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Regular
Price $19.95
Starring:
Gina Aguilar,
Loretta Altman,
Julie Belknap,
Nick Bennet (II),
Oto Brezina,
Directed By:
Rated: Unrated
Release Date: 2003-01-02
Studio: Ariztical Entertainment
Format:
Color,
DVD-Video,
NTSC,
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Customer Reviews for
Ben & Arthur
How bad can a film be.........answer: very bad
Bad acting, bad history, bad sound, bad filming and I could go on and on. The short of it is the film is not worth the money.Ben & Arthur
What a Bomb!!
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"Ben and Arthur"
What a Bomb!!
Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride
Those of you that follow my reviews know that I never give anything a really bad review. Well, here comes my first really awful really awful review of a really awful film. "Ben and Arthur" has just ranked as my al time worst film (and that is saying something). Usually when something is really bad, I choose not to say anything but in this case this film is so bad that I am afraid it could really hurt our cause. There is no acting, no production, no story and the movie has no value. I always find something good to say about whatever I see, but I have finally found an exception. I like to thank someone for the effort made--usually the director or the writer or the editor, the producer or an actor. In "Ben and Arthur" they are all the same person (and I hope he doesn't come looking for me). He gives himself two credits before the main title and then about 15 more before the movie starts--this Sam Mraovich (with a name that can't be pronounced).
I will never understand how this movie ever got made. It is so bad that it makes "Ishtar" look like a classic. In fact I am relegated to use one of my favorite Yiddish words to describe it--it is a piece of "drek".
There are movies that are so bad that you can have a good laugh when watching them but the only time I laughed was when it was over and then I laughed at myself for watching the entire fiasco.
Some of the mistakes are just inexcusable. For example, the airport in Vermont sits amid Palm trees. Then there was the time that Ben without a shirt on was talking on the phone one second and the next second he had a shirt on and the camera did not even pan away. The office of the priest consisted of a card table--give me a break!
Now there is a decent story line but for the life of me I cannot remember wha it was and I am not about to watch it again in order to find out. Once was more than enough. It just goes to show that a good idea can become a very, very bad movie.
Aside from Sam whatchamacallit, there is a slew of other Mraovich family members. Sam stars, etc. but there is also holy Mraovich in a small role, Chris and Robert Mraovich wrote the music, Chris also edits and worked a camera so obviously Sam felt very strongly about the project. I bet Poppa Mraovich financed it and Momma was the caterer.
So why am I still writing this review? I suppose it is because I wasted time watching the movie so I might as well waste time tearing it apart. I will not say do not see it--instead I say to see it so you will always have something to compare really good movies with.
Ben & Arthur
Sam Mraovich Should be Banded from Making Films
The opening credits already drone on for several minutes with the following individual credits for Sam Mraovich: A Sam Mraovich production, a Sam Mraovich film, starring Sam Mraovich, cinematography Sam Mraovich, editing Sam Mraovich, casting Sam Mraovich, screenplay Sam Mraovich, executive producer Sam Mraovich, producer Sam Mraovich, director Sam Mraovich. What is he about?!
The film (and I use that term loosely) that follows is truly more than an embarrassment; it is an insult to gays, to Christians and to the noble profession of film-making. Shame on you, Mr. Mraovich! I hope to see your digital camera being auctioned off on E-Bay.
If you want to stare at Jamie Brett Gabel, then it would be more satisfying to buy the back issue of Playgirl that he's featured in, than to watch him trip through this wretched mess.
The only good news is that Sam Mraovich gets shot at the end...it's a shame that it wasn't during the opening credits.
Ben & Arthur
Go Ahead -You're Going To Watch It Anyway...
You've read the reviews. You're thinking, "Nothing could be THAT awful." And now you just have to watch it for yourself. You know you shouldn't, but you can't help yourself (for an explanation of your behavior, see Edgar A. Poe's "The Imp of The Peverse.") So, the following will have no more impact on your decision re "Ben & Arthur" than the other reviews posted here did on mine before I gave myself over to rank curiousity and spent a now lost-forever 90 minutes with this terrible film:
Don't rent it.
Don't buy it.
Don't watch it.
But if you do, be prepared for movie-making so bad it's not even fun to laugh at. Unless you're drunk. Which, come to think of it, would be a waste of a good buzz.
Ben & Arthur
A fun little movie, if ...
BEN & ARTHUR ... What an awesome movie ... all you need is a bunch of friends, enough alcohol (or whatever substance you need to make it fun!), and a great sense of humor. Think of this movie like "Mystery Science Theater 3000" ... add your own subtitles, and it's a GREAT FILM!!!
(if you don't have the friends, the alcohol, or the sense of humor, this film SUCKS!!)Ben & Arthur
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