My favorite for worst movie I ever ran into is Braveheart. Certainly worst on the combined cost/ publicity/value scale. Abysmally silly vehicle for Gibson's non-existent taste. Thankful that it employed every excellent British actor and production crew but a terrible bore. I understand that there's an Alexander that can be rated on the same scale but it didn't run long enough here (about 2 minutes after the reviews I guess) to be actually seen.
Being Scottish, I was forced to see this as some kind of national duty as everyone in the land was falling over themselves to praise it. All I saw was unhistorical chest-beating from a man too keen to shove his reactionary, masochistic fantasies in the faces of the audience. Let's say when Gibson revealed himself to be a rather unpleasant piece of work very publicly, I was not surprised. And yes, Braveheart is thunderously tedious if you're not into it.
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The Keanu Reeves sci-fi movie Replicas is so terrible it could give you an existential crisis
https://film.avclub.com/the-keanu-reeves-sci-fi-movie-replicas-is-so-terrible-i-1831684602
https://film.avclub.com/the-keanu-reeves-sci-fi-movie-replicas-is-so-terrible-i-1831684602
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I'd agree, with this, see also: Van Helsing.
I've argued with a friend over this and he says that these films, while shit, are genius compared to various incompetent, ultra-low budget Horror/SF he has seen; however, I'd counter argue that those films are generally made by people who are amateur or at least with very little professional experience. When you have almost no money, most people not being paid and very little when they are plus a director with no experience who can't direct, actors who can't act, a writer who can't write and tech staff who can't tech, it can't be compared to a studio film with a budget of tens of millions. Ergo: the shittest studio films are ultimately worse failures than the shittest films made by nobodies.
I've argued with a friend over this and he says that these films, while shit, are genius compared to various incompetent, ultra-low budget Horror/SF he has seen; however, I'd counter argue that those films are generally made by people who are amateur or at least with very little professional experience. When you have almost no money, most people not being paid and very little when they are plus a director with no experience who can't direct, actors who can't act, a writer who can't write and tech staff who can't tech, it can't be compared to a studio film with a budget of tens of millions. Ergo: the shittest studio films are ultimately worse failures than the shittest films made by nobodies.
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I agree on "good" bad films, can be highly entertaining in the correct mindframe and context. That said, from what I gather, they are few and far between, most of the bad films simply being bad. I've only had limited exposure. If you like films of this sort you may enjoy this review show:
http://redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst-archive/
you get to see the high/low lights and hear people joke about them, without having to sit through the whole thing. Most of my knowledge of bad films comes from this, the guys behind this feel that good-bad films are rare gems, most films simply being bad.
http://redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst-archive/
you get to see the high/low lights and hear people joke about them, without having to sit through the whole thing. Most of my knowledge of bad films comes from this, the guys behind this feel that good-bad films are rare gems, most films simply being bad.
The Razzies nominations are out.
The aforementioned "Holmes & Watson" is on the list... in several categories.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46946222
The aforementioned "Holmes & Watson" is on the list... in several categories.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46946222
The night it was released in Scotland, a friend I hadn't heard from in a while phoned me up.
"What are you doing tonight?"
"I thought I'd go to the pictures, there's a new Stephen King out."
"Anything else?"
"Well, I suppose there's Braveh-"
"SEEN IT."
Yes, he'd phoned me up purely to boast he'd seen Braveheart. It was a big deal for a lot of people and even turned p*l*t*c*l. Shamefully, in my view - but I enjoyed Dolores Claibourne better anyway.
"What are you doing tonight?"
"I thought I'd go to the pictures, there's a new Stephen King out."
"Anything else?"
"Well, I suppose there's Braveh-"
"SEEN IT."
Yes, he'd phoned me up purely to boast he'd seen Braveheart. It was a big deal for a lot of people and even turned p*l*t*c*l. Shamefully, in my view - but I enjoyed Dolores Claibourne better anyway.
