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Maybe if you've never read any English literature or only ever watched the Hollywood version of any book you might find merit in this awful film.
A film produced and by and as a vehicle for a rock band in the middle of a comeback is not to be expected to rank high in artistic merit- and in this case it certainly doesn't.
"The Stupids" is an atrocious, dim-witted film with absolutely no artistic merit whatsoever, and is a denigration to a director like John Landis.
It doesn't merit one line, much less ten, but to adhere to the rules of IMDb, here goes and I probably won't succeed the first time around and have to type some more to make up for this submission to be accepted.
Even those of us who like cute animal pictures --- and I abhor them ---would be hard pressed to find any merit in this abysmally bad travesty of a film.
Not in comparison to the others, but simply on it's own merit, or lack of.
This movie moved much too slowly for my taste.The concept of the story is refreshingly different in that it explores the family dynamics of living with a mentally-retarded family member in a way that I have not previously seen on-screen.However,the execution of the concept was flawed.Each character was developed fully within the scene of her first appearance,then one had to endure the feeling that each character was treading water the rest of the way.That is,each character flailed about awkwardly in her interpersonal relationships with others in the movie,which I found to be a form of emotional and social retardation.I suppose this has artistic merit,given the irony that the story centers around an intellectually retarded individual surrounded by way above-average intelligence friends and family.The acting,however,was well-done without exception.I agree with other reviewers that the cinematography was beautiful.In summary,I think the film has strong artistic merit because of the fine acting and cinematography,but fails on an emotional level due to the shortcomings described.
This movie earns its 3 for lousy writing, poor technical merit and continuity problems.
The only merit here is that it's so lame it's funny.
We are not supposed to find fault with King, since he wears medals, but his actions don't just merit it, but cry out for it.
Imagine a pro-nazi film being reviewed strictly on film merit.
I really, really tried to think of something that would merit rating this higher than a two.
Completely devoid of any merit whatsoever, this 1981 hodgepodge of unformed ideas is amateurishly directed, poorly acted, and, in every sense, an unmitigated embarrassment to horror cinema.
Not every movie released during this bountiful season of the Slasher Era would be of the artistic merit or commercial success of the original "Halloween" or "Friday the 13th," but these films were all well-made and clearly contributed to the ongoing development of horror cinema.
This insanity was directed by Sergio Martino and is not, surprisingly, without merit.
"Problem Child" was an okay movie, but did it really merit a sequel?
There are times when, less than halfway through a movie, I start to wonder what the creators were thinking that made them decide not to burn every reel of footage and instead release a movie that has no real merit of any kind.
QUESTION: How does a film merit two different titles like "The Librarians" and "Strike Force"?
It perhaps has some merit in the so awful it's good scale.
The film is allegedly exploring the dynamics of the relationship, however, the relationship is far too petty to merit any such exploration.
Beautifully shot, excellent score, but without anything of merit in the script or characters, this short is just that.
There's irony in that comment and little merit.
I am a Webb fan and enjoy the movie for it's merit, not accuracy.
It touches on a topic that is ever-present in our daily lives, but which is seen as a phenomenon so common that it does not merit discussion.
If one views this on its own merit (and not immediately following the original), it comes out pretty good.
i have no clue about any other of cronenburg's films, but love this on its own merit.
The immediate clamor surrounding the film ("Some porn movie with Marky Mark") was wholly without merit.
Reporter Kimberly Wells presents the minor side of the news; puff pieces that don't hold much news merit.
I had a special showing with a large group of mates to see the new cut and we all enjoyed it whilst having varying reservations.This revisionist and much closer to the truth version of events was probably too much for Americans to take when the film was first released but we all felt it had enormous merit and that its place in cinema history was also due for major revision
The Egyptian, along with El Cid and other favorites of the era of the wide screen, big budget epics had merit.
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