OT: Worst movie of all time

[Beemer]

Slap Shot

This is blasphemy!!!!!

 

[AmeriConn]

I loved the music in this movie. And I was fascinated with the parallels to "The Odyssey" and how certain characters were plucked from that tale. Even the KKK candidate for governor was named Homer. I thought the whole thing just clever as heck. The actors stayed in character throughout. And having lived in Alabama for over 35 years, it kinda felt like home! "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" was a mesmerizing song and scene. For those who found the film less that satisfying, De Gustibus Non est Disputandum.

But you ain't bona fide!

 

[Bama fan]

But you ain't bona fide!

Truer words were never spoken, my friend.

 

[CocoHusky]

Ice Pirates 1984 saw about 10 minutes of it, walked out it was so bad, got pissed walked back in and demanded my money back and got it.

 

[Waquoit]

I loved the music in this movie. And I was fascinated with the parallels to "The Odyssey" and how certain characters were plucked from that tale. Even the KKK candidate for governor was named Homer. I thought the whole thing just clever as heck. The actors stayed in character throughout. And having lived in Alabama for over 35 years, it kinda felt like home! "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" was a mesmerizing song and scene. For those who found the film less that satisfying, De Gustibus Non est Disputandum.

FWIW, I was meh on my initial viewing. Liked it very much 2nd time around.

 

[Stymie]

This is blasphemy!!!!!

Tell you what..laughing my &$$ off watching that clip ..
HaHaHaHa!!

 

[Waquoit]

Manos: The Hands of Fate is a terrible movie.

As well being Top 10 at the Department of Redundancy Department.

 

[dbmill]

Oh man, gotta strongly but respectfully disagree. That movie is brilliant, retelling the Odyssey in the social context of the American South around the great depression. And the soundtrack won the Grammy for best album, to boot, something no movie since the Bodyguard has accomplished!I "I'll fly away, fly away, oh, Glory, I'll fly away..."

From Justin to Kelly comes to mind as one of the worst conceived, worst executed, misuses of actual talent I've ever seen on the screen. That the principals were all required by contract to participate in it before there was even a plot or script is suggestive of just how little the quality mattered.

"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" is the favorite Coen Brothers movie for both me and my wife. In addition this film helped raise the profile of bluegrass/old timey music at the time it came out. Helps that this type of stuff lands in a musical sweet spot for me.

 

[Zorro]

We really ought to have specific categories and specific criteria here, although offhand I can't think what they might be. One might be "big budget highly promoted". In that category i would like to nominate "Gremlins". I watched it to the bitter end, only because the woman I was with didn't want to leave. But I remember standing outside watching people leaving the theater laughing and smiling, and thinking "what the hell is wrong with these folks!" That was one bad movie!!

 

[dogged1]

Ice Pirates 1984 saw about 10 minutes of it, walked out it was so bad, got pissed walked back in and demanded my money back and got it.

Consider yourself fortunate. I was with my 5 -6 year old son. It was aimed at his age group. He loved every second of it's infantile humor and false bravado action. I sat thru the (w)hole thing.
BTW, he still remembers it fondly.

 

[Stymie]

"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" is the favorite Coen Brothers movie for both me and my wife. In addition this film helped raise the profile of bluegrass/old timey music at the time it came out. Helps that this type of stuff lands in a musical sweet spot for me.

Sound track, yes.
Movie, not so much....

 

[dbmill]

Sound track, yes.
Movie, not so much....

To say we disagree on the quality of this film would be an understatement.

 

[FridaFriend]

I really enjoyed 'O Brother Where Art Thou', but my favorite Coen brothers film is 'Raising Arizona'.

Just happy nobody has listed that film as one of the worst.

 

[Kaizen]

Sound track, yes.
Movie, not so much....

Just listen to this song, This song is Hypnotic ... LOL

 

[Zanzman]

I really enjoyed 'O Brother Where Art Thou', but my favorite Coen brothers film is 'Raising Arizona'.

Just happy nobody has listed that film as one of the worst.

Close second

 

[Hoops66]

It's playing on TCM this month. Last Friday night they did a 90 minute script read of the movie and then followed with the movie. One of the details of the movie was Boris Karloff died before filming started so they used his wife's chiropractor as a fill in. He played a zombie vampire so he covered his face with his robe. Also, the main female zombie vampire, that looked like Elvira, had a freakishly small waist. It felt like she should split in half at any second.

Good points. One correction though, I believe it was Bela Lugosi who died before production and not Boris Karloff. Both of them were endearing creeps though.

 

[Zorro]

Allison Krause defined this song as "sort of a cross between a lullaby and a field holler. i loved the movie, incidentally.

 

[Stymie]

Big Coen Bros. fan.
No Country For Old Men- one of the greatest villains of all time (IMHO). The coin flip?
Fargo- I just about shiver through the whole film. Even my socks get wet.

 

[Bama fan]

@Kaizen said this song is hypnotic. The video is equally as interesting.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Wow. A lot of you have no idea what an actual bad movie is as opposed to not liking a movie or being disappointed by a movie. For example, Manos: The Hands of Fate is a terrible movie.

As I pointed out, I mostly played them when managing movie theatres, I largely didn't watch them.

I did watch Eraserhead when I was working the art house and I defy anyone to explain how it is a "good" movie. Cult classic, maybe. Women singing in radiators (when you could see what was on the screen), no.

In any case, I have another candidate - C.H.U.D., that would be Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. And there was a C.H.U.D. II, also. A close 2nd to the movie mentioned earlier for folks abandoning the theatre, often requesting their money back.

Yes, I do, however, agree that some of the folks are going by personal reaction. Even I listed one that is just that I didn't like it. However, the sci fi movies I have indicated are, in my opinion, actually bad.

 

[Skeets]

Not mentioned yet, the Sharknado movies. My wife watches all of them. Each follow on movie is worst than the prior one. I didn't think it was possible, but they did it.

 

[Nolefan]

Howard the Duck didn’t last 5 minutes and walked out ..
Killer Klowns from outer space should have known better
As much as I like Bruce Willis movies Hudson Hawk was terrible ..
And Dude where’s my car should have been dude where’s my money I paid for this crap ..

 

[visitingcock]

FWIW, I was meh on my initial viewing. Liked it very much 2nd time around.

I generally feel that way about all Coen Brothers movies - but I loved Oh Brother on the first viewing.

Wasn't a huge fan of Lebowski the first time, but I have become one after the 27th viewing.

 

[Aluminny69]

I humbly recommend "Killer Klowns from Outer Space". Just typing the name has made me dumber.

How about Mars Needs Women? Watch the trailer.

 

[Bama fan]

How about Mars Needs Women? Watch the trailer.

Was this the sequel to "A Few Good Men"?