Worst Film?

rickyricardo · Post by **rickyricardo** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:52 pm

Tim Burton's remake of "Planet of the Apes". Perhaps I came in w/ unrealistic expectations b/c I was a fan of the original "Apes" series...but it seemed to me like Burton was pissing all over the films that I loved. It was so bad, that I eventually fell asleep in the theatre during the climax.

That's my gauge for whether I can stand a movie or not....whether it puts me to sleep in the theatre. So far, I've fallen asleep during:

Planet of the Apes
Signs
Tomb Raider 2
Scream 3
and...

Contakt wrote:Pirates of the Caribbean 3

I saw this movie twice (once w/ friends, and another time w/ my g/f) and I feel asleep both times. Pure garbage!

Contakt wrote:300

This film is bad, but it's still amusing to me. Someone called it "pornography for fascists"...which is a pretty apt description.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:05 pm

So mainstream movies are mostly shite? What a surprise.

This is what is happening in Hollywood right now. Films are opened in thousands of movie theaters across the land (Or across the world, as it's now happening) at once. They expect to recoup their costs that single opening weekend.

After the bad press, bad word of mouth, etc, etc, they're expected to drop off some 70-80% after that initial opening.

This is why the gap between opening in America and the rest of the world has diminished so much in the last few years. We're communicating with each other on a global scale.

They figure that they can churn out the same formulaic tosh again and again while people still watch it all. After that weekend, the film is paid for, there's money back and then the DVD sales and rentals are profit.

I used to think that Hollywood was creatively bankrupt, but I've been filled in and it's just not the case. They want the good stuff, but they just know that people will swallow the same shit time and time again.

Anyway, the worst film ever is Van Helsing or any of the fast/furious bollocks.

jah wobble · Post by **jah wobble** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:11 pm

let's see.. i walked out of the theater during titanic, state & main, and one other film. i haven't been to the movies in well over a year and i rarely see anything being advertised that's compelling enough for me to waste the effort of walking to the theater that's about 5 blocks away from me.

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:12 pm

bah 300 was fucking awesome! " pornography for fascists" is the most ridiculous thing ive heard in ages.

fuagofire · Post by **fuagofire** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:15 pm

shrooms. allmost got kicked out of the cinema for hysteriks of laufter .
very funny but i think it was supposed to be horror

tappy tippon · Post by **tappy tippon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:35 pm

spooKs wrote:
Tappy Tippon wrote:

can't believe the warriors are even being mentioned in this thread

there are a lot, but probably anything with that marlon wayans guy, pretty awful stuf..
requiem for a dream tho!

oh shit, of course! okay, he redeems himself in that..

he should do more stuff like that, ie work along side better actors and directors..

bad film tho. i've been lending it out hard since being at uni lol

datura · Post by **datura** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:35 pm

Batman and Robin

no contest.

ytee · Post by **ytee** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:52 pm

Tomity wrote:The Warriors

what the hell you talking about....great flick...now I've tried three sitting to watch spiderman three....what a fucking joke.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:02 pm

wtf

there are a lot of great films listed in this thread as worst, but STATE AND MAIN?

thats one of my favorite movies.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:21 pm

also i don't get the fascist propaganda bit

300 to me is about the few standing up to the many

the small independent nation rising up against the massive evil empire

its about a small devoted few inspiring their fearful peers to stand up to the machine

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:48 pm

Fast and the Furious

Freddy Got Fingered

Batman and Robin

The Girl Next Door

Spiderman Whatever Part it was

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:51 pm

napoleon dynamite.

control · Post by **control** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:54 pm

amelie

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:56 pm

Forgot: ANY star wars film

Jubz · Post by **Jubz** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:59 pm

Corpsey wrote: Freddy Got Fingered

I swear my mates were bangin on about this for tiiime then I saw it I thought Double U. Tee. Eff. Why is there a fully grown, sane man trying (poorly) to convince me he is 'zaney' and 'unhinged'? Utter turd.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:01 pm

freddy got fingered is a modern american classic u prks

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:03 pm

showguns wrote:napoleon dynamite.

agreed, load of shit.

Jubz · Post by **Jubz** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:03 pm

Parson wrote:freddy got fingered is a modern american classic u prks

Exactly, it's shit.

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:04 pm

napoleon dynamite is funny as hell but i don't blame people for hating it as its way overexposed

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:08 pm

Harold and Kumar get the munchies

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