Baseline Killer (2006) serves as my introduction to incompetent ultra-schlock director Ulli Lommel. I had not realized how blissful my ignorance was until I allowed it to be snatched from me.
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#1 by The Rev. D.D. on March 18, 2010 - 10:14 am
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About a year or so ago, I found a movie on OnDemand claiming to be based on H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Tomb.” I figured it’d be bad, but I also figured that I could be pretty forgiving of a movie I wasn’t paying for, so I cued it up.
When I saw the name “Ulli Lommel” in the credits, I thought, “Waaaait a minute…I’ve heard some really bad things about this guy. Ah, well, it’s still free. Time to see if he’s as bad as they all say.”
I started fast-forwarding about 10-15 minutes in, realized nothing was going to change (it wasn’t going to stop being repetitive or stop massively sucking) and decided to do some housework instead. I never did finish it, and I have no desire to.
I admit to some curiousity about the Boogeyman movies, and will probably see at least the first one someday, but that’s about it for Mr. Lommel as far as I’m concerned. I think with him I’ve met my match.
#2 by Nathan Shumate on March 18, 2010 - 10:36 am
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The worst part is that, in a year or two, I’ll misremember just how bad this was, and venture another one (maybe even The Tomb). Humans are funny that way.
#3 by blake on March 18, 2010 - 11:10 am
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Even “The Boogeyman”, which some consider to be a classic, is considered by a number of others to be a fairly unoriginal and repugnant film.
#4 by The Beerman on March 18, 2010 - 12:44 pm
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Try his version of “The Black Dahlia” if you feel like taking another dip into Lommel’s murky waters. One of the biggest cans of stupid I’ve had the [mis]pleasure of encountering.
#5 by Chris S. on March 18, 2010 - 1:15 pm
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Weirdly, this film seems to share its box art with another movie, 2008’s Babysitter Wanted.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3988359168/tt0819755
#6 by rjschwarz on March 20, 2010 - 2:33 pm
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Zombie Nation was a Lommel flick and it was dreadfully bad. For awhile at least I think he survived on German tax incentives. I’m not sure how he finds financing now.
#7 by Nathan Shumate on March 20, 2010 - 5:04 pm
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From the production values, I’d say he looks beneath the couch cushions for spare change.