The Legacy

Let's start this post off by pointing out that she has two huge portraits of her own face hanging on her wall. That's some Paris Hilton type shit.

I had high hopes for The Legacy (1979) - it stars Katharine Ross..... it takes place in England..... and there's a And-Then-There-Were-None-esque sort of plot. Unfortunately, those high hopes were dashed. Sort of a dud. But a strange, rather endearing dud. It tried. 

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An American woman, Margaret Walsh, snags a job in England as an architect, and before her job starts, she and her beau embark on a bike ride through Europe. All's well until an accident puts their fate in the hands of a mysterious British royal. They accept the man's offer of a place in his mansion but soon realize they've made a mistake when the guests, all of whom seem handpicked, begin to die off one by one.

Sam Elliott. You see his ass at one point. I wasn't particularly hoping (or expecting) to get a glimpse of it, but (BUTT).... there it was.

Katharine Ross's character name is Maggie Walsh and apparently she's the namesake for the character on Buffy.

If you haven't seen Buffy please watch it before this. I'd say 99% of the episodes are preferable to this movie.

Roger Daltrey of The Who. "Acting."

Made me think of All That Jazz.

The most horrifying moment in the film. Captured forever for your enjoyment. 

If you get engaged soon, please post this image on your facebook wall with the caption "HE FINALLY PUT A RING ON IT!"

And then email me a screenshot. Thank you.

Doing her Stepford stare.

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The Swarm

Without a doubt the worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life.

No exaggeration whatsoever. Dull. Ridiculous. Horrible. And yet I'm doing a post on it! AS A WARNING! Stay away from this movie. I doubt you were tempted to go near this movie, but still. Still.

The Swarm (1978) starring Michael Caine and Katharine Ross.... obviously they're the reason I watched this movie: I will forever hold a grudge against the two of them for it. 

Brief summary (via) - 

Entomologist Brad Crane (Michael Caine) and his crack team of scientists attempt to intervene when swarms of voracious killer bees begin attacking a number of cities in Texas, and an army general threatens to use military firepower against this force of nature.

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I think you're starting to understand how ridiculous this movie is. SO MANY BEES. 

People make fun of the movie Anaconda, but at least the anaconda was scary! No matter how threatening the idea of a killer bee is, it just isn't very cinematic. 

After you've been stung by one of the bees, you hallucinate giant versions of them. 

You may look a this shot and think, "Oh! This is one of those movies that's so bad, it's good!" Inaccurate. It's way too long and slow moving for that.

The writer threw in an elaborate sub-plot featuring a love triangle amongst some semi-elderly folks. Why? No one knows. The whole trio is later summarily killed off in a train accident. That plot is never wrapped up. Why was it included?!?!?! WHY. 

Michael Caine stated in an interview that during filming he thought the little yellow spots left by the bees on his clothing was honey so he began to eat it, unaware he was eating bee poop.  Smooth one, Michael.

Michael Caine has claimed in interviews that he used his fee from this film to buy a house in LA. At least someone benefited from this insanity.

What a wonderful use of their time / effort!!!!

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