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Worst Movie You’ve Seen (1 Viewer)

We talking movies that were billed as "These will be great!!"/had a budget, but then were just dreck?  Or are we talking any and all things ever captured on celluloid?

If it's the latter, then "Yor: Hunter From the Future" is the answer.

If it's the former, how can it be anything other than "Waterworld?"
Waterworld was OK.  There's been far worse.  

 
The first movie that came to mind was Rubber.  I saw it on one of the premium movie channels one night and it was just ridiculous.  It's about a tire that has powers in order to make it move and it can explode animal's and human's heads.  It's basically a tire rolling and bouncing around the whole time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_(2010_film)

The other movie I thought of was Mac and Me.
This movie is funny on an existential level. For some reason, the tire totally freaked out my golden retriever. She inexplicably barked at the screen for almost the entire movie. 

 
We talking movies that were billed as "These will be great!!"/had a budget, but then were just dreck?  Or are we talking any and all things ever captured on celluloid?

If it's the latter, then "Yor: Hunter From the Future" is the answer.

If it's the former, how can it be anything other than "Waterworld?"
I love waterworld. and the postman. I also recognize that they are far from tip-top. still waiting for last installment of costner's post-apoc trilogy to come out ... dances with zombies or whatever.

 
Better than Superman IV and Superman Returns.
Ooof not saying much though LOL.

I remember Superman III as well. I am a fan of The Movie and II. This one was poor. Richard Pryor? Ugh what a mis-cast. Also it seemed the budget was bad because the effects went downhill, which is confusing considering how well The Movie and II did at the box office and the popularity of the first two films. But damn they really crapped the bed on this sequel.

Yes...it was better than the dreck that is IV and The god awful Superman Returns.

 
I love waterworld. and the postman. I also recognize that they are far from tip-top. still waiting for last installment of costner's post-apoc trilogy to come out ... dances with zombies or whatever.
LOL a fan of those two films as well.....especially The Postman. I like the whole western feel of it. Acquired taste I guess.

 
Very Bad Things

Only movie I ever wanted to walk out of the theater before it ended.  Most of the 10 other people in the theater seemed to indicate the same as we all finally did leave.

 
Little Miss Sunshine has to be in the discussion for me.  Two hours of bickering, arguing, and nitpicking.  So aggravating.

 
Very Bad Things

Only movie I ever wanted to walk out of the theater before it ended.  Most of the 10 other people in the theater seemed to indicate the same as we all finally did leave.
I like VBT. So wrong  :lol:

"Your kids are one crutch away from a telethon. You got a frigid, swamp-hog wife."

 
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At Long Last Love (1975)

Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich pays tribute to those lavish 1930s musicals in this big-budget outing. Using first-rate sets, glorious costumes, and the wonderful songs of Cole Porter, it follows the romantic misadventures of four wealthy, young sophisticates. All of the actors involved did sing their own songs live during the filming.

Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd singing Cole Porter songs. 

 
At Long Last Love (1975)

Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich pays tribute to those lavish 1930s musicals in this big-budget outing. Using first-rate sets, glorious costumes, and the wonderful songs of Cole Porter, it follows the romantic misadventures of four wealthy, young sophisticates. All of the actors involved did sing their own songs live during the filming.

Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd singing Cole Porter songs. 
I guess the only contemporary analog here would be if someone was stupid enough to have Borat and Maximus sing in a musical.  HA!  Never happen

 
the worst movie you've ever seen. huh. that would be nice.
I hated it more than any other movie I have seen.  Is that the same thing?
different strokes and all... but for me- if that's the worst movie you've seen, you haven't seen that many of these truly terrible movies listed or have a strange way of rating. so it would be nice- for me- if sunshine (which I liked a lot) was the worst movie I'd ever seen.

the writing, directing and acting was top-notch in sunshine, even if you didn't like the characters or how they interacted.  but if those things don't matter in your rating of movies... :shrug:  dunno. 

or is this schtick, similar to tanner's hatred of wes anderson and listing grand budapest hotel as the worst movie he's ever seen, even though he knows he's seen way worse.

 
These are all movies that I have seen.

Winner:

Michael - Rented this for a movie night with another couple.  The girls picked this movie.  They are no longer allowed to pick a movie again.  Just Horrific.  How the hell did this movie finish #1 at the box office it's opening week and #16 for all of 1996?
I remember being extremely pissed at how bad that one sucked.

It was big because it was the first big release for Travolta after Pulp Fiction IIRC.

 
El Floppo said:
I love waterworld. and the postman. I also recognize that they are far from tip-top. still waiting for last installment of costner's post-apoc trilogy to come out ... dances with zombies or whatever.
Of course you do.  He wore what amounted to a scarf in both those.

 
When I was in college, my best friend and I would catch a movie every weekend.  It didn't matter what was out.  We'd get there an hour early and play pinball until a movie we wanted to see started.  We compare every bad move to The Lawnmower Man.  That is our worst movie.  I know I have seen worse since then, many listed above, but we still use that one.
Thanks guy. I had successfully repressed my memories of that abomination for years now

 
El Floppo said:
different strokes and all... but for me- if that's the worst movie you've seen, you haven't seen that many of these truly terrible movies listed or have a strange way of rating. so it would be nice- for me- if sunshine (which I liked a lot) was the worst movie I'd ever seen.

the writing, directing and acting was top-notch in sunshine, even if you didn't like the characters or how they interacted.  but if those things don't matter in your rating of movies... :shrug:  dunno. 

or is this schtick, similar to tanner's hatred of wes anderson and listing grand budapest hotel as the worst movie he's ever seen, even though he knows he's seen way worse.
No schtick.  The movie was just non-stop bickering to me.  Similar to the manufactured conflict in shows like Survivor, etc....I cant stand it.

 
El Floppo said:
different strokes and all... but for me- if that's the worst movie you've seen, you haven't seen that many of these truly terrible movies listed or have a strange way of rating. so it would be nice- for me- if sunshine (which I liked a lot) was the worst movie I'd ever seen.

the writing, directing and acting was top-notch in sunshine, even if you didn't like the characters or how they interacted.  but if those things don't matter in your rating of movies... :shrug:  dunno. 

or is this schtick, similar to tanner's hatred of wes anderson and listing grand budapest hotel as the worst movie he's ever seen, even though he knows he's seen way worse.
No schtick.  The movie was just non-stop bickering to me.  Similar to the manufactured conflict in shows like Survivor, etc....I cant stand it.

 
No schtick.  The movie was just non-stop bickering to me.  Similar to the manufactured conflict in shows like Survivor, etc....I cant stand it.
sure. it was about a dysfunctional family. that was the story. survivor/reality-shows are supposed to be about something else, but have that crap thrown in to generate conflict, which I guess is suppoed to create interest for the viewer. I'm with you- can't stand the manufactured crap in so-called reality shows. but in a scripted movie where that's one of the central themes... different. 

dunno. I look at a director like Lars von Trier- he makes basically the same story over and over (insane woman in conflict) in increasingly more pretentious ways. I can't stand this work. but I can still look at it and think- yeah, he's trying stuff as a director that just doesn't appeal to me, even if there are elements to the movie I can appreciate (always visually compelling). as such, I have no interest in seeing his movies any more

this is completely different than the steaming piles Batman & Robin and  Dungeons and Dragons the movie. both of those were horribly constructed, miserably told trainwrecks without much in the way of redemption anywhere in the productions: acting, directing, art-direction, editing, lighting, etc- all a complete mess.

so for me- a movie like sunshine (which produced one of my favorite scenes... *warning* there's bickering) has some fantastic acting, solid funny story telling, and is well told visually and pacing-wise... even if you don't like the bickering. makes that hard for me to think anybody would consider it as the worst movie they've ever seen. comes across as schtick, or that you haven't seen many movies to compare it to. or just have a way of rating movies that is waaaaaaaay different than mine  :shrug:  

 
Thanks guy. I had successfully repressed my memories of that abomination for years now
The great thing is that every time I see that guy in another role I think, "Oooh, Lawnmower Man!!!".  Chopper pilot in Lost, Dutch the Clutch in Psych, whatever; he'll always be the Lawnmower Man to me.

 
sure. it was about a dysfunctional family. that was the story. survivor/reality-shows are supposed to be about something else, but have that crap thrown in to generate conflict, which I guess is suppoed to create interest for the viewer. I'm with you- can't stand the manufactured crap in so-called reality shows. but in a scripted movie where that's one of the central themes... different. 

dunno. I look at a director like Lars von Trier- he makes basically the same story over and over (insane woman in conflict) in increasingly more pretentious ways. I can't stand this work. but I can still look at it and think- yeah, he's trying stuff as a director that just doesn't appeal to me, even if there are elements to the movie I can appreciate (always visually compelling). as such, I have no interest in seeing his movies any more

this is completely different than the steaming piles Batman & Robin and  Dungeons and Dragons the movie. both of those were horribly constructed, miserably told trainwrecks without much in the way of redemption anywhere in the productions: acting, directing, art-direction, editing, lighting, etc- all a complete mess.

so for me- a movie like sunshine (which produced one of my favorite scenes... *warning* there's bickering) has some fantastic acting, solid funny story telling, and is well told visually and pacing-wise... even if you don't like the bickering. makes that hard for me to think anybody would consider it as the worst movie they've ever seen. comes across as schtick, or that you haven't seen many movies to compare it to. or just have a way of rating movies that is waaaaaaaay different than mine  :shrug:  
This x1000.  It's what I tried to say, but you put it in a better way.  I can't watch Wes Anderson movies, but like you and von Trier, I think the direction and cinematography alone should keep it off a 'worst movie I've seen' list.  Same goes for people listing stuff by PTA, Kubrick, Lynch, and the like.  Way too much talent there even if you didn't like the movie.  The same can't be said for  stuff like Transformers, Children of the Corn 8,  or Neighbors 2.  

 
kupcho1 said:
I guess the only contemporary analog here would be if someone was stupid enough to have Borat and Maximus sing in a musical.  HA!  Never happen
Whaddya want?! They told you right up front it was gonna be Miserable

Maybe not Maximus, but i could see Borat & Optimus in remakes of On The Town or High Society....

 
The Wraith (1986)

The Wraith tells the story of a murdered Arizona teen who mysteriously returns from the dead as an all-powerful street-racing wraith intent on taking revenge on a gang of car thieves and their psychotic leader, who murdered the teen so the leader could then exert emotional control over the dead teen's girlfriend using intimidation.
He then tells Billy that his work is finished and when Billy asks, "Who are you, bro?”

Jake wryly replies, "You said it, Billy”


Skank: A what out there, man? 

Rughead: A wraith, man! A ghost! A evil spirit - and it ain't cool!


The only redeeming thing about this hunk of crap is that it features a couple of cool mid-80s cars.

 
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This x1000.  It's what I tried to say, but you put it in a better way.  I can't watch Wes Anderson movies, but like you and von Trier, I think the direction and cinematography alone should keep it off a 'worst movie I've seen' list.  Same goes for people listing stuff by PTA, Kubrick, Lynch, and the like.  Way too much talent there even if you didn't like the movie.  The same can't be said for  stuff like Transformers, Children of the Corn 8,  or Neighbors 2.  
Coming up with a "worst movie" is pretty subjective. The movie came recommended by many.  IT was a movie that was nominated for and won major awards. It aggravated me to the point of not watching it.  That may not be a textbook definition of "worst" I suppose, Expectations vs experience is one way to define "worst".. or at least the way I chose to. :lol:

 
kentric said:
At Long Last Love (1975)

Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich pays tribute to those lavish 1930s musicals in this big-budget outing. Using first-rate sets, glorious costumes, and the wonderful songs of Cole Porter, it follows the romantic misadventures of four wealthy, young sophisticates. All of the actors involved did sing their own songs live during the filming.

Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd singing Cole Porter songs. 
Is that the one where Timothy Dalton was hitting on a 90ish looking Mae West?

ETA: nope, that was "Sextette"

 
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