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Worst movie ever?
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Watch this guy’s channel:
It could be this gem
Or perhaps this one.
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First, I tend to like musically related movies and comedies. A combination of comedy & music is best! (I like The Blues Brothers Movies). I'm not really into horror or action movies. But I do like (and own) a couple of Stephen King movies, Christine and Maximum Overdrive which has AC/CD music. I think Maximum Overdrive is Stephen King's "worst rated" movie so my tastes are out-of-step. 
You could fill an encyclopedia with movies I don't even want to ever see! And there lots that I haven't watched all the way through.
I took a film class in high school and I answered Love Story as the worst movie I'd ever seen. ...They foolishly gave us literature credit for that class and I foolishly took advantage of it...
Also many years ago (but long after high school) I went to the theater to see a movie with my girlfriend that she thought was a comedy. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it was Bonfire Of The Vanities. About 20 minutes into it I leaned-over and whispered, "I don't think this is a comedy." (She wasn't trying to trick me. We were both disappointed.)
Hmmm... IMDB lists Bonfire Of The Vanities as comedy/drama/romance. So maybe it was a different movie... Whatever it was, nobody in the theater was laughing...
You could fill an encyclopedia with movies I don't even want to ever see! And there lots that I haven't watched all the way through.
I took a film class in high school and I answered Love Story as the worst movie I'd ever seen. ...They foolishly gave us literature credit for that class and I foolishly took advantage of it...
Also many years ago (but long after high school) I went to the theater to see a movie with my girlfriend that she thought was a comedy. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it was Bonfire Of The Vanities. About 20 minutes into it I leaned-over and whispered, "I don't think this is a comedy." (She wasn't trying to trick me. We were both disappointed.)
Hmmm... IMDB lists Bonfire Of The Vanities as comedy/drama/romance. So maybe it was a different movie... Whatever it was, nobody in the theater was laughing...
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All your choices are also rans for worst movie ever.
Battlefield Earth starring John Revolta. Adaption of an L. Ron Hubbard novel. Hubbard isn't responsible for how awful it was.
A close second would be Riverworld. The 2003 movie not to be confused with a later one of the same name. Adaptation of a Philip Jose Farmer novel and again Farmer's story isn't the problem.
I would think Constantine is pretty bad too. The above movies regularly make critic's list of worst ever while Constantine with Keanu Reeves does not. In fact they are making a 2nd Constantine out next year.
Battlefield Earth starring John Revolta. Adaption of an L. Ron Hubbard novel. Hubbard isn't responsible for how awful it was.
A close second would be Riverworld. The 2003 movie not to be confused with a later one of the same name. Adaptation of a Philip Jose Farmer novel and again Farmer's story isn't the problem.
I would think Constantine is pretty bad too. The above movies regularly make critic's list of worst ever while Constantine with Keanu Reeves does not. In fact they are making a 2nd Constantine out next year.
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I'd like to nominate Battlefield L.A for it's appalling use of shaky cam.
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Now a personal thing I'd have on such a list anything Will Ferrel has ever been in. I absolutely detest this man and anything I've seen him in.
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I think "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp was worse in the one respect to a shaky cam for the whole thing.
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I like the Constantine film. It's no masterpiece far from it but I find it entertaining.
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Not seen that. And will avoid like plague .Thanks.
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Nothing comes close to the 1974 Connery disaster, Zardoz.
from wikipedia:
Zardoz was released in theaters on February 6, 1974, in Los Angeles and New York. When the film was released, it was immediately met with terrible reviews. Along with the scathing reviews, the public reacted very poorly to the confusing world of Zardoz. According to a Starlog Magazine article on Zardoz "these reviewers (and the general public) failed to understand many of Boorman's analogies and philosophical statements".[21] The confusion caused word of mouth to spread very quickly that Zardoz was not worth watching and soon theaters showcasing the bizarre sci-fi were left practically empty. Moviegoers reported that "when dissatisfied patrons from the previous showing exited the lobby, they would encourage those waiting to leave. Many times they did".[21] This bad reaction caused ticket sales to drop immensely. As Zardoz had a budget of $1.57 million and only made $1.8 million at the box office, it is considered to be a commercial failure. The film was later shown on local TV stations as late-night movie fare.
from wikipedia:
Zardoz was released in theaters on February 6, 1974, in Los Angeles and New York. When the film was released, it was immediately met with terrible reviews. Along with the scathing reviews, the public reacted very poorly to the confusing world of Zardoz. According to a Starlog Magazine article on Zardoz "these reviewers (and the general public) failed to understand many of Boorman's analogies and philosophical statements".[21] The confusion caused word of mouth to spread very quickly that Zardoz was not worth watching and soon theaters showcasing the bizarre sci-fi were left practically empty. Moviegoers reported that "when dissatisfied patrons from the previous showing exited the lobby, they would encourage those waiting to leave. Many times they did".[21] This bad reaction caused ticket sales to drop immensely. As Zardoz had a budget of $1.57 million and only made $1.8 million at the box office, it is considered to be a commercial failure. The film was later shown on local TV stations as late-night movie fare.
The gold standard IMO. Took me three tries to get thru it ha.
Oh yeah, that was bad.
There’s lots wrong with it, but the lore is pretty damn cool.
If it made it into theaters, then there was enough of a budget and decent test audience reactions. If it went straight to DVD (nowadays straight to streaming/on-demand), then it likely is terrible.
So depends on your criteria. There are YouTube channels that just react to terrible movies, and it’s fun to watch.
So depends on your criteria. There are YouTube channels that just react to terrible movies, and it’s fun to watch.
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