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AnnaBanana Oak Park, IL posts: 764
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posted on August 16, 2008 at 02:30PM Inappropriate? Quote Reply

I notice that there has been a very interesting thread started about movies which people really care about and would like to see discussed and reviewed more.  Well, I'm starting another subject -- what are the WORST movies (in your opinion) which you ever saw. 

First a bit of background -- I wasted I don't know how long in the wee small hours of last night (or early this morning) on a film which was so tedious and confusing that I finally did something I have never done before with a movie -- didn't bother to watch the end of it.  I have no intention of watching the end of it either even though it is there in my "Saved" category in "On Demand" (thank God, I didn't pay for it -- it was a freebie!)

This is a movie which I never heard of before, apparently for good reason.  "Twelve Monkeys" was IMO a waste of three of my favorite actors -- Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe, and Brad Pitt -- and one plot based on a premise which should have shown promise.  This was a 1995 film (apparently) and the general idea was that in 1996, a worldwide pandemic would wipe out five gazillion people.  Bruce Willis was (apparently) a prisoner from the far future who had a chance to win a pardon by traveling back through time in order to do something or other to avert this catastrophe.  Madeline Stowe was wasted in the part of a psychiatrist who was kidnapped by Willis for some reason or other and who thought he was crazy at first.  Brad Pitt was wasted in the part of someone who was WHATEVER.  I couldn't figure that out at all and by the time I gave up on that, I was done with the film for good. 

I should add that for a time-travel junkie like me, giving up on this film was a real thumbs-down of the first order.  Another annoying point about this film was that whatever printing appeared on the screen which was meant for the moviegoer to read was in bright neon "fuzzy" colors which meant that it might have been legible on the big screen but not on my living room one, even though I have an excellent HD picture.  The film might have been better if I could have read some of that information.

I'm taking a wild guess here but I'm betting that most of you have never heard of "Twelve Monkeys" with good reason.  To those of you who haven't watched it yet, my advice is to keep up the good work!  If ever there was a good reason for a pandemic to strike, it would be to wipe out whoever thought this clunker up or produced it.  Like many people, I love movies and I rather resent that this wasn't respected more by whoever produced this film, especially since people must have trustfully paid money to see it in theatres originally!).  Being tempted to waste time on a movie I couldn't even finish watching was to me a real betrayal. 

 

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  • jasyjen
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posted on September 07, 2008 at 03:27PM
 
Oh, that's easy!  The worst movie EVER was Showgirls!  The acting was horrible, the nudity was excessive, and the storyline was just HORRIBLE.  And it made it worse that it was the girl from Saved By The Bell!  LOL
  • HappyMama07
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posted on September 08, 2008 at 12:51PM
 
I think that the worst movie that I ever saw was Meet the Spartans. They tried way to hard and it made it really stupid, not even stupid funny.
  • CrystaBush
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posted on September 09, 2008 at 08:58AM
 

Napoleon Dynamite - definitely!

Maybe I'm too old but I just don't get it.  Before I even saw the movie, I kept seeing all these "Vote for Pedro" t-shirts.  I was thinking Pedro was someone running for election in Mexico.

I was clueless and have a teenage son (who doesn't like ND either!)

  • SpokaneMan
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 12:00PM
 
I have seen so many movies over the years, that its not so easy to pick out one that is worse than the worst.  There are many out there that were just horrible, un-entertaining, or just not funny.  Discounting made-for-tv movies and films made simply for festivals by college students would only be fair.  After that, Surviving Christmas, Napoleon Dynamite, Grease 2, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Ballistic, Chill Factor, Alexander, All the Leprechaun movies, Christmas with the Kranks, Into The Blue, Catwoman, Jason X, Batman & Robin, and The Adventures of Pluto Nash realy sit at the top of my lists of worst.
  • SpokaneMan
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 12:02PM
 
In response to SpokaneMan's post from September 10 2008 12:00PM

*Of Note.... I have not seen Balltefield Earth still, and I have heard it was bad.

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posted on September 10, 2008 at 01:44PM
 
LOL. Grease 2. Gawd, was that awful. It was one of the most inane movies I ever saw but I admit, I still watch it when I come across it on cable. "Who's that guy...where did he come from? Who's that guy...where I can get one?"  Haha.


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posted on September 10, 2008 at 02:21PM
 
In response to MikeMaroon's post from August 22 2008 07:43PM
MikeMaroon said…
njchicaa said…

I stopped going to movies regularly back in college which would be 1996-2000.  I was so disappointed with what I was seeing, that I finally gave up on those slick trailers and commercials.  Since then I've only seen 2 movies in the theater: Passion of the Christ and LOTR 3. 

As for horrible movies, I thought Lost In Translation totally stunk, as did the newest version of Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightley.  That is based on my extremely small sampling of recent films, though.

Lost in Translation---That whole movie was lost in translation as far as I'm concerned.  I like Bill Murray, but my response to that one was "What??????"  Booooring.
While we are on the subject of Bill Murray..."What about Bob?" UGH!
  • CrystaBush
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 02:22PM
 
In response to PattyTherre's post from September 10 2008 01:44PM
PattyTherre said…
LOL. Grease 2. Gawd, was that awful. It was one of the most inane movies I ever saw but I admit, I still watch it when I come across it on cable. "Who's that guy...where did he come from? Who's that guy...where I can get one?"  Haha.


Patty...I LOVED Grease 2.   I even had the soundtrack at one time!!  "I want a cooool rider"

  • PattyTherre
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 06:15PM
 
"Where does the pollen go?" Haha. The only reason I watch Grease 2 is because I really like Michael, the lead guy. He was pretty hot. You'll enjoy this then: Grease 2

I liked What About Bob! I am Bob. I am a female not quite as crazy Bob! Haha. Bill Murray, I like. Adam Sandler makes me want to pull my eyeballs out.
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 07:30PM
 
In response to PattyTherre's post from September 10 2008 01:44PM
PattyTherre said…
LOL. Grease 2. Gawd, was that awful. It was one of the most inane movies I ever saw but I admit, I still watch it when I come across it on cable. "Who's that guy...where did he come from? Who's that guy...where I can get one?"  Haha.


Surely Grease 2 is a masterpiece in comparison to Jaws 4: The Revenge. There are lots of truly inane sequels to hit movies, but that one is one of the worst.
  • AnnaBanana
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 08:03PM
 
I thought I had shot my wad but I can't resist adding this one (although I think it may have been made for television) -- the COLOR remake of "Night of the Hunter" with Richard Chamberlain taking the part that made Robert Mitchum famous.  It was a disgrace to both Chamberlain and Mitchum who are both among my favorite actors.  If you missed seeing this remake the one time it was shown, you're lucky! 
  • CrystaBush
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posted on September 11, 2008 at 10:49AM
 
In response to mindyvol's post from August 21 2008 02:38PM
mindyvol said…

I don't watch a lot of movies but a dreadful one that sticks out in my mind is Beetlejuice. 

 I can't stand beetlejuice!!!

 

  • CrystaBush
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posted on September 11, 2008 at 10:50AM
 
In response to PattyTherre's post from September 10 2008 06:15PM
PattyTherre said…
"Where does the pollen go?" Haha. The only reason I watch Grease 2 is because I really like Michael, the lead guy. He was pretty hot. You'll enjoy this then: Grease 2

I liked What About Bob! I am Bob. I am a female not quite as crazy Bob! Haha. Bill Murray, I like. Adam Sandler makes me want to pull my eyeballs out.

How funny...I loved Bill Murray in Ghostbusters but that's all I can think of.  How can you not love Adam Sandler?? LOL

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posted on September 11, 2008 at 11:00AM
 
In response to CrystaBush's post from September 11 2008 10:50AM
CrystaBush said…
PattyTherre said…
"Where does the pollen go?" Haha. The only reason I watch Grease 2 is because I really like Michael, the lead guy. He was pretty hot. You'll enjoy this then: Grease 2

I liked What About Bob! I am Bob. I am a female not quite as crazy Bob! Haha. Bill Murray, I like. Adam Sandler makes me want to pull my eyeballs out.

How funny...I loved Bill Murray in Ghostbusters but that's all I can think of.  How can you not love Adam Sandler?? LOL

I think Bill Murray was perfect in Groundhog Day, which also happens to be a darn good movie. Otherwise, he doesn't do much for me.

--Bob

  • MikeMaroon
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posted on September 11, 2008 at 11:30AM
 
In response to CrystaBush's post from September 10 2008 02:21PM
CrystaBush said…
MikeMaroon said…
njchicaa said…

I stopped going to movies regularly back in college which would be 1996-2000.  I was so disappointed with what I was seeing, that I finally gave up on those slick trailers and commercials.  Since then I've only seen 2 movies in the theater: Passion of the Christ and LOTR 3. 

As for horrible movies, I thought Lost In Translation totally stunk, as did the newest version of Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightley.  That is based on my extremely small sampling of recent films, though.

Lost in Translation---That whole movie was lost in translation as far as I'm concerned.  I like Bill Murray, but my response to that one was "What??????"  Booooring.
While we are on the subject of Bill Murray..."What about Bob?" UGH!
I love "What about Bob?"!,  How about "Ground Hog Day"?, Loved that one, too
  • MikeMaroon
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posted on September 11, 2008 at 11:31AM
 
In response to PattyTherre's post from September 10 2008 01:44PM
PattyTherre said…
LOL. Grease 2. Gawd, was that awful. It was one of the most inane movies I ever saw but I admit, I still watch it when I come across it on cable. "Who's that guy...where did he come from? Who's that guy...where I can get one?"  Haha.


My question is how did they get anyone to MAKE that movie?  Was everyone so deeply entrenched in this thing they could not see Grease 2 as the total rip-off it was?
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posted on September 13, 2008 at 10:07AM
 
Count me in as a fan of What About Bob? I love that movie. I do, however, find most comedies really disappointing, because most of them can't sustain the funny. The Wedding Crashers was a movie that could have been funny, and should have been really funny, but it relied on one joke that was told within the first five minutes of the movie. After that, it was just awful.
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posted on September 13, 2008 at 12:31PM
 
In response to PattyTherre's post from September 10 2008 06:15PM
PattyTherre said…
"Where does the pollen go?" Haha. The only reason I watch Grease 2 is because I really like Michael, the lead guy. He was pretty hot. You'll enjoy this then: Grease 2

I liked What About Bob! I am Bob. I am a female not quite as crazy Bob! Haha. Bill Murray, I like. Adam Sandler makes me want to pull my eyeballs out.
But then you'd need new eyeballs! I selectively like Sandler.  Loved "The Wedding Singer" and liked "50 First Dates".
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posted on September 14, 2008 at 09:03PM
 
I just thought about it the other day but I put 8mm as the worst movie I ever saw when I couldn't even finish watching the movie "Lost".  I think it's different genres of bad.
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posted on September 15, 2008 at 04:49AM
 

My vote for Worst.Movies.Ever? A friend dragged me to see Highlander III: The Sorcerer. Let's just say we walked out halfway through the movie and never looked back. And Battlefield Earth? Fortunately, I saw it on cable. Unfortunately, the movie is vomit-inducing in more ways than one. I don't think I could even sit through an MST3K version of either movie, they're both that bad.

  • eryndiane
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posted on September 17, 2008 at 12:08AM
 
All I can say is "Dude, Where's my Car". The worst movie ever....
  • PERRYEASTEP
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posted on September 19, 2008 at 09:53AM
 
Grunt: The Wrestling Movie (1985) hands down
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posted on September 19, 2008 at 07:58PM
 
The movie ''Idiocracy" was pretty awful.
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posted on September 19, 2008 at 08:21PM
 
In response to PERRYEASTEP's post from September 19 2008 09:53AM
PERRYEASTEP said…
Grunt: The Wrestling Movie (1985) hands down
OMG! I totally forgot that movie existed. I didn't hate it but then, I was JUST getting into wrestling in 1985, I knew nothing about it, and had just discovered it so, to me, the movie was a learning experience. Years later, uhhh, not so much. Haha.
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posted on September 23, 2008 at 10:22PM
 
Lake Placid with Bridget Fonda was terrible; there's 80 minutes of my life I'll never get back.  Can't believe they made Lake Placid 2!  Comedy, drama, horror?  just horrible.
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posted on September 23, 2008 at 10:28PM
 
In response to CrystaBush's post from September 09 2008 08:58AM
Definately childish, but super funny.  Could only take it once though, although my son had to have the DVD and watches it way too often. 
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posted on September 23, 2008 at 10:47PM
 
Thin Blue Line was pretty bad, I dont care what the critics say.
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posted on September 24, 2008 at 02:04AM
 
Two words:  Miami Vice.   The guy who made the TV show took his own creation and made it BOOOOOORING!   I fell asleep during it.  Was excited about seeing it because I loved the 80's series.  I wanted to poke my own eyeballs out half-way through.  It was like, let's take Bozo the Clown and make him a monk!
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posted on September 25, 2008 at 01:56PM
 
In response to MikeMaroon's post from September 24 2008 02:04AM
MikeMaroon said…
Two words:  Miami Vice.   The guy who made the TV show took his own creation and made it BOOOOOORING!   I fell asleep during it.  Was excited about seeing it because I loved the 80's series.  I wanted to poke my own eyeballs out half-way through.  It was like, let's take Bozo the Clown and make him a monk!
But then you wouldn't have had any eyeballs! lol.

 I reallllly hated Dumb and Dumber. It really was dumb. And dumber than dumb.
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posted on September 29, 2008 at 07:11PM
 
This is an easy one. My brother asked me to watch this movie with him called the Bubble Boy. I had never heard of the movie, but I figured why not. It starred the actor Jake Gyllenhaal whom I had heard of before so I figured it can't be that bad. Goodness was I ever wrong. From the first couple of minutes into the movie until the end(yes I was forced to watch it until the end with the promise that it was going to get better) it was one idiotic scene after another. There was nothing at all funny about this movie. It was utterly rediculious & a total waste of time.    
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