Comments on: The Baywatch Movie Reviewed http://bloatedpenguin.mikescottlew.com/2010/02/08/the-baywatch-movie-reviewed/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:26:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Bloated Penguin http://bloatedpenguin.mikescottlew.com/2010/02/08/the-baywatch-movie-reviewed/#comment-4960 The Bloated Penguin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:51:32 +0000 http://bloatedpenguin.mikescottlew.com/?p=2224#comment-4960 Mr. Hoff? Is that you? I kid - I did in fact watch this movie from beginning to end, but you are correct and I'm quite guilty of pulling the pretentious a-hole angle. I wouldn't call myself a video hound, but you make some good points. I apologize if I offended any hardcore Baywatch fans out there and if another feature is ever produced, I'll give it another go. But in all seriousness.... Are you serious? Mr. Hoff? Is that you?

I kid – I did in fact watch this movie from beginning to end, but you are correct and I’m quite guilty of pulling the pretentious a-hole angle. I wouldn’t call myself a video hound, but you make some good points. I apologize if I offended any hardcore Baywatch fans out there and if another feature is ever produced, I’ll give it another go.

But in all seriousness…. Are you serious?

]]> By: Sue http://bloatedpenguin.mikescottlew.com/2010/02/08/the-baywatch-movie-reviewed/#comment-4952 Sue Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:19:26 +0000 http://bloatedpenguin.mikescottlew.com/?p=2224#comment-4952 Doesn't even sound like you even watched the whole movie from your review. What you wrote is a typical review of Baywatch from people who haven't actually watched it (or at least don't get it). It's a fun little movie continued from a highly entertaining show that had a lot more going for it than slow motion segments. While spiced up with hot bods, Baywatch was in essence a family show/soap opera with too many memorable characters to name and well shot and edited moments of cliffhanger suspense from a former sports segment director. It has episodes that are dramatic and realistic, shows that are campy and corny on purpose, shows that are action packed and full of danger, and shows that are a combination of all three or more. That was part of the fun in that Baywatch could take on a different genre from week to week (horror, romance, athletic competition, gang violence, disability drama, etc.). The Baywatch Hawaii movie's a sweet little multiple person cliffhanger with bits of romance and revenge. Don't pull a Video Hound and review movies using sarcasm and blanket statements without citing specific examples and understanding why Baywatch was a number one show seen by more viewers worldwide than any other for an entire decade. Anyone who's seen two minutes of Baywatch could make the generic non-watcher comments that you did here. If the show Baywatch ranks a 10 from its fans, I'd say they'd give this one a 7 or 8 as it cannot please all by the mere fact that some cast members could not appear (there's just been too many over the years) and that it takes a while to set the story up via it's reunion style invitation format. Once it gets going, though, the action never stops and it's a riot that can be taken seriously or tongue in cheek depending on your point of view (anybody can do an MST3K on any film as film's are subjective in terms of good or bad). It's a lot of fun to see this family of characters, especially Mitch and Neely, sharing the screen again. I wish they'd do another one soon. Doesn’t even sound like you even watched the whole movie from your review. What you wrote is a typical review of Baywatch from people who haven’t actually watched it (or at least don’t get it). It’s a fun little movie continued from a highly entertaining show that had a lot more going for it than slow motion segments. While spiced up with hot bods, Baywatch was in essence a family show/soap opera with too many memorable characters to name and well shot and edited moments of cliffhanger suspense from a former sports segment director. It has episodes that are dramatic and realistic, shows that are campy and corny on purpose, shows that are action packed and full of danger, and shows that are a combination of all three or more. That was part of the fun in that Baywatch could take on a different genre from week to week (horror, romance, athletic competition, gang violence, disability drama, etc.). The Baywatch Hawaii movie’s a sweet little multiple person cliffhanger with bits of romance and revenge. Don’t pull a Video Hound and review movies using sarcasm and blanket statements without citing specific examples and understanding why Baywatch was a number one show seen by more viewers worldwide than any other for an entire decade. Anyone who’s seen two minutes of Baywatch could make the generic non-watcher comments that you did here. If the show Baywatch ranks a 10 from its fans, I’d say they’d give this one a 7 or 8 as it cannot please all by the mere fact that some cast members could not appear (there’s just been too many over the years) and that it takes a while to set the story up via it’s reunion style invitation format. Once it gets going, though, the action never stops and it’s a riot that can be taken seriously or tongue in cheek depending on your point of view (anybody can do an MST3K on any film as film’s are subjective in terms of good or bad). It’s a lot of fun to see this family of characters, especially Mitch and Neely, sharing the screen again. I wish they’d do another one soon.

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