LRA writes: I must have a deep seeded need for self inflicted punishment. Nobody forces me to seek out bad films and watch them but I do anyway. I guess I do it in an attempt to find that hidden gem, that film that blurs those oh so thin lines between good and bad. Just like an archaeologist searching for that one artifact that makes it all worthwhile I to force myself to sit through some of the worst uses of celluloid of all time in order to find such rare items of worth. When I first saw the trailer for Dylan Dog it immediately seemed like the worst idea for a movie ever and thus I was hooked. Could the finished product ever truly live up to how bad that trailer made it look? Was I in store for some truly great/horrible cinema? Because how can a movie starring Brandon Routh as an "Investigator for the Undead" where he befriends vampires, werewolves and zombies not be so bad its good?
MediaStinger: "2011 was another good example of Hollywood’s recent trend of upping the quantity of films at the expense of quality. That’s also indicated here by our dirty dozen of nominees for the dubious title of Worst Movie of 2011 and the sizable list of dishonorable mentions."
Dr Chris "Based on a very popular European indie comic, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night follows the adventures of private investigator Dylan Dog who works with monsters and other things that go bump in the night. However, after a pretty bad fallout with the vampire clan of the city as the result of the loss of a loved one, Dylan decided to just handle normal investigative cases like cheating spouses and insurance scams. But when a young woman’s father is murdered by a werewolf, and it leads to a secret that is being hunted by both werewolf and vampires, and several other supernatural monsters, Dylan is forced back into helping these creatures. He is also helping his new partner Marcus, who is killed in battle and resurrected as a zombie against his will and must learn to cope with his new undead existence."
Poor Brandon Routh, I was hoping he'd find another film that he could really shine in. I guess Scott Pilgrim will have to remain his best performance for a while.
My daughter and her boyfriend went to see it and they said that if you just want to see something fun with friends that will make you laugh....it's a good movie. She said they had fun watching it because it was stupid and funny.
A horror comedy that's cliché and predictable, with a lack of coherency and cheap monster effects that are blurred by shadows and choppy editing. Full review by Chris Pandolfi.
So sad that this movie sucks. I mean the trailers and everything made it seem real cheesy before, but sometimes that works for a film. These reviews are all bad though, so I'm probably going to be staying away.
For someone that wasn't going to go too much into detail ...they sure are long winded. I agree about Brandon Routh not being too talented in the acting department but the movie plot and idea is good and I'm going to give it the benifit of the doubt and go see it for myself. But then again, I always do go get my own opinion. Once I see a preview and like the plot I have to make up my own mind but I'll go see it on my half price day which I get on Wednesdays.
Will do as always when I check out something out of the ordinary. I was not trying to be rude just going on as I usually do.
This movie looks really low-quality, but I'll check it out regardless on dvd when it's out, good review btw.
I guess I could consider myself general public when I'm in the mood for a movie. But then I'm exceptional public when I'm a critic.