Dana Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 On the topic of celebrity crushes/hatred... I adore(d) Sean Connery. However, he has been in some of the most dreadful movies. We ended up walking out of Medicine Man (oh my, that was bad). During a time when we weren't going to the movies and before you could rent DVDs, we'd buy ones we wanted to see. That's how I own a copy of (IMO) the all time worst movie made...The Avengers. The trailer looked good...Connery...in a kilt! Ralph Fiennes...Uma Thurman... My husband refused to stay in the living room with me and watch the whole thing. I think the teddy bear costumes were the last straw for him. I did watch the whole thing...and it was that awful. Not sure link will paste... This is the scene. What's your worst ever movie? Ideally with actors you otherwise like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I hate most movies. ;) But how about Chicago? That was awful, and they hyped it up like it was the best thing ever. The worst movie I ever saw was American Beauty, which IIRC won the movie of the year or something. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That was weird. Especially out of context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'm going to cause a riot by saying this, I think, but I absolutely hate The Lord of the Rings movies. They're the most boring things I've ever seen. Here's the plot summary: Walk through the woods. Then walk some more. And then it gets exciting when they keep walking. Blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 There was the 2.5 hours of my life I'll never get back. I cannot remember the name of the movie. I kept watching it knowing it was bound to get better. It didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Rock of Ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 NM, I had the name wrong and can't remember the right one :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 That was weird. Especially out of context. Trust me...it makes absolutely no more sense in context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hm. I liked Chicago. And American Beauty. I think maybe my standards are lower. You see, I have actually seen the worst movie ever made. Multiple times. My mother loved it, precisely because it was so bad. So.Bad. So compared to it, anything is decent. Well, almost. Rock of Ages was atrocious. The worst movie in the history of movies, by the way, is Duel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can get into most movies, but my unwatchable one is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I got dragged to see that in the theater by DH and wanted it to be over the entire time. It gave me an awful headache. The whole time it was playing I kept wondering if it only made sense if you were actually on drugs when you watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'm such a movie snob and so limit my movie viewing, I can't even think of any that I don't like that also have actors that I normally like. How about Spiderman? I like Toby McGuire, I like Kirsten Dunst, but the movie was terrible. Too much CGI. Oh, there was some Steve Martin/Queen Latifah movie I was dragged to see in the theatre that was really bad too and I like Queen Latifah. This quote from George Carlin sums me up pretty well: "If a movie is described as a romantic comedy you can usually find me next door playing pinball" ETA: In Spiderman, Kirsten Dunst leaving her job waiting tables in 3' heels. I found that to be so unrealistic that, next to the CGI, it ruined the movie for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Oh, and I hated Eat Pray Love. It had potential, but it failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I loved Duel! Lol Once I watched a Netflix movie called Sleeping Beauty. I thought it was a Sigourney Weaver fairytale remake. Turned out she remade Snow White. It ended up being creepy, borderline soft prn. Yeah, felt pretty stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Batman and Robin. Made it through all of 10 minutes of that one on DVD (and saw bits and pieces of the rest of it, as others were watching it). Painful, painful, painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I know many like it, but Shakespeare in Love was the first movie I ever remember dh and I actually turning off and not wanting to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I paid to see Water World in the theater. I'm still bitter 20+ years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I paid to see Water World in the theater. I'm still bitter 20+ years later. That's terrible!! I remember going to see Dances with Wolves in the theater. I went with my family and tried to sneak out. I think I now I have a problem with anything Kevin Costner because he holds such bad memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-bex Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Showgirls Les Miserables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Rainman. I actually saw most of it in the theatre before I convinced my friend to just leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 What's your worst ever movie? Ideally with actors you otherwise like. I used to have a small thing for Mitch Pileggi, and a friend mentioned she'd read he was in It's Pat*. We sat aghast through the entire &*^%*^ movie, always certain it couldn't get worse, and always wrong. He didn't appear until the very end. We had to watch Raiders of the Lost Ark in its entirety, twice, to reset our poor brains after that. It's hands-down the worse movie ever.** * I had a roommate in university who was the spitting image of Pat (this was before any of us had seen Pat), right down to the cheaply detailed western-style shirt (though it wasn't all he wore). It was painful. ** And it pains me at bit to say this, because I adore Julia Sweeny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I think I have successfully blocked the memory of the worst movie ever. I remember going to the theater and paying for the popcorn, but the next 2 hours are a blank. Lucky me! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can't bring myself to watch Tristan and Isolde because of the lead guy actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Even Brad Pitt couldn't save A River Runs Through It for me. :thumbdown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can get into most movies, but my unwatchable one is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I got dragged to see that in the theater by DH and wanted it to be over the entire time. It gave me an awful headache. That one made me physically ill plus giving me a headache. Shows what I'll put up with for some Johnny Depp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I've seen bits of a lot of movies I didn't bother to finish. The worst movie I ever saw in a theater was Point Break. The plot was so dumb, and the acting was horrid. I kept making snarky MST3K-type comments in my head and occasionally to a friend, so it was still fun in a campy sort of way. I didn't want to go in the first place but that's what our group picked. The movie that has set me off on a rant most often was Ella Enchanted. It was a terrible adaptation of the book and I hate what they did to the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I think I have successfully blocked the memory of the worst movie ever. I remember going to the theater and paying for the popcorn, but the next 2 hours are a blank. Lucky me! B) Must have been the same one I watched and totally blanked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It took me over a month to watch 2012; any more than a few minutes at a time was too much to handle, it was so maddeningly ridiculous. However, I stuck it for John Cusack and the special effects. Turned out the only worthwhile thing in the movie was Woody Harrelson. Is he ever anything but great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I also hated Bridges of Madison County. Another one that some others love. Why must every movie contain adultery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I also hated Bridges of Madison County. Another one that some others love. Why must every movie contain adultery? No adultery in It's Pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 No adultery in It's Pat. I actually spit my drink on my screen. Oh, I had forgotten about It's Pat. Still not as bad as Duel, but close. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 From Dusk till Dawn. I only went to see it because my bff adored George Clooney and I owed her for making her sit through a pretty bad stage version of MacBeth (done in an overly clichéd Road Warrior style). And, speaking of Shakepeare, Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing was pretty much rendered unwatchable by bad casting in one role (and you know who I mean). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna in Texas Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Not the worst, but the most traumatic: Meet the Feebles. One of the worst I've seen was Children of Men. I was nursing when I first saw it and the baby sounded eerily like mine, so I was essentially a faucet throughout the whole thing. It was emotionally draining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Not the worst, but the most traumatic: Meet the Feebles. Seeing a muppet, any muppet, triggers something akin to PTSD because of that film. I am now hearing *that* song. Gah! I'll never get to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXBeth Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can't believe no one has mentioned Punch Drunk Love. The plot is - oh, wait, there is no plot. It's pretty much just the actors', directors', and producers' on a giant drug trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I cannot remember the name, but that movie about the people left behind when scuba diving in the ocean. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for something to happen. But no, they just bobbed around for hour after hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I also hated Bridges of Madison County. Another one that some others love. Why must every movie contain adultery? Well, not every movie, but every romance! I am with you, SKL. The biggest letdown when watching a movie and seeing a scene that had been in all the previews was The English Patient. The scene with the man carrying the woman out of the cave. When I watched it, and saw that THE WOMAN WAS DEAD, I was aghast. And yes, what a shocker, another adulterous "true love." Much Ado About Nothing....I liked that one! I saw that in the theater with my English class! I think we all cheered when Denzel walked across the stage. Awesome. He made up for Keanu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The Avengers, yes. Evidently I never made it to the teddy bear scene. Thank goodness. That which is seen cannot be unseen. Pearl Harbor. Absolutely ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Clearly none of you have seen the Dustin Hoffman flop-Ishtar. That movie is the worst movie I ever watched. Followed closely by the live action movie of my beloved cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Green Lantern is probably the worst movie I've ever seen. Not that I really saw much, because I gave up and shut it off after half an hour. I normally love Ryan Reynolds and action movies, so I really don't know what happened there. Both Red Dawns are craptastic, too. Couldn't make it through the old one or the remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The Fisher King. Enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Obviously none of you have seen Johnny Neumonic. Worst movie ever. EVER. Physically painful to watch. Made Point Break look like art. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I cannot remember the name, but that movie about the people left behind when scuba diving in the ocean. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for something to happen. But no, they just bobbed around for hour after hour. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I like several of the movies that have been mentioned, including The Avengers. I do remember people walking out of the theater during it. The worst I have seen recently are Southland Tales and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Black Swan was absolutely horrid. I have seen many bad movies in my years but this is the most recent example of a movie I hated so much I actually considered asking for my money back. Anything with Keanu Reeves. He is the worst actor in Hollywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Magnolia. I would like my 3 hours back. The only good part was the raining frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I think it's interesting how I really liked many of the movies people are mentioning. I love Avengers. I watch Point Break every time it's on TV (despite the bad acting and my hatred of Keanu Reeves). Same with the original Red Dawn. I adore Les Miserables. And who can possibly hate Raiders of the Lost Ark or Rainman? Probably the same people who love the LOTR movies. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Obviously none of you have seen Johnny Neumonic. Worst movie ever. EVER. Physically painful to watch. Made Point Break look like art. Ugh. I did see it in the theater. It's why I refused to watch The Matrix even when my husband said it was good. "I don't believe you. I saw Johnny Mnemonic. This is Keanu in a futuristic sci fi movie. Not gonna do that's again!" Avengers was worse...unless I've blocked so much of Johnny...but did you watch that teddy bear scene?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I did see it in the theater. It's why I refused to watch The Matrix even when my husband said it was good. "I don't believe you. I saw Johnny Mnemonic. This is Keanu in a futuristic sci fi movie. Not gonna do that's again!" Avengers was worse...unless I've blocked so much of Johnny...but did you watch that teddy bear scene?! Never seen Avengers. But I will say, although I put off seeing matrix for many years for the same reasons you mention, it was better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 We walked out of "The Hours". It was absolutely awful, I don't think we lasted 30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I like Johnny Mnemonic. And The Matrix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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