I think "Bride Wars" probably ranks as my favorite Kermodian rant since I started listening to the podcast. Brilliant analysis, Dr. K!

Mark your looking into this too much......I could watch Anne Hathaway painting a wall for an hour and a half and give the film 5 out of 10.



You need to expect less of these movies

The last few seconds of this video were weirdly reminiscent of Eraserhead.

Well, I have to say I sympathise entirley with Dr Kermode here. We don't have to see these films, but he does - and I think there does come a point where you have to say you're going to stop slamming your hand in car doors because BMW or Nissan Micra, it hurts, and I can't in all conscience expect Dr Kermode to keep doing it just because there'll be a good rant for our enjoyment afterwards.



I knew within about two seconds of seeing the poster that there is absolutely no hope I will ever see Bride Wars. I get to make that choice, but Dr Kermode doesn't.

Kermode at his best!



He endures the rotten hell of this type of movie so we don't have to... Thank you good Doctor

Great idea to add the 5 Live videos here too. I can now get my Kermode fix (almost) all in one place :-D.

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My point is that nobody has to see this type of movie (or any type of movie) at all! I saw the Bride Wars poster - not even a clip or a trailer - and immediately decided not to see the flim. It's true you can't judge a movie without seeing it but you can calculate the odds on whether you'll enjoy it, and all the information you need is on that artwork. If Bride Wars had an 18 certificate and was directed by John Woo or Brian De Palma, I'd go. But it hasn't, it wasn't, and it might as well have been taglined "You're a man in your forties. Go away, this film is not for you."



Dr Kermode endures this kind of movie because he has to. But when things are this bad, I'm guessing he's wondering whether he should have to.

how about a show one the top ten list of all films of all time.



1-7 Samuria 2-Yojimbo 3-Lawrence of Arabia 4-Tender Mercies 5-Blade Runner 6-GONE WITH THE WIND 7-Burmese Harp 8-Tokoyo Story 9-Cape Fear 10-African Queen



Best sci-fi

1-Blade Runner 2-2001 3-Planet of the Apes 4-Metropolis 5-The time machine 6-The day the earth stood still 7-Invasion of the body snacthers 8-Silent Running 9-Zardoz 10-the empire strikes back