Oh, it was all a dream.
For starters, I'm writing this review based on memory. I saw this movie in theaters when it came out in 1994. I have refused to see it again.
This movie was so bad it moved me (as a ten year-old boy) to write a speech condemning it as the worst film I had ever seen. My speech went as far as the Lambton County regionals. I think it's one of my earliest memories of being angry.
Now, let me see what I remember.
Elijah Wood stars in it. Bruce Willis was on the poster. As a ten year old I remember thinking, "That awesome son of a bitch from Die Hard. Maybe this will be sweet." And according to IMDB, Rob Reiner directed it. He had an alright track record in his early years...so give it a shot, right?
In short, Elijah Wood's character (whose name I refuse to look up - yes, I know I already mentioned that I went to the IMDB page to check the director, but you have to appreciate the spite) gets in a fight with his parents or something, then decides to divorce them and go on a search for new parents around the world. Here's the kicker. When he can't find decent enough new parents, he begins to miss real ones. And when all is lost and it looks like he won't be able to get them back - he wakes up.
Yes, he wakes up at the beginning of the movie shortly after the fight has taken place - oh, with a new found appreciation for his parents.
Kiss my ass.
I don't think I truly understood what the phrase 'waste of time' meant until I saw this movie. I still get angry thinking about it.
Anyway, I really don't think it merits that much more discussion, so I'll end things here.
North - My #100 film you should not see before you die. See you next week for #99 as the count down continues.
Mr. H.
P.S. Bruce Willis wears a bunny costume.
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