Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Insanity! You can't say a David Lean film is worst film ever!
Worst Films
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8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
No but by any standard a Time to Kill or Shakespeare in Love is by no means the worst film released in their respective years.
Ungrateful
Tired and Weary
Patch Adams, The Robin Williams comedy oncology film. A film so bad, that I tried to walk out on it, but the steward refused to open the door as we were 40,000 feet up. The bastard.
And Nicholas Cage's and Neil La Bute re-make of The Wicker Man. The original had some terrible, wonderful flaws, but had charm, intelligence and some wonderful performances (especially by Edward Woodward). The re-make carefully excised all that was (often unintentionally) good, but kept a few famous lines from the original to make a hammy, boring and misogynist piece of expensive pap.
And Nicholas Cage's and Neil La Bute re-make of The Wicker Man. The original had some terrible, wonderful flaws, but had charm, intelligence and some wonderful performances (especially by Edward Woodward). The re-make carefully excised all that was (often unintentionally) good, but kept a few famous lines from the original to make a hammy, boring and misogynist piece of expensive pap.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
I mean for fucks sake Bridge isn't even Lean's worst film, Ryan's Daughter anyone?
bubblesmcgrath
Well-Known Member
^^^ This
Gravity was utter bollox... but it scores 8/10 on IMDB.
Either rent-a-review were working overtime or the public really are a bunch of dicks.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It might be if that's all you've seen. They are both terrible movies and they are better known than some dtv turkey that no one ever saw.
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Shakespeare in Love; it's a funny silly romcom - I don't know why everyone's keen to dismiss it; there's nothing wrong with it.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
But they are demonstrably worse films released the same year as both these films.
1998 (Shakespeare in Love) gave us; The Avengers, Godzilla, & Spice World, to name 3.
1996 (A Time to Kill), Striptease, Barbwire, The Island of Dr Moreau, A Alan Smithee film, & Theodore Rex.
You are really telling me a Time to Kill is worse than Whoopi Goldberg and a crime fighting talking dinosaur?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Rex_(film)
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Barbwire, now there was a shittun.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
You want to try Return From The River Kwai then.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I couldn't tell you as I have not seen it. But A Time To Kill remains one of the worst films I've seen.
Of the listed films from 1996, I have only seen A Time To Kill and The Island Of Dr Moreau. A Time To Kill is worse.
A film's quality is never demonstrable! There's nothing objective about rating movies.
And you can't expect people to reserve judgement until they've seen ALL THE MOVIES.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
And I'd rather watch Godzilla, Spice World and Avengers than watch Shakespeare In Love
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
yeah but you're rating TTK as the shittest cos its racist and patronising shite- it was however well shot, budgeted etc.
Barbwire didn't even have a proper story to be offensive. And spice world?
Barbwire didn't even have a proper story to be offensive. And spice world?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Being well shot or big budgeted does not guarantee quality.
And we all have our own criteria about what makes a film good or bad.
So many 'bad' films are never boring - they're fun and funny: we are entertained by the bad acting, script and direction.
Surely a worse film is one that makes you want to claw your eyes and ears out in annoyance and frustration despite being beautifully shot.
The one where Robin Williams goes to heaven/limbo etc
That one where Robin Williams is a boring mopey robot that turns into a human
That one where Robin Williams cures sleeping people with laughter
That one where Robin Williams dresses up as a Scottish drag artist to nonce kids (I may be misremembering some plot points there)
That one where Robin Williams is a boring mopey robot that turns into a human
That one where Robin Williams cures sleeping people with laughter
That one where Robin Williams dresses up as a Scottish drag artist to nonce kids (I may be misremembering some plot points there)
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Good fighting bits, shit acting bits
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Nope, sorry - a modern classic (ya rly) and possibly the only really worthwhile thing Crowe's ever done.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Noah 
8ball
1,200 lights
I'll stretch as far as saying the bust-up with the Germans in the woods at the beginning of the film is ok. The rest is utter gak.
bubblesmcgrath
Well-Known Member
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Noah
Fuck yes! Anything by Aronofsky.
I see the point you're trying to make, but you're wrong. A well polished turd.
8ball
1,200 lights
Rolled in glitter, at a push.
