The Worst Movies Of All-time

[FullMontyM1 0]

Everyone is going to have widely divergent opinions on this subject, though there's probably more than a few we can all agree on.In my opinion, for a movie to be one of the 100 worst of all-time, the people making the movie need to be taking themselves seriously and have the intention of producing a "good-movie" a "quality-movie."There's dozens of awful movies that come out every year that are completely worthless. Movies like "White Chicks" or "Police Academy: Mission to Moscow," or the Friday the 13th sequels.But the people that are making these movies know they are making schlock and they don't try to pass it off as quality product.When good intentions lead to spectacular failure, we get the worst movies of all-time, such as:(in no particular order)1. Heaven's Gate (This unwatchable movie litereally bankrupt an entire movie studio - United Artists).2. Sphere (An all-star cast, based on a great Crichton book, literally a can't miss formula that produced one of the most meaningless, muddled "serious sci-fi" films of all time)3. The Island of Dr. Moreau (Utter rubish, inspired by a classic HG Wells story, that became the inspiration for scenes in Austin Powers. The absolute low-point in Marlon Brando's career.)4. The Postman/Waterworld (These movies threatened or did destroy the career of one of Hollywood's most bankbale stars and threatened the distributors with bankruptcy. Waterworld was the most expensive flop in Hollywood history upon it's release. Throw in Kevin Costner drinking his own urine).5. Showgirls (originally intended as a remake of the classic All About Eve, the sudio pulled it's intial prints and remarketted it as a campy comedy in order to avoid financial catastrophe)6. Star Wars Ep. 1 - The Phantom Menace (Possibly the most anticpated sequel of all-time, there is absolutely nothing redeeming about Ep. 1. Jar Jar Binks is the obvious low-point, Lucas makes the mysterious decision to destroy the mystery of the force by attributing it to something stupid and mundane called "mitichlorians", young Darth Vader is completely unbelievable, Liam Neeson is a snooze, the story is pointless. Basically this movie consists of everything that should have been condensed into the scrolling text at the beginning of a real Episode 1.)7. Xanadu - (Olivia Newton-John is Kira, the daughter of Zeus and a muse who is the inspiration for fine art everywhere. She descends on Earth to give it something it desperately needs: A roller skate dance club! This movie destroyed the Hollywood musical for 20 years.)8. Gigli (Some reviewers called the film "The ultimate turkey of all time", referring to Lopez's character's sex talk to Affleck's character inviting him to commit an act of oral sex: "It's turkey time." "What?" "Gobble, gobble." )9. Alexander (Oliver Stone takes one of the most epic stories of all-time and produces and directs a limp, boring, lifeless financial catastrophe)10. Batman & Robin (The fourth installment of the franchise and the lowest-grossing of the film series. Billed as the worst superhero movie of all time, George Clooney said he would refund people's money if they stopped him on the street and said they had paid to see it. And in an interview with Barbara Walters, Clooney claims he played Batman gay. Batman & Robin earned the nickname "Batman on Ice" for a scene in which the titular heroes both inexplicably have retractable skate blades hidden inside their boots. No more Batman movies were made for nearly eight years.)Obviously opinions can vary on this. These are the ones I'd say are the worst of the worst. What do you guys think?Monty

[LongLiveYorke 38]

BoogeymanStarring Barry Watson, this "movie" is little more than an inarticulate and nonsensical collection of "scenes" in which no plot is ever attempted to be addressed. Seriously, this movie makes NO SENSE! He teleports and travels through time for NO REASON. I'm pretty sure that there must have been a script at some point, but I really think that most of it was just improvised by a hobo that they made drop acid before filming every scene. Spoiler alert: in the end, Barry Watson defeats the Boogeyman (I think that's what that was, though really the plot made so little sense that I'm not even sure of what I was looking at) by kicking him in the face (once). His character kicks him, he goes back into his closet, and the movie ends. I saw this movie at a hotel, meaning I had to bay a stupid amount for it. If I ever see anyone involved in it on the street, I'm going to kick them in the head, teleport, travel through time, make no sense, have no plot, be little more than a collection of unrelated images, and demand my $10 back.

[ajs510 122]

Full Frontal is easily the worst movie I've ever seen. I Tivo'd it last year thinking that with an all-star cast and Steven Soderberg directing, it couldn't possibly miss. Absolutely awful movie, just pitiful.

[FullMontyM1 0]

by kicking him in the face (once). His character kicks him, he goes back into his closet, and the movie ends. If I ever see anyone involved in it on the street, I'm going to kick them in the head...

Rofl.I've not heard of this one, if I have an opportunity to see it for free, I'll definetly take advantage.MontyPS I totally forgot to add "The New World" starring Colin Farrell, and just recently released, to my all-time worst list. I was laughing out-loud by the end of this "serious," "dramatic" movie, and was honestly speechless while walking out of the theater. Truly one of the worst of all-time.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

When a stranger CallsI mean god damn this movie was terrible. Seriously, this is the perfect example of "someone" reading a paragraph long scary story and saying, "I need to make a full length feature out of this." And by "someone," I of course mean Satan (see: Lucifer, the Devil, etc). This "movie" had the deadest atmosphere of any film I've ever seen. It literally consists of a girl walking around a somewhat cool house for an hour and a half (literally the best part of the move was the house). She receives calls every now and then by some guy (really, it turns out to be just some guy) and walks around and jumps in horror at shadows every now and then. I would love to have been in the meeting where they green lit this movie:"Okay, so I have a great idea for a movie. There's this guy who calls a girl and then tries to kill her. That's it. That's the movie. Give me $50 Million dollars."Spolier alert: At the end of the movie, there's a "dream sequence" where the killer is in the hospital, or something, and there's no one in the hospital, or something, and the girl is scared, or something. But I'm pretty sure that the movie was just a minute or two short of the 1:15 length and they decided to attach about three minutes of worthlessness to waste my time. In the end, it was just some guy who was after her. He didn't even have a gun, he was just a dude who "got" people. Why didn't she just stand in the middle of a room with a knife or a big stick or a baseball bat or something. What would he have done? Nothing, he would have been defeated and would have had to go home in shame.Did I mention that I hated this movie.

[FullMontyM1 0]

Is Full Frontal the movie Soderbergh shot entirely on digital video?Monty

[Don Giovanni 0]

for some reason during The Life of David Gale i said to myself "this movie is one of the worst ive ever seen" i dont remember why but i trust my instincts and im not gonna watch it again to see why.

[FullMontyM1 0]

for some reason during The Life of David Gale i said to myself "this movie is one of the worst ive ever seen" i dont remember why but i trust my instincts and im not gonna watch it again to see why.

I lived in Austin for a while, and my favorite part of this movie was how they'd drive back and forth between Austin and Huntsville (where death row is) like it was across the street, as opposed to a 2.5 hour drive.I think the final climactic scenes involved the chick from Titanic's truck breaking down on the way from Austin to Hunstville, and she RUNS the rest of the way.Hilarious stuff, terrible movie, it's definetly in the top 200 if not the top 100Monty

[ROGUE06 0]

Mission to MarsGoing OverboardGlitterGigli

[Rasty 0]

Great list Monty. And by great I mean awful.I would put Alexander higher and watch Showgirls again personally - I think it is more in line with the Mission to Moscow/White Chicks group than your list of ten. It would be hard to argue that it wasn't that campy intentionally.I personally hate, more than anything else, movies that are about pain for its own sake. Not tragedy - because it's really not - but just horrible events inflicted one after another, usually inexplicably, just to make protagonists miserable.I call them "bug under a magnifying glass" movies and they make me crazy.Recent examples: The House of Sand and Fog & (especially) Monster's Ball.

[Thriceknurd 0]

My God my pick is absolutely Batman & Robin. It NEARLY killed the franchise. God was it bad. I get upset thinking about it.... I need a cold shower

[ajs510 122]

Is Full Frontal the movie Soderbergh shot entirely on digital video?

Yes, with camcorders.

[Oziumrules 0]

[brvheart 1,755]

1. Heaven's Gate (This unwatchable movie litereally bankrupt an entire movie studio - United Artists).2. Sphere (An all-star cast, based on a great Crichton book, literally a can't miss formula that produced one of the most meaningless, muddled "serious sci-fi" films of all time)3. The Island of Dr. Moreau (Utter rubish, inspired by a classic HG Wells story, that became the inspiration for scenes in Austin Powers. The absolute low-point in Marlon Brando's career.)4. The Postman/Waterworld (These movies threatened or did destroy the career of one of Hollywood's most bankbale stars and threatened the distributors with bankruptcy. Waterworld was the most expensive flop in Hollywood history upon it's release. Throw in Kevin Costner drinking his own urine).5. Showgirls (originally intended as a remake of the classic All About Eve, the sudio pulled it's intial prints and remarketted it as a campy comedy in order to avoid financial catastrophe)6. Star Wars Ep. 1 - The Phantom Menace (Possibly the most anticpated sequel of all-time, there is absolutely nothing redeeming about Ep. 1. Jar Jar Binks is the obvious low-point, Lucas makes the mysterious decision to destroy the mystery of the force by attributing it to something stupid and mundane called "mitichlorians", young Darth Vader is completely unbelievable, Liam Neeson is a snooze, the story is pointless. Basically this movie consists of everything that should have been condensed into the scrolling text at the beginning of a real Episode 1.)7. Xanadu - (Olivia Newton-John is Kira, the daughter of Zeus and a muse who is the inspiration for fine art everywhere. She descends on Earth to give it something it desperately needs: A roller skate dance club! This movie destroyed the Hollywood musical for 20 years.)8. Gigli (Some reviewers called the film "The ultimate turkey of all time", referring to Lopez's character's sex talk to Affleck's character inviting him to commit an act of oral sex: "It's turkey time." "What?" "Gobble, gobble." )9. Alexander (Oliver Stone takes one of the most epic stories of all-time and produces and directs a limp, boring, lifeless financial catastrophe)10. Batman & Robin (The fourth installment of the franchise and the lowest-grossing of the film series. Billed as the worst superhero movie of all time, George Clooney said he would refund people's money if they stopped him on the street and said they had paid to see it. And in an interview with Barbara Walters, Clooney claims he played Batman gay. Batman & Robin earned the nickname "Batman on Ice" for a scene in which the titular heroes both inexplicably have retractable skate blades hidden inside their boots. No more Batman movies were made for nearly eight years.)Obviously opinions can vary on this. These are the ones I'd say are the worst of the worst. What do you guys think?

Just because an article is well written doesn't mean it's correct... aka things Monty writes. The only 2 deserving to even be considered in the top 10 Worst 'serious' movies ever made are bolded.Waterworld is an awesome movie and if you really think it's worse than, let's say any of these movies you are insane:

Going OverboardGlitterGigli

Or...Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000, which was made in a dead serious fashion, since Travolta wouldnt want to piss of his God by making crap. oops.Spiceworld, pretty sure the spice girls weren't trying to make themselves into idiots.Crossroads, pretty sure Britney Spears thought it sounded good on paper.Congo, another great Crichton book that was ruined but that was much MUCH worse than Sphere.Scarlett Letter.Indecent Proposal.Body of Evidence.SliverBarb Wire.Speed 1 or 2. Hmm.. how are we gonna make this bus jump a 50ft section of missing road on a flat surface... I got it, let's go 75 mph.AnacondaThe AvengersGodzilla, you know, the one the cost like 200 million to make?Wild Wild WestPearl HarborAdventures of Pluto NashSwept AwayCat in the HatCharlie's Angels 1, 2, and probably 3.White ChicksCatwomanAny Batman movie between the 1st(Keaton) and the last(Bale).

[theresa113 0]

You know, I must be pretty lucky because I have not seen any of these movies you all have listed. The worst movie I saw was Sweet November. My sister recomended it. I forgot temporairily not to listen to her suggestions.

[CrackofmyACE 1]

Pros: noneCons: everythingThe suckiest movie that ever sucked

[FullMontyM1 0]

Waterworld is an awesome movie and if you really think it's worse than, let's say any of these movies you are insane:Or...

Waterworld is not an awesome movie imho, nor is it, by itself, one of the worst movies of all time. But Costner's tandem of Waterworld+Postman ranks up there among the top movie making follies of all time.

Congo, another great Crichton book that was ruined but that was much MUCH worse than Sphere.The AvengersGodzilla, you know, the one the cost like 200 million to make?Wild Wild West

I seriously considered putting all four of these movies in my list. But we have to differentiate between bad movies to determine which are the worst, and these all lacked something, imho, that catapulted them into the top ranks. Congo didn't have the all-star cast that Sphere did, Wild Wild West wasn't a big enough financial flop, the Avengers wasn't high profile enough, Godzilla was a remake of terrible movies and wasn't under any pressure to be great.

White Chicks

I explained why I don't think these types of movies are truly the "worst" of all time. But I also said that these things are a matter of personal opinion, so there isn't a right or correct answer.

Any Batman movie between the 1st(Keaton) and the last(Bale).

I included the worst one.Anyways, just addressing some of your points, this really shouldn't become a "I'm right and you're wrong" thread, as the point of the thread is to provide a venue for people to discuss what they think are the worst movies ever.Monty

[Filesharer 0]

I'd put Deer Hunter up there with Heaven's Gate. I'm totally confused why one is considered a turkey and the other is considered one of the best films of all time. They're the same movie!

[SAM_Hard8 50]

Pros: noneCons: everythingThe suckiest movie that ever sucked

No where near as good as Get Shorty but doesn't belong on this listReally bad sequalsLegally Blond 2Jaws III The RevengeMeatballs 2 & 3Caddyshack 2Son of Maskanother movie to add to the bad movie list.Dr T and His Women great cast, all star director, horrible movie.

[thatguy 0]

House of 1000 corpses.I really contemplated finding Rob Zombie and kicking him in the balls repeatedly just for wasting two hours of my life.

[Napa_Don 688]

When a stranger Calls

Agreed.

Pros: noneCons: everythingThe suckiest movie that ever sucked

I racked up my friend a $40 late fee on this one when he rented it, brought it over, and I forgot to take it back. And also, agreed.

[bobbywithani 0]

The movies I hate the most are ones that attempt to be smart and groundbreaking but end up being the exact opposite. Crash(2005)- This is one of the most offensive movies I've ever seen. For a movie that is attempting to preach against stereotypes, every charachter in it is a complete cliche. The film becomes a parody of itself. It is truly sad that they attempted to talk about such an important subject, but had nothing to say. I hope one day people will realize how truly awful this one was.Me and You and Everyone we Know- Along the same lines as Boogie Nights, Ghost World, Garden State etc. this movie tries to be clever and witty but fails horribly. The charachters are boring, the plot pointless and dialogue is completely unbelievable. Equally horrible is that the director feels the need to star in the movie as well, and is not very good of an actress. I hate this movie. Not saying that Boogie Nights, Ghost World and Garden State are bad, but the film is a rip-off of those styles, which makes it even worse as it tries to pass itself off as being original.

[Napa_Don 688]

The movies I hate the most are ones that attempt to be smart and groundbreaking but end up being the exact opposite. Crash(2005)- This is one of the most offensive movies I've ever seen. For a movie that is attempting to preach against stereotypes, every charachter in it is a complete cliche. The film becomes a parody of itself. It is truly sad that they attempted to talk about such an important subject, but had nothing to say. I hope one day people will realize how truly awful this one was.

Huh? I absolutly loved this movie. I thought the whole racial issue is what made it so good. I believe it shows how that even though we are all different and how there is always prejudice we are still all connected. The people in this movie are, hopefully, exaggereated(sp) because I hope nobody could ever be that racist. Still though, the only list I see this movie making is the Top 100, not worst 100.

[bobbywithani 0]

Huh? I absolutly loved this movie. I thought the whole racial issue is what made it so good. I believe it shows how that even though we are all different and how there is always prejudice we are still all connected. The people in this movie are, hopefully, exaggereated(sp) because I hope nobody could ever be that racist. Still though, the only list I see this movie making is the Top 100, not worst 100.

I just think they completely missed the boat on the way racial issues are in America. It is a problem, and the way it was presented in the movie was just too cookie-cutter to be anywhere close to reality. All the charachters said and did was completely stereotypical, so the film contradicts itself.

[Garn 0]

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