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Post by Bartwald on Jul 19, 2004 12:51:17 GMT -5
Frogs: the one with young Sam Elliott (with nothing to do acting-wise) and a bunch of animals which attack people. There are also frogs, of course, but - surprise, surprise - they don't do much to harm our characters.
I say: uber-dull. Anyone liked this one?
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jul 19, 2004 16:46:32 GMT -5
I haven't seen this one, but if Sam Elliott is in it maybe I should give it a watch.  |
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Post by Bartwald on Aug 5, 2004 14:27:55 GMT -5
I haven't seen this one, but if Sam Elliott is in it maybe I should give it a watch. Don't! He's a sexy bastard there, though... |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Aug 5, 2004 17:08:35 GMT -5
Don't! He's a sexy bastard there, though... heh heh.....he's damn sexy for an old fella.  |
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Post by Bartwald on Aug 6, 2004 14:35:14 GMT -5
But remember he is YOUNG in Frogs... |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Aug 7, 2004 8:55:38 GMT -5
What year did it come out?
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Post by Bartwald on Aug 7, 2004 13:29:51 GMT -5
1972. But he looks his best there - believe me!
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Aug 7, 2004 13:46:17 GMT -5
Hey, I was only like a year old then... ;D But I'm sure the one-year-old me would've still thought he was sexy. |
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Post by Fenril on Mar 22, 2005 1:36:27 GMT -5
More than anything in the movie, I'm mystifyed as to why "Shyamalan" should stand for "very good" --Yeah, I know he has a lot of fans (you definitely among them, right Bart?), but come on! There are MUCH better horror (ahem, "scary" because the guy just won't admit he's an horror director) directors out there.
Okay, about Frogs...
I'm kinda torn about this movie. On one hand, you are right that it's numbingly dull for the most of it --how many scenes are there that consists of frogs just watching the characters, again?
And yet... yet, by the ending they actually did manage to create a rather ominous atmosphere (here be SPOILERS)
I do like how the two heroes arive on shore with the children, where they should be safe... instead, everything is eerily quiet, the baggage of the other people can be seen lying in the ground... Then they are picked up by this kindly woman, her son and this toad he happened to pick up (by god, that toad sure looked evil, if that is possible).
Plus, hey, the entire cast died!
And seeing the girl from "Straw dogs" was a big plus (what the hell happened to her, by the way? One minute she's standing in a dock and then she starts bleeding from everywhere... Was she stung to death by no-see-ums or what?)
Oh, yeah and only ONE (okay, TWO) death(s) in the movie was actually commited by frogs, and the rest was commited by other animals and even by nature itself... That was weird, more than good or bad.
In sort, I think the real problem with this movie is that instead of the B-movie it's title and theme would suggest, this is a more whymsical attempt to do "animal attack horror".
It's what "Wolfen" is to werewolves or what "Ripper: letter from hell" is to slashers --not nearly as good as the first, not quite as failed as the second.
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Post by Quorthon on Mar 30, 2005 10:43:01 GMT -5
I gave this dreg one star. My Mom (Head Librarian for a public library) bought it for the library (I hope she didn't get it for herself), and I watched it with her. It was pretty putrid.
People died when little frogs jumped on them! The cover shows a giant frog with somebody's hand hanging out of the mouth! Liars! Dirty filthy liars!!
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Post by Bartwald on Mar 30, 2005 11:22:48 GMT -5
People died when little frogs jumped on them! The cover shows a giant frog with somebody's hand hanging out of the mouth! Liars! Dirty filthy liars!! Yeah, this bothered me, too! ;D And Fenril - the "Shyamalan" in the poll reflects the craze I was going through at the time; The Village was being shown at the theatres, you see, and I just liked it a lot. However, I do agree the name ain't entirely proper there, as there ARE several more classic horror directors than M. Night. |
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Post by Fenril on Apr 2, 2005 1:09:21 GMT -5
The cover shows a giant frog with somebody's hand hanging out of the mouth! Liars! Dirty filthy liars!! Actually, that IS a scene in the movie; it's after the end credits (okay, the poster still makes this movie out to be something it's not. But, hey...). |
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Post by Bartwald on Apr 2, 2005 1:44:24 GMT -5
Actually, that IS a scene in the movie; it's after the end credits (okay, the poster still makes this movie out to be something it's not. But, hey...). AFTER the credits, huh? Not many people saw it then, I guess, as the film makes you so sleepy that it's difficult to sit through the credits aferwards. I know I didn't. |
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Post by Fenril on Apr 2, 2005 15:02:52 GMT -5
Yeah... and in case there was a doubt: no, it's no worth it to watch (or rather sleep trough) this movie *again* just to see that one bit. It's just a joke bit, like the extra ending in "Hideaway".
So, what do you think happened to the girl at the dock?
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Post by Quorthon on Apr 3, 2005 22:22:10 GMT -5
Actually, that IS a scene in the movie; it's after the end credits (okay, the poster still makes this movie out to be something it's not. But, hey...). Does that scene look any good? Or is it crap? Seems stupid to put the only "probably-good" scene at the end of the freakin credits. |
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