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83. such a disappointment

Reply to RoadRunner (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 4, 2023, 04:18 PM

Sep 2023

to those science fiction fans who had READ THE BOOK!

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What was the worst movie you ever saw. [View all] captain queeg Sep 2023 OP

Too many to choose! dchill Sep 2023 #1

the donald trump story starring mel gibson nt msongs Sep 2023 #2

Battlefield Earth, Broken Arrow, the Flash, Pisces Sep 2023 #3

Not with you on Battlefield Earth. It's a hoot, but should not be confused with serious sci-fi. Earth-shine Sep 2023 #31

Yup, Battlefield Earth milestogo Sep 2023 #64

The special effects look amazing! emulatorloo Sep 2023 #4

Yeah, I saw John Carradine was in it. I guess every actor does some clunkers along the way. captain queeg Sep 2023 #8

Santa Claus Conquers Mars. It featured a 10 year old Pia Zadora. rsdsharp Sep 2023 #5

"The First Family" is one of them. spooky3 Sep 2023 #6

I walked out of Popeye n/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #7

I walked out of that Eddie Murphy remake of the nutty professor captain queeg Sep 2023 #10

The first time I saw Popeye, I hated it. Then, over the years, I really started to like it. TheBlackAdder Sep 2023 #38

I like to tell people TlalocW Sep 2023 #40

Attack of the 50 foot Woman BOSSHOG Sep 2023 #9

I saw that when I was little and I walked around in slow-motion for a week. Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #47

The Whales of August. EndlessWire Sep 2023 #11

Damnation Alley RoadRunner Sep 2023 #12

Yup sarge43 Sep 2023 #53

such a disappointment justaprogressive Sep 2023 #83

Either sabbat hunter Sep 2023 #13

The quest for fire. yorkster Sep 2023 #14

ppfff*... Baaahahahahahaaaaaaa! electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #58

Careful...that's how keyboards get ruined.. yorkster Sep 2023 #63

I know! Luckily I'm on a cell phone. And I guess... electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #108

Thx. Glad you got a chuckle. yorkster Sep 2023 #110

Easy...Barton Fink... All have gone on to much better things IA8IT Sep 2023 #15

It didn't like it either TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #71

Valley of the Dolls Zambero Sep 2023 #16

It may be a stinker... ailsagirl Sep 2023 #95

I agree! Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #112

No others come close. Thunderbeast Sep 2023 #17

Agree! NoRethugFriends Sep 2023 #20

That movie is freakin' awesome! Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #78

I enjoyed this movie immensely. hunter Sep 2023 #85

hunter......... Upthevibe Sep 2023 #129

wow.. you really think that? is it legal to say so? BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2023 #86

I didn't think I was going to like it after the first 30 minutes... Tommy Carcetti Sep 2023 #118

Gone With the Wind. Awful movie, and the fake accents were laughably bad. brer cat Sep 2023 #18

ZARDOZ. Hands down. God-AWFUL waste of cellulite! lastlib Sep 2023 #19

Ashamed? With that bod? Earth-shine Sep 2023 #30

Right? He was so easy to look at, and I'm a fool for his accent to this day. thatcrowwoman Sep 2023 #77

You do know about this? Beware, it could quell your crush. Earth-shine Sep 2023 #79

Alas, Earth-shine. That's a bitter pill to swallow. thatcrowwoman Sep 2023 #84

I actually found it weirdly fascinating. Aristus Sep 2023 #103

This is one of my favorite all-time SF films... First Speaker Sep 2023 #106

Any James Bond movie 303squadron Sep 2023 #21

I liked Casino Royale with Daniel Craig and Eva Green. Nt spooky3 Sep 2023 #26

Craig always reminded me of Vladimir Putin...... lastlib Sep 2023 #109

I can see it. However, one of my female friends finds him spooky3 Sep 2023 #111

The only one I remember is Titanic. NNadir Sep 2023 #22

Shakespeare in Love Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #23

The English Patient was also in that category. Nt spooky3 Sep 2023 #28

Like watching paint dry LeftInTX Sep 2023 #35

Yeah, I knew "The English Patient" would turn up. Paladin Sep 2023 #62

That's definitely on my list ailsagirl Sep 2023 #87

can I dump "the Bridges of Madison county".. here BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2023 #89

Please do; it deserves dumping. Nt spooky3 Sep 2023 #102

Dirty Dancing. rownesheck Sep 2023 #24

Slasher flick titled, IIRC, "Don't Go In the Woods" Wounded Bear Sep 2023 #25

The Blair Witch Project DBoon Sep 2023 #27

YES! Bayard Sep 2023 #34

YES! Agonizing build up to absolutely nothing TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #70

agreed! when I saw it, when it ended, the audience sat for a moment like "Was that it?" BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2023 #88

Amen to that rurallib Sep 2023 #96

Anything with Nicole Kidman RainCaster Sep 2023 #29

Wonder Woman 2017 Srkdqltr Sep 2023 #32

It's a 3 way tie amongst... 3catwoman3 Sep 2023 #33

The Deer Hunter was a great movie until they went to Viet Nam. Iggo Sep 2023 #125

Caddyshack 2. usonian Sep 2023 #36

Didn't see that one. GoodRaisin Sep 2023 #42

Dan Aykroyd snarled through the entire movie. usonian Sep 2023 #43

That would be Captain Bligh. MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2023 #113

DANG! I thought I looked that up, just to make sure. So it goes. I plead the "Uncle Leo" defense. usonian Sep 2023 #116

Glass Onion Tetrachloride Sep 2023 #37

the first one was soooo good, BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2023 #90

indeed Tetrachloride Sep 2023 #94

That's tough because I love bad movies TlalocW Sep 2023 #39

Cats what a headache Tetrachloride Sep 2023 #57

The Exorcist, Part Two... First Speaker Sep 2023 #41

The Toxic Avenger series... GReedDiamond Sep 2023 #44

Oh man. They were so bad they good. I went through a period where I watched a bunch of Troma films. captain queeg Sep 2023 #51

Another nominee: Inside Llewyn Davis spooky3 Sep 2023 #45

See the concert for the movie instead. Iggo Sep 2023 #101

2001 Space Odyssey GoodRaisin Sep 2023 #46

I really liked, to loved it the first time...but then... electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #107

Yentl. LisaM Sep 2023 #48

Chairots of Fire Emile Sep 2023 #49

Dementia 13 no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 #50

It's interesting that a lot of the films mentioned got a lot of awards. captain queeg Sep 2023 #52

"Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon" Glorfindel Sep 2023 #54

There are several on my list. Niagara Sep 2023 #55

Howard the Duck cloudbase Sep 2023 #56

A "comedy" called Dream A Little Dream Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #59

Meet the Spartans canuckledragger Sep 2023 #60

The Creeping Terror. A classic of schlock. eppur_se_muova Sep 2023 #61

" Manos: the Hands of Fate" says 'hold my beer' BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2023 #91

Jim Jarmusch's "The Limits of Control." Harker Sep 2023 #65

Moulin Rouge skypilot Sep 2023 #66

I really thought I was going to like it. Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #69

I would watch Ewan McGregor eat cereal but... skypilot Sep 2023 #72

The longest ride 2015 Maninacan Sep 2023 #67

Last American Virgin Archae Sep 2023 #68

Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" sakabatou Sep 2023 #73

No other movie comes close. Different Drummer Sep 2023 #74

The Manitou thatcrowwoman Sep 2023 #75

Anything with John Wayne in it. Scottie Mom Sep 2023 #76

John Wayne Was A Nazi Celerity Sep 2023 #81

Odds are high it was a Woody Allen movie. Celerity Sep 2023 #80

I'm glad this OP is still up -- because I just watched Black Adam. Earth-shine Sep 2023 #82

"Field of Dreams" hunter Sep 2023 #92

Most Sword and Sandal movies are really bad LeftInTX Sep 2023 #93

I think it was called "Almost Famous" rurallib Sep 2023 #97

Any of Wes Anderson's movies. (nt) Paladin Sep 2023 #98

Day Of The Triffids. Iggo Sep 2023 #99

Never saw it but had a friend who used to talk about it captain queeg Sep 2023 #104

Apparently no one has a beef with porn movies Kaleva Sep 2023 #100

I ran out of the theater during Deep Throat. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #127

The Godfather Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2023 #105

Very overrated LeftInTX Sep 2023 #126

"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2023 #114

Plan 9 from Outer Space Jeebo Sep 2023 #115

The Matrix Torchlight Sep 2023 #117

Grown Ups 2. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2023 #119

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Ptah Sep 2023 #120

Reservoir Dogs Zorro Sep 2023 #121

Using the IMDB bottom 100 rankings the result is Angleae Sep 2023 #122

Avatar ironflange Sep 2023 #123

I think they resurrected him for the second movie. Iggo Sep 2023 #124

The Human Centipede LeftInTX Sep 2023 #128