i’m always thinking up these really interesting ideas for books that i soon realize no one would ever buy. last night i thought about writing a book of movie reviews where i would try to dissect some of the worst movies ever made while intoxicated. the rationale behind the project would be, in order to get through the trash, one would have to be out of their mind. when you’re awake until four or five in the morning every night, you come across some really bad movies, but there’s nothing quite like stumbling onto a movie channel where euro trip or jeeper’s creepers 2 is showing.
my personal favorite film from the “(terrible) movie vault” has to be antitrust. the film follows ryan phillippe as a computer nerd (typecast). he gets hired by some company that’s supposed to be microsoft. the would-be bill gates is played by tim robbins, who supposedly kills young computer programmers that are trying to rebel against his market stranglehold. the love-interest is the beautiful claire forlani. rachael leigh cook (from carpool, another terrible movie) is “the other girl” intended to sort-of introduce the possibility of a love triangle, but it doesn’t pan out. the really suspenseful dramatic moment in antitrust comes when we learn that (gasp) poor ryan phillippe is allergic to sesame seeds! there’s so much to laugh about in this movie i don’t even know where to start.
so what do you think? would a book written about the highlights of terrible films across the last twenty years be something you’d want to invest ten dollars in? how does one make it more interesting? and don’t suggest, like, talking about good movies instead. that’s not an option.
