Most awful movies (in celebration of Hollywood's fourth declining revenue year in a row)

9/28/05 | ltn72

[Betis70]

"Mars Attacks" seems to be one of those movies that people either hate with a passion or really love.

I happen to really love it.

"You gave up pork?"

[PigRigger]

Titanic. This film was a disaster (get it?). 1997 was a bad year for film if this was its best. Again Leo DiCaprio can't act....

How about The Beach?.......Man that was a fantastic movie...laughed through the whole thing, especially when he had his Apocalypse Now moment.....

[Skooz]

And the overhyped, excruciatingly boring Tina Tuner as the "Acid Queen......" Man, that was brutal.

Brutal.

[MplsSteve]

I haven't seen 'The Hollywood Knights' since sometime back in the early 80's.

Now that was a classic movie! Lots of laughs too.

[Sensei Ern]

Blair WItch, the first one, was boring, but the last scene was definately worth it. Not because of the movie, but because of the reaction of the crowd. Those who saw it know what I am talking about...the basement scene. One guy in the audience freaked out..."OH HELL NO!" he stood up, screamed and then fell into the seat crying like a baby, having just has the crap sacared out of him.

[uncbob]

I would respectfully disagree. In "A Few Good Men," the military was portrayed as, for the most part, an ethical institution (Cruise, Bacon, both the younger marines, Moore and Pollack) that was capable of weeding out the corrupt colonel. The only area where I think it strayed into typical liberal agitprop was the need to make Keifer Sutherland's psycho Lt. into a born again Christian.

NOT SO

The true military types ( ya know the ones that do the fighting and dying ) all looked bad--Nicholson was a paranoid--Platoon leader was an automaton --and the one officer didn't have the character neede so he shot himself_- Only military that looked good were the LAWYERS in uniform

Blacks were pictured as heroic or ethical -- the judge and one in the platoon

White males were either the bad guys -Colonel-Lieutenant --and the one pvt in the squad who was a dim bulb who couldn't do anything right unless the Black guy helped him --Crusie was a go along to get along who only cared about softball UNTIL Demi Moore gave him a backbone

At Least you got the Born again Christian slur right

Notice none of the baddies were black --They could have made the prosecuting attorney blac and the judge white

[T Minus Four]

Cat 1: Batman Begins

[geopyg]

"She peaked early in her career (Santa Claus Conquers The Martians). From there on, it's all been downhill."

I'm trying to think of a similar movie that had a very young model in it. Can't remember the model (a dark haired lingerie/clothes model - very famous, probably peaked 10 years ago). But it cracked me up because here is this unbelievably gorgeaus woman, and she opens her mouth to speak and it was this high-pitched squeaky voice!

Saw it on MST3K a few years ago. (Are they still around?)

[Syco]

Agreed, though I think Johnny Depp is a great actor. Wierd, but great.

[Skooz]

Yep. I know exactly what you're saying.

"The World the Flesh and the Devil" with Harry Belafonte was one of mine.

[Hildy]

Just for clarification, I didn't say it was THE BEST movie of all time, I said it was my FAVORITE movie.

[najida]

OMIGOD!

Ya know, I can see why a teen would just love this movie...but to an adult, eewwwww!

[Romish_Papist]

Anything with Bill Paxton in it is pretty much destined to suck. That man is about as good an actor as an old urinal cake.

[Syco]

It is SO great to finally see someone who feels the same way about Finding Nemo. We walked out, though primarily because it was way too hyper for our kids. My two year old started freaking out when that wierd fish at the bottom of the canyon (with the glowing appendage) started chasing Nemo's dad. This film is so over-rated it's scary.

[Sprite518]

That movie was a classic along with Fast Times at Ridgemond High. However, I will not view it anymore because of Sean I am an idiot Penn..

[Syco]

I miss that show with a passion. It was so great, and yes, it is sorely needed today.

[Jack Deth]

Class 1/ "The Green Slime": Went with my family to the Chillum Drive-In for a Dusk to Dawn Show. "Slime" is one of the worst 1960s Italian/American pieces of really bad Sci-Fi.

Also "The Paper Chase": Saw it with my girlfriend and kept wondering why I was there. Since I knew as a teen that college wasn't going to be in the cards. Especially with a Professor like John Houseman.... "The Sterile Cuckoo" was so much better!

Class 2/ "X-Tro": Bought it on a whim and a brief review in "Twilight Zone" magazine. Should have saved my money.

Also, the little known "The Spook Who sat By The Door". A great novel about a black CIA agent who resigns a few years after training. Returns to Harlem and begins training (With or without his superiors aegis) black gang members on the finer arts of sniping, bombs and other insurgencies for the up coming Revolution.

Great little book. God awful movie!

Jack.

[Woman on Caroline Street]

We just watched Pirates of the Caribbean for the third time in two weeks, for the sole purpose of counting how many times Depp said "Savvy?" Depp is truly a gifted actor (although I haven't seen Charlie and the CF yet, but I don't think I like the way he portrays WW from the previews). Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was a great flick. We recently picked up "Where the Buffalo Roam". Also a good pick (Bill Murray as Thompson and Peter Boyle as his attorney). Yea, I'm a fan of the gonzo journalism.

I'm sorry. It's bad movies we were supposed to discuss. Here's another one: Random Hearts. It's one of those movies where you're waiting for it to start, and suddenly, it's over.

[Sprite518]

Are you crazy? I thought that was a very good movie...

Way better than another of the Batmans....

[dfwgator]

However, I will not view it anymore because of Sean I am an idiot Penn..

But I'll still watch the pool scene with Phoebe Cates.