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Worst film you've ever seen. 23:09 - Jul 18 with 27677 viewsqpr_1968

lake placid.....jesus, what a pile of shite.

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 08:27 - Jul 20 with 2282 viewsEsox_Lucius

Worst film you've ever seen. on 18:56 - Jul 19 by johann28

Pretentious = tries to engage with intellectual issues

Self indulgent = a world famous artist who can do exactly what he wants

Ok, it's not everyone's cup of tea. Some people prefer Abba to Beethoven. Fine by me, it's a free country. What I object to is dissing something out of ignorance.


Calling my opinion ignorance is rude AND ignorant. I like both ABBA & Beethoven, along with a very wide spread between those examples, as my contributions to many of the music threads on here will demonstrate.
Pretentious: attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. "pretentious art films"
Self Indulgent: (of a creative work) lacking economy and control.
I hope that clears up the matter of what I consider the worst film I've ever seen.
FWIW It's the only one of his films that I feel this way about.

The grass is always greener.

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:01 - Jul 20 with 2195 viewsterryb

I had the misfortune to watch two awful films in 1969/70, possibly in the same month! A Million Years BC was terrible, but far superior to She.

Nothing has come close to that level of dross for me!
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:12 - Jul 20 with 2182 viewsMaggsinho

Worst film you've ever seen. on 17:58 - Jul 19 by BrianMcCarthy

Michael Caine: once said that (paraphrasing) "in order to maintain a high standard of living you must sometimes make a low standard of movie".

Or most times, in his case.


There's a story about him showing a journalist his new indoor swimming pool and saying 'See? That's why I did Jaws 3'
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:33 - Jul 20 with 2145 viewsCiderwithRsie

Worst film you've ever seen. on 00:08 - Jul 20 by BrianMcCarthy

Ya, I do get that, and he did make some good films, but people paid into the crap stuff too.

I don't admire that, really. I wouldn't admire it in a footballer, you're supposed to have pride in your work not make jokes about how bad it is to the mugs who paid in.


I see your point, Brian. Maybe the better analogy would have been of the footballer who has a great career but still signs up for some rubbish league in Indonesia or whatever where they shamble about half-arsed and pocket the millions.

Wouldn't say I admire that as such, but I suppose I am recognising that Caine came from a genuinely tough background and I do understand his sense that if money is being offered you take it - give it away to your family or charity if you don't need it, but take it anyway because you know what its like to have nothing. No-one makes anyone pay to watch crap films after all, there are plenty good ones out there.

I guess that's true with a lot of footballers that we think of as greedy, especially ones from e.g. Brazil or Africa. It may not be right, but I get how they come to think like that.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:43 - Jul 20 with 2122 viewsrobith

I'm sorry, this thread is out of control when people are saying The Princess Bride is the worst film of all time. Only posters with a soul allowed please
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:57 - Jul 20 with 2104 viewsTacticalR

Worst film you've ever seen. on 23:51 - Jul 19 by CiderwithRsie

Actual only film I've ever walked out of "Prospero's Books". I was in unrequited love with the girl I took, too.

Funnily enough when I met my wife it turned out she'd loved it, one of the very few things we disagreed on.


Frogprincess made this genius observation about the director of Prospero's Books in the comments section of this article:

It's perhaps not so much that audiences have moved away from Peter Greenaway as that Peter Greenaway has moved away from audiences.

Why has Peter Greenaway gone so out of fashion?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2007/mar/22/whyhaspetergreenawaygones

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 11:07 - Jul 20 with 2076 viewsrobith

Most have a mention for Batman vs Superman here.

Throughout the period of it being trailered, I could not have given less of a toss about it. Especially given the bin fire Man of Steel was.

But then the reviews came out, and they were all 1/10, one of the worst films ever made. I grabbed my wife and like "omg we have to go and see this today!"

And it didn't disappoint. Some bad films provide entertainment with how bad they are, some are just bad and have no redeeming features at all.

BvS was the former. It's terrible but I had a riot watching it in the cinema, I was wailing with laughter.

Lex making that lass drink piss
"Tell me............DO YOU BLEED? YOU WILLLLLLLLLLL"
The film resolving with the Step Brothers "Did we just become best friends?"
The Flash time travelling back into a scene at random at IT NEVER BEING MENTIONED EVER AGAIN
"If there is even a 1% chance we have to take it as an absolute certainty" run that maths past me again Bruce
Batman straight up murdering dudes
Marvel taking 4 years to put together The Avengers, but Batman gets the Justice League up and running by watching some YouTube videos
Bringing in good ole Jimmy Olsen and having a terrorist execute him inside 3 minutes. Oh Zach, you are a cad
There's a whole bit where Lois lane throws away the kyroptonite spear, then goes after it 2 minutes later and almost drowns. Someone in the cinema said out loud "why is this happening?"

A hoot.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 11:07 - Jul 20 with 2075 viewsTacticalR

Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:43 - Jul 20 by robith

I'm sorry, this thread is out of control when people are saying The Princess Bride is the worst film of all time. Only posters with a soul allowed please


In The Princess Bride Vizzini describes the classic blunders as:

1. Never start a land war in Asia
2. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line

To which I would only add:

3. Never play Onuoha at right back

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 11:13 - Jul 20 with 2052 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Worst film you've ever seen. on 10:33 - Jul 20 by CiderwithRsie

I see your point, Brian. Maybe the better analogy would have been of the footballer who has a great career but still signs up for some rubbish league in Indonesia or whatever where they shamble about half-arsed and pocket the millions.

Wouldn't say I admire that as such, but I suppose I am recognising that Caine came from a genuinely tough background and I do understand his sense that if money is being offered you take it - give it away to your family or charity if you don't need it, but take it anyway because you know what its like to have nothing. No-one makes anyone pay to watch crap films after all, there are plenty good ones out there.

I guess that's true with a lot of footballers that we think of as greedy, especially ones from e.g. Brazil or Africa. It may not be right, but I get how they come to think like that.


Right, but people don't know going in the door whether the film's going to be bad? And some of them have little cash to be flinging at Caine?

Anyway, no big thing.
I met him and his wife once while out walking. They were both genuinely lovely.
(I'm trying very hard not to say "Not a lot of people know that").

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 11:33 - Jul 20 with 2000 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Worst film you've ever seen. on 11:13 - Jul 20 by BrianMcCarthy

Right, but people don't know going in the door whether the film's going to be bad? And some of them have little cash to be flinging at Caine?

Anyway, no big thing.
I met him and his wife once while out walking. They were both genuinely lovely.
(I'm trying very hard not to say "Not a lot of people know that").



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Worst film you've ever seen. on 13:42 - Jul 20 with 1883 viewsderbyhoop

Worst film you've ever seen. on 00:20 - Jul 19 by lightwaterhoop

Kenneth Branagh's film Belfast was dreadful.Without doubt the most dumbed down movie i have ever seen.


A bit clichéd but reasonable entertainment. Ciaran Hinds, Judi Dench and the boy were excellent.

2 recent award winners to avoid
Nomadland
Power of the Dog
Lovely scenery, awful (no?) Storyline
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 14:19 - Jul 20 with 1811 viewsEmpireStateRanger

Worst film you've ever seen. on 13:42 - Jul 20 by derbyhoop

A bit clichéd but reasonable entertainment. Ciaran Hinds, Judi Dench and the boy were excellent.

2 recent award winners to avoid
Nomadland
Power of the Dog
Lovely scenery, awful (no?) Storyline
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I enjoyed Nomadland, but agree about Power of the Dog. Ended well, but the first 75 percent of that movie was a tedious slog.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 14:28 - Jul 20 with 1799 viewsBrianMcCarthy

The Quiet Man.
Possibly the most anti-Irish, racist, misogynistic and insulting dung-heap of Paddywhackery ever spat out by Hollywood. And that, my friends, is truly saying something. So it is, begad and bejesus, an' no mishtake.

"Mr... Mr Sean! Here's a good stick to beat the lovely lady'"


"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 14:59 - Jul 20 with 1742 viewsDannyPaddox

One of my most disappointing cinema experiences very early on was the Tales of Beatrix Potter. I’d read all the books and though not up there with Lewis Caroll I still loved them. So with high expectations I then sat through two hours of no dialogue, a classical music score, and giant freakish ballet-dancing mutants. It meandered between dull and severely unsettling. It put me off animals in general.



Years later I’m prepared to reconsider this one but I’d need drugs.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:13 - Jul 20 with 1704 viewsCLAREMAN1995

Worst film you've ever seen. on 14:28 - Jul 20 by BrianMcCarthy

The Quiet Man.
Possibly the most anti-Irish, racist, misogynistic and insulting dung-heap of Paddywhackery ever spat out by Hollywood. And that, my friends, is truly saying something. So it is, begad and bejesus, an' no mishtake.

"Mr... Mr Sean! Here's a good stick to beat the lovely lady'"



John Wayne would not last long in todays society in fact some groups over here in America want his career achievements erased from the records .
I think its time for QPR to kick off the season early because both this thread and the weather thread is getting a bit nasty .QPR fans turning on each other is no good and yes I know its hot outside.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:15 - Jul 20 with 1702 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Worst film you've ever seen. on 14:59 - Jul 20 by DannyPaddox

One of my most disappointing cinema experiences very early on was the Tales of Beatrix Potter. I’d read all the books and though not up there with Lewis Caroll I still loved them. So with high expectations I then sat through two hours of no dialogue, a classical music score, and giant freakish ballet-dancing mutants. It meandered between dull and severely unsettling. It put me off animals in general.



Years later I’m prepared to reconsider this one but I’d need drugs.


You say there’s no dialogue. Were they Je-miming?

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:19 - Jul 20 with 1686 viewsTacticalR

Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:13 - Jul 20 by CLAREMAN1995

John Wayne would not last long in todays society in fact some groups over here in America want his career achievements erased from the records .
I think its time for QPR to kick off the season early because both this thread and the weather thread is getting a bit nasty .QPR fans turning on each other is no good and yes I know its hot outside.


But won't we then turn on each other over football?

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:22 - Jul 20 with 1674 viewsQPRSteve

Worst film you've ever seen. on 14:28 - Jul 20 by BrianMcCarthy

The Quiet Man.
Possibly the most anti-Irish, racist, misogynistic and insulting dung-heap of Paddywhackery ever spat out by Hollywood. And that, my friends, is truly saying something. So it is, begad and bejesus, an' no mishtake.

"Mr... Mr Sean! Here's a good stick to beat the lovely lady'"



But it had that great Irishman Victor McLaglen in it!
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:31 - Jul 20 with 1665 viewsTacticalR

Not the worst films ever, but there seem to be quite a lot of films on Netflix that aren't quite substantial enough to be films. Maybe it's because their main business is making series?

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:45 - Jul 20 with 1654 viewsHarbour

Moonraker the worst Bond movie of all. Terrible plot the special effects look like made on Blue Peter . Roger Moore in this film terrible acting.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:48 - Jul 20 with 1653 viewsDannyPaddox

Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:15 - Jul 20 by CliveWilsonSaid

You say there’s no dialogue. Were they Je-miming?


Via the medium of dance possibly. Otherwise no Peter Rabbit-rabbit-bunny-jabber-rabbit at all.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:48 - Jul 20 with 1648 viewsBenny_the_Ball

Worst film you've ever seen. on 04:46 - Jul 20 by Konk

As a kids film, the Princess Bride is incredible. Plenty of action, some great, funny lines, and a lovely story. Watched it 15-20 times with my son, and loads of my mates’ kids have it as one of their favourite childhood films.

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!” - has me in tears every time.
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Perhaps it's the British sense of humour but it's not for me. I thought it was garbage, as did my kids and my mates' kids.

Is it a kid's flick or an adult spoof? Is it romance? Is it comedy? Is it an action movie? A bit like a combo washing machine/tumble dryer, or TV/DVD; it's trying to be all things to all men yet fails to do any one thing well.

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”
Not funny. Not even remotely. I guess it really does takes all sorts to make a world.
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 17:00 - Jul 20 with 1576 viewsKonk

Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:48 - Jul 20 by Benny_the_Ball

Perhaps it's the British sense of humour but it's not for me. I thought it was garbage, as did my kids and my mates' kids.

Is it a kid's flick or an adult spoof? Is it romance? Is it comedy? Is it an action movie? A bit like a combo washing machine/tumble dryer, or TV/DVD; it's trying to be all things to all men yet fails to do any one thing well.

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”
Not funny. Not even remotely. I guess it really does takes all sorts to make a world.


It’s not supposed to be funny - he’s avenging the death of his father. He’s dedicated his entire life to finding and killing the man who murdered his Dad. It’s moving (well, it moves me!)

Each to their own.

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Worst film you've ever seen. on 17:13 - Jul 20 with 1552 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:13 - Jul 20 by CLAREMAN1995

John Wayne would not last long in todays society in fact some groups over here in America want his career achievements erased from the records .
I think its time for QPR to kick off the season early because both this thread and the weather thread is getting a bit nasty .QPR fans turning on each other is no good and yes I know its hot outside.


Really?

I don't see much of that. I have a few posters on ignore, mind you.

I think LFW has whiled away the Summer very nicely.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Worst film you've ever seen. on 17:29 - Jul 20 with 1530 viewsrobith

Worst film you've ever seen. on 15:13 - Jul 20 by CLAREMAN1995

John Wayne would not last long in todays society in fact some groups over here in America want his career achievements erased from the records .
I think its time for QPR to kick off the season early because both this thread and the weather thread is getting a bit nasty .QPR fans turning on each other is no good and yes I know its hot outside.


Very confused by this post - this thread has had a brilliant character, in jovial spirit with hearty opinions and has been tremendously entertaining?
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