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Candy (1968) is the worst film I’ve ever seen. I’m shocked that Roger Ebert gave it three stars and that most critics in the ‘60s liked it.
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Candy (1968) is the worst film I've ever seen. I'm shocked that Roger Ebert gave it three stars and that most critics in the '60s liked it.
Now, you might be wondering what possessed me to watch a film this old. Well, here's the cast:
- John Huston
- James Coburn
- Richard Burton
- Marlon Brando
- Walter Matthau
- Charles Aznavour,
- in the role of Candy herself, Ewa Aulin
Oh, and one more cast member shocked me: Ringo Starr. Yes, Ringo fucking Starr is in this film, playing a Mexican—badly. Specifically, a Mexican gardener with aspirations of becoming a Catholic priest. Yes, I can't believe it either.
So, what's this film about? Supposedly, it's a sex farce—a satire of pornographic plots that I guess were in vogue at the time. I don't know, I don't research old porn. But I assume the director thought the subject deserved satirization. The movie itself is based o