tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post7994789713471614468..comments2024-03-08T00:43:41.681-05:00Comments on film babble blog: 1408 And A Cry For Quality CusackDaniel Cook Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429877492305095834noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post-1728799237858347632007-10-12T17:38:00.000-04:002007-10-12T17:38:00.000-04:00I just have to say I'm not a fan of either Better ...I just have to say I'm not a fan of either Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer. I know they have their fans but years of cable airings and over playing on video store monitors has burned me out on flicks that I didn't think were that funny in the first place. <BR/><BR/>I failed to mention that Cusack said recently that he has only made "10 good movies". His list is :<BR/><BR/>The Sure Thing, Eight Men Out, Say Anything, The Grifters, Bullets Over Broadway, Grosse Pointe Blank, The Thin Red Line, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity & Max.<BR/><BR/>Yep, I knew neither BOD or OCS would make the cut.Daniel Cook Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429877492305095834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post-35924025535611315212007-10-12T17:25:00.000-04:002007-10-12T17:25:00.000-04:00what?! no "One Crazy Summer" or "Better Off Dead"...what?! no "One Crazy Summer" or "Better Off Dead"?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post-87680278623204021192007-10-09T21:13:00.000-04:002007-10-09T21:13:00.000-04:00I never got on board John Cusack's acting career b...I never got on board John Cusack's acting career but in some roles, he plays a good muse. Like in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, he was the normal guy/observer to whom bad things happened around. Bullets over Broadway he's also the straight man in the middle of all the craziness.<BR/><BR/>I felt 1408 was too reminiscent of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Bullets Over Broadway except little to no acting variation. But other than that, I agree, too many horror movie cliches, and when you bend reality enough in one plot contraption after another, you stop caring after a while.<BR/><BR/> 1408 was probably the least enjoyabvsophomorecritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320637485303592977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post-78603406028571625822007-10-09T02:38:00.000-04:002007-10-09T02:38:00.000-04:001st of all, I should expect this kind of thing fro...1st of all, I should expect this kind of thing from people who watch films instead of movies, but where the fuck is Better Off Dead? Oh I know, it's a crappy novelty movie, some sort of pre-Farrelly Brothers post-romantic romp through high school full of plastic jokes and devoid of any connectible heart and soul. It's also the absolute first movie I think of when I think of John Cusack, and specifically the "Cusack Character". Sure he's matured and done more "serious" (read higher paying) roles, but the absence of this movie on your list makes me think of people who love Pepper or Magical Mystery Tour but think With the Beatles or Hard Days' Night are just full of hand claps and female pandering. Please. But then again, you probably prefer action movie Cage to "no but your face is" Cage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post-48801871271105010412007-10-08T15:38:00.000-04:002007-10-08T15:38:00.000-04:00Uh, actually I listed THE GRIFTERS as mu 3rd favor...Uh, actually I listed THE GRIFTERS as mu 3rd favorite and I think I said why. <BR/><BR/>Anyway I checked out your site and like it - couldn't find your email address. Please send it to mine listed at the top of my page.Daniel Cook Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429877492305095834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612392.post-2179908413605144432007-10-08T13:45:00.000-04:002007-10-08T13:45:00.000-04:00interesting article. why do you put The Grifters ...interesting article. why do you put The Grifters as the second best John Cusack movie. <BR/><BR/>also, i noticed you have a lot of authority. i'm new at this, and i write a similar blog about movies. how do you link to others sites, and get authority? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks<BR/><BR/>www.whatmovietorent.blogspot.comHarrison Ferronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328628325940728117noreply@blogger.com