OT - Worst Movie of All Time

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 6:44 pm

I'm still pissed about Star Wars I and the Highlander 2. (never went to see what has come after in either case) I think Ed Wood could have done a better job with lots of stock footage and his kooky entourage as the cast. BTW, Kevin M., I also really enjoyed the film Ed Wood. Great flick!

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:21 pm

In Martin Landau's 'Lugosi' accent;- "Pull the shtrinks,pull the shtrinks.." Sorry,i just wanted to see what the line LOOKED LIKE!! Kevin'insomnia'M.

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:29 pm

Shampoo with Warren Beatty.

Your oh-so-cheap Weekender actually walked out on it about 30 minutes after ex-wife fell asleep.

That was a bad, mainstream movie. Things like Ed Wood movies don't count to me because they are so quirky. But ones, with big names, decent to large budgets etc. But I never saw that Ishtar movie, heard that was bad in the same way. If Devil Dogs from Hell is the one I think it is, that was pretty bad.. Seems like you need a special category for sci-fi horror. My fave bad one was with giant rabbits gettin revenge on the farmers.

My step-mother, the rabbit rancher, appreciated that one.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:36 pm

I believe "Reefer Madness" was intended as as a serious movie for our armed forces. I saw it on a double bill (remember those)with "Freaks" about sideshow circus people, a cult movie that really was quite good.

Philo

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:42 pm

Oh yes''Freaks'-it's memorable line/chant,"Gabba,gabba,we accept you.." was appropriated by punk band 'The Ramones'.

Post by **Dale** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 8:17 pm

I'm a big Ed Wood fan. Plan 9 may well be the worse movie of all time but it's a special kind of worse. It goes so far out into the outer reaches of bad that it sort of loops back around (Bad Space is curved, you see) and becomes Good. SO, I love it. I've seen it dozens of times and find some new delight everytime. And the Johnny Depp/Martin Landau "Ed Wood" is terrific. Makes for a great double feature.

Rando7 · Post by **Rando7** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 8:25 pm

I'm voting for Mouse Hunt, an overhyped piece of junk that actually had my two kids asking to leave in the middle of the movie. I told them to hang in there, I was sure it would get funnier soon. I was wrong.

brianormond · Post by **brianormond** » Sat Dec 07, 2002 8:36 pm

-Its a toss-up between "Jules & Jim" , "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", 'Auntie Mame" and "Call Me Bwana"

tuaz · Post by **tuaz** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 12:26 am

Cheapo B-flicks and sci-fi horror shouldn't count, because you kind of expect them to be bad, and some are so bad they're actually funny and hence enjoyable from that standpoint.

What's bad are mainstream movies with a respectable budget that are bad in a JOYLESS way. In that category, I would place The Specialist (Stallone, Sharon Stone) first. I dunno why I hated it so much. Most other bad movies I could find at least one redeeming quality. This one had none, at least in my eyes. Highlander2 (frankly all the sequels weren't good) was pretty bad, I agree, but I think they changed the makers/producers to a more B-grade one.
ANd some of you might jump on me, but I actually found The Age of Innocence quite silly and horrible despite the nicely filmed dinners.

But...[in a small voice] I actually enjoyed Grease 2.

And Ed Wood the movie was great!

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 3:45 am

On 2002-12-07 15:30, C.Lambert wrote:
Highlander 3 - definitely

That's a scoop!

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madguy · Post by **madguy** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 5:17 am

At the risk of incurring much wrath from those who may think of it as an all-time classic, the worst movie evr for me is Gone with the Wind. After that it's a toss-up between Apocolpse Now and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

~Larry

amar · Post by **amar** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 5:19 am

ooooooooooooo, i liked close encounters.

madguy · Post by **madguy** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 5:26 am

So did my wife, amar, but it just didn't do a thing for me.... except make me very sleepy! )-D

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 8:16 am

I walked out of Magnolia, and that new one with Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and the kid that was in Almost Famous.... can't think of the title ~ Oh yeah, and The Year of Living Dangerously with Mel Gibson. Those are the 3 movies I actually left.
My oldest son and his friend walked out on Summer of Sam.
Mary

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sun Dec 08, 2002 8:48 am

No, no, no....two words: Coyote Ugly.