Sharktopus!

[fallensaviour]

I don't know I think I love this..LOL
It's like jaws 2.0.
I hope they make a sequel...LOL

[bgrimm77]

I LOVED it!!!!! It made me laugh!!

[Hector]

Some of you may mock Eric Roberts...and although he was never an A lister like his sister...he's had a solid career as both a B movie actor and a decent character actor is some bigger budget flicks.

It's safe to say that most of us would love to trade professions with him...I know I would.

Plus he had a substantial role in Dark Knight. How cool is that?

Don't hate...appreciate...

[Hector]

And somewhere in Hollywood, Julia Roberts is on the phone with her parents... expressing her desire to be an only child.

She herself was in Satisfaction with Justin Bateman...not exactly Oscar material either...lol...

[wolfie]

Get yourself a few beers, a big bag of chips and watch this film.

I'm sure you would laugh yourself stupid, probably choke on the chips.

[babycyclops]

That made me laugh! Enjoyed Eric Roberts in 'Runaway Train'... didn't know he is related to Julia Roberts though. Not much of a family resemblance

[LadyZod]

She herself was in Satisfaction with Justin Bateman...not exactly Oscar material either...lol...

Ya, but at least she's never had to share the screen with Stan Lee!

The Ambulance: Eric Roberts plays a Marvel Comics artist obsessed with drawing the same girl in every comic... makes for a great story for the first 5 minutes, then it just sucks like every other Eric Roberts movie!

With a movie that boasts such actors as James Earl Jones and Red Buttons, you'd think they either one would steal the show, right? Wrong. The scene stealer of this flick is Eric Roberts' massively powerful MULLET of Masterfulness!

[Goblin19]

Eric Roberts is great in The Pope of Greenwich Village.

[Sandman9580]

^^^ You beat me to it. The Pope of Greenwich Village is one of his best performances.

"Charlie, they took my thumb!!! Hey what happened in here?"

He plays the role of annoying cousin perfectly. You could punch him sometimes, but you don't, because he's sort of endearing and lovable.

[ctc]

>I think the best B cinema is the stuff that's really trying to be better

It is, 'cos if you're doing a parody/omage/ripoff you're just rehashing the old ideas and cliches. If you're TRYING to do something good you'll probably stumble into something new. Not neccesarily GOOD, but new. (Check out the bonus features on the MST3K "Beast of Yucca Flats" episode for more.)

Don C.

[Werewolf]

You know, I absolutely adore budget cinema but I sometimes can't get over the hump of "intentionally B" films. I think the best B cinema is the stuff that's really trying to be better. It's like drinking kool aid made by a little kid, not quite there but good for the story.

I agree.

Intentionally made B films, like the stuff on sci-fi, are made because the film makers were too cheap, lazy and just didn't care enough to bother to try to make a good film. Classic B movies are great because the film makers were actually trying to make a good film but lacked the budget, time and or skill to totally pull it off. It's why Plan 9 still holds up and stuff like Sharktopus will be instantly forgetable crap. Ed Wood tried his damndest to make good movies and actually thought he was. He gave it his all. So even with all their unintended flaws they are still enjoyable.

[Meule]

I agree.

Intentionally made B films, like the stuff on sci-fi, are made because the film makers were too cheap, lazy and just didn't care enough to bother to try to make a good film. Classic B movies are great because the film makers were actually trying to make a good film but lacked the budget, time and or skill to totally pull it off. It's why Plan 9 still holds up and stuff like Sharktopus will be instantly forgetable crap. Ed Wood tried his damndest to make good movies and actually thought he was. He gave it his all. So even with all their unintended flaws they are still enjoyable.

Couldn't agree more