list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Very Bad Things on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Very_Bad_Things/128821/default.aspx Title: Very Bad Things
Year: 1998
Director: Peter Berg
Plot: Peter Berg made his directorial debut with this black comedy about suburbanite Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau), his future bride Laura (Cameron Diaz) and his four pals -- brothers Adam (Daniel Stern) and Michael (Jeremy Piven), mechanic Charles (Leland Orser), and real estate agent Robert (Christian Slater). Kyle and gang head off to a stag-party fling in Vegas. The fun features hired stripper Tina (Carla Scott), killed accidentally during a bathroom make-out session with Michael. When a hotel security man investigates, Robert kills him. The group buries the bodies in the desert and head home. Back in L.A., guilt trips surface along with bouts of paranoia, Laura intends that nothing stand in the way of her wedding plans. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:04:00 GMTVery Bad Things1998Peter Berg<a href="/players/P_____5586/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Peter Berg</a> made his directorial debut with this black comedy about suburbanite Kyle Fisher (<a href="/players/P____22880/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jon Favreau</a>), his future bride Laura (<a href="/players/P___195733/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cameron Diaz</a>) and his four pals -- brothers Adam (<a href="/players/P___112705/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Daniel Stern</a>) and Michael (<a href="/players/P____57008/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jeremy Piven</a>), mechanic Charles (Leland Orser), and real estate agent Robert (<a href="/players/P____66187/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Christian Slater</a>). Kyle and gang head off to a stag-party fling in Vegas. The fun features hired stripper Tina (Carla Scott), killed accidentally during a bathroom make-out session with Michael. When a hotel security man investigates, Robert kills him. The group buries the bodies in the desert and head home. Back in L.A., guilt trips surface along with bouts of paranoia, Laura intends that nothing stand in the way of her wedding plans. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide6Taggedy Taggged (6-10)16132http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t26674jgl4x.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Very_Bad_Things/128821/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_April_13_Going_To_The_Chapel/625/41636/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 4/17/2009 2:06:05 PM
Body: [quote user="mercurial"] I've finally reached that age where it seems all of my friends are getting married. The ceremonies are fun: watching my buddies committing their lives to a person they love, but what is even better is when there is an open bar and a decently catered meal. Wedding Crashers was a hilarious film based almost entirely on this notion. Knowing my friends, I'm surprised that none of them have had one of those spur of the moment weddings in Las Vegas at a 24 hour chapel with an Elvis impersonator like in What Happens In Vegas and Love Stinks. Speaking of Vegas, there are a lot of movies featuring the pre-wedding bachelor party going there and everything running amuck like in Very Bad Things. But don't get me wrong, those intimate family weddings following years of tradition are cool too. With kilts and bagpipes, Mike Myers has a traditional Scottish wedding in So I Married An Axe Murderer; Mira Nair showed us the ups and downs of an arranged Indian marriage in Monsoon Wedding; and of course Disney has perverted the minds of millions of young girls by making them believe that fairy tale weddings like in Enchanted, etc are the only way to get married (which has resulted in films like Bride Wars when everything doesn't go right). [/quote] I'm looking through this list and realizing that movies that feature heavily on weddings tend to turn me off. I'm not sure why exactly. I'll have to do some soul searching. But has anyone ever seen The Ruling Class? That features what is probably one of the funniest at the alter scenes I've ever watched. Between Alastair Sim and Peter O'Toole I was just doubled over!
]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:06:05 GMTRisseladaWeekly Theme4/17/2009 2:06:05 PM[quote user="mercurial"] I've finally reached that age where it seems all of my friends are getting married. The ceremonies are fun: watching my buddies committing their lives to a person they love, but what is even better is when there is an open bar and a decently catered meal. Wedding Crashers was a hilarious film based almost entirely on this notion. Knowing my friends, I'm surprised that none of them have had one of those spur of the moment weddings in Las Vegas at a 24 hour chapel with an Elvis impersonator like in What Happens In Vegas and Love Stinks. Speaking of Vegas, there are a lot of movies featuring the pre-wedding bachelor party going there and everything running amuck like in Very Bad Things. But don't get me wrong, those intimate family weddings following years of tradition are cool too. With kilts and bagpipes, Mike Myers has a traditional Scottish wedding in So I Married An Axe Murderer; Mira Nair showed us the ups and downs of an arranged Indian marriage in Monsoon Wedding; and of course Disney has perverted the minds of millions of young girls by making them believe that fairy tale weddings like in Enchanted, etc are the only way to get married (which has resulted in films like Bride Wars when everything doesn't go right). [/quote] I'm looking through this list and realizing that movies that feature heavily on weddings tend to turn me off. I'm not sure why exactly. I'll have to do some soul searching. But has anyone ever seen The Ruling Class? That features what is probably one of the funniest at the alter scenes I've ever watched. Between Alastair Sim and Peter O'Toole I was just doubled over! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_April_13_Going_To_The_Chapel/625/41584/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 4/13/2009 4:41:51 PM
Body: I've finally reached that age where it seems all of my friends are getting married. The ceremonies are fun: watching my buddies committing their lives to a person they love, but what is even better is when there is an open bar and a decently catered meal. Wedding Crashers was a hilarious film based almost entirely on this notion. Knowing my friends, I'm surprised that none of them have had one of those spur of the moment weddings in Las Vegas at a 24 hour chapel with an Elvis impersonator like in What Happens In Vegas and Love Stinks. Speaking of Vegas, there are a lot of movies featuring the pre-wedding bachelor party going there and everything running amuck like in Very Bad Things. But don't get me wrong, those intimate family weddings following years of tradition are cool too. With kilts and bagpipes, Mike Myers has a traditional Scottish wedding in So I Married An Axe Murderer; Mira Nair showed us the ups and downs of an arranged Indian marriage in Monsoon Wedding; and of course Disney has perverted the minds of millions of young girls by making them believe that fairy tale weddings like in Enchanted, etc are the only way to get married (which has resulted in films like Bride Wars when everything doesn't go right).
]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:41:51 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme4/13/2009 4:41:51 PMI've finally reached that age where it seems all of my friends are getting married. The ceremonies are fun: watching my buddies committing their lives to a person they love, but what is even better is when there is an open bar and a decently catered meal. Wedding Crashers was a hilarious film based almost entirely on this notion. Knowing my friends, I'm surprised that none of them have had one of those spur of the moment weddings in Las Vegas at a 24 hour chapel with an Elvis impersonator like in What Happens In Vegas and Love Stinks. Speaking of Vegas, there are a lot of movies featuring the pre-wedding bachelor party going there and everything running amuck like in Very Bad Things. But don't get me wrong, those intimate family weddings following years of tradition are cool too. With kilts and bagpipes, Mike Myers has a traditional Scottish wedding in So I Married An Axe Murderer; Mira Nair showed us the ups and downs of an arranged Indian marriage in Monsoon Wedding; and of course Disney has perverted the minds of millions of young girls by making them believe that fairy tale weddings like in Enchanted, etc are the only way to get married (which has resulted in films like Bride Wars when everything doesn't go right). http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/7/3/32102.aspx Post By: usesoap
Post To: usesoap Blog
Post Date: 7/3/2008 10:49:03 PM
Body: It is all too fitting that the lead in “Hancock” is an amnesiac, for the film in which he is featured can't seem to comprehend just what the hell it is. About halfway through, it suffers a cinematic concussion from which it never regains its former personality. Both portions of this picture might have made an interesting feature given the chance to develop more thoroughly. As it stands, “Hancock” plays out like the most recent dark, brooding film incarnation of “Batman,” but starring Adam West in the form-fitting spandex suit from the TV version. In a world where every summer superhero film is accompanied by Wal-Mart-ready action figure tie-ins, it's rather difficult to envision the kiddies clamoring to buy the “Hancock with Scotch-Swigging Action” in which you can push the button and hear one of eight colorful expletives! Yes, Hancock is the most reluctant of heroes, approaching his duties like a list of household chores rather than an inherent responsibility. His attempts at rescue wind up wrecking more real estate than leaving well enough alone and now he faces the scorn of a public fed up with his slovenly approach to fighting crime. That is, until one day he rescues an altruistic PR man (yeah, that's about the funniest thing in the picture) played by Jason Bateman. Bateman's Ray Embry wants to repay the super-pariah by working with him on an image makeover, helping him transform from his hobo-chic aesthetic to Fantastic Four fabulousness. And this is the world in which “Hancock” should have remained. Pointed social commentary on celebrity life under today's TMZ- and You Tube-controlled microscopic conditions, rejecting and denouncing any and all sorts of behavior or past transgression, and promises to reform and adhere to more “model” behavior are all hinted in a too-brief montage sequence. Witnessing Hancock stage a half-hearted press conference, admitting himself to a local prison and undergoing anger management and substance abuse classes are awkwardly amusing commentaries of today's lifestyles of the rich and infamous (not to mention the issue race plays in the whole affair). The only thing missing is his finding Jesus in the process. It's not until Ray brings Hancock home to meet the family-- wife Mary (played by Charlize Theron) and son Aaron (played by Jae Head) – in which the tonal shifts of the film are stitched together like some thematic Frankenstein's monster. It is during this portion in which we get a glimpse into Hancock's dark, mysterious origins which are a marked contrast to the promise of joviality and satire of the first half. Smith seems to run out of steam for this part, too. Gamely playing against his squeaky-clean image, he relishes in ticking off the general public with foul language and laws of physics-defying bodily harm. Yet when things get dark, he barely registers, coasting on tired mannerisms and feigned interest. Theron, who plays Bateman's adoring wife is also left with little. It's easy to see from her first encounter with Hancock that there was some sort of past connection between the two, but when it's revealed just what that is, the actress is swept up in the noisy chaos that marks the film's conclusion. The only actor who leave an impression is Theron's one-time co-star Bateman (the two shared a storyline in the beloved, departed television show “Arrested Development”), whose deft comic abilities elicited some of the only laughs to be heard during my opening-day screening. But even he is hindered by the questionable judgement of director Peter Berg (“The Kingdom,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Very Bad Things”). Berg obviously has potential, but has squandered it time and time again, as he does here with “Hancock.” It's an unwritten blockbuster law that superhero films, even if they dabble in the emotional complexities of its leads, must widen their lens and give the film and expansive, almost global, perspective that shows a city in crises or a world in peril. Not so with Berg. He instead chooses to zoom in on his subjects close enough that you can almost smell the stale scotch on Hancock's breath. When it finally comes to the epic confrontation at the finale, it's edited with such a slapdash manner that there is no sense of jeopardy, or wonderment, or even much of a pulse. Contributing to this menace-free environment is the film's villain, whose comic book bad guy name would be “Dr. Minor Inconvenience” or perhaps “The Irritable Rash,” as little a threat as he poses. And finally, lest you think that you are safely in the hands of audience-friendly Will Smith, not that the director was the same guy who based an entire film of a group of bachelor party participants trying to dispose of a dead hooker. In other words, bring the earmuffs and have hands ready to shield the eyes of the little ones brought into the theater to watch Mr. Man In Black battle baddies. “Hancock” is a film that would have benefited from being either an all-out satire of the genre, or an intimate introspective drama of the isolation accompanying the job title of World Saver. By combining the two, “Hancock” suffers from its own cinematic kryptonite, crippling it just when it should have soared into the stratosphere.
]]>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:49:03 GMTusesoapusesoap Blog7/3/2008 10:49:03 PMIt is all too fitting that the lead in &ldquo;Hancock&rdquo; is an amnesiac, for the film in which he is featured can't seem to comprehend just what the hell it is. About halfway through, it suffers a cinematic concussion from which it never regains its former personality. Both portions of this picture might have made an interesting feature given the chance to develop more thoroughly. As it stands, &ldquo;Hancock&rdquo; plays out like the most recent dark, brooding film incarnation of &ldquo;Batman,&rdquo; but starring Adam West in the form-fitting spandex suit from the TV version. In a world where every summer superhero film is accompanied by Wal-Mart-ready action figure tie-ins, it's rather difficult to envision the kiddies clamoring to buy the &ldquo;Hancock with Scotch-Swigging Action&rdquo; in which you can push the button and hear one of eight colorful expletives! Yes, Hancock is the most reluctant of heroes, approaching his duties like a list of household chores rather than an inherent responsibility. His attempts at rescue wind up wrecking more real estate than leaving well enough alone and now he faces the scorn of a public fed up with his slovenly approach to fighting crime. That is, until one day he rescues an altruistic PR man (yeah, that's about the funniest thing in the picture) played by Jason Bateman. Bateman's Ray Embry wants to repay the super-pariah by working with him on an image makeover, helping him transform from his hobo-chic aesthetic to Fantastic Four fabulousness. And this is the world in which &ldquo;Hancock&rdquo; should have remained. Pointed social commentary on celebrity life under today's TMZ- and You Tube-controlled microscopic conditions, rejecting and denouncing any and all sorts of behavior or past transgression, and promises to reform and adhere to more &ldquo;model&rdquo; behavior are all hinted in a too-brief montage sequence. Witnessing Hancock stage a half-hearted press conference, admitting himself to a local prison and undergoing anger management and substance abuse classes are awkwardly amusing commentaries of today's lifestyles of the rich and infamous (not to mention the issue race plays in the whole affair). The only thing missing is his finding Jesus in the process. It's not until Ray brings Hancock home to meet the family-- wife Mary (played by Charlize Theron) and son Aaron (played by Jae Head) &ndash; in which the tonal shifts of the film are stitched together like some thematic Frankenstein's monster. It is during this portion in which we get a glimpse into Hancock's dark, mysterious origins which are a marked contrast to the promise of joviality and satire of the first half. Smith seems to run out of steam for this part, too. Gamely playing against his squeaky-clean image, he relishes in ticking off the general public with foul language and laws of physics-defying bodily harm. Yet when things get dark, he barely registers, coasting on tired mannerisms and feigned interest. Theron, who plays Bateman's adoring wife is also left with little. It's easy to see from her first encounter with Hancock that there was some sort of past connection between the two, but when it's revealed just what that is, the actress is swept up in the noisy chaos that marks the film's conclusion. The only actor who leave an impression is Theron's one-time co-star Bateman (the two shared a storyline in the beloved, departed television show &ldquo;Arrested Development&rdquo;), whose deft comic abilities elicited some of the only laughs to be heard during my opening-day screening. But even he is hindered by the questionable judgement of director Peter Berg (&ldquo;The Kingdom,&rdquo; &ldquo;Friday Night Lights,&rdquo; &ldquo;Very Bad Things&rdquo;). Berg obviously has potential, but has squandered it time and time again, as he does here with &ldquo;Hancock.&rdquo; It's an unwritten blockbuster law that superhero films, even if they dabble in the emotional complexities of its leads, must widen their lens and give the film and expansive, almost global, perspective that shows a city in crises or a world in peril. Not so with Berg. He instead chooses to zoom in on his subjects close enough that you can almost smell the stale scotch on Hancock's breath. When it finally comes to the epic confrontation at the finale, it's edited with such a slapdash manner that there is no sense of jeopardy, or wonderment, or even much of a pulse. Contributing to this menace-free environment is the film's villain, whose comic book bad guy name would be &ldquo;Dr. Minor Inconvenience&rdquo; or perhaps &ldquo;The Irritable Rash,&rdquo; as little a threat as he poses. And finally, lest you think that you are safely in the hands of audience-friendly Will Smith, not that the director was the same guy who based an entire film of a group of bachelor party participants trying to dispose of a dead hooker. In other words, bring the earmuffs and have hands ready to shield the eyes of the little ones brought into the theater to watch Mr. Man In Black battle baddies. &ldquo;Hancock&rdquo; is a film that would have benefited from being either an all-out satire of the genre, or an intimate introspective drama of the isolation accompanying the job title of World Saver. By combining the two, &ldquo;Hancock&rdquo; suffers from its own cinematic kryptonite, crippling it just when it should have soared into the stratosphere. http://www.spout.com/groups/Walk_of_Fame/Jeremy_Piven/173/2984/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spoutgirl
Post To: Walk of Fame
Post Date: 9/18/2006 9:30:46 AM
Body: Ok, I have to make a case for Jeremy Piven. This guy has been around for a long time in Hollywood and it seems to me like he is just getting noticed with the new HBO series Entourage. What really bugs me is that he has played some great roles in movies like "Old School" and "Very Bad Things" and he always gets stuck in these co-starring roles. In my opinion, Hollywood has totally underrated this guy. Its time he takes on the lead role. I hope it happens for him soon, he is one of my favorites!
]]>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:30:46 GMTspoutgirlWalk of Fame9/18/2006 9:30:46 AMOk, I have to make a case for Jeremy Piven. This guy has been around for a long time in Hollywood and it seems to me like he is just getting noticed with the new HBO series Entourage. What really bugs me is that he has played some great roles in movies like "Old School" and "Very Bad Things" and he always gets stuck in these co-starring roles. In my opinion, Hollywood has totally underrated this guy. Its time he takes on the lead role. I hope it happens for him soon, he is one of my favorites! http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspxmurder
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