So, usually when I run out of things to blog about I just surf around the interweb, reading other peoples’ blogs and stealing their ideas. But this time I decided to do something completely different. I was over at The Rundown a few days back and I read a very interesting post that inspired me to write something totally original. Manodogs was talking about a re-release of “Plan 9 From Outer Space” coming this summer, in 3-D.
As I’m certain many of you are aware, Ed Woods’ magnum opus is widely considered to be the worst movie ever made. Alas, I have never had the pleasure of watching it so I can’t say wether or not it is so. However, I got to thinking that “Plan 9″ may have once held that illustrious distiction, I believe that there are some other more recent movies that should be given consideration.
For example, I was just reading about “From Justin to Kelly” (I’ve never felt self-abusive enough to watch it). According to IMDb the plot is as follows: “Spring break in Miami is the scene. It’s where surf-drenched guys cruise girls in bikinis and raucous parties rule day and night. It’s the perfect time and place for three young women from Texas and a trio of college guys from Pennsylvania to find adventure and maybe even fall in love.” Sounds totally tubular doesn’t it? ?Well, one critic said, “The notion behind it is as contrived, forced, manipulated and fake as any film ever made.” I guess that says it all.
One would also have to take into account such screen gems as; “Glitter”, “Crossroads” and (of course) “Gigli” when one is considering the worst movies ever made. Aagin, I’ve never had the good fortune to see any of these so I just have to take the entire rest of the worlds’ word for it.
Now, as for movies that reeked with stinkosity that I have seen: “I Know Who Killed Me” was pretty awful; Lindsay Lohan as a stripper who never took off her clothes, what’s up wit’ dat? Actually though, for me it’s a toss up between “The Hulk” and “Batman & Robin”. They both caused me irreversible brain damage; those are some neurons that I ain’t never gonna get back.
So I’m sure Ed Wood did his very best to do the very worst; but I’m sorry to say there has been about two new generations of supremely lousy writers and directors since his day. I’m sorry Ed.
hi Ernie,
I agree that the Hulk movie was disappointing, but I don’t know how the reviewer in your post could knock any movie that includes “girls in bikinis and raucous parties”…
I don’t know anything about “Plan 9 from Outer Space”… but I did see just plain “Nine” on DVD. Well, actually I only watched the first ten minutes and then turned it off… so I guess that would be my most recent stinker experience.
Steve, movie addict
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Of the most pointless I’ve seen lately, “Where the Wild Things Are” is up there. The movie starts out good, but once the kid meets the monsters the movie gets really slow and boring. Yep, I know it was all to teach the kid a lesson, to see what a monster he was, but at least entertain me while you’re at it.
M. Night Shyamalan might be trying to top Ed Wood, what with his latest film, “The Last Airbender”. I don’t know how you spend $150 million and only get a 8% on Rotten Tomatoes. You can just have explosions for an hour and a half and at least 10% of the audience will like it, like how Michael Bay does it. Coming from The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable to The Happening and The Last Airbender, he must be purposely trying to make the worst. film. ever.
I dont\’ recall the name of the worst movie that I ever saw, but it was involving this group of gang members trying to get across New York City, complete with late 70\’s bad getups and horrid music. Maybe that\’s the true mark of a bad movie, you erase the name from your memory.
hah. i agree with “Norman Rockwell Art”
the movie of“Avatar: The Last Air bender” is so stupid.. i don’t like it.
“The Box” was very disappointing
Watched A Single Man the other day and I would say it was pretty pointless.
Watched The Happening last night.
Sucks the proverbial cock. in the arse in the neck, hard.
The worst movie I watched lately was “Avatar: The Last Air bender”. I originally am a fan of the cartoon series so I was thrilled that it will be filmed.
For me, the worst movie i have ever seen is, n will always be, “Plan 9 from…”, “directed” by Ed Wood…
It is sooo bad, that u can just laugh,,,but maybe that was the idea, make a comedy science-fiction movie!!
“Bright Star” was two hours of yawn. Actually it was only one hour, as I switched off after that. It’s a period drama on the life of Keats, or at least his romantic attachment to a young girl called Fanny. Highly avoidable.
I have to say that Hugh Jackman’s ‘Australia’ is the worst movie I have seen in a long long time…I had a good mind to sue them for irrevocable waste of life I spent watching that drivel. The production budget would have been better spent on a bar tab at my local…the true life entertainment would leave an impression for a lifetime;-)