And the worst worst movie is ...

The Star-Ledger ^ | 12/28/03 | STEPHEN WHITTY

[Rocko]

The saddest thing in the world isn't a bad movie.

It's a mediocre one.

After all, what can you say about a Freddie Prinze Jr. comedy, or a Jet Li action picture?

"Yeah, it was okay." "It was all right, I guess." "Whatever."

[Rocko]

Hurray for Hollywood.

[Hawkeye's Girl]

* WORST HORROR MOVIE: There's always a bit of competition for this category. But how can you overlook Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses"? A movie so gory it was abandoned by two different studios, it eventually sneaked into theaters to display a wall-to-wall collection of egregious assaults on decency, including a brain-damaged villain, horrifying torture, extreme violence and Karen Black trying to act sexy. The real horror? There's talk of a follow-up.

Well, dude, they've already started working on the sequel, so be sure to stock up on some antacids or something.

[Rocko]

I hope there's no talk of a Kangaroo Jack II.

[cheesebus]

Despite critical acclaim from reviewers eager to get their quotes in the movie's advertising, and the ensuing Oscar/Golden Globe nominations, and despite my having seen some truly awful movies this past year, including the aforementioned Dreamcatcher, my vote for worst movie of the year goes to Lost In Translation.

[MotleyGirl70]

One of the worst movies I ever saw and wish I had those two hours of my life back was Eyes Wide Shut with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. Biggesst waste of time ever in my life.

[Tax-chick]

"Flashdance" - I saw it at the free show in college, and at the end I could write a whole economics paper on the meaning of "opportunity cost." I'd lost the opportunity to spend a couple of hours staring at the dorm ceiling!

[MotleyGirl70]

I really only liked Flashdance becasue of the cheesey romance story to it and the very last dance scene.

I actually only walked out of one movie once and that was back in high school it was called "Hear no Evil, See No Evil." It was with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. It was soooooooo stupid. We saw 20 minutes of it and walked out. I almost didn't make through "The Talented Mr. Ripley" with Matt Damon and Jude Law either and I like other movies they did.

[Tax-chick]

Video rental has been such a boon - I can read a few dozen reviews of a film, including all the commentary on FR, and then watch it for $3.

[MotleyGirl70]

I used to see more movies in the cinema in my teens and twenties. Now I'm very, very picky about what I want to see on the big screen. Hollywood produces so much garbage, it's not worth my time or money. I see maybe one a year in the cinema. Last one I saw was We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson. Great movie about Vietnam.