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War, DVDs and The Time Machine

ziggy on 2003-03-21T02:55:37

For non-cable-subscribers (like us), DVDs are a welcome respite from the bomb-to-bomb news coverage of the war in Iraq.

Tonight, our distraction was The Time Machine from 2002. I have no idea how it got onto our Netflix list, but it was in the mailbox yesterday. I remember it lasted about 30 minutes in the theaters when it was released last summer, but I wasn't exactly sure how bad it really was.

This movie was worse than Battlefield Earth.

Yes, that bad. There are no words.

I admit it

delegatrix on 2003-03-21T13:08:45

Ok, so I put it in the list. After weeks of regressing to films of the '70s, I thought something new would be a good chnage. My mistake. Most bad movies are good for a rental. Most. Not this one.

What's cable got to do with it?

Elian on 2003-03-21T16:30:43

I am a cable subscriber, and it's still wall to wall war. I keep waiting for the Food Network to roll out a war show.

The most annoying thing is, given how little's actually happened the war coverage is even more vapid than what it's replacing, and when "Are you hot" is more substantial than the news you know there's a real problem...

Re:What's cable got to do with it?

jordan on 2003-03-22T18:44:34

  • The most annoying thing is, given how little's actually happened the war coverage is even more vapid than what it's replacing, and when "Are you hot" is more substantial than the news you know there's a real problem...

I can see it now...

You've just been bombed with an incendiary device! Are you Hot?

Re:What's cable got to do with it?

ziggy on 2003-03-22T18:48:54

You've just been bombed with an incendiary device! Are you Hot?
Stop giving Disney ideas for reality shows. :-)