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whats the worst movie you saw in 2008
	Topic by: Catullus Posted: November 6, 2008 - 10:26 PM PST Last Reply: February 4, 2009 - 1:08 PM PST

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Catullus	post #21  on November 11, 2008 - 11:56 PM PST   > On November 11, 2008 - 11:52 AM PST underdog wrote: > --------------------------------- > Btw, here are the all-time Worst Reviewed Movies on Metacritic, if you're curious. Poor Pauly Shore, he has to wonder how he ranks even lower than Paris Hilton's bomb. > --------------------------------- Well pauly shore is about as annoying as carrot top, I dont understand how he ever got famous... I know it was something to do with mtv but even so... it doesn't make sense then or now. also those ratings are largely bad, not that the pauly shore flick biodome at #1 was bad... but justin to kelly and glitter at 44 and 45... those should be top ten (never saw them but I can imagine) lastly they have 3 really good movies on there that I like on that list. Cabin Boy, Love Stinks and Joe Dirt dont deserve to be on a worst movie of all times list. Critics dont have a sense of humor if they rate those in the bottom 200.
Catullus	post #22  on November 12, 2008 - 12:04 AM PST   also where are the ben affleck movies? Paycheck definitely is one of the worst films ive ever seen. Oh and I saw wing commander on that list... man I forgot I even saw that... yeah that movie is terrible. It was probably so traumatically bad I forgot about it.
doozer	post #23  on November 12, 2008 - 1:09 AM PST   I agree, Cabin Boy and Joe Dirt most definitely DO NOT belong on that list. I haven't seen Love Stinks. But I don't think The Ladies Man belongs on there either. But I admit, I even laughed at Corky Romano.
Battie	post #24  on November 12, 2008 - 2:48 AM PST   Pauly Shore is awesome. But I suspect his popularity was due largely to weed. I watched The Doom Generation recently (first time since I was 11-12)..and it made me realize that some flicks should not be seen by the young and impressionable. >_> That movie warped me. I am who I am today, partly thanks to that flick. Boggles the mind, no? Watching it explained soooo much. Anyway, the IMDB review says TDG was terrible, but I disagree. I thought it captured a certain mood during a certain time rather well. And the lighting freaked me out. I can remember being in strange places with similar lighting (the cabin in a diesel truck, hotel rooms, etc). Strange how I'd never noticed how fake lighting in movies often is. Especially today's movies.
underdog	post #25  on December 5, 2008 - 4:08 PM PST   Speaking of among the worst films of 2008, The Happening, you simply must download the Rifftrax guys (former Mystery Science Theater folks) doing up, or tearing down, The Happening in fine style. Truly hilarious. If you're going to watch that movie a second time (or even a first), this is the safest most enjoyable way to do it. Check the sample clip out. "She's doing a bush baby impression." "There's a point where a camera can get too close to Mark Wahlberg and they just crossed it."
Vanamonde	post #26  on December 6, 2008 - 5:15 PM PST   > On November 7, 2008 - 10:52 AM PST underdog wrote: > --------------------------------- > Speed Racer was up there for me, too, and I also watched it at home. (And from what I've heard, it would be improved slightly by seeing in the theater since the visuals are admittedly very unique and cool. But not enough to save the movie.) I almost walked out -- and I was watching at home! > > --------------------------------- I saw it in DLP on a HUGE screen (about 30 feet across maybe). It was GREAT! I know, the plot reeked, the actors phoned it in but it was Speed Racer. Who could take it seriously? I will never rent it or probably see it again, but I enjoyed that one time.
weezy	post #27  on December 16, 2008 - 12:12 PM PST   This Aint it Cool reviewer thought The Spirit was worse than Battlestar Gallactica... the worst movie he's ever seen! The sammy l jackson part gave me a laugh: review here
doozer	post #28  on December 16, 2008 - 2:33 PM PST   > On December 16, 2008 - 12:12 PM PST weezy wrote: > --------------------------------- > This Aint it Cool reviewer thought The Spirit was worse than Battlestar Gallactica... the worst movie he's ever seen! > > The sammy l jackson part gave me a laugh: > > review here > > --------------------------------- To be fair, and I love his other stuff so it's not bias, Frank Miller is about the worst thing that could have happened to The Spirit. He must have secretly hated Will Eisner.
KKelleman	post #29  on December 17, 2008 - 8:13 PM PST   Meet the Spartans Baby Mama Get Smart -------------------- Agree?
Cinenaut	post #30  on December 17, 2008 - 8:45 PM PST   People have told me that both Baby Mama and Get Smart are funny, but I haven't seen them to judge for myself. > On December 17, 2008 - 8:13 PM PST KKelleman wrote: > --------------------------------- > Meet the Spartans > Baby Mama > Get Smart > -------------------- > Agree? > ---------------------------------
underdog	post #31  on December 18, 2008 - 1:03 PM PST   > On December 17, 2008 - 8:13 PM PST KKelleman wrote: > --------------------------------- > Meet the Spartans > Baby Mama > Get Smart > -------------------- > Agree? > --------------------------------- Could've been the worst films you saw this year, sure, though: Meet the Spartans -- Yes, truly awful. Baby Mama - didn't see it; love Tina Fey but no interest Get Smart - mediocre, not terrible at all imho but not all that good or funny Hopefully we've all avoided the worst films of the year anyway!
Cinenaut	post #32  on December 18, 2008 - 2:28 PM PST   Maybe a good thread would be: "What movie disappointed you the most this year (and why)?"
underdog	post #33  on December 18, 2008 - 2:39 PM PST   > On December 18, 2008 - 2:28 PM PST Cinenaut wrote: > --------------------------------- > Maybe a good thread would be: "What movie disappointed you the most this year (and why)?" > --------------------------------- Great idea -- well, we can just keep it going here for now. Cadillac Records - not bad but I was hoping for something better. Jeffrey Wright is terrific as always though. I actually didn't see it but heard Zack and Miri Make a Porno ended up quite poor. I didn't have high hopes for it, but like Rogen and Heigl and thought if Kevin Smith was gonna get back on track that would be the one. Apparently not. Australia? Body of Lies? Pride and Glory?
Battie	post #34  on December 18, 2008 - 6:22 PM PST   The Day the Earth Stood Still. How could it be so utterly mediocre? I mean, bad would at least mean they tried.
Cinenaut	post #35  on December 18, 2008 - 9:25 PM PST   Quantum of Solace - the momentum of the first movie was totally squandered.
shiftless	post #36  on December 19, 2008 - 1:13 AM PST   Body Of Lies was pretty ho-hum in my opinion, but I don't go to the theater enough to really make an year-end judgements. But Body of Lies suffered from being one movie for an hour, then a completely different movie for 45 minutes, then the first movie resumed. And it never was very compelling overall.
KKelleman	post #37  on December 19, 2008 - 7:22 PM PST   > Could've been the worst films you saw this year, sure, though: > > Meet the Spartans -- Yes, truly awful. > Baby Mama - didn't see it; love Tina Fey but no interest > Get Smart - mediocre, not terrible at all imho but not all that good or funny Guess I just really don't like Steve Carell.Ugggh.But,he was good in Little Miss Sunshine. But,I love Anne Hathaway and that made me want to finish the dvd.lol Baby Mama and Meet the Spartans both just seemed like a BIG waste of time.
ahogue	post #38  on December 19, 2008 - 9:46 PM PST   The Dark Knight Heath Ledger's performance was incredible, but overall the movie was a huge let down. It's a shame his talent was wasted on it. Keep in mind I guess I haven't watched too many really bad movies. Oh, and actually Get Smart and Iron Man are runners up. I felt like a stooge for paying money to see all of these movies.
Vanamonde	post #39  on December 20, 2008 - 9:48 AM PST   > On December 19, 2008 - 9:46 PM PST ahogue wrote: > --------------------------------- > The Dark Knight > > Heath Ledger's performance was incredible, but overall the movie was a huge let down. It's a shame his talent was wasted on it. > > Keep in mind I guess I haven't watched too many really bad movies. > I soooo agree - life is too short to watch bad movies and there are far too many good movies that slip by me. Still, I had to see "The Dark Knight" to see what the masses were drooling about and it just scares me that something so fracking dark with a character so hideously evil was so popular. Reminds me of the 1980 Presidental Election or as I like to call it, the End of Civilization as we knew it.
ahogue	post #40  on December 20, 2008 - 7:24 PM PST   > On December 20, 2008 - 9:48 AM PST Vanamonde wrote: > --------------------------------- Still, I had to see "The Dark Knight" to see what the masses were drooling about and it just scares me that something so fracking dark with a character so hideously evil was so popular. Reminds me of the 1980 Presidental Election or as I like to call it, the End of Civilization as we knew it. > --------------------------------- Well, as a passing Batman fan (cred: read The Dark Knight Returns several times, along with other "boutique" Batman rehashes in comic book form), I really thought Ledger was astounding. I never thought anyone could make that character real in live action. If anything, I thought it wasn't dark enough; all that grating pabulum about sacrifice for the common good, so awfully written -- revolting! And the Bruce Wayne scenes, just ick is really all I can say. I like Bale generally, but the script was so sucky it just sank him. Thank you for listening to my rant. :) And I do agree with you overall...!

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