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C |
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Would See It Again
by ProAlien (movies profile)
Jul 30, 2005
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Would See It Again - This is basically why I hate movies from the seventies. There is no point to this movie, no structure, no plot. It was designed to be carried by the "shock" of the happenings. In today's life and cinema, that usually adds up to bupkis (like The French Connection - one of the worst movies ever). However, Badlands takes it's pointlessness to interesting areas. It kept surprising me (to a point) and Martin Sheen was FABULOUS as a disturbed disillusioned hick youth. I honestly would have given this a 2 or 1 were it not for Sheen's remarkable performance (and this is coming from someone who usually doesn't really care/notice acting - especially not someone like Sheen). Overall, it was intriguing enough beginning to end to keep me interested, once I got past saying "What the Hell?" every couple of minutes. |
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