What is the benchmark for the worst film you’ve ever seen?

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Whenever you get a film that’s been rated poorly, what is the film you say “well it can’t be as bad as xxx”

Ours is Beaster Bunny. Not even my type of film. It’s one of dh’s million dollar movie craps. Except it was so bad he insisted I had to watch some of it, just so I can see how bad it was.

And it was baaaad. Like how on earth did this get released let alone even made bad.

@FluffyPinkSocks
@Thebigblueballoon

Yes that's it!!

I was even laughing just rereading the plot on the Wikipedia link.

In Time with Justin Timberlake

The shape of water is weird and I believe it won accolades

Zoolander

The remake of Total Recall with Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale. Ms Beckinsale is attractive but cannot act for toffee!

We made a mistake and thought it was the original being shown on the telly (we no longer watch tv) and sat down to enjoy the Arnold Swartzenegger and Sharon Stone original and it was the remake which was an absolute pile of crap.

How did Beckinsale even pass an audition?

Mosquito Coast. Went to see it with a boyfriend. All I can remember is that it had Harrison Ford in it. We walked out half way through.

Scenes from a mall. Bette midler and Woody Allen shouting at each other, fast, for 2 hours. Excruciating.

The Hills Have Eyes and the Human Centipede were absolutely horrifying and I’d watch anything rather than watch them again. As they’re horror films though that probably makes them good, technically.

Sex and the city 2 was terrible.

I liked lost in translation.

The second Top Gun film. Just a rehash of the first one really but without the saving grace of a good soundtrack.

@Sudename i love that movie. Yes, a bit cheesy but also parts of it are aesthetically pleasing.

I was in New York when they filmed it and saw Leonardo Di Caprio in a restaurant. So that’s a Sam Mendes film I haven’t seen. I think the worst one by him is his first movie.

Yes, totally over hyped. Sicko plot

Trading Places
The Boxtrolls.

YES! & Halloween Ends was desperate too... & I say this as a massive Halloween fan

Oh dear. 32 mentions of films I really like. Not saying which though.

2001, A Space Odyssey. Longest and most boring film I’ve ever seen. “Tedious and pretentious” doesn’t begin to describe it.

I watched maybe fifteen minutes, tops, before turning it off. So unfunny.

Oh god yes, my sister insisted on playing that one Christmas and it was dire. Boring, sexist garbage.

I scrolled through this thread and haven't seen anyone mention Men (director Alex Garland).
I was left speechless after watching this movie. It is so pretentious and up it's own arse. It tries really hard to be clever and different and fails miserably.

Oooh love this question.

Route 666 - bad acting/plot - really cheesy/
non-scary horror film.

The Hulk - was the only film I’ve walked out of the cinema from.

Falling for Christmas - the last film I tried to watch but turned off before the end

Lost in Translation is really divisive. For me, what made it bad was the fact that there was no real reason for her to stay if she didn’t want to. One of the first rules of good fiction is that there always has to be a reason for a character behaving as they are. I think the rule is called something like “ don’t shoot the lock out” , so basically don’t shoot the lock if you’ve got a key, don’t take out a crime kingpin singedhandedly if you could just call the cops. The writer has to come up with a plausible reason why the protagonist cannot do the obvious, boring things.

I watched it in the cinema and at one stage someone yelled “ for gods sake, just go home” and everyone laughed.

Ha- this really has not aged well, like Pretty Woman and Cold Feet.

The Hole.

I will never get that hour and a half of my life back.

Sex and the City 2
Spiceworld

Actually cross thinking of the things I could have achieved rather than watching them!

I rewatched this recently and actually really enjoyed it.