# Worst movie of 2016? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 15, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810 "2016-12-15T21:00:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/21 "2016-12-16T23:15:20Z")
Looking at the list of candidates, there’s a lot of movies I haven’t seen. So I’m picking _Zoolander 2_. It wasn’t completely terrible but it was far below expectations. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/22 "2016-12-16T23:38:44Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What is the worst movie released this year? I can accept some December movies from last year. If you thought Episode VII was the worst movie of 2016, go for it. > > I’m guessing most of us avoid movies we expect to be bad, but we still run into them. > > Mine? > > **London Has Fallen** - I like the the first one. Really, I think it’s great. This sequel was terrible. And unfinished. No, I mean that the CG-helicopters are literally unfinished special effects. And it pretty much has a racist portrayal for a villain. This movie was as bad as Die Hard 5, and that is saying something. > > **Secret of Life of Pets** - Took my kids to see it. They have never asked to re-watch it now it is on DVD. Boring. Unfunny. Very obviously a lame attempt to bring in kids. Not a clever or smart movie at all. > > \*\*Synchronicity \*\*- A Netflix release in 2016. Just terrible. I admit we turned this one off. It felt like a movie made by one man who also stars in it. It isn’t, but a total crappy movie. I won’t name it the worst since it has no budget, but it isn’t a talented movie. > > **My Scientology Movie** - This is not a bad, bad movie. I am a huge Louis Theroux movie and this is his only feature film and his absolutely worst documentary. He’s one of my favorite people, but this was a total misfire. > > **Jason Bourne** - Totally unnecessary. Does nothing interesting. Waste of time and money. Nothing ever beat the Bourne Supremacy. > > What about you? That’s funny, my seven-year-old loved Secret Life of Pets. I could take it or leave it, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/23 "2016-12-17T03:54:24Z")
**Suicide Squad**. What an atrocious movie. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/24 "2016-12-17T15:54:57Z")
Among “big” movies, yeah, the new _Ghostbusters_ stands out as horrible by a wide margin. The RT rating completely fooled me. It should have been under 20% which means I wouldn’t have bothered watching it. But I watch a lot of indie/small movies and there’s been a few this year I’ve seen that are even worse. None of them stand out as “the worst”. Maybe the not at all funny “comedy” [Joshy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshy_(film))? Of course, I actually like to watch certain types of intrinsically bad films, but only years later when I’m just watching them for fun. Ask me again about 2016’s worst in 2026. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/25 "2016-12-17T22:00:17Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I thought it was funny, yes. The movie has a number of very good jokes in the first 30 minutes. Regrettably, it was two hours long. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/26 "2016-12-18T05:18:27Z")
I haven’t seen a lot of the movies listed here, but I had a great time at Ghostbusters and loved Bad Moms. The worst movie I saw this year was the Magnificent Seven remake. Just dumb. Actually, I take that back. A quick google search reminded me that there was also an Independence Day sequel. That was painfully awful. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/27 "2016-12-18T12:43:25Z")
Independence Day was definitely the worst movie I saw in theaters this year but it was more just dull and lifeless than insultingly bad. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/28 "2016-12-18T12:55:57Z")
I am pleased to say that, although I saw 35 - 40 movies this year, the only one mentioned that I saw was _Jason Bourne_. I rated it on IMDB as the second worst movie I saw behind _Midnight Special_. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/29 "2016-12-18T13:55:43Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I rated it on IMDB as the second worst movie I saw behind _Midnight Special_. Ah, thanks. I’d forgotten I’d seen this movie. Yes, it was terrible. Would have made my list if I had not forgotten it. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/30 "2016-12-18T20:12:57Z")
I haven’t seen it yet (and now, will probably wait for the DVD, if that), but _Collateral Beauty_ is currently at 14% on Rotten Tomatoes. Disappointing, as I loved the preview, and even had its release date listed on my phone calendar. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/31 "2016-12-18T20:39:49Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I am pleased to say that, although I saw 35 - 40 movies this year, the only one mentioned that I saw was _Jason Bourne_. I rated it on IMDB as the second worst movie I saw behind _Midnight Special_. Thanks for the warning. I wanted to see it because of Michael Shannon but maybe I better not. > [@MovieMogul](#): > > Take all the hoariest Cranky-Old-Man-Finds-New-Outlook-Via-Quirky-Neighbors cliches you can imagine Ah, like Gran Torino. Which I had to walk out on! ---
**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:** [December 18, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/32 "2016-12-18T20:53:08Z")
Wait until _Passengers_ comes out this week-the trailer is a big mess of lies about what the movie plot actually is. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/33 "2016-12-18T21:23:04Z")
**Yoga Hosers** , on Netflix. Just a vanity piece made for Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp’s daughters, and not worth the time. Granted, I haven’t seen too many of the previously mentioned movies, though. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/34 "2016-12-18T21:50:31Z")
Star Trek: Beyond. Seriously, a motorcycle? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/35 "2016-12-18T23:49:04Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Star Trek: Beyond. > > Seriously, a motorcycle? I really think the entire movie was just an excuse to use the Beastie Boys song. I imagine the writers getting high and saying, “Whoa, wouldn’t it be cool if the Enterprise heads into battle with ‘Sabotage’ playing, and lots of explosions and shit!” “Dude, that will make an awesome trailer!” ---
**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:** [December 18, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/36 "2016-12-18T23:57:32Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > I really think the entire movie was just an excuse to use the Beastie Boys song. I imagine the writers getting high and saying, > > “Whoa, wouldn’t it be cool if the Enterprise heads into battle with ‘Sabotage’ playing, and lots of explosions and shit!” > > “Dude, that will make an awesome trailer!” Wasn’t that a reference to the first movie? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/37 "2016-12-19T00:04:28Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Wow, I forgot about it. Yeah, it was actually shockingly bad. I was hoping it’d be good and I was stunned. Just total silence watching it. > > My wife remembered one more we saw. > > **I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House** - total snoozefest. Nothing interesting ever happens. Ever. Hated this movie. Oh lord! I forgot I sat through that whole thing. And by “whole thing” I mean 2hrs or so of absolutely nothing. Go stare at your wall for that long, it’ll have the same plot. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Yoga Hosers** , on Netflix. Just a vanity piece made for Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp’s daughters, and not worth the time. > > Granted, I haven’t seen too many of the previously mentioned movies, though. Hehe, I put this one on at like 4am after a night of drinking. I had to turn it off in like 5 min. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/38 "2016-12-19T01:09:28Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Oh lord! I forgot I sat through that whole thing. And by “whole thing” I mean 2hrs or so of absolutely nothing. Go stare at your wall for that long, it’ll have the same plot. Right. It’s literally about a wall at one point, too, so that is about the same effect. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/39 "2016-12-19T02:34:01Z")
I hardly see any movies in the cinema nowadays, so I’ll cheat. I never saw the last two Star Wars prequels after suffering through the first, so I tried watch Clone Wars on TV the other night. The Force was … not with them. I made it possibly to the ten minute point. Oh my ghod. The exposition was so clunky it would make a knight in full armor look like a ballet dancer. And the acting? Well, probably no one could make that dialog flow, but actually making the audience cringe seemed uncalled for. Worst movie _I_ sat through (or tried to) in 2016. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810/40 "2016-12-19T03:06:12Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > **Hail, Caesar** : a very well-made film, but this just struck me as more Hollywood-self-ass-kissing bullshit, made to pat each other on the back and show other Hollywood people and pretentious film students how deep they are in the Hollywood film culture. Hated it. I just saw this last night and this is essentially what I thought. There are a lot of 2016 movies I haven’t seen yet, but they’ll have to work hard to top this. > [@](#): > > **Gods of Egypt** : pointless effects movie. I remember nothing about it except how much it sucked. After reading several bad reviews of this movie, I watched it mostly to see how it could be that bad. And you know what? It really isn’t that bad. I’m not putting it on any top ten lists, mind you, but it’s a pretty decent way to spend a rainy afternoon. I’d happily watch **Gods of Egypt** every day for a month if you gave me a chance to unwatch **Hail, Caesar**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2016/774810.md?page=3)