Posted by sean at 170.148.92.44 on January 03, 2003 at 11:49:07:
... did you see 'Catch Me If You Can' yet? If you saw it, you probably know what I'm talking about. If you didn't, it's a fun little movie, shallow as a kiddie pool, and Walken is ridiculously good.
I watched 'Bride' last night. I think what bothered me when I first watched it is the fact that everything West does seems like a really, really bad idea ... I mean, he has some basic motivations, but the first movie makes sure you understand why they do whatever they do, even if it is a bad idea (like bringing Hill back). But, if you just write it all off as "West is crazy", it's a pretty fun movie. (It also bothers me a little bit the influence that 'Weird Science' seems to have had on late '80's horror flicks like 'Bride', 'Frankenhooker', etc.) It's got some good stuff, but I think it'd be better if it was just another cheesy horror movie, and not a sequel to such a great one.
Were you not a 'Basket Case 2' fan, or am I mis-remembering? I think that's a much better sequel, myself, though I'd admit it drops the horror angle a little too much.