Worst movies ever!

[Midnightsfire]

Originally Posted by PeppermintGum

I think alot of today's movies are awful (and alot of today's music; mostly mainstream music). Today's comedy movies are horribly scripted (as well as comedy TV shows). The majority of the jokes or punch lines aren't funny; and some of them are so ridiculous that it actually is funny because it's just stupid. I'm not touching on horror movies because I hate horror. I don't watch any of them. Some action movies are good, but others are lame. I also feel like alot of today's movies are more about scenery and costumes than actual acting.

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are actually brilliant fantasy movies that stay consistent with performance while touching up the magical aspects. But other films, like the Golden Compass, were horrible as far as acting is concerned.

Most of my favorite movies are from the early-mid 20th century with performers like Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, The Marx Brothers, and many others. Of course not all movies made in a different era were good, but compared to today's movies, a lot of the older movies are good, even the ones that weren't good based on 20th century standards. Anyway, the performers mentioned above are consistent with their movies and roles; I absolutely love their work. Even their worst movies, the ones that didn't do so good at box office, were good (just because a movie doesn't do good at box office doesn't mean it's not good).

It's hard to get into performers of my generation, whether it's movies, music, dance, fashion or anything else. Most people, myself included, tend to like them for their image. Some of them have talent, but a lot of them have little to no talent (or maybe they do have talent but you don't see it because they hide behind their image).

We're living in a world that's completely superficial and artificial; I relate more to stars and artwork of a past generation than stars and art of today. Like for fashion, I love contempoary fashion, especially peices that are avant garde yet sophticated (I can't stand fashion styles/trends/looks that try to be avant garde but are really childish; a lot of pop stars do that and it's so tasteless and tacky) but I'm more so into 20th century fashion because it's chic and sleek, and people actually dressed themselves accordingly; everything was complimentary. Today's fashions are bigger, and at times, better, but it's certainly not classier. Anyway, enough about fashion.

Back to film. I think today's Drama films are good. Performers like Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep are excellent at what they do...I definetly think Drama films, as well as Drama TV shows, stay consistent throughout any era and any generation. There are some elements I don't like however, such as sexual content and coarse language, but that comes with the times we're in. I saw Mildred Pierce, the original version with Joan Crawford, and the newer version on HBO with Kate Winslet. The new version was a miniseries whereas the original was a 2 hour movie. Both versions were good. I was very doubtful about the new version at first because we're in a different era and certain movie remakes don't measure up to my standards. I didn't like the sexual content in the HBO Mildred Pierce but the acting was good, and I liked the ending; it was different, and actually better, than the original movie ending. I still love the movie version better because I felt Joan Crawford and the actress who played Vida were a better fit, but both are excellent.

Sorry but your post reminded me of Luna Lovegood.

don't ask.

Originally Posted by Hysteria

How can you dislike a whole franchise after watching less than one minute of it? Nothing happens in the first minute of The Matrix.

I myself loved that first movie. It was the best movie that year.

[Nielo]

Originally Posted by PeppermintGum

I think alot of today's movies are awful (and alot of today's music; mostly mainstream music). Today's comedy movies are horribly scripted (as well as comedy TV shows). The majority of the jokes or punch lines aren't funny; and some of them are so ridiculous that it actually is funny because it's just stupid. I'm not touching on horror movies because I hate horror. I don't watch any of them. Some action movies are good, but others are lame. I also feel like alot of today's movies are more about scenery and costumes than actual acting. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are actually brilliant fantasy movies that stay consistent with performance while touching up the magical aspects. But other films, like the Golden Compass, were horrible as far as acting is concerned. Most of my favorite movies are from the early-mid 20th century with performers like Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, The Marx Brothers, and many others. Of course not all movies made in a different era were good, but compared to today's movies, a lot of the older movies are good, even the ones that weren't good based on 20th century standards. Anyway, the performers mentioned above are consistent with their movies and roles; I absolutely love their work. Even their worst movies, the ones that didn't do so good at box office, were good (just because a movie doesn't do good at box office doesn't mean it's not good). It's hard to get into performers of my generation, whether it's movies, music, dance, fashion or anything else. Most people, myself included, tend to like them for their image. Some of them have talent, but a lot of them have little to no talent (or maybe they do have talent but you don't see it because they hide behind their image). We're living in a world that's completely superficial and artificial; I relate more to stars and artwork of a past generation than stars and art of today. Like for fashion, I love contempoary fashion, especially peices that are avant garde yet sophticated (I can't stand fashion styles/trends/looks that try to be avant garde but are really childish; a lot of pop stars do that and it's so tasteless and tacky) but I'm more so into 20th century fashion because it's chic and sleek, and people actually dressed themselves accordingly; everything was complimentary. Today's fashions are bigger, and at times, better, but it's certainly not classier. Anyway, enough about fashion. Back to film. I think today's Drama films are good. Performers like Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep are excellent at what they do...I definetly think Drama films, as well as Drama TV shows, stay consistent throughout any era and any generation. There are some elements I don't like however, such as sexual content and coarse language, but that comes with the times we're in. I saw Mildred Pierce, the original version with Joan Crawford, and the newer version on HBO with Kate Winslet. The new version was a miniseries whereas the original was a 2 hour movie. Both versions were good. I was very doubtful about the new version at first because we're in a different era and certain movie remakes don't measure up to my standards. I didn't like the sexual content in the HBO Mildred Pierce but the acting was good, and I liked the ending; it was different, and actually better, than the original movie ending. I still love the movie version better because I felt Joan Crawford and the actress who played Vida were a better fit, but both are excellent.

I get what you mean about older movies, but there are some real good movies (and music too, really) being made these days. You just need to know where to look. They might not be the ones that the press pays the most attention too, but they're definitely out there.
And I have to disagree with the 'horribly scripted comedies' comment. Movies like The Hangover are actually very well scripted, in my opinion. (Just like the tv show How I Met Your Mother.)
It's not all bad. It's just not all good either.


Personally, I'm kind of dreading the upcoming sequels to Bridget Jones, Austin Powers and Johnny English...

[UselessCharmMaster]

Originally Posted by IenjoyAcidPops

The obligatory Plan 9 from Outer Space?

I saw it two or three weeks ago. People of the Earth, it deserves its fame. The movie is absolutely horrible... and I was laughing almost all the time. I got hysterical at the sight of flying saucers suspended on perfectly visible ropes. I want to see it again, if I can, because it's just unbelievable.

(I knew about this movie from Danse Macabre, a book by Stephen King, who claims he loves awful horror movies...)

Ace Ventura. *cringes*

[FastDebrid]

One word: Wolvesbayne. Only the acting made it bearable to watch. The effects was bad.

[Fawkesfan1]

Originally Posted by UselessCharmMaster

I saw it two or three weeks ago. People of the Earth, it deserves its fame. The movie is absolutely horrible... and I was laughing almost all the time. I got hysterical at the sight of flying saucers suspended on perfectly visible ropes. I want to see it again, if I can, because it's just unbelievable.

(I knew about this movie from Danse Macabre, a book by Stephen King, who claims he loves awful horror movies...)

Ace Ventura. *cringes*

*seconds that cringe*

I tried watching that when I was younger and it just wasn't that funny or that good.

Same with Dumb and Dumber. Never got why it was so popular.

Originally Posted by PeppermintGum
I think alot of today's movies are awful (and alot of today's music; mostly mainstream music). Today's comedy movies are horribly scripted (as well as comedy TV shows). The majority of the jokes or punch lines aren't funny; and some of them are so ridiculous that it actually is funny because it's just stupid. I'm not touching on horror movies because I hate horror. I don't watch any of them. Some action movies are good, but others are lame. I also feel like alot of today's movies are more about scenery and costumes than actual acting.

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are actually brilliant fantasy movies that stay consistent with performance while touching up the magical aspects. But other films, like the Golden Compass, were horrible as far as acting is concerned.

Most of my favorite movies are from the early-mid 20th century with performers like Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, The Marx Brothers, and many others. Of course not all movies made in a different era were good, but compared to today's movies, a lot of the older movies are good, even the ones that weren't good based on 20th century standards. Anyway, the performers mentioned above are consistent with their movies and roles; I absolutely love their work. Even their worst movies, the ones that didn't do so good at box office, were good (just because a movie doesn't do good at box office doesn't mean it's not good).

It's hard to get into performers of my generation, whether it's movies, music, dance, fashion or anything else. Most people, myself included, tend to like them for their image. Some of them have talent, but a lot of them have little to no talent (or maybe they do have talent but you don't see it because they hide behind their image).

We're living in a world that's completely superficial and artificial; I relate more to stars and artwork of a past generation than stars and art of today. Like for fashion, I love contempoary fashion, especially peices that are avant garde yet sophticated (I can't stand fashion styles/trends/looks that try to be avant garde but are really childish; a lot of pop stars do that and it's so tasteless and tacky) but I'm more so into 20th century fashion because it's chic and sleek, and people actually dressed themselves accordingly; everything was complimentary. Today's fashions are bigger, and at times, better, but it's certainly not classier. Anyway, enough about fashion.

Back to film. I think today's Drama films are good. Performers like Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep are excellent at what they do...I definetly think Drama films, as well as Drama TV shows, stay consistent throughout any era and any generation. There are some elements I don't like however, such as sexual content and coarse language, but that comes with the times we're in. I saw Mildred Pierce, the original version with Joan Crawford, and the newer version on HBO with Kate Winslet. The new version was a miniseries whereas the original was a 2 hour movie. Both versions were good. I was very doubtful about the new version at first because we're in a different era and certain movie remakes don't measure up to my standards. I didn't like the sexual content in the HBO Mildred Pierce but the acting was good, and I liked the ending; it was different, and actually better, than the original movie ending. I still love the movie version better because I felt Joan Crawford and the actress who played Vida were a better fit, but both are excellent.

I think alot of today's movies are awful (and alot of today's music; mostly mainstream music). Today's comedy movies are horribly scripted (as well as comedy TV shows). The majority of the jokes or punch lines aren't funny; and some of them are so ridiculous that it actually is funny because it's just stupid. I'm not touching on horror movies because I hate horror. I don't watch any of them. Some action movies are good, but others are lame. I also feel like alot of today's movies are more about scenery and costumes than actual acting.

Definitely. You hit the nail on the head there, Peppermint. A lot of movies that are put out these days seem to be playing to the lowest denominator. It's sad, really . A lot of the really good films aren't even shown in the area where I live.

I remember reading something in a local paper about 3 years ago that dealt with this issue. The guy who wrote it said, that the movie people didn't think that people in the area would understand any Oscar-worthy films... <-- paraphrased. I was incensed about this to say the least .

They figured that the people in the area are all a bunch of ignorant red necks (which is true in part... but not completely) -- talk about stereotyping...

*edit: Just found a good article by Roger Ebert from December 28th that deals with a similar situation...

link to it

Disclaimer: From rogerebert.com.

#6 on his list deals with how the movie people tend to think that small time movie goers wouldn't like art movies... which isn't the case. He looked it up on Netflix and found out that the opposite is true.

Back on topic... I wish that they'd start making more movies like the Artist and other kinds of thoughtful movies instead of the stuff that makes me want to not watch movies.

I'm sick and tired of all of the ultra-violent, sex filled stuff that they're putting out... Columbiana, anyone? I just saw a mini review of it over at a local store (it was on an ad that they had set up in store), and it turned my stomach. Just reading the thing turned me off from seeing the movie completely.

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are actually brilliant fantasy movies that stay consistent with performance while touching up the magical aspects. But other films, like the Golden Compass, were horrible as far as acting is concerned.

They kept me entertained and glued to the movie itself. A lot of films today don't do that as much.

Most of my favorite movies are from the early-mid 20th century with performers like Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, The Marx Brothers, and many others. Of course not all movies made in a different era were good, but compared to today's movies, a lot of the older movies are good, even the ones that weren't good based on 20th century standards. Anyway, the performers mentioned above are consistent with their movies and roles; I absolutely love their work. Even their worst movies, the ones that didn't do so good at box office, were good (just because a movie doesn't do good at box office doesn't mean it's not good).

Same here. Only with Laurel and Hardy. A lot of comedians these days just aren't as good with humor. A lot of it seems to be low brow and rather crude. They seem to have forgotten the magic of good slapstick and innuendo that doesn't require crudeness. Like what Groucho Marx and the Marx brothers were good at.

It's hard to get into performers of my generation, whether it's movies, music, dance, fashion or anything else. Most people, myself included, tend to like them for their image. Some of them have talent, but a lot of them have little to no talent (or maybe they do have talent but you don't see it because they hide behind their image).

We're living in a world that's completely superficial and artificial; I relate more to stars and artwork of a past generation than stars and art of today. Like for fashion, I love contempoary fashion, especially peices that are avant garde yet sophticated (I can't stand fashion styles/trends/looks that try to be avant garde but are really childish; a lot of pop stars do that and it's so tasteless and tacky) but I'm more so into 20th century fashion because it's chic and sleek, and people actually dressed themselves accordingly; everything was complimentary. Today's fashions are bigger, and at times, better, but it's certainly not classier. Anyway, enough about fashion.

fullheartedly. A lot of the 'talent' isn't even that. It's a lot of hot air. Reality shows, and 'actors'... not much room for anything really that meaningful or memorable for that matter.

It wasn't quite as bad as I was growing up though as it is now. Sad, really . There aren't that many actors that have talent that they can back up or that don't hide behind an image. It seems to be the big rage these days to make and have a brand. That kind of thing sounds like a sad existence... and not something that I'd really want to do.

Sometimes it seems as if something that they have to do to keep their public and private lives separate, which is understandable though, to a point. But at times, that kind of thing can seem over the top.

[AlonzoWarlow]

After Last Season
The Cat in the Hat
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Black Cauldron
Cool World
A Troll In Central Park
Any movie Meg Ryan is in

[Wab]

Originally Posted by Fawkesfan1

Same here. Only with Laurel and Hardy. A lot of comedians these days just aren't as good with humor. A lot of it seems to be low brow and rather crude.

There're few things more lowbrow than slapstick.

[lcbaseball22]

Is there a difference between slapstick and screwball? Because many of the very best comedies are the latter (ie It Happened One Night, The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, You Can't Take It With You, Ball of Fire, To Be Or Not To Be, Arsenic and Old Lace, Monkey Business, Pillow Talk, Some Like It Hot, and the list goes on...)

[Dedalus Diggle]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

Is there a difference between slapstick and screwball? Because many of the very best comedies are the latter (ie It Happened One Night, The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, You Can't Take It With You, Ball of Fire, To Be Or Not To Be, Arsenic and Old Lace, Monkey Business, Pillow Talk, Some Like It Hot, and the list goes on...)

Screwball does not depend primarily on physical comedy, while physical comedy is the essence of slapstick. Of course, most comedies you might put in either genre have some of the other. But the difference is between 3 Stooges and Marx Brothers. Both have generally lame plots which are really just excuses for various comedy bits, and both have the comedy teams in situations where they do not generally fit in well, more or less. But for the Stooges, they have a little repartee and a lot of slapping, etc. (the use of a musical device called a slapstick giving the sound for the faked slaps), while the Marx Bros are almost entirely wordplay, absurdity, and sight gags.

The below 2 discussions give more background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screwball_comedy_film
http://moderntimes.com/screwball/

[DeliciousMoon]

Just had the pleasure of watching Deadtone. It's a really bad teen slasher movie, but if you view it as a comedy it's pretty entertaining.

[ccollinsmith]

Originally Posted by IenjoyAcidPops

I must say, I am shocked at the movies I see mentioned in this thread. People, this thread isn't called, "Bad movies," it's called, "Worst movies ever." Surely someone has already brought up... The obligatory Plan 9 from Outer Space?

Originally Posted by UselessCharmMaster

I saw it two or three weeks ago. People of the Earth, it deserves its fame. The movie is absolutely horrible... and I was laughing almost all the time. I got hysterical at the sight of flying saucers suspended on perfectly visible ropes. I want to see it again, if I can, because it's just unbelievable.

Oh, my dear friends, you have not begun to drink the dregs of terrible cinema.

Plan 9 is one of the worst watchable movies ever made. The same can be said of Robot Monster. But Plan 9 is not close to being even the worst movie Ed Wood ever made!

For a truly awful cinematic experience, try some of these:

• Night of the Ghouls (Dir. Ed Wood)
• The Beast of Yucca Flats (Dir. Coleman Francis)
• Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (Dir. William Beaudine)
• The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (Dir. Ray Dennis Steckler)
• Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Dir. Al Adamson)

Plan 9 is so bad it's genius. These films are are so bad they're unwatchable.

[Midnightsfire]

Originally Posted by ccollinsmith

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Dir. Al Adamson)

but...but...I liked that one! It even had the Wolfman in it!

[Goddess_Clio]

Originally Posted by AlonzoWarlow

After Last Season
The Cat in the Hat
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Black Cauldron
Cool World
A Troll In Central Park
Any movie Meg Ryan is in

Disagree! When Harry Met Sally is cute and is a classic! It might not being your cup of tea but I certainly don't think it belongs on the "Worst Movies Ever" list. Joe Versus the Volcano is often cited as a terrible movie but it's good in a silly, check your brain at the door kind of way.

Ace Ventura made someone's list and I kind of disagree. Remove Jim Carey's obnoxious low brow humor and you have a sound story; a pet detective called in to investigate the "kidnapping" of a football mascot... Maybe I enjoyed it because I was able to look past Jim Carey's antics.

Dr. T and the Women, on the other hand is a ghastly movie. The plot is pointless, the main character unsympathetic and all I remember is seeing it in the theaters and thinking "What is going on with this movie? It's going no where! Could I get my money back?" and then BAM - a graphic, full bore birthing scene which left absolutely nothing to the imagination. And I mean nothing. SO not cool to just spring that on an unsuspecting audience - especially when you're 16 years old and SO not prepared to see something like that! It scarred me for life and may in fact be part of the reason I don't want to have kids. ()

[ccollinsmith]

Originally Posted by Midnightsfire

but...but...I liked that one! It even had the Wolfman in it!

Well, every psychotronic movie has its fans.

and it was Lon Chaney, Jr.'s last film.

ETA:

Oh, another film for my list...

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Dir. Nicholas Webster) - puts me right to sleep every time.

[Jayce76]

Caddyshack II. Why God, Why?

[Goddess_Clio]

The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

How did they not realize when they released that movie how awful it was? The book is good, slow but interesting and if you stick with it there is a character arc for Ayla that pays off in the end but the movie took everything good about the book and turned it into narration and completely left out major parts of Ayla's story that was the core reason Broud hated her so much. Besides the story problems, the Clan could not have been more stereotypical "neaderthal" if they had tried and all the narration/voice over so they didn't actually have to film important scenes or develop characters was so lazy... awful, awful movie. Could they remake it, please? I'll even write the script if they'd agree to remake it! (I have to read the rest of the book series, though)

[ccollinsmith]

With appreciation to Goddess_Clio for reminding me of this one...

Space Balls (1987)

I could not get through the whole dreary mess... not even with (the considerably more humorous) Joe Bob Briggs hosting it.

[Peakes]

Batman and Robin... closely followed by a George Lucas prequel trilogy featuring Hesa Who Must Not Be Named.

[SnapesBane]

Originally Posted by Peakes

Batman and Robin... closely followed by a George Lucas prequel trilogy featuring Hesa Who Must Not Be Named.

Jar jar only has a large role in Phantom Menace.

[Peakes]

Don't say the name!

But yes, you're right. Hayden Christensen *shudder* made the other two equally unbearable. Although there was that one scene with Natalie Portman tied up in the arena in that skin-tight....... brb, drooling.