Joe McCabe
Second Unit
- Joined
- May 6, 1999
- Messages
- 336
Chalk me up in the not impressed category.
Campbell was very good in his role, I don't think anyone can deny that. I always enjoy Ossie Davis, though I don't think this was one of his more memorable roles.
Other than those two factors, I thought this film took so many cheap avenues in it's attempt to reach cult status, that I really can't respect it at all.
Elvis, a black man who thinks he's JFK, a soulstealing mummy, and dick jokes? It's begging us to award it cult status, and I'm not doing it.
It's almost arrogant in it's reliance on it's cheese factor to entertain us. It screams "look how whacky I am!", and that's what cheapens the whole experience for me.
And just to be fair, I do think the hype surrounding this film played a major role in my disappointment with it.
Had I stumbled across it on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I may have found it somewhat amusing.
Campbell was very good in his role, I don't think anyone can deny that. I always enjoy Ossie Davis, though I don't think this was one of his more memorable roles.
Other than those two factors, I thought this film took so many cheap avenues in it's attempt to reach cult status, that I really can't respect it at all.
Elvis, a black man who thinks he's JFK, a soulstealing mummy, and dick jokes? It's begging us to award it cult status, and I'm not doing it.
It's almost arrogant in it's reliance on it's cheese factor to entertain us. It screams "look how whacky I am!", and that's what cheapens the whole experience for me.
And just to be fair, I do think the hype surrounding this film played a major role in my disappointment with it.
Had I stumbled across it on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I may have found it somewhat amusing.