As way of excuse, I’ve been waiting until I could see it a second time. The film is too grand, too complex, and too phenomenal to give it any less than it deserves. I felt I couldn’t do it justice with a single pass. Hopefully that will be rectified before the weekend is here, and I’ll have a review up by then.

TDK is definitely an exception to the rule.

By the way, this was a great review, Luke. You managed to make a piece on a throwaway flick actually worthwhile.

So I played a little game that I enjoy. There were four films that MZ hadn’t reviewed yet showing at a local theater, so without looking at a showtime schedule, I drove down and saw whichever one was starting soonest, which turned out to be this one.

Anyway, I tend to think that if you never review a bad film, your positive reviews become kinda meaningless. And someone in the blogosphere has to warn others of the pitfalls of the multiplex. And, since I tend to enjoy really bad movies, I’m happy to be that person.

I almost want to see it to play the “count the penis jokes” game. Almost.

Short of being strapped to a chair with my eyelids peeled, I will never, ever see this.

Thanks, Daniel. It’s always interesting to see what old men come up with when they ask themselves “What do kids like?” The correct answer is, “They like good movies, just like everyone else,” but I guess those are hard to make.

Thadd, there’s nothing in this film that even approaches the wit of Animaniacs (although, as I’ve said, the Great Cloud of Id sequence is pretty funny). To be honest with you, when I wrote that paragraph, I was thinking about DuckTales, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show…I’m pretty sure all of those had space, cowboy, pirate, and time travel episodes. I think.