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Ben & Arthur (2002)
Hilarious and enjoyable... if you like these kinds of movies
First thing I want to say that it is enjoyable as long as you know what you're getting into. It's a bad movie, the acting is horrendous, the sound quality is actually the worst I've seen (within the same scene there are weird audio changes that has background noise then no background noise which leads one to believe they are in the vacuum of space... seriously), the editing is terrible, and the writing is atrocious. However, it ends up being a great combination. It is so bad it becomes amazing whether it be the scene in which his metro sexual hardcore Christian brother who loves cats (not joking) attempts to convert him using a (and this is a direct quote) "secret holy water recipe". While the message has some merit (gay people should be allowed to marry anywhere and anybody who disagrees is a poopy faced meanie head). If it had any sense of reality the story might have been somewhat watchable but not here. Honestly I must say that one should watch Obscurus Lupa's video on it (It's on thatguywiththeglasses.com) as it has the funniest parts of the movie expressed in the best details. I believe this movie should be viewed by film students to learn how not to make a movie with a message. It's fantastically terrible and if one likes these movies it's a must see, same for film students, but at the same time casual audiences will HATE this movie.
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Bad except for Julia Roberts (spoilers?)
Honestly the only good person in this film, the only one "in on the joke" was Julia Roberts. The female lead Lily Collins is saddled with the misfortune of not having anything original to say. She seems like she might be a good actress but overall was boring. The male lead was having fun but overall wasn't exceptional. He was forgettable and also looks quite a bit older than Lily (by about 5-10 Years)which was a little off putting. Julia Roberts, in every scene clearly loved knowing that she was in such a terrible movie. She was having a good time and it shone through which made it watchable. While the sets were pretty and the costuming reminds one of the Capitol in the "hunger games" the story was dull. It was predictable through and through and overall was just not very enjoyable. The mirror was just there, the dwarfs (or little people?) started out interestingly but immediately faded into boredom. There were a few decent scenes with the characters overall wasn't worth the price of admission and I got in for free. Skip it... unless if one has kids, then it might be worth it as it's pretty enough for them to enjoy. Also was I the only one who noticed the f***ing eyebrows?