The worse movie you've ever seen

One movie I was sorely disappointed with: The Thin Red Line. Maybe I was expecting Saving Private Ryan in the Pacific, but what a let down. I can't figure out if its a couple of days, months, some of the characters get me mixed up, and the whole, existential What does it all mean? rubbed me the wrong way.

Ashyukun wrote:

neon4891 wrote: Evil Dead.

Eh? Which one, the original or the remake? The original is classic horror- never saw the new one. And without it, we'd have never gotten Army of Darkness (which remains one of my personal favorites). I'd have a hard time picking a 'worst'. I was FAR less enamored with Super Troopers than I expected I would be given the build-up to it when I was shown it. I expected to be laughing myself unconscious- instead I just found myself wishing I was unconscious for most of it. It had its moments- but they were very few. For a long time, I claimed that Dark Star was the worst movie I'd ever seen- but I also saw it when I was really young and apparently really didn't come close to getting the movie at all. EDIT: Oops, just read the actual thread title- I thought we were supposed to be posting the WORST movies we'd seen, no the WORSE... so I've got to ask: worse than what?

The original, 1981 movie. SWMBO made me watch it when we started dating, I still want that hour+ back. If she made me watch it again, I would divorce her.

Meow Super Troopers...

Rob_Mopar wrote: I submit the following: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

I was wondering if/when this one was going to make the list... yeah... that was an interesting one...

Bobzilla wrote: Cage plays one role. In every movie. He's not even that good at that. Travolta? Great actor, but even he couldn't pull that steaming pile out of the depths it was in.

I don't disagree... but I guess my point is complaining about Cage in any movie he stars in is like willingly jumping into a pool and then complaining about getting wet. What were you expecting?

I forgot about Easy Rider, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I know Rocky Horror was supposed to be stupid, but I just can't deal with it. Easy Rider, though...Bad writing, stoned director and cast, and that acid scene in the graveyard...Christ what a pointless piece of crap.

Pearl Harbor..

Im glad no one has mentioned get carter, everyone I know hated that movie, I loved it. Just watched it tonight. Great chase scene between a jag amd an sts.

I liked Easy Rider. It was sorta pointless, but that was the point (if I may make a bad joke): it was about two drifters making their way aimlessly through life and how it all exploded in an instant.

Okay, I'm going to go all Retro on yo collective asses.

"The Osterman Weekend".

Absolutely incomprehensible.

Yeah, the Ludlum movies pre-Matt Damon were pretty incomprehensible. The books are good, though.

Talking with a friend and he reminded me about this gem I had blocked from my memory:

Riding The Bus With My Sister

Basically Rosie O'Donnell plays a retarded person. Plus comic sans in the movie titles.

Here's a review: http://youtu.be/sNGG6gK2fMM

That must've been a challenge for her...

Lancer007 wrote: Basically Rosie O'Donnell plays a retarded person.

In reply to Lancer007:

It looks like the review is better than the movie.

Reign of fire, saw it when it came out in high school with my GF at the time and its the only movie I've ever walked out on.

just saw "cloud atlas", not the worst movie ever, but pretty berking bad. Skip it, do something in the garage with your 2hrs and 55 mins.

JtspellS wrote: Reign of fire, saw it when it came out in high school with my GF at the time and its the only movie I've ever walked out on.

I kinda liked that one.

The worst thing I had seen in the theater, Keeping the Faith. Ben Stiller and Edward Norton as a Rabbi and a Priest falling in love with Jenna Elfman. It could have been reedited down to 90 minutes from 128 and been passable.

It also didn't help that it was my 16th birthday and I wanted to see U571 instead.

I just watched most if national lampoons dirty movie last night. Yeah, I chuckled a couple times but it really is a bad movie.

I had to turn this one off. And I like Will Ferrell!

Streetwiseguy wrote: and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I love this movie. An improv/acting group came through Red Deer once for Halloween and the old Famous Players had a showing. Went with the girlfriend at the time, it was HILARIOUS. It was very Mystery Science Theatre-ish, and then the parts like with the rice they threw rice at the movie goers and everything. Just awesome.

And the movie itself is supposed to be ridiculous. I think a lot of people are having trouble in this thread distinguishing between movies that are truly awful (poor acting, poor directing, poor dialogue, poor story) and movies that are meant to be stupid or funny or campy. There is a huge difference, and anybody should be able to recognize these things.

I recently watched the Fault in Our Stars with the girlfriend. While it completely was NOT a movie for me, by definition of cinema, it was a great movie. The acting was solid, the story engaging (especially for the target audience).

The worst movies ever are the cash cows. Read transformers, the last two pirate of the Caribbean movies, etc etc. I especially am getting sick of movies that could be told seriously (like Transformers), but instead have to have stupid, inane "funny" bits stuck in that smack you in the face and go "HEY! WE'RE GOING TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THE STORY WITH THIS PIECE OF STUPIDITY THAT WE THOUGHT WAS HILARIOUS BUT IS ACTUALLY POORLY EXECUTED AND NOT FUNNY AT ALL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL"

HiTempguy wrote:

Streetwiseguy wrote: and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I love this movie. An improv/acting group came through Red Deer once for Halloween and the old Famous Players had a showing. Went with the girlfriend at the time, it was HILARIOUS. It was very Mystery Science Theatre-ish, and then the parts like with the rice they threw rice at the movie goers and everything. Just awesome. And the movie itself is supposed to be ridiculous. I think a lot of people are having trouble in this thread distinguishing between movies that are truly awful (poor acting, poor directing, poor dialogue, poor story) and movies that are meant to be stupid or funny or campy. There is a huge difference, and anybody should be able to recognize these things. I recently watched the Fault in Our Stars with the girlfriend. While it completely was NOT a movie for me, by definition of cinema, it was a great movie. The acting was solid, the story engaging (especially for the target audience). The worst movies ever are the cash cows. Read transformers, the last two pirate of the Caribbean movies, etc etc. I especially am getting sick of movies that could be told seriously (like Transformers), but instead have to have stupid, inane "funny" bits stuck in that smack you in the face and go "HEY! WE'RE GOING TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THE STORY WITH THIS PIECE OF STUPIDITY THAT WE THOUGHT WAS HILARIOUS BUT IS ACTUALLY POORLY EXECUTED AND NOT FUNNY AT ALL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL"

I actually liked those two little autobots that fought all the time

ryanty22 wrote: I actually liked those two little autobots that fought all the time

I wouldn't have minded it either, if there was a point to it. But it was just random fill in/gag stuff.

Then again, that is why entertainment is so subjective. Some people just have poor taste

I would pay money not to have seen Naked Lunch.

More recent: Chupacabra vs The Alamo

neon4891 wrote: It also didn't help that it was my 16th birthday and I wanted to see U571 instead.

U571 is good if you're not a history/techno geek like me. My brain nearly exploded on that one.

If you want to see a realistic sub movie, see Das Boot , preferably in German.

HiTempguy wrote: And the movie itself is supposed to be ridiculous. I think a lot of people are having trouble in this thread distinguishing between movies that are truly awful (poor acting, poor directing, poor dialogue, poor story) and movies that are meant to be stupid or funny or campy. There is a huge difference, and anybody should be able to recognize these things.

I think you're right about that, and also noticed that when some people see a movie that's more realistic, and less Hollywood glitz, they mistake it for either lousy acting or being poorly made.