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Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
The worst movie I've ever seen...
I would've given this movie a negative-1, but the voting scale here doesn't go that low. What a waste of perfectly good film this movie was. All those responsible for this cow-flop movie should be forced to serve jail time. That's an hour-and-a-half of my life I'll never get back. I could've spent that time doing something way more constructive, like staring at the wall. My mother rented this film for my brother and I because she said she thought it looked funny. The only thing even remotely funny about this movie was that I didn't vomit while watching it, because it certainly made me sick. Don't make the mistake I did by watching it. If you see it at the video store, whether it's on sale or for rent, do whatever you can to buy it so that you can smash it, stomp on it and burn it, thus averting the possible disaster of some other innocent layman who might be considering the possibility of watching it. Louis Braille could've made a better movie than this, and not only was he blind, he's dead! If there is one movie in film history that should never have been made, I can think of no better candidate than this movie which I even refuse to call it by its name. I will call it, however, by the name I think it deserves: "PUTRID & VILE."
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)
A brilliant masterwork, full of heart
This film is an effective, touching work that is mostly autobiographical, yet exaggerated to provide laughs and insight on the difficulties of show business. Yes, it's one of those "little guy vs. big business tyrant" films, but it's also very different, because in this case, it's about a special-effects/animation geek, a character which, if it has ever been portrayed in film, would still be nothing close to this because the man playing the part is a real special-effects designer, animator and editor. Usually, this genre of film is reserved for struggling actors or writers. This is about the man behind the scenes, a person who, unlike a director or actor, even more so than a writer, is rarely, if ever, on the set of an actual film. In watching this film, you are constantly reminded that the man responsible for it (Mike Jittlov) is someone who truly enjoys what he does and that he's not in it for the money. It's based on and around actual shorts he made, called "demo reels" that a special-effects designer/animator/editor/writer such as he would take to various film studios to showcase his talents, including the classic "The Wizard of Speed and Time," how difficult it is to make them, and how much harder still it is to get someone to see it. Jittlov did basically everything in the film: he starred in it, did his own stunts, wrote it, directed it, edited it, did all the special effects and animation, wrote the title song, financed it and a host of other jobs. This is someone who knows what he's doing and knows how to do it well. I can't say enough wonderful things about this film, so I'll stop now. Though it may be a bit difficult to find this film, if you do, you should take the opportunity. You'll see the genius of a man who deeply loves his craft and does not take it lightly.