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I used to love Judge Judy, but this new show and format are bad. The set looks cheap and "temporary," and to me, the nastiness of the judge is the only thing people seem to want and enjoy. Plus, many of her decisions are absolutely wrong. Finally, Sarah Rose seems to enjoy her role and is starting to glean from the nastiness of her grandmother; not to mention that she must be getting paid a lot, because she get's fatter with each new episode.;

Unfortunately, this movie will make people think of GaGa as they did of Madonna when she tried "acting." She was great in A Star Is Born, but here she was beyond laughable. Her accent was ludicrous, especially coming from a woman of Italian heritage. Why wasn't she given a decent language coach? And the story itself was all over the place and never found its center. The only great performance, in my opinion, came from Jared Leto, who never disappoints. GaGa should stick to singing. That's it.

I saw this only because it was the last movie playing at the multi-plex and I thought it might be interesting, given the reviews. But for me, it was just a Tyler Perry-ish, predictable bore showing us all, once more, that Black is Beautiful. So is Italian, German, Russian, Icelandish, and the list goes on.

I cannot BELIEVE Rotten Tomatoes gave this 100%. It should have been 0%. It is, honestly, the worst movie I have ever seen. Although not into fashion per se, I love documentaries so decided to take a chance since I had loved the one on Halston on CNN a few months ago. This is so bad, there is nothing about the designer himself, just a bunch of old ladies jibbering, a few beautiful fashion models (where you don't even really see the entire outfit), a bitchy old man who is most likely the designer's partner, St Laurent himself making grotesque faces which make him look deformed (sorry, maybe he is) and the worst sound, editing and filmography imaginable. It's as though a 5 year old got his first camera and tried to make a movie. I talked with several people walking out of the theater, scratching their heads, and saying "what the f__k did we just see"? It's that bad. HIDEOUS is the only word that comes to mind, and even though I saw it at an art house where admission is only $9, I felt so ripped off it is the first time in my many years that I wanted to demand my money back. GO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

I saw this movie in a large theater in San Francisco exactly one week after it opened. There were only FOUR of us in attendance. I couldn't believe this, especially in a city with a huge gay audience, many of us who are, yes, of advancing age, but who saw, both in person and in multiple TV performances, this legend with her absolutely astounding voice and unparalleled persona. Within 10 minutes, I could see why no one was there. This film was absolutely HORRID. People are raving about Zellweger's performance, and I do think she tried valiantly to portray the troubled Judy Garland at the end of her life. But what came across was nothing but a parody, a caricature -- and a bad one at that. What made it worse was Rene's singing, which was nasal, pinched, and nothing even remotely close to Judy, even on a bad night. Why they didn't dub Judy's music was puzzling to me, especially given that Rene was dubbing her own singing, and even that was poorly executed. If she was going to dub, why not do it with Judy's voice to give the new generation of people being introduced to this legend a glimpse into her raw magnetism. If audience members walk away thinking this was what Judy was all about, then they will wonder why she was considered a legend at all. Added to this was incompetent direction. The scenes were choppy and incoherent. Also, the cast of supporting characters was essentially laughable: especially the young Judy who didn't have an iota of resemblance to her, and with a weird British accent to boot. And the "Liza" was perhaps the most ridiculous. Given her few lines and appearances, certainly the producers could have found someone who at least looked at least 5% like the real Liza: we have numerous drag queens here in San Francisco who could have filled the bill with aplomb. I have been and always will be a huge fan of Judy Garland, and it saddens me beyond description that this parody will forever sully her magnificent reputation.

This is the lamest movie I have perhaps ever seen. OK, it's a monster movie, I get it. But the prior Godzillas were really fun to watch and had somewhat believable premises. This was so bizarre that people in my audience were laughing throughout the entire movie. First, the story line was so ludicrous that it defies description. It became boring really, really fast. The story line was beyond incoherent and so was the dialogue. Second, the acting was horrific. The name actors (there were about 4) seemed totally embarrassed and humiliated that they had to stoop so low in their career and were so in need of a paycheck that they had to accept this assignment: the line delivery was so wooden and weak that I laughed at most of it. The "movie" or the "story" never came alive as happens in a good, well-constructed movie -- even monster movies. But worst of all was the lack of Godzilla. For all the babble and story confusion that makes up 90% of this movie, we only see him for, at most, 7 minutes in the film. I really felt ripped off as I left the theater. I saw it at the AMC Tuesday 5 dollar night, and I STILL felt ripped off. If you need to see Godzilla, see the 1998 version with Matthew Broderick: that one was really fun and the story line was thoroughly believable.

I really wanted to like this movie, because I love Chrissy Metz in This Is Us. I wanted to see her get a chance on the big screen (no pun intended here). But after seeing this, I felt as though I had eaten ten Magnolia cupcakes in a single sitting: SO sugary that I felt I would suddenly fall into a diabetic coma. And I am going to address the elephant in the room: it's pretty unbelievable that someone who looks like Josh Lucas would have a wife who looks like Chrissy. For me, and again, no disrespect intended, it just seemed so implausible and unreal that in this day and age, someone would allow herself to be this huge and not suffer a heart attack and, especially in the entertainment industry, would not be encouraged to embark on a weight loss journey -- for her health and for the diversity of roles she might be able to obtain in the future.

I can't believe the good reviews. This movie is the worst piece of propaganda that I have ever seen. It reminds me of the anti-gay propaganda of the 1960s, depicting dirty old men luring innocent boys into their cars so they could deflower and then kill them. This is the same with an anti-abortion subject. When I saw it tonight, the audience (with me) laughed at all the things that were supposed to tug at our heartstrings and make us feel that abortion is a "sin." A woman who is the head honcho of the abortion clinic suddenly (in ONE evening) has a "moment," decides abortion is a sin, cries for 3 hours, and then not only joins the pro-life group, but stands at the "fence" to convince women not to have their abortions. I was going to say that it was like a bad Lifetime Movie, but that would be giving it too much credit to this "abortion." The writing was preposterous, the directing non-existent, the story line ridiculous, and the acting was so bad as to be completely incompetent. No wonder there are no well-known actors in this: it would completely tank the career of any well known or up and coming actor. And at the end, when the woman places flowers on the fence to commemorate her aborted children whilst crying rivers of tears, the audience laughed out loud and clapped. Don't waste your money on this piece of propaganda (probably funded by Republicans) unless you want to lose your lunch or dinner.

I am a HUGE Julianne Moore fan. I've loved almost everything she has done, especially "Still Alice," "Far From Heaven," and, of course, "The Hours." So I was looking so forward to seeing this because the trailer(s) looked very promising. I can't even put into words how disappointed I am in this sad, boring, trite piece of drivel. The worse part for me was John Turturro. I've always liked his work an I think he is a very talented actor. But this is the second movie in recent years where he is cast as a theoretically handsome stud who can win over any woman. His character was a crashing bore, he lacked the looks that would wow over a woman like Moore, and he seemed just to be reading lines. He was pathetically miscast in this role. There was absolutely NO chemistry between the two so it didn't make a lot of sense when she was so depressed that the relationship had ended. Good riddance. It's really sad when great actors and actresses feel the need to take on any part just for the sake of working. That's just what this mess felt like. STAY AWAY or, at the very least, see it on budget senior night so you won't feel so short-changed.