worst films of all time

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EST120

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:58 PM

i have a question. what is the absolute worst film you have ever gone to see at the theater? no straight to DVD things and no picking things like the most recent star wars unless you REALLY mean it. i mean movies you were so pumped up for and ended up being rather disappointed or immensely disappointed or EXTREMELY disappointed (maybe even downright frothing at the mouth angry). unfortunately, i do not get to the movies much, but i have had this happen to me a few times. some examples:

final fantasy - i never anticipated how much it would bother me to have really famous people doing the voices. i think that more than anything ruined it for me. it was hard to suspend belief hearing a voice i recognized but not seeing a face a recognized.

sideways - i was not chomping at the bit to see it, but the reviews made it out to be really hilarious. in my opinion, i found it to be more depressing than funny. of course, lots of people loved it, so maybe I am the one off my rocker.

those are the only two i can think of right now. anyone else want to chime in?

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:06 PM

American Hot Wax. Only flick I actually walked out on.
Woulda walked out of Forbidden Zone too, 'cept my ride wanted to stay.

$8 totally wasted. Shoulda just dropped it on the ground.

Digusted Chrisisall

KESSIE

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:30 PM

Blair witch project ... everyone talked during the movie since it was so boring and we left the cinema earlier.

And not in cinema but i rented the Psycho remake once .. and god was that bad... sometimes remakes should just be forbidden.

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GRRARRG

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:41 PM

Well, I can't say I was excited to see it, but I did see it in the theater, and The Avengers (Ralph Feinnes, Sean Connery, and Uma) is the worst movie I have ever seen, anywhere. Here are just a few examples (if I thought about it, I'm sure I could come up with many more, but I've blocked them out of my memory and I have no desire to bring them to the surface):

1. Sean Connery plays the villain, and his climactic act is to screw up the weather. So there are storms, hurricanes, etc, and he makes his getaway in . . . a hot air balloon. Probably the single worst place to be in a hurricane.

2. A meeting is held between several bad guys, and they all wear bright colored teddy bear costumes. I think it was to hide their identities from each other, but come on. There has to be a better way. And later, when the "heroes" are running around some building, they're being chased by these teddy bears. It was actually quite funny, but it was supposed to be serious. If I was older and less law-abiding, I might have thought I was having a Jerry Garcia acid flashback.

3. Your name is Ralph. R-A-L-P-H. Not Rafe, so stop pretending like you pronounce it that way. Sorry, that has nothing to do with the movie, but I get annoyed any time I even look at him. Pretentious prick.

Now, Cabin Boy was a horrible film, but it was supposed to be horrible. It quite successfully accomplished its goal, which makes it good. Or something.

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EMBERS

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by est120:
i have a question. what is the absolute worst film you have ever gone to see at the theater? no straight to DVD things and no picking things like the most recent star wars unless you REALLY mean it. i mean movies you were so pumped up for and ended up being rather disappointed or immensely disappointed or EXTREMELY disappointed (maybe even downright frothing at the mouth angry).

when I read the thread title I was thinking of all the terrible films that I've only caught part of on TV
(I had known enought to know I wouldn't want to pay to see them in the theater)
like Dumb and Dumber
or The Cable Guy

but then I read your stipulation about having it be something I paid to go see...
and I'm afraid Star Wars the Attack of the Clones totally fits that criteria...

I had been disappointed with the Star Wars the Phantom Menace but I didn't hate it (no frothing at the mouth anger)
but Star Wars the Attack of the Clones was far worse in my opinion...
I was terribly bored, and frustrated. I knew what they were going to say before they said it. There were no surprises or plot twists or anything at all of any interest to me.

Of course that isn't the only movie I've hated.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider I found to be really stupid and boring (and I paid full price for an evening show), I was ready to walk out of that one because it was such a waste of my time.

And what was that stupid Ben Afflic film where they kill off President Morgan Freeman with the atom bomb (we can blow up a big section of the East Coast, but it is no big deal)?...hated that too, but at least it was only matinee money.

Yeah, you're right...I do get madder at the films I was excited about,
when I go see something I know will be lame then I'm really not annoyed at all when it is.

edited to add: I really agree GRRARRG: The Avengers was TERRIBLE
bad writing, bad acting (who knew these people could be so bad?)

ESPRADLEY

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:58 PM

Battlefield Earth - bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad! It got down right comical at the end when human slaves learned how to fly Harriers that just happened to work after centuries of just sitting there.

Wing Commander - It's really sad to say this, but the video game was WAY better than this pile of crap. To add insult to injury, I had missed the opening trailer which debuted the Episode I teaser.

There was a third movie, but it was so horrendously bad, I've completely blocked it out of my mind.

DIETCOKE

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:00 PM

Motel Hell. They check in but they don't check out, but are instead are buried up to there neck in the back yard and until the hotel owner is ready to make them into Jimmy's Little Pork Sausages.

Okay, so WHY did I go see a movie like this? I was in college and someone in my group thought we could really have fun making fun of this movie....and of course I was drunk.

ZEEK

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:09 PM

Episode I: probably the only movie I've gotten really pumped up for, I mean like Serenity pumped, and then been dissapointed. I got the worst sunburn of my life waiting to get tickets for that movie. Only to get home from it and say, "eh, it was ok". That review was only made possible by the final lightsaber duel.

Notting Hill: the only movie I've ever walked out of. When Hugh Grant is argueing about what size orange juice to get for 15 minutes that just tears it.

28 Days Later: seriously monkies infected with RAGE!!! is what caused a terrible epidemic. These people decide to have a picnic in the daytime when they can safely travel? They drove through a painting at one point. When you're hoping to be rescued would you write "HELP" or "HELLO" in big letters on the ground? I would have walked out on this movie but I had to stay and pay the bill for food I ordered.

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
Lara Croft Tomb Raider I found to be really stupid and boring

Wait one minute, she looked good, some of the music was okay,...Some of the last fight was well done....
She looked good...

Okay, so it was kinda stupid and boring.

Seriously, though, the 2nd one was quite enjoyable! Did you give that one a chance, even as a rental?

Oh, I just remembered, Alien vs. Predator made me want to demand my money back, only reason I didn't is that I realized shoulda known from the PG-13 rating that it was gonna suck!

Bad on me Chrisisall

PINGJING

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:22 PM

The Beach (with Leonardo DiCaprio). I was SO excited to see this movie, partly because of an awesome soundtrack, partly because the trailer was so good. When I saw it, though, I realized that the trailer must have been for a different movie. It built up a different story, and I went to the theater expecting that story.

Another movie that let me down was Sin City (and I know, I'm going to get crucified for saying this). Don't get me wrong, I loved the way they filmed it, that comic-book style, and I loved Benicio del Toro and Clive Owen. But the stories were so horrible, and poorly put together, that I walked out of the theater feeling completely empty. It was sad, because I thought it was going to be a movie about gothic romance and tragedy and heroes, like the trailer said it would be. That's the last time I trust a trailer. (I mean it this time.)

Julia

EST120

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by grrarrg:
Well, I can't say I was excited to see it, but I did see it in the theater, and The Avengers (Ralph Feinnes, Sean Connery, and Uma) is the worst movie I have ever seen, anywhere.

actually, did you ever watch the show? it had quite a few over the top villans that made no sense and did stupid stuff. not that i am defending the movie. i saw it a long time ago and do not remember it very well. i vaguely recall it being rather stupid. just saying that the weather angle is not that outrageous for that movie. i mean, during the show, they had a guy who could zap people with electricity and another guy with diamonds in his stomach.

MANWITHPEZ

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:42 PM

Here's a short list of some truly horrible movies I saw in the theater...

Hoffa (The only film I've walked out on)
Starship
Blair Witch 2
The Haunting
Cursed
Blade: Trinity
Dr. Otto
The Mummy Returns
And scores of others that I can't remember off hand.

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MRSKBORG

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:46 PM

lemme see, oh yeah Van Helsing - wooden acting, crap special effects, was there a plot? oh and that ending.............

Se7en, boring, and so predictable, - only film I can think of that i actually left during the middle of to have a cig.

Dawn of the Dead, (remake) eek what was I thinking? That maybe, just maybe you can improve on an original. Doh. Not that one.

Alien 3 and Phantom Menace.

And one more - curtesy of the child person - Thomas and His Magic Railway. OMG. What were they thinking? That kids are gullible and will swallow any old rubbish, probably. Funny, I don't know a one that likes that film.

"This movie may be a beautiful butterfly, but I loved that damn caterpillar." Joss Whedon.

SGTGUMP

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:16 PM

Lost Highway

Directed by David Lynch

SLAYER730

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:48 PM

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Sleepy Hollow are the only movies I've ever walked out on. But here's a few more groaners to add to the list:

Cursed
The Hulk
Me, Myself, and Irene
The Grinch & The Cat in the Hat (live action)
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
The Messenger (couldn't stay awake)
Copland (slept...narcolepsy problem???)

Recent sequel badness?
Exorcist: Beginnings
The Ring II

Can't wait to add the Dukes of Hazzard remake to this list!!!!

***Never judge a book by its movie***

CYBERSNARK

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by pingjing:
Another movie that let me down was Sin City (and I know, I'm going to get crucified for saying this). Don't get me wrong, I loved the way they filmed it, that comic-book style, and I loved Benicio del Toro and Clive Owen. But the stories were so horrible, and poorly put together, that I walked out of the theater feeling completely empty. It was sad, because I thought it was going to be a movie about gothic romance and tragedy and heroes, like the trailer said it would be. That's the last time I trust a trailer. (I mean it this time.)

Oh, thank God, I thought I was the only one. I agree wholeheartedly; I just couldn't bring myself to care about any of these characters.

My other choice: Jury Duty. Dunno why I thought Pauly Shore would be funny, but boy was I wrong.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:57 PM

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final fantasy - i never anticipated how much it would bother me to have really famous people doing the voices. i think that more than anything ruined it for me. it was hard to suspend belief hearing a voice i recognized but not seeing a face a recognized.

Ouch... really? That's a shame, that you can't deal with that. I wonder if it has anything to do with the near-photorealism of the work. The art director of that movie said in an interview that he found a curious phenomenon with that movie: the eye seems to be capable of dealing with the suspension of disbelief to a certain point. Once the quality of the animation crosses that threshold, it suddenly looks terrible. Because we are so used to looking at human faces, a near-perfect animated face looks distractingly odd, where a Bart Simpson, for instance, doesn't cause any problems. Maybe if, for instance, Donald Sutherland was voicing a cartoon, instead of (in my opinion) one of the most finely-crafted animated actors in history, you don't have nearly the same problem.

(I don't remember the name of the art director off the top of my head, and my back is too sore to walk eight steps to my bookcase. Sorry.)

As you might have guessed, I really enjoyed that movie. A little hokey/new-agey plot, but the technical work was sheer genius.

My vote: Envy, with Ben Stiller and Jack Black. For me and the friend that went to see that, it is now the standard by which all cinematic crap is judged. Wish they could have used the movie's Va-Poo-Rize product on the film itself.

BATMARLOWE

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:58 PM

Sorry, but I'm confused. Is the question what movie you expected to love or really like and have been most disappointed by? Or is what is the worst movie you've ever seen? The worst movie I've ever seen is GLEN OR GLENDA? But I relished its badness. It must be seen to be believed. Movies featured on MST3K don't count because I haven't seen them unMSTied.

I rarely get "pumped up" about movies and I've never hated a movie I got "pumped up" about. I can't remember the last time I got "pumped up about a movie" but I'm sure I didn't hate it. I am, however pumped up about SERENITY. But it's virtually impossible that I'll hate it.

This may be the most pointless post in this thread because I'm not sure I can answer this question unless the question really is simply "What is the worst movie you've ever seen?"

FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:17 PM

Black Moon Rising.

Every single trailer included every single second of footage they had of the car, edited and shown out of context to give the impression that it was a central thing to the movie.

Which, of course, had nothing to DO with the car, of course - the only scenes with it were at the end of the movie, and wasn't much of it at that.

I call that false advertising, felt I was lied to, and not only walked out near the end pissed, but outright demanded (and got) my money back.

Trailers shouldn't give away the plot, but neither should they mislead or lie about it.

-F

THESOMNAMBULIST

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:26 PM

So many to mention. I'm not too great with melodrama so most films that tend to win oscars leave me cold... However here's a list of films that I either walked out of or ended date's over...

Requim for a Dream : Paint by numbers melodrama.

Legends of the fall: One long shampoo ad for Brad pit and his long hair.

Van Helsing: As mentioned before. Dreadful film - shameful acting and effects. Utter rubbish.

Zorro: With Hopkins (again) and Banderas - what trash.

Harry Potter (1st one) Haven't seen the others - I couldn't possibly take the risk I may throw my foot at the screen.

James Bond (The recent one with the invisible Jaguar - Sheesh!

Tomb Raider: Stupid breasts looked ridiculous!

Air Force One: I'm a big fan or Harrison Ford so this one crushed me.....

In the Line of Fire: Ruuuubish!

Crash, The Idiots, Eyes Wide Shut, Brian De Palma films, Gangs of New York, Heat, Gladiator, anything written by Joe Esterhas or whatever his name was..... I should stop.

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THESOMNAMBULIST

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:27 PM

double post wasn't my fault - anyway gives me another chance as I forgot to mention

SWORDFISH!!!!!

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SICKDUDE

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:33 PM

Wowsers! A lot of people have walked out on one and only one movie. For me that movie was South Park. Like the show, HATED the movie. Walked out, but was actually a bit scared doing so because of all the brainwashed idiots laughing their fool heads off, and looking at me leaving with a "lynch 'em" look in their eye.

Oh yeah, also hated Congo. By the end of the movie, I could totally sympathise with the apes killing themselves by jumping into the lava. Also, features the best line that should have been in the movie, but wasn't: Cut to Amy in the jungle surrounded by the other gorillas. She signs "So, when does the banana cart come around?"

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TMURRIE

Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:36 AM

Planet of the Apes (remake). I thought the movie was fantastic right until the last 5 minutes.

Episode 1: Self explanitory.

Mars Attacks: Worst. Movie. Evar.

Men In Black 2: Worst. Sequel. Evar

Dungeons and Dragons: Why oh why did they add a Wayan's brother in there?

The Warriors: Just joking, I knew that movie sucked from minute one.

/CAN YOU DIG IT!?!?!

CALLMEATH

Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:48 AM

I'm usually able to find something good in just about any movie, but these two really sucked.

The Grinch: The live action one of course. I HATE this movie. Not a single moment worth watching. I would have fallen asleep but I was too busy hating Jim Carrey.

House of 1000 Corpses: This would have been the first (and currently only) movie I'd ever have walked out on if I had not gone to see it with friends. It did have one cool scene, but it was nowhere near enough to make up for it.

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

BADGERSHAT

Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:55 AM

I can only narrow it down to three that really stank.

In no particular odor (get it?):

--"Urban Legend"--this came out on the heels of the "scream" craze, a teen-ish horror flick that was somewhat self-aware and slightly self referencial, trying to create a twist or something using an outfit anyone could be in (the entire town, apparently, all bought the exact same winter jacket, and somehow the hood is enough to hide everyone's face)

--"Showgirls"... even dozens of deliciously beautiful naked women wasn't enough to make this movie NOT suck royally... deqar God, and I actually went to the opening night midnight screening...

--"Battlefield Earth"... if you saw this movie on the big screen, I was the other guy in the theater with you... I'm not entirely certain WHY I saw it, other than I kinda liked the book... sorta... it's more valuable as a cmoedy than a sci-fi action flick...

I paid money for all three... dear God...

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MANWITHPEZ

Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:54 AM

Oh yes..."Requiem For A Dream". So many of my friends recommended this movie, and then I recommended psychiatric help for them. It was so awful. When the movie was over, I actually thought...That's two hours of my life I'll never get back.

Am I actually supposed to give a shit about these self centered characters whose only thread in common is that they like to self destroy themselves...YAWN! The only standout, I thought was Jared Leto, and that's borderline.

That's not to say that there haven't been films that apparently, in my circle of friends, I was the only one to like ...

Shallow Grave...I still contend that the last ten minutes of this movie are some of the most thrilling I have ever seen.

Sneakers...Come on, that cast! Great!

Any damn black and white movie. I don't know why I can't get people to watch them, but people are missing out, just because they have to have their films in technicolor!

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by espradley:
Battlefield Earth - bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad!

I too, am guilty of seeing this turd in the theater. Foutunatly, my Uncle paid for the tickets, so the only thing it cost me was 3 hours of my life.

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It got down right comical at the end when human slaves learned how to fly Harriers that just happened to work after centuries of just sitting there.

When are film makers gonna learn that refined petrolium based fuels turn into jelly after 70 or so days?

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ESPRADLEY

Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by tmurrie:
Dungeons and Dragons: Why oh why did they add a Wayan's brother in there?

Now I've been reminded of the third worst movie I had forgotten about. Damn you for making me remember this drivel.

OH THE PAIN!

KNIBBLET

Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:26 AM

I hope you mean the remake of The Warriors. The original from the '70's is classic goodness.

The Ring was the worst nonsensical plotted, badly acted, dumbly written, beautifully filmed piece of shite in history.

Battlefield Earth. I'd hoped for so much more for Johnny Goodboy. *sigh*

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BadgersHat:
--"Showgirls"... even dozens of deliciously beautiful naked women wasn't enough to make this movie NOT suck royally... deqar God, and I actually went to the opening night midnight screening...

Well....I saw Showgirls with 22 frat guys at the midnight screening...I think I win. Just sos you know, don't ever be a lone female in a theater with 20 some odd drunk fraternity boys looking at breasts for two hous...it's painful. Very painful. They kept yelling at 'Jesse' to put her clothes on and find Slater. Yeesh.

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REGINAROADIE

Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:41 AM

First of all, I don't see how anyone can think of SIDEWAYS as an overrated movie. I see it as sort of a GARDEN STATE for an older audience, and the humor, the characters and the general attitude of it is something anyone can love. Besides, how can you not like Paul Giamatti breaking into a strangers house to retrive evidence of his friends infidelity only to be chasen by a fat naked guy out of the house.

For me, the absolute worst movie I've seen. The one in which I use as my litmus test for when I see something that's been proclaimed as the worst movie ever is, of all things, a sci-fi western. I am of course talking about the greatest example of excess mixed with utter contempt for an audience ever filmed, WILD WILD WEST. I can think of no redeeming qualities whatsoever and I can't imagine anyone taking this movie seriously.

As for flicks that I was chomping at the bit to see but ended up dissapointed, MEN IN BLACK 2 and THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. Big fan of the comics, thought it was an ingenious idea and excited to see Sean Connery as Allan Quatermaine, but boy did they ever fuck that up. Maybe Alan Moore is a little more tougher to translate to the big screen than Frank Miller.

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:56 AM

I never go to the theater anymore...to pricey for the crao they're showing.

I rent everything.

I fell asleep once...Titanic. Sorry if you liked it. It was long and dark blue and the fiftieth Titanic movie I'd seen.

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SICKDUDE

Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:13 AM

Whoops! My wife reminded me of one, Dancer in the Dark. A movie that was so depressing, it would have been much better if they had just shown cute puppies getting shot for two hours straight. Worse yet, I talked my wife and best friend into seeing it. I'm still apologizing!

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LEELU777

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:05 AM

SPACE TRUCKERS...AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

if you haven't seen it dont look for it the love of god save your sanity.

It never had a story it went nowhere,
ok first they meet in a space truck stop then they get captured by some strange people then they get free then they go to a hospital to find some ones mother then the end. With such actors as steven dorff and denis hopper(they sucked big time)

whats wrong with the film

1.horrible special effects( there's a scene were denis hits some one and he flys through space let me just tell you YOU CAN SEE THE WIRE.

2. the story never gose anywhere

3. the actors were terrible

4. very bad set(it lookes like they made the movie
in their basement)
and 5. it made me give up hope for two months

so please DONT WATCH IT

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BATMARLOWE

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:21 AM

Did some research and it turns out that most of my biggest disappointments have come from stand-up comedians or sketch comedians whose work I admired and I was really looking forward to what they were going to do in film.

Stuff like:

Pennies from Heaven (and I knew it wasn't a comedy but I thought it just didn't work)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Strange Brew
JoJo Dancer, You're Life is Calling (again, I knew it wasn't a comedy I just thought it was bad)
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
The Saphead

Other movies I had high hopes for or seemed like something I'd really like or heard a lot of good stuff about but ended up being disappointed by (but not hating):

Batman (genuinely "pumped up" about this one. Didn't like it-didn't hate it)
Superman
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Shining
Blade Runner
Speed
True Lies
The Phantom Menace (okay, I pretty much hated it, but Lucas' going back and changing the original three made me wary so I wasn't "pumped up")
Man on the Moon
Gladiator
The Powerpuff Girls Movie (what can I say, I love the cartoon)

Then there's this other category of movies that one who knew me would think I would like but for whatever reason didn't have high expectations for and I was right. But I won't get into that.

JADEHAND

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:54 AM

Wow, Sounds like I dodged quite a few bullets with many of the movies listed here. Most of them I missed. Wild Wild West was very bad. Battlefield Earth I saw for free on video and still felt ripped off. Though maybe if you turned the sound off and made up your own dialog.....na.

But to answer the question, I was excited, pumped up, cause the first one still makes my favourites list, but Crow 2: city of angels. Crap. That's my friends Litmus test. After any bad movie, "well, it wasn't Crow 2 bad." or "wow that was worst than Crow 2."
Great cinematography, dark, moody, very nice.
Script/acting= oh how bad.

English Patient was horrible.

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THEGREYJEDI

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:59 AM

8-Legged Freaks. Wasn't "pumped" because I knew it would suck. It was cheese. It was meant as cheese.

Hero. Only because I was expecting "Iron Monkey" and got "Crouching Tiger". It was a good movie, but not when I was expecting chop-saki.

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:15 AM

My Dinner with Andre: only movie I've walked out on of my own volition. Absolutely nothing happens in the first two hours.
Chicago: only movie I can recall falling asleep in @the cinema
Passion of the Christ: made me by far the most angry @the filmmaker, much more so than Episode 1. It's in Aramaic, which is an irritating directorial affectation, & was rumoured to be violent. That is misleading; it is the most brutal movie I've ever seen. It contains a scene of non-stop torture that's over ten minutes long. If that doesn't seem too long to you, I suspect you haven't watched torture for ten minutes.

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EMMA

Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:30 AM

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Passion of the Christ: made me by far the most angry @the filmmaker, much more so than Episode 1. It's in Aramaic, which is an irritating directorial affectation, & was rumoured to be violent. That is misleading; it is the most brutal movie I've ever seen. It contains a scene of non-stop torture that's over ten minutes long. If that doesn't seem too long to you, I suspect you haven't watched torture for ten minutes.

Count yourself lucky you only had to see it once. My tutor is making us see it over and over again so we can analyse it for class.

Whichever dude said Se7en, I agree. The only film I would have walked out on had I not been staying at friends.

I really should get me a signature

LEELU777

Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:28 AM

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST wasn't made to win awards it was made to show what he went through and how we take him for granted.
I swear every time I hear that it was too dramatic I feel like punching a hole in a wall.

the film was very accurate to what really happend thats what he went throgh that what happened so accept it of just let it go

men are in lust women are in passion

SIMONWHO

Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:54 AM

If you believe the Bible, of course...

TWG, you were at a midnight screening of Showgirls? Why oh why? Mind you, rowdy boys watching women get their breasts out in a breast baring movie, that's to be expected. I went with a friend to see Sleepers, which is a dark, serious film about child abuse. Unfortunately also in the theatre was a bunch of 15/16 year old girls who talked non-stop during the movie except for when Brad Pitt was on screen when they just gazed up at him in awe. As soon as his character was off camera, they were back to chattering again. Even over the screams of a boy being molested.

So cinematic disappointments... Titantic - utter crap. Love Actually - I'm a Richard Curtis fan but this was a cut and piece job, not one original joke in the whole 2 hours. Episode I, Episode II - you know why. The rough cut of Serenity - why did Joss cast Carrot Top as the bad guy, completely undermined the whole thing for me.

I'm just kidding about the last one.

No, I'm not, Carrot Top really is in it and he's just terrible, way over the top.

That's just a joke, there's no way that Joss would do that to us.

But Carrot Top is in there, 50 minutes at least of screen time.

I'm jesting.

Or am I?

ZOOT

Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:27 AM

Alexander (the Oliver Stone, Colin Farrell vehicle)

I cried and cried - am a big Mary Renault/ Alexander the Great fan (he was my teenage pin-up - I had a strange childhood!)and it ruined Alex for me for all time....

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:46 AM

manwithpez wrote:

Quote:
Any damn black and white movie. I don't know why I can't get people to watch them, but people are missing out, just because they have to have their films in technicolor!

This is frustrating when you come across it isn't it. I've tried so many times to convince some of my friends that alot of the great films are in black and white. But they just resist.

All those Buster Keaton films, The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy... My god! Casablanca, Sierra Madre, Angels with Dirty Faces, White Heat, Wages of Fear.....FILM NOIR!!!! Psycho!!!!!!

....Alea jacta est.....

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

EST120

Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by whammy:
Ouch... really? That's a shame, that you can't deal with that.

well, the effects were neat. i only vaguely remember the story, though. i remember thinking it was a little odd and kind of confusing to me, but that could just be me. maybe you are right about the realism thing. i have no real problem with famous people doing voices in standard 2D animation (which i still really love anyway).

NUISANCE

Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:39 AM

I cast my vote for Intolerable Cruelty. I forgive a lot of weaknesses in movies, but this movie was just bad.

My runner up is League of Extraordinary Gentleman. I am not sure if I'll ever go to the movie version of another graphic novel I've read. That is unless they make Sandman or Transmetropolitan or...

I'm in for so many disappointments.

MANWITHPEZ

Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
manwithpez wrote:

Quote:
Any damn black and white movie. I don't know why I can't get people to watch them, but people are missing out, just because they have to have their films in technicolor!

This is frustrating when you come across it isn't it. I've tried so many times to convince some of my friends that alot of the great films are in black and white. But they just resist.

All those Buster Keaton films, The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy... My god! Casablanca, Sierra Madre, Angels with Dirty Faces, White Heat, Wages of Fear.....FILM NOIR!!!! Psycho!!!!!!

....Alea jacta est.....

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

I tried for months while I was stationed in Korea to get my roommate or my pissmates (we shared a bathroom with two other guys) to watch "Arsenic and Old Lace" and they refused. They didn't want to see an "old" movie. Which wasn't even the truth. My roommate was a huge fan of war movies, especially ones with flying in them. The simple truth was that they didn't want to watch a black and white movie. Which is a shame, because most people I know, who have given Arsenic and Old Lace a shot have not been disappointed. Not by the comedy, but by...well, I won't give anything away, but almost everyone was shocked by what they were seeing.

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

MAUGWAI

Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:38 PM

Men in Black II - a thunderstorm took out the audio half way through the movie, so it was a nice excuse to get our money back.

Charlie's Angels Full Throttle It was full of something all right. A good plot was not it. I was excited about more tough girl action mixed with campy humor, but I don't remember a single thing about that movie except that Demi Moore had amazing abs for a woman in her forties. That does not make up for a boring plot.

"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."

KNIBBLET

Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:45 PM

Take who for granted?
Yes, that's sarcasm you hear. I've shed myself of superstition and fear. Born again into logic... that's me.

Quote:
Originally posted by leelu777:
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST wasn't made to win awards it was made to show what he went through and how we take him for granted.
I swear every time I hear that it was too dramatic I feel like punching a hole in a wall.

the film was very accurate to what really happend thats what he went throgh that what happened so accept it of just let it go

men are in lust women are in passion

"I'm gonna rip you a new puppet hole, bitch!"

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:26 PM

I fell asleep once...Titanic. Sorry if you liked it. It was long and dark blue and the fiftieth Titanic movie I'd seen.

As did I, when a friends daughter rented it to drool over leonardo decapitated or whatever his damn name is...

Bore, snore... wake me up when it's friggin OVER willya ?

-F

MANWITHPEZ

Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:30 PM

I don't mean to give anything away...but the boat sinks in the end.

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

WICCANSLYR

Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:33 PM

Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunite Events: As a reader of the books I couldn't wait to see this one. Then I saw it.

They completely screwed up the storyline by shoving 3 of the books into one moive and as if that wasn't bad enough one of the last sences in the movie (beside not having happened how they portrayed it) was from the FIRST book!

If life is what you make it I want Cheese Cake!

WICCANSLYR

Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:

Lara Croft Tomb Raider I found to be really stupid and boring (and I paid full price for an evening show), I was ready to walk out of that one because it was such a waste of my time.

NOTHING with my Gerry in it is bad NOTHING I TELL YOU!

Oh wait just noticed that you didn't specify which one you were talking about so I'm just going to assume you meant the 1st one and love cradle of life *giggle*

If life is what you make it I want Cheese Cake!

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:42 PM

Battlefield Earth. Definitely worst movie ever. It does make for a great Mystery Science Theatre 3000 movie to rag on with a large group. Two or three years ago at Dragon Con they played Battlefield Earth in a panel room and the 60 or so people in there just ripped it up. This is the only way to watch this box office bomb. I laughed until I had tears in my eyes.

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
manwithpez wrote:

Quote:
Any damn black and white movie. I don't know why I can't get people to watch them, but people are missing out, just because they have to have their films in technicolor!

This is frustrating when you come across it isn't it. I've tried so many times to convince some of my friends that alot of the great films are in black and white. But they just resist.

All those Buster Keaton films, The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy... My god! Casablanca, Sierra Madre, Angels with Dirty Faces, White Heat, Wages of Fear.....FILM NOIR!!!! Psycho!!!!!!

....Alea jacta est.....

The
Somnambulist

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That's bad, there are some great B&W films people are missing. But I once worked at a video store and had someone return Wizard of Oz because of the B&W. *shudder*

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:

28 Days Later: seriously monkies infected with RAGE!!! is what caused a terrible epidemic. These people decide to have a picnic in the daytime when they can safely travel? They drove through a painting at one point. When you're hoping to be rescued would you write "HELP" or "HELLO" in big letters on the ground? I would have walked out on this movie but I had to stay and pay the bill for food I ordered.

See, this one scared the Shite outta me! I watched it Halloween 2 years ago and it STILL gives me nightmares from time to time out of nowhere.

Now you know why I don't see many horror films.

If life is what you make it I want Cheese Cake!

THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by manwithpez:
Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
manwithpez wrote:

Quote:
Any damn black and white movie. I don't know why I can't get people to watch them, but people are missing out, just because they have to have their films in technicolor!

This is frustrating when you come across it isn't it. I've tried so many times to convince some of my friends that alot of the great films are in black and white. But they just resist.

They didn't want to see an "old" movie. Which wasn't even the truth. My roommate was a huge fan of war movies, especially ones with flying in them. The simple truth was that they didn't want to watch a black and white movie. Which is a shame, because most people I know, who have given Arsenic and Old Lace a shot have not been disappointed. Not by the comedy, but by...well, I won't give anything away, but almost everyone was shocked by what they were seeing.

Arsenic and Old Lace...that's a movie!

One of my favorites is 'Gaslight.'

It's quite clear that the three of us share a love for great movies. How many threads or tag logs are full of us shouting names of must-see movies? Lots. I think I'll throw 'Life With Father' in the dvd player this morning,

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
All those Buster Keaton films, The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy... My god! Casablanca, Sierra Madre, Angels with Dirty Faces, White Heat, Wages of Fear.....FILM NOIR!!!! Psycho!!!!!!

Marx Brothers = greatest comedians ever.

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
If you believe the Bible, of course...

So cinematic disappointments... Titantic - utter crap. Love Actually - I'm a Richard Curtis fan but this was a cut and piece job, not one original joke in the whole thing

Ha! I would have probably thought but not said something similar myself and then thought, stop it, you spend enough time insulting people's religions at your Catholic school...

Yep I agree with that short review of Love Actually...why oh why do my parents own that on DVD?

Erm...This may annoy some people but I really despised Mulholland Drive. I spend most of my time complaining that many (usually mainstream)film makers don't try hard enough to inject any meaning or mystery or thought into movies these days and that that was what was missing from all these terrible Blockbusters. (a friend of mine made me sit through "Be Cool" the other day and I was expecting it to be awful, but I was almost speechless at just HOW bad it was. *Tuts and mutters*)

After seeing Mulholland Drive I wondered if I was just really stupid, or that it meant absolutely nothing. I eventually worked it all out, but was just left exhausted. I'm a big fan of non linear plotting, and mystery and a bit of the "WHAT THE FUDGE!" factor, but this film seemed complete overkill to me - and in making it completely mysterious and weird and screwed up it completely forgot any sort of character development or emotional resonance. Once I worked out what had happened I realised I didn't even care. It wasn't a film such as a series of clever posey moments. I'm reluctant to watch anymore David Lynch...
I had such high hopes as well

"This mummy hand has ceased to exist! It is an ex-mummy hand!"

LORDGECKO

Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:18 PM

Yep....worst theater movies I have ever seen...
Battlefield Earth: L. Ron Hubbard, you suck. :blast
Wing Commander: I can't believe I actually paid money for that one :bash
Don't be a Menace to South Central While Drinkin' Your Juice in the Hood: God, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for this one, but ( :knife ) I so wanted to kill myself

adam_mcm

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:20 PM

thatweirdgirl wrote:

Quote:

Arsenic and Old Lace...that's a movie!

One of my favorites is 'Gaslight.'

It's quite clear that the three of us share a love for great movies. How many threads or tag logs are full of us shouting names of must-see movies? Lots. I think I'll throw 'Life With Father' in the dvd player this morning,

Too true TWG. My nights of insomnia would have been a very miserable affair were it not for the late night black and white movie on the TV :)

Gaslight, Arsenic and Old Lace are ones I've not seen in years, I must really try gettting them.

I remember going to see 'Touch of Evil' when it was re-released and the cinema was pretty much empty... I couldn't believe it! And I was up in London aswell! Still I had a great time - felt like old Chuck was performing just for me :)... and what an intro!!!!!

Cheers
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MAUGWAI

Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by p1nkispunk:

Erm...This may annoy some people but I really despised Mulholland Drive.

After seeing Mulholland Drive I wondered if I was just really stupid, or that it meant absolutely nothing. I eventually worked it all out, but was just left exhausted. I'm a big fan of non linear plotting, and mystery and a bit of the "WHAT THE FUDGE!" factor, but this film seemed complete overkill to me - and in making it completely mysterious and weird and screwed up it completely forgot any sort of character development or emotional resonance. Once I worked out what had happened I realised I didn't even care. It wasn't a film such as a series of clever posey moments. I'm reluctant to watch anymore David Lynch...
I had such high hopes as well

"This mummy hand has ceased to exist! It is an ex-mummy hand!"

Oh, I don't know how I forgot about that one. That movie represents everything pretentious. If a film is deep you have no clue as to what's going on, it's not so much deep as it is crap.

Mullholland Drive, together with Spy Kids, is a movie I most wish I could get my 2 hours back from watching. I didn't see those in the theater, though.

"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:28 PM

Originally posted by Cybersnark:

Quote:
Marx Brothers = greatest comedians ever.

Cybersnark may I just give you a virtual hand shake, and say I utterly agree.

I have 6 of their classics on video still, and I just absolutely love watching them.

Cheers
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BLACKOUTNIGHTS

Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:29 PM

To me, the worst movie ever made has got to be Magnolia. I thought it would never end. Thankfully, I rented it and didn't see it in the theater.

It's rare I actually get out to see a movie at the cinema nowadays. There's just so many. I remember as a kid a new movie would come out maybe once a month or something like that. Now we've got like four or five new movies every week and many of them just aren't worth paying the money to see at the theater. When I DO get out, I make sure to check online for reviews from regular fellas like us. If the majority of reviews don't like the movie, I'll wait for DVD if I want to see it. Lately, I think Marvel, PIXAR and M. Night's movie are pretty depenable to be entertaining — at least they are for me and my wife. Of course, Serenity will be good, I have no doubt.

Worst movies I've ever seen at the theater? I walked out of Ghost and Steve Martin's L.A. Story. The direction was pretty good in both movies from what I saw, but the writing was just atrocious. I also hated Young Einstein, but I fell asleep durin it so at least I had some quality time.

Edit add-on—Oh yeah, I almost forgot this one it was so bad.

Highlander 2

I wish I had paid attention to the review I read on it. Shortest review ever...it said...

"Highlander 2 —— no."

"You're either in or you're out, and I'm playing to the in."—Greg Dulli

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by maugwai:
Quote:
Originally posted by p1nkispunk:

Erm...This may annoy some people but I really despised Mulholland Drive.

After seeing Mulholland Drive I wondered if I was just really stupid, or that it meant absolutely nothing. I eventually worked it all out, but was just left exhausted. I'm a big fan of non linear plotting, and mystery and a bit of the "WHAT THE FUDGE!" factor, but this film seemed complete overkill to me - and in making it completely mysterious and weird and screwed up it completely forgot any sort of character development or emotional resonance. Once I worked out what had happened I realised I didn't even care. It wasn't a film such as a series of clever posey moments. I'm reluctant to watch anymore David Lynch...
I had such high hopes as well

"This mummy hand has ceased to exist! It is an ex-mummy hand!"

Oh, I don't know how I forgot about that one. That movie represents everything pretentious. If a film is deep you have no clue as to what's going on, it's not so much deep as it is crap.

Mullholland Drive, together with Spy Kids, is a movie I most wish I could get my 2 hours back from watching. I didn't see those in the theater, though.

"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."

I understand people not getting on with this or Lost Highway - but I did enjoy both of them. However to do so meant doing a string of Lynch films one after the other aswell as watching his TV show On the Air

He kinda takes getting into a groove with - but admitedly it is a love or hate thing, and I rarely try to sway peoples opinions.

However please don't give up on the guy altogether have you seen The Straight Story?

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

CALDEEN

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:00 PM

I am suprised that:

Highlander 2

has not made anyone's list yet. To me that was the worst. Not only was it just bad, bad bad! But they completely changed the story. Where did the planet Zies come from? Out of the black I guess. Battlefield Earth was bad.
Starship Troopers was bad if you went expecting to see the book made into a movie.
Star Wars 1 was bad since my expectations were so high.

There are a few others that I can not think of atm.

I am not worried about the bullet with my name on it. Just the thousands marked "Occupant".
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Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:08 PM

Wild Things and Mars Attacks!

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INDIGO

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:32 PM

Well, the film that my husband and I hold up as our watermark of film-vomit is remake of "The Invisible Man" with Kevin Bacon. Ugh, bleh, and absolutely ridiculous bad science. When we see a stinker we can say... "Well, at least it wasn't Invisible Man."

"A Knight's Tale": painful. painful, painful.

"Queen of the Dammed": wow, I was sooooo dissapointed. Sure, pretty people, but... so dammed.

I think that the title is: "Wild Roses", and I cheat because thank the gods we only rented it, but it earned an Invisible Man award. We were all ready to enjoy a campy sexy chic western flic -- we wanted to scream by the end.

This may be why we almost never see movies in the theature any more... and it used to be so much fun, especially all those "art house" films. Thank goodness for NetFlicks. Thank goodness for great films!

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Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by caldeen:
I am suprised that:

Highlander 2
has not made anyone's list yet. To me that was the worst. Not only was it just bad, bad bad! But they completely changed the story. Where did the planet Zies come from? Out of the black I guess.

That was a movie that I had mercifully almost forgotten.
That was a special level of bad.

It was, in fact, the worst theatrical experience of my life, far worse than even Matrix Revulsions.

Gonna be sick now Chrisisall

DUG

Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:55 PM

Highlander 2

Highlander slogan: There can be only one!

Highlander 2 slogan: There should have been only one!

Highlander 3 slogan: The apology.

Highlander the Series slogan: We're sorry about 2 and 3.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:31 PM

dug,
A- friggin'-MEN to that!

Bottled in 1783 Chrisisall

EST120

Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by dug:
Highlander slogan: There can be only one!

do you mean there should have only been one movie?

hahahahaha.

MANWITHPEZ

Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:30 PM

I think Highlander Slogan 3: The Apology is my favorite

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

CHRISISALL

Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:45 PM

Q: how is Highlander like Army of Darkness?

A: every time they do another Gorram newer, better transfer, I am compelled to purchase the ruttin' thing!!!!!!!!

Upgrade Chrisisall

GROUNDED

Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:44 PM

I don't think I could ever bring myself to watch Highlander: The Series, having seen one or two episodes of the godawful Tracker.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:05 PM

As long as we're talkin' BAD, I was forced to watch that God-awful Steel Magnolias, second worst piece of filth right behind Highlander 2 I ever laid eyes on. Manipulative and trite in the guise of a 'sensitive depiction of strong women' film, gimme a ruttin' break.
It was as real to me concerning women as Rambo: First Blood Part II was to me about men. At least Rambo was sorta fun.

All sensitive and the like Chrisisall

EMMA

Friday, April 22, 2005 6:59 AM

Quote:
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST wasn't made to win awards it was made to show what he went through and how we take him for granted.
I swear every time I hear that it was too dramatic I feel like punching a hole in a wall.

the film was very accurate to what really happend thats what he went throgh that what happened so accept it of just let it go

Leelu777, I tried very hard not to respond so I will do so quickly to try not to disrupt this thread too much.

We have no idea how it happened. The Gospels are not historically accurate they are a retelling of a historical event, each Gospel tells a different story and presents a different Jesus.

The film was an inaccurate portrayal of many points for example, the ancient languages it uses were wrong (the common tongue of the Romans would have been Greek not Latin). The violence was actually unrealistic and excessive, it is extremely unlikely that the Romans would have bothered with so much torture before the crucifixion.

Gibson also added bits from a mystic, Sister Emmerich, which has nothing to do with the Bible. Gibson was merely creating his own version of events.

He is more than welcome to do so and I am happy that people find solace and faith in his retelling but people should no more believe this version is accurate than King of Kings, Jesus of Montreal or any other 'Jesus' film.

I really should get me a signature

ANTHONYT

Friday, April 22, 2005 7:05 AM

Chronicles of Riddick was my biggest dissapointment recently.

Pitch Black was so simple and good. Chronicles was so bogged down and bad. I never would've known it was a sequel if Vin Diesel's character hadn't been transplanted into that fertilizer.

Ugh. What a let down.

--Anthony

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SOUPCATCHER

Friday, April 22, 2005 7:47 AM

Another vote for Highlander 2. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it did.

And Battlefield Earth. I love the book (I've read one paperback to shreds and had to purchase another copy that is in pretty dilapidated shape from overuse) and was sooooo looking forward to this movie. Damn, it sucked. You know what, though? I'll probably go see Battlefield Earth 2 if it ever gets made.

A new one for the list: Cyborg. I couldn't believe I skipped out of class to see that piece of go se. It's a good thing I was inebriated at the time.

As far as Warriors goes. That was classic. How can you hate the Yankees gang getting their asses whipped? I'm just sad I didn't get to see this in the theater.

And I'm glad to see so many black and white fans here. My happiest movie memory is the month our downtown theater did a Bogart retrospective. Double features for half the price of a current flick, organ music during the intermission, and thirty films in thirty days! I've loved Casablanca for years but seeing it on the big screen was heavenly (and Maltese Falcon, and Dark Passage, and The Big Sleep, and High Sierra, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and The African Queen, and Key Largo, and To Have and Have Not - in case you didn't guess, I'm a huge Bogie fan). And it was great to also see some of his lesser known works (They Drive By Night!!!). We also go through a pretty healthy selection of Davis, K Hepburn, Grant, Stewart etc. on our Netflix account.

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FREDIKAYLLOW

Friday, April 22, 2005 8:30 AM

I have never hated or walked out of a movie at the theatre. However, I was a little disappointed by 'Series of Unfortunate Events'. The whole re-structuring thing was totally weird, with stuff happening at the end that should have happened at the start. The only movies that I can remember that I actually hated were Legally Blonde 2 (it was basically just the first one in a different setting- only less funny) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I saw that years after the tv series started at a friends sleepover. When I saw that my friend had hired it out I got so excited, and then I just thought it was so terrible and apologized to my friend for making her watch it.
I was also a little disappointed by X-men 2. Under developed ideas and vaguely confusing at times (for me anyway).
All the Harry Potter movies were a huge let down after reading the fantastic books. I think thats about it. I'm sure there were other movies, but I can't think of them right now.

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Friday, April 22, 2005 11:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Chronicles of Riddick was my biggest dissapointment recently.

i agree. i was disappointed but i do not feel it was a TERRIBLE movie. it was just okay but considering i was expecting really cool, just okay does not cut it. it was too complicated and got really overwhelmed with special effects. the whole prophecy thing and riddick being of a long deceased race of people.... just too much. i completely agree with your assessment that pitch black was so simple. it was and that made it great. people fighting to survive. that is basically all that movie was about and the riddick character was just so neat to watch. he was one of the best villans i have seen in a long time. he got too "soft" (although i think that is the wrong word for it) in the sequel.

STILLSHINY

Friday, April 22, 2005 2:03 PM

Worst in theater:

Father's Day

Austin Powers: Goldmember

Worst rented:

Million Dollar Hotel

Punch Drunk Love

Chronicles of Riddick

Just plain embarassed that I saw it:

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back

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Friday, April 22, 2005 3:14 PM

I was worried that people had forgotten the horror that was Highlander II. It was godawful. On top of it. I think it was the first movie I had ever seen on the first showing of opening day. My friends and I skipped class to be the first to see that POS... We came out shattered and disillusioned.

There is one other movie that I am shocked that nobody has mentioned. Perhaps I was one of the few that actually paid money to see it... My friends and I don't even refer to it by name, lest we draw its attention. We refer to it as 'The Movie That Must Not Be Named'... that movie is.. Batman and Robin

Simon: I've never shot anyone before.

Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.

CHRISISALL

Friday, April 22, 2005 3:19 PM

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Originally posted by SoupCatcher:

As far as Warriors goes. That was classic. How can you hate the Yankees gang getting their asses whipped? I'm just sad I didn't get to see this in the theater.

Soupcatcher, I saw The Warriors in the theatre first run, 1979, in New York along side of gang members hootin' and hollerin' and cuttin' on their seats with switchblades!
Very bracing experience (actually made the flick all the more real for me).

Livin' dangerously and lovin' it Chrisisall

SAFEAT2ND

Friday, April 22, 2005 3:28 PM

I don't think these were there.... if they were, sorry for the repeat...

Starship Troopers 2- 1 1/2hours of my life I want back! The only highlight..Sorry for sounding sexist...but that Kimber is one damn handsome woman!!
Envy-scratch my last comment THIS is the worst movie ever!
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind- ummmm..what the hell was that!?!?!? Did I miss something??

KNIBBLET

Friday, April 22, 2005 3:42 PM

1st season of HL was okay. 2nd season was better. 3rd through 5th seasons ROCKED. Why did they rock? One word ... Methos. Peter Wingfield saved that show. I LOVE METHOS.

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
I don't think I could ever bring myself to watch Highlander: The Series, having seen one or two episodes of the godawful Tracker.

"I'm gonna rip you a new puppet hole, bitch!"

CHRISISALL

Friday, April 22, 2005 6:04 PM

Am I the only one in here thinks Die Hard 3 was a BIG letdown?
Or is it just it's been too long since I saw it in the theatre, and I'm remberin' it as bein' worse than it was?

Can't recollect Chrisisall

MANWITHPEZ

Friday, April 22, 2005 6:19 PM

Holy CRAP!

I can't believe I forgot Dreamcatcher and The Lawnmower Man! Those are two of the worst films ever made. Granted, they weren't based on the best of source materials, and Lawnmower Man just kinda hijacked what it was based on and ran with it...then stumbled and fell, eventually, plummeting to the horrible death it deserved.

Dreamcatcher had the talent, it had the budget, and none of it worked worth a damn. I wanted it to be good, because I was so disappointed with the book, but, what CRAP! And that ending...I could hear the editor thinking: "Well, this shitfest has stunk up the theater long enough...let's just end the damn thing."

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

CHRISISALL

Friday, April 22, 2005 6:38 PM

Yeah, those were pretty bad.

Hey! Time to start a Steven King thread!

Thanks for the idea Chrisisall

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, April 22, 2005 7:03 PM

chrisisall wrote:

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Am I the only one in here thinks Die Hard 3 was a BIG letdown?

Nah I'm with you on that - dreadful film.

What about Armageddon...Yikes. Anybody catch that Stallone Indy car film Driven? crickey that was bad!!! Somebody must've been real embarrassed when editing that together....

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

MANWITHPEZ

Friday, April 22, 2005 7:06 PM

Now...not so fast on Die Hard 3. I never, ever liked Die Hard 2, but I did enjoy the third one. I thought Samuel L. Jackson was an inspired choice, and I enjoyed Jeremy Irons in it too. I'm just kinda fuzzy about Die Hard 4.0...What the hell?

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

CHRISISALL

Friday, April 22, 2005 7:19 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

What about Armageddon...Yikes.

Actually, if I don't think too hard, I can enjoy that one. If I'm not too tired.

Driven was a plain mess, though.
I also thought The Haunting w/Catherine Zeta-Jones was a big mess.(did we talk about that before?)

Watch out, a big asteroid! Chrisisall

EST120

Friday, April 22, 2005 7:42 PM

armageddon had a few moments. mostly one liners. i like the general's line:

"we spend two hundred and fifty billion dollars a year on defense and here we are. the fate of the planet is in the hands of a bunch of retards i wouldn't trust with a potato gun."

like the actor who played that part too, keith david (i think). he is a great supporting cast actor. i see him all over the place.

oh, the scene where NASA is giving psychological tests to all the team is pretty funny too.

"ya all just throwin this stuff at me, after this is all over can i like, get a hug or somethin'"

i laughed at that one.

"i know i can handle the trip, i'm just not sure i can handle this room"

other than that, the movie was pretty standard. the effects were not even that great. they were okay. still, it was more fun to watch than deep impact. at least armageddon had the humor aspect going for it.

CHRISISALL

Friday, April 22, 2005 8:50 PM

Est120, the only outstanding part of Armageddon for me was the moment before Bruce Willis pushed that button. Being a father myself I know that's what I would be visitin' in my mind, too.

Weepy Chrisisall

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, April 22, 2005 9:06 PM

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Originally posted by est120:
like the actor who played that part too, keith david (i think). he is a great supporting cast actor. i see him all over the place.

Yeah he's cool. He was in John Carpenter's 'The Thing' and 'They Live!' and he did vocal work on the animated series of 'Spawn' - which I used to watch just to listen to his voice.... He has a great voice.

But you're right those one liners are pretty funny - but the film as a whole is bizarre! I think Michael Bay was actually taking it all rather too seriously - his actors had the right idea though....

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, April 22, 2005 10:43 PM

I don't know how I forgot this one: It's actually just come on Channel 4 right now as I type. This film has a classic goof in it, if you get the chance watch it just for all the continuity errors, in particular a shot of a waterfall going upwards!!!! No joke it really does!!! It's absolutely hilarious.

And the film is called........

ANACONDA!!!!!
Possibly THE worst film ever made!!!!!!
Laugh it up!!!!

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

EST120

Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:32 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Est120, the only outstanding part of Armageddon for me was the moment before Bruce Willis pushed that button. Being a father myself I know that's what I would be visitin' in my mind, too.

Weepy Chrisisall

hm. not sure i remember what he was thinking about. it has been a long time since i saw that movie.

gotta agree with "sleepyhead" (somnambulist), i think the movie should just have been about the silliness. besides, most popcorn flicks are like that anyway.

of course, that is what makes them fun sometimes!

CHRISISALL

Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:16 PM

It was flashbacks of his daughter's life from when she was born and through her early years to the present all in like 8 seconds-
'scuse me, g-gettin' all t-teary just thinkin' on it...

Can't take him anywhere Chrisisall

CYBERSNARK

Saturday, April 23, 2005 6:41 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Quote:
Originally posted by est120:
like the actor who played that part too, keith david (i think). he is a great supporting cast actor. i see him all over the place.
Yeah he's cool. He was in John Carpenter's 'The Thing' and 'They Live!' and he did vocal work on the animated series of 'Spawn' - which I used to watch just to listen to his voice.... He has a great voice.

Better known to some as the voice of Goliath (and a few others) on Disney's Gargoyles. The greatest series to ever come from Disney.

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I've been denied everything! --EVEN MY REVENGE!!!

*chills down my spine*

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

EST120

Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:14 AM

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Better known to some as the voice of Goliath (and a few others) on Disney's Gargoyles. The greatest series to ever come from Disney.

what? did you not like the mighty ducks?

just kidding. or maybe you were talking about just TV shows.... i was always a fan of ducktales...

BADGERSHAT

Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by espradley:
Battlefield Earth - bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad! It got down right comical at the end when human slaves learned how to fly Harriers that just happened to work after centuries of just sitting there.

What, you doubt that could happen? Harriers are finely made, and would last thousands of years sitting in a hangar bay... and, obviously, we've refined fuel to the point where it will never lose potency... and not to mention, the flight simulators create their own electricity, and don't need a seperate power source to run...

What's the matter with you? There are obvious facts, Travolta wouldn't lie to us...

--Jefé The Hat

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--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)

"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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