Yep, I went from Barry Lyndon last night to this tonight; I have no shame.
I'm a little surprised to say it, but this is my new pick for the worst of the Sony Spidey-Villains-and-Allies-Without-Spider-Man films mostly because it's boring. Bad CGI? Venom flicks had that, but I could forgive it a little because the symbiote(s) aren't Earth creatures, so they don't have to look natural to us. In Kraven, the terrible CGI oxen, lion, snow leopard, especially the snow…
Criterion Challenge 2025!
Film #1 - A Film Included in the Criterion Collection 40 box set.
Y'know that slight feeling of foolishness you get when you finally ingest great art, a masterpiece, after decades of knowing of it but making no attempt to see it, despite liking everything else you've seen by the artist?
Yes, that.
My own fussy cinematic peeve with this? The film clips they show don't have the names of the films! C'mon! Not even in the end credits!?
I haven't gone as far as Jack, knocking food out of their hands or wanting to kill some dingus for making noise in the theater, but my usual fantasy for such bad movie-goers is being able to dismissively wave my hand and their mouths disappear. Phone using, talking, loud eating, lip-smacking, bag rustling, inappropriate…
Saw this when it was in theaters, with my friend Angie ‘cause she was an extra in it. When she excitedly whispered “there I am! See me?” during a brief crowded high school hallway scene, I lied and said “Yes! Cool!”
That’s all I remember about this flick.
