Jaws Knockoffs June
To celebrate Jaws’ 50th anniversary, we’re heading into deeper waters to watch the movies that tried to follow Bruce the shark’s legacy and couldn’t. Follow along here or on the pod!
Our second official entry into this themed month takes us into Joe Dante territory… and the water’s great!
So cool seeing the building blocks for all the classic Dante calling cards come to life on a budget. The love for 50s B-movie sci-fi , comedy leaning…
I like Wes’ stuff. Asteroid City worked for me when it wasn’t disappearing up its own ass in unnecessary layers of that B&W NYU Film School stuff with the class and the whole thing.
Phoenician Scheme wisely avoids that overly intellectual crap, and sticks to Wes grooving in that farcical Grand Budapest style — which I love.
LOVED the surprising gore. You know what I mean. My jaw dropped into my popcorn.
CERA STEALS IT. Even in a movie of…
I’ve seen better acting in Neil Breen movies. I’m not kidding. At least that guy tries.
Everyone —and I mean every single “actor” — in Love Hurts phones it in and delivers some of the most awful performances I’ve seen in a major studio movie since Mortal Kombat Annihilation.
Not even meme-able. Just straight doodoo.
Ke Huy Quan is the least offensive of the bunch. At least he can fight and he has charisma. But he doesn’t sell a single…
