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Popeye:The Movie. Icant stand it. Its an insult to Robin Williams. I think i might have thown up after having watched it when i was about 9. I'd like to see someone name me a WORSE film. (This movie was a close tie with "Sssssss".)


-KYGOTC

It wasn't the worst even though I don't even think I sat all the way through this one. POPEYE use to be one of my favorite cartoons as a little kid. The only films of Robin Williams I actually like are DEAD POETS SOCIETY, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, and maybe CADILLAC MAN.

THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN and GOODWILL HUNTING were good, but not necessarily because of Robin Williams. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP was an odd story. Been wanting to see ONE HOUR PHOTO. Never quite liked his fairy tale films except THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN.

Welcome to the board KYGOTC.

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Well thank yew, Doctor. Glad to be here. Hmmm, "Cadillac Man"? Can't honestly say I've heard of that one. What made "The World according to Garp" so odd? I 'avent seen it.

For me it's a toss up between Manos and Alien Warrior.

But Pop-Eye huh.

Whenever I have trouble sleeping, I pop in The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy. I've had that tape for close to 20 years and have yet to see the entire movie.

It's a matter of taste, but I think Manos was much, much worse than Popeye.

Popeye isn't even the worst Robin Williams or Robert Altman film, I was not fo fan of it even as a kid, it lacked the sense of fun I was hoping for, but it's a visual marvel and always nice to look at.

I have a soft spot for Moscow on the Hudson, but it's only a so-so film, interesting, also rather dated now, but he was trying to play a "real" character rather than do the Robin Williams schtick.

Count me as one who hated Cadillac Man and Good Will Hunting, but I'd say one of his worst films is Survivors starring Williams, Jerry Reed, and Walter Matthau. Was supposed to be a clever satire, but it's a mess and a dull one at that. I've never been able to sit through even a few minutes of Patch Adams, just annoying me that even it's even on.

As to the OP, I'd suggest some Ted V. Mikels flicks like Astro-Zombies or The Corpse Grinders, especially the second one.

How about the unscary, unfunny, grubby, cheap, and stupid Legacy of Blood/Blood Legacy?

Igor And The Lunatics did it for me.  That was crap, just bad, bad crap.  Don't get me wrong, I like crap, but Igor And The Lunatics... that is a new low.  Worst of the worst IMO.

"Popeye" was pretty bad.  Terrible comedies tend to be hard to watch, because they are not funny and tedious.  Something that cannot be said of bad science fiction.  (You can still laugh at someone swimming to move through space.)

Sextette (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/sextette/) still ranks up there as one of the worst I have ever sat through.

The worst movies I've seen lately would be Death Tunnel, which was just an MTV video with no acting, no story, and ten trillion fast-edits.  Utterly unwatchable.  Also, Stick It, which had a lead actress that was so unlikable that it was beyond belief. 

Interesting.  I have had THE CORPSE GRINDERS on the queue for several months and keep moving it down for other choices.  May have to bite the bullet now.

As for POPEYE, I've seen it once.  Completely unmemorable for me, but I would not count it as the worse I've ever seen.  That is, I don't remember anything about it, but don't recall it being painful to watch.

For me, the really painful movies are disaster flicks in which you see people doing things people would most certainly NOT do and THE GOVERNMENT being all-powerful to solve all problems with merely the statement of "I'll get on it."  These include things like made-for-TV 10.5, THE FIRE INSIDE and CATEGORY 7 where the fun in making fun of them even wears thin after the first or second commercial break.  In general, it's when a movie crosses the line from "fun cheese" to "okay, this is just annoying."

I never wanted to see Popeye.  I did watch the cartoons as a kid, but more because they were the only animated thing on at the time (this is before cable kids, I counted myself lucky because living in the shadow of NY we had ABC, CBS, NBC plus three local NY channels and PBS. 7 whole stations!  This was also pre VCR.)
Robin Williams is probably the worst part of Baron Munchhausen, he screams too much, it gives me a headache.

For Worst of the Worst, to me it is Air America.  I may have started watching it 2-3 times but always turned it off.

Okay, so once again I'm in the minority here. I actually enjoyed Popeye. No, it's not really funny, but it is always interesting to look at, and just odd/offbeat enough to suit my tastes. There are many, many, many worse movies than this one.

I was never a huge Popeye cartoon fan, though there are some good ones (most notably the one where Popeye battles Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves). So I never really cared whether Williams's Popeye was true to the original. I just enjoyed the visuals.

As for Manos, I recently bought a copy for $3, just to say I owned it. Yesterday, I put it in my player, and the player refused to play it. Sure, I can't say that the movie was to blame (as opposed to a flaw on the disk), but it did set me to wondering if maybe God was watching over my sanity at that moment.

LOL, well.......... Derf take MANOS HANDS OF FATE back to the store when you get a chance and if your recorder rejects it again then go to your local library and see if they have it.  Usually the book is better.   :smile:

Ulthar, a local independent channel (that I've griped about waaaay too much on this site) was airing the syndicated bad movie show where the hosts dressed and acted like 50s-style beatniks (berets, sunglasses, fingersnapping during "poetry" interludes), Hepcat Cinema, Beatnik Cinema, Cafe A-Go-Go Cinema, the name escapes me right now. They only had a few episodes, but they ran The Corpse Grinders episode quite often. I've read reviews, plot summaries, and tried to watch it straight through on several occasions - but when viewing it everything was so murky, disjointed, and blandly acted that even when "something" would happen I really wouldn't notice. It was one of those films that makes time slow down with it's badness.

THE CORPSE GRINDERS is a poor film because of the look and acting, but the whole concept of a corpse grinder is hard to pass up. It should be remade with better production values.  :thumbup:

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A lot of Sub Rosa movies are pain to me. Also Chris Seaver movies, he directed Filthy McNasty and Mulva Zombie Ass Kicker, ugh. I tend to not vehmently hate movies as long as they can hold my attention, even if they're so utterly stupid (like Popeye, sucked but I was able sit through it). What makes a movie horrible for me is the tedious boredem combined with looking like half-assed trash. Sub Rosa and Chris Seaver movies are poorly written, nonsensical stories that bore me to tears! Being camcorder movies with amatures that can't act makes it all worse.  I can never sit through them but I keep them just for my personal "museum of Stupidity" where I exhibit the most stupid things I ever crossed in my life.

I have that Corpse Grinder film by the way, haven't got to popping it in yet, I think I'll do it tonight to see if it's worthy of my "museum" haha.

You people just don't take the worst modern films into enough consideration! The worst for me are Dracula 3000 (in a good way) and Scarecrow Slayer (in a bad way)

I saw a David Carradine movie a while back entitled Evil Toons.

I could only make it 20 minutes into the movie as it was that bad.

Whta?! Evil ToonS was a barrel o laughs! i dug it, mon.

Evil Toons isn't even in the ballpark of badness. The story is a little dull (it's a Fred Olen Ray movie not Shakespeare), the title is a scam since there's maybe one animated sequence - badly and cheaply done, and only one Toon; but it could be a lot worse. You get to see some familiar names (Carradine, Dick Miller, Arte Johnson) toughing it out for a paycheck, some good soft-core nekkidness (Michelle Bauer shows up only long enough to get topless), and a few cheap laughs and in-jokes.

Dracula 3000 is worth a look for the laughs of trying to sandwich in connections to the source material and the attempts to be all "future-ish" (I can see them explaining it that way) with religion being forgotten or outlawed. Also the characters (or screenwriters) mixing up a cross and a crucifix, and the pure artistic talent in any medium that is Coolio!

oH, wait. Im thinking of a different movie. I havent seen "Evil Toons". I was thinking of something else.

Terror Toons right?

Yes, thats the one Im thinking of. Thank yew Senior Briggs.

I was going to guess that film but for some reason I thought it was called "Killer Toonz".

This sort of raises an interesting issue, as in how long does a certain actor have to appear onscreen before you call it an "Actor X" movie?
John Neville is the protagonist in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" -- Robin Williams is barely onscreen at all as the (unbilled -- Williams even used a false name in the end-credits) King of The Moon.  If someone does a walk-on cameo like that, can we still call it "their" movie?
Hell, if you look at IMDB, there are at least 2 dozen other actors & actresses that have more screen-time in it than Williams -- Why not call it an "Uma Thurman" movie?
peter johnson'/denny crane

I mentioned THE BARON OF MUNCHAUSEN, but also felt that the movie wasn't good because of him. He just happen to be in it.

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It's probably prescence, rather than screen time, that makes a film an "Actor X" film. A notable scene, a showy role, memorable scene chewing, etc. Whoever puts their stamp on the film in the audience's mind.

William's cameo got a lot of attention at the time, and still gets it when people mention the film now. But to me it's a Terry Gilliam film and not really any of the actors in it. I see how his part serves as an example of what a lot of people hate about Williams, me included, but he has many more roles in film he actually starred in to serve as examples.

But I like TAOBM as a film itself, not perfect but a minor favorite.

Also see Little Shop of Horrors (original) and Dr. Strangelove

I remember a movie called BEAST of MORROCCO (aka HAND of NIGHT) from Creature Feature when I was a kid. Confusing...boring...blah.I DISMEMBER MAMA (1972):No dismembering! Boring yawnfest! Good title,though.More:
THREE on a MEAT HOOK(1973) Leave it to William (ASYLUM of SATAN) Girdler to f*ck up a movie based on Ed Gein.
STAR TREK(1979) How,in the name of all thats possible,can you screw up a movie with all the original cast, a HUGE budget,and direction by Robert (the HAUNTING) Wise!?!? Watch and yawn.
KING KONG(1976) DAMMIT!!!I STILL hold a grudge for paying $1.50 at the theatre to see DeLaurentis casterated version of one of my favorite movies of all time!
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