Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Steineded How sad is this?

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Wuchak "Krippendorf's Tribe" (1998) stars Richard Dreyfuss as the titular grieving anthropologist who is compelled to hoax an isolated tribe still living in the Stone Age. Jenna Elfman plays his assistant, Natasha Lyonne his daughter, Stephen Root his boss and Lily Tomlin his rival. As my title blurb says, this movie spoofs Academia and the Tasaday hoax. If you're not familiar with the latter, a supposedly isolated tribe still living in the Stone Age was "discovered" on the Philippine island of Mindanao and prominently featured in a 1972 issue of National Geographic. In 1986 it was discovered that the Tasaday were simply members of known local tribes who put on the appearance of living a Stone Age lifestyle under pressure from Manuel Elizalde.The movie's silly and fun, but not laugh-out-loud funny, although there are a handful of mild laughs. That said, humor's a personal thing, which explains why some people find this movie funny. I don't, but it's likable and quietly amusing. If you're a fan of Dreyfuss and Elfman it's a must. The film runs 94 minutes and was shot in the Los Angeles area and Ka'a'awa, O'ahu, Hawaii. GRADE: C+

elshikh4 Actually it's a rare time not to find much to say. It's nothing but too many sexual jokes that made a movie ! Yet, what gave me the saddest feeling is that it got some intelligent idea which nobody tried to make the comedy through it, as the whole thing was just cheap sketches around it. I felt the bore out of watching and hearing sex jokes successively and only ! (Richard Dreyfuss) can be more than that unfunny clown. (Lily Tomlin) can deliver more than lines like "what a wonderful ass he has". It's the prototype at its worst, and the poor treatment at its highest. The scriptwriter (Charlie Peters) wrote before good comedies (Blame It on Rio - 1984), average comedies (Kiss Me Goodbye - 1982), (Hot to Trot - 1988), or (3 Men and a Little Lady - 1990), here obviously it's his weakest. They wanted you to relax and have fun so this wasn't thoughtful however it wasn't even laughable too. It's not bad but handling that idea that easy was bad enough. If I want to be philosophical, then I must say how that tribe of Krippendorf could represent Hollywood itself (sex, violence, illusion, etc) ! But don't pay attention to that, just enjoy it as it is : a goofy joke.

BLBfootballs This movie is achingly bad, and may well leave you thirsting for spiritual and cinematic salvation.It's tempting to blame the low quality on the abysmal acting, but the abysmal acting is surely the product of the even worse script. Saturated with one-liner duds, 10-liner clunkers and painfully feigned scenes, this movie could be usefully employed in screen writing schools as an example of what not to force your actors to try and portray on screen. I'm disappointed that Richard Dreyfus agreed to take this movie, though a senior academic role could have suited his acting abilities well. Instead he pumps a heinous "performance" as a simply execrable poseur (we're supposed to sympathize with this guy...right?)--the quality of whose character corresponds well to the cringe-inducing wretchedness of the writing. Every other character in this movie is a paint-by-numbers cardboard figurine. The audience suffers through a ride at least as irritating as the one endured by the (humorously-named?) professor's colleagues. Unfortunately the audience sees each rusty step approaching from miles away, preventing us from at least sharing in the colleagues' mild palliative of "surprise". As with many other bad movies this one was banking on a potentially humorous idea that, uh, doesn't quite work out. This movie is of the variation of bad that precludes even enjoying laughing at its radiant badness. Trust me, there will be no laughter. Every part of the movie, from the chokeworthy "jokes" to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones ska tracks suggests a kind of "ironic" self-referential "humor" that we're all (for some reason) supposed to be joining in on. Note to directors: next time please drop the "irony" and just aim for humor. Judging from this movie, that alone would be no small accomplishment! I almost can't believe this thing was released into theaters.If you paid money to see this in a theater or rent it on video...well I'm just sorry. I would expect to see this as a staple of UHF stations' low-powered weekend afternoon matinées for some years to come. But hopefully not for too long!

ReelCheese Uneven comedy takes an interesting (though admittedly silly) premise but doesn't quite know what to do with it. Richard Dreyfus stars as James Krippendorf, a professor who attempts to save his reputation (and skin) with a fictitious account of a previously unknown New Guinea tribe. Forced to back up his lie, he resorts to shooting footage in his backyard of he and his children dressed as savages and performing ridiculous rituals. Soon even that lie necessitates further lies until things seem destined to come crashing down any second."Krippendorf's Tribe" certainly has its moments, and even when it's not laughable (which is often), it's generally amusing. Still, some segments are painfully awkward and unfunny. One Krippendorf boy's science project, for instance, demonstrates a girl about to be anointed with pig urine before entering menstruation in a hut. And Dreyfus, who is such a better fit as the straight man, gets annoying when posing as a grunting tribesman flown into contemporary society. Both he and the story begin to run out of steam after the first hour.Somewhere within "Krippendorf's Tribe" is an excellent wacky comedy ready to spring forth. But based on the minuscule box office this picture earned, it's unlikely the concept will be revived any time soon.