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| Originally Posted by Rando View Post Is this going to turn into another “prove you have no taste threads”? |
Whenever you do a “worst” or “overrated” thread, you run the risk of a “prove you have no taste” thread. It’s like doing sex tourism in Africa without bringing condoms and expecting no souveniers from the trip.
I have a feeling this list will have a lot of sequels. Attack of the Clones, Matrix Revolutions, etc.
EDIT: Also, every hacker movie; Swordfish, Antitrust, etc.
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| Originally Posted by Cuchulain View Post 9. Lady in the Water. Not only is it a completely horrible movie–and not even in the so-bad-it’s-good way that The Happening would be–but the film critic character convinces me that Shyamalan is the most vindictive person in our culture this side of Sarah Palin. Also, his interview responses to questions about the film’s inspiration lead me to believe he’s a horrible father. |
You, sir, picked the correct M. Night movie to put on this list. The Happening gets alot of hate but I’ll be damned if I don’t still love it.
Aside from that though, there’s another reason it’s on this list and that’s the slightly authoritarian tone the movie has going for it. I mean when you finally get to the North Pole, it feels less like a winter wonderland and more like North Korea with Santa playing the part of Dear Leader and the elves putting on Mass Games for him. Argue with its inclusion but I feel okay with placing it on this list.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) - One of the few movies I wish I had walked out of the theater on. Truly horrible experience. Rotten Tomotoes score: 0%
Shoot Em Up (2007) - It tried to spoof action films, but failed miserably. I know some Chewers unabashedly love this flick, but my entire theater sat in stoned silence agape at what anybody involved in that film were possibly thinking. Also, it is nearly impossible to make Monica Bellucci look haggard. Congratulations SEU, you accomplished something.
Edit: to fix ranking
Shoot 'Em Up is not a spoof. It’s ridiculous. But it’s not a spoof.
Shoot em Up is most definitely a bad movie though regardless of its goals.
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| Originally Posted by Sean Bateman View Post Shoot 'Em Up is not a spoof. It’s ridiculous. But it’s not a spoof. |
That makes it worse.
There is no objective way that THE HOST is one of the worst films of the decade. You could make the case for overrated if you’re an idiot, but worst, never.
Suppose I should use the list format:
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| Originally Posted by englebert View Post I have a feeling this list will have a lot of sequels. Attack of the Clones, Matrix Revolutions, etc. EDIT: Also, every hacker movie; Swordfish, Antitrust, etc. |
I’m split on including the prequels on this thread. Yeah George Lucas fucked up Anakin’s trip to the Dark Side (should have happened permanently in AOTC after killing the Tusken Raiders) but there were some great parts in AOTC and Sith that save it from the worst of list as well such as Yoda vs. Dooku, The Jedi Purge, and the last 10 minutes of Sith.
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| Originally Posted by englebert View Post Suppose I should use the list format: 13. Attack of the Clones 14. Matrix Revolutions 15. Swordfish 16. Antitrust 17. The One 18. The Spirit |
Not to be a douche, but when you have some time, can you expand on why they should be included? I have no problem with the entries but it’s more interesting when one makes the case for inclusion.
Shoot 'em Up just tries to be too many things at once. I think it could have been good if it just stuck to being an ultraviolent live-action Bugs Bunny movie with Clive Owen as Bugs and Paul Giamatti as Elmer Fudd. Shoehorning the stem cell and control debate–especially when your take on both is as retarded as this movie’s is–and a lactating Bellucci just makes this the Icarus of ridiculous action movies.
I’m probably in the minority that thought Attack of the Clones was even worse than The Phantom Menace. Hayden Christensen was such a whiny bitch in way that annoys me more than child-actor Anakin. I definitely preferred the saber battle in TPM; it made up for some of what had come before. Bouncy Yoda just didn’t do it for me.
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| Originally Posted by englebert View Post Suppose I should use the list format: 13. Attack of the Clones 14. Matrix Revolutions 15. Swordfish 16. Antitrust 17. The One 18. The Spirit |
Nice addition with The One. I keep forgetting it exists, but it’s certainly in the bottom 20 of the decade.
I haven’t seen it (who has?) but the question has to be asked, what were they thinking? For every film, the question has to be asked before one cent is spent is this: How much do they think the film will gross in total? - and from this, set a ceiling for the budget before any money is spent.
Did they seriously think this film could gross the $200 - $250 million from all sources needed just to break even if the $100 million budget figure is believed?
It barely grossed more than $7 million worldwide!
The Hot Chick – Rob Schneider pretending there’s a girl inside him. And not that way, but every bit as horrible as if it was.
Should we have a separate list and discussion thread? The list is getting lost in the shuffle.
White Chicks (2004)
When a kidnapping threat is held over two wealthy heiresses in the Hamptons, inept FBI agents Kevin (Marlon Wayans) and Marcus Copeland (Shawn Wayans), try to help out by disguising themselves as…fuck just kill me already.
Crash
Pearl Harbor
Clerks II