# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/61 "2014-01-21T17:40:35Z")
> [@Roundabout](#): > > To use the cast so poorly really disappointed me. This was the first time I could recall Brad Pitt sleepwalking through a performance. I think Matthew Fox was also in the movie, but his screentime was so short that it’s puzzling why they brought him in in the first place. > > Warm Bodies, maybe? I think that came out last year. > > Absolutely. Woody Harrelson steals every scene he’s in. > > I much prefer Romero’s original Dawn, but the remake wasn’t half bad. It’s probably Zack Snyder’s best film next to Watchmen. Oh! You have such good taste! I like to compliment you on your good taste! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/62 "2014-01-21T17:53:41Z")
Movies that I was looking forward to, but turned out bad, bad bad (I think this will exclude crapfests like _Grown Ups 2_, which no one expected to be good): _Star Trek: Into Darkness_ (I didn;t much care for the first re-boot, but this one was Drek, not trek) _Gangster Squad_ (wow, that Director sure loves smoking, doesn’t he? ) I enjoyed RIPD, but it was hardly Oscar fare, I admit. _Oz the Great and Powerful, Die Hard & Lone Ranger_ all had moments, but weren’t as good as I hoped. ---
**Author:** ![amorali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@amorali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amorali)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/63 "2014-01-21T18:04:49Z")
Oz was supposed to be a children’s movie right? But it felt like it was trying to appeal to adults. I hated it. I’ve seen most of the movies mentioned in this thread and one thing that they all seem to have in common is that they are ok until about 75% of the way in. And then they fall apart. Wolverine: holy crap I don’t think I’ve ever felt more more uncomfortable watching a love scene. They had zero chemistry. And the idea that Jean is his soul mate just waiting for him to die is stupid. Where is Scott in that? ---
**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 21, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/64 "2014-01-21T18:30:54Z")
I had completely forgotten about Oz - that was utterly bad as well - as was that “haunted house” spoof from the wayan’s - I think I have a new list. “The Heat” and “Elysium” I waited for netFlix - I actually paid to see Oz and the Haunted house spoof - and was excited to leave the theater both times. ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/65 "2014-01-21T18:40:51Z")
> [@Lazlo Hapsburg](#): > > Oh! You have such good taste! I like to compliment you on your good taste! Likewise. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/66 "2014-01-21T18:45:26Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > 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. Amazingly enough, this is 83% at RT (and 85% with top critics). And indeed it was absolutely awful. Maybe not in the “official” running for worst movie, but a top contender for greatest disparity between reviews and the actual movie. What were these critics smoking? Oh, … yeah. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/67 "2014-01-21T20:40:16Z")
The Lifeguard with Kristen Bell. I was bored chitless. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/68 "2014-01-22T01:57:31Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Amazingly enough, this is 83% at RT (and 85% with top critics). And indeed it was absolutely awful. Why? I mean, it was juvenile and stupid, but in fairness it was trying to be. The movie set out to be a stoner comedy, and that it was, and a pretty good one. To use my own example, “Elysium” set out to be an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction thriller, but it was not exciting, thought-provoking, or thrilling. The only really good action scene was halfway through the film and after that it just fell apart. It was a failure at what it set out to do. ---
**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 22, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/69 "2014-01-22T02:13:55Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Also, the OP didn’t specify “theatrical release”. I will now. No DVD-releases or crappy TV movies. Those are kind of made to be bad. I could rent a Steven Seagal movie tomorrow that would be the worst of the year, but theatrical releases are at least attempts to make good movies. > [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > Did anyone see Machete Kills? Now \*that \*would be a valid contender for worst movie. > > I saw two movies where the White House was attacked, and one of them was much worse than the other; can’t remember which was which, though, so maybe I agree with the people saying Olympus has Fallen was the worst movie of 2013, and maybe I don’t. > > The Last Stand was also a bad movie. Not _worst of 2013_ bad, but bad. I have not seen Machete Kills, but Machete(the first one) is pretty fun and funny. Segal is hilarious in that movie. I have not seen White House Down, but if you want to remember, Olympus Has Fallen is the one where North Koreans try to take over the White House. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/70 "2014-01-22T11:50:59Z")
Here’s what I remember thinking while watching OHF: Morgan Freeman is phoning it in. Melissa Leo is overacting. And I’m fairly certain that there were numerous continuity problems, but I’m not watching it again to confirm that. ---
**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 22, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/71 "2014-01-22T14:32:49Z")
I liked it. It was _Die Hard at the White House_, pretty much, including some good lines (“Are there any _serious_ questions?”). ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/72 "2014-01-23T01:47:22Z")
The worst movies I’ve seen in 2013: **The Dyatlov Pass Incident AKA Devil’s Pass** **After Earth** **Texas Chainsaw 3D** but the worst of them all: Dario Argento’s **Dracula 3D**. I love Argento’s early work, and his daughter Asia is hot as hell, but holy shit this movie was a turd. ---
**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 26, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/73 "2014-01-26T16:52:48Z")
I just saw **Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2**. Wow, I love the first one, but the sequel was a gigantic letdown. I would add it somewhere on my list of worst(that I’ve seen) from 2013. It lacked almost everything I loved from the original and was extremely bland and dull. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/74 "2014-01-26T17:11:06Z")
> [@](#): > > There are so many zombie movies that you have to be selective. If I see something along the lines of “George Romero’s…” I can safely ignore it. His older stuff is fine, and I don’t think I’ve actually seen the new Dawn all the way though, but his movies have been some real stinking corpses lately. Of course, Romero had little to do with the new Dawn of the Dead. His Night, Dawn and Day are zed classics. Land and Diary are good. Survival…not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/75 "2014-01-26T17:52:36Z")
_12 Years a Slave_. What maudlin piece of crap. Just kidding … I haven’t even seen it yet, I just wanted to jump straight to the top of Snob Hill. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/76 "2014-01-26T19:31:02Z")
I love Rob Zombie movies and was looking forward to his latest, but my god what a horrendous piece of unwatchable garbage. Easily beating almost everything mentioned in the thread so far, and by a mile: The Lords of Salem Haven’t seen Movie 43 yet but I can definitely believe it’s a legitimate contender. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/77 "2014-01-26T19:41:03Z")
Of the ones I’ve seen, **Pacific Rim** has to rank near the bottom, along with **Oblivion**. As one reviewer said of the former: “At one time I would have considered PR the best movie ever made; but then I turned 12.” ---
**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 26, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/78 "2014-01-26T23:48:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Of the ones I’ve seen, **Pacific Rim** has to rank near the bottom, along with **Oblivion**. As one reviewer said of the former: “At one time I would have considered PR the best movie ever made; but then I turned 12.” I also was deeply disappointed by Pacific Rim. I very much wish he’d stayed on to direct the Hobbit movies. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/79 "2014-01-27T01:55:20Z")
I don’t know that it’s the worst, but **The Guilt Trip** has got to be right up there. ---
**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 27, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153/80 "2014-01-27T01:57:32Z")
I saw _Oblivion_ and, despite several plot holes, I actually liked it. > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > …Just kidding … I haven’t even seen it yet, I just wanted to jump straight to the top of Snob Hill. Have no fear. You are the KING of Snob Hill! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153.md?page=5)