Much like Dave Barry when he did his Bad Song Survey, I was rather overwhelmed by the response to my personal Ten Worst Movies List. One link from Atrios and the hit counters go nuts. Anyway, a number of other folks contributed lists of their own, so here’s a handy guide to them. Feel free to use these lists to inform your Christmas shopping.
It all started with Pete, who gave the official rules prior to giving his list. Other contributors, as best I can find them, include:
Kevin and TGirsch from Lean Left.
The Gunther Concept, who’s sat through some impressively awful films.
Greg Wythe goes for the low-budget films. I don’t even want to know what kind of Google search referrals he’s going to get after that one hits the indexes.
Ted Barlow demonstrates that even highbrow intellectual group blog members can make bad cinematic choices. And is it just me, or does anyone else think Jeff Skilling must have seen Undertaker And His Pals while he was a business student?
TGirsch takes a different tack with Movies You Feel Bad About Liking But Like Anyway.
Jacob Levy. Man, Crooked Timber and the Volokh Conspiracy. Brings a little class to the joint, don’t you think?
Brian Linse, who’s an actual movie professional.
If I’ve overlooked yours, please let me know.
I’ve got one in development. Eight movies down, two to go.
Excellent! Can’t wait to see it.
I’m not saying that this was a popular piece, but if I started to watch every movie mentioned in response on January 1, 2004, I would still be sitting there on March 31, 2008. 😉
Bad Movies – For the Diehards
OK, Pete at Perfectly Cromulent has laid down some ground rules for his conceptualization of a listing of movies that really suck. However, I don’t like it. The reason is in the rules … one of which is that it…
[slaps forehead] Oh my god, the _cake_…
Mine is up.
“I don’t even want to know what kind of Google search referrals he’s going to get after that one hits the indexes.”
I can see it now: “corey feldman goat sex”
*wipes tear from eye*
1) AI – nuff said
2) High Fidelity – I really wanted to pull out fingernails to distract from the pain
3) Jawbreaker – a friend from college owes me 2 hours of my life for making this movie.
4) From Justin to Kelly – Don’t ask. I lost a bet.
5) The Haunting (1999)- The most unscary movie ever made. The ’63 version is great.
6) Battlefield Earth
7) Vanilla Sky – Thank fucking God he’s dead.
28 Days Later – Yawn
9) Dumb and Dumber – really any Jim Carey movie
10) Matrix Revolutions – See # 7
baby saw a bad, bad movie
Chuck, Pete, and many others have been playing the Worst Films List game. Being the good sheep that I am……
I’ve added a slightly different spin, making a list of awful movies I actually enjoyed.
Clearly no one here is a Derek fan. Go rent Bolero (1984) and Tarzan, The Ape Man (1981).
The Lonely Lady (Pia Zadora, 1983) is another truly bad high budget movie.
On IMDBs 1-10 scale, these three averaged 2.766.
Here’s mine.
By the way, I’m shocked that so many people hated “Can’t Stop The Music”. That movie is one of my favorite “so bad it’s good” picks.
Hey Chuck, thanks for the inspiration!
Here’s my selection:
http://www.sneakingsuspicions.com/a1130120603.htm#120503
BR,
Fritz
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