# Movies you absolutely DESPISE **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886 "2005-02-19T14:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/121 "2005-02-21T04:11:40Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Yes, this is dire. Makes the book seem quite good, though… Something made the book seem good? I’ll add it my netflix list. I hate **The Matrix**. I hate it so much. On the first viewing, I liked it. But then I actually thought about what I saw and figured “meh, I’ll never watch it again. At least I saw it for free!” But then, one of the college writing 101 profs had his students watch the movie and write essays about it. All of these students were required to visit the writing center where I work. Reading 20 papers written by freshman on why Neo is Jesus Christ was enough to make hate the movie with every fiber of my being and swear off watching the other two. Which I heard suck anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/122 "2005-02-21T04:24:24Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Yes, the nerve. Especially when so many people agreed. :rolleyes: Citing the tastes of the masses hardly elevates this film, old bean. 😉 “So many people” hailed many of the films savaged in this thread. If you enjoyed it, great. ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/123 "2005-02-21T04:36:19Z")
[QUOTE=zenith] THE HOURS was obviously made to exploit the American press’ aversion to being labelled “homophobic”. Any movie about STRAIGHT self-absorbed twits such as these would have been universally panned. How does this Kidman woman keep getting work? Easily, easily the worst actress ever to have won an Oscar… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/124 "2005-02-21T05:19:13Z")
> [@Carnac the Magnificent!](#): > > Citing the tastes of the masses hardly elevates this film, old bean. 😉 “So many people” hailed many of the films savaged in this thread. If you enjoyed it, great. It wasn’t intended to elevate the film, it was a response to the complaint that the film thought itself deep. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/125 "2005-02-21T05:23:38Z")
> [@Millit the Frail](#): > > **The Sweetest Thing** is seriously the worst piece of crap I’ve ever seen. Have the writers ever _met_ a real woman? How the hell did they get big-name actors to be in that awful wreck on celluloid? Oh, God, I’d rather see the gyno than watch that movie again. Actually, the writer IS a woman, and a formerly good friend of a currently good friend. Nancy Pimental was the initial screenwriter who sold the script for a cool million. She writes (or wrote, I’ve lost track of her) for South Park and was briefly the quizmistress on “Win Ben Stein’s Money”. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/126 "2005-02-21T05:25:59Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > This title brought to mind **Empire of the Sun** , another piece of utter crap. This is one of my favorite movies _of all time._ What didn’t you like about it? I watch _a lot_ of movies, so there are a lot of stinkers. The worst: **Mission Impossible** - how can they ruin a beautiful tv series with that dreadful ending of betrayal? **Bonfire of the Vanities** - she bugs **Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas** - pointless, and a waste of Benecio’s time **Love Actually** - I couldn’t get past the first scene where the has-been sings that dreadful song over and over and over … **Magnolia** - I walked out of this one when frogs started falling from the sky **The English Patient** - I agree with Elaine. I wanted to scream, “JUST DIE ALREADY!!!” Any of the **Earnest** movies **What Women Want** - women want a movie that doesn’t portray women as stereotypes **The Fifth Element** - do I need to say anything here? **Eyes Wide Shut** - Kubrick must have been out of his mind **Deathtrap** - I walked out of this one, too **Dreamcatcher** - This movie was so awful that I felt sad for Stephen King and Johnny Depp **The Hours** - I wanted to kill myself **Pearl Harbor** - sorry, but pretty faces don’t make a 3 1/2-hour movie **Tank Girl** - wtf? **Captain Corelli’s Mandolin** - I couldn’t get past Cage’s horrible accent **Ishtar** - all copies should be destroyed and no one should ever speak of it again ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/127 "2005-02-21T05:27:45Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > I just saw a movie today that I have to add to the list. I took a client to see _Because of Winn-Dixie_. I have literally had root canal surgery that was less excruciating. The only way the movie could have been saved is if the dog had gone rabid at the end and eaten the kid’s face off. If that had happened i’d have gone out of theater whistling and put in on my top ten list. Sadly, the real ending was too nauseating even to speak of. Just the trailer for this POS almost made me fall into a diabetic coma. I can’t imagine actually sitting through the thing. That girl. And the dog, with its CGI smiles. Ugh! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/128 "2005-02-21T05:29:34Z")
_What Women Want_ nearly put me off Mel Gibson, who is otherwise one of my heroes. When he did the dancing bit, I asked myself the same question I asked when watching _Moulin Rouge_ - another pile of shite, incidentally. Why do actors insist on extending themselves, where extending themselves means doing things they’re no good at? Some of them are attention-seekers and desperately insecure is the conclusion I came to. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/129 "2005-02-21T05:30:58Z")
> [@uglybeech](#): > > re: **Elephant** The movie was about how different teenagers experienced the same environment differently. A bit like Roshomon except that Roshomon was about how people can remember the same facts differently and this was about how they experience the world differently on a purely emotional level. I got the **Rashomon** references. Unlike **Star Wars** , ripping off Kurosawa didn’t make **Elephant** suck any less. IMHO. Stranger. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/130 "2005-02-21T05:33:01Z")
**Marge** , we appear to be channelling one another. I thought _Empire of the Sun_ was okay - the book gives a phenomenal insight into the differences between the Japanese and the Chinese. _The Kindness of Women_ I like too, though a (female) friend absolutely hates it. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/131 "2005-02-21T05:41:20Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > **Marge** , we appear to be channelling one another. I thought _Empire of the Sun_ was okay - the book gives a phenomenal insight into the differences between the Japanese and the Chinese. _The Kindness of Women_ I like too, though a (female) friend absolutely hates it. I thought Christian Bale did a magnificent job, and I liked Malkovich, too, even though I’m not a big fan. I was truly moved by that movie. I haven’t seen **The Kindness of Women,** but I’ll put it in my Netflix queue. Any other recommendations? ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/132 "2005-02-21T05:59:48Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > I haven’t seen **The Kindness of Women,** but I’ll put it in my Netflix queue. Any other recommendations? Sorry, I think I tricked you unintentionally. It’s another book by JG Ballard. I don’t think it’s been filmed. Sinophiliac films that I definitely _wouldn’t_ recommend include any adaptation of Amy Tan’s books (“me no speakie Englise, but make many money”). Avoid the books too. The propaganda films made in China pre-1980ish are well worth looking at, if you get the chance. Japanese rapo-sado-torturo-murderers being defeated by 6 feet tall model Mao soldiers (“model” as in [Lei Feng](http://cio.ceu.hu/glossary/CIO/Lei_Feng.html) ). I once wandered into a cinema in China where they were playing one of these films to a packed house. Not so long ago either - maybe 1990. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/133 "2005-02-21T06:37:30Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Sorry, I think I tricked you unintentionally. It’s another book by JG Ballard. I don’t think it’s been filmed. You _tease_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WCOT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e5b9ba/32.png) [@WCOT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCOT)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/134 "2005-02-21T08:01:51Z")
worst movies ever: Catch-22, i mean the book was great but that movie stunk. Never been kissed Red Dawn . ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/135 "2005-02-21T08:08:41Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > This is one of my favorite movies _of all time._ What didn’t you like about it? > I watch _a lot_ of movies, so there are a lot of stinkers. > **Dreamcatcher** - This movie was so awful that I felt sad for Stephen King and Johnny Depp I’m sure Mr. Depp would appreciate your sympathy, but it is misplaced. He wasn’t in **Dreamcatcher**. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/136 "2005-02-21T08:12:34Z")
_The Joy Luck Club_. Three generations of Chinese women shouting at each other in the kitchen for two and a half hours. What larks. Even worse, I saw it in Japan, so I couldn’t even read the bloody subtitles. _Anything_ by Peter Greenaway. _Very Bad Things_ made me want to scrub my eyeballs with steel wool and bleach: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie so repugnant. What made it even worse was that it was meant to be a comedy. Pretty much any movie that glorifies serial killers, but especially _Copycat_. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/137 "2005-02-21T08:38:24Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > I’m sure Mr. Depp would appreciate your sympathy, but it is misplaced. He wasn’t in **Dreamcatcher**. My bad. I was thinking of **Secret Window,** but **Dreamcatcher** sucked, too. Stephen King should have stopped at TommyKnockers. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/138 "2005-02-21T09:06:52Z")
The only time I’ve ever walked out of the cinema was over the **X-Files Movie**. Bear in mind I had to wait in the complex staring at the walls for the next hour or so until the movie finished and my friends came out, and I still thought that was a definite trade-up. That movie sucked beyond belief. I’m a little more likely to wander off from a movie now we have a home theatre, since I don’t object to skipping something that sucks but only cost me $6. I’ve still only done it twice, though. **Spider-Man 2**. It was astoundingly bad. Since I didn’t mind the first one, I was really very disappointed. Could MJ be any more repellent? And when Doc Oc starts having a one-sided conversation with his arms, I kept wanting to add “Isn’t that right, Mr. Hat?” at the end of each sentence. And the plot. The first one was full of holes but entertaining enough (and I \*do \* cut slack for comic-book movies) but the second one… were they even trying? It was stupid, but not as stupid as… **Resident Evil**. I’ll admit to being biased as I don’t like gross-out/horror flicks, but what drove me away from this one wasn’t that it was scary - it was the absolute complete idiocy in every part of this movie. I wandered back in later to see if it was improving. Lo and behold someone’s trying to get to the main computer and is stuck in a corridor with a laser beam, which does a few trial passes along the corridor and then suddenly turns into a lattice so it can kill him. At that point, I said “_FFS, they expect us to believe that a computer that can make a lattice of lasers to kill someone is going to dick around and do a single line at a time? This movie has passed stupid, and I’m not even sure there’s a word for where it’s at now_”. I stand by that opinion. I’m still not sure there’s a word for that depth of stupidity… but if I ever work out what it is, I’ll know what word to apply to the folks in charge of Resident Evil 2 (which, admittedly, I’ve declined to even look at. The fact that they made it is enough to leave me stunned.). Funnily enough, I really like most sci-fi, fantasy, futuristic or occult type movies. Those 3, though, are at the top of my ‘never watch again’ list. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/139 "2005-02-21T14:23:55Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > The movies I despise are “Pulp Fiction”, “The Silence of the Lambs”, “Pearl Harbor” , “A Clockwork Orange”, “Electra” and just about anything with Jim Carrey. I’ll gouge my own eyeballs out before I watch those again. Wow, **Silence of the Lambs**? I happen to love that movie, but am curious as to why you hate it. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886/140 "2005-02-21T15:07:05Z")
Nothing in this movie made any sense at all! Everything was disjointed, out of sequence, and yes, I did fell the same way…just die NOW! The weird thing was, a lot of peopleseemed to think this POS was high art or something close to it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-despise/290886.md?page=8)