the plot is predictable but I still enjoyed the movie as a cheesy sci-fi flick, it also has one of my favourite pieces of film dialogue:
General "What would it take to get the ship ready in 3 months?"
Dr. Brazzelton "50 billion dollars."
General "Will you take a check?"
Dr Keyes "Why not use a credit card?, you get miles."
This movie also drives my wife crazy if it's on and I watch it, which I sometimes do just to see the look on her face when she realizes what televisual feast I have on.
Quote from: Jack on November 18, 2008, 08:45:38 AM
Is it the one where they want to leave part of their "ship" behind, but there's some guy trapped back there, and another guy gets all holier-than-thou and whips out a crayon drawing made by the guy's kid? I don't know, there's so many of those type of movies. Anyway, whichever one that scene was in, I changed the channel immediately at that point :teddyr:
Yep. That's The Core alright.
Whenever I think of The Core, that scene always pops into my head.
And I believe the actor trapped in the back was Tchéky Karyo.
How the heck is that guy's name pronounced, anyway?
All I really remember is how much I thought Hillary Swank looked like a guy.
Quote from: Terf on November 25, 2008, 01:34:10 AM
All I really remember is how much I thought Hillary Swank looked like a guy.
Heh
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