tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post7904316519558997607..comments2023-12-05T22:38:15.929-08:00Comments on Fr. Dennis at the Movies: The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure [2012]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-64065477955829587362012-09-19T11:26:18.193-07:002012-09-19T11:26:18.193-07:00Hi Bob, I'm not sure I'd want to defend to...Hi Bob, I'm not sure I'd want to defend too much such an obviously commercial venture as this film. Still, IMHO this film is positively "Citizen Kane-esque" when compared to the Teletubbies or even/especially Peewee Herman of years past :-)Dennis Krizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913610930132868134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-59942814968886145192012-09-19T07:24:43.884-07:002012-09-19T07:24:43.884-07:00Dennis, I took my five year old to see the "O...Dennis, I took my five year old to see the "Oogieloves" movie (as in, desperate parent needs something to distract child). There were 11 people in the theater, counting us. My son, of course, adored it. But, for adults, the film is only watchable from the perspective of how bad a film can actually be. I found it fascinating the way people find train wrecks interesting. Take the more bizarre aspects of the Wiggles and multiply them by 50, and you get the idea. Things like garishly colored puppet people, lead characters such as a vaccum cleaner and a throw pillow, a cowboy with bubbles in his pants, a giant tulip, a flying sombrero and people like Toni Braxton and Christopher Lloyd totally humiliating themselves. It cost $20 mil to make, $40 mil to market, and has taken in $1.0 mil so far! I'm part of a historical event -- one of the few people to see in the theater one of the worst big budget bombs ever!<br /><br />Perhaps I've shaved a couple of hours off of my time in Purgatory by sitting through this thing. Otherwise, it's useless. Although, since my wife wasn't there with us that day, I'm waiting for the DVD so that she can have the full experience with us. Just pray that she doesn't file for divorce afterwards for spousal abuse..<br /><br />God bless,<br />Bobtrfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com