# What are you absolute most hated movies of all time? Your "zero stars" movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 17, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653 "2023-06-17T01:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/301 "2023-06-27T20:20:35Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It was “satire after the fact”-When the reviewers started making fun of ST, the director pretended that satire was always his intent. That’s a recurring pattern with Paul Verhoeven. The late, great film Canadian critic Jay Scott recounted in his review of _Basic Instinct_ that when _The 4th Man_ premiered at the Toronto FIlm Festival, Verhoeven was angrily pacing the theatre lobby, ranting because the audience was laughing so much. Later, he would claim that the Toronto festival crowd were the first to clue in that it was a satire. I think he tried doing the retroactive switcheroo with _Showgirls_ as well. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/302 "2023-06-27T21:40:15Z")
Here’s a movie Roger Ebert thought occupied a world where the stars don’t shine. A snippet from the article… “The late film critic Roger Ebert loved movies. He also hated quite a few of them, enough to fill up a book of reviews titled _I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie_.” [https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/the-horror-movie-roger-ebert-couldn-t-review/ar-AA1d7gtV?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=54906445e270462b9037611403416e68&ei=13](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/the-horror-movie-roger-ebert-couldn-t-review/ar-AA1d7gtV?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=54906445e270462b9037611403416e68&ei=13) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/303 "2023-06-27T21:46:27Z")
Did you think he was much taller than in real life? Must’ve been the shoes. > **[Amazon.com: Tim Curry Autographed Rocky Horror Picture Show 11×14 Frank-N-Furter...](https://www.amazon.com/Curry-Autographed-Horror-Picture-Frank-N-Furter/dp/B015NHFA4A)** > > This 11x14 Frank-N-Furter photo from The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been personally hand-signed by Tim Curry during his signing with Celebrity Authentics. Here is your chance to add your favorite Transylvanian mad scientist to your collection!... ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/304 "2023-06-27T21:47:50Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I never got the _Rocky Horror_ enthusiasm either. To be honest, nor did I. Yes, some good acting from Curry, and a couple good songs. I dont hate it, but… > [@Akaj](#): > > For those here born after 1990 – For those born after the 1950s- you used to go see a movie. Movie times were not a thing- you just walked in, sat thru it, then watched it again up to that point… There was the main film, the B film, a serial, a cartoon, a newsreel, a sort of Bingo game, and maybe a sing along set to the organ. There were ushers and people selling stuff. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/305 "2023-06-27T21:48:41Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Jackson’s King Kong might be on that list as well, nowhere near as high (low?). Hated that movie. On the other hand, Oscar material compared to the 76 version. There used to be a very, very funny video on YouTube I cannot now find, about a group of people staging an intervention for a friend whose favorite version of _King Kong_ is the 76 version. Friend of mine calls it the “Dwan-- and that’s all you need to know about it-- version.” I enjoyed it when I first saw it-- in a theater-- because I was only 10, and gullible enough to believe I was seeing a giant mechanical ape the whole time. [FF to 4:18 to view the 3 secs from the film using the giant the mechanical ape, or 1:49 for the whole story of it (which really is pretty well-told here).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhK_hbbWvg) It’s on my list of low-rated movies, but it has a certain “Plan 9” watchability. Especially knowing how many people in it went on to solid careers. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/306 "2023-06-27T21:49:31Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > The late film critic Roger Ebert loved movies. He also hated quite a few of them, enough to fill up a book of reviews titled _I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie_.” That book is a great read. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/307 "2023-06-27T21:52:12Z")
I remember hearing that wasn’t allowed for the Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, that the ushers wouldn’t allow people to enter the theater once the film started. I think that was because the female lead, played by Janet Leigh, died so early in the film. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/308 "2023-06-27T21:56:53Z")
Here is the poster he had displayed in theaters for Psycho, mentioning that you need to see it from the beginning. 1. Huge twist. 2. Uh, Janet Leight was the main star they advertised and if you showed up a bit late, she isn’t in it. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/615YTH7498L.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/615YTH7498L.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/309 "2023-06-27T22:05:57Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think that was because the female lead, played by Janet Leigh, died so early in the film. Hey! No spoilers! /s ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/310 "2023-06-27T22:20:48Z")
I haven’t read the whole thread yet, so I don’t know if this has already made the list, but I doubt many people have ever even heard of it. Macon County Jail with David Carradine and Ally Sheedy is so bad. It’s rated 4.3 on IMDB and I can’t imagine why. It’s so horrible. I remember very little about the movie anymore, just that I hated it. I’m glad I didn’t pay for it. > **[Macon County Jail (1997) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118904/#factual-questions)** > > Macon County Jail: Directed by Victoria Muspratt. With Ally Sheedy, David Carradine, Charles Napier, Todd Kimsey. Jailed on trumped-up charges in the Deep South, a woman receives unexpected aid from a fellow inmate. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/311 "2023-06-27T23:12:21Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Did you think he was much taller than in real life? Must’ve been the shoes. Yeah, it was the shoes. They were hugely tall. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/312 "2023-06-27T23:13:27Z")
Yes, he seemed like a really tall guy in RHPS. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/313 "2023-06-27T23:36:08Z")
Believe it or not I am currently reading that book right now ( I am in the middle of the "D"s) and I just read that passage about an hour ago! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/314 "2023-06-27T23:56:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Here is the poster he had displayed in theaters for Psycho, mentioning that you need to see it from the beginning. According to my mother, (born, 1940), it was normal until about 1970 to show up for a movie at whatever time was convenient for you, and then stay through the beginning of the next show, and leave when it got to the point where you’d come in (from whence, the expression, “This is where we came in,” when a conversation, situation, or something, got repetitive). Thus the need for Hitchcock to discourage the practice. Don’t know why the practice changed. By the time I was seeing movies in the early 70s, it wasn’t done, even at children’s shows. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/315 "2023-06-28T00:06:42Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > According to my mother, (born, 1940), it was normal until about 1970 to show up for a movie at whatever time was convenient for you, and then stay through the beginning of the next show, and leave when it got to the point where you’d come in (from whence, the expression, “This is where we came in,” when a conversation, situation, or something, got repetitive). Thus the need for Hitchcock to discourage the practice. Yes, watch 12 Angry Men and you will see one of the minor plot points is that a juror went to the movies the night before. He could not remember the name of the movies he and his wife saw. This confused me as a kid, but it was less confusing when the movie was made. He and his wife bought entry to the theater and simply saw whatever movies were showing on different screens. He may have seen half of a movie and possibly an entire second one. It was like watching TV. Much less likely to remember details than I would going to see a big movie on a weekend. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/316 "2023-06-28T00:13:20Z")
Little OT, but reminded me of a recent conversation: I was talking to someone about the fact that I don’t even know anymore when most of the shows I watch air new, and even what station airs some of them. Just set the DVR to record them by title, and when I have some free time, or some laundry to fold, check to see what’s new on the recorder. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/317 "2023-06-28T00:42:22Z")
What a coinkydink! Are you enjoying it as much as Dr. Deth did? I might need to read it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/318 "2023-06-28T00:44:09Z")
It is very entertaining and (so far) I have seen every movie reviewed. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/319 "2023-06-28T00:49:49Z")
How interesting! Do you agree with Ebert so far, or do you like some of his hated movies? If so, which ones did you like that he did not? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/320 "2023-06-28T01:04:46Z")
Here is a brief list of his most hated movies. I would say I probably most liked: Stargate \<–I agree it makes zero sense Constantine \<–How dare he. This is a good movie! Halloween III \<–The one with the masks. Great movie. > **[Ebert's Most Hated | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert](https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/eberts-most-hated)** > > EDITOR'S NOTE: Sometimes, Roger Ebert is exposed to bad movies. When that happens, it is his duty -- if not necessarily his pleasure -- to report them (fairly, accurately) as he sees them. Whether they're so bad they're funny, so bad they're not... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653.md?page=17)