terrible

Rating: 1/10 (15 May 2003)

this film is clearly the worst example of the kinds of trash perpetrated on a cinema audience. this is THE worst film i've ever seen offered at commercial cinema complexes. it pushes the boundaries of 'narrative' cinema in as far a negative view as i would ever care to inflict upon another human being. why? it is boring. i question whether those who were involved in the making of this film know what scripting means. i doubt the aims and or intentions of those involved in the making of this film as anything other than to make as much money as possible from as many people as possible. cinema as spectacle has a very lengthy tradition that is occasionally predicated on quality (witness the first three 'star wars' films) but more often on trash. this is expensive trash posturing as expansive on a series of 'deep' ideas/ideals it has no interest in developing or revealing in even the most remotely clear way. modern mythmaking? only in so far as the processes of 'filmmaking', 'scriptwriting', 'characterisation' or 'respect for one's audience' is concerned. peter jackson has issued a a series of films that mark Lucas' work as that of cinematic amoeba. mr lucas, you ought to be ashamed; friends of mine have produced work with NO budget that work so much better than this tripe.