Movies not to see...

I've been on a DVD rampage the last couple of weekends, and I didn't see anything great. In fact, I saw a couple of things that were so bad that I wanted to warn others (and myself if I ever look through this again for my own recommendations).

Timeline - It was an OK book, not Crichton's best. But considering the last really horrible book I've read from him I guess I should be satisfied with ok. However, the movie was abysmal. It stripped all reference to science (or pseudo-science) that was in the book and turned it into a medieval hack fest. I guess I really shouldn't have been surprised, but I was disheartened still. The movie lacked any believable story that was in the book originally and then added some brawling with fire and swords. Crap.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Ok, I wasn't looking for brilliance here, but I at least wanted to be entertained. The only thing I found entertaining in this 2 hour waste of my time was the weatherman's mentally challenged role and how it was played. I can say the only time I laughed out loud was after the news team brawl the conversation afterward about the trident and the weatherguy needing to lay low. It was so surreal that I couldn't help but laugh heartily. The rest of the movie was pretty bad. I couldn't recommend it to anyone.

Shaun of the Dead - Just bad. I expected bad, but campy and fun, and it didn't come through like that at all. I liked the "in" references giving the nod to old Zombie movies, but that's not enough to make a movie.

Such bad films... Really, people should warn others and prevent this kind of time wastage. So I guess I am.