itsawomanthing Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I've been thinking about this subject and since no one else has started this thread I will start it myself. Forget about the best ... think about the worst - movies that if they were delivered to your home free of charge you'd rather use as a coaster than put into your media player. Something that other people you know would consider worth watching but you'd rather have a barium treatment instead of having to endure the torture! Here are a couple to get you thinking: Mars Attacks -- anything with Slim Whitman singing is a coaster in my book Rocky I - V -- and to think Sly is going to make another one -- NOOOOO!!! Howard The Duck - no comment necessary! Planet Of The Apes -- not again - any of them! Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot -- another bad move on Sly's part Kung Pow Enter The Fist - weee-o-weeee-o-weeee-NO! Superman -- any of them Xanadu -- Olivia Newton-John and roller skates ... say no more Parasite -- Demi Moore probably wants to forget this movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyholiday Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Gymkata-starring Kurt Thomas the skill of a gymnastics,the kill of karate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 " Ghost Of Mars " , If any of you have seen it , you know ! " I Love Kung Pow By The Way ... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grog Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 10 (1979) # Actors: Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, Robert Webber and Dee Wallace-Stone # Directors: Blake Edwards Nothing against Bo Derek but this movie is lame. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONtheBOMB Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 The swarm of new "racing" movies: -The Fast and the Furious -2 Fast 2 Furious -Biker Boyz (especially hate this one) -Torque Then I ask myself why I ever saw them in the first place. Love to hate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Kill Bill 2.............. 1 was so - so..........2 put me to sleep! I like Vin Diesel- he plays a good - bad guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Movies are like pop songs: there are a LOT of bad ones - it's a bit of work to sift through the majority of garbage to get to the good stuff. Listing the good is much easier than listing the bad - there are too many bad ones to list. So I'll use the "buckshot" approach - take out as many as possible in just one shot: Any movie made/directed by Jerry Bruckheimer. Ever been thrilled by a trick that once you see how it's done, the trick doesn't entertain anymore? That's my take on JB films. He goes to the same "well" again and again in his pictures - so much so that in some cases, it's just a basic "subject" switch (like Top Gun and Days of Thunder, for example). Those two flicks are one and the same. If you want to crack the decoder key to watching JB films, I urge you to see Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "Team America: World Police". Trey and Matt rip JB consistently, frequently, and appropriately. After seeing "Team America", you'll never see Jerry Bruckheimer films the same way again. JB also suffers from an overuse of technology in more recent efforts - another pet peeve of mine. JB makes me think that it is now impossible to get a natural looking background or scene, since everything JB does is computerized (see Pirates of the Caribbean). The computer can be a good tool in filmmaking - but too often is used as a substitute for good filmmaking skills. And that same music - repeating over and over again - UGH. I watched "Pirates" one time, and had that music ringing in my head for two weeks. It was like a disease. Your list above is hard to disagree with - except one: Rocky. The original was a good film - but was overdone in the sequels. After all, it did win the Oscar for Best Picture, so somebody thought it worth watching - although I thought that "Network" was more deserving of the Best Picture Oscar that year, and was a more important film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Any of those "flying dragon" type of movies where little Asian women do 50 foot high backflips off of walls and jump huge skyscrapers in a single bound. Never could figure out the attraction to those movies. I suppose people like the special effects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I like most of the movies mentioned here. I agree about the crouching tiger stuff, not seeing the appeal, but I've never actually watched it, or others like it. I would add: Solaris Moulin Rouge! A couple that I din't HATE, but don't understand the hype are: Citizen Kane Lawrence of Arabia Taxi Driver The Usual Suspects Se7en. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted October 20, 2005 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2005 toddvj! While I certainly acknowlege that you are entitled to your opinion, I must vehemently disagree! I loved Moulin Rouge...but I'm a sucker for flashy musicals, anyway. I can see where many people wouldn't care for it. But Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabi and Taxi Driver? All cinematic breakthroughs for their time. Hype doesn't always have to be how likeable or personally engaging the story is. Although I did like all three stories myself. The Usual Suspects and Se7en? Very well done movies, but I'm sure the hype is mainly surrounding the unexpected/clever endings. Much like The Sixth Sense. There are so many really bad movies out there, it's too easy to name them. I do like toddvj's approach though--to name movies many agree are very good, but ones we still hated. I'll throw one in. I absolutely hated Mel Gibson's The Patriot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 1) I walked out of the theater (a while back) during the movie "Lipstick," with the Hemingway's--Totally objectionable material! 2) The last movie that I thought was completely useless was "Saw." 3) The Talented Mr. Ripley--Enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletcherkane Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I really dislike most Sandra Bullock Movies...especially any movie that she was in that also had a sequel... Speed 2 Miss Congeniality 2 The Net (Please, please please don't make "The Net 2") I also usually like superhero movies but these ones were pretty lame... The Hulk The Fantastic Four Cat Woman (possibly the worst movie of 2004) Electra...(A clost second...) Anyway, that's my 2 cents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I would agree about the Talented Mr Ripley, but the books were really good. They blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 It is almost Halloween time.. The movie.. Hocus Pocus.. wow... very very bad, lame, stupid, ... just sad!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Ishtar tops my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Any movie with either Jack Nickelson, or Shirley McClain................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Kill Bill 2.............. 1 was so - so..........2 put me to sleep! I like Vin Diesel- he plays a good - bad guy! Gee wiz, I liked both Kill Bill 1 and 2. Vin Diesel was ok...in Saving Private Ryan. Anyway, for me I generally skip anything Ben Afleck is in. I apologize if I misspelled his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Elvis movies make me puke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theryugobuddy Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I'm sorry, ladies, but the movies that are aimed at you with alot of fake "precious moments", singing along to Motown songs, and usually a death of a main character at just the right moment---yes, the dreaded chick flick---are always part of my worst memories of wasted time. Usually Bonnie Hunt is in them. Or Shirley McClain. Or Ellen Burstyn. Or Whoopie Goldberg. Or Bill Pullman. "Cheaper by the Dozen" tried to make a chick flick masculine with the football coach husband (Steve Martin at his most pathetic, not funniest), but only caused more wretching with the fake situations. And, most of Robert Downey Jr's romantic comedies are just plain eye-aches-- especially "Only You" with Marisa Tomei-- "Steel Magnolias" is the ultimate--don't let her make you watch it, guys! Go rent "Predator" and watch it in the other room-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsawomanthing Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 I must agree with with theryugobudy mush movies have their place, but not in my world. Sappy tear jerkers aren't my style. Give me a good action or mystery and I'm a happy lady. Also, agreeing with Sputnik - Elvis movies - bleech! Honestly I've never felt the need to break out into song at anytime during my lifetime nor have I known anyone who could reach to his/her left or right and magically grab a guitar and start gyrating while everyone ooooh'd and ahhhhhh'd screaming wildly. I'd like to reiterate that the movies mentioned in my original post are personal picks of mine. I'm not saying they aren't worth watching - only that I would walk across fire and broken glass rather than have to watch them. My husband has a way of getting 1 movie or music DVD and play it until your ears bleed! Let's not even start with music -- to this day I flench when the song "Who Let The Dogs Out" plays! Thanks to everyone for their comments....hope to see more members posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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