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The majority of movie-watchers have a hearty
contempt
for horror, and when they occasionally rent horror films, they either want to laugh at them or cringe at excessively gory scenes.
Thomas Mann writes with
contempt
and from a distance of von Aschenbach's literary career and output; of his imperious manner, his layer-upon-layer of programmed, self-conscious behavior.
Copping-out by allowing friendly critics to claim that all this artless crap was a satire on mainstream film-making is no more than a safe get-out to offer those who clearly see Godard's poverty of intellect and arrogant
contempt
for his audience.
This latter issue is at the core of the film: it represents directorial self-indulgence with profound
contempt
for the taste, values, and intelligence of the viewer.
The good news is, it's so bloody awful, it sails straight through the zone of viewer
contempt
into the wonderful world of unintentional hilarity.
Burton is married to a literary critic who spends her evenings penning poisonous reviews and who treats her husband with total
contempt.
Godard has released work that is passionate (Contempt), entertaining (Band of Outsiders), sometimes both (My Life to Live).
Despite such a loopy plot, this is actually quite a bore and the RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS sneers at it with
contempt.
Another problem is that the peripheral characters, whom the filmmakers obviously have nothing but
contempt
for, are hyped up to such absurd caricatures for comic effect, that they fail to be relatable in any real way.
The attitude of the people who worked on this film shows
contempt
not only for the genre, but for the audience too.
Instead I felt only
contempt
for this parade of shuffling, whining, nicotine stained, martyrs in a perpetual quest for identity.
This means that the film cannot captivate it's audience, instead it encourages the viewing public to grow
contempt
for the film and everything associated with it!
The nastiness of it all, rape and all, is shown without any distance (unlike strong stuff like "Last house on the left") and utter
contempt
for the (perfect ?) victims and everybody involved, leaving the viewer to be treated as a sadistic voyeur.
You can see the
contempt
he has for being in this movie in his face.
After the murderers get off scot-free thanks to a corrupt judge and he himself is jailed for 30 days for
contempt
of court, he decides to take matters into his own hands by joining a group of vigilantes led by a grizzled looking Fred Williamson.
Brando goes from having
contempt
for the Japanese (which is natural considering WW2) to falling in love with a Japanese woman and wanting to marry her.
I feel equally
contempt
for people who go to movies and CAN'T suspend reality and/or let themselves enjoy 90 minutes aways from their boring or busy lives!
I particularly disliked the characterisation of the relationship between Holmes and Watson - it seemed that Holmes held Watson permanently in
contempt
which is not something that I felt when reading the stories.
Evidently it was directed with
contempt
for the audience's intelligence.
This is just one of those films that is completely beneath
contempt.
This pathetic movie about a talking detective dog shows nothing but
contempt
of people in general and children in particular.
(There May be Spoilers)Freed after doing a six-month stretch in a federal prison for
contempt
of congress Hollywood writer/directer Herbert Biberman, Jeff Goldblum, as well as his actress wife Gale Sondergaard, Greta Scacchi,future in the world of the movies and theater in America is all but over.
Stella Stevens is unwatchable, the script is beneath contempt, and I wouldn't wish this movie on my worst enemy.
Let me begin this review by saying that Universal's DVD release of this film is beneath
contempt.
If u need some back for the claims I will make below, Ill tell u I have lived and studied in Thailand for 4 years, I have a Thai wife and I have known many bar-girls, some of whom do the job for a lack of a better choice BUT STILL OUT OF FREE CHOICE and some who don't even want to consider different choices because they are
contempt
with what they do.
Gangsters are vicious, murderous thugs, whose power is based on uniform, military might, a preying on the weak and a
contempt
for democracy.
Nazis were vicious, murderous thugs whose power was based on uniform, military might, a preying on the weak and a
contempt
for democracy.
Words like "vile" and "reprehensible" don't even begin to express my
contempt
for this movie.
Hollywood shows by this movie how much
contempt
they have for the moviegoer...they put out this garbage and know at least some will fall for it (shame on me).
Mr Grant never gets into first gear let alone out of it in the less - than - taxing part of the posh English shrink with a practice in San Francisco and a reluctance to have children without long and serious consideration,a remarkably sensible attitude that renders him an object of
contempt
and ridicule in this movie.He stutters a lot and closes his eyes to express deep emotion,furrowing his brow then,in desperation, resorts to shouting and waving his arms like everybody else.
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