# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/81 "2023-06-18T00:59:45Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > This movie screams _r/I’m thirteen and this is deep_. It’s some of the worst writing I’ve ever encountered in a film. It’s not even the talking, farting corpse that bothered me. It was the pseudo philosophy. I’ve never seen **Swiss Army Man** , but aside from the specific example of a talking, farting corpse, you’ve described my reaction to **Donnie Darko**. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/82 "2023-06-18T01:10:27Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > time, [let alone lounging in bed in skimpy underwear.](https://youtu.be/ByXzh_PzXWo) Cap it off with [Thompson singing a song co-written by Thomas Dolby and George Clinton](https://youtu.be/IMqpCv0t7zE?t=19). . . Lol, in case there is any doubt, the score is 17-0 as I type this: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52981335442_88097863a7_b.jpg "XRecorder\_Edited\_17062023\_200731") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52981335442/) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/83 "2023-06-18T01:16:17Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > I love, love, LOVE this movie. You have no soul. **Modnote** : Please none of this. I’ll assume this was joking, but no insulting other posters. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/84 "2023-06-18T02:44:24Z")
Only two cinema experiences that I’ve really hated. Both have probably got 5-star reviews from fans etc. Both very well-made. No 1 - _ **Attack of the Clones** _. (Yes, far, far worse than _ **Phantom Menace** _). All the reasons. Just terrible. Only saving grace was the noise of the explosion in the asteroid belt. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of the movie. No 2 - _ **Quartet** _. Dustin Hoffmans directorial debut. All-Star (primarily) British cast - Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay and more. Basaed on a very successful play. How can I describe it? It was a pretty thin story, so all the entertainment came from seeing how the director and cast delivered the product. It was _ **poised** _. It was so bloody poised it was terrible. All the actors acted wonderfully (and knew it). All the emoting was done classically. Everyone was well aware that this was a _ **worthy** _ production. And it showed. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/85 "2023-06-18T04:50:17Z")
OK I am going to add to my previous post about the worst movies I have because now people are talking about the movies they HATED regardless of how well they were made. Two movies I hated… **The Boss Baby: Family Business** a.k.a **Boss Baby 2**. I did NOT see the first one and only saw THIS one because I agreed to help ,my sister take four of our nieces (all aged under 6 to see it.) Annoying and stupid. **Napoleon Dynamite** Hated, hated this film. Characters are unlikeable and annoying. Tries to hard to be “quirky strange film.” ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/86 "2023-06-18T05:49:28Z")
This thread is giving me some movies I need to check out. For example, I’ve (somehow) never seen The Remains of the Day, but it sounds like the main character is someone I could relate to (based on the comments here about no one being able to relate to someone who isn’t a super emotional Hollywood character. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/87 "2023-06-18T07:01:08Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > For example, I’ve (somehow) never seen The Remains of the Day, but it sounds like the main character is someone I could relate to (based on the comments here about no one being able to relate to someone who isn’t a super emotional Hollywood character. It’s about a character who doesn’t allow himself to have a life of his own. I hope nobody here could relate to such a character. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/88 "2023-06-18T11:34:40Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > It’s about a character who doesn’t allow himself to have a life of his own. Yes. Ishiguro seems to lay this at the foot of the British class system, but I’m pretty sure not every butler was like Stevens. Also, if you like the word _dignity_, there’s a lot here for you. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/89 "2023-06-18T14:47:52Z")
_Where the Heart Is_ (2000). Didn’t even have to give it any thought. A mediocre film with some seriously despicable characters that are supposed to be cute and lovable. If there is one film I would forbid my daughter from watching (if I had the power…but I don’t), it would be this one. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/90 "2023-06-18T14:57:55Z")
_Starship Troopers_: The story had some potential. But turning it into a alien slaughter fest was just plain wrong. _The Desolation of Smaug_: If you added about 30 minutes to one of the other two movies explaining the most important parts of this movie, this series would have been so much better. _The Two Jakes_ I wasted two hours watching a boring movie hoping it would be as good as _Chinatown_. _The Nut Job_ Bland and boring. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/91 "2023-06-18T14:57:58Z")
I’ve suffered through a few films. My daughter loves **The Phantom of the Opera** , so we watched the 2004 film a few years ago. I couldn’t wait for it to end. Same goes for **Everything Everywhere All at Once**. How it won so many Academy Awards is beyond me. I couldn’t stand it. I watched 20 minutes of **Natural Born Killers** , and then ejected the DVD. Last weekend we watched **The Blackcoat’s Daughter**. What a pretentious piece of crap. Boring. Couldn’t wait for it to end. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/92 "2023-06-18T15:13:46Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > > > **Children of the Corn**. Excellent Stephen King short story completely tanked. > > Hollywood sure milked THAT story to death with 8 direct to video sequels, a remake in 2009 and another remake in 2020. If you’re a completist (and why would you be for CotC), there is a “student film” version called [**Disciples of the Crow**](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352297/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_q_disciples%2520of%2520the%2520crow) (re-named **The Night of the Crow** ) done by University of Texas - Austin folks that wasn’t half bad, except they must have run out of money because it stops halfway through the story. ---
**Author:** ![MrPete67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MrPete67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPete67)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/93 "2023-06-18T16:30:33Z")
Wow… everyone missed the worst movie ever made. Paint Your Wagon. ( I had nightmares that I could never sing again ) after watching this awful… “musical” when no one had a voice. When Lee Marvin sang… I almost threw up. 🤮 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/94 "2023-06-18T20:15:08Z")
> [@MrPete67](#): > > When Lee Marvin sang… And, what about the golden pipes of Clint Eastwood? “I talk to the trees…” 🌲 🌲 🌲 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/95 "2023-06-18T20:17:50Z")
“Gonna paint your wagon, Gonna paint it fine, Gonna use an oil-based paint 'Cause the wood is pine.” “Maaarrrge, why aren’t they killing each other?” ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/96 "2023-06-18T20:36:51Z")
I saw _War Horse_ recently. Absolute drivel. It was basically just two and a half hours of saccharine sludge. With just a couple of exceptions, all the main characters (and there are a _lot_ of main characters) are stone cold morons. I spent the wild movie hoping they’d all get shot. Unfortunately, only about half of them did. If I was being charitable, I might give it half a star, but only because at times it was unintentionally funny. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/97 "2023-06-18T20:36:53Z")
_Alien 3_. If it’s anything I hate, it’s a sequel that completely invalidates the previous movie. You might as well have made this story after the first movie and not bothered with the second (which I love; that rare sequel that equals or even surpasses the original) A holiday double-header: _Christmas with the Kranks_ and _A Series of Unfortunate Events_. After those, I told the Mrs. “You’ve used up your Christmas movie quota for the next two years.” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/98 "2023-06-18T20:50:01Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > _Christmas with the Kranks_ That was a damn shame, as the book it’s based on (Grisham’s _Skipping Christmas_) was so good. Gotta trust your source material. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/99 "2023-06-18T20:51:36Z")
**Aliens Vs Predator 2** for the very simple reason it’s too dark. Literally, it’s almost impossible to see the lighting is so bad, and it’s not just me. Back when the IMDB forums were a thing there were multiple topics asking if the print of the film they saw was damaged because they couldn’t see anything. There are websites with screenshots of the film that say they had to artificially brighten the screenshots in post or else you wouldn’t be able to see anything. I think the consensus now is that the film was deliberately darkened in an effort to not get the film an NC-17 rating due to how violent it was (not unheard of since Kill Bill also shot an entire action sequence in black and white for similar reasons) except in this case they fucked up and made it TOO dark. ---
**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 18, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653/100 "2023-06-18T20:53:25Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > A holiday double-header: _Christmas with the Kranks_ and _A Series of Unfortunate Events_. After those, I told the Mrs. “You’ve used up your Christmas movie quota for the next two years.” Next time watch Saving Christmas with Kirk Cameron. It is a Christian movie about Christmas that culminates with them encouraging huge indulgences and saying buying a big Christmas tree is awesome because “Christ died on a tree”. It has the exact opposite message you’d expect from a Christian Christmas movie. It has zero positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and, get this, only contains 50 or so minutes of actual story progression in an 80 minute movie. In and of itself, it is a scam. > **[Saving Christmas](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kirk_camerons_saving_christmas)** > > Kirk's sister's annual Christmas party is about to be ruined by Christian, his brother-in-law, and Kirk realizes he has to show Christian how important Christ is to the holiday season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653.md?page=6)