the 10 worst movies you've seen in your life

[Derf]

Pan's Labyrinth: A beautiful movie made awful by the ending. I won't do spoilers, but this is the meanest movie I have ever seen.

Oh, no, you didn't.

This is NOT a comfortable, feel-good movie, but in no way is it "bad."

I understand that. But it is a lengthy torture session on a little girl with a mean-spirited ending. I watched Terry Gilliam's Tideland, which is an even less feel-good movie in a similar vein (i.e., a little girl in an unimaginably horrible situation trying to escape into her own mind), and it offered a much more satisfying end (still not exactly happy, but also not just mean). I would have been saddened but satisfied if Pan's Labyrinth had ended with the girl retreating completely into her mind and either going completely catatonic or even dying because she just gave up on reality, but the way it ends ruined an otherwise well-done movie for me. If you like, I'll go with Ronnie instead and replace PL with either Rocky Horror Picture Show or 2012.

I'm more surprised no one has called out Burgomaster for dissing Lifeforce. How can 30-45 minutes of Mathilda May running around starkers be considered an awful movie? 

[ulthar]

 If you like, I'll go with Ronnie instead and replace PL with either Rocky Horror Picture Show or 2012.

Oh, no, it's your list and your tastes/reactions to a movie.  No worries.

I was just busting your chops a little bit.  I can see your point. But, I have to confess I was a bit amazed to see PL on a list of WORST movies...can perfectly understand it being on a list of "Movies I didn't like," though.  I guess the devil is in the little detail of how one defines "worst" or "bad."

[zombie no.one]

jeez, that adam sandler movie looks repulsive RC. never heard of it.

after giving this more thought I'd probably have to make room in my list for SPECIES 4. I love the first Species so I ended up buying the box set thing. 2 is just lame, 3 is terrible, but 4 is a new standard of bad. and not in a good way

[clockworkcanary]

My brain changes its mind week to week, but here are 10 non-MST3K-covered, POS movies for me:

1. The Room: took me three attempts to get through this mo fo. Some scenes are funny but overall, it just hurt.
2. Showgirls: seen this in the 90s and still haven't recovered.
3. The Wickerman remake: what a steaming pile!
4. Batman and Robin: total blasphemy.
5. Birdemic: same as the Room, but without Tommy Wiseau's nude cottage-cheese
6. Beaches: yeah, I said it.
7. Jason Goes to Hell: more blasphemy.
8. Teen Wolf Too: you'd puke, too.
9. Freddy Got Fingered
10. Santa with Muscles: Hulk Hogan playing himself

[alandhopewell]

      I'll give it a go; as I'm certain many of you have said, the list is SOOOOOOOO long....

I-THE GODSON
II-MONSTERS
III- SHOWGIRLS
IV- SEXTETTE
V- GODZILLA '97
VI-ALIAS:STAR TREK
VII-SUPERMAN RETURNS
VIII-DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN
IX- OUT OF CREDULITY AFRICA
X- CRAMER VS CRAMER

[voltron]

I Eat Your Skin - insanely painful but I've grown to love it so I'm not sure if that counts.
Showgirls - no need to explain that one
Scream (1981) - worst. slasher. ever.
Lurkers - no what the hell was THIS supposed to be?
Nightmare Weekend - Troma flop.
Black Xmas - putrid pointless remake
Blood Cult - SOV nonsense
The Last Slumber Party - "QUEERBAG!" 
Blood Lake - another SOV atrocity
Icy Death (aka Death Dimension) - quite typical Al Adamson. HORRID.

[Ted C]

Oh, gawd... someone reminded me of Showgirls, one of the ones I'd blotted out.

Honorable mention, I guess.

Also honorable mention for
Superman 3 and
Superman 4

Not memorable enough to haunt me forever.

[Ted C]

VII-SUPERMAN RETURNS

As bad as it was, Superman 3 and Superman 4 were worse.

[Allhallowsday]

I will take my time with this.  I know you all know "WORST" does not necessarily mean "BAD" at all... 
 
1. "IT'S ALIVE!" (1969) Directed by LARRY BUCHANAN.  Almost so BAD it's great, but, it's silly and ultimately BORING. 

I'm not sure of any more... uhm...1953 ROBOT MONSTER???  THE SOUND OF MUSIC? GONE WITH THE WIND...?   I'll come back.   

[indianasmith]

I left one off my list!

LAND OF THE LOST - I will personally kick Will Ferrell in the nads for what he did to my childhood in this awful, awful film!!!
He took something that was whimsical and innocent and threw it in the gutter, then peed on it for good measure.

 
 

[bob]

More dishonorable mentions: Ready to Rumble, Puppet Master: The Legacy, Saw 7, Die Another Day, Godzilla (1998), Dreamcatcher, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, Salvation Boulevard, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Crash

[ulthar]

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Wait.  Am I to understand that THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a candidate for your "worst" movies list?

To that I'd say I am a bit surprised. 

[JaseSF]

One person's painful film experience might be quite different than another's. It's clearly a very subjective subject. I actually enjoy a lot of the bad movies listed by others from the past (think 30s through 90s, certainly not all though - I like Superman 3 and 4, Batman and Robin, Maniac, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Lifeforce, Spawn, Thin Red Line, Pumpkinhead, Halloween 5, Dune, Quintet, NeverEnding Story, Robot Monster, Moon of the Wolf, the Screaming Skull, Captain America (1990), etc.). I was in movie theaters where audiences walked out early on stuff like Man on the Moon and Eyes Wide Shut. To me, there was never anything worse to sit through than the "worst porno ever!" Bucky Larson but I know there are people who actually like it out there, believe it or not.

[Derf]

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Wait.  Am I to understand that THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a candidate for your "worst" movies list?

To that I'd say I am a bit surprised. 

The Sound of Music is a special case to me. I actually like much of the music, understand the complexity and depth of the story, and admit that it is a very well done movie. And yet I'd still rather claw my way through a wall than sit and watch it. I've never been able to put my finger on why I feel this way, especially since I love a good musical.

[claws]

jeez, what's up with all the Showgirls hate? 

This is still badmovies.org, the last time I checked 

Anyway...