That’s interesting, the two leads are what told me exactly why it was going to suck.
I was a little disappointed by The Hangover, but I did find at least a few laughs in it. For sheer WTF suckitude from a movie that I went in expecting to at least like a little bit, I would probably nominate either Boxing Helena or Cloverfield. Very different movies, both absolutely unwatchable pieces of crap.
Liar, Liar. I’m no Jim Carrey fan, but I saw in a theater watching this an no one in the audience laughed even once (except for the outtakes at the end).
I honestly, truly did not expect Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to be that brutally bad. Surely they wouldn’t shit all over that series like that? Surely they wouldn’t wait all those years and go with such a terrible script? Surely Harrison Ford wouldn’t allow it?
And then there’s me in the theater, getting angrier and angrier after every scene…damn.
Well I think the basic storyline: deranged doctor cuts off woman’s arms and legs so he can obsess over her … had huge potential for suckitude from the git-go. So I have trouble understanding how it could be a surprise that it sucked. It would have taken an extraordinary script to overcome that storyline, and it didn’t have that, it didn’t have that at all. I only watched it cause I really like Sherilynn Fenn, who played Helena, but I’ve learned that she is a lot more appealing than the films she is in, as a general rule.
I nominate “Couples Retreat.” When it showed up on cable I thought, romantic comedy, tropical island setting, sounds like some mild fun at the very least. Boy was I wrong! Such totally UNLIKABLE characters, such an unfunny script, such unfunny acting. It’s the sort of film you keep watching because you can’t believe how bad it is. Like “The Hangover,” come to think of it, I’ll pile on on that one.
Man from Earth.
I suggested watching it after reading all the glowing reviews.
It sucked so bad I had to open some windows. I mean, it was just a huge piece of suck right off of the suckwagon.
I liked Escape from New York, so I figured I’d like Escape from LA. Boy was I wrong. There’s an hour and 45 minutes of my life I’d like back.
I loved The Matrix. Still do actually. So when I watched The Matrix Reloaded I didn’t expect to…zzzzzzzzz It was so boring I didn’t bother with the last movie.
And finally, The Phantom Menace was boring as hell to me also. I didn’t bother watching any of the other movies. And even though people were swearing up and down that Revenge of the Sith was WAY better than the other two I gave it a pass. And after watching Mr. Plinket’s reviews I’m glad I did.
The American
Boondock Saints II
Lovely Bones
That’s what I thought when Arronofsky was mentioned upthread. Has he done a movie that wasn’t overrated and pretentious or condescending as hell? Haven’t seen Black Swan yet.
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, being a talkie that takes place in one room. Not much happens.
Agree on the Hangover, it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t “funniest movie evar” as some people suggest. Also, I know a lot of people hate Ben Stiller films, I think they’re dumb comedy but sometimes fun. But Zoolander really took repeated watchings (as in the, “there’s nothing on, put it on in the background” vein). Now I can chuckle, but it’s not that funny. The first time I saw it, it was complete 
Probably not fair to count this one, since I was unable to finish watching it, but Inception. Among the most lackluster and tiresome films I’ve encountered - I started it from the beginning two or three times, each time feeling I was missing something crucial that everyone else saw in it, but ultimately I just felt like I was punishing myself for something by continuing to try to get through it. I may give it a shot again someday.
**Couple’s Retreat **was awful. Like, depressing awful. My husband and I were actually a little sad after watching it.
I had high hopes for The Expendables. It has a great cast, and several of my friends loved it. What a letdown. I didn’t even finish watching it because I really didn’t care how it ended.
So true. I heard, right here at the Dope, what a great movie it was. Sat through the whole thing just waiting for some redeeming quality to appear, and then it just ends. A two hour anti-drug public service message. It turns out that drugs are bad and so is too much TV (who knew!) so I guess that was educational.
My vote is The Departed. Not the worst movie ever made but oh, so pointless.
It was ultimately forgettable, so I may have forgotten and am wrong here. But isn’t it unique in that Vince Vaughn is actually the most sympathetic character for once? Usually he is the manchild who can’t grow up or fall in love (until he ultimately does). But in that he was actually more grounded than the other charcters, especially Favreau’s scuzzy ass.
How do you think it ended? In 'splosions!
Lost in Translation. It got such amazing reviews, but it put me to sleep.
Repo: A Genetic Opera – I saw it again this Halloween, and oh man is it bad. I like most of the people in it, and I thought that director doing a musical would be at least interesting, but it just sucks.
Horsemen – Again, I liked a lot of the cast and the director was a cool music video director, and it sounded like it would have a cool plot, but it was terrible.
The Runaways – Very disappointing.
There’s more, but these are the ones that come to mind now.
Oh wow, yeah. Forgot about this one. I’m a zombie movie fanatic, and I thought this sucked. Seriously, I’ve seen Zombie Strippers, and that was a better movie than Survival of the Dead. I’ve seen Rave to the Grave, and that’s a better movie. Hell, House of the Dead is a better movie, and it’s a *bad *movie. I could go on.
My entry? The Thin Red Line. Arty, I guess, but boooooring. We deserved combat pay for watching the stupid thing.
I think we had a similar thread some time ago (“classic movies you hate” or something like that). I mentioned Rebel Without a Cause and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
+1. He’s a scumbag who cheats on his wife. She’s a spoiled brat who would rather mope around her room in her underwear and whine that her husband has a job instead of doing anything.
I care about these people because?
+1 to this too. I didn’t hate it, but the great injustice that causes James Dean to become a rebel is his father cooking? Really? Dated before it was even released.
That’s because it’s a Hollywood-ized remake of a trilogy - the great, Chinese Infernal Affairs.