the other night i watched a movie called Aussie Park Boyz. Man, was this bad. it is not too often you can watch a movie this horrible and then halfway through i realized it was a rip off the movie the Warriors from 1979.

all in all it was good for a couple of smirks, but i can't believe they took themselves seriously in making this film.

most likely they didnt. They probably laughed all the way to the bank

I've never seen Ausie Park Boyz, but if we're starting an awful movie thread, then Mr. & Mrs. Smith has to make the list. It was definitely one of the worst movies I've ever seen! The movie had no redeeming qualities and it was not even worth the price of a DVD in Shanghai.

Did you think Mr and Mrs Smith was that bad?? I thought it was quite entertaining actually - not exactly a "good" film but it was quite fun. I normally have a low tolerance for crap movies as well - now Billie Elliot - that is a crap movie!!!

trust me, this movie makes mr. and mrs. smith look like a masterpiece hahahaha.

so what was the worst movie you've ever seen if that was the second?

Watched XXX 2 the other day. VERY bad. I absolutely loved the 1st one. In fact, it was the start of my first date with Mrs Mat. Number 2 was appalling. Up their with Tron. That has to be the worst i have seen.

bellabella wrote:so what was the worst movie you've ever seen if that was the second?

it was a canadian film, i can't remember the title right now but it was something like Search for Smokey River. It was about a Russian immigrant who saw a spaghetti western about the man from smokey river and he set out in his black cowboy outfit across canada to find the river.

on the way he mets a massive east german who is funding his way across the country by selling fake pieces of the berlin wall. he takes rocks and smashes them up and then spray paints them and sells them.

they also pick up a dope smoking native indian who guides them on his way.

i am laughing really hard as i write this because the movie actually sounds like it would be quite funny, but it was bad, seriously bad and incredibly boring and bad.

Highlander 3 has definitely got to be one of the worst. I enjoyed the 1st installment and it was sort of a hit/cult movie in its era so was very disappointed with this piece of crap. Another more recent one is Alexander. It was VERY VERY bad. Don't understand why Colin Farrel decided to take up this one. I think it won last year's Berries Award (is that the right spelling?) for Worst Movie of The Year. I'm sure there are a few more horrible movies that I remember... if I dare search the dark chambers of my memory...

Agree on Highlander III. The first was great, and is still one of the better movies around. I think it was the actors fault. That Christopher Lambert is the worst actor going. Remember Fortress?

Apart from "True Feelings", a truly awful movie my sister dragged me to aged 10, the absolute worst movie of all time has to be "Fight Club".

Tim
www.chunkichilli.com

Grand Canyon was the only movie I have ever walked out of a cinema in the middle of. Some really well known actors but truely awful.

Chunki why did you hate Fight Club? I thought it was brilliant, absolute genius!!

Starship Troopers II has to be THE worst ever movie.

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i am just glAD someone elsE saw this moviE. i am going to watch it again but i found myself fast forwarding through the movie so much (all those long muscial interludes showing nothing but blank stares) that i think i may have missed something and that this movie is actually the worst I have seen and not the second worse.

We actually saw this movie about 3 weeks ago, the cover looked good, like a cross between Romper Stomper and Once Were Warriors. Two great NZ and Aussie films. We were sadly disappointed. But I did get to see my local streets, pubs and train stations in a whole new light. This film was released a few years ago in fact I think I remember it being supported at one of the local art house cinemas. All in all it's a bit of an embarrassment for the West Aussie film industry (along with our football team

bellabella wrote:Did you think Mr and Mrs Smith was that bad?? I thought it was quite entertaining actually - not exactly a "good" film but it was quite fun. I normally have a low tolerance for crap movies as well - now Billie Elliot - that is a crap movie!!!

I thought the movie had bad writing and acting. The shootout scene at the end was totally ridiculous. Sorry we disagreed on this one.

chunki wrote: the absolute worst movie of all time has to be "Fight Club".

You're talking about Fight Club with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton? Thats one of the best films I've ever seen! I even brought my real original "Fight Club" DVD from Australia !

Chinglish wrote:Starship Troopers II has to be THE worst ever movie.

I agree too. with "Wing Commander" coming in a close second.

Certus wrote:We actually saw this movie about 3 weeks ago, the cover looked good, like a cross between Romper Stomper and Once Were Warriors. Two great NZ and Aussie films. We were sadly disappointed. But I did get to see my local streets, pubs and train stations in a whole new light. This film was released a few years ago in fact I think I remember it being supported at one of the local art house cinemas. All in all it's a bit of an embarrassment for the West Aussie film industry (along with our football team

you have to wonder what they were thinking when they made this film. i have seen some great aussie films over the years, The Castle, Getting Square, Lantana etc.

what was with these gangs, the ice hockey goalie mask wearing gang? oh yah, they are everywhere in melbourne. the irish gang? what is this 1890?

oh man, the scene where they first go to prison and have to fight against groups of people. it is sooooo bad.

the cover did look great though, and i have to admit it is why i bought it in the first place.

I saw Gingerbread Man in a sneak preview years ago, and it was really rubbish.
We went to another sneak a week later in a different cinema and asked what movie they were showing. They wouldn't wanna tell us. So we asked if it was Gingerbread Man, because we really did not want to see it again. They still would not want to tell us.
Surely enough we went anyways and they showed the Gingerbread man. We decided on leaving but before we got out we shouted out what's happening at the end.

And Congo. And Freddie got fingered with Tom Green. And Sweet November with Keanu Reeves

I can't believe someone actually rates Fight Club as 'The Worst Movie Ever.' Aigh! I loved that movie. Loved the book too. You must see some of the bad movies i have seen, and THEN say that!

Some candidates for movies so bad they are not even enjoyable as bad movies:
The Fast and the Furious (truly almost cried that i paid to see this in the theatre. unwillingly of course.)
Face/Off (what were they thinking?)
Broken Arrow (i think that is the name)
Hotel (what the hell happened to Mike Figgis???)
A Talking Picture (I think that is the name. what the hell was John Malkovich thinking?! the director should have just retired...)

and that is all i got. oh, and anything with Keanu Reeves trying to act beyond his 'Matrix' and 'Bill and Ted' characters.

i don't know if i should admit this, but i actually liked Grand Canyon. Then again, I saw some Steve Martin movie -- Twist of Fate or something -- when i was, well i'll say intoxicated, and thought it was utterly profound.

By far the worst I've seen is "Dahong denhong gaogao gua"
"lanterne rosse" in Italian I don't know the english title but should be somting like red lamps
I was forced to see it by and still cannot forget that terrible time
Second: "Madison County'e bridges" with Clint Eastwood
3rd: never ending story

All 3 very boring movies, I like action, things happening, not only people talking and nice picture!

I love Neverending Story!!! That was one of my fave movies when I was a kid! But then again that was when I was about 10 so not sure if I would do so well with it now!

Well that's interesting, bellabella and kuldaen. Maybe you can explain to me what's so great about Fight Club.

To me, movies only work if you can suspend your disbelief and get drawn into the story. But I can't think of anything believable or absorbing about Fight Club. The characters weren't in the slightest bit likeable. Helena Bonham-Carter was totally miscast. The whole story was based on the whimsical notion that beating someone to a pulp somehow makes you a better person. And then when you get to the end, you find out that (...edited this bit to remove spoilers...) none of the things that happened in the movie can possibly have happened. When we got to that bit, I was just thinking, "Can I have my two hours back now, please."

But what was it that I missed. Is it brilliantly ironic or something?

Tim
www.chunkichilli.com

'The whole story was based on the whimsical notion that beating someone to a pulp somehow makes you a better person.'

Tim, have you ever been in a fight?

Hey Chunki go back and edit you post to take out the spoilers, some people may not have seen this film and what you just posted would really spoil their enjoyment.

I seriously don't understand how anyone could not enjoy this film. I absolutely hate watching boxing or fights of any kind, but that's not the memory that I took away from this film. It was just excellently written, directed and of course Ed Norton and Brad Pitt were wicked as usual, I can kind of see your point about Helena BC though. It was just such a head f*** of a movie!

Right, I'll see your Highlander III and Starship Troopers II and raise you a Phantom Menace

Read 'em and weep

Certus,
I got into a few fights when I was at school, but nothing since. I just remember that it wasn't a very improving experience. I find it much easier to relate to the idea of restraint that you get in martial arts than the idea that if I beat someone up that makes me a more mature human being.
What about you?

Tim
www.chunkichilli.com

Haven't seen highlander 3. isn't there a highlander 4, too?

Starship Troopers II was just soooo bad, and I was so excited to see it, too, since ST I is one of my favorites. The computer animated ST is pretty good, but never saw it out here.

And Fight Club??!! That was a great book & movie! I met Chuck Palahniuk when he came to my uni. Really laid back guy. There were talks at that time of making another one of his books into a movie, but haven't heard anything about it since.

Chunki, I think you may have missed the point of 'Fight Club'. You're quite right when you say that beating a man, or being beaten, to a bloody pulp may not improve one's character, but this is not what the film is about. It is about nihilism (the wish for self destruction) versus narcissism (the love of oneself). The story is easier to de-cypher if you know a little of Nietzche's work (spelling?) If you are interested, I am sure you can find a primer online.

Even though you may still not like the film, even if you were looking at it from a different angle, it's always good to know where a story is really coming from.