sellerto Reviews

C.B. Hustlers (1976)

Possibly the worst film I have EVER seen

[1/10 · 4 February 2006]

This film is a little bit of an 'in-joke' between myself and a few others who watched it with me. This was way back in '87 when we rented out some sort of video to watch. We found the film so memorably bad, every time we make a comment akin to something like, 'as boring as watching paint go dry', we say instead, 'we'd much rather watch C.B. Hustlers'!

I think the film has value if you want to give someone a bad 'surprise' present. You won't be forgotten that's for sure! If you like 18-wheelers, hookers and C.B. radios, you'd be actually better off watching Smokey and the Bandit (which was quite a funny film).

War of the Worlds (2005)

Why did Hollywood have to wreck this?

[1/10 · 1 August 2005]

No, no, no! I was hoping for a film which would better the 50s version and taking place in Victorian England. Can you imagine a dark and brooding atmosphere in Victorian England, the age when big sinister steam engines were the powerhouse of the people. ... and then... these lymphatic highly mechanised creatures (yes Spielberg, you can keep the special effects as long as you obey a few laws of physics) invade. Invisible very very high power microwave guns (heat rays) vapourising can be used! Don't give too much of the creatures away, remember that the 'unknown' is much more frightening. Think Quatermass! Come on, Spielberg, you have the budget and the effects! I don't know.... just another action film to be forgotten next month I guess.

Unfortunately, my childhood memory of this story is enshrined in Jeff Wayne's most excellent musical rendition.