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I'm not qualified to make a definitive 'worst of' list for films, because I generally avoid seeing them.

There is no point to this post, just like there is no point to the movies I am about to mention. There are some movies that are just plain terrible because they have a horrible director, actors, script, vision or budget, but that isn't necessarily what I am talking about here. What really makes a movie truly terrible goes beyond all that criteria and crosses a line that is difficult to define. We will never all agree on what is good and what is bad, but these are all terrible wastes of space in the history of mankind.

In my life I consider myself fortunate to have been selective in the movies I choose to watch, because I tend to see so many I do my best to avoid those that appear to have that certain horrible quality to them. With that said, some fall through the cracks and I suffer the consequences. Just a note because I have probably failed to see so so so many terrible ones, I can only go off what I know.

I'm going to break my own self-imposed rule that no truly terrible film can include hot chicks with or without clothes, a belief I have long held onto with a vice grip because I have been delusional and I am a straight male. Yes they make the movie slightly less repulsive to watch, but even their lovely skin cannot stop the cringe inducing feelings that wash over you upon viewing.

Showgirls (1995)

The girl from Saved By The Bell who was 'so excited!...so excited!..so...scared!' after popping those nasty caffeine pills in order to study decided to not only break free of her good girl teen typecast but to break free of all that is holy, including her clothes and dignity. Containing some of the absolute worst dialogue ever scripted, this movie about a mysterious young woman who comes to Las Vegas and works a pole like none other can only be considered one of the laughably worst movies ever made, even after seeing about 50 times, which I have.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Any Michael Bay film is sure to be horrific, but this one trumps them all. With a reported budget of $200,000,000 the film has grossed over $800,000,000 worldwide, and all I can say is, WHAT THE FUCK? Bay has given us his best use of the 'Screw you' to everyone with this piece of trash sequel to an already bad movie. Not only does Megan Fox have absolutely zero reason to be in the film, other than running in white pants in slow motion (thank you Michael Bay, for that) but there are horrific scenes of robot like things smashing metal together with neck-hair raising sounds that make it all but impossible to actually watch anything that is happening. Even a teenage boy should realize quickly that this is a giant load of crap. Thankfully for Bay, he makes tons of cash off these things, so even though his soul will rot in hell, he will have a fun time getting there.

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

The original film was unique in many ways, and though I am not a big fan of it in general, I appreciate it for what it was and understand the appeal. The sequels, and especially this one, are just so laughably bad that I actually lack the command of language to describe why. If you've never seen this one, forget it exists, for how a team of people could screw up so badly for so much money is beyond me.

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

Hey! They're on a boat! A slow, slow boat. Not a bus. Way to phone it in for a paycheck everyone involved in the making of this thing, whatever you want to call it.

Wild Wild West (1999)

I can't say for certain if this deserves to be in the worst of ever list, because I couldn't stand to watch any more of it than I did, which may have only been about 1/3 of the film. Do yourself a favor and forget I ever mentioned it. It doesn't exist.

Nothing But Trouble (1991)

I remember seeing this movie with a star studded cast the year it was released, when I was 13 years old, and I have never seen it again, but that fact that Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, Demi Moore and John Candy could make a movie that has left a lifelong stain in my memory is a testament to just how awful a movie this must have been, since I have blocked out all memory of it.

I am disappointed "Wanted" didn't make the list.

Nm, I guess. It has a high rating on RT.

I liked Nothing But Trouble. It havent seen it in 15 years but i remember enjoying it as a kid.

Its just like Freaked. Bad movie but enjoyable in a cheesy way. but its ok because they're meant to be cheesy and stupid.

Caddyshack 2 doesn't deserve to be on this list.

 

Originally Posted by XXEDPXX

I liked Nothing But Trouble. It havent seen it in 15 years but i remember enjoying it as a kid.

I'm on board with this too

 

Originally Posted by Justman

I am disappointed "Wanted" didn't make the list.

Nm, I guess. It has a high rating on RT.

Haha - thanks for the reminder... it will go on my next list for sure. I hated that piece of shit.

 

Originally Posted by mordan

Not a bad list but I do have one qualm...

The 2nd Matrix IMO was way worse than Revolutions.......The Matrix series were the first movies that made me question our own reality (I was youngish when the original came out) so they will always hold a special place in my heart, maybe you aren't grouping these and just putting out 12 "bad" movies, but no way does anything Matrix belongs in same category as Showgirls and 2012 ffs.

Yeah, no grouping, just 12 I came up with quickly...

wild wild west and star wars I, i really really enjoyed those movies.

2012 was a pile of dog shit and way too long.

Flight Plan is worst movie. Also paradise featuring Willie aames is really bad

I nominate Kevin & Perry Go Large

sadly i find myself watching speed 2, wild wild west, phantom menace, and rocky 5 when they are on.

and i cant believe the kid from one of my fave movies ever, jingle all the way, got maybe the lead role in a star wars film. i meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn he may be the worst actor ever. like he had no business in films at all, yet got the role as a young darth vader. how bad could the crop of 10 year old actors have been ? FFS

I think the worst movie i have ever seen was (not 100% sure on the title) Behind Enemy Lines Colombia or soemthing like that. Not even sure how i ended up watching it or how i watched the whole thing but my god that movie was awful

Edit. Just looked it up and that is what it is called. It gets 4.8 out of 10 on imdb. That is about 4.7 too high

Just thought of another one. It had Michael Cera in it and he had to fight people with super powers or some shit. No idea what it was called but that was horrible. Had decent reviews as well afaik. Only reason i watched it.

scooby doo 2

Nothing But Trouble was great. It's worth watching just to see if you can spot Tupac in the background when Digital Underground performs at the wedding scene.

I kinda liked wild wild west too for some weird reason The latest Indiana Jones movie was an embarrassment. Hope that is the end for transformer movies, but I'd doubt it.

Just wanted to be clear for people who don't read Op and just skim the photos... this isn't a 'worst of' list - it was pretty much the first 12 movies I could think of from memory and from scanning a few lists that I wanted to jot down.

Like I said, I know there are hundreds of terrible terrible films out there, I just haven't seen a lot of the truly bad ones because I try not to put myself through that anymore... a lot of the bad ones I remember are from when I was growing up and watching thousands of movies, so for me late 80s and early 90s - other than that I have to be reminded in some way of the really bad ones.