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Jon
29-04-2003, 20:39
mine would be

1) Hercules goes to New York
2) Lockness Horror
3) Q The winged Serpent

& many many more

Hixxy
29-04-2003, 21:25
In no particular order :

Waterworld (Kevin Costner)
Moonwalker (Michael Jackson)
Godzilla (Matthew Broderick)

Lickszz
29-04-2003, 21:40
Originally posted by "Hixxy"

In no particular order :

Waterworld (Kevin Costner)
Moonwalker (Michael Jackson)
Godzilla (Matthew Broderick)

hey, I don't think that Waterworld was that bad, yes it cost over the odds to make but I seen much much worse.

Hixxy
29-04-2003, 21:43
Originally posted by "Lickszz"

hey, I don't think that Waterworld is that bad, yes it cost over the odds to make but I seen much much worse.

So name them!

Lickszz
29-04-2003, 21:54
Wild Wild West
Spice World
Grease 2
Judge Dredd
Last Action Hero


Dis honourable mentions:

Ghostbusters 2
Bad Lieutenant
Basket Case
Batman & Robin
Barb Wire

RPG
29-04-2003, 21:56
Originally posted by "Lickszz"

Wild Wild West
Spice World
Grease 2
Judge Dredd
Last Action Hero


Dis honourable mentions:

Ghostbusters 2
Bad Lieutenant
Basket Case
Batman & Robin
Barb Wire

Ghostbusters 2 was good!

you are right with the rest mind :lol:

Hixxy
29-04-2003, 22:06
Originally posted by "Lickszz"

Wild Wild West
Spice World
Grease 2
Judge Dredd
Last Action Hero


Dis honourable mentions:

Ghostbusters 2
Bad Lieutenant
Basket Case
Batman & Robin
Barb Wire

OK, OK. You win. Some of these I disagree with ( GB2, Judge Dredd, Last Action Hero)
I'm not saying these weren't bad films, but Waterworld was worse.
I will admit defeat on Barb Wire and Spice World though.
Oh yes, and definitely Grease 2!

Sidla
30-04-2003, 14:48
Ghostbusters 2 was good. Better than the first one IMO.

I think the worst is The Perfect Storm. Absolutely apalling.

Lickszz
30-04-2003, 23:11
Originally posted by "Sidla"

Ghostbusters 2 was good. Better than the first one IMO.

I think the worst is The Perfect Storm. Absolutely apalling.

I hated GB2, don't even see why there was a need for a sequal. Perfect Storm wasn't a classic but I managed to watch it all the way through without losing interest, which is more than can be said for the other films on my list.

Miss_60
17-06-2003, 12:29
....one of the worst has to be The Bodyguard......that was a right crock of s****

alchresearch
17-06-2003, 19:28
Hudson Hawk or Blues Brothers 2000.

Lou
24-06-2003, 11:33
My worst films:

eXistenZ
Blair Witch
Crash
A.I.

and I'd agree that Batman & Robin was pretty dire too...

Phanerothyme
24-06-2003, 12:07
clear and present danger
red dawn
true lies


officially I think the worlds worst publicly released film is "plan 9 from outer space" (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/plannine/)
http://www.badmovies.org/movies/plannine/plannine4.jpg

BAZZO
25-06-2003, 12:25
Almost any films based on the antics of pop stars and groups.
I'm old enough to remember Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard.
All of them feature a sequence with a double-decker bus or a roundabout in a park.
The Beatles films were equally awful.And so I hear were the Spice Girls.
Mind you I still love the Al Jolsen Story because that guy could really perform.There's a surreal bit in the film where Jolsen played
on-screen by Larry Parnes bumps into a bit-player who is actually Al Jolsen....maaaaammy!!

DaBouncer
25-06-2003, 13:13
Originally posted by BAZZO
Almost any films based on the antics of pop stars and groups.
I'm old enough to remember Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard.
All of them feature a sequence with a double-decker bus or a roundabout in a park.
The Beatles films were equally awful.And so I hear were the Spice Girls.
Mind you I still love the Al Jolsen Story because that guy could really perform.There's a surreal bit in the film where Jolsen played
on-screen by Larry Parnes bumps into a bit-player who is actually Al Jolsen....maaaaammy!!
Lets be fair.... Spinal Tap is a top movie! Although not based on a real group.... it still may fall under that category!

starchild
27-06-2003, 18:37
:headbang:The award goes to..
Dumb and Dumberer

Runners up...
:banana:
Drowning Mona
Blair Witch
Kingpin
Corky Romano
U571 (even Jon Bon Jovi couldn't save it...straying a bit off topic here but I saw him live twice this week and he has to be one of the top live acts going)

on a high note, the Garbage Pail Kids movie has to go down as one of the most underrated movies of the 80s.:wave:

Abdul
30-06-2003, 06:54
officially I think the worlds worst publicly released film is "plan 9 from outer space" (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/plannine/)

This is true. I believe it's so bad, it has achieved cult status.

I think it's about some aliens who attempt to conquer the earth. They've failed on the first eight attempts, so they try yet again.

John
30-06-2003, 07:18
Revenge of the killer tomato

DaBouncer
30-06-2003, 10:09
Originally posted by starchild
:headbang:The award goes to..
Dumb and Dumberer Not seen so can't comment, I'm guessing it's not as good as the original.

Runners up...
:banana:
Drowning Mona Again not seen
Blair Witch I thought this was a good film, just some people weren't ready for that style of film making
Kingpin How could you... this movie is hillarious
Corky Romano Who?
U571 Agreed... pants movie(even Jon Bon Jovi couldn't save it...straying a bit off topic here but I saw him live twice this week and he has to be one of the top live acts going)

on a high note, the Garbage Pail Kids movie has to go down as one of the most underrated movies of the 80s.:wave:

I nominate Magnolia and A.I as the worst films made! Utter b****cks:lol:

bellis
20-10-2003, 21:43
my worst film is GOTHIC saw it in the wicker at the studio 5-6-7 oh those where the days a really crap film from what i can rember of it the film actually broke down quite a few times so i missed my last bus home lol

Fletch
21-10-2003, 11:47
Pluto nash

that counts for all three because its that rubbish

grep
21-10-2003, 14:08
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (imdb) (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/)


Totally unwatchable.

mr craig
21-10-2003, 16:01
The worst ones i've seen:-
XXX- complete trash
Robocop 3- i still can't belive i watch all of it
Blair Witch Project- i real let down after all the hype about it

And i know a lot of people will disagree with me on this one,but i thought the first Lord Of The Rings film was garbage as well.I've never watched a film so full of characters i wanted to smack. "Mr frodo, mr frodo" grrrrrrrrr.

Carlwarker
21-10-2003, 17:59
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phanerothyme
[B]officially I think the worlds worst publicly released film is "plan 9 from outer space" (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/plannine/)

Ed Wood is probably the worst director of all-time, although several of his films have 'cult status' in NA.

'Plan 9' is very enjoyable (it's so bad that it's good), if you watch it with the 'right crowd', as well as his transvestite 'cult' movie: 'Glen or Glenda'.

My vote for the worst 'recent' movie is 'Terminator 3' - utter crap!

tinajones
21-10-2003, 19:49
UHF (with weird al jancovich)
- although i ****** myself laughing the first time, round, i bought it 10 years later and cringed/got bored.

Dogma
-with alanis morissette as god. appalling film throughout.

alchresearch
21-10-2003, 19:52
Originally posted by tinajones
Dogma
-with alanis morissette as god. appalling film throughout.

I thought that this film was great! One of the most original I'd seen in a long time, with a whole raft of great supporting characters.

Phanerothyme
21-10-2003, 20:20
Originally posted by alchresearch
I thought that this film was great! One of the most original I'd seen in a long time, with a whole raft of great supporting characters.


mm made me laugh, but it was a bit ham fisted in its gags on the catholic church, although at least it made some.

Alanis morisette doesn't appear until right at the end, and she only opens her mouth once, so that's ok.

And Ms Hayek's cameo was clearly crowbar-ed in so hard it hurt.

Good film making, in the sense that smith has copied the greats and innovated as well. Photgraphy was good too I thought.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, however, is certainly the pinnacle of Smith films, especially if you like bad language, coarse sexual references and never ending New Jersey Patois from Jason Mewes, plus lots of knowing cameos, the most implausible storyline ever and an orang-utan.

tinajones
21-10-2003, 20:34
r.e dogma

i like the issues it covered about religion, race, kitsch, taste, (thumbs up jesus statue) etc, but it was so juvenile that the irony/jokes were lame. i know the main characters were teenage boys but bill and ted managed to be subversive and funny whilst appealing to people with different intellects andknowledge.

this was proper dumbed down humour. would have found it enlightening if i was about 12.

yes i agree the aesthetics were good - bar mr affleck and matt damon.

purplepippa
22-10-2003, 04:15
To be honest I hate most of the hollywood stuff nowadays.

The last one I saw was Planet of the Apes which I only went to to appease a friend who had organised the trip and noone wanted to go.

I sat through the whole thing which was completely dreadful.

I came home and started texting all my friends telling them to never ever see it cos it was so horrendous and I started getting texts back saying, "How can you talk about that at a time like this???"

I didn't have a clue what anyone was talking about and in the end one friend phoned and said, "Look, just turn the TV on".

Yup, it was September 11th 2001.

Other awful awful films were the ones my mum made us sit through as small children in an attempt to expose us to some kultcha, such as Gone with the Wind, and other dull and dreary epics.

tinajones
22-10-2003, 13:50
Originally posted by purplepippa
To be honest I hate most of the hollywood stuff nowadays.


are you a cultural elitist who only goes to the showroom to see alternative films?!

i think hollywood has produced some fantastic films but then they do have the money and multi-platform backing to support their efforts.

purplepippa
23-10-2003, 07:05
Originally posted by tinajones
are you a cultural elitist who only goes to the showroom to see alternative films?!


Hiya

Not especially. I'm not a big fan of films in general for pretty much the same reasons I don't watch TV any more.

But yes sometimes I see films at the Showroom. I generally find them more interesting and less predictable, moralistic, heterosexist, showy etc. than Hollywood ones.

And I like seeing French films to keep up my other language.

But I rarely see films at all. I think the last one I saw was Planet of the Apes on Sept 11th 2001!!

slh73
10-01-2004, 15:52
Originally posted by mr craig
And i know a lot of people will disagree with me on this one,but i thought the first Lord Of The Rings film was garbage as well.I've never watched a film so full of characters i wanted to smack. "Mr frodo, mr frodo" grrrrrrrrr.

Same here. I thought it was complete crap. Probably the only film Ive ever fallen asleep while watching in the cinema. 3 hours of garbage.

starchild
30-01-2004, 16:00
Dog Soldiers
Dumb and Dumberer
Final Destination 1 & 2
Blair Witch Project
Dogma

I know some have been mentioned before, yet are so bad I reckon they deserve a second mention:thumbsup:

duffman
02-02-2004, 21:37
My choices are....

Mario brothers with Bob Hoskins, enough said!
A walk to remember, got dragged out to that one with some plane tickets being held ransom for if I didn't go!!!:mad:
Mr nice guy, although I love Jackie Chan films this one was a nihgtmare.

mojoworking
02-02-2004, 22:52
I agree that the Lord Of The Rings trilogy was a load of overblown tosh.

I'd also like to add to the list of worst films:

Moulin Rouge (a film strictly for women and fans of Barbra Streisand)

plus:

almost everything by Nicolas Cage (Con Air especially) and Tom Green

johnjo
03-02-2004, 10:25
It has to be and can only ever be "Plan 9 from Outer Space" directed by Ed Wood. Johnny Depp played him in Tim Burton's film "Ed Wood".
Plan 9' got voted the worst film ever made so it must be!!!, and yes i have seen it and it's laughable, anybody else seen it??

The film Ed Wood is fab and JD is fantastic in it.

Mosherchik
03-02-2004, 11:02
Dreamcatcher...
Pretty damn good Stephen King book but absolutely shockingly crap film! It was soooooooo bad it was nearly good!
Even the lovely cast of Damien Lewis (MMmmmmmmmm) Jason Lee (MMMMmmmmmmmmmm) and the wonderful Morgan Freeman could not save it!

Spirit Stalion of the Simeron - I was forced to sit through the adventures of a cartoon horse by a friend who then balled her eys out at the end of it! (ps she is older than me! :loopy: )

Oh and Notting Hill!!!!!
Hugh Grant...... Yeuch (enough said) The only saving grace was Rhys Ifans!

rarstar
03-02-2004, 11:23
Lord of the Rings 1.
Lord of the Rings 2.
Lord of the Rings 3.

Star Wars 1.
Star Wars 2.
Star Wars 4.
Star Wars 5.
Star Wars 6.

rarstar
03-02-2004, 11:25
Oh, and "Cats and Dogs" ;)

Rich
03-02-2004, 12:44
Originally posted by rarstar
Lord of the Rings 1.
Lord of the Rings 2.
Lord of the Rings 3.

Star Wars 1.
Star Wars 2.
Star Wars 4.
Star Wars 5.
Star Wars 6.

Star Wars ROCKS!

I don't like LOTR either though, too "beardy"

MrH
03-02-2004, 13:48
I once saw Bo Derek's "Tarzan" at the ABC on Snig Hill. I didn't pay (long, dull story) - and I still felt ripped off! Horrendous film.

Hippy
03-02-2004, 13:52
Nobody seems to have mentioned...

BOOGIE NIGHTS.... utter utter rubbish - I thought it would never end.

Also

Dogma,
oscar,
Charlies Angles,

mimicraze
04-02-2004, 12:27
gotta say i love grease 2 just for the pure comedy. kingpin is stupid its funny along with dumb and dumberer. yeh i have a weird sense of humour. i bet ud all love daft as a brush with jeff daniels...not!! me n my boyf thought it was hilarious, this might be due to bein under the influence tho i guess.

Mosherchik
05-02-2004, 14:41
Boo :sad:
Everyone seems to be slating Dogma!
I liked it, in fact anything thats a bit controversial...or silly...or both gets my vote.
Chris Rock is excellent in is as is the ever lovely Alan Rickman and then theres Jay and Silent Bob... enuff said!

Thought of another film I absolutely loathe
ET

Gah horrible saccharine movie created just to make you weep like a baby...How many times did they feel the need to kill (or at least nearly kill) the ruddy thing...and it looked eerily like the Queen Mum (Gawd bless her)

Pauly
05-02-2004, 17:41
My list (not in any order):

SimOne - Al Pacino should be ashamed!
xXx - Vin Diesel trying to be James Bond. I can't take him seriously.
Octane - No story. A film to 'get naughty on the back row' to.
The Perfect Storm - Bad script and way too corny.

Older films that my sister loved and I couldn't stand:

Hairspray *wince*
Earth Girls Are Easy *wince again*

If I think of any others I'll post more.

BrainThrust
05-02-2004, 23:23
Originally posted by Mosherchik


Thought of another film I absolutely loathe
ET



You know when they updated the film to make all the guns mobile phones, did they digitally edit out the bottle of jack daniels in Drew Barrymoore's hand too?

:D

Wilf

jackthedog
09-02-2004, 11:38
AI.

That Spielberg/Kubrick Monstrosity.
I was praying for a quick death all the way through. It dragged on sooooooooooooo much. I think the run time is about 3 weeks.

Hateful, hateful film. And that "I see dead people" kid really annoys me.

WintersMist
05-04-2004, 08:53
What are the worst film(s) you have ever seen?

Mine are:

1. The Royal Tennubuems (dont know how to spell it!)
2. Cabin Fever - watched on sat nite, worst ending ever!
3. Runaway Bride - awful and I looked forward to seeing it!

Cant think of anymore, but I will update my list I'm sure.

WM

Tony
05-04-2004, 08:56
The Birdcage with Robin Williams and Gene Hackman.

The entire cast just look as though they would rather be somewhere else all the way through.

mojoworking
05-04-2004, 09:01
The Doors by Oliver Stone (in fact anything by Oliver Stone)

Moulin Rouge (never trust a film with no dialogue)

Con Air with Nicolas Cage (In fact anything with Nicolas Cage)

evildrneil
05-04-2004, 09:02
Really Bad Things - which was a really bad thing and still the only movie I have ever walked out of!

Titanic - formulaic, nauseating hollywood tripe.

Daredevil - A thriller without thrills, excitement, character, plot or any of those other things it would be nice if films had.

Event Horizon - the only enjoyment I got from this hellraiser in space knock off was seeing hom many references to other films I could count in it.

Mission Impossible 2 - the first one was good - the follow up laughably awfull!

Bram Stokers Dracula - looked like the output of an over-ambitious and under-talented A-level film studies student.

Hanibal - gratuitous blood 'n guts horror with none of the tightness, suspense, characterisation, plot or well good film-ness of silence of the lambs!

WintersMist
05-04-2004, 09:05
Moulin Rouge - This is a film like I say I dont like but end up watching when I go to my sisters. I sit and watch it knowing Nicole Kidman is going to die, but still weep like a baby when she does! So does this mean I do like the film cos it obviously touches me. Or am I crying subconciously because my brain is telling me is a pile of crap? lol :loopy: :D

evildrneil
05-04-2004, 09:18
I LOVE Moulin Rouge (then again my taste is slightly suspect!) but that could be more to do with its general lushness and cinematography than the actual storyline which is maybe a a tad on the ermm weak side!

mojoworking
05-04-2004, 09:23
Originally posted by evildrneil
I LOVE Moulin Rouge (then again my taste is slightly suspect!) but that could be more to do with its general lushness and cinematography than the actual storyline which is maybe a a tad on the ermm weak side!

As my brother always says: "Moulin Rouge is a film for lasses and puffs"

He has a way with words.

WintersMist
05-04-2004, 09:28
well then i fit the description! lol

mojoworking
05-04-2004, 09:38
I forgot to add that he is a surly student, obsessed with Metallica and violent Play Station games, so his view may not be shared by all.

Mosherchik
05-04-2004, 10:35
Dreamcatcher - So crap it was actually good, and it made me go out and the book which was much more superior. Film couldve handled the whole alien thing better than they did, it just came across as Dr Who silly rubber creatures and the ending didnt remotely follow the book at all!!!!

Only watched it for the lovely Damien Lewis and Jason Lee!
Now make a point of not watching films just because they have someone fit in them!

I inevitably still do tho :blush:

John
05-04-2004, 10:56
blade II

How can you fall in a vat of blood topless and come out with a full leather gear is beyond a joke.

Jamie
05-04-2004, 11:26
AI !!!!?

That was a brilliant film ... ending was really sad (in a good way) though ...

evildrneil
05-04-2004, 11:35
Originally posted by Mosherchik
Boo :sad:
Everyone seems to be slating Dogma!
I liked it, in fact anything thats a bit controversial...or silly...or both gets my vote.
Chris Rock is excellent in is as is the ever lovely Alan Rickman and then theres Jay and Silent Bob... enuff said!

I liked Dogma too - so much I have it on DVD somewhere! I also love Charlies Angels which has appeared in the hated lists here - just enough cheesy campness to work (i.e. too much!) - but then again I also love plan 9 so maybe you shouldnt take my opinions too seriously!

Rich
05-04-2004, 14:47
Like me, I've lost count the number of times I've seen Mask of Zorro, and I only watch it cos it features Catherine Zeta Jones in posh frocks, and in one seen half naked.

Yes, I fancy CZJ.... Have done since she was in Darling Buds of May.

tiffy
05-04-2004, 15:02
My kids reckon some of the oldies are the worst - they find the old gangster and hard men films 'laughable' and the less said about the old Batman and Robin series the better - I'll just add,
thwaccckkkkkkk and powww as an example.

Lickszz
05-04-2004, 16:32
Threads merged.

karandak
05-04-2004, 19:57
The Bachelor, with Chris O'Donnell, was the biggest load of crap ive ever seen at the cinema, plenty of others im sure, but cant think of any right now...ill come back and add!! :)

Lestat
06-04-2004, 22:41
1. Plunkett & McClean ( absolutely dire )
2. Dune ( fell asleep after 20 mins )
3. Dude, wheres my car. (i know i shouldn't really admit to watching this)
and what a disaster The Blair Witch Project was!!

saxon51
07-04-2004, 15:23
Any Yank film where a car explodes in a front end impact, or a hand granade explodes in a ball of flame collapsing an entire house, or a car doing 30 or less in New York traffic skids for hundreds of feet sounding its horn then flips over on impact with a bin.

Basically any US action film.:loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

Cols
10-04-2004, 20:45
I think I saw it this afternoon.
I took my 7 year old daughter to see "Cat in the Hat". When it was over I asked her what she thought. She said "it was alright" in a offhand manner so I asked her what she really thought and she replied "it was rubbish". That was my opinion as well. Usual slushy, do-gooding, moralising twaddle put out by Hollywood.
Give me Roald Dahl any day :)

Col S

Rich
10-04-2004, 21:13
Originally posted by Mosherchik
Boo :sad:
Everyone seems to be slating Dogma!
I liked it, in fact anything thats a bit controversial...or silly...or both gets my vote.
Chris Rock is excellent in is as is the ever lovely Alan Rickman and then theres Jay and Silent Bob... enuff said!

Thought of another film I absolutely loathe
ET

Gah horrible saccharine movie created just to make you weep like a baby...How many times did they feel the need to kill (or at least nearly kill) the ruddy thing...and it looked eerily like the Queen Mum (Gawd bless her)


I saw the original version of ET when I was only 6, and cried at the bit where ET "dies", hey I was only a little 'un!

Worst film IMO was Star Wars Episode 1. well the film itself was OK but that kid who played Anakin was an annoying brat, and don't even get me started on how annoying Jar Jar Binks was :mad:

vixlittlemis
11-04-2004, 05:08
hmmmm the worst films i have ever seen have to be:
Dogma
Dude wheres my car
The Eye?! (Think thats what its called it was sooo bad ive forgotten, its like a big brother type film but everyone starts killing everyone off!)
Thats all i can think off right now xx

Killian
11-04-2004, 21:28
Independance Day. complete insult to anyone's intelligence, even those with very little.

Yodameister
17-04-2004, 12:11
I don't understand the slating of Dude, where's my car? Basically it does exactly what it says on the tin, its a couple of stoner dudes messing around and being generally confused by the world around them. Of course its not deep, its not incredibly witty, it is a silly film, yeah, but if you are in the right mood it is funny.

Blissy
05-05-2004, 12:48
John Carpenter's Vampires
Escape from LA
Eyes Wide Shut
The Matrix

BrainThrust
05-05-2004, 13:14
Battlefield Earth, need i say more?

Wilf

crowefan
05-05-2004, 13:30
this is easy
BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE

AND THE SWARM

bookie
05-05-2004, 13:44
the blair witch project.
gave me a headache watching it!

PuressenceUK
05-05-2004, 15:28
Would have to agree Blair Witch was pants, but a special mention also to A.I.

What was that all about?

allseeing
14-05-2004, 16:08
glitter

body of evidence

Rich
14-05-2004, 16:39
Originally posted by Mosherchik
Dreamcatcher...
Pretty damn good Stephen King book but absolutely shockingly crap film! It was soooooooo bad it was nearly good!
Even the lovely cast of Damien Lewis (MMmmmmmmmm) Jason Lee (MMMMmmmmmmmmmm) and the wonderful Morgan Freeman could not save it!

Spirit Stalion of the Simeron - I was forced to sit through the adventures of a cartoon horse by a friend who then balled her eys out at the end of it! (ps she is older than me! :loopy: )

Oh and Notting Hill!!!!!
Hugh Grant...... Yeuch (enough said) The only saving grace was Rhys Ifans!

I saw that Spirit film, and was like WTF is this thing actually ABOUT?! I couldn't fathom the plot at all, other than that it had talking horses... :confused:

Pauly
14-05-2004, 16:42
I quite enjoyed Spirit. I guess everyone's different.

P

bandit
14-05-2004, 23:20
Worst film i've EVER seen :

THE PLEDGE - jack nicholson

OH MY GOD its CRAP....

also a bit smelly :

MEMENTO - guy pearce
ONE NIGHT AT McCOOLS - matt dillon
VANILLA SKY - tom cruise

and so many more, i'd get bored mentioning them...

evildrneil
12-07-2004, 21:12
Having just seen its on Sci-Fi channel, worst film has to go to Invincible - truly awfull!

Lestat
12-07-2004, 22:35
What about that heap of steaming bulls**t called 'Angel eyes' with J-Lo. It was on C4 last night and is possibly the biggest load of tripe ever.

Snook
12-07-2004, 22:54
Cruel Intentions

Moulin Rouge

Suspiria - and most films by Dario Argento

Daredevil

Pearl Harbor

Changing Lanes

Despite those last three i have nothing against affleck, and think he is quite a good actor. He does especially well in Kevin Smith films. I personally think Dogma is a very cleverly written film, with some good acting in it and even looks quite good (rare for a smith film)... what do people actually have against it?

Rubber_soul
13-07-2004, 01:03
I don't watch many films and not much telly for that matter, but having seen the advert for the new Thunderbirds film i can tell already that it as to be a contender, what a massive pile of money making dogsh*t.
How pathetic do they look in that lipstick, what a bunch of puppets, i mean muppets.

Wavey
13-07-2004, 07:13
Recently watched (with my young son I hasten to add) The Haunted Mansion.. basically an extended advert for a ride at Disneyland I suspect. AWFUL.

About Schmitt - Jack Nicholson gets up, retires, talks a bit, goes to bed.. I completely missed the point with this film.

Dream Catcher / Wendigo / Moulin Rouge / Pitch Black... all films that Blockbuster owe me refunds on (trades description act)

Any film that includes Vin Diesel, Jean-Claude Van Damme or Steven Siegal.

Worst film I ever saw.. EVER.. had to be Pokermon the Movie LOL my son was engrossed but I thought I'd died and was witnessing purgatory.

Greenback
13-07-2004, 08:26
Meet Joe Black - water torture
The Whole Nine Yards *shudder*
Titanic
Anything with Adam Sandler (except Punch-Drunk Love)
Anything with Jim Carrey (except 'Eternal Sunshine' and, at a push, 'The Truman Show')
Notting Hill
Love Actually
Apocalypse Now (ok, trying to be controversial now, but I found it dull)

and the biggie, the worst of the worst:

Big Jim McClain (1950s John Wayne gung-ho nonsense - see also 'The Green Berets')

Saifa
13-07-2004, 13:11
Code of Silence starring Chuck Norris. If me dads mate hadn't given it me for nothing I'd be wanting my money back.

As one film critic infamously said (about another film mind), there is a difference between this movie and a bag of sh*te, unfortunately it's the bag.

adlinds
13-07-2004, 13:19
During my 1st year at uni we sent one of my flat mates off to the video shop to choose a video for us all to watch that evening.

He returned sometime later with Mystery Men, a film that none of us had ever heard of so we gave it a go.

After 2 painfull hours I can safely say it is the worst film ever, it was torture trying to get through it to the end. We kept thinking "it must get better" but it never did.

evildrneil
13-07-2004, 13:37
:o Mystery Men was a FANTASTIC film!!!!! You obviously have no taste (or alternatively not the same taste as me - but no taste sounds better!)

I have to disagree with Daredevil being labelled as a bad film - I walked out of the cinema and immediately couldn't remember anything about it - it was as if I had been abducted by aliens and 2 hours stolen from my life - a film that grey and devoid of content doesnt even deserve to be called bad!

kookie
13-07-2004, 13:44
I watched Born Free couple of weeks ago. It's rubbish, yet strangely compelling. And I bubbled the whole way through it.

Lestat
13-07-2004, 16:19
Anything with Charles Bronson in it. :cool:

Hal9001
13-07-2004, 22:17
Here's the top (or should that be bottom) 30 worst films as voted for by visitors to the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com)

Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 1.6 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (1966) 6,171
2. 1.6 Future War (1997) 1,086
3. 1.7 You Got Served (2004) 3,678
4. 1.7 Space Mutiny (1988) 1,410
5. 1.7 Eegah (1962) 933
6. 1.7 From Justin to Kelly (2003) 4,824
7. 1.7 Backyard Dogs (2000) 1,052
8. 1.8 Hobgoblins (1987) 1,663
9. 1.8 Troll 2 (1990) 1,433
10. 1.8 Santa with Muscles (1996) 2,127
11. 1.8 Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966) 833
12. 2.0 Going Overboard (1989) 1,008
13. 2.0 Werewolf (1996) 843
14. 2.1 Gigli (2003) 8,646
15. 2.1 Glitter (2001) 4,171
16. 2.1 Uomo puma, L' (1980) 735
17. 2.1 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) 949
18. 2.2 Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) 4,433
19. 2.2 Giant Spider Invasion, The (1975) 787
20. 2.2 Kazaam (1996) 2,742
21. 2.3 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) 1,522
22. 2.3 Leonard Part 6 (1987) 1,945
23. 2.3 Dis - en historie om kjærlighet (1995) 652
24. 2.4 House of the Dead (2003) 2,137
25. 2.4 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) 12,574
26. 2.4 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) 1,969
27. 2.4 Hercules in New York (1970) 2,027
28. 2.4 Baby Geniuses (1999) 2,492
29. 2.5 It's Pat (1994) 2,199
30. 2.5 2001: A Space Travesty (2000) 1,442

Deavon
10-05-2005, 11:02
Just coming off the back of what rudedude said about 'The English Patient'; I hate that movie with a passion.

I was staying with my folks over Easter last year with some friends and we all gathered round the telly to watch it. After initially being bored of it in the first 10 minutes, it then got really dull, and stayed that way for what seemed like forever.

Nobody was talking to me at the end of it all. It was awful!

Anybody else had similar bad movie experiences?

Shiesh
10-05-2005, 11:05
Dispite my Avatar it was 'Elmo in Grouchland'.........I'd have rather sat in a dentists' chair for 90 minutes than endure that movie again.....my kids weren't impressed either and I paid £15 of hard earned cash !! :help:

JonJParr
10-05-2005, 11:06
Problem is I forget the really rubbish ones but recently I remember being bored to tears by "The Machinist".

Too slow, too grey, too unchronological and quite frankly too dull. If you want to see a film about the terminal demise of a person (should you be inclined) see "21 Grams" instead.

On a positive note I've just preordered Sideways on DVD - that was a cracking film. Apparently George Clooney begged the Director to let him play Miles but he decided his public persona was too big for the part.

NatalieSheff
10-05-2005, 11:10
whats that one with eddie murphy as an estate agent? haunted house or something? pants

evildrneil
10-05-2005, 11:11
Daredevil was a turkey of the first order - it managed to be utterly unmemorable in every way without even the character to be bad!

rudedude1979
10-05-2005, 11:44
Got to be a tie between The English Patient and Catwoman (my girlfriend made me take her to see the latter!) The third Matrix film also blew!

nslack
10-05-2005, 12:18
I cant remember what films i hated, that is because they are so bad I forget them immediatly!!!

My mate seems to remember a film about a gerkin that had been possessed by a demon! :loopy: :loopy: don't ask! I didn't!

missrabbit
10-05-2005, 12:26
I hated Catwoman too! It was appauling! All she did was come out with cheesy cat related one liners! Aaaarrrggghhhh!

I saw 'SAW' the other day and it scared the pants off me! It was a really good film but i couldn't watch it again, knowing what happens!

missrabbit
10-05-2005, 12:28
Originally posted by nslack
I cant remember what films i hated, that is because they are so bad I forget them immediatly!!!

My mate seems to remember a film about a gerkin that had been possessed by a demon! :loopy: :loopy: don't ask! I didn't!

Was that gerkins name 'Scott Valentine'?

Greenback
10-05-2005, 12:28
I realise I'm going to be in a tiny minority here, but...

Lord of the Rings.

I just don't get it. I've sat through the first two, somehow, and they are so, so utterly boooooring, long and humourless. "This happens then this happens then that happens". Yawn.

How can anyone care about characters who spout such stupid lines as "You are the master of Bag End now. And also, I fancy, you'll find a golden ring" without a smirk?

Still, Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece compared to Meet Joe Black (the Brad Pitt version).

JonJParr
10-05-2005, 12:41
Originally posted by Greenback
I realise I'm going to be in a tiny minority here, but...

Lord of the Rings.

I just don't get it. I've sat through the first two, somehow, and they are so, so utterly boooooring, long and humourless. "This happens then this happens then that happens". Yawn.

How can anyone care about characters who spout such stupid lines as "You are the master of Bag End now. And also, I fancy, you'll find a golden ring" without a smirk?

Still, Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece compared to Meet Joe Black (the Brad Pitt version).

That's funny my partner said exactly the same thing. Her interpretation of LOTR is that they all, "Walk around for a bit". BTW I don't hold the same opinion - I think they're great!

ps: She didn't understand Meet Joe Black either. Her kind of films (and the kind she subjects me to) are: 13 Going on 30, Maid in Manhattan, Sweet Home Alabama, Father of the Bride 1&2 etc etc etc... all much of a muchness really.

psyn
10-05-2005, 13:03
I was bored to tears by 'Man on the Moon' starring Jim Carrey. It is about Andy Kaufman and everyone I know raves about this film. I just did not get the appeal. It always sticks in my mind as a worst film contender.

Swan_Vesta
10-05-2005, 14:14
In a moment of madness I dragged the missus to the cinema to watch "XXX - Triple X (or what ever the hell it is)" and I can honestly say that this wins the award of SV's worst damn film of all time. I would rather endure pile surgery than have to sit through that complete s***e again

Vin Diesel! You owe me £5.20 and two hours of my life!

Is it just me or is Vin diesel looking really camp lately? There's a new film with him starring where he looks like he belongs on the cover of a German gay porn film.

D2J
10-05-2005, 14:18
Originally posted by Greenback
I realise I'm going to be in a tiny minority here, but...

Lord of the Rings.

Seconded mate... Not a fan myself..

Now I will get shot down here as I appear to be the only one who finds Stars Wars boring and depressing :suspect:

Deavon
10-05-2005, 14:23
Originally posted by Swan_Vesta
Is it just me or is Vin diesel looking really camp lately? There's a new film with him starring where he looks like he belongs on the cover of a German gay porn film.

Yep! Camp as a row of pink tents. I think he just knows who is fans are!

What particular German movie was that then?

Swan_Vesta
10-05-2005, 14:30
Thank God I'm not alone on this. It wasn't any film in particular he just seems to be cultivating a look akin to many European "specialist" film actors.

What's really worrying is that when I was at the cinema the other week I walked past the poster for this film and instead of thinking "Oh God - Vin Diesel!" I actually thought "Holy S**t - German gay porn!"

Very concerning.

Deavon
10-05-2005, 14:34
So... you are familiar with the genre? Mmmm, interesting.

I think he's just got that gay 'quality' about him, and he knows it!

OwlsChick
10-05-2005, 14:49
Da league of extrodianary gentlemen its well rank

Greenback
10-05-2005, 14:53
Originally posted by Deejay
Seconded mate... Not a fan myself..

Now I will get shot down here as I appear to be the only one who finds Stars Wars boring and depressing :suspect:

As a kid, I absolutely loved the Star Wars films. You should have seen the amount of figurines I owned!

But now I'm a grown-up, the whole Star Wars genre doesn't appeal quite as much. Empire Strikes Back is still a very, very good film but the rest... well, they're not much kop.

Having said that, I'm still looking forward to seeing how Annakin turns to the dark side in Episode III. It's an interesting reversal of the populist Hollywood norm of the happy-clappy, milk and cookies, neat-and-tidy ending.

Deavon
10-05-2005, 15:00
I agree that the Star Wars franchise has lost a bit of it's appeal but I think that's more to do with the lackluster plot and characters in the first 2 movies.

The last one is meant to be riddled with 'I am your father' type revelations so it should make great viewing and may even make 1 + 2 seem better once we know what's going on!

Now if you want Space movies that are pants:

Armageddon
Chronicles of Riddick (Vin Deisel crops back up)
and
(non) Event Horizon

to name but a few...

Olive
10-05-2005, 15:51
'Love Actually'. What a pile of cobblers! Richard Curtis's 'Greatest Hists', seen it all before. Don't mind the genre usually - can appreciate Notting Hill etc for what they are - light, frothy entertainment, nothing wrong with that. But LA - just insulting!

redrobbo
10-05-2005, 16:21
Originally posted by Greenback
I realise I'm going to be in a tiny minority here, but...

Lord of the Rings.

I just don't get it. I've sat through the first two, somehow, and they are so, so utterly boooooring, long and humourless. "This happens then this happens then that happens". Yawn.

How can anyone care about characters who spout such stupid lines as "You are the master of Bag End now. And also, I fancy, you'll find a golden ring" without a smirk?

Still, Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece compared to Meet Joe Black (the Brad Pitt version).

Well said Greenback!........and I thought I was alone in being bored rigid with Lord of the Rings! Tedious beyond imagination. Loathed it all. I saw Part 1 twice (first with a friend, and then my partner insisted we saw it together), managed to skip seeing Part 2, but was whisked away to see Part 3. But oh lordy, it was worse then Part 1.

adaline
10-05-2005, 16:28
I watched a film about early pornography producers, it was paaaaaaaainfuly frustrating and i dont even know why! The rest of the group cudnt take thier eyes of the screen!(and no there was nothing nice there) I watched about 10 minutes of it and left feeling mad as hell :<

Yodameister
10-05-2005, 16:30
Chicken Run

Was just so poor in comparison to The Wrong Trousers et al. There was just none of the wit, and none of the dark humour, it was just totally saccharine and holywood-ised.

I would have walked out if I wasn't sat right in the middle of a row.

Lestat
10-05-2005, 16:38
Originally posted by Swan_Vesta
Is it just me or is Vin diesel looking really camp lately? There's a new film with him starring where he looks like he belongs on the cover of a German gay porn film.

It's called 'The Pacifier' . . . .and yes, it's terrible. It's meant to be a comedy but it's about as funny as having a slice of bacon tied to your testicles and letting a hungry rottweiler loose on yourself.

miniminch
10-05-2005, 17:01
The Passion of Christ. My Mum was horrified and I thought it was a comedy. We both went with different expectations!:o :D

Lestat
10-05-2005, 17:06
Talking of crap movies - what about:

1. Plunkett & McClean
2. Supergirl
3. Escape from Las Vegas ( I think ) . . . it's the one with Kurt Russell.

kanga
10-05-2005, 17:09
Vanilla Sky and Eyes Wide Shut.. Lost the plot (not to mention the will to live) during both of them...

EdEd
10-05-2005, 17:17
saw was pants. the acting was terrible

JennyB
10-05-2005, 17:25
Without a shadow of a doubt, the worst film I have ever seen is a film called Dahmer. You would think it would be quite good given that it is based on a true story but I have never seen anything so godawful in my life.

seanyboy
10-05-2005, 17:27
I try and avoid bad movies if I possibly can, i've managed to steer clear of Daredevil and Catwoman etc so far, but I would have to say "Dude wheres my car" could be one of the worst i've seen.

And If I had to sit through "Pearl Harbour" again I think I would rather choke myself on popcorn!

robbie
10-05-2005, 17:28
Batman and Robin

citygirl
10-05-2005, 17:31
Originally posted by rooeliza
Vanilla Sky and Eyes Wide Shut.. Lost the plot (not to mention the will to live) during both of them...


I watched Vanilla Sky recently. It was soooo boring, but I thought I would sit it out to the end just incase it had a good finale. I bet watching paint dry would have been more exciting!

Scutts
10-05-2005, 18:39
Originally posted by miniminch
The Passion of Christ. My Mum was horrified and I thought it was a comedy. We both went with different expectations!:o :D

You must be joking - Me and my Fiancee left the cinema in tears after this film. It was very very moving and powerful (and I'm an Atheist)

Originally posted by EdEd
saw was pants. the acting was terrible

A very good and unusual film. One of the best films of last year, in my opinion :)

The 2 worst I have seen recently were Open Water - soooo boring and Meet the Fockers - soooo predictable and unfunny :nono:

StarSparkle
10-05-2005, 20:01
Originally posted by Deejay
Now I will get shot down here as I appear to be the only one who finds Stars Wars boring and depressing :suspect:

Mark me down as another non-fan of Star Wars! :help: I thought the original film was film-making by numbers, and the only reason worth watching it was for Han Solo! :D

But the worst-film candidates have to be among the efforts of Richard Curtis. This man is SO not funny. Watching "4 Weddings and a Funeral", I kept waiting for something interesting and/or funny to happen - but in vain.

The first 5-10 minutes of the film have to be among the most excruciatingly embarrassing (because they're so bad) moments in film - constant repetition of a naughty word for 10 (very long) minutes is a 'joke' that wears very thin very quickly.

The funeral speech was very moving and very well-done, but it wasn't enough to save the film.

StarSparkle

spyro2000
10-05-2005, 20:49
Star Wars (any episode)

owlsman
10-05-2005, 20:57
Blair witch 2, its the only film i have ever walked out of the cinema! :gag:

LordChaverly
10-05-2005, 22:04
Originally posted by StarSparkle
Mark me down as another non-fan of Star Wars! :help: I thought the original film was film-making by numbers, and the only reason worth watching it was for Han Solo! :D

But the worst-film candidates have to be among the efforts of Richard Curtis. This man is SO not funny. Watching "4 Weddings and a Funeral", I kept waiting for something interesting and/or funny to happen - but in vain.

The first 5-10 minutes of the film have to be among the most excruciatingly embarrassing (because they're so bad) moments in film - constant repetition of a naughty word for 10 (very long) minutes is a 'joke' that wears very thin very quickly.

The funeral speech was very moving and very well-done, but it wasn't enough to save the film.

StarSparkle

As usual Starsparkle, I find myself in total agreement with you. Curtis was also responsible for the abysmal 'Love Actually' - a formulaic, cliche ridden over-hyped piece of cynical commercial trash. Film making by numbers is also an excellent description of Star Wars, particularly the last episode which despite the hundreds of millions lavished on it, was dreadfully dul. l

Zebra
10-05-2005, 22:23
I would have to say Leprechaun with Jennifer Aniston early in her 'acting' career. Good grief, tragic!
Event Horizon too, desperate for amusement between lectures one day at Uni.... eeeeek, bad news!

Yodameister
10-05-2005, 22:29
Event Horizon had a great first half and an appallingly poor second half, as seems to be the case with the vast majority of films in my opinion.

LordChaverly
10-05-2005, 22:35
The exception being Sideways - it starts off very slowly and builds up momentum, turning into a great film. In the first part, I was thinking 'what a dull movie - by the end I was loving it.

hatter
11-05-2005, 05:25
The Time Machine (not the original!) was dire. It came recommended by a friend too:loopy:

Greenback
11-05-2005, 08:39
Originally posted by Yodameister
Event Horizon had a great first half and an appallingly poor second half, as seems to be the case with the vast majority of films in my opinion.

I agree, it was an intriguing set-up spolied by a totally ludicrous ending.

Cube is similar. Really good premise, but it's as if the writers gave up trying to work out a suitably interesting conclusion, and instead handed over the reigns to the director of a daytime soap opera.

evildrneil
11-05-2005, 08:48
I thought event horizon was appalling - formulaic and uninspired hellraiser in space! At least I managed to sit (and snooze) through it - the only film I've ever actually walked out of in disgust was 'Very Bad Things'. Luckilly I was seeing it as a freebie - but I was still overcharged!

Titian
11-05-2005, 08:51
Originally posted by evildrneil
I thought event horizon was appalling - formulaic and uninspired hellraiser in space! At least I managed to sit (and snooze) through it - the only film I've ever actually walked out of in disgust was 'Very Bad Things'. Luckilly I was seeing it as a freebie - but I was still overcharged!
Was it not "showgirls"?

spinny
11-05-2005, 08:58
i love tom hank film's. but when i went to see castaway i just fell asleep half way threw it,this is got to be most boreing film ever.him suck on a beach on his own,ither not talking or him talking to just a ball, so i think this is got to be a top worst film for me,and also cable guy too.

Rainbow05
11-05-2005, 09:56
The worst film i ever saw was probably Planet of the apes the ending was so stupid i had to watch the whole film and then it ended like that.

StarSparkle
11-05-2005, 11:09
Originally posted by LordChaverly
As usual Starsparkle, I find myself in total agreement with you. Curtis was also responsible for the abysmal 'Love Actually' - a formulaic, cliche ridden over-hyped piece of cynical commercial trash. Film making by numbers is also an excellent description of Star Wars, particularly the last episode which despite the hundreds of millions lavished on it, was dreadfully dul. l

Cheers, your Lordship :thumbsup: As always, a man of class and taste.

A few weeks ago, I was at a very loose end one evening, I thought I'd give Curtis another chance. I made the mistake of trying to watch "Love, Actually". Oh dear.... a few minutes of the cringe-making, unfunny dialogue that that was almost physical in its embarrassment factor, and I had to change channels to save my sanity.

I find it incredible that Curtis was partly responsible for writing "Blackadder", one of the most brilliant and well-written comedy series ever. I can only conclude that Ben Elton was very busy :o :D

StarSparkle

StarSparkle
11-05-2005, 11:17
Originally posted by Greenback
I agree, it was an intriguing set-up spolied by a totally ludicrous ending.


We must have seen a different film?! :confused:

"Event Horizon" is one of the most frightening films I have ever seen - it is truly terrifying, particularly the scene right at the end.

Psychological horror of the most exquisite subtlety.

StarSparkle

Ally68
11-05-2005, 11:48
City Of Angels (think that was the title) with Nicholas Cage. Realised then what a wooden actor he is.

Oh and Grease II - no comment needed really!

Deavon
11-05-2005, 12:48
Originally posted by Rainbow05
The worst film i ever saw was probably Planet of the apes the ending was so stupid i had to watch the whole film and then it ended like that.

Please tell me you are talking about the Tim Burton remake.

The original was a classic with one of the best movie endings ever!!!

Norbert
11-05-2005, 14:59
Reservoir Dogs & The Piano were both highly rated, but I thought they were highly dull.

By far the worst were Rocky Horror 2 & Exocist 2. It's what happens when you go to the cinema with a group of people who arn't interested in films and you vote democratically on what to see. This was years ago and I still feel the pain.

Sultana
11-05-2005, 15:07
I too seem to have forgotten the titles of the really boring films - because they were sooooo boring. There was one with someone in a phone box all the way through that was pretty pointless. However, Donnie Darko has to be high on my list of "why did they bother" seen it twice - makes no sense at all!

nick2
11-05-2005, 15:15
I thought Saw was terrible, it was just a cheap version of Seven, and we had predicted the ending after just 10 minutes of film.

I also hate most things with Tom Hanks or Hugh Grant in.

I fell asleep before the end of both Spiderman movies.

I think the Matrix films are good for sepcial effects but acting/plot/meaning ? I don't think so.

Greenback
11-05-2005, 15:27
Originally posted by StarSparkle
We must have seen a different film?! :confused:

"Event Horizon" is one of the most frightening films I have ever seen - it is truly terrifying, particularly the scene right at the end.

Psychological horror of the most exquisite subtlety.

StarSparkle

StarSparkle, you have impeccible taste when it comes to loving the Manics (correct me if I'm wrong), but Event Horizon - noooo!

Mmost of my friends love it as well. Different strokes.

At the risk of sounding like a film student, if you want subtle psycholgical drama set in space then check out Tarkovsky's Solaris.

samscam
11-05-2005, 17:03
Interstate 84 had Kevin Spacey's name splashed all over the box, so I thought it would be OK. Wasted 2 hours for it to get going, but pretty much nothing happened. To make the whole non-event even worse, the things which weren't happening were really predictable... Some bloke stands on a bridge. Great.

Made the mistake of buying Gothika - pile of tosh.

jackieb
11-05-2005, 17:29
I was so bored by Lost in Translation I switched it off. What was all the fuss about?

StarSparkle
11-05-2005, 20:00
Originally posted by Greenback
StarSparkle, you have impeccible taste when it comes to loving the Manics (correct me if I'm wrong), but Event Horizon - noooo!

Mmost of my friends love it as well. Different strokes.

At the risk of sounding like a film student, if you want subtle psycholgical drama set in space then check out Tarkovsky's Solaris.

Greenback - if you are, as you appear to be, a fellow Manics enthusiast, then I congratulate you on your excellent musical taste! :thumbsup:

I confess to not having seen Tarkovsky's "Solaris", although I have watched the version starring George Clooney. I really wanted to like it but I'm sorry to say I found it very slow and my attention kept wandering. BUT I'm sure there IS a great film in there fighting to get out - I feel it would need at least 2 or 3 viewings to do it any sort of justice though.

I'm sure the original "Solaris" would be quite an experience, and I will be keeping a look-out for it.

Cheers,

StarSparkle :)