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  1. Christian D66

    The most disappointing films you have ever watched in a theater.

    Yes, as I own THE OSCAR and other films to study, if not to love. I got it for the Rick Baker commentary, the extended TV version and to revisit wonderful dialogue like "Did you ever meet anyone before whose life was saved by DEEP THROAT?" But it is Jessica Lange's first film and the actors are...
  2. Christian D66

    The most disappointing films you have ever watched in a theater.

    Yes, I was in the packed audience and remember every bit of overhype. Including Jim Danforth resigning from the Academy when Kong was awarded a bought and paid-for "Special Oscar" for Rick Baker in a suit and a giant robot that didn't work. Plus a snake out of Irwin Allen. Listen to Rick Baker's...
  3. Christian D66

    The most disappointing films you have ever watched in a theater.

    - FLASHDANCE was the first film I saw in a theater that indeed felt like a non-movie. It was the first time I saw the effects of MTV on film (and I was a teen who liked MTV). - The 1976 KING KONG was the first actual movie disappointment at age 10. A strange downer 70's vibe for a movie hoping...
  4. Christian D66

    The most disappointing films you have ever watched in a theater.

    - I cut a day of high school to go see THE GOONIES opening day as I was Spielberg production crazy and I thought it was a mess and fairly terrible. It was a rite of passage to expect more film disappointment. The nostalgia today for the film boggles my mind. I can't tell these kids this is a bad...
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