I am currently attempting to compile a list of some of the worst movies of all time. So now's your chance to help me out and get in on the action :)
The current list is here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042839302/
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Please provide what you believe to be the worst movie you have ever seen, and I will add it to the list, subject to the following submission guidelines:
1. The title must be a film
2. The title must not be a short (requires 45+ minutes runtime)
3. Please provide a reason for why you believe it deserves a nomination
4. Nominations can be independent of overall IMDB ratings - just because a movie is rated low or high overall does not mean you cannot nominate it.
5. Please limit your nominations to a maximum of 3 titles.
Once I've allowed sufficient time for people to make their suggestions I'll create a further poll (i.e. Round 2) whereby you'll be asked to vote from the list to narrow it down. After that, depending on the amount of titles, additional rounds (and corresponding lists) may be added until we can pinpoint the ultimate worst movie ever made.
Have fun :D
The current list is here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042839302/
(It starts empty)
Please provide what you believe to be the worst movie you have ever seen, and I will add it to the list, subject to the following submission guidelines:
1. The title must be a film
2. The title must not be a short (requires 45+ minutes runtime)
3. Please provide a reason for why you believe it deserves a nomination
4. Nominations can be independent of overall IMDB ratings - just because a movie is rated low or high overall does not mean you cannot nominate it.
5. Please limit your nominations to a maximum of 3 titles.
Once I've allowed sufficient time for people to make their suggestions I'll create a further poll (i.e. Round 2) whereby you'll be asked to vote from the list to narrow it down. After that, depending on the amount of titles, additional rounds (and corresponding lists) may be added until we can pinpoint the ultimate worst movie ever made.
Have fun :D
Posted 8 months ago
Dan Dassow, Champion
Richard Shepherd,
Thank for your poll suggestion and thank you for having a properly functioning discussion link in your list.
My IMDb User Name is dan_dassow
My user ID is https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0127678/
I would like to nominate two films:
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
The commercial for this film were truly annoying. When I watch the film on TV, the commercials provided welcome relief to an unfunny and cloying film.
C.H.U.D. (1984)
A nauseating take on incoherence.
Thank for your poll suggestion and thank you for having a properly functioning discussion link in your list.
My IMDb User Name is dan_dassow
My user ID is https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0127678/
I would like to nominate two films:
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
The commercial for this film were truly annoying. When I watch the film on TV, the commercials provided welcome relief to an unfunny and cloying film.
C.H.U.D. (1984)
A nauseating take on incoherence.
It's a custom tracking link to the discussion, normally bit.ly formats MDB links as imdb.to/whatever but it didn't work for this one so I formatted the second part of the link. It just directs to the original page but allows me to access some analytic information, such as what country the viewers of the page are from etc... that way if I advertise the poll on Twitter etc I can tell where the traffic is coming from and what source is working best. If this is bad practice I'll remove it and replace it with a direct link.
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Dan Dassow, Champion
Richard Shepherd,
It's probably not a good idea to use compressed links. Unfortunately, they are frequently abused by spammers and people distributing malware. These kind of links are also likely to trigger Get Satisfaction's spam filter.
With your permission, I will remove these links from the posts in this thread.
It's probably not a good idea to use compressed links. Unfortunately, they are frequently abused by spammers and people distributing malware. These kind of links are also likely to trigger Get Satisfaction's spam filter.
With your permission, I will remove these links from the posts in this thread.
Yeah you can go ahead and remove them, it's not a big deal to me, they link directly to this thread so you could replace them with the direct link if you like (where appropriate). I originally only used them for readability purposes mainly, but now I know about the whole [link] syntax it's not needed.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Compressed links replaced / remove as indicated.
Thanks Dan.
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
I guess I hate it because it's new; the Manos makers were trying (although terribly) and at least there weren't any scenes of hearing mountain lions or giving 50 percent discounts. :)
I still have to say Birdemic is in my top 5 of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's absolutely painful to watch and doesn't even get hilariously bad until the last 30 minutes where they end up fending the birds off with coat hangers.
I'll have to watch these 2 movies (and try to keep a straight face :p )
Oh, I beg to differ... Rod's insufferable-ness, Natalie's Victoria's Secret job... Rod's awful friend... round numbers... Birdemic is the standard for all B movies to live by. Manos is the close second, with Torgo legs, bad dubbing, and annoying soundtrack. :)
I own Birdemic and Manos, they are on my watchlist (personal not IMDB), I'll be moving it up a bit priority wise so that I can see what you guys are talking about :)
Looking forward to cringing at every frame!
Looking forward to cringing at every frame!
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Okay cool, as long as I know you are satisfied with the way you are credited on the list. :)
If someone requests a GS link I'll be happy to do it that way, otherwise I'll generally default to their IMDB profile link, unless I cannot find it and they do not provide it. In which case I'll be leaving it unlinked for a while to allow them time to give me their link, if still no answer I'll link to their GS profile (because I can find that easily).
Hope that clears some things up for you, and anybody else wondering the same thing.
If someone requests a GS link I'll be happy to do it that way, otherwise I'll generally default to their IMDB profile link, unless I cannot find it and they do not provide it. In which case I'll be leaving it unlinked for a while to allow them time to give me their link, if still no answer I'll link to their GS profile (because I can find that easily).
Hope that clears some things up for you, and anybody else wondering the same thing.
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These are Lists not Names ...
8. Glitter (2001)
Nominated By Riverotter
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042996901/
9. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Nominated By: NarniaIsAwes
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042607288/
11. Jack and Jill (I) (2011)
Nominated By: Joe Siegel
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042905296/
15. The Weird World of LSD (1967)
Nominated By: Pencho15
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042423218/
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Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I added these when I was quite tired and I've obviously copied the wrong link across - sorry to all those affected.
I'll fix it right now, thank you pointing this out to me. - I'm not new to IMDB but I am new to GS and Polls so this is a learning process for me, your help is truly appreciated. :)
I'll fix it right now, thank you pointing this out to me. - I'm not new to IMDB but I am new to GS and Polls so this is a learning process for me, your help is truly appreciated. :)
I did the same mistake the other day, happens to everyone every once in a while :)
Updated and amended as indicated. Thank you again for pointing this out. If I make any more silly mistakes be sure to let me know - I'd rather live and learn than die in ignorance ;-)
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Glitter
Glitter
Thanks for the nominations, the list has been updated to reflect this and you have been credited for these suggestions :)
Well, I'm really into B-movies, so I've got quite a list for you! :) I've given you a lot to work with and you'll get more suggs from other people, so you can decide later what you need to cut (polls have a limit of 35 options), so it's up to you.
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Replica (2005)
Julie and Jack (2003)
The Pumaman (1980)
Monster Dog (1984)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
Santa Claus (1959)
Octaman (1971)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV Movie 1978)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Samurai Cop (1991)
The Guy from Harlem (1977)
Hercules in New York (1970)
The Final Sacrifice (Video 1990)
Space Mutiny (1988)
Krull (1983)
Attack of the Eye Creatures
Girl in Gold Boots (1968)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and...
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (Video 1996)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Werewolf (Video 1995)
Soultaker (1990)
Time Chasers (1994)
Alien from L.A. (1988)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Eegah (1962)
Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)
Frogs (1972)
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
Hobgoblins (1988)
Solarbabies (1986)
Mac and Me (1988)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Geostorm (2017)
Starship Troopers (1997)
The Room (2003)
The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)
Catwoman (2004)
Venom (2018)
Well, you're probably withered from too much bad-movie exposure now, so I'll let you go! Hope this list helps!
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Replica (2005)
Julie and Jack (2003)
The Pumaman (1980)
Monster Dog (1984)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
Santa Claus (1959)
Octaman (1971)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV Movie 1978)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Samurai Cop (1991)
The Guy from Harlem (1977)
Hercules in New York (1970)
The Final Sacrifice (Video 1990)
Space Mutiny (1988)
Krull (1983)
Attack of the Eye Creatures
Girl in Gold Boots (1968)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and...
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (Video 1996)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Werewolf (Video 1995)
Soultaker (1990)
Time Chasers (1994)
Alien from L.A. (1988)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Eegah (1962)
Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)
Frogs (1972)
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
Hobgoblins (1988)
Solarbabies (1986)
Mac and Me (1988)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Geostorm (2017)
Starship Troopers (1997)
The Room (2003)
The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)
Catwoman (2004)
Venom (2018)
Well, you're probably withered from too much bad-movie exposure now, so I'll let you go! Hope this list helps!
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Also, I think maybe part of our difference is that I don't watch 'slasher' movies and you have, and probably the cheap ones of those are waaaay worse than say Birdemic, because it's just non-stop pointless gore with no plot. Is that true?
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
NarniaisAwesome I've seen a lot of slashers and I adore that genre, yes. I must admit, reputation for them being pointless gorefests is not entirely undeserved, but the core of a slasher is what I call "ping-pong structure", where POV shifts from killer to victim. It amuses me how genre successfully makes audience playing chess with themselves. That structure can be used to a great success in any genre, but slashers just mastered it somehow so it's what I'm looking for when I watch them. I must admit, it's interesting to find slashers which use little to no gore or even no kills and yet somehow achieve the needed effect.
In order to illustrate my point in 5 minutes: here's E-Type's music video (which I also added to IMDb, btw) for "Angels Crying". Cheesy eurodance song and dance moves aside it still impresses me with how it managed to replicate the tension from Friday the 13th (1980) (it is practically a remake of it) with no gore whatsoever. In fact most murders are implied and yet, effect is pretty much the same and is surprisingly unsettling. My favorite shot from that music video is when you see killer's disembodied pair of legs when he (she?) appears in front of victim. It's a classic slasher touch which messes your perception a bit and can make killer appear as an unstoppable machine, while in fact anyone can look as menacing if you only see the shoes and pants.
In order to illustrate my point in 5 minutes: here's E-Type's music video (which I also added to IMDb, btw) for "Angels Crying". Cheesy eurodance song and dance moves aside it still impresses me with how it managed to replicate the tension from Friday the 13th (1980) (it is practically a remake of it) with no gore whatsoever. In fact most murders are implied and yet, effect is pretty much the same and is surprisingly unsettling. My favorite shot from that music video is when you see killer's disembodied pair of legs when he (she?) appears in front of victim. It's a classic slasher touch which messes your perception a bit and can make killer appear as an unstoppable machine, while in fact anyone can look as menacing if you only see the shoes and pants.
In my opinion, 'horror without gore' is very admirable, and somehow an even truer sign of talent.
Narnia: Yeah, I probably should have explained more clearly in OP that I was more leaning towards bad movies you hate, not bad movies you love - but that's alright, it's only Round 1 - in Round 2 we'll be narrowing things down and in that round we'll probably see a lot of 'bad movies you love' not being included.
Narnia: Yeah, I probably should have explained more clearly in OP that I was more leaning towards bad movies you hate, not bad movies you love - but that's alright, it's only Round 1 - in Round 2 we'll be narrowing things down and in that round we'll probably see a lot of 'bad movies you love' not being included.
I have 2 options that you could consider; Jack and Jill (2011) with Adam Sandler, is an ode to incoherence and stupidity with the worst performances I could have seen and Adam makes them doubles (Lamentably appears Al pacino, which is my favorite actors) Fantastic Four (2015) I can only say that it is terrible.
I really do not come across many movies that I dislike to the point of considering them as such, because I am very cautious when choosing haha.
I really do not come across many movies that I dislike to the point of considering them as such, because I am very cautious when choosing haha.
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List updated and credited. Thanks for the nominations Joe! I appreciate you giving some reasons as to why you think they should be on the list. Also, as Narnia says above, you are welcome to choose one more if you like :)
Oh, good. My third option is Armageddon by Michael Bay, It's too ridiculous, this is a movie where logic was not used and they did not even try to give coherence to the story, it seems more like a movie Made by children who have no idea what they are talking about
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Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
NarniaisAwesome Nah, I've seen so much worse then Fan4stic. Movie was ridiculously botched by last-minute decisions, but it's clear in some scenes that if Josh Trank's vision was preserved better it would have been a fresh take, at least. I really loved some Cronenberg-like scenes in the movie and while it might seem out of place when adapting these characters, I've never seen that touch applied to their predicament before. It has a lot in common with Scanners (1981) which, while better received, still was never a critical darling. The problem is that visuals of the botched attempt at Fantastic Four were dated at the time of the release, while 1981 full-on practical effort still holds up well and never had the same kind of limitation.
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Oh, I've seen worse than 4, too, I guess I just dislike most superhero films enough to never want to watch it again. It's just a bit 'over the top.' ;)
Joe: Armageddon has been added and credited. Thanks for your input :)
Head full of Honey (2014). This movie exploits Alzheimer's as a resource of whacky "comedy". Between hysteria and lowest attempts at tear-jerking, there is no space for nuance. Dieter Hallervorden, a great versatile actor, is humiliated in the lead role. Til Schweiger acts and directs, and it is hard to say which job he's worse at (even basic aspects like editing look amateurish). In a delusion of grandeur, he likes to consider himself the most important living German filmmaker and an international star. At least the second illusion was thrashed when the American remake with Nick Nolte failed spectacularly, both at the box office and with the critics.
Fifty Shades Darker (2017). This movie is disgusting. I wish it was for the sex scenes, but they are rather prudish. There is neither any daring display of sexuality nor a hint of eroticism. No, what I find despicable about the movie is exemplified in the scene where the main characters go to a fancy restaurant and giggle at a nervous waiter - and except for one brief moment from afar we only ever see his torso, as in a Warner Bros. cartoon. The Fifty Shades movies fetishize a world of money, luxury and power in the hollowest way and bear a contempt for anything and anyone that does not fit into it.
Fifty Shades Darker (2017). This movie is disgusting. I wish it was for the sex scenes, but they are rather prudish. There is neither any daring display of sexuality nor a hint of eroticism. No, what I find despicable about the movie is exemplified in the scene where the main characters go to a fancy restaurant and giggle at a nervous waiter - and except for one brief moment from afar we only ever see his torso, as in a Warner Bros. cartoon. The Fifty Shades movies fetishize a world of money, luxury and power in the hollowest way and bear a contempt for anything and anyone that does not fit into it.
Added and credited. Thank you for taking the time to thoroughly explain why you feel these two are so bad, it's great that we are getting such a diverse range of films for the list. :)
I think there are two kinds of "worst" movies:
- the so-bad-they're-good
- the so-bad-they're-bad
And we can say that the latter films are worse than the former... a film like Plan 9 From Outer Space doesn't have any pretension to be a masterpiece and it's a B-movie providing what people accept from B-movies and it is still more forgivable than a film that takes itself seriously and still does something as despicable as manipulating an audience or insulting its intelligence.
I guess the poll is about the movies we can truly say "I hate its guts", so maybe you should be careful not to mix them with the same old movies who are always nominated among the worst but that we, movie lovers, enjoy a little for their campy value and because they're entertaining in a laughable way.
- the so-bad-they're-good
- the so-bad-they're-bad
And we can say that the latter films are worse than the former... a film like Plan 9 From Outer Space doesn't have any pretension to be a masterpiece and it's a B-movie providing what people accept from B-movies and it is still more forgivable than a film that takes itself seriously and still does something as despicable as manipulating an audience or insulting its intelligence.
I guess the poll is about the movies we can truly say "I hate its guts", so maybe you should be careful not to mix them with the same old movies who are always nominated among the worst but that we, movie lovers, enjoy a little for their campy value and because they're entertaining in a laughable way.
I agree completely!
Thank you for bringing this up EIM. Indeed, the flavour of this poll is more about the latter option as you so rightly point out. I don't mind if people want to nominate films that are 'so bad you love love them' but ideally, as you suggest, the main idea here is to find a movie so appalling that every moment it takes of your time feels like a little bit of your soul being ripped away :)
No problem, it's your poll of course, but I think there's more than a subtle nuance between the two categories, it's basically the same fine line between the lovable loser or the poor schmuck and the truly despicable person (as far as our perceptions go)
Yeah, agreed. I'll be making it more clear that this poll is more focused on 'bad as bad' rather than 'bad as good' when the next round opens. :)
My nominee is The Weird World of LSD (1967)
Not only is a film with the lowest imaginable production values, with no one that has the right to be called an actor or even something remotely similar to a plot. It is also an offensive film that tries to keep people away from LSD, but does this with lies, missinformation and fear which is pretty much the worst way to tackle a problem.
Added and credit. Thanks for the suggestion :)
I haven't seen The Weird World of LSD in its entirety but I have seen bits and pieces of it - to me its nothing more than a propaganda film - and that is usually an umbrella term for categorically bad films - not just because of the quality but because of the content.
As you suggest misinformation and fear are devices of control but are not rational solutions to real world problems.
I haven't seen The Weird World of LSD in its entirety but I have seen bits and pieces of it - to me its nothing more than a propaganda film - and that is usually an umbrella term for categorically bad films - not just because of the quality but because of the content.
As you suggest misinformation and fear are devices of control but are not rational solutions to real world problems.
Richard,
So sorry to keep switching things around, but I must replace replica with the Star Wars Holiday Special. :)
So sorry to keep switching things around, but I must replace replica with the Star Wars Holiday Special. :)
I've amended the list to match your above replacement request.
It's not a problem to switch things around/change your mind at this stage - that's part of the idea of having multiple rounds to the nominations. Nothing is locked in at the moment, but later, in future rounds things will be more tight - but don't worry, there'll be ample time and notifications before that happens - so feel free to keep revising your suggestions as often as you like until then. :)
It's not a problem to switch things around/change your mind at this stage - that's part of the idea of having multiple rounds to the nominations. Nothing is locked in at the moment, but later, in future rounds things will be more tight - but don't worry, there'll be ample time and notifications before that happens - so feel free to keep revising your suggestions as often as you like until then. :)
Okay, thank you! I will Replica in round 2. :)
Sounds good to me.
FYI: Exactly when Round 2 opens (following this rounds closure) will be entirely dependent on the level of activity of this round. In other words, when people seem to have stopped nominating/discussing for a few days I'll post a notice saying this round will end in a few days after that - allowing for those sitting on the fence to still have a chance.
I realize some people might only check in to GS once a week (or less) so I want the majority of the community to be exposed to the opportunity to nominate - but at some point the time will come where we must move on. :)
FYI: Exactly when Round 2 opens (following this rounds closure) will be entirely dependent on the level of activity of this round. In other words, when people seem to have stopped nominating/discussing for a few days I'll post a notice saying this round will end in a few days after that - allowing for those sitting on the fence to still have a chance.
I realize some people might only check in to GS once a week (or less) so I want the majority of the community to be exposed to the opportunity to nominate - but at some point the time will come where we must move on. :)
Suggestion
Sort by Ratings ? ?
11. Replica (2005) - 1.6
9 . Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) - 1.8
6 . Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) - 1.9
8 . Glitter (2001) - 2.2
2 . Leonard Part 6 (1987) - 2.2
10. The Guy from Harlem (1977) - 2.3
7 . Troll 2 (1990) - 2.8
4 . Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) - 3.2
5 . Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969) - 3.2
12. Jack and Jill (I) (2011) - 3.3
16. The Weird World of LSD (1967) - 3.3
1 . Adult Babies (2017) - 4
13. Fantastic Four (2015) - 4.3
15. Fifty Shades Darker (2017) - 4.6
3 . C.H.U.D. (1984) - 5.6
14. Head Full of Honey (2014) - 6.6
Worst Movie at the Top of the list ? ?
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I appreciate your suggestion and will take it into consideration.
At this point in time, as of Round 1 of the nominations - the element of overall rating on IMDB is independent of this list - that's part of the theme behind it - because of this, currently, the list order will just be in the order I receive the nominations.
Ratings may come into play in later rounds, such as in tie-breaker scenarios, more will become clear in the future when I announce Round 2.
For readability purposes however, I think your suggestion may be warranted, and I may reorder the list in the near future. For the immediate time however things will not be changed.
Your feedback is still greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing more from you, and anyone else :)
At this point in time, as of Round 1 of the nominations - the element of overall rating on IMDB is independent of this list - that's part of the theme behind it - because of this, currently, the list order will just be in the order I receive the nominations.
Ratings may come into play in later rounds, such as in tie-breaker scenarios, more will become clear in the future when I announce Round 2.
For readability purposes however, I think your suggestion may be warranted, and I may reorder the list in the near future. For the immediate time however things will not be changed.
Your feedback is still greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing more from you, and anyone else :)
I'm still weighing up my options on my own nominations here. There are a lot of bad movies out there, so many come to mind. I have a few I'm tossing around in my head and when I've decided on the three I'll add them to the list and announce it here. In the meantime - keep those suggestions rolling in! :)
Richard,
I forgot to let you know that you can watch RiffTraxes for free on Shout! Factory: http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/rifftrax
And there's some on Amazon Prime (you can sign for a 30 day free trial of that if you don't have it already)
I forgot to let you know that you can watch RiffTraxes for free on Shout! Factory: http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/rifftrax
And there's some on Amazon Prime (you can sign for a 30 day free trial of that if you don't have it already)
Oh tyvm! I'll check that out :)
I'm a prime member but I'm in Australia so some of the content available is different for me, for example I can't watch IMDB's Freedive - but I'll check, thanks for the link :D
I'm a prime member but I'm in Australia so some of the content available is different for me, for example I can't watch IMDB's Freedive - but I'll check, thanks for the link :D
I'll be back with my nominations. This is my wheelhouse. Terrible movies that make you eyes weep clotted blood and your soul begs you to self-extinguish into sweet sweet oblivion so you will never again experience such horrid filmmaking.
This is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for, I'm looking forward to see what you decide on :D
Dan Dassow, Champion
@Richard Shepherd,
I second Stephen Atwood (AKA TsarStepan) as an expert on horrible films.
I recommend his polls.
Alphabetical
http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2014/05/imdb-polls-alphabetical-by-author.html#TsarStepan
By Vote
http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2015/03/imdb-polls-descending-order-of-votes-by.html#TsarStepan
I second Stephen Atwood (AKA TsarStepan) as an expert on horrible films.
I recommend his polls.
Alphabetical
http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2014/05/imdb-polls-alphabetical-by-author.html#TsarStepan
By Vote
http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2015/03/imdb-polls-descending-order-of-votes-by.html#TsarStepan
Thanks Dan, I'll take a look.
Tsar knows bad movies because he knows RiffTrax (or vice versa!)! :D Not claiming to be an expert, but I know, too! Who can answer the following questions: (excluding Tsar, because he probably knows)
The film Monster Dog is from what year?
Who is the famous star in it?
Also in it is actor Emilio Linder, who was also in what classic MST3K film?
Bonus: The MST3K film is known best the title credited in the movie, but what is the film's "other" title?
The film Monster Dog is from what year?
Who is the famous star in it?
Also in it is actor Emilio Linder, who was also in what classic MST3K film?
Bonus: The MST3K film is known best the title credited in the movie, but what is the film's "other" title?
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The Someone-Try-to-Answer-My-Trivia-and-Let-This-Go-Live Bump!
Sorry, I've been ill over the last couple of days - I'll be back in a day or two (god willing) and re-ignite this discussion :)
Get well soon!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Feeling a bit better today, should be A-OK tomorrow :D
"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers" :p
"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers" :p
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just a suggestion, but if you only included movies with a star rating under 4, it may be more apt for "worst movie of all time," heck maybe even only ratings under 3 stars!
I do appreciate the idea but yeah as Albstein said this poll is designed to be independent of IMDB ratings - they may come into play in later rounds if we need a tie-breaker or something, but for now, even something like The GodFather could appear on this list if someone thinks it should do so.
even something like The GodFather could appear on this list if someone thinks it should do so.Now, you lost me...
It's one thing to think the film isn't what it's all cracked up to be, or to think it's a manipulative film that glorifies the mob, let's even say, it's one thing to think that it's a bad movie, but the worst of all time? Even the most hardcore haters would concede a few good things about it... but I guess you were just making a point, but please don't spoil a good idea with the inclusion of a good film. There has to be objective element to validate the film's status as a bad movie, it takes a bad movie to be one of the worst, doesn't it?
This example was intentionally extreme, generally yes I'd like a pretty detailed explanation as to why someone nominated something like this film. This initial list is tentative and is there to serve the basis of the next round, which will allow people to vote on films already in the list - so in that regard even if someone did nominate an amazing film I feel it would be easily knocked out in later rounds.
Hope that clarifies things a bit. :)
Hope that clarifies things a bit. :)
Sometimes I just forget that the fact that The Godfather is taken for such extreme examples speaks for itself :) Out of all the movies, it had to be that one Peter Griffin didn't care about after all
That's a good point - it does speak for itself. :)
I really want to suggest Nukie (1987) but I've only seen clips and ... to keep myself sane in my pursuit of creating this list of three? I will self-impose the restriction where if I haven't seen the whole film, it will be disqualified....
Keep in mind, ALL of the worst movies are birthed from the Swamp of Sadness (via the Neverending Story). So, at a quantum mechanics level? It's impossible to generate a list of only three of the worst movies of all time. So? I decided to take the lazy meandering route and randomly spit out some cancerously bad films not already listed.
1. To Catch a Yeti (TV Movie 1995): Meat Loaf. That should be enough to qualify this entry. The Yeti in question is a furbyesque 2 foot tall puppet. Just terrible acting, script, and production design.
2. A Talking Cat!?! (2013) Pretentious and (de)moralizing.
3. Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972): A Christmas movie for kids on a diet of acid and black tar heroin. Santa gets his bloody sled stuck in a sand of a beach. A wanky Easteresque rabbit and hippy kids are there to save the day.
Dishonorable mentions to...
Fun in Balloon Land
Rollergator (1996)
Personally, I have to disqualify any Neil Breen film as I've only seen clips and reviews. He is this century's Ed Wood. But with so sooo sooo sooo much more painful pretentiousness. Someone has to have nominated at least Fateful Findings.
Keep in mind, ALL of the worst movies are birthed from the Swamp of Sadness (via the Neverending Story). So, at a quantum mechanics level? It's impossible to generate a list of only three of the worst movies of all time. So? I decided to take the lazy meandering route and randomly spit out some cancerously bad films not already listed.
1. To Catch a Yeti (TV Movie 1995): Meat Loaf. That should be enough to qualify this entry. The Yeti in question is a furbyesque 2 foot tall puppet. Just terrible acting, script, and production design.
2. A Talking Cat!?! (2013) Pretentious and (de)moralizing.
3. Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972): A Christmas movie for kids on a diet of acid and black tar heroin. Santa gets his bloody sled stuck in a sand of a beach. A wanky Easteresque rabbit and hippy kids are there to save the day.
Dishonorable mentions to...
Fun in Balloon Land
Rollergator (1996)
Personally, I have to disqualify any Neil Breen film as I've only seen clips and reviews. He is this century's Ed Wood. But with so sooo sooo sooo much more painful pretentiousness. Someone has to have nominated at least Fateful Findings.
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Wonderful, wonderful! All very funny RiffTraxes and very awful movies. :)
Thanks for the nominations, they have been added and credited. I really like the way you've written your explanations I enjoyed reading your post. :D
Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny one of the movies even Rifftrax couldn't make enjoyable.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
I've seen Nukie (1987) in its entirety in late childhood/early teens. Never thought of it as a particularly bad movie as a) I've seen worse and b) derivation is not exactly a great thing, but it's not even the most derivative of the E.T. clone bunch.
It's incredibly forgettable, though.
It's incredibly forgettable, though.
Every Worst Movie list is not complete without the mention of:
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
and I will also nominate Movie 43 (2013)
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
and I will also nominate Movie 43 (2013)
Thanks for nominating those 2, I've added them to the list and credited you for your nominations. Would you like to tell us why you've chosen those 2 in particular? (It's not compulsory but I find it interesting hearing peoples views).
Thanks again :)
Thanks again :)
For Dragonball, I would say this single movie changed my standard for watching movies forever. I never really had a high standard in movie quality up to that point as I remember saying one of my favorite movies was I, Robot (2004). But after watching the terrible special effects, writing, set design, acting (for the most part), adaption of source material and many more; I needed to cleanse my retinas. Really started watching more classic movies because of that utter mess.
Movie 43 is just the perfect example of star power meaning nothing without decent writing.
Movie 43 is just the perfect example of star power meaning nothing without decent writing.
Thanks for the explanation :) - I have a similar experience as far as standards go, mine evolved after I started to write reviews - the more I wrote the more critical I became and the more 'badness' I noticed. Before then I mostly loved everything (and hated a couple of things), now I feel I have a much wider range of evaluation levels for films, but I consequently am also more harshly opinionated than I used to be.
Keep those nominations rollin' in!
Also I'd like a small amount of feedback - I'm thinking of allowing everyone to nominate 2 more films (making 5 total per person) - do people want this ability? Or would you rather we stick to the 3/person?
I wasn't sure how much of a response we'd get for this list so I set it to 3 per person originally, just in case the list was overwhelming, currently we have 25 titles, which is still manageable, so I'm open to the idea of allowing a couple more movies from each of you. Let me know what you think.
Have an IMDBrilliant day!
Also I'd like a small amount of feedback - I'm thinking of allowing everyone to nominate 2 more films (making 5 total per person) - do people want this ability? Or would you rather we stick to the 3/person?
I wasn't sure how much of a response we'd get for this list so I set it to 3 per person originally, just in case the list was overwhelming, currently we have 25 titles, which is still manageable, so I'm open to the idea of allowing a couple more movies from each of you. Let me know what you think.
Have an IMDBrilliant day!
Okay, then: The Christmas Colt (2013)
I'll add this one shortly, sorry for the delay here, been really busy!
Added and credited as requested :)
Nominations will CLOSE in (a little over) 12 hours time.
Here's what you need to know:
If you haven't submitted a nomination: This is your last chance. Although this poll extends to subsequent rounds after this round closes no further nominations will be accepted.
If you've already nominated at least one title: Remember I've extended the amount of allowed nominations per user from 3 to 5, so if there is still a couple of titles you have up your sleeve now is the time to post those.
What to expect next: Round 2 will allow anyone, whether they have nominated or not to cast votes on titles already in the list. More details will follow when the round opens, but for now all you need to know is the purpose of round 2 is to narrow the list down.
Thank you to all those who have participated in this discussion.
Here's what you need to know:
If you haven't submitted a nomination: This is your last chance. Although this poll extends to subsequent rounds after this round closes no further nominations will be accepted.
If you've already nominated at least one title: Remember I've extended the amount of allowed nominations per user from 3 to 5, so if there is still a couple of titles you have up your sleeve now is the time to post those.
What to expect next: Round 2 will allow anyone, whether they have nominated or not to cast votes on titles already in the list. More details will follow when the round opens, but for now all you need to know is the purpose of round 2 is to narrow the list down.
Thank you to all those who have participated in this discussion.
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Yeah, that's also one of the reasons I initially limited the amount of nominations per person, right now it's flexible (as you just witnessed) but we need to stop somewhere :)
BTW, you said tomorrow is you Birthday, so...
Hope you've seen Manos so that makes sense. :)
Hope you've seen Manos so that makes sense. :)
Hahaha! Tyvm :D
"The master would not approve!"
Classic Torgo!
Due to being busy I'll be opening round 2 in about another 12 hours, this thread will remain open to any last minute suggestions until that time. Sorry to drag things out, just don't have time to work on it until the morning (my time). See you all then!
No one else had said anything... mind if I make a few more suggs? We can put the list at 35, the limit for polls.
I'm going to nominate 2 movies myself - but yes, I'll allow you to add 3 more before I open round 2, which will be very soon :)
Okay, great! I say:
Julie and Jack (2003)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and...
Hercules in New York (1970)
There, I think that completes it! I could nominate 1000's, but I really need to crack down and get to the worst here. :)
Julie and Jack (2003)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and...
Hercules in New York (1970)
There, I think that completes it! I could nominate 1000's, but I really need to crack down and get to the worst here. :)
P.S.: I notice that Adult Babies is still on the list... it says Example Nomination... is it to stay on there to be deleted?
Thanks for those, and thanks for pointing that out - it's gone now, it was there just to have *something* in the list in its infancy.
List is ready to go, so see you in Round 2! (I'll be posting that momentarily).
List is ready to go, so see you in Round 2! (I'll be posting that momentarily).
So, before moving on to round 2, here's my own nominations for the list.
Firstly, Son of the Mask 2 (2005) - talk about taking a decent comedic franchise and turning it upside down, my word - from the bad acting to the extremely inappropriate jokes for its target audience this title was more than a let down, it was agony.
And secondly, The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) - the first Human Centipede movie had the value of shock on its side, and whilst decidedly disgusting at least had some arguably scare-laden horror elements. The second movie dragged the franchise down, trying to out do its predecessor, and failed miserably. The 3rd and final entry in the franchise dragged things down even further - this time, beyond the gutter and into the depths of hell. Whilst clearly trying to squeeze every penny out of what had become a cult cash-cow by now its audience was already expecting shock value and instead just got plain shock, with no value at all. Just plain grotesque. Ick!
Firstly, Son of the Mask 2 (2005) - talk about taking a decent comedic franchise and turning it upside down, my word - from the bad acting to the extremely inappropriate jokes for its target audience this title was more than a let down, it was agony.
And secondly, The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) - the first Human Centipede movie had the value of shock on its side, and whilst decidedly disgusting at least had some arguably scare-laden horror elements. The second movie dragged the franchise down, trying to out do its predecessor, and failed miserably. The 3rd and final entry in the franchise dragged things down even further - this time, beyond the gutter and into the depths of hell. Whilst clearly trying to squeeze every penny out of what had become a cult cash-cow by now its audience was already expecting shock value and instead just got plain shock, with no value at all. Just plain grotesque. Ick!
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Wait, now that we have a free space I nominate Octaman! (If you like!) Then we can narrow them down from there.
Oh yeah, lol, forgot that'd give us a free space. I'll add that one for you.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Richard Shepherd, I have a feeling you might enjoy that video essay by an enormously talented Georg Rockall-Schmidt.
Thanks, I'll take a look soon.
Nikolay, thank you for sharing the link, this seems to be an interesting channel. Although he makes me shiver with horror on his own by saying "Dee-eter" all the time.
Richard Shepherd
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Dan can delete ACT_1's message Monday ? ?
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Richard Shepherd
ACT_1
albstein's message is an interesting history
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