castle 38816 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 The flip side of the coin of the "good movies" thread. I figured why not a thread about movies to avoid? I think it's a good public service. Or maybe a good place to mention those "so bad, it's awesome" kind of movies. I'll start things off with one I just saw tonight. The Frankenstein Theory .....this is not one of those "so bad, it's good" kind of movies. It's just bad. The plot in itself should be enough to keep you away, but anyway....it's the latest in a long line of "mockumentary/found footage" horror movies. A college student theorizes that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was based on a true story....and to prove his point...decides to go to the freakin' ARCTIC CIRLE to look for the Frankenstein monster! And somehow manages to convince an amateur film crew to come with him.....to the freakin' arctic circle! Yeah....'cause that's a brilliant idea. I will say there are some pretty suspenseful moments....or at least they would be suspenseful if you actually gave a crap about these characters....but they're so effin' stupid that it's kind of hard to care. I mean going camping in the middle of the arctic is stupid enough as it is....but to do so because you're looking for a monster....and then acting surprised when the shit eventually hits the fan? What did they expect?! I will admit that it is entertaining in the sense that it is very unintentionally funny. I laughed quite a few times. Hmmm....so maybe it actually is one of those "so bad, it's good" movies lol. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest realnicehat Report post Posted August 7, 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard is ridiculously awful. It's like a made for TV Die Hard movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicolette Vaughn 294340 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 ``The Heat`` with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Horrible!! I saw it at a drive-iin theater last week and it was not the comedy I was expecting. Bullock playing yet another tough smart ass FBI agent like she did in Miss Congeniality is becoming too played out. As much as I tried to watch it, I ended up getting distracted in the back seat as a result. lol. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest realnicehat Report post Posted August 7, 2013 Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Horrible!! I saw it at a drive in theatre last week and it was not the comedy I was expecting. I ended up getting distracted in the back seat as a result. lol. To be clear, she is also referring to "The Heat" ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest A*ro**n Report post Posted August 7, 2013 Fast and the Furious 6. Beyond Stupid. How can the runway be that long? Seriously, how can the runway be that long? It definitely deserves one of these: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowdark 5613 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 Lone Ranger. Save yourself the grief. It was beyond bad. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 The remake of True Grit. Would have been better to watch the original with John Wayne again and Jack Reacher RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malika Fantasy 144625 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 Sharknado. I can'T believe this movie is actually playing 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest *D E**a Report post Posted August 7, 2013 Lol....yes! They are supposedly making a Sharknado 2.....argh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
castle 38816 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 Oh jeez. Don't get me started on sharknado and the like. I'm boycotting this movie. And what disturbs me even more is the exposure this movie is getting. Last I checked the global population of Great Whites was estimated to be down in the hundreds. That's GLOBAL! And yet movies like this are still being made, people see these movies and think it's perfectly ok to go out and slaughter sharks on a massive scale. Because they're evil man-eaters right? Wrong! That couldn't be farther from the truth. More people are killed by deer every year than by sharks. Where's the Bambinado movie? :p I like a good cheesy B movie as much as the next person. But at least make it about a creature that is NOT on the endangered species list for crissakes. Or better yet...how about making it about a fictional creature that cannot be harmed as a result of these stupid movies? Posted via Mobile Device 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackShagsJill 225 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 'Identity Thief' SUCKED!! (Pardon my English.) I still loathe 'Exorcist 3' - only movie I literally fell asleep in the theatre while watching it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athos 108589 Report post Posted August 7, 2013 My son and I recently watched "The Warrior's Way" ... very bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest realnicehat Report post Posted August 8, 2013 Just watched Taken 2 the other night. It's pretty bad. There is a car chase scene throughout which Liam Neeson just keeps repeating "Faster" and "Go", and his daughter keeps saying "I can't". 5 minutes of "Faster". "Go". "Faster". "Go". "I can't". "Faster". "Go". "Faster". "I can't". "Go". "Faster". "Go". "Faster". "Go". "I can't". "Faster". "Go". "Faster". "Go". "Faster". "Go". "Faster". "Go". "I can't". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charbed 234 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 Oz the great and powerful. Sharknado was at least mildly amusing. Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
castle 38816 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 Conan The Barbarian....the newer one. Jason Momoa was a pretty good Conan considering what he was given to work with. But everything else about it sucked. Horrible story. Horrible writing. Horrible direction. Horrible action scenes. Posted via Mobile Device 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xxxAxxx 21016 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 The purge was awful! The concept behind it seemed so thought-provoking...I was intrigued... Throw in Ethan Hawke... I am now drooling... Yet somehow I wanted to barf by the time it ended. In fact, I may have threw up in my mouth a little bit somewhere in the middle of the movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexxxyRebecca 57989 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 Spring breakers... Horrible! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Motorbykerider 4754 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 I can't believe I sat through it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank7 3939 Report post Posted August 9, 2013 How can someone not love Sharknado! D: It was a brilliant movie, we learned so many things (throw bombs in tornado to break them) and the ending was epic. I'm a great fan of The Asylum and all those crappy B movies that don't take themselves seriously. Regarding the real sharks problem, it's sadly true that many people believe them to be evil man-killer. However, anyone who use an Asylum movie to get his facts straight about life is in serious need of being locked away. I can understand boycotting a movie that glorify horrible things, but most movies are aware that it's just fiction. If not, we couldn't see any movie with violence, thief, car chases, exorcism, etc =( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
castle 38816 Report post Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) I can understand boycotting a movie that glorify horrible things, but most movies are aware that it's just fiction. If not, we couldn't see any movie with violence, thief, car chases, exorcism, etc =( The difference being that human beings are not an endangered species and are not defenceless. The violence we do to ourselves on a daily basis is a factual thing. I don't mind seeing violence towards humans portrayed in a funny, lighthearted way....because in films we also have the perfect balance of violence being portrayed in a realistic, serious, thought provoking way. Unfortunately, that's not the case with sharks. Sharks are always portrayed the same way on film and can't come on CNN to defend themselves. Destroying the shark(s) at the climax of a movie is always shown as a "great thing"....a victory. Aside from a few little known documentaries, there is not one movie out there about the shark conservation efforts and which focuses on the violence being done TO sharks by human beings, instead of the other way around. Whether it be a masterpiece like the original Jaws, or a cornball fest like Sharknado, sharks are always shown in the same light in movies. No matter how good or bad the movie is, that image of mindless. man-eating killing machines is permanently ingrained in the public consciousness. And the truth is actually the opposite. Every time I tell someone that my dream is to go to South Africa, New Zealand or Australia and get down in the water with Great Whites (in a cage mind you....for starters anyway), I always get looked at like I'm off my rocker and hear joking comments like "Well, we'll miss you" or "I hope you have your will written up". That's the image of sharks that movies has given people. It's not that these people are stupid...it's just that all they have to go on is these movies. And because of that the shark conservation effort gets little to no attention or press coverage. Yes Sharknado is just a silly B movie and not meant to be taken seriously.....but regardless, it's still just adding fuel to the fire. Edited August 9, 2013 by castle 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleo Catra 178382 Report post Posted August 10, 2013 Spring breakers... Horrible! YUP. I'd initially sneered at this movie based on the posters and title alone, but when I discovered that Harmony Korine directed it (he directed Kids, Gummo), I decided to give it a shot. I actually made it to the scene where the two girls shove their gun in James Franco's mouth before shutting it off. Did not care in the slightest to finish it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexxxyRebecca 57989 Report post Posted August 11, 2013 YUP. I'd initially sneered at this movie based on the posters and title alone, but when I discovered that Harmony Korine directed it (he directed Kids, Gummo), I decided to give it a shot. I actually made it to the scene where the two girls shove their gun in James Franco's mouth before shutting it off. Did not care in the slightest to finish it. They didnt shoot him... (I think?) Final is so stupid! Cant believe it went in theater. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mambo35 306 Report post Posted August 11, 2013 After Earth was horrible. There were so many things wrong with, all the plot twists, the basic equipment available, the incompetent monsters and the lack of character development. There really was nothing entertaining about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
castle 38816 Report post Posted August 14, 2013 Jason X!! Definitely one of those "so bad it's awesome" kind of movies :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexxxyRebecca 57989 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 The big wedding... Very boring!! Not funny at all! :icon_rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
