# Worst movies you've seen recently **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230 "2005-07-20T01:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/61 "2005-07-27T00:44:05Z")
According to the marks I gave them on IMDb, Elektra, The Amityville Horror, and Bewitched were the three worst movies I’ve seen this year. I was awestruck watching Bewitched. I didn’t laugh once, I had no idea Will Ferrell could be that unfunny. As for the other two? Quite simply no redeaming value in any of them. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/62 "2005-07-27T00:53:08Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > **High Tension** –evidence that the French should stay away from horror movies. Ha, but nit picking the ending was GREAT fun! ---
**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:** [July 27, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/63 "2005-07-27T00:53:15Z")
_Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow_ - a bunch of people with no personality moving between sets and being present for special effects for no particular reason. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/64 "2005-07-27T01:36:37Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > I know I’m in the minority (if but a vocal one) in thinking that **Revenge of the Sith** was just awful; no pacing, hideously flat dialog (did Lucas _really_ hire Tom Stoppard to retune the lines?), obvious plotting, the stupid “Nooooo!!!” cry in the end, and virtually everything looked as if it were shot in front of a greenscreen; I’ve seen _a lot_ of Star Wars fan fiction that was better made than this. The film, in fact, seemed to be made so that Lucas could demonstrate all the different fade wipes that can be done with nifty editing software; I counted over seventy wipes before I gave up, which is absurd. I agree with you just about 100%. I was particularly happy to see someone else driven batty by the wipes. Generally I don’t even notice that kind of thing, but it was so over the top it really distracted me and took away any suspension of disbelief that had miraculously survived the stilted dialog. I also thought Troy was pretty bad. They stripped away all of the bigger-than-life mythos and compelling plot lines (the gods, Achilles’s heel, Iphigenia), but left the characters mere sketches. It left me totally uninterested. I think maybe it was targeted at people who didn’t know the story beyond the famous horse trick. At 2:30 in, my husband and I were really scared: “Two and a half hours, and they’ve gotten to day two of the ten year war!” ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/65 "2005-07-27T01:48:43Z")
The Grudge. Wow, it made even less sense than the original. It was blonder though, and they found a good role for Bill Pullman Revenge of the Sith. This was supposed to make up for the first two? The third Matrix movie. I’m still pissed about it. It’s that bad. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/66 "2005-07-27T04:09:44Z")
I found something to like in just about every movie mentioned here that I’ve seen. In a departure from my annoying habit of defending things in a hater thread, I’ll simply offer a couple with no redeeming qualities whatsoever: **Van Wilder** **My Boss’ Daughter** Gee, I think I see a pattern there… ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/67 "2005-07-27T05:02:35Z")
Maybe it’s 'cause I never saw the TV show, but **Shaft** is the only movie I’ve contemplated asking for my money back afterwards. No one reason, but being able to guess the next scenes all the way through didn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/68 "2005-07-27T05:44:58Z")
_Fantastic Four_. Worst thing I have seen in ages, and that includes _Bewitched_. Insipid, boring, lousy characterization and a color scheme that looked it was inspired by a box of Skittles. If I had been alone, I would have walked out after the first half-hour. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/69 "2005-07-27T14:51:10Z")
_War of the Worlds_ Is it just me or does it seem like Speilberg is just going through the motions when making his movies lately. I think the guy just works too much and has short attention span. It’s like he gets these ideas in his head for a few great scenes he wants to direct in a movie, does them, and then puts the rest of the filming on autopilot since his mind is then focusing on his next project. His latest films fall flat then because while they may have the few “Wow” scenes they just don’t hold together as a whole. Saving Private Ryan has it’s great initial 20 minutes but the rest is pretty much forgetable. War of the Worlds seemed to start out so promising then fell into typical cliche scenes that bored the hell out of me. The roving eye/snake in the basement ala Anaconda and a dozen other flicks. The hysterical crowd beating on the minivan? Gee, how original, what a great scence. He needs to focus more on making a complete film instead of jumping project to project. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/70 "2005-07-27T15:25:32Z")
My library is currently packed up in boxes pending the completion of a new master suite. I was tempted to unpack it willy-nilly to find my copy of _The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy_ and reread it to wash that dreadful “adaptation” out of my brain. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/71 "2005-07-27T15:27:12Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > _War of the Worlds_ > > Is it just me or does it seem like Speilberg is just going through the motions when making his movies lately. > I think the guy just works too much and has short attention span. It’s like he gets these ideas in his head for a few great scenes he wants to direct in a movie, does them, and then puts the rest of the filming on autopilot since his mind is then focusing on his next project. > His latest films fall flat then because while they may have the few “Wow” scenes they just don’t hold together as a whole. > Saving Private Ryan has it’s great initial 20 minutes but the rest is pretty much forgetable. > War of the Worlds seemed to start out so promising then fell into typical cliche scenes that bored the hell out of me. The roving eye/snake in the basement ala Anaconda and a dozen other flicks. The hysterical crowd beating on the minivan? Gee, how original, what a great scence. > He needs to focus more on making a complete film instead of jumping project to project. He lost me starting with the scene of the tripod erupting out of the ground. Way too many stupid people staying near either a giant sink hole or an epicenter. I know a few would be that stupid but that was a large crowd. I think better of the self preservation instinct in my fellow humans. I yet to talk to anyone who thought a vaguely sensible person would want to get to the ferry. Etc. Pure retched crap. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/72 "2005-07-27T15:46:07Z")
The honour of ‘worst movie I’ve seen this month’ gets to go to **The Forgotten**. It was bad, bad baaaaaaad. Ending seen a mile away, yep. Shrill, harpish and unlikeable main character, yep. Stupid premise that’s been done to death a million times, in a million better ways, yep. Written like it was something found on Dean Koontz’s slush pile, yep. $5.95 on PPV, and I nearly walked out of my own house. On the other hand, in the category of “So Bad it’s Good”, I’d like to nominate The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with Smuggy Smug Pants Renee Zelweggerwiggy-wiggy and Matthew McConaughey. It made no sense, the acting was terrible, and I loved it to bits. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/73 "2005-07-27T18:09:35Z")
**The Good Gril** , starring what I can only assume to be the, “I just lost a bet and had to make this movie” version of Jennifer Aniston. I think this is the first movie where I hoped every person was killed in a painful way at the end. And, I don’t just mean the characters. The actors, writer, director, best boy, and key grip all deserved lost of deep hurting. ---
**Author:** ![rwhbyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rwhbyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwhbyu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/74 "2005-07-28T01:00:22Z")
I watched **House of Sand and Fog** and holy cow what a bad movie. I LOVE movies and I just could not watch the whole thing in one sitting. No redeeming qualities at all. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/75 "2005-07-28T04:17:01Z")
I would like you all to know that it is only my preternatural self-control that is keeping me from defending the last two movies named. ---
**Author:** ![MissDisaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@MissDisaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissDisaster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/76 "2005-07-28T15:44:11Z")
I actually liked **The Good Girl**. I would agree it wasn’t a particularly amazing movie, but still, there was something about it. I thought \*\*War of the Worlds \*\* was horribly disappointing. Looked pretty cool, but there were so many plotholes and things that didn’t make sense. Besides that, I really haven’t seen many awful movies lately. The boyfriend and I are super picky about movies, and check out [rotten tomatoes](http://www.rottentomatoes.com) before seeing anything. Seems like the site is usually dead-on with the reviews. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/77 "2005-07-28T16:00:50Z")
> [@Sierra Indigo](#): > > The honour of ‘worst movie I’ve seen this month’ gets to go to **The Forgotten**. It was bad, bad baaaaaaad. > > Ending seen a mile away, yep. Shrill, harpish and unlikeable main character, yep. Stupid premise that’s been done to death a million times, in a million better ways, yep. Written like it was something found on Dean Koontz’s slush pile, yep. > > $5.95 on PPV, and I nearly walked out of my own house. Is that the one with Robert DeNiro and the little bug-eyed kid? Where he is a psychologist? I was trying to come up with the name of that movie, which is the worst I have seen recently. Since The Stepford Wives, at least. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/78 "2005-07-28T16:30:03Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Is that the one with Robert DeNiro and the little bug-eyed kid? Where he is a psychologist? > > I was trying to come up with the name of that movie, which is the worst I have seen recently. Since The Stepford Wives, at least. > > Regards, > Shodan I haven’t seen either one, but you’re thinking of [Hide and seek](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382077/). [The Forgotten](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356618/) has a plotblurb of… > [@](#): > > Told that their children never existed, a man and woman soon discover that there’s a much bigger enemy at work. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/79 "2005-07-28T16:31:27Z")
**War of the Worlds** ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230/80 "2005-07-28T16:40:52Z")
**Malevolence** , is without a doubt, the most boring horror movie I’ve ever seen. Ever. (and I’m mentally comparing it to **Wolf** , mind you). **The Grudge** and **Exorcist:The Beginning** (the third most boring I’ve…) rank pretty high on the recent and terrible list too. I’d second **Cold Creek Manor** but it’s been a year since I saw that mess. OTOH, I liked **War Of The Worlds** much better than the original, which I watched for the second time in my life just a few months ago. Was the remake good? Not really. But it was far less painful to watch than the original. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-youve-seen-recently/313230.md?page=5)