Written by James M. Tate / 4/13/2019 / No comments / action , adventure , buddy , charles grodin , comedy , dustin hoffman , eighties , elaine may , espionage , jack weston , warren beatty
DUSTIN HOFFMAN & WARREN BEATTY FAMOUSLY BOMB IN 'ISHTAR'
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Year of Defeat: 1987 |
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The Hindenburg, The Edsel... |
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Ishtar Score: ** |
For a movie with such an immense budget, very little happens. The city scenes pan out in a series of jumbled edits, and once the duo reach the desert… riding a blind camel and eventually squaring off against a CIA helicopter… the film seems both dragged out and rushed at the same time.
Despite being a HEAVEN'S GATE style punchline for cinematic catastrophes, ISHTAR isn't as utterly horrible as the reputation implies... it's just plain dull, which kind of makes it worse. Experiencing two big stars flailing around without a coherent plot is embarrassing. If the entire story centered merely on two talentless clowns trying to write a decent song in New York, it would be a lot more enjoyable: At least they (and the audience) would have something to strive for.
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Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in the main poster image, and if it's one thing ISHTAR has it cool artwork |
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