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longship

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1. The remake of Robert Wise's "The Haunting"

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 08:11 PM

Jan 2014

Jan de Bont's venture was one of the worst films I ever paid to see.

I was disgusted by the fact that Shirley Jackson's novel could be so thoroughly trashed when Robert Wise had honored it so wonderfully in 1963.

And don't get me started about the remake of Wise's 1951 "The Day the Earth Stood Still". It'll really piss me off.

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What movies have you seen that made you wish you had those 2 hours of your life back? [View all] scarletwoman Jan 2014 OP

The remake of Robert Wise's "The Haunting" longship Jan 2014 #1

I totally agree with you. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #2

Plus, Wise stuck close to Jackson's story. longship Jan 2014 #5

"My God! What was holding my hand?" (The biggest chill in the flick.) Yep. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #6

One of those great ensemble casts. longship Jan 2014 #7

LOL! You just HAD to bring that up! scarletwoman Jan 2014 #8

And the incredible Claire Bloom. longship Jan 2014 #9

My biggest "Haunting" chill is that creepy maid. onager Mar 2014 #47

Me, Myself and Irene =O Little_Wing Jan 2014 #3

Oh no! I think I saw it on cable at my sister's house one weekend. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #4

I'm sooooo sorry you had to see it! Little_Wing Jan 2014 #10

IMDB was one of the very first internet sites I got into when I first got online in 1999. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #13

Oh yeah, it was a revelation Little_Wing Jan 2014 #14

Same Here brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #54

Pulp Fiction JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #11

I've never seen a Quentin Tarantino movie - mostly because they just aren't the kind of movies scarletwoman Jan 2014 #12

I didn't know what all the fuss was about either. Totally uninteresting. nt valerief Jan 2014 #26

I Couldn't Disagree More brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #45

I think it's personal taste JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #50

No Bout Adout It, It's Subjective brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #51

Gremlins aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #15

The worst movie I ever saw was called "Horror Planet" OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #16

That's an interesting list. I've heard of almost all of those movies, but I've only seen two. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #17

You remember correctly OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #18

I see we're in the same boat regarding Eyes Wide Shut. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #19

Let me add more to the list OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #20

Those titles are familiar, but I haven't seen any of them. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #21

Hall Pass Amerincorporated Feb 2014 #41

Eyes Wide Shut made me hate Nicole Kidman. I couldn't stand her slow, stooooopid valerief Jan 2014 #25

I'm a guy, so certain types of films tend to visually appeal to me OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #33

How dare you diss High Anxiety! :) Actually, I loved it. valerief Jan 2014 #27

For whatever reason, I'm not a fan of most Brooks work after "Young Frankenstein" OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #32

Actually, I liked High Anxiety more than Young Frankenstein. I know, I know, sacrilege! valerief Feb 2014 #34

All of the TRANSFORMERS movies They_Live Jan 2014 #22

The original was great! Paulie Feb 2014 #37

Oh. Sorry. They_Live Feb 2014 #39

I try to be proactive about such things. Paladin Jan 2014 #23

Ha! Good strategy. nt valerief Jan 2014 #28

Blair Witch Project. Dreadful. valerief Jan 2014 #24

I didn't mind it much, but then I was stoned when I went. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #31

You were smart. I wish I'd been stoned, too. nt valerief Feb 2014 #35

Wouldn't have helped me... brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #46

If I were forced to watch Blair Witch, I'd wish to be stoned. With stones. rocks. boulders. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #55

Usually I get something out of a bad movie TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #42

Most recent: The Heat Auggie Jan 2014 #29

I managed to escape seeing it. My 87 year old dad really wanted to see it, because he's scarletwoman Jan 2014 #30

Take him to see Gravity ... Auggie Feb 2014 #36

You done good. My 82-yr-old Mom hated "The Heat" onager Mar 2014 #49

The Conversation Paulie Feb 2014 #38

"Short Cuts" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #40

'My Name is Nobody' Lars39 Feb 2014 #43

Jerry Maguire. FSogol Feb 2014 #44

My two (for starters) brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #48

That it made her a star? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #52

Winslet had already established herself brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #53

"Black Swan" WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2014 #56

I'm inclined to agree. It was pretty awful. scarletwoman Mar 2014 #57

Heh. It's not an Aronofsky thing... WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2014 #58

"Nature's Grave" maybe worst ever Number9Dream Mar 2014 #59

Recent movies (therefore a disappointment) - Gravity. The Counselor. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #60