Comments on: Too Dumb To Be True

By: Redlegs23

Redlegs23 — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:55:45 +0000

I’m glad I only spent $1.07, including tax, on this waste of time and space. I was almost offended by how awful it was.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:49:27 +0000

OUCH! Now, when I watched the movie, I had no intention of writing an article about it, but once I started, I knew it was golden. So, I endured the punishment – and I had to get my $1 rental fee out of it – and plowed my way through, with my eyes OPEN. Hard to believe, but yes, I made it through. That’s when I thought of how many other ways I could have spent my money to do something better.

By: Redlegs23

Redlegs23 — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:19:14 +0000

Ok, here’s where I separate myself from you. I did not watch it all the way through. While I was watching it with the wife, who also “loved” it, we both fell asleep. I’m not normally one who dozes off during movies, but I found it very difficult not too.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:58:09 +0000

Red, I’m right there with you =) Although I think this is the very first time I’ve ever read a sentence with Schindler’s List and Dude, Where’s My Car in it. I’m surprised to find someone else that has actually seen the movie. Not only seen it, but appears to have watched it ALL the way through like I did. I guess you and I are gluttons for punishment.

By: Redlegs23

Redlegs23 — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:53:06 +0000

I’m speechless. How can someone not love an American classic such as Balls of Fury? This film should be credited as an instant classic, alongside Shindler’s List and Dude, Where’s My Car. This theatric genius kept my heart racing for each minute that ticked off the clock. Of course by now, you’ve either realized that I am completely full of crap or a complete idiot. This movie sucked the balls that they horrid actors smacked around. And yes, I ended that sentence in a preposition because I felt it would summarize my thoughts on Balls of Fury – wrong.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:41:03 +0000

If you notice, marketing is basically all media anymore. Most every program available has tie-in marketing with products placed nicely in view, trademarked names spoken, or neat little views of company logos all around.

It’s not just entertainment either, it has infiltrated our news programming, our print media, and our radio waves. It seems almost everything has a “push” behind it trying to grab that last dollar in your pocket. They are all fighting for it tooth and nail. They try and MAKE you think you need it. They for sure don’t want you to think about it, they want it to be a knee jerk, have to, need. Need does not truly equal need these days. It’s a want, a want to be like others, to have the latest trend, etc.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:37:09 +0000

I haven’t see the movie either, but the review coming from a source I trust, I now will never see the movie most likely. Jeanie’s comment on what garbage we spend our money and time on is something I think I could take a look into and not only make myself a better person, but save money while doing it. Now that I saved myself from seeing that not so good movie and now have extra money to spend on something else, MMMM, let’see, what will I choose? Thank you for saving me from seeing a movie I would not have enjoyed, now I can spend my time and money on something I will think twice about before letting go of my hard earned cash.

I think you are right when you say there are very good marketing people out there that can make you think you really need to see this film (good or bad). After all, that is what they are getting paid to do. With our society with their low IQ, very little education, it does not take much for them to be entertained. Sometimes, low IQ or not, people just get caught up in the moment and do things they ordinarily would not.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:43:33 +0000

Yes, there are many things (most everything) that can be thought of as “rubbish.” But, we also can’t get to a point where we are depriving ourselves to the extent that it makes us unhappy. I think if you feel the conviction to stop buying certain things, then that’s your personal calling.

However, there are some things out there that are just blatant wastes of money and time no matter what your personal stance on the issue is. I’m sure we all have a laundry list of these items because they are the clutter in our lives, the wastes of time in our lives, and the distractions from family that we all have. I think if we all start at the most basic level of asking a question about the smallest things we purchase, we can end up making a big difference in our lives and those around us.

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:43:25 +0000

Excellent review.. Of course I can just go on your point of view and comments I was hearing as you watched it, since I didn’t. I did however enjoy the “disbelieving laughs” that occasionally floated through the house.

This post sure makes me think of ALL the things I could put money to better use, instead of eating out, MAKEUP, tanning, hair products.. I could go on forever, but it’s simply too embarrassing to even think about really.

Thanks for this post. Sure will make a person think twice before dishing out cash to… well, to garbage.