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Posted: **Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:59 pm**

I vaguely remember that cover as the original film poster (yes I'm ashamed to admit I saw this piece of crap....has any Oscar-winning actress been in more bad movies than Gwyneth?)

Posted: **Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:40 pm**

Mira Sorvino

Posted: **Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:44 pm**

I don't want to parse such awfulness, but Mira only won Supporting Actress. Gwynnie somehow won Best Actress, so I'd give her the edge.

Posted: **Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:48 pm**

Halle Berry and Helen Hunt are probably in the running.

I'm too lazy to look over the complete list, but I'm guessing there were some award-winning contract players who starred in their fair share of dross.

Posted: **Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:39 pm**

tavernier wrote:I vaguely remember that cover as the original film poster (yes I'm ashamed to admit I saw this piece of crap....has any Oscar-winning actress been in more bad movies than Gwyneth?)

hey, the film was, at least, beautifully shot (by Emmanuel Lubezki)
although, with that cover... it looks more like it should be "Great Sexpectations" the terrible porno version (that may be better than the Cuaron version)

and about Gwyneth... didn't she win for a terrible movie?
and she's still no Cuba Gooding Jr.

Posted: **Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:31 pm**

The original poster was slightly different, but not much better.

I don't understand what shame there is in seeing this film. I don't think it works as a whole, but it contains several scenes which, taken individually, constitute minor masterpieces; and the whole design of the film is unbelievably gorgeous (which in my opinion makes the cover that much worse).

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:37 pm**

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:55 pm**

Isn't a Dirty Sanchez already "Unrated and Uncensored"?

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:21 pm**

Be careful, he's pointing a finger at his head.

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:40 pm**

Isn't this the one that's packaged with a barf bag?

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:54 pm**

Matt wrote:Isn't this the one that's packaged with a barf bag?

You'll need it when the loser of one of the competitions has to take a sip of the blood and fat mixture from a liposuction.

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:22 pm**

The Invunche wrote:
Matt wrote:Isn't this the one that's packaged with a barf bag?
You'll need it when the loser of one of the competitions has to take a sip of the blood and fat mixture from a liposuction.

I need it right now.

Posted: **Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:25 pm**

Welsh contributions to film culture:

late 50s and 60s: Richard Burton
70s and 80s : Anthony Hopkins
90s: Catherine Zeta-Jones
late 90s: Rhys Ifans and Iaon Gruffudd
2000s: the Dirty Sanchez boys

I think this timeline speaks for itself!

(Having said that, I really liked the Welsh film Leaving Lenin!)

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:22 pm**

What is with the oranges?

This is the Mexican R4, NTSC (fullscreen?) edition. Odd that MGM USA has not released this brilliant Lumet film yet.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:37 pm**

colinr0380 wrote:Welsh contributions to film culture:

late 50s and 60s: Richard Burton
70s and 80s : Anthony Hopkins
90s: Catherine Zeta-Jones
late 90s: Rhys Ifans and Iaon Gruffudd
2000s: the Dirty Sanchez boys

Plus:

Ray Milland
Roger Livesey (three Powell-Pressburger films)
Peggy Cummins (Gun Crazy)
Stanley Baker (The Cruel Sea, Olivier's Richard III, Zulu, three Losey films)
Hugh Griffith (great character actor)
Desmond Llewelyn (Q in the Bond films)
Terry Jones (Monty Python)

Don't mess with the Welsh, boy-o!

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:10 pm**

Don't forget Christian Bale

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:28 am**

Person wrote:Don't mess with the Welsh, boy-o!

I stand corrected!

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:04 am**

Person wrote:
colinr0380 wrote:Welsh contributions to film culture:

late 50s and 60s: Richard Burton
70s and 80s : Anthony Hopkins
90s: Catherine Zeta-Jones
late 90s: Rhys Ifans and Iaon Gruffudd
2000s: the Dirty Sanchez boys
Ray Milland
Roger Livesey (three Powell-Pressburger films)
Peggy Cummins (Gun Crazy)
Stanley Baker (The Cruel Sea, Olivier's Richard III, Zulu, three Losey films)
Hugh Griffith (great character actor)
Desmond Llewelyn (Q in the Bond films)
Terry Jones (Monty Python)

(To the sound of a barrel being scraped) Which puts Wales just about on par with North Dakota or Rhode Island (perhaps even both?) for contributions to cinema. Cool, eh?

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:47 pm**

ranaing83 wrote:

Please tell me I'm not the only one who clearly sees Brian Cox's Hannibal Lecktor here?

I agree. I clearly see Brian Cox.

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:49 pm**

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:18 pm**

I find that cover ofensa-ve.

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:39 pm**

Person wrote:What is with the oranges?

Maybe they only had budget for one "O"

Posted: **Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:09 am**

Kinsayder is a genius.

skuhn8 wrote:(To the sound of a barrel being scraped) Which puts Wales just about on par with North Dakota or Rhode Island (perhaps even both?) for contributions to cinema. Cool, eh?

Cut them some slack - Wales is a very small country that has always had a small (is 'indigenous' the correct term in this regard?) population. Iceland's cinematic output hasn't been that great. Ditto: Estonia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia/Croatia/Serbia or most South American countries - Africa, too. As I said previously, don't diminish the Welsh, as they are a feisty people who are deeply proud of their sons and daughters!

Posted: **Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:07 am**

Person wrote:As I said previously, don't diminish the Welsh, as they are a fiesty people who are deeply proud of their sons and daughters!

Why thank you, Gordon (tongue firmly in cheek). I wonder whether I'm the only 'indigenous' Welsh poster on this board...

Posted: **Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:34 am**

Person wrote:...as they are a feisty people who are deeply proud of their sons and daughters!

As they should be. Not all brother-sister unions result in offspring.

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