where: EDWARDS FAIRFIELD STADIUM 16 & I-MAX in Fairfield, CA
when: Friday, March 25th, 2011
show: 12:01 a.m.
costs: $17.50 Ticket + $6.00 small Popcorn + $0.00 small Zero Sprite ( Free on movie watcher rewards card ) = $23.50
auditorium: 12, with the I-Max screen
seat: Last row, Second from right seat
synopsis/overview: Committed to an institution, Baby Doll ( Emily Browning ), convinces four other patients to try and escape with her.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) "Everyone has an angel"; 2.) Last Will & Testament; 3.) Rape; 4.) Mental institution; 5.) Lobotomized "vegetables"; 6.) A front; 7.) "Let her go, pig"; 8.) "No purpose"; 9.) "Journey to freedom"; 10.) Three evil samurais; 11.) "Send me a postcard from paradise"; 12.) Map, fire, knife and key; 13.) "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"; 14.) "The girls and you are mine"; 15.) "Kiss the neck"; 16.) Dragon; 17.) "We're all finishing this"; 18.) "You're gonna want to see this"; 19.) The train; 20.) "It's too late to play the good guy"; 21.) "One thing more"; 22.) "It's not my story, it's yours"; 23.) "Did you see how she looked at me"; 24.) "I need her in that chair"; 25.) Fort Wayne-bound bus; and 26.) Bonus scene during the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: Surprisingly, even though the auditorium was packed, the audience was relatively quiet throughout the movie.
recommendation: This stupid movie has got to be the worst movie that I've ever seen since I started blogging about movies! I understand the fantasy parts, but this movie has more gaps in Logic than a slice of Swiss Cheese has holes! You could say that I got "sucker-punched" into seeing this in I-Max! Wait for this to come out as a rental, or get high on Marijuana--or some other thing--first before seeing this movie on the big screen to fully appreciate the absurdity of it all. If you do decide to see this on the big screen, don't pay the exorbitant I-Max price for it.
spoiler alert! This movie is all about visuals and not much else, no logical substance at all. This movie is somehow/somewhat a not-worthy-of-Oscar-awards re-imagined remake of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. That Last Will & Testament is a copy; and the lawyer for the estate would have a copy of the document on file, too, so that it cannot be altered in any way. In a crime, the scene is investigated, evidence is collected, and the victim, witness and/or suspect are interrogated. The crime was clearly about rape and murder; therefore, saliva, skin tissue, blood, hair, fiber and/or semen specimens would be evident. The suspect, in this case, would have had to have a psychiatric evaluation done first to see if said suspect was mentally fit to stand trial. And what would the incriminating evidence be since they never bothered to take her in for questioning? But the cops acted biased and with extreme prejudice as they went ahead and sedated her ( Are they even allowed to administer injections? ). In other words, she was committed to an institution without Due Process of Law! That's a mental institution? It's more like a boarding house for rebellious yet seriously hot babes who put on make-up and parade around in tight/skimpy outfits each and everyday--it there's such a place as that, I'd try and get a job there as a medical orderly even for minimum wage. Ha, ha, ha. You would think that such important legal/medical documents would be kept safe under lock and key, accessible only to certain personnel. In order for a lobotomy to be performed--"Icepick" Lobotomy, in this case--a psychiatrist, a counselor, a next-of-kin and a judge would have to all meet with approval ( This was not done ). The surgeon would have to double-check with the counselor and go over the patient's records, first ( This was not done ). The operating room and instruments would have to be prepped and sanitized ( This was not done ). The patient would have to be dressed in a surgical gown ( This was not done ). The patient would have to be laid in a surgical bed ( This was not done ). The doctor and nurses should have prepped for the surgery and should have been required to wear surgical garb, masks and gloves ( This was not done ). The patient should be given General Anesthesia ( This was not done since she was just sedated ). There's a big difference between General Anesthesia and sedation, especially since we're dealing with brain surgery here! Surgical dressing should have been applied to the surgical area ( This was not done ). A person who just had a lobotomy is not conscious, much less ambulatory! All those solid punches to the face but no black eye, bloody nose, cut lip or broken teeth in the lot! With all those metallic body parts littering the floor of the train car, you'd think that at least one of the girls would trip over something! The chef was not put in jail. Did those two girls really get executed in real life? What's with that Bollywood-style song-and-dance number during the Ending Credits? She never got around to doing her dance for the escapee. So, what does that mean ...?
Baby Doll carried this movie through with one predominant facial expression: Either that of someone who was apprehensive or someone who was worriedly constipated--or both! Look out! "Lincoln Logs" coming through! Bwa, ha, ha, ha, ha--snort!
And the major spoiler is ...: After she was placed in the institution, she was lobotomized almost immediately and never really had a chance to interact with the other patients!
At least, this movie is consistent in that it started out stupid and ended up stupid!
fyi: I should have listened to my hygienist earlier today for she told me not to go to the midnight show because it might not be a good enough movie. I sacrificed a good night's sleep for nothing. I arrived home at 2:30 a.m. I went to bed at 3:00 a.m. I was still awake at 4:00 a.m. And I had to be up by 6:00 a.m. to be at work by 7:00 a.m. But I really don't know when I fell asleep! All I can say about my sleep is that it wasn't long enough. Damn those rebellious yet seriously hot babes who put on make-up and paraded around in tight/skimpy outfits--they lured me like a moth to a flame!
word of advice: Don't go to a midnight show if you have to go to work the next day, especially if you have to work early in the morning.
tidbits: As I walked into the auditorium, I saw this girl go through the used i-max 3-d glasses collection barrel because she thought the movie was in 3-d. One of her two girlfriends told her to stop picking through it because she didn't need it.
At least three dozen people stayed until after the Ending Credits. And that was enough time for them to see the logo: Cruel and Unusual Films. This drew a laugh from the crowd.
Then, a woman in the audience said, "They didn't show the dance. I'm pissed. They mind-f-cked you but they didn't show the dance!"
As I went to occupy a toilet stall to relieve my bladder, I heard a guy say, "I'm sure everybody has seen Vanessa Hudgens naked." ( Cine-Man has no comment on this--Ahem! )
And another guy said, "Yeah, a couple more naked girls and I'd give it a 5-star ( rating )."
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