Highlander 2 was a great measure of badness, but true absolute zero of ill-conceived movies for me will always be Red Dawn.
Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty? Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.
'Heart Of Gold'
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Hayden - Oct 19, 2004 6:53:15 am PDT #4758 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Nutty - Oct 19, 2004 6:55:18 am PDT #4759 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
What, Hayden, you gotta problem with highschool Reaganite counter-revolutionaries? You don't believe we could be invaded and subdued by Cuba at any moment??
Pinko.
Fred Pete - Oct 19, 2004 6:56:00 am PDT #4760 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Two words.
Endless. Love.
Lyra Jane - Oct 19, 2004 6:56:13 am PDT #4761 of 10001
Up with the sun
My Measure-of-Badness movies are Meet Joe Black (long, long, LONG, dull, AND it has Clare Forlani in it, being supremely annoying.) and Eight Heads in a Duffle Bag (Stupid gross-out humor. I saw it for free and still felt ripped off.) If you haven't seen either one ... don't.
tommyrot - Oct 19, 2004 6:57:34 am PDT #4762 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The worst movie I've seen in recent years is Pearl Harbor. One critic said that he was making a list of every line of cliched dialog, but he stopped when he realized he was writing down half of the lines. And the entire love-rivalry plot was groan-inducing.
I'd also add Showgirls, but that falls in the "So bad it's hysterical" category.
Hayden - Oct 19, 2004 6:59:30 am PDT #4763 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
What, Hayden, you gotta problem with highschool Reaganite counter-revolutionaries? You don't believe we could be invaded and subdued by Cuba at any moment??
No, I believed all of these things as strongly as I believe that ketchup is a vegetable, but to name the high school mascot the Wolverines? Completely unbelievable.
Pinko.
Why do you hate America?
§ ita § - Oct 19, 2004 7:05:46 am PDT #4764 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I'd rate Hardware, Highlander 2, and The Punisher (2004) as some of the worst movies I've seen in the theatre. Since I'm a Brandon Lee and Mark Dacascos purist, no need to delve into the worst I've seen on video.
Fred Pete - Oct 19, 2004 7:08:56 am PDT #4765 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'd also add Showgirls, but that falls in the "So bad it's hysterical" category.
I'll add Barbarian Queen to that list. I saw it the evening after my last final one semester. On a scale of 1 to 10, it started at -3 and went downhill from there. Just what I needed.
It's best remembered now because it starred Lana Clarkson, whom Phil Spector is accused of having murdered.
Hayden - Oct 19, 2004 7:15:29 am PDT #4766 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
There's always Manos, Hand of Fate, but the MST3K guys kinda rehabilitated it. Has anyone ever had that strange feeling of landing on a movie you're sure you've seen before, only to realize that it was on MST3K? That happened to me with I Accuse My Parents.
Lilty Cash - Oct 19, 2004 7:18:18 am PDT #4767 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I'd say that Van Helsing, Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World, and Shanghai Knights are three of the worst movies I've seen in the theater. Of those, I really only endorsed going to JP2. The others were picked by friends, and I had nothing else to do that night.