# And the WORST movie so far of 2002 is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2002, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362 "2002-11-12T03:18:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fish42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fish42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish42)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/21 "2002-11-12T17:21:25Z")
This far into a ‘worst movie of 2002’ thread with no mention yet of Madonna’s **Swept Away**? Shocking. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/22 "2002-11-12T17:31:42Z")
I haven’t seen \The Truth About Charlie\ or \Master of Disquise\ or \xXx\ or most of the other movies mentioned in this thread, but I HAVE seen \Reign of Fire\ and I find it hard to believe any movie could contend seriously with it for “Worst of 2002.” ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/23 "2002-11-12T17:36:51Z")
Well, I thought One Hour Photo was really good. I haven’t seen any of the other “bad” movies listed here, although just the title " Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever" kept me away. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/24 "2002-11-12T17:56:05Z")
I have to agree, TTAC was so awful my date and I actually laughed at inappropriate times, talked, and gestured wildly at the screen in disbelief. This is absolutely unheard of for me, I’m normally Mr. Polite in the theater. You don’t hear a peep from me except laughing at the funny parts. An example: The chick is following Wahlberg (spy) who walks into a store and picks up a wrapped gift package. We don’t know who the package is for, or why he’s picking it up. She calls the store on her cell and asks for Mr. XYZ. Wahlberg answers to XYZ (his REAL name), even though he is supposed to be someone else (remember he’s a spy). She realizes he’s been lying to her the whole time so… she runs INTO the store and confronts him. After yelling at him for a while, she takes the package and runs out of the store. I looked at my date and said “Did she just take the package? Why did she do that?” She’s running down the street carrying this wrapped gift, which isn’t hers and has no relevance to the story whatsoever. The is nothing IN the box of relevance, the box plays no part in the story, but she’s running around Paris carrying it. WTF? Add to this nonsense the fact that these people travel all over Paris and everybody (even the crazy mother in law) seems to wind up in the same place at the same time, all the time. It’s like they travel around the city in a chartered bus or something. AND… the stamps thing. The vaunted Paris police department didn’t notice that the “stamped” envelope didn’t have regular French stamps on it? They’re different sizes and colors and are OLD fer chrissakes! Sure, I didn’t notice, but that’s because I don’t know what a French stamp looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/25 "2002-11-12T18:10:56Z")
Has no one seen “feardotcom”? Good, keep it that way. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/26 "2002-11-12T18:15:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biotop \* > \*\*the really deep disdain should be for the movies where the potential is high, yet the result is so very low. \*\* In this category, I’d have to nominate **Signs**. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/27 "2002-11-12T18:18:18Z")
Definitely Signs. I think I’m repressing all memories of it. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/28 "2002-11-12T18:21:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Carnage \* > \*\*Has no one seen “feardotcom”? > > Good, keep it that way. > > Blech. \*\* Yep. Poor Stephen Rea. I did manage to narrowly miss Swimfan however. Whew. I’m glad the perils of this new-fangled Internet business are getting high artistic treatment. :rolleyes: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/29 "2002-11-12T19:55:02Z")
**Spiderman**. God, did that suck. One of the few films I’ve every walked out on. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/30 "2002-11-12T20:19:44Z")
I don’t believe you can claim any of these films are the worst of the year when that year includes **Pluto Nash**. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/31 "2002-11-12T20:30:22Z")
I don’t believe you can claim any of these films are the worst of the year when that year includes **Pluto Nash**. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Peach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Peach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peach)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/32 "2002-11-12T21:03:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fish42 \* > \*\*This far into a ‘worst movie of 2002’ thread with no mention yet of Madonna’s **Swept Away**? Shocking. \*\* Did you see Swept Away? I did. Saw it twice and will buy the DVD. Great movie! ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/33 "2002-11-12T21:21:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Peach \* > \*\* > > Did you see Swept Away? > I did. Saw it twice and will buy the DVD. Great movie! \*\* You’re pretty much the fan club, then. Sony isn’t even releasing it in the UK: > **[Entertainment & Arts](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts?coll=cl-home-more-channels)** > > L.A. Times entertainment news from Hollywood including event coverage, celebrity gossip and deals. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/34 "2002-11-12T21:22:39Z")
I dunno, I suspect that WSLer has guess it and that Sandler’s new animated movie will top the list. But I also want to nominate 8 Mile. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/35 "2002-11-12T21:29:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Peach \* > \*\*Did you see Swept Away? I did. Saw it twice and will buy the DVD. Great movie! \*\* [David Manning](http://abcnews.go.com/sections/entertainment/DailyNews/sony010604.html), is that you? 😃 As for the OP, it has been a while, so I’ll forgive you if you have successfully exorcized the demon that is **Rollerball** from your minds. I haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/36 "2002-11-12T21:37:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gassendi \* > \*\ ***Spiderman**. God, did that suck. One of the few films I’ve every walked out on. \*\* It was ok, as long as you don’t mind that the “romantic” dialogue was obviously written by love sick 12-year-old fanfic writers. :rolleyes: I liked the bright colors and things blowing up, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/37 "2002-11-12T21:48:04Z")
I’m pleased to see nobody yet has nominated _Femme Fatale_, because I think it’s Brian De Palma’s best movie in 20 years. Easily misunderstood, though, which is why it’s getting such bad reviews and negative audience reaction. As far as the movies named so far, I haven’t yet seen _Swept Away_ (it came and went during the time it took me to get to the cinema), but I think _Rollerball_ certainly takes the prize for me, with _Death to Smoochy_ coming in second. ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/38 "2002-11-12T23:40:13Z")
**The Master of Disguise** certainly got the _best_ [film review](http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,86477,00.html) I’ve seen this year: > [@](#): > > **There’s no disguising it–this flick masters the art of sucking.** That’s the opening line of the review. Other gems from that simple haiku of a film-shredding include, “mercifully short,” and “could have been written on the elementary school playground.” Hell no, I didn’t see it myself! ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/39 "2002-11-12T23:42:06Z")
Oops, that’s “mercifully only 75 minutes long.” ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362/40 "2002-11-12T23:50:24Z")
[You’re not alone](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2582117#post2582117), **Cervaise**. I enjoyed _Femme Fatale_ immensely. For the most part, I’ve been able to avoid most of the real stinkers but _Death to Smoochy_ really took me by surprise the shear level of stinkosity it achieved. I also thought _Sum of All Fears_ sucked, but it at least had a few decent moments to redeem itself, unlike _DtS_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-worst-movie-so-far-of-2002-is/136362.md?page=3)