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Showgirls (1995)
Not as bad as all that
I thought this film was not bad actually, and saw it as a voyage though bitchy sleazy Las Vegas showlife. Everyone goes on about the wildly exaggerated sex by the leading girl, but might that not be her style as a wannabe Vegas showqueen.
I think compared to a lot of films that come out that deserve a one star rating this doesn't deserve one, I found it watchable and I think there's been a kind of herd effect to say it's trash. It's just *about* trash.
So right on Tarantino for coming out alone in praising it I say.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Dumb and boring
It's got to be the plot, I think the film bores you into a state that makes it almost impossible to follow its meaningless intricacies as well as giving a confused and abbreviated version of a story that seems to lead nowhere. I suppose it was aimed at children really, though the special effects are nothing to shout about and I think it was a big mistake having Empire soldiers that looked funny rather than scary like stormtroopers.
If I remember correctly George Lucas wrote nine books for three films, then realised that one book would fill a film so chose the fourth as the original Star Wars. Probably he chose the best one as well as makes sense. I think he did so well last time with a team that invented photoshop to make the special effects and such whereas in the latest films they're sub par.