![]() ![]() ![]() All i ever ask of a film, past technical competence, is for it to at the very least make sense, something this film dies flat on its face. I wouldn't do like this, and simply try copy everything, and do that poorly. ![]() If i was given the job to make a straight to video sequel, of a guilty pleasure film like Wild Things, i knew i wouldn't make a classic, but i knew i could take the basic ingredients of that film, twist it a bit, and still make a fun movie. The people who wrote this, are not intelligent, i hope there was a lot of red tape going on, and no one actually had any creative control, because that is the only way to forgive the people behind a film like this. but every once in a while a film like this comes up, and you honestly believe you have become more stupid as a result of watching it. and come out the other side with few complaints, i like to watch movies, i'm generally pretty positive to a lot of them that i watch. I am someone who can watch an average movie, a film that doesn't quite hit the spot, or truly achieve its potential. I just don't get why they have to be so bad, it really isn't hard to write an average script and at the very least make some sense, but to write something as completely moronic as this, and have it take up 2 ft on a Blockbuster shelf defies all logic and reasonable belief. but those people clearly don't watch these straight to video sequels. its still made well, yet people quote it as the worst film ever. Gigli to me wasn't a bad film, its more misunderstood, and a bit different from usual fare, without Lopez and Affleck in it, i doubt many would make as much fuss. This film goes out of its way to insult your intelligence, and to prove the fact a script can be written within 2 hrs and actually end up as a real life movie. but i did not expect something as insipid as this. I didn't expect a masterpiece, or even anything as good as the surprisingly entertaining film the original was. Why did i rent this movie? to see 2 girls kiss, its as simple as that. Even for direct-to-video standards, this one's a complete snore!!! Like the original "Wild Things," the film contains a 3-way with two girls and a guy, but it's not nearly as steamy with moments where one of the actresses was obviously switched with a body double. He's just way too calm and low-key to pull off this type of role convincingly. However, he seems miscast in the role of a no-nonsense detective. Isaiah Washington has proved his acting chops in past films like "True Crime" and "Clockers," both of which he gave very impressive performances. You may recognize her from her supporting role in "Shallow Hal," and she did a fine job in that movie. Yes, Susan Ward is a very attractive woman, but she isn't a great actress and certainly doesn't have what it takes to play a lead role. About the only asset this film possesses is a cast of attractive performers. However, that's not what I saw on screen! I saw a film that's too dumb to be taken seriously, and too serious to be taken as a dark comedy. According to him, he chose to have the actors play it out like a campy thriller/horror flick/soap opera. ![]() As it turned, the director (Jack Perez) meant for the film to be outrageous and far-fetched. After I was done watching the movie, I checked out the featurette on the DVD. But they made much more sense than the twists in this movie. Sure, one of the trademarks of the original movie is the outpouring of plot twists, and not all of them made perfect sense. Since I tend to take these movies with a grain of salt, the first 30 minutes had me engaged, but once I was introduced to the barrage of outlandish plot twists I was no longer able to offer forgiveness. I just thought I'd throw out that hint of trivia. The ironic thing about this movie is Susan Ward starred in "The In Crowd," an enormous box office bomb that came out way too soon after the original "Wild Things"-the earlier being like a bargain-basement version of the latter flick. ![]()
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