Worst Films of the Decade

[Mutagen]

Speed Racer was kind of like Ang Lee's Hulk for me - unquestionably a bad movie, but I couldn't hate it 100% because I felt like there was a great movie inside, struggling to get out. Plus, I liked Rain.

[discoprincess]

Jan 29, 2010 15:34:30 GMT -4 Alexis Machine said:

Autumn in New York!

An aging playboy with a limited amount of charm falls in love with a dying young woman with no discernible personality. There were so many things wrong with this movie:

1)We only see the relationship from his point of view. They hang out at Richard Gere's restaurant with his friends, at his apartment, at his friends Halloween party.

Of course, we do-he's older and wiser and the magnificent restauranteur.

3) Winona Ryder has the worst grandma ever. Granny waits until after the relationship is going smoothly to drop this bombshell:

Granny: Your mother was in love with Richard Gere, he rejected her and screwed some woman named Millie in a cabana at the country club.
Winona: Why didn't you tell me this earlier?
Granny: I've made bad choices in my life.

I'm surprised that Granny didn't try to cockblock Gere earlier.

4)Speaking of Millie, her daughter with Gere

I missed that particular plot point! Gross!

tracks him down, and he shows up at her place looking for a cure for Winona. The unintended message seems to be: I couldn't be bothered with you when you were growing up, but my young piece of ass is dying, and I need help.

And this young woman relents and offers to help!

I had other problems with this movie.

• Charlotte didn't feel weird about dating the same man who had dated her mother?
  
  
• Gere's character didn't feel weird about dating his old fling's daughter (Woody Allen references aside)?
  
  
• Why would Gere, a known womanizer, get so serious about someone who not only is terminally ill, but seems to be not quite his equal because she is so, so young?
  
  
• Charlotte took him back after Gere's character's indiscretion?! (It wasn't as if she had children with him like Elizabeth Edwards.)
  
  
• Why didn't Charlotte's grandmother say to Gere's character, "You SOB, you already hurt my daughter. If you dare hurt granddaughter, I will personally castrate you."
  
  
• What happened to Charlotte's mother?
  

I didn't even make it through this movie; I don't remember whether it was because I had fallen asleep or my boyfriend had changed the channel. So, if someone can let me know what happens in the end (spoilers if necessary), that'd be cool.

[Neurochick]

I nominate another movie. It's a movie that was made in 2004, I think. I never heard of it but saw it on a cruise this past holiday. It's called "Noel." There are a LOT of stars in it but it's one of the worst pieces of crap that I've ever seen in MY LIFE, it's worse than "The Village," "Lady in the Water," and "The Happening" put together. It's even worse than "The Fog." This movie was so bad I wanted to throw up at the end of it and demand my money back, but then I remembered I didn't pay to see it. Well, I still want those two hours of my life back.

[Smilla]

Interesting submission, Neourochick. Worse than all three parts of M. Night's unholy triptych of crap? That might be worth watching. Or not.

[sumire]

Feb 5, 2010 17:10:11 GMT -4 Neurochick said:

I nominate another movie. It's a movie that was made in 2004, I think. I never heard of it but saw it on a cruise this past holiday. It's called "Noel." There are a LOT of stars in it but it's one of the worst pieces of crap that I've ever seen in MY LIFE, it's worse than "The Village," "Lady in the Water," and "The Happening" put together. It's even worse than "The Fog." This movie was so bad I wanted to throw up at the end of it and demand my money back, but then I remembered I didn't pay to see it. Well, I still want those two hours of my life back.

Noel: lengthy IMDB synopsis

Oh my god. After reading that, I think I want those two minutes of my life back.

[Neurochick]

Feb 6, 2010 16:27:01 GMT -4 sumire said:

Feb 5, 2010 17:10:11 GMT -4 Neurochick said:

I nominate another movie. It's a movie that was made in 2004, I think. I never heard of it but saw it on a cruise this past holiday. It's called "Noel." There are a LOT of stars in it but it's one of the worst pieces of crap that I've ever seen in MY LIFE, it's worse than "The Village," "Lady in the Water," and "The Happening" put together. It's even worse than "The Fog." This movie was so bad I wanted to throw up at the end of it and demand my money back, but then I remembered I didn't pay to see it. Well, I still want those two hours of my life back.

Noel: lengthy IMDB synopsis

Oh my god. After reading that, I think I want those two minutes of my life back.

Yes, the movie is ten times worse than the synopsis.

[Smilla]

I've got an unpopular one for this thread: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I really hated this one. One of those 'didn't live up to the hype' films.

[Ladybug]

I’d like to add The Shape of Water, which I thought was ridiculously twee.

[ennazus]

I’ll add Booksmart. I was shocked at how bad it was considering there were so many glowing reviews. I couldn’t finish watching this one.

[chonies]

Nov 30, 2019 20:28:53 GMT -4 Smilla said:

I've got an unpopular one for this thread: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I really hated this one. One of those 'didn't live up to the hype' films.

One of my friends went on a multi-month crusade against this movie. I don't know if it ever came to my town, but after reading his posts about how awful he thought the movie was, I automatically giggle whenever I see it mentioned.

Topic: I spent most of this decade watching Netflix series and whatever happened to be on TCM. I shall recuse myself but watch the discussion with delight.