Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 23, 2003 I re-watched North not too long ago, and honestly, I don't really get why everyone takes a heaping shit on this movie. Sure, the plot may be one of the most far-fetched ones in history, but its not about the plot. As a matter of fact, I really don't know what its about. I think its mostly about Kathy Bates as an eskimo sending Abe Vigoda out to die. But overall, its an average movie. Its not a total borefest that makes me want to kill myself. And to think, he then became Frodo Baggins, keeper of the One Ring. My, how the times have changed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted July 23, 2003 North can't be all bad because it spawned one of Roger Ebert's funniest reviews. He hated it so much that it inspiried him to put out a book of all his reviews of movies he hated. That's a fun book. The best part.... I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 23, 2003 The movie is all that bad but it was just something cool to do "Bash North" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WrestlingDeacon Report post Posted July 23, 2003 I have the Ebert book. It's a fun read. North is very stupid and very bland. It's a children's movie for retarded children Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 23, 2003 North is 5 different kinds of crappy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 23, 2003 At least it wasn't boring... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 23, 2003 I don't understand how its crappy. Farfetched yes, but it certainly wasn't crappy. It had fucken Jon Lovitz in it. Thus, it automatically makes it great. [see High, High School] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 23, 2003 Nah...I'm gonna stick with crappy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 23, 2003 Nah...I'm gonna stick with crappy You sir, are a fool, and I challenge you to a duel, since I'm cool. I fucken rule. John Cena up in this bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted July 23, 2003 It can't be worst then Car 54 Where Are You? which had a star cast of Buster Pointdexter, Rosie Odonnell, Jermany Piven, and a bunch of old "celebrities" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted July 23, 2003 How can you hate a movie with Brynn Hartman in it? This is Ebert's review btw- I have no idea why Rob Reiner, or anyone else, wanted to make this story into a movie, and close examination of the film itself is no help. "North" is one of the most unpleasant, contrived, artificial, cloying experiences I've had at the movies. To call it manipulative would be inaccurate; it has an ambition to manipulate, but fails. The film stars Elijah Wood, who is a wonderful young actor (and if you don't believe me, watch his version of "The Adventures of Huck Finn"). Here he is stuck in a story that no actor, however wonderful, however young, should be punished with. He plays a kid with inattentive parents, who decides to go into court, free himself of them, and go on a worldwide search for nicer parents. This idea is deeply flawed. Children do not lightly separate from their parents - and certainly not on the evidence provided here, where the great parental sin is not paying attention to their kid at the dinner table. The parents (Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander) have provided little North with what looks like a million-dollar house in a Frank Capra neighborhood, all on dad's salary as a pants inspector. And, yes, I know that is supposed to be a fantasy, but the pants-inspecting jokes are only the first of several truly awful episodes in this film. North goes into court, where the judge is Alan Arkin, proving without the slightest shadow of a doubt that he should never, ever appear again in public with any material even vaguely inspired by Groucho Marx. North's case hits the headlines, and since he is such an all-star overachiever, offers pour in from would-be parents all over the world, leading to an odyssey that takes him to Texas, Hawaii, Alaska, and elsewhere. What is the point of the scenes with the auditioning parents? (The victimized actors range from Dan Aykroyd as a Texan to Kathy Bates as an Eskimo). They are all seen as broad, desperate comic caricatures. They are not funny. They are not touching. There is no truth in them. They don't even work as parodies. There is an idiocy here that seems almost intentional, as if the filmmakers plotted to leave anything of interest or entertainment value out of these episodes. North is followed on his travels by a mysterious character who appears in many guises. He is the Easter bunny, a cowboy, a beach bum, and a Federal Express driver who works in several product plugs. Funny, thinks North; this guy looks familiar. And so he is. All of the manifestations are played by Bruce Willis, who is not funny, or helpful, in any of them. I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it. I hold it as an item of faith that Rob Reiner is a gifted filmmaker; among his credits are "This is Spinal Tap," "The Sure Thing," "The Princess Bride," "Stand by Me," "When Harry Met Sally" and "Misery." I list those titles as an incantation against this one. "North" is a bad film - one of the worst movies ever made. But it is not by a bad filmmaker, and must represent some sort of lapse from which Reiner will recover - possibly sooner than I will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 23, 2003 I'll tell you what movie I absolutely hated with a passion. Mr. Deeds. I usually like Sandler flicks but come the fuck on, this one was pure unadulterated crappola. Good thing Sandler went and made Punch Drunk Love & Anger Management to redeem himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted July 23, 2003 how can anybody say this movie is underrated? This is the worst movie ever, save MAYBE Polish Vampire in Burbank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted July 23, 2003 how can anybody say this movie is underrated? This is the worst movie ever, save MAYBE Polish Vampire in Burbank. I just did, yo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
