# Worst movie of 2013? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 18, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153 "2014-01-18T18:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/21 "2014-01-19T21:52:07Z")
The Wolverine and it isn’t close. I was on a hot date during the movie and I still spent part of the movie getting concessions. I would have preferred a documentary on the Japanese train system, since that’s what most of Wolverine was to me. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/22 "2014-01-19T22:33:17Z")
> [@Hermione](#): > > …I can’t be alone in liking _Into Darkness,_ can I? Can I?.. Oh, all right. I’ll admit it. Despite many quibbles, big and small, I mostly liked it. > [@DCnDC](#): > > For reference, [here](http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/2013_movies/Movies_In_Theaters_2013.html)’s a handy listing of every movie released in 2013… Wow. That’s… kind of depressing. A lot of good movies I meant to see but never got around to. I rarely see a movie I hate, because I do my research (ask around with friends, read reviews, check rottentomatoes and IMDb) before I go. Of those I saw, though, probably either _The Butler_ (plodding, a bit dull, terrible casting for Eisenhower and Nixon) or _The Great Gatsby_ (frenetic, poor soundtrack choices) were my least favorite. Neither was _bad_, as such, though. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/23 "2014-01-19T22:38:10Z")
I would add _R.I.P.D._ to the list. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/24 "2014-01-19T22:39:48Z")
“The Heat” in a close tie with “Elysium”. **Hermione** - you are not alone. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/25 "2014-01-19T22:56:06Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > I would add _R.I.P.D._ to the list. What made it so bad? i don’t know anyone who saw it, but heard it was awful. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/26 "2014-01-19T23:06:51Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > 1. Die Hard 5 > 2. Elysium - total snoozefest and not very well thought out. > 3. Oz the Great and Powerful - Oh, Sam Raimi, have we lost you? > 4. Lone Ranger - total snoozefest > 5. Star Trek Into Darkness - they had so many better options for the story’s direction. I have looked at the list of all movies and will now add some I forgot. **The Last Stand** - this was Schwarzenegger’s return as the lead. It’s terrible and totally dull. It sucked big time. **Jack the Giant Slayer** - entirely forgettable. Nothing at all worthwhile. Yes, I saw the one directed by Brian Singer, not the Asylum fakey. **GI Joe Retaliation** - I hated the first one. Why did I watch this? To be fair, it’s better than the first one, but it still sucks. **Much Ado About Nothing** - Yay! Joss Whedon made a quick movie between Avengers! Booooooo! It sucked and was a terrible adaptation of the material. Waste of talent all around and easily the worst thing Whedon has made. ☹ ---
**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:** [January 19, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/27 "2014-01-19T23:08:15Z")
> [@Roundabout](#): > > World War Z. > > Probably the most poorly edited film of the year, and a waste of the source material. Loved World War Z, though I have not read the source material. It would make my list of top movies of the year(though it may not crack the top 10). > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I did not enjoy _The Call_ and _Olympus has Fallen_ was pretty bad as well. Loved Olympus has Fallen! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/28 "2014-01-19T23:35:59Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What made it so bad? i don’t know anyone who saw it, but heard it was awful. I didn’t see it, but let’s see here: > [@Rotten Tomatoes](#): > > Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline… Okay I’ve read enough. Seriously though, for me, RR is a sign that I probably won’t like the movie. I also have a list of actors that will make me watch a movie even if it looks crappy. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/29 "2014-01-20T00:03:24Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Loved Olympus has Fallen! Me too. Actually, it’s hard for ne to come up with a “worst movie” because if I think I am going to dislike a movie, I just won’t see it. The only movie I can think of that came out last year that I saw and didn’t like was Red 2. I rented that in the On Demand from Verizon FIOS. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/30 "2014-01-20T02:35:53Z")
This is the End blew chunks, but since I loathe nearly everybody in it I should not have been surprised. Michael Cera did die, though. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/31 "2014-01-20T03:23:57Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What made it so bad? i don’t know anyone who saw it, but heard it was awful. It was just very formulaic and not very entertaining. It “borrowed” a lot of stuff from _Men In Black_ but didn’t really do much else. I rented it from Redbox so I was only out $1.27. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/32 "2014-01-20T03:32:12Z")
Of the movies I actually _saw_ . . . Either _Old Boy_ or _Carrie_. I’d have to rewatch both of them to tell you which was worse and I don’t want to do that. After looking at that list of films, I realize why _Oldboy_ seemed to me to be so completely unlike the trailer. I had seen a movie trailer with Josh Brolin as a guy who broke out of prison and hides out with Kate Winslett who helps him. Then I saw Elizabeth Olsen interviewed about _Oldboy_, a movie in which Josh Brolin breaks out of prison and hides out with Elizabeth Olsen who helps him. Well, I just merged the two movies in my brain but mostly remembered the trailer I had seen. The movie was _nothing like the trailer_. Why? Because I had seen the trailer for _Labor Day_ which is a completely _different_ movie about Josh Brolin breaking out of prison and hiding out with a woman who helps him. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/33 "2014-01-20T03:45:28Z")
My least favorite movies of 2013 were: The Place Beyond the Pines The Lords of Salem The World’s End Much Ado About Nothing ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/34 "2014-01-20T03:50:19Z")
While we’re confusing things, I caught only the tail end of the trailer for _Labor Day_. From the name I assumed it’s another awful romantic “spend millions on an ensemble cast, didn’t have money for a screenwriter” film, like _Valentine’s Day_, _New Year’s Eve_. I’m still waiting for an Arbor Day 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:** [January 20, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/35 "2014-01-20T03:58:03Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > After looking at that list of films, I realize why _Oldboy_ seemed to me to be so completely unlike the trailer. Did you see the original Korean film? It’s excellent and I’ve heard that somehow, Spike Lee messed up adapting it. ---
**Author:** ![elbowj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@elbowj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbowj)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/36 "2014-01-20T04:09:25Z")
Any takers for The Counselor? I rarely go to the movies but I see nearly all of them and I somehow got teaser trolled and saw it in the theaters. Many regrets. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/37 "2014-01-20T04:40:14Z")
I kinda forgot about The World’s End. I had such high hopes going into that movie but I was very disappointed. It wasn’t BAD, it just wasn’t nearly as funny or as good as Hot Fuzz. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/38 "2014-01-20T04:59:23Z")
Movie 43. It was awfully awful. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/39 "2014-01-20T05:34:30Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > …I had seen a movie trailer with Josh Brolin as a guy who broke out of prison and hides out with Kate Winslett [sic] who helps him… As it happens, there was a piece in today’s _Parade_ magazine about that movie. The author visited the set to teach Brolin and Winslet how to make a pie in just the right way for a key scene. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/40 "2014-01-20T15:41:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Of those I saw, though, probably either _The Butler_ (plodding, a bit dull,\*\* terrible casting for Eisenhower \*\*and Nixon) or _The Great Gatsby_ (frenetic, poor soundtrack choices) were my least favorite. What, Robin Williams as Eisenhower didn’t work for you? It was so inspired, I’m surprised it hadn’t been done before. 😛 I didn’t think _The Butler_ was bad, but it wasn’t great. When the Oscar nominations came out and lots of people were, like, “OMG, Oprah got snubbed!” I wondered if they actually watched the movie, not to mention the other nominated performances. I’m like those other folks who say if they don’t think a movie looks good, they don’t go see it. This was kind of a down year for me anyway, moviegoing-wise, so I don’t have much personal input into what I think was the worst film of the year. My in-laws walked out of _RIPD_, if that means anything (although I believe my father-in-law was expecting more Rooster Cogburn out of Jeff Bridges … I was stunned he even wanted to buy a ticket for _RIPD_ in the first place). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153.md?page=3)