The Worst Sean Connery Movie

[Just Some Guy]

So I was tormenting myself by sitting through League of Extraordinary Gentlemen last night and I was thinking, "For a man who's got a reputation for being great Sean Connery has starred in a lot of bad movies." So what's the worst movie he's been part of?

And for a few quick options:

Highlander 2
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Avengers
Zardoz (warning: the goggles will do nothing)

There's plenty more to choose from, though...

[johnspartan]

His last 3 or 4 were pretty much stinkers. LXG, Finding Forrester and Avengers were all pretty unwatchable. The Rock and that Catherine Zeta Jones thing might be the only entertaining ones he did after Indy.

[RickJay]

"Highlander 2" is the worst movie I've ever seen starring anyone, so I guess logically it's got to be that.

[Khadaji]

Zardoz hands down.

[Justin_Bailey]

I liked League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (that's right, I said it). As far as big dumb action movies go, it was pretty entertaining and had a great look.

[Oswald Bastable]

Originally Posted by RickJay

"Highlander 2" is the worst movie I've ever seen starring anyone, so I guess logically it's got to be that.

They made a Highlander 2! How could I have missed that...

OB

[MrDibble]

It's 50/50 between Zardoz and Highlander II. At least he spent large parts of The Avengers wearing a teddy bear suit...


...you know what? Make mine The Avengers.

[BMalion]

Originally Posted by Justin_Bailey

I liked League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (that's right, I said it). As far as big dumb action movies go, it was pretty entertaining and had a great look.

I'm with you! Screw those that didn't like it.


I'd go with Zardoz, I never bothered seeing The Avengers so I cannot say if it's in the running.

[Malthus]

Originally Posted by Just Some Guy

Zardoz (warning: the goggles will do nothing)

Oh man, I so want to see that. Sounds like a hoot.

[Simplicio]

Ah, I liked Avengers.

Agree with RickJay. Highlander II isn't the worst movie starring Sean Connery, its simply the worst movie.

[Bryan Ekers]

I bought Zardoz from a Walmart $5 bin.


I am not yet brave enough nor drunk enough to unwrap it.

[silenus]

Originally Posted by Simplicio

Agree with RickJay. Highlander II isn't the worst movie starring Sean Connery, its simply the worst movie.

QFT.

[Earthworm Jim]

My first thought was Zardoz - but upon reflection I think it was a really interesting idea that suffered from bad writing and bad direction. One out of 3 ain't bad.

Highlander 2, OTOH, is 0 for 3.

So, Highlander 2 it is.

[Tengu]

Originally Posted by Malthus

Oh man, I so want to see that. Sounds like a hoot.

It is. It's hilariously screwed up.

[Purd Werfect]

It's damning with faint praise to say (accurately) that The Rock is amongst his better recent efforts. It's an okay action flick, but it's pretty dang weak as far as good movies go, IMO.

The Untouchables and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade were probably the last decent things he was in that I'm aware of. I really liked Outland as well. Man, those movies were a long time ago.

[Quartz]

All I remember of Zardoz is that I should never, ever, watch it again. So I'll go for that.

I quite enjoyed Finding Forrester. Not a great movie, but a decent workpiece.

[Mahaloth]

What about Meteor?

I saw it on TV once and it was just horrible. Then again, I've never seen Highlander 2. I mean, why would I?

Meteor

[mswas]

Highlander 2 without a doubt.

[Encinitas]

Ya know, back in the day I really loved Zardoz. But I agree you really have to be stoned when you see it.

[lieu]

I keep tiptoeing back in to make sure no one has mentioned The Anderson Tapes. Few here may even be familiar with it as it's older and, admittedly, not really a darling of the cable movie networks. It was though one of the first "grown up" movies I saw as a kid and to our juvenile, unsophisticated minds it was "pretty keen!" It'd be a shame to learn later we'd fallen for a real dog.

Thinking back on it, it probably wasn't all that bad of a movie or performance by Connery. While I've never seen Zardoz, judging by the comments here AT should rank far above.

[mbh]

How about The Arab Conspiracy or Wrong Is Right?

[Icerigger]

OMG! I completly forgot Meteor, with Brian Keith and Martin Laundau having a complete over the top meltdown in front of the Russians.

[Runestar]

Is Meteor the one where Sean utters those immortal words:

"Why don't you just shove a broom up my ash so I can shweep the floor on my way out!"

?

(and yes, I was trying to reproduce that Scottish accent...)

[Erdosain]

Zardoz may be hilariously bad, but it is really fun to watch. Plus, Connery is running around in the most ridiculous red leather outfit ever. Seven thumbs up.

Highlander 2, on the other hand, is just painful.

[Peter Morris]

Am I really the only one that liked Zardoz?

[Erdosain]

Originally Posted by Peter Morris

Am I really the only one that liked Zardoz?

On an unironic level? Yes. Yes, you are. Just watch the clip of Sir Sean twirling into the glass pyramid (here at the 1:11 mark). I dare you not to laugh!

P.S. The penis is evil. The gun is good.

[jsc1953]

Oh, c'mon....First Knight is not only the worst Sean Connery movie ever, it's in the Top 5 Worst of All Time. I mean really -- King Arthur facing a crossbow firing squad?

[Ronald C. Semone]

Originally Posted by Peter Morris

Am I really the only one that liked Zardoz?

No, I have seen it a half-dozen times or so and have a soft spot for it, too, for two reasons: it is so weird (!) and it introduced me to Charlotte Rampling.

[maplekiwi]

[On an unironic level? Yes. Yes, you are. Just watch the clip of Sir Sean twirling into the glass pyramid (here at the 1:11 mark). I dare you not to laugh!

P.S. The penis is evil. The gun is good.


Wow! That was really bad. (although the penis is evel. the gun is good would make a great t-shirt slogan)

I don't think I've ever seen a Sean Connery movie. That clip isn't making me want to change that.

[kasuo]

Youtube has the trailer for Zardoz.

NSFW?

Not Safe For Society?

Not Safe For Your Brain?

What the hell was THAT?

[Scissorjack]

Zardoz is fucking great, an early 70's uber-pretentious SF dystopia flick with Sean Connery in a tangerine nappy and a Zapata moustache, and a giant floating head that vomits guns.

[jsc1953]

I had a friend in 1974 (still a friend, btw) who at the time had a full beard and a 'fro. He'd bunch the hair back from his forehead, open his mouth in a grimace, and say "check it out...Zardoz".

[The Scrivener]

Behold the power of the orange diaper! (And also that giant godlike head thing in the sky.)

IMHO Zardoz wins[?] it by the width of Connery's butt cheeks.

[Just Some Guy]

Originally Posted by Mahaloth

What about Meteor?

I saw it on TV once and it was just horrible. Then again, I've never seen Highlander 2. I mean, why would I?

Meteor

I actually forgot he was in Meteor. On the other hand I think my brain has repressed most of that movie.

Originally Posted by Peter Morris

Am I really the only one that liked Zardoz?

Well it did have some hot naked women with equations projected on them for some soft core math porn at the end...

[Gangster Octopus]

What is this Highlander 2 everyone is talking about?

[Erdosain]

Originally Posted by maplekiwi

Wow! That was really bad. (although the penis is evel. the gun is good would make a great t-shirt slogan)

I don't think I've ever seen a Sean Connery movie. That clip isn't making me want to change that.

You've never seen ANY movie with Sean Connery? No Bonds, no Hunt for Red October, no Name of the Rose? Get thee to a Blockbuster Video, my friend. You'll see that whatever nationality the character, he always has a Scottish accent. Awesome.

My friend, who first lent me the Zardoz DVD, actually made me a t-shirt with Red Leather Manties Connery on the front and the slogan "The Penis is Evil" on the back. I wore it at work for most of the day.

Anyway, perusing Sir Sean's filmography, he really starred in a bunch of crap during the 90s, like Medicine Man and Just Cause.

I'm going to revise my opinion and say worst is Highlander 2 and a close second is First Knight. Up till now I had successfully blocked out that terrible, terrible movie. I still remember how when Connery walks in on Guinevere and Richard Gere getting busy, the filmmaker superimposed a flame over his eye. Subtle.

[TBG]

Originally Posted by Justin_Bailey

I liked League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (that's right, I said it). As far as big dumb action movies go, it was pretty entertaining and had a great look.

I feel the same way. It's not something I'd watch time and again, but there was nothing terribly wrong with it, and I certainly don't see why anyone would lump it into a "worst movies ever" category.

Highlander 2, though, whoa... Stinkier than the men's room at a truck stop. Even the Director's Cut/Renegade Edition/*whatever else it's been called* was really bad, just not quite as bad as the theatrical cut.

Never saw Zardoz. Only saw a few minutes of Avengers while flipping through channels one time. It did seem pretty bad, so I just changed the channel again.

[Roadfood]

I, too, liked The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I honestly don't understand why some people seem to hate it so. Sure, it wasn't anything great, but it was fun. I could name scores of movies that were far dumber, with plots that made far less sense.

Zardoz, on the other hand, is without question the worst movie Sean has ever been in. Dumb to the nth degree, nonsensical to an even higher degree. And pointless, did I mention pointless? I've actually seen it twice. I saw it when it first came out, because I didn't know any better. A few years ago, I was telling my wife, who loves Sean Connery, about Zardoz. She couldn't believe that Sean could be in anything that was as bad as I was describing. So we watched it. She now believes me.

[maplekiwi]

Originally Posted by Erdosain

You've never seen ANY movie with Sean Connery? No Bonds, no Hunt for Red October, no Name of the Rose? Get thee to a Blockbuster Video, my friend. You'll see that whatever nationality the character, he always has a Scottish accent. Awesome.

My friend, who first lent me the Zardoz DVD, actually made me a t-shirt with Red Leather Manties Connery on the front and the slogan "The Penis is Evil" on the back. I wore it at work for most of the day.

Anyway, perusing Sir Sean's filmography, he really starred in a bunch of crap during the 90s, like Medicine Man and Just Cause.

I'm going to revise my opinion and say worst is Highlander 2 and a close second is First Knight. Up till now I had successfully blocked out that terrible, terrible movie. I still remember how when Connery walks in on Guinevere and Richard Gere getting busy, the filmmaker superimposed a flame over his eye. Subtle.

That t-shirt would have been great!

I thought I must have sen a Sean Connery movie - he is such an icon. But I checked at IMdB - & no i haven't seen a single one! Robin & Marion sounds like me though. & I'll write down your reccommendations.

The only James Bond I've seen in its entirety is The Spy Who Loved Me. I saw part of the 1st Daniel Craig one - but fell asleep. (Not cause the film was bad, I was exhausted!)

[Just Some Guy]

Originally Posted by maplekiwi

I thought I must have sen a Sean Connery movie - he is such an icon. But I checked at IMdB - & no i haven't seen a single one! Robin & Marion sounds like me though. & I'll write down your reccommendations.

Ugh! No, it's another terrible movie that he's been in. The work that made him a star are the James Bond films; Goldfinger is particularly iconic.

[delphica]

Originally Posted by Roadfood

I, too, liked The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I honestly don't understand why some people seem to hate it so. Sure, it wasn't anything great, but it was fun. I could name scores of movies that were far dumber, with plots that made far less sense.

I think that's the crux of the problem, actually. It should have been a fantastic movie, but instead it was only blandly passable. I think it's the let-down aspect that gives it that terrible reputation.

I am voting for Highlander 2.

[Just Some Guy]

Originally Posted by delphica

I think that's the crux of the problem, actually. It should have been a fantastic movie, but instead it was only blandly passable. I think it's the let-down aspect that gives it that terrible reputation.

It could have also been the fact that the film is completely incoherent, incredibly poorly shot (the editor made Michael Bay look restrained), and a slapdash effort by everyone involved in the production of the film.

[Cunctator]

Definitely Zardoz.

[Tamerlane]

Highlander 2. RickJay is entirely correct on that one. There isn't a moment in it that isn't actively painful.

Zardoz on the other hand is fun, Fun, FUN! I, too, own it on DVD and treasure it for its glorious ridiculousness .

[Malthus]

Dammit, I must hunt down that Zardoz movie. It looks like a scream.

[Steve MB]

Another vote for Zardoz (the Agony Booth recap is hysterical, though).

[DesertDog]

Originally Posted by jsc1953

Oh, c'mon....First Knight is not only the worst Sean Connery movie ever, it's in the Top 5 Worst of All Time. I mean really -- King Arthur facing a crossbow firing squad?

I was gonna say that. I have never walked out on a movie in the theater, I have never watched only part of a movie at home -- except First Knight. If a movie is truly awful, I'll start deconstructing it; just what is it why I don't like this offering. First Knight was just too damn dull to even find that amusing. I mean, it's got Sean Connery, it's got Richard Gere, it's got Julia Ormond, it's about King Arthur; it sounded great. But about forty-five minutes into it I snapped it off, intending to pick it up again the next evening -- and never did. Two days later, back to Netflix it went.

[FriarTed]

If League had been called "Alliance of the Super-Victorians", it would have been a much better movie, just like if Tim Burton's PotApes had been titled "Simian World". Alas, the existence of LXG means that it'll be a long time before the LEG graphic novels get a proper film treatment.

SPOILER:

Yes, I do want a Hyde-raping-Griffin-to-death scene!

To the OP, Zardoz for sure. Doesn't mean it's unwatchable, though.

Hmmm, for that, I might change my vote to The Avengers.

[Apollyon]

My vote is with Highlander 2... <sigh>... I'm one of the people who rather wishes this hadn't been made, (and sometimes jokingly pretends it wasn't)... the original Highlander is a movie that (mostly) works despite itself (and the Queen soundtrack goes a long way). The sequel is... I mean, why? Why pitch it as a sequel but completely disregard / deviate from the original... the human genetic "sport" Immortals are revealed as aliens from the planet Zeist?! Polite word fail me.

Zardoz on the other hand doesn't come close to the worst (IMO). It is a 70's psychedelic optical art piece, and yes it's probably better watched stoned (and certainly may have been written while under the influence), but it also has some interesting ideas and concepts around the Eternals; their eugenics experiments, own personal decadence and decay, and eventual downfall. (Must find a copy)

[Larry Borgia]

Zardoz gets points for sheer weirdness. LXG is just stupid on an ordinary big budget level. I haven't seen Avengers so I've gotta go with Highlander 2, which is unwatchable.