tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post2478462989169219029..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: 2015 Blind Spot Series: Manos: The Hands of FateDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47226287645791314132016-03-11T04:48:24.302-05:002016-03-11T04:48:24.302-05:00This reminded me of some of the terrible parts I m...This reminded me of some of the terrible parts I might have slept through myself. Just awful. (The movie, not your witty review!) Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-57336505692625983372015-03-25T18:37:52.710-04:002015-03-25T18:37:52.710-04:00I haven't seen the MST3K version. If I ever ge...I haven't seen the MST3K version. If I ever get over the pain of watching it without their quips I might give it a try. That said it is significant for thw reason you give.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-71072111939122632712015-03-25T13:34:30.476-04:002015-03-25T13:34:30.476-04:00I've seen the original version and the MST3K. ...I've seen the original version and the MST3K. I prefer the MST3K for obvious reasons. If you haven't seen Mystery Science Theater 3000's take on it, I highly suggest it. <br /><br />I really like that you decided to pick something like this. It IS significant. At least as far as being a textbook of everything you DON'T do in a movie. haha.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231911249238795602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-48411875327650362852015-03-23T22:00:04.564-04:002015-03-23T22:00:04.564-04:00Not a Bay or Sandler fan but yeah, this is even wo...Not a Bay or Sandler fan but yeah, this is even worse than that, lol.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-43284359979825791622015-03-23T20:34:08.661-04:002015-03-23T20:34:08.661-04:00I've gotta see this. I just want to know how ...I've gotta see this. I just want to know how bad it is. It can't be any worse than the stuff Michael Bay does or anything Adam Sandler has been doing in recent years.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-5650846931275917842015-03-23T18:09:13.437-04:002015-03-23T18:09:13.437-04:00Thanks so much!Thanks so much!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-84631262911513080092015-03-23T15:43:33.949-04:002015-03-23T15:43:33.949-04:00You are absolutely hilarious! :-) Your tweets are ...You are absolutely hilarious! :-) Your tweets are priceless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-32094542439338969812015-03-23T14:06:38.516-04:002015-03-23T14:06:38.516-04:00This one is certainly on the painful side, but is ...This one is certainly on the painful side, but is amusing in parts. I'm willing to forgive the look since I know they were working with limited funding. Too many parts that could've been better without spending another dime just don't work. Definitely not as fun as Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-65199873926931993372015-03-23T11:46:23.165-04:002015-03-23T11:46:23.165-04:00I've never actually seen this particular one, ...I've never actually seen this particular one, though based on my experience with b-movies I know how painful the worst of them can be (what you've described sounds a bit like my experience with Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women) and how amusing they can get (Santa Claus Conquers the Martians). Amusingly, I've actually been told that "Manos" actually translates "hands", which means the title of this film is literally "Hands The Hands of Fate".<br /><br />I guess you could defend its quality since, as you pointed out, the filmmakers had pretty much no experience (wasn't it something like a farmer just got his hands on some money and had a bit too much time on his hands so he decided to make a movie?) but there are other films from similar sources that have worked great (The Call of Cthulhu, for instance, which was basically made by a bunch of extreme Lovecraft fans who got some money and a camera). If the stills you posted are anything to go on, it definitely doesn't look very good. However, to be fair, based on what I've seen of b-movies, it's actually not that unusual for them to fail in delivering on what is promised by the title (seeing as there doesn't seem to be any actual "hands of fate" in this movie).John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-89992364426200671822015-03-23T08:32:42.941-04:002015-03-23T08:32:42.941-04:00Thanks. It was fun to write despite how bad the mo...Thanks. It was fun to write despite how bad the movie. It really does take the biscuit. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-61190418475653849222015-03-23T06:55:04.671-04:002015-03-23T06:55:04.671-04:00This post was so much fun to read! I too have urge...This post was so much fun to read! I too have urges now and again to watch bad movies, but this one really takes the biscuit! Your tweets are hilarious!<br />- AllieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938589355281359827noreply@blogger.com