What is the worst major motion picture ever made?

[leftofthedial]

No "B" or "C" schlocky lousy-halfway-on-purpose ones. I mean major releases that were unintentionally awful.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Dune,

At least the second half.

[leftofthedial]

10. I get this mixed up with the miniseries versions

Who was in the motion picture?

I remember some really stinky Dune attempts . . .

[Bossy Monkey]

27. Sting, who didn't exactly cover himself in glory

among others, who didn't either: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/

[leftofthedial]

28. How could I forget?

And me a David Lynch fan, no less . . .

[KissMyAsscroft]

2. The Mummy, with Brendan Frasier.

The people who made that movie should be shot in the face.

[leftofthedial]

7. really?

I always enjoyed that one in a campy, homage-to-bad-horror-movies sort of way.

[RevolutionaryActs]

8. Hey! Me too.

It amuses me, that movies does.

[leftofthedial]

12. we actually bought the DVD

(Now I've blown what little respect I might have had on DU)

[RevolutionaryActs]

19. I actually wish I owned the DVD....

:o

[Left Is Write]

64. Arnold Vosloo and Oded Fehr are worth the price of admission!

But yes, I like it in a campy sort of way also.

[tuvor]

3. Recently, Sky Captain.

Looked great. For a minute. Then after I got bored with that, I noticed there was no plot to hold the next 90 minutes together.

[More Than A Feeling]

4. Gigli

Not...even...close. I lost a few IQ points as a result of that movie. Thank you Ben and Jennifer. My life is worse because I have experienced your "art".

[leftofthedial]

13. Thankfully, it got such bad press right out of the chute

that I never exposed my fragile brain to the risk . . .

[opihimoimoi]

5. Chariots of the Gods.... Was so boring we left 30 min into the damn thing.

[leftofthedial]

14. This was the "coincidence? or something more?" movie?

[opihimoimoi]

52. About a team of Brits going for the Olympic gold....chariotsa of Fire

or Gods....I can't rember... won an Oscar can you believe it.

[leftofthedial]

78. Fire was the jocks

Gods was the UFOs

Bofum sucked.

[opihimoimoi]

79. Yup

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Top Gun. Or Flashdance. Or possibly Dirty Dancing.

But definitely Top Gun.

[Shell Beau]

62. Aw, I liked Top Gun. Of course I was only 8 or so when it came out,

that was when I fell in love with Tom. I have since came to my senses and fallen out of love with him.

[Rabrrrrrr]

65. Whew! I'm glad to hear you became uninlove with him!

I'd have to worry about you, otherwise.

[Shell Beau]

72. No the love didn't last long!

[democracyindanger]

9. The Phantom Menace

[BigMcLargehuge]

11. I got a whole list of them...

with comprehensive reviews!

http://www.horrorview.com/hall%20of%20shame.htm

[mark414]

15. oh man

battlefield earth, how could i forget about that dreck

UGH

[leftofthedial]

16. oh, I just love that!

Thank you thank you thank you, BML

I'm gonna dig into that site with a fervor. I love that stuff.

[rockymountaindem]

17. Mars Attacks

Utterly pathetic

[Parrcrow]

18. Heaven's Gate has got to be a strong candidate

:boring: :puke:

[hfojvt]

42. Bob Somerby loved it

http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh112904.shtml
He said this: "Heaven’s Gate is one of the “leftiest” of Hollywood movies, a steely-eyed look at a war on the poor conducted by the leering rich."

Then again, he is a huge fan of "In America" which I did not really care for.

[Emops]

20. "Meet the Parents"

Ben Stiller needs a good kick in the crotch.

[Sugar Smack]

40. You know, the first time I saw it I thought so too.

Especially because it made me so mad. Especially because what's-her-name was SO WEAK! Such an unforgiving and unworthy little milquetoast. But I saw it again on a late Sunday afternoon, and the thing is, I love Robert Deniro. I think that movie just grew on me.

[orleans]

21. Beyond the valley of the dolls (written by roger ebert)

[Midnight Rambler]

29. I'm pretty sure "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"

qualifies as intentionally bad. I mean, it's a Russ Meyer movie, after all. The whole idea is to be sexually exploitative B fare, no pretense whatsoever.

[Fenris]

56. Yes. Ebert has admitted on several occasions...

That they knew EXACTLY what they were doing.

[mark414]

22. oh damn how could i forget Contact

that thing SUCKED

[JohnKleeb]

71. HEY! That movie had a scene in my town :)

Only movie to be filmed in it too.

[Allenberg]

23. Easy. Pearl Harbor.

Blech.

[giant_robot]

24. OK *dons asbestos suit*

the worst movie I've seen recently, and by that I mean Monday night, was Sideways. I'm sorry, it was way too long, way too depressing, and aside from some *almost* brilliant scenes featuring Paul Giamatti, the only thing charming about the film was Sandra Oh. OK, end rant, flame away, I'm ready!

[fleabert]

39. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?

Just kidding. I could see how one could feel that way. I liked it, but I didn't love it. The scene at the golf course was pretty funny...

[Shell Beau]

68. Rented it, but haven't watched it yet. Actually, the naked guy in

the movie is kind of a family friend. I don't really know him, he comes to my aunt's Christmas parties. His name is "Tank" at least that is what everybody calls him. He was also in Con Air and Breakdown FWIW

[SerpentX]

25. Howard the Duck

Just godawful. Flash Gordon was pretty schlocky too, but its hard to tell if that was intentional or not.

[Shell Beau]

70. I forgot about that movie.

That was the stupidest, most absurd movie. I mean :wtf:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

76. I liked Howard the Duck...

But maybe that's because I liked the campy comic strip...

[Bossy Monkey]

26. For reference purposes, IMDb's 100 worst:

http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
Yaaaaaaay! I never saw any of these, except for the 1/3 or so of the list that made their way to MST3K. (Pooooooma Man!) "From Justin To Kelly" seems to be the bottom banana under your criteria.

Of movies I've actually seen, I'd have to go with the ones that actually put me to sleep: "Days of Heaven" (which to be fair, I saw in France and in French, and my French was and is a little iffy) and "Yanks" (which managed to knock my then girlfriend and I out even though we were sitting in the back and making out).

[Midnight Rambler]

Battlefield Earth was just laughable

Before I saw it, I didn't believe that any movie could be as bad as I heard Battlefied Earth was. Then one day it was playing on the Sci-Fi Channel, and man oh man was it awful. It was actually worse than I was expecting, if you can believe it.

[bobthedrummer]

51. Yep, that's the worst imo followed by "Ishtar"

Scientology cult junk.

[Taxloss]

66. I third that. A quite breathtakingly bad film.

Not "so bad it's good" - just relentlessly, joylessly bad.

[tammywammy]

30. Recent movie that I wasted my time on

other than Napoleon Dynamite (it wasn't the worst by far), but Shark Tale. That was by far the worst movie I've seen in the theater. And I don't see movies in the theater often. I just thought it was stupid.

[driver8]

31. Pluto Nash -- starring Eddie Murphy

This movie cost about 160 million dollars to make. It made 4 million at the box office. It is horrible.

Others worth mentioning:

Fear.com
Battlefield Earth

[Ruffhowse]

32. I vote for Battlefield Earth. Horrible, horrible picture. It made no

sense at all, had laughable special effects, and had John Travolta in dreadlocks with what looked like snot hanging off his nose for half the picture.

[Left Is Write]

Oh, yeah. I could put my vote here.

Travolta's acting was beyond horrible in that movie.

[mr blur]

33. Titanic

Truly a vacuous, endless misery.

[Huckebein the Raven]

34. Has anyone mentioned Freddie got Fingered ?

that Tom Green movie

:scared:

[The Minus World]

35. Leonard Part 6,

Featuring Bill Cosby. Late 80s.

Anyone remember that one? It stunk up enough theatres to earn a Razzie. Same with Catwoman, recently.

[Richard Steele]

41. Yup, you beat me to it! Bill Cosby was on Letterman to "promote" it...

...and he actually told everyone flat out, "It's bad, don't go see it!"

That has to be a first! (and LAST!)

[Sugar Smack]

36. Panic Room-

The fighting and shouting between the thieves became insufferable after a while. Not only did it become predictable, with almost no humor involved, but it razed my ears. They kept telling each other to "shut up". That would've been nice.

[solinvictus]

37. The Phantom Menace..

God, it sucked so bad that the SO and I stared at each other for several minutes when the credits rolled. Keep in mind, we'd bought advance tickets and waited diligently for opening day. I hope "Sith" doesn't suck as bad.

[fleabert]

38. the one with ben affleck and the asteroid.

my first response was the Jerry Springer movie, but I think they knew what that result would be.

[Rhiannon12866]

43. Forrest Gump. Sorry, I thought it was abysmal.

I had no idea that anyone would have thought otherwise. And I saw it with someone whose job it was to review and rate movies, and he agreed. I let him answer first, when he asked me what I thought. I just never understood why anyone else felt otherwise.:shrug:

[hfojvt]

44. I hated ET, but I am not sure I would call it

Silence of the Lambs is another one that I wish I had never watched and I cannot stress this enough "Matrix 2" was a huge let-down. "Lost in Space" was also not at all what I expected - way too dark.

[AnnitaR]

45. "Shall We Dance"

May not be THE worst but pretty high up on the list.

By the end I was ready to take a hot poker to my eyes. It was beyond horrid. What was Susan Sarandon thinking being in that piece of crap?

Please for the love of all that is decent someone stop JLo from making any more movies.

[Kipepeo]

67. The original was pretty good

Most American remakes suck. I don't understand why they do that - can't people read subtitles anymore?

[Robeson]

46. Saw one called "Buffalo Rider", long ago. That has to go down...

as the worst two hours spent, in my life. A truly bad movie.

[Telly Savalas]

47. Not sure, but whatever it is, it stars Bruce Willis.

[ScreamingMeemie]

48. WaterWorld...and the urine drinking water...

:puke:

[NewJeffCT]

49. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Normally, I like historical epics, but the ex-model that starred as Joan was terrible in the role (Milla Jovovich?) and two of the battle scenes were basically the same loop of film repeated over... (at least Braveheart had varied battle scenes)

[Strawman]

50. Biggest turd like that I ever saw in the theater was Outbreak

Probably not the worst ever, but it comes to mind.

I think there was a big fear of viruses in the news that year (the "flesh eating virus" may have been around then too) and Hollywood decided to cash in on ebola fears.

[DelawareValleyDem]

53. Howard the Duck

[RandomKoolzip]

54. Girl, Interrupted.

Laughably bad. Corny, trite, melodramatic, insulting.

[noonwitch]

63. The book was so good, though

Angelina Jolie was the only good one in the movie

[Arkana]

55. Passion of the Christ

'Nuff said.

[NinetySix]

57. A Fine Mess, starring Ted Danson and Howie Mandel. Dreadful.

[NinetySix]

58. Oh, I almost forgot: Toys, starring Robin Williams. *GAG*

[Balbus]

59. Ishtar

Was a gigantic flop!

[A HERETIC I AM]

60. "Event Horizon" and "The Ring"

I usually like Sci-Fi but i sat through 90 minutes of Event Horizon waiting for the point and IT NEVER FUCKING CAME!!! Horrible movie.

Same with "The Ring" Some people liked it but DAMN! WHERE WAS THE POINT?????? I like a decent horror movie too and can go for anything supernatural as long as it is explained. They never explained anything in The Ring. What the hell was with that wet chick crawling out of the TV at the end? I know she was supposed to be the one in the well but HOW DID SHE GET IN THE TV?!?!?!?! Went to see it in the theatre and i will regret the lost two hours for the rest of my life.

Now they have a sequel. I'll pass.

[uppityperson]

69. 2001 Space Odyssey had no point I could tell and nothing happened

I never could figure out the point of this movie except to get stoned, sit back and go "ooooooooooooo". I have told few people this because everyone else loves it.

[Shell Beau]

61. I'm not sure if this was major motion or not, but I Heart Huckabees.

It had a lot of stars in it (Lily Thomlin, Dustin Hoffman, Mark Whalburg, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, etc) I just didn't get it. It went way over my head.:eyes: :shrug:
Also Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Not what I thought it would be. Good acting though!

[Bok_Tukalo]

73. Chicago

I saw the musical in New York and it was outstanding.

The movie was terrible. Flat and uninteresting. I was shocked.

[Shell Beau]

75. I loved it. Never saw the musical in New York, though. Hell, I've never

even been to NY

[sundog]

74. Jaws the Revenge

sharks that roar like lions, stand upright out of the water by their tailfins & much, much more

:wtf:

[marions ghost]

80. oh yeah

LOLO LOL "sharks that roar like lions"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

77. Cleopatra

with Liz Taylor, whom I've always liked in general. This was ghastly!

[marions ghost]

81. Barbarella

late 60's I think?

[donheld]

82. O fantasma!

:puke: the man on the poster looks fantastic, but that's the only redeemable part of the production.