Worst Science Fiction Film of All Time II: The Quickening

dart · January 20, 2016

I know I'm late to the party here, but has anyone mentioned Battlefield Earth? For me, that's my all-time worst movie. Ever. It's absolutely horrible and pretty much the only movie I almost walked out on. I was half-way out of the theatre when the optimist in me said, "wait, it could get better", and of course, it just got worse.

Dynaman · January 20, 2016

I know I'm late to the party here, but has anyone mentioned Battlefield Earth? For me, that's my all-time worst movie. Ever. It's absolutely horrible and pretty much the only movie I almost walked out on. I was half-way out of the theatre when the optimist in me said, "wait, it could get better", and of course, it just got worse.

I know it was mentioned earlier BUT it is worthy of many many many mentions!

sketchley · January 21, 2016

I know it was mentioned earlier BUT it is worthy of many many many mentions!

I think Ebert's mentioning of it is worth mentioning:

"It's not merely bad; it's unpleasant in a hostile way."

And my favourite line from that review: "The director, Roger Christian, has learned from better films that directors sometimes tilt their cameras, but he has not learned why."

areaseven · January 22, 2016

Good Lord... why do I remember this movie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYpEC_A4IbM

My Stepmother Is an Alien

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 19%

Dynaman · January 22, 2016

Good Lord... why do I remember this movie?

To misquote Bugs Bunny when he finds out the female rabbit he is infatuated with is a robot "So, she's an alien..."

Scyla · January 22, 2016

I nominate Star Wars Episode 7. The whole pot with the Starkiller Base doesn't make any sense, the fact that Rei was conveniently left behind on Jakku is mind-boggling and in a world where everyone tells everyone their secret mission after the just met is crazy. Also what was Phasma thinking when she disabled the shields of the base??? The only possible outcome would be that the rebels (I call them that because they are the same rebels from Episode 4) attack the base and trying to destory them. She should have been a trooper and get herself killed as a sacrifice for the greater good of the First Order and nothing would have happened.

Worst movie ever -1/10.

Dynaman · January 23, 2016

Just saw, part of, Splice and it gets my top nod. Too many problems to list so I'll list the positive - it came out of the DVD player without a hitch.

renegadeleader1 · January 24, 2016

Good Lord... why do I remember this movie?

Do you really need a reason to remember Kim Basinger at the height of her sex appeal?

areaseven · January 25, 2016

I vowed never to watch this movie, and this review makes sure of that.

Phobos · January 25, 2016

I nominate Star Wars Episode 7. The whole pot with the Starkiller Base doesn't make any sense, the fact that Rei was conveniently left behind on Jakku is mind-boggling and in a world where everyone tells everyone their secret mission after the just met is crazy. Also what was Phasma thinking when she disabled the shields of the base??? The only possible outcome would be that the rebels (I call them that because they are the same rebels from Episode 4) attack the base and trying to destory them. She should have been a trooper and get herself killed as a sacrifice for the greater good of the First Order and nothing would have happened.

Worst movie ever -1/10.

+1

I would sit through Battlefield Earth AND Highlander 2 before I saw that POS again. It made me re-evaluate my "no reading spoilers before I see a movie" policy. I wish I never spent money to see it.

areaseven · January 29, 2016

areaseven · January 31, 2016

Glad I didn't bother with this movie.

Dynaman · January 31, 2016

Glad I didn't bother with this movie.

My wife drug me to this one, it takes effort to make smut boring.

Duke Togo · January 31, 2016

Glad I didn't bother with this movie.

A friend of mine and I decided to watch this one evening this past fall with a few bottles of wine. We made it half way through before she demanded the remote and forwarded through the rest of it at high speed. It's a lot worse than people say, which is pretty bad to begin with. It doesn't even have that Showgirls charm.

areaseven · February 5, 2016

areaseven · February 7, 2016

In his five or so years of reviewing movies, Chris Stuckman has a long hatred for Dragonball Evolution; so much that he's done not one, but three reviews on it and one parody of Drive around it.

areaseven · February 7, 2016

To avoid being the worst movie of January, it was rescheduled to this month; thus being the worst movie of February.

areaseven · February 8, 2016

"Be inspired, people. This movie got made."

And someone thought it was a good idea to crowdfund a sequel and have Tommy Wiseau in it.

Edited February 8, 2016 by areaseven

spanner · February 8, 2016

ive had this movie sitting on the hard drive for weeks without the desire to watch it but after seeing this i now have the desire to delete it!

areaseven · February 15, 2016

Deadpool is undoubtedly the best romantic film ever made. This, on the other hand, is the exact opposite.

areaseven · February 16, 2016

It turns out that Gerard Butler will star in not one, but two stinkers released within just a one-week span.

areaseven · February 25, 2016

areaseven · February 26, 2016

Yup, it is what it is.

"Dogshit"

"1.8 out of 5 Schmoes"

"F"

"Skip It"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 10% - "Look on Gods of Egypt, ye filmgoers, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of this colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away. (Apologies to Shelley.)"
Metacritic Score: 23 out of 100

Edited March 4, 2016 by areaseven

anime52k8 · February 26, 2016

wait, is that a stargate?

areaseven · February 28, 2016

Helen Slater was smoking hot, but that's about it.

areaseven · February 29, 2016

Alex Proyas does an Uwe Boll on his critics.

Gods of Egypt Director Alex Proyas Calls Film Critics "Deranged Idiots", Says Remake of The Crow Is Unnecessary

areaseven · February 29, 2016

The winners of the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards have been announced. And it's been decided that Fifty Shades of Grey and Fant4stic were both equally bad that they are tied for Worst Picture.

Worst Picture

Fant4stic

Fifty Shades of Grey

Jupiter Ascending

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Pixels

Worst Actor

Johnny Depp (Mortdecai)

Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey)

Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2)

Adam Sandler (Pixels and The Cobbler)

Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending)

Worst Actress

Katherine Heigl (Home Sweet Hell)

Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey)

Mila Kunis (Jupiter Ascending)

Jennifer Lopez (The Boy Next Door)

Gwyneth Paltrow (Mortdecai)

Worst Supporting Actor

Chevy Chase (Hot Tub Time Machine 2 and Vacation)

Josh Gad (Pixels and The Wedding Ringer)

Kevin James (Pixels)

Jason Lee (Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip)

Eddie Redmayne (Jupiter Ascending)

Worst Supporting Actress

Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip and The Wedding Ringer)
Rooney Mara (Pan)
Michelle Monaghan (Pixels)
Julianne Moore (Seventh Son)
Amanda Seyfried (Love the Coopers and Pan)

Worst Director

Andy Fickman (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2)

Tom Six (Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence))

Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey)

Josh Trank (Fant4stic)

Andy and Lana Wachowski (Jupiter Ascending)

Worst Screenplay

Fant4stic

Fifty Shades of Grey

Jupiter Ascending

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Pixels

Worst Prequel/Remake/Rip-Off/Sequel

Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip

Fant4stic

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Worst Screen Combo

All Four “Fantastics” (Fant4stic)
Johnny Depp and His Glued-On Moustache (Mortdecai)
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Kevin James and either His Segway or His Glued-On Moustache (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2)
Adam Sandler and Any Pair of Shoes (The Cobbler)

Razzie Redeemer Award

Elizabeth Banks (multiple hit films after Movie 43)

M. Night Shyamalan (The Visit after a string of duds)

Will Smith (Concussion following After Earth)

Sylvester Stallone (Creed after being an All-Time Razzie Champ)

Duke Togo · February 29, 2016

And Sly promptly got robbed at the Oscars.

areaseven · March 4, 2016

"C+"

"2.75 and 3 out of 5 Schmoes"

"Probably a better time... if you're drunk (Yeah, now it's a party!)."

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 23% - "London Has Fallen traps a talented cast -- and all who dare to see it -- in a mid-1990s basic-cable nightmare of a film loaded with xenophobia and threadbare action-thriller clichés."

Metacritic Score: 28 out of 100

Edited March 5, 2016 by areaseven

Duke Togo · March 4, 2016

How did this sequel end up getting made?

areaseven · March 4, 2016

How did this sequel end up getting made?

Because it made money at the expense of A Good Day to Die Hard?

Duke Togo · March 4, 2016

Because it made money at the expense of A Good Day to Die Hard?

How did A Good Day to Die Hard get made?

Edited March 4, 2016 by Duke Togo

areaseven · March 4, 2016

How did A Good Day to Die Hard get made?

Because it was the 25th anniversary of Die Hard?

Duke Togo · March 4, 2016

Because it was the 25th anniversary of Die Hard?

Wouldn't a special edition Blu-Ray or a limited re-release into theaters been enough?

areaseven · March 4, 2016

Wouldn't a special edition Blu-Ray or a limited re-release into theaters been enough?

Because FOX thought the best way to celebrate the anniversary was to bury John McClane on the big screen.

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