It's Official: Worst Movie Ever. - Page 2

lookout123 · 05-12-2011, 12:31 PM

Less whistling. and fewer bridges. and the only accents were hispanic (it features the US military, afterall) but other than that, just like that bridge movie.

infinite monkey · 05-12-2011, 12:36 PM

Less whistling and fewer bridges.

Funny!

Flint · 05-12-2011, 12:37 PM

In a military movie, the strategies and techniques would be important to get right. This was a HUGE FAILURE of this movie. The military aspects actually made no sense, even to a casual observer.

lookout123 · 05-12-2011, 12:41 PM

Flint, that movie was tactical bullshit. it was strategically inept. the weapons systems employed were wrong. even the way the common M4 is used was wrong.

Then again, 6 shooters didn't need to be reloaded until the pivotal scene when John Wayne needed to jump off his horse and use his fists.

Mel Gibson started shooting in Lethal Weapon 1 and didn't reload until Lethal Weapon 4.

Bruce Willis crawled through hundreds of yards of ventilation shaft that has all the screws and cut sheet metal pointing in and he came out a little dirty.

William Shatner had more hair as an Admiral than he had as a Captain.

Suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ridiculous, you might enjoy it.

Flint · 05-12-2011, 12:53 PM

It is the movie maker's responsibility to facilitate the viewing experience be POSSIBLE to enjoy. They failed at every single step. Not one thing did they fail to screw up so glaringly that it totally, irreversibly put me into "meta" mode.

I can't remember the last time I just turned a movie off. It offered nothing. Not even a scrap.

I wasn't expecting much--I love "bad" movies, and I am fully capable of putting myself into the premise that is the movie maker's vision.

This was a failure of execution.

Sundae · 05-12-2011, 12:56 PM

Rewatched 28 Weeks Later the other night.
I enjoyed it when I watched it (I'm partisan when it comes to UK films that take on big Hollywood themes) but rewatching it - OMG.

I expect a film like that to sacrifice story for gore, but the plot holes! You could bury all of the infected and STILL have room to seal them in molten lead.

But to me, that shows the film worked. I didn't notice this when I first saw it at the cinema. It carried me along with it.

I'd find it hard to appreciate any film that left me scoffing in its wake.

lookout123 · 05-12-2011, 12:59 PM

I saw Battle LA in a giant theater packed with people all enjoying the stupidity and laughing and cheering with it. It was LOUD. That probably had a lot to do with my enjoyable experience.

Flint · 05-12-2011, 01:04 PM

No doubt it would be... measurably better to a degree, viewed in a theater.

lookout123 · 05-12-2011, 01:07 PM

I know what you are talking about though. Face Off and Passenger 57 were so bad I turned them off back in the day.

infinite monkey · 05-12-2011, 01:11 PM

3rd Indiana Jones was so awful I walked out of the theater. I couldn't waste another precious minute of my life, not watching that drivel, anyway.

lookout123 · 05-12-2011, 01:14 PM

The Last Crusade was Great!!!! The last one was complete crap though.

Sundae · 05-12-2011, 01:18 PM

I think the worst film I ever saw was Interview With a Vampire. My (ex) husband and I would go to cinema at least once a week and he thought I'd want to see it because I loved vampires. In fact I'd hated the book. So I went for him and he went for me. And when it started, I stayed for him and he stayed for me.

At this remove I honestly don't remember if we made it through the film, but both of us were bored and hating it. The story would end better if I remembered the end.

However I did walk out of Fame - the Musical. It had many good reviews, but I found the script laughable and the songs barely memorable. We went as a work group and the two of us absconded even before the interval. My colleague was gay and we went to a great bar. We had a great night.

lookout123 · 05-12-2011, 01:19 PM

Interview with Brad Pitt was a horrible steaming pile of a movie. The books however, are outstanding.

glatt · 05-12-2011, 01:35 PM

I've only walked out of two movies.

Jurassic Park 2 (Had projector problems and was boring anyway)
Mixed Nuts with Steve Martin. (The first 30 minutes were so bad, we just got up and left.)

Pico and ME · 05-12-2011, 01:36 PM

Had I gone to see The Core at the theater, it would have been my first ever walkout.

05-12-2011, 12:31 PM	#16
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Less whistling. and fewer bridges. and the only accents were hispanic (it features the US military, afterall) but other than that, just like that bridge movie. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2011, 12:37 PM	#18
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	In a military movie, the strategies and techniques would be important to get right. This was a HUGE FAILURE of this movie. The military aspects actually made no sense, even to a casual observer. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-12-2011, 12:41 PM	#19
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Flint, that movie was tactical bullshit. it was strategically inept. the weapons systems employed were wrong. even the way the common M4 is used was wrong. Then again, 6 shooters didn't need to be reloaded until the pivotal scene when John Wayne needed to jump off his horse and use his fists. Mel Gibson started shooting in Lethal Weapon 1 and didn't reload until Lethal Weapon 4. Bruce Willis crawled through hundreds of yards of ventilation shaft that has all the screws and cut sheet metal pointing in and he came out a little dirty. William Shatner had more hair as an Admiral than he had as a Captain. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ridiculous, you might enjoy it. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2011, 12:53 PM	#20
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	It is the movie maker's responsibility to facilitate the viewing experience be POSSIBLE to enjoy. They failed at every single step. Not one thing did they fail to screw up so glaringly that it totally, irreversibly put me into "meta" mode. I can't remember the last time I just turned a movie off. It offered nothing. Not even a scrap. I wasn't expecting much--I love "bad" movies, and I am fully capable of putting myself into the premise that is the movie maker's vision. This was a failure of execution. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-12-2011, 12:56 PM	#21
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Rewatched 28 Weeks Later the other night. I enjoyed it when I watched it (I'm partisan when it comes to UK films that take on big Hollywood themes) but rewatching it - OMG. I expect a film like that to sacrifice story for gore, but the plot holes! You could bury all of the infected and STILL have room to seal them in molten lead. But to me, that shows the film worked. I didn't notice this when I first saw it at the cinema. It carried me along with it. I'd find it hard to appreciate any film that left me scoffing in its wake. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 05-12-2011 at 01:02 PM.

05-12-2011, 12:36 PM	#17
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Less whistling and fewer bridges. Funny!

05-12-2011, 12:59 PM	#22
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I saw Battle LA in a giant theater packed with people all enjoying the stupidity and laughing and cheering with it. It was LOUD. That probably had a lot to do with my enjoyable experience. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2011, 01:04 PM	#23
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	No doubt it would be... measurably better to a degree, viewed in a theater. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-12-2011, 01:07 PM	#24
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I know what you are talking about though. Face Off and Passenger 57 were so bad I turned them off back in the day. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2011, 01:11 PM	#25
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	3rd Indiana Jones was so awful I walked out of the theater. I couldn't waste another precious minute of my life, not watching that drivel, anyway.

05-12-2011, 01:14 PM	#26
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	The Last Crusade was Great!!!! The last one was complete crap though. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2011, 01:18 PM	#27
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I think the worst film I ever saw was Interview With a Vampire. My (ex) husband and I would go to cinema at least once a week and he thought I'd want to see it because I loved vampires. In fact I'd hated the book. So I went for him and he went for me. And when it started, I stayed for him and he stayed for me. At this remove I honestly don't remember if we made it through the film, but both of us were bored and hating it. The story would end better if I remembered the end. However I did walk out of Fame - the Musical. It had many good reviews, but I found the script laughable and the songs barely memorable. We went as a work group and the two of us absconded even before the interval. My colleague was gay and we went to a great bar. We had a great night. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-12-2011, 01:19 PM	#28
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Interview with Brad Pitt was a horrible steaming pile of a movie. The books however, are outstanding. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2011, 01:35 PM	#29
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've only walked out of two movies. Jurassic Park 2 (Had projector problems and was boring anyway) Mixed Nuts with Steve Martin. (The first 30 minutes were so bad, we just got up and left.)

05-12-2011, 01:36 PM	#30
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Had I gone to see The Core at the theater, it would have been my first ever walkout.

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