Posted on 09/29/2009 8:39:18 PM PDT by Saije
Movie critics are, by definition, folks with strong opinions about movies. But opinions are personal and subjective, so usually critical response to any movie is split between the positive and the negative. Still, there are a few extraordinary films every year that unite reviewers. When they all uniformly praise a movie, it's probably close to a masterpiece. When they all hate a flick, it probably stinks worse than week-old Limburger.
RottenTomatoes.com, which aggregates the opinions of over 100 professional movie critics and distills them down to a single numeric "freshness" rating, has compiled the "Worst of the Worst," a list of the absolute dredges of cinema over the past decade. By looking at the movies with the highest percentages of negative reviews, they have ranked the 100 worst-reviewed films of the last ten years. The list encompasses a whole range of critically-reviled movies, from the John Travolta sci-fi fiasco "Battlefield Earth" in 2000 to Sandra Bullock's unfunny stalker comedy "All About Steve," which opened just a few weeks ago.
Looking over the list, there are plenty of memorably terrible flicks listed: Mariah Carey's first (and hopefully last) leading role in "Glitter," Madonna's most recent (and hopefully last) star turn "Swept Away," three "Larry the Cable Guy" movies, and Eddie Murphy's "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," which ranks as one of the all-time biggest box-office bombs.
Here's the bottom ten from RottenTomatoes's "Worst of the Worst": Fame 10. Witless Protection (2008) 9. Redline (2007) 8. 3 Strikes (2000) 7. Strange Wilderness (2008) 6. Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) 5. National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2004) 4. King's Ransom (2005) 3. Pinocchio (2002) 2. One Missed Call (2008) 1. Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever (2002)
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I did see Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever. I was just underwhelmed by it. I don’t remember it being particularly awful, just forgettable.
My personal “worst” list:
6. What Women Want
5. Canadian Bacon
4. Jingle All The Way
3. Eyes Wide Shut
2. The Guru
1. The Interpreter
I didn’t see any of the films listed, and haven’t heard of most of them although I’m a movie buff.
Dumd and Dumber is on my list.Any thing Borat also.
They can say whatever they want about Sandra Bullock’s movies, she looks far better than 98% of the women in Hollyweird.
That makes two of us. I have seen the Larry the Cable Guy movies but the rest of them, well, I’ve never heard of any of them. I do think this list is defective though because none of Michael Moore’s movies are listed.
Well, it's the worst of the last decade. Not all-time. : )
If you count completely inconsequential family movies, nothing is as painful to watch as “Yours Mine and Ours” with Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, and a bunch of kid actors from Nickelodeon.
Quite a few years ago a friend had a large collection of movies on tape. We were staying at a mountain resort and at times had a lot of downtime. I watched a lot of them but there is one I remember because I figured it just might be the worst movie ever made.
“Surf Nazis must die” At least they didn’t spend a lot of money making it.
dittos to you both.
Ah, the worst of the last decade. Hmmmm, so many of them sucked that I find it difficult to narrow the list to ten.
Didn’t see any but Meet the Spartans, which earned its ranking. Had about three funny ideas and might have made a decent SNL skit.
I have made it my habit to run out and see the most reviled movies, and I couldn't miss this one. I firmly declare that it was "not that bad". Sure, a little quirky, but I think it kind of worked. Also, it used this kind of wavy looking special effect very convincingly. It was used on the exhaust of these rocket cars they had, and it made the blast seem very powerful. I've never really seen this equalled. Much better, all in all, than the abysmal MISSION TO MARS, say I.
... and Eddie Murphy's "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," which ranks as one of the all-time biggest box-office bombs.
Ran out and saw this one too. Nothing great to be sure, but it was "different", and I always savor this in a movie. Sort of sweet in a way.
They don't mention BASE-KET BALL or FREDDIE GOT FINGERED. Now those were bad movies! ... loved 'em both.
A recent one I did like was Inglorius Basterds. Tarentino makes some good time-fillers.
As for worst, nah, I don’t want to spoil anyone’s enjoyment of finding out for yourself.
I love Dumb and Dumber. There's only been one Borat film; I found it hilarious but very wrong.
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I enjoy good films, but I also have a weakness for B-grade flicks. Especially B-grade sci-fi and horror movies.
Dude, remember the Lorenzo Lamas “Snake Eater” movies? Those were about the best B-grade flicks I have ever seen.
I just KNEW “Undercover Brother” wasn’t the worst movie of all times.
Damn, I haven’t! Now, I shall add them to my list if B-grade flicks to see.
Is the acting often bad? Are the scripts often confused if not a bit sparse or overdone?
I haven’t seen most of the movies on that list, but I still want back the 90 minutes of my life I wasted watching “Battlefield Earth.”
It was actually pretty good. Lamas is a funny guy. You can see some clips of it on youtube. The best part in the first one is when he goes “Rambo” with a M1 Garand.
They already made the list, so I guess it’s too late to cast my vote for Monsters vs. Aliens. I normally like going to the movies with the kids, but that one was about the dumbest one on record.
I actually thought “Undercover Brother” was a surprisingly smart spoof, but if you aren’t into parodies, it definitely wouldn’t be your cup of tea.
For me, most memorably awful movies of the last decade would include:
Crank
The Black Dahlia
The Hours
Boondock Saints
No doubt there are others, but those immediately spring to mind.
How did The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen fail to make the list? The stench still lingers.
I also saw it. And while you could say it lacked an intellectual storyline or deep plot or whatever, that just makes it like any other generic action movie: you can still watch kinda-cool fights and gun battles and such.
Compare that to something like Gigli or Glitter, which would be miserable experiences and probably downright painful to sit all the way through.
Caddyshack II and Highlander II.
The worst movie that I have seen in my entire life is “Intermedio” (2007) starring Edward Furlong. I challenge anyone to make through even 20 minutes of this steaming pile of poop.
any recent Will Ferrell movie
It was a typical remake - not nearly as good as the original with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.
“What Women Want” is an unbelievably fantastic movie because Marisa Tomei is in it.
Add anything that Scarlett Johansen has been in!!!! (great body—no talent)
I’ll second that motion.That movie was a dog.travolta’s worst.
Hmmm. How about FIRST MAN INTO SPACE ? I've got it on VHS. Made in Britain! Which I never knew.
The Contender...biggest piece of trash political hit job ever maybe...(2000?)
but the “did she or didn’t she?” sex scene with of all folks...Joan Allen was rather erotic surprisingly
I liked Boondock Saints...
I have one of those $10 DVD collections of 40 sci fi films (all B-grade, 60s and 70s stuff). One that stands out is “First Trip to Venus” ... turns out it was made in East Germany, I believe, during the Cold War. It was released here in the US redubbed obviously.
Despite the Communist leanings, it had some neat things like a “world wide” news channel and some other spectacular events that led up to the 1984 or 1985 launch of the world’s first manned voyage to another planet.
It’s dry, campy sci fi that takes itself too seriously, but still neat to watch.
My dad turned me on to classics like “When Worlds Collide” and “Rocketship XM” (loved both of those even as a teenager) ... I hear they are remaking “When Worlds Collide” ... I can’t wait to see how they ruin that.
I think I saw that. A friend of mine has a collection as you describe, but I thought it was 50 SF classics, or whatever. Anyway, it had a sort of Dr. Seuss set with ramps and bubbly goo and stuff, and a hugely international crew.
This collection had a number of memorable films - several Ray Harryhausen efforts - a Raymond Burr jungle monster flick - and a REMAKE of IT CONQUERED THE WORLD ( Original with Peter Graves and Lee Van Cleef. )
“Step Brothers.” Dreadful. I had to shut it off after 10 minutes in (and I give almost anything a chance).
Pinocchio (2002)
I thought it was quirky and OK.
A couple of cult classics you might not enjoy - “Surf II” and “The Forbidden Zone”
Please forget “Blues Brothers 2000”
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