Worst movie of 2007

What was the worst movie you saw in 2007?

I got dragged to AVP R and god almighty I still want my money back.

"the invasion" was pretty bad.

"Pirates 3"! Even my daughter was bored to tears!

"Fantastic 4 Silver Surfer" runs a close second.

tim,

i forgot about those. you're right--they were worse than "the invasion". "the invasion" at least had nicole kidman.

eddie

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"the invasion" at least had nicole kidman.

Oh yeah! Gotta agree with that! Nicole is way too hot to worry about if she's in a bad movie or not. She could star in an Adam Sandler movie and I'd still like it because of her. Just an all out classy woman.

EDIT: Ooop, gotta take a break. I'm in the middle of watching the car chase scene in Bourne Supremecy.

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Worst picture of 2007? Whoa, this is a tough one. It's almost a toss-up among:

"Wild Hogs"
"Snow Buddies"
"The Reaping"
"Mr. Woodcock"
"License to Wed"

But the winner is:

"The Heartbreak Kid"

John

Speaking of Women what did they do to Jessica Alba in "Silver Surfer"? She looks like she was replaced with a Jessica Alba robot. She looks so weird in that movie it's off putting.

i think it's because they made her wear blue contacts. she's prettier with her real eyes.

I really liked Fantastic Four 2.

However.... Spiderman 3 gets my vote.

The Transformers was hands down the worst of 07'. This movie had me begging for the end. The only good thing about the movie was the fact that they had a Mustang Cobra as a police car. I found the animated movie much more enteraining than the live action version.

What's the technical criteria? Movies we saw in a theater and on disc which were released in 2007?

And we only get to pick one?

Fine, both movies were on the same disc. Neither was worth the paper the "Script" was printed on..."When Darkness Falls/The Best Care."

Runners up? Pathfinder and Peaceful Warrior. The Halloween remake.

Jason

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"Snow Buddies"

but John it had puppies! LOL.

John, I kinda liked Wild Hogs, especially the funny 'Home Improvement' ending during the credits! But, yes it didn't live up to the hype, or really do the biking community any justice.

How about these for BAD (which I rented) -

-I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry [stupid]
-I Know Who Killed Me [fell asleep twice]
-Shooter [some good action, but lame otherwise]
-Hostel 2 [even worse than the first one]

-LH (the Loverboy)

"Transformers"...horrible...just horrible....*yawn* I'm watching a test pattern....

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What's the technical criteria? Movies we saw in a theater and on disc which were released in 2007?

And we only get to pick one?

I guess movies released in 2007 you saw on either disc or theatrically. You don't have to pick one you can make a list if you think they were equally as bad.

I guess the criteria was how little enjoyment you got from the movie. Either because of the acting or direction or just all around suckiness.

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The Transformers was hands down the worst of 07'.

I have to agree with you there, Tony. I didn't even last 30 minutes into that movie before I got up and went home. What a piece of drek!

This is funny because Pathfinder is on MaxHD and I ordered Hostel 2 this afternoon.

Jason, I really like Pathfinder.

Hendrix, I also like Hostel 2, did you check out the castration, man that was nasty.

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Okay...

Awake was hard to sit through
Feast of Love was embarassing
Dragon Wars...fell asleep
Superman Doomsday made me want to cry
Halloween was offensive
Rocket Science was indecipherable
Superbad...how the hell did I forget this turd?
Bug

I'm done with this trip done memory lane...

Jason

tony... I liked (OK, intrigued) by the 'concept' behind Hostel's plot. But they ruin the scenario by turning the story into just another modern 'horror' blood/guts festival. Hostel 2 did more of the same, and nothing surprised you (you simply waited for the bodies to...). Too bad these guys couldn't have made it more like COMA, etc, which is loaded with suspense and real fear... unlike either of the Hostel movies.

-LH (The Loverboy)

Tony,

I just felt it could have been vastly better based on the premise. Instead of being something new and refreshing, it felt like we'd seen it before. As an action movie it failed. And as a narrative it failed.

But I am glad someone liked it. I keep wondering if the unrated version helps at all.

Jason

Jason said,

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it felt like we'd seen it before

We did, the name of the movie was FIRST BLOOD.

Redacted

and

Rendition

were the two turkeys of the year. Of course, I have the common sense to avoid most of that crap that John listed.

chris,

john had to review those things.

btw, criterion wants to release a special edition of "transformers" to go along with "armageddon" and "the rock".

eddie

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criterion wants to release a special edition of "transformers" to go along with "armageddon" and "the rock".

OMG! They should package it with a vomit bag.

Forgot about rendition. The ending of that movie pissed me off the most.

Yes, Rendition was already bad enough, but the "twist" ending that relies on the sleaziest of editing tricks was enough to send it into "worst of" territory. Ebert gave it 4 stars, of course.

Chris,

"Redacted"? Come on. How can you say bad things about a film that grossed $65,000 nationwide? That wasn't even cab fare for De Palma. It's like kicking a kitten.

John

John,

You gotta see it.

It almost makes me support the war in Iraq.

Dang! I guess I must be lucky. A lot of the movies you guys have listed, I didn't get to see, but wanted to. "Wild Hogs", "The Invasion", "Silver Surfer", and a few others I can't remember off of the top of my head.

I think "Hairspray" would have to be my nominee. I liked aspects of it, but, as a rule, I find it very hard to tolerate musicals in general. There are a few I like "Singing In The Rain", and I'm sure there's at least one other I like, but I can't think of it at the moment. I couldn't watch Hairspray much past the 20 minute mark.



- Josh

Josh,

It always amuses me when I compare critics' lists of "best" and "worst" movies of the year because some movies inevitably end up on both lists. For example, "Hairspray" is on your "worst" list and on my "best" list. (Actually, I prefer a "favorites" list because I couldn't create a "best" list to save my life.) Anyway, it shows how subjective and personal people's tastes are. And don't let anybody tell you there are any objective, set criteria for a "good" or a "bad" movie. Well, unless Tom Green is in it.

John

I agree. I guess there's no real right or wrong answer to questions like these. The funny thing is that at a given time in our lives, we might identify with a movie, and take offense or fail to understand when someone has an opposing perspective to our own. Then, a few years later (or maybe many years later) we may take the very position that the person opposing us did, about the same film.

Chalk it up to experience, maturity, wisdom? I'm not sure exactly how or why it works that way, but it seems to.



- Josh

Of course there are right answers to these questions, at least when it comes to separating a truly bad movie from a truly great movie. Sure when it comes to art, there is a subjective factor that comes into play - but there are attributes that determine what ends of the extreme that a certain piece of art is likely to fall into IMO. Originality, lack of cliches on any level (including plot/premise), a "realism" or at least an opportunity for subject-identification with the characters and their choices, etc. are generally a good thing. Every element has to come together in order to move the viewer in some way - whether is be disgust, anger, sadness, depression, joy, fear, etc. A movie that succeeds in doing so has achieved the goal that art is meant to do.

Take the movie "I Know Who Killed Me" for example. The only way anyone would put this movie into their list of "top ten" would be the fact it was so bad, it was difficult to turn away - much like seeing a train wreck. Perhaps one could consider it "accidental art", in that it failed in every way to move the viewer in the intended direction, and instead evoked some moments of hilarity where none was intended.

"Of course there are right answers to these questions, at least when it comes to separating a truly bad movie from a truly great movie." --Skyhawk

I'd like to think that way, too. It would make me feel so much more secure in my job.

But I have to accept that everyone has their own opinion, and it would be presumptuous, elitist, and snobbish for me to think that only my opinion or only my opinion and a majority of the most trusted critics count. For example, I said in this thread that the least favorite film I saw this year was "The Heartbreak Kid." Now, I notice that somebody has just posted a thread here at the message board in which he states what a great comedy he thought it was.

Among what I might consider "great" films, certainly a favorite, is "Citizen Kane," as do a lot of critics. Yet I also have critic friends and critical friends who think it's the most boring, over praised, over hyped film of all time.

So, which people are "right" in their opinions and which are "wrong"? That's why I prefer simply giving my personal opinion about films, telling people which are my "favorites" and which are not, rather than trying to label them with some kind of "best" or "worst" designations, which in any case imply that I have somehow seen everything else available in order to make such claims.

But, of course, that's just my favorite opinion.

John

I agree with your friend critics on the Citizen Kane opinion, TOTALLY over rated, imo.

My wife's worst film of the year is also MY favorite, it's Pan's Labarynth (sp) SHE absolutely HATED the ending, while I'd say it is one of THE best endings I have ever seen.Also the 7.1 soundtrack through my new Onkyo TX-SR705 is THE best I have heard yet, especially from the rear surrounds, they make great use of them.

AvP 2 was also HORRIBLE, I usually download screeners of everything either before they are released to the theater or while they are playing at the theater, and the ONLY one that made me want to go see it at the theater was American Gangster.

I Am Legend was also horrible, good thing I got the screener before I paid to see that garbage.

EDIT: One more that bored me to sleep was the Jesse James one with Brad Pitt, I tried to watch it a few times to no avail.

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For example, I said in this thread that the least favorite film I saw this year was "The Heartbreak Kid." Now, I notice that somebody has just posted a thread here at the message board in which he states what a great comedy he thought it was.

I was more talking about great from horrible. If there weren't elements that separate great films from truly terrible films, there would be no need of film school, art classes, or even "art appreciation" classes. I'm not saying that specialized education is necessary to do art, since many people have excelled with a natural talent combined with on-the-job learning, but not everyone shares such innate abilities.

There are plots which are implausible, along with characters who make decisions based on "mystery" motivations, dialog with nothing but stolen cliches, and performances that at best show the actors would rather be somewhere else than participating in the film. Although nothing is "black & white" when it comes to art, certain factors can be measured and do seem to affect its acceptance among not only critics, but the regular movie-goer.

I think you always have the same problem when you talk about the "worst" movies of a given year. Some people view the "worst" as the most disappointing (i.e. Transformers, Spiderman 3, etc.), while others, like me, see "worst" as the most poorly acted/written/directed movies of the year. Transformers did not have a great script, but it was fun, the effects were great, and Bay knows how to shoot action, so in my book, I not only enjoyed it, but it can't be the worst. The worst was, hands down, I Know Who Killed Me. From the horrible dialogue, to the unnecessary violence, to the abysmal acting, to the director's misguided notion that he was making high-art, with Shindler's List syle coloration. It was just plain awful. Say what you want about how disappointed you were with Spiderman, FF2 or Transformers, but they were all much more entertaining.

I have all of you guys beat. The worst movie is BIKINI BLOODBATH. You can rent it if you like, but don't say I didn't warn you...

pirates 3
fanastic four 2
spidey 3
sherk3(fell asleep)
and the worst movie ever made lol

HITMAN

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The worst was, hands down, I Know Who Killed Me. From the horrible dialogue, to the unnecessary violence, to the abysmal acting, to the director's misguided notion that he was making high-art, with Shindler's List syle coloration. It was just plain awful. Say what you want about how disappointed you were with Spiderman, FF2 or Transformers, but they were all much more entertaining.

Oh boy, I can't begin to say how much I agree with this!

"I Know Who Killed Me." Now, I've got to wait for this one to appear on cable and watch it, just to see how bad it really is.

John

Don't do that to yourself, John. I'm sure you have to watch a lot of horrible movies for reviewing purposes. If you don't have to review this one, consider yourself off the hook, and move on.

Yeah, Transformers should be nowhere near this list. The CGI alone is some of the best I've ever seen and makes the Star Wars stuff look like crap on a stick with a hair on it.

John, The Heartbreak Kids was hillarious. Or at least I thought it was...

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"I Know Who Killed Me." Now, I've got to wait for this one to appear on cable and watch it, just to see how bad it really is.

Now that's something very interesting I find about films. When they get horrid ratings, I'm more curious to see them just to see why they're so horrid. In some very rare occurances, I might actually end up enjoying them. Take "Ultraviolet" for example -- I loved it! Yeah, I know it was cornball, cheesy and almost pointless, but I believed it was intended to be that way. To me it was at least an honest film because they had you believe it was based off a fictional comic book, therefore I was able to accept the coney feel of it and just enjoy the ride. Besides, it has some of the coolest gagets since 007 movies. I mean, come on, the anti-gravity belt, that was freaking awesome! The way she could instantly change her hair color and the disposable cell-phone -- that was pure and simple fun! Plus a chick that can kick major ass gets me all excited!

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Plus a chick that can kick major ass gets me all excited!

Then you should love Starbuck from Galactica (TV series)!

Tim, I liked ULTRAVIOLET too - it was much better than say, AEON FLUX (similar type of film). UV has lots of great action scenes, visuals, slick photography, and some great sound. Both the Unrated DVD and the Theatrical Cut Blu-ray are recommended to anyone.

-LH (The Loverboy)

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Yeah, Transformers should be nowhere near this list.

Although I agree, I don't think CGI can by itself save a truly terrible movie. Transformers was great for what it was: a fun, entertaining popcorn flick - not a great movie by any means, but certainly not anywhere near gawd-awful. I found it more entertaining than Spidy 3, which I found just got too darn tedious without much substance at all. But even then, Spidy 3 is no where near the same category as films (and I use the term "film" loosely here) than "I know who killed me".

I think John should watch "I know who killed me", if anything to help understand the point I was attempting to make with what separates great movies from the outright terrible. How Hollywood could let this pass is beyond my comprehension. Nearly every sentence spoken in this movie was beyond a "warn cliche". My 12 year old son could have written a better screenplay.

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Tim, I liked ULTRAVIOLET too - it was much better than say, AEON FLUX (similar type of film). UV has lots of great action scenes, visuals, slick photography, and some great sound. Both the Unrated DVD and the Theatrical Cut Blu-ray are recommended to anyone.

Very cool! Of all the Hi-def films I'd like to see in Blu, Ultraviolet is one of them. I think I would compare Ultraviolet to a film Christian Bale did called "Equalibrium". That film also dealt with a dark future but something that held a little more thought for discussion than just mindless action. Nevertheless, I enjoyed both films equaly.

Yeah Tim, Equilibrium was awesome. I thought the ending was pretty wicked for a low-budget sci-fi movie.

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Plus a chick that can kick major ass gets me all excited!

I hear ya!

I actually own this one on ... err forget which high-def format. I do own Aeon Flux on HD DVD too. Aeon Flux's transfer is first rate - pure eye-candy from start to finish, and not that bad of a simple popcorn flick if you can leave your mind behind, and be careful not to think about anything. Then there's the original Resident Evil, another lady that kicks major ass. They just had to give Milla Jovovich that costume or I would have only given it 1 star out of 10!

hoodaguy,

The Transformers was below horrible. It was Ultra Horrible. Like I said the animated movie was far superior to the live action version. If you have not seen the animated movie, rent it, you won't be disappointed.

I saw the animated movie. I didn't mind it in the 80s, but watching it recently I found it really cheesy.

It's fine that you didn't like Transformers, but calling it below horrible is a little extreme. As I said, the CGI is some of the best of any movie to date, it had some great action sequences, and there were some funny lines and scenes.

Hey Tony... I've never seen the animated version - is THIS MOVIE the one you are referring to? I wonder if Sony is going to release it in hi-def Blu-ray, or perhaps it's now out on a Region B -or- Region C release?

If so, to date most all Sony Blu-ray releases worldwide are "region-free" (not locked).

[Thanks to Skyhawk for providing these links last month].

-LH (The Loverboy)
~ HI-DEF DUAL FORMAT SUPPORTER ~

The plot of the animated 80's Transformers film BLOWS away the new film's plot, and also has the cheesiest 80's "cock rock" soundtrack, so that's a plus. If you have ever seen Boogie Nights when they are doing the song "You've Got the Touch" in the studio, that is the main song in the animated Transformers, it's funny as hell.

LH,

Yea that's the one. Blu Bawla, I have to admitt looking back on it and comparing to today's standards the soundtrack was alittle Bon Jovi but that was a sign of the times.

Yeah, whatever hi-def fanboys . . .

Now BACK TO THE INTENDED TOPIC!

IMO 2007 was one the worst years in decent films. Sure there were some that were worthy of the price of admission but Pirates 3, Spidy 3, Transformers and Shrek 3 were not just major disappointments, they were simply aweful! Again, as I've mentioned in the past, I attribute this to lack of originality in Hollywood and the milking of the cash cow. I've grown tired of the constant need of sequals and revamping old TV shows just to stoop the audience into the Hollywood money pit.

If you're judging the movie on it's CGI offerings than I'll give you that but the plot is what I'm talking about. You can have all the eye candy you want but if there is no substance to the film than IMO it's not worth watching. CGI can help make a good movie better not carry the entire film.

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have to admitt looking back on it and comparing to today's standards the soundtrack was alittle Bon Jovi but that was a sign of the times.

I hear ya Tony, I am 38 so I lived through that era man. I was a complete metalhead as a kid, although I was more into the harder stuff. I remember seeing this film at the theater and it was rated PG, which was rare for an animated film then (sans Heavy Metal, and the Bakshi films)

Now that I've thought about it (and researched the cover, film images etc), I now remember this movie was a highly sought-after IMPORT LaserDisc (from Japan) in the 1980s - I think in the USA it was released only on videotape (VHS). I'll have to rent the standard DVD I guess (curious how good it is).

-LH (the Loverboy)

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If you're judging the movie on it's CGI offerings than I'll give you that but the plot is what I'm talking about. You can have all the eye candy you want but if there is no substance to the film than IMO it's not worth watching. CGI can help make a good movie better not carry the entire film.

Agreed. What makes a film decent is a combination of many factors, but having a good story with a great substance is far more worthy than a CGI orgy fest. Hollywood knows that the sheep will come in flocks when they can con them into a CGI intended blockbuster. What's a shame is when a decent filmmaker -- like Spielberg and Cruise did with War of the Worlds -- sells out in lieu of how much eye-candy they can put on the big screen.

I nearly Forgot about This.

Holy crap, how did I never see anything about "Equilibrium"? I just watched the trailer on IMDB and have NEVER seen a trailer for this movie, nor heard of it! This movie looks KILLER!

One movie that I would put on both my best AND worst list, would be "Sweeney Todd". This was a musical, which, normally I wouldn't like, but, this was brilliantly filmed by Burton, and all of the actors involved were singing, and singing quite well, I might add. However, the gore involved was so way over the top that I would never watch it again.



- Josh

Halloween the remake is with out a doubt the worst film of 2007. Mr. Zombie needs strung up by his GONADS for destroying that horror classic.

And Equilibrium is a kick ass flick. It was called the best of The Matrix rip offs. But I put it in a category all of it's own.

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Halloween the remake is with out a doubt the worst film of 2007. Mr. Zombie needs strung up by his GONADS for destroying that horror classic.

My back is killing me and you just made it worse!!!! That was funny.

Both Equilibrium and Ultraviolet were directed by Kurt Wimmer, and would have to be two of the most underappreciated movies in recent memory. Both were critically panned, and did little business, but both were innovative and fun. I just hope their lack of success doesn't mean Wimmer's directing career is over. Apparently the studio made big cuts to Ultraviolet during the shooting process to ensure a PG13 rating, and Wimmer was not happy, and has disassociated himself with the film. I hope to see a version closer to his vision one day, but that's unlikely considering how little money it made. Hopefully all the fans will keep talking about it and recommending it, so that one day it will happen.
And, back on the topic at hand, Transformers was entertaining, and that's why I like it. I don't need every movie I see to be a deep and meaningful experience. I can enjoy a movie simply as a fun popcorn flick, and accept that it doesn't have much substance. There are enough other movies that do have that depth and substance out there.

EDIT: Just checked IMDB, and he wrote the new Keanu cop thriller that I've heard some good buzz about, but no new directing jobs. He apparently directed a movie called One Tough Bastard before Equilibrium. Need to get my hands on a copy of that!

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Apparently the studio made big cuts to Ultraviolet during the shooting process to ensure a PG13 rating, and Wimmer was not happy, and has disassociated himself with the film. I hope to see a version closer to his vision one day, but that's unlikely considering how little money it made.

Ummm, the release that was put out was the Unrated Extended Edition.

Plus, I wouldn't assume just because some of us didn't like Transfromers that we don't like popcorn flicks. I loved Ultraviolet and it's about as popcorn as it gets. The problem I had with Transformers is all the bad cliches and the way the creators were out to insult everyone's intelligence. They introduce sci-fi fictional robots into a real world, but the real world is about as cliched and fake as the damn robots. For example, the super hot chick just happens to be an expert auto machanics and did I mention she's super hot? First of all, this was done with better class in My Cousin Vinny, and second, that's the whole reason I look forward to an oil change is so I can see all the hot chicks!

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For example, the super hot chick just happens to be an expert auto machanics and did I mention she's super hot? First of all, this was done with better class in My Cousin Vinny, and second, that's the whole reason I look forward to an oil change is so I can see all the hot chicks!

That is so funny on so many levels. I have to give you credit Tim

I didn't find it quite as bad as you and Tony did. I mean I managed to get all the way through it and kind of thought it was entertaining in one of those popcorn brainless ways, just like the rest of Michael Bay's other films with bad editing and cliched ridden dialog. I'd still give it a 4 out of 10 at least - not near the worst film of the year.

Tim, I'd have to say the relationships between Optimus and his Autobots were more believable then between the Humans.

tim,

this guy will change your oil next time.

and this woman can kick your ass:

Eddie,

LMAO!!!

I'll say one thing, if Jiffy Lube actually did have hot chicks changing oil I'd be there every 300 miles rather than every 3000 miles.