Standing Ovation (2010)

[InformationGeek]

From the director of Ice Pirates, Mannequin 2, and my personal favorite, Mac and Me; we bring you the hell that is known as Standing Ovation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rKV9rJSKTg

This trailer speaks for itself, or the fact that the movie only made just little over 500,000 in its release.  Also, I know we already did a vote on the worst film of 2010, but prehaps we can do a revote for this lovely piece of work.

[InformationGeek]

Bringing this topic back to dicuss this movie.  I have just watched 4 minutes of it to determine if it is review worthy (I got to get focused on this again).  Well it certianly is.  I have seen crappy pop idol singing that could change your opinion on Justin Bieber.  I have seen dancing from little girls that should not be dancing like that.  I have witness terrible stereotypical gay men.  I have seen things no person at my age should ever see.  Yep, this is certianly a winner if I have ever seen it.

If anyone cares to join me in suffering, the film is now viewable on Netflix!

Here, have a taste of the film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z72JswU9reY

[akiratubo]

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Made it to 39 seconds.

[InformationGeek]

^
Made it to 39 seconds.

Really?  Here you go then!

[Mofo Rising]

Why do you know about this?

I remember getting creeped out about MTV almost a decade ago. I could see that they were creating their own universe into themselves, which you can still see today. MTV is its own universe. The sole goal of MTV is to promote MTV. They never refer to a reality outside of themselves. Every second of every broadcast is a self-promotion. But how bad can that be? Anybody watching that channel should be old enough to know better.

Now there's the Disney Channel. The Disney Channel is a relentless onslaught against childhood dreams. Nothing exists outside the Disney Channel. A perfect vehicle to tell your children that the finest goal in life is to exist inside a debased world where the highest goal in life to aspire to is the entertainment industry.

Oversexualized dancing? Dare to dream, girls!

[InformationGeek]

Why do you know about this?

I was looking at a Top 10 List of the Worst Movies of 2010 over on Ain't It Cool News and this movie popped up at number one.

[Mofo Rising]

Why do you know about this?

I was looking at a Top 10 List of the Worst Movies of 2010 over on Ain't It Cool News and this movie popped up at number one.

Well godspeed if you choose to watch it. Looks absolutely horrendous.

[InformationGeek]

Why do you know about this?

I was looking at a Top 10 List of the Worst Movies of 2010 over on Ain't It Cool News and this movie popped up at number one.

Well godspeed if you choose to watch it. Looks absolutely horrendous.

You know what?  It certianly was.  I finally have finished the movie, it was that bad.  It is one of the most uncomfortable experiences I have ever had with an entire film.  A lot of the scenes left a very unclean feeling in me after watching it (why was a 12 or 13 year old dressed up as belly dancer and dancing like one as well?!).  Also, the film deals with lots of family friendly things, like mobsters and threatening murder to get information out of others.  Also, let's not talk about the acting.  No one turns in a good performance at all, with the shining example with Alanna.  She can't act, she can't even prenounce half the words she is saying!  She is the worst child actor I have ever heard.  You all have a problem with Jake Lloyd from Star Wars Epi. 1?  Screw him!  This is where the real crap is at!

There's so much to say, but I'm just going to sum with the biggest WTF, slap in a face ending I have ever seen since Monster A-Go Go.  SPOILER ALERT!!  At the end of the film, Brittnay, the lead singer and main character, discovers her deadbeat father who ran out on her when she was just a baby.  She storms off after meeting him and a couple of weeks later, he reappears and tries to make amends with her.  SHOCKINGLY, her brother and grandfather (who was extremely ticked off with the guy to begin with) all welcome him back after the father buys gifts for everyone, the entire neighbor, and throws a party.  He asks her if she can forgive and she states, 'give it some time.'  Then later at the party, he asks her again if she can forgive and if there is anything he can do to make it up to her.  She then asks if he can bring back mom, who died sometime in the past.  She breaks down in tears and he holds her.  Suddenly, we cut to an upbeat pop song and the credits start rolling!  What the hell was that?!  Your ending the movie on that?!  Also, this plot point about meeting her father?  It was shoved in at the last 8 minutes, almost like an after thought!  What kind crap is this?!

It's easily one of the worst kids films and rip-offs of the High School Musical.  I hate this film.  You'll see a full review of this later on, I promise.  Here's some reactions I wrote down as the film began:
1 min – I think an older singer got dubbed in by mistake.
2 min – Classy!
5 min – Is that Justin Bieber!?
7 min – I'm a little teapot, short and stout.  Here is my handle... wait, that's not what they were going for with that dance move?
8 min – Did he just say gay, because I already assumed that.
9 min – They're worse than the Wiggies!  Now that's just embarrassing.
11 min – Yes, listen to that Leprechaun disguise as a human being... no!  Don't start singing!!!
14 min – Whoa!  Mood swing much?
15 min – I am not sure this is qualifies as acting.
16 min – That girl is right.  I am feeling a sick just listening to it.
17 min – The implication of a guy being turned on by underage girls is not helping my opinion of a movie.

The claim that this was possibly the worst film of 2010 is quite justified.  Now how would it compete against Fred: The Movie?  Ah screw it, that's a pain inducing test for another day.

[Doggett]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z72JswU9reY

Looks awful.




I'm in!
(As long as it's better than Xanadu)