# What's the worst movie you ever saw? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008 "2018-04-24T01:15:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/121 "2018-04-24T18:09:39Z")
While I don’t know if it’s the _worst_, I do agree with the mentions of _Wild, Wild West_. I mean, come on - Will Smith was at his peak as king of the summer movies; _WWW_ was ripe for a good revival on film; Kenneth Branagh with no legs; a giant mechanical spider; how could this have gone wrong? My strongest memory is getting the feeling that the filmmakers had kidnapped Phoebe Cates and perhaps other members of Kevin Kline’s family to force him to do the movie. I’ve never seen any actor walk through a part with less effort and soul than Kline did in that movie - and he’s a wonderful actor! (My wife and I did walk out on _Sunset_, with Bruce Willis - we could tell that was terrible from the get-go.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/122 "2018-04-24T18:13:43Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I will admit to not reading every post but --------- any hate out there for **Leonard Part 6**?.. Yes, indeedy. Already “honored” here. > [@dropzone](#): > > I didn’t see those movies (well, part of Gump–it blew) BECAUSE of Tom Hanks… When did he learn how to act? And be funny? I mean, he’s one of the greatest chat show guests America has produced, but I haven’t seen that translated to the screen. Really? Have you seen _Saving Private Ryan_? _Cast Away_? _Captain Phillips_? _Catch Me If You Can_? _Apollo 13_? _Philadelphia_? _Splash_? _Big_? IMHO the man can unquestionably act, and be funny, as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/123 "2018-04-24T18:18:37Z")
Worst movie I’ve ever seen… I don’t know, I think Dr. T and the Women has got to be up there. Boring. Insulting stereotypes. Annoying performances by big (at the time) stars doing a “LOOK AT MEEEE! I’M IN A ROBERT ALTMAN FILM!” in this steaming pile, and that was before the ending which was… memorably terrible. Dark City was terrible. Weekend at Bernie’s 2 was awful. The sequel to Dragonheart, direct to video of course, but that was inexcusably bad. Starship Troopers. Monkeybone. Superman 3 and 4. Batman and Robin. The Butch and Sundance prequel. Lego Ninjago the Movie. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/124 "2018-04-24T18:18:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Sunny Daze** : > > This one. So, so much this one. I expected a science fiction movie and I got a portal to hell. It was horrendous. It still makes me throw things across the room. Well, to be fair, isn’t it kind of the whole point of an event horizon that it’s a portal to Hell? **The Stainless Steel Rat** , _John Carter_ wasn’t actually nearly as bad as its reputation. I mean, I won’t be calling it a great masterpiece, but it was entertaining enough, and mostly faithful to the book while scaling back on the corny pulpiness. The only real criticism I’ve seen of it is that it cost too much to make, and really, why should I care about that? The tickets were still the same price as anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/125 "2018-04-24T18:26:17Z")
There are bad movies, then there are movies that offend. For me, M Night Shyamalan’s \*\*Signs \*\*offends me viscerally. The whole premise of the movie is that, nothing that you do matters because it’s all part of God’s plan. Your wife dies? Good, God wants her dead. Your daughter has a weird drinking water fetish? Good, that’s God’s plan. Your brother in law can’t get a job in his chosen career? Good, that’s God’s plan. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/126 "2018-04-24T18:28:10Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > Worst movie I’ve ever seen… > > … > > Lego Ninjago the Movie. I’m glad to see this mentioned - my son was so very, very disappointed by this movie. He just loved the whole Lego Ninjago universe … that this movie had next to nothing in common with. Plus, was boring. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/127 "2018-04-24T18:34:51Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I liked _Joe vs. the Volcano_, but not excessively. > > . It has moments. I give it a D+. We walked out of _Project X_ with Matthew Broderick. We expected Broderick greatness & fun. ☹ There was another, film with some older but not quite has been stars, that 15 minutes into the film my companion said “This is a depressing film about depressing people” so we walked out. And of course there are the camp films like _Attack of the Killer Tomatoes_, which dont really count here. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/128 "2018-04-24T18:37:07Z")
_Blair Witch Project._ I’m _still_ pissed about this. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/129 "2018-04-24T18:37:36Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > _Highlander 2_ is nonsense on steroids. I think it wins in my mind just by virtue of having disappointed( and really, really confused )the younger me the most. The Director’s Cut isn’t bad. Not _good_, either, but not mind numbingly horrible. He fixed the worst parts. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/130 "2018-04-24T18:42:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Really? Have you seen _Saving Private Ryan_? _Cast Away_? _Captain Phillips_? _Catch Me If You Can_? _Apollo 13_? _Philadelphia_? _Splash_? _Big_? > > IMHO the man can unquestionably act, and be funny, as needed. That’s entirely my point. Sometime between “Bosom Buddies” and _Private Ryan_ he learned how to act and I want to know when that was. I still don’t know if he’s become funny on the big screen. He wasn’t when he started and I skipped stuff like _Big_ because my expectations were so low. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/131 "2018-04-24T18:45:56Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > **Tank Girl** is wonderful because it’s a goofy adaptation of a goofy comic book series, and the acting is over the top campy on purpose. It’s a mockery of a story about people who think life itself is a mockery. . I \*really \*hated that film. :mad: Bad acting, bad plot, bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/132 "2018-04-24T18:55:48Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > While I don’t know if it’s the _worst_, I do agree with the mentions of _Wild, Wild West_. I mean, come on - Will Smith was at his peak as king of the summer movies; _WWW_ was ripe for a good revival on film; Kenneth Branagh with no legs; a giant mechanical spider; how could this have gone wrong? It had moments, it wasnt all that terrible. But yeah, disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/133 "2018-04-24T18:57:16Z")
…ya’ll need to deep dive. Most of these movies are “I just didn’t like them” Not really BAD movies. I think Joe versus the Volcano is an amazing movie and easily in my top 5 of all time. No clue how someone could but it on a bad movie list. I’ll tell you about Bone Sickness… > **[Bone Sickness (Video 2004) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433346/)** > > Bone Sickness: Directed by Brian Paulin. With Kevin Barbare, Griff Brohman, Brian DeClercq, Rich George. Kristen is caring for her Terminally ill husband who is suffering from a degenerative bone disease. With no cure available she turns to a friend... Low budget “zombie” shock horror that features a sex scene dream sequence with a bad skeleton dummy. Looks cheap, bad acting and no charm. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/134 "2018-04-24T18:58:09Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > _Blair Witch Project._ > > I’m _still_ pissed about this. :mad: One of the very worst movies that was inexplicably popular. shudder. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/135 "2018-04-24T19:15:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > _Blair Witch Project._ > > I’m _still_ pissed about this. :mad: Yeeesssss… It could have been so much better even without changing the premise or the cinematographic choices. The fact that it wasn’t better, and that it was hyped as soooooo scary, was the true horror. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/136 "2018-04-24T19:23:04Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > That’s entirely my point. Sometime between “Bosom Buddies” and _Private Ryan_ he learned how to act and I want to know when that was. I still don’t know if he’s become funny on the big screen. He wasn’t when he started and I skipped stuff like _Big_ because my expectations were so low. “Nothing in Common” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/137 "2018-04-24T19:41:06Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > …Dark City was terrible… Huh. I love _Dark City_. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/138 "2018-04-24T20:11:40Z")
A lot of movies I have seen and enjoyed here, some I have seen and hated. Hard to separate “I hated this” from “objectively worst”, but some to consider: **Bedazzled** (2000) - promises a sexy Elizabeth Hurley as the devil, but plays out like it was written by a fifth grader. **Idiocracy** - great premise, great intro sequence, repellent movie. **Nothing but Trouble** - Demi Moore was very attractive in this movie, otherwise it was ruthlessly unpleasant. Lowlights - Dan Ackroyd’s disgusting 100-year-old judge with a phallic prosthetic nose and John Candy in drag as a fat girl desperate for a man. **Event Horizon** was so very disappointing. I had seen a short “making of” promo for it on HBO and was really psyched. Terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/139 "2018-04-24T20:20:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > There are bad movies, then there are movies that offend. For me, M Night Shyamalan’s \*\*Signs \*\*offends me viscerally. The whole premise of the movie is that, nothing that you do matters because it’s all part of God’s plan. Your wife dies? Good, God wants her dead. Your daughter has a weird drinking water fetish? Good, that’s God’s plan. Your brother in law can’t get a job in his chosen career? Good, that’s God’s plan. It was almost worth making this movie for Charlie Sheen’s and Denise Richards’ send up of the traffic accident scene where the wife is pinned to the tree. “Let’s say this is her bottom half. Can I squeeze in a few minutes with that?” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008/140 "2018-04-24T20:35:45Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > Now, to mount a defense for “Joe vs the Volcano”. I think this is a very misunderstood movie. I find it clever and endearing, despite some quirky tricks like Meg Ryan playing multiple roles. It’s a nice hero story, the music is great, and did you notice a young Nathan Lane in one of his first roles? > > The luggage scene is hilarious. Ossie Davis has a fun role, and the terrible company and boss Joe works for in the beginning is over the top funny. > > That movie does not belong in this thread. Agree, sort of. The first third/half is very funny stuff. The second part, not so much. My nominee: **Las Vegas Vacation** , the regrettable fourth piece of the Vacation series that tried to capitalize on the two very funny and one not-so-funny prior films. A crappy, unfunny, shark-jumping stinker of a film with halfhearted performances by all concerned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-movie-you-ever-saw/813008.md?page=8)