It's April and that means the A to Z Blogging Challenge!
This year my theme is film terms.
A yawner is a slang term, meaning a boring film. I like to give every film a chance, but sometimes a film just doesn't grab me and I have to chalk it up to being a yawner. However, one man's yawner is another man's masterpiece. I asked some friends on Facebook what some of their yawners were and then posted my opinions:
Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
I haven't seen it, but the odds are that a stage musical film adapatation is subpar.
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Agreed. But beautiful cinematography.
August: Osage County (2013)
Agreed. I tried to like it because the play is brilliant. Such a disappointment.
The Artist (2011)
Not a yawner for me, but definitely over-rated. Didn't deserve Best Picture.
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
Not a yawner for me. I am never bored with Omar Sharif. Just sayin.
The Black Hole (1979)
Agreed. Actually, one of the worst films ever on all levels.
Waterworld (1995)
Agreed. Such a horrible following to Costner's magnificent Dances with Wolves.
The English Patient (1996)
Agreed. Strangely, I now consider it a comedy because of the Seinfeld episode.
My Yawner: Far and Away (1992)
Ironically, for a romance there was no chemistry between the leads. The script is terrible. Acting terrible. I could not watch the whole film.
What are your yawners?
You know, I consider so many films to be yawners, yet right now, I can't think of a single one...
ReplyDeleteKate, LOL! I couldn't think of any either, although there are many. That's one reason a I asked my friends on Facebook.
DeleteI never could get into Far and Away. I started it many times but never finished. Some sentimental movies are bores to me. I'm trying to think of the name of one. I think it was "Almost Home". All of my friends were chipper and ecstatic and all I could think was you have to be kidding.
ReplyDeleteAnn, like I said, one man's yawner is another man's "best movie ever!" LOL
DeleteStopping by on the Challenge and I'm sorry I missed this earlier. Unfortunately, I tend to forget yawner films. I wipe them completely out of my mind until I see something that triggers them again and the "Danger Will Robinson" goes off.
ReplyDeleteJulie, good policy. I think that's why I have a hard time remembering yawners as well. I don't really want to think about them. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI read this post earlier and spent the day trying to recall yawners, but boring films are so forgettable.
ReplyDeleteOf the films you listed I have only seen The Artist. Agreed. Yawner.
And I finally did come up with two others... Lincoln (2012) and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down A Mountain (1995) (Although after yawning through the movie, I liked the ending.)
Trudy, I agree about Lincoln. It was beautifully filmed, but I thought Sally Field was miscast. Loved Daniel Day-Lewis's performance. But it was most definitely a yawner.
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