what your Best and Worse Movie you saw all time?

[jbmagic]

what your Best and Worse Movies you saw all time?

Worse
Anchorman
Toxic Avenger 3
The Postman

Best
13th Warrior
Lord of the Rings 1,2,3
Top Gun

[kingfc22]

Best
LOTR 1-3

Worst
Mars Attacks

[Glengoyne]

wow 13th warrior? I'm a bit surprised. I haven't seen it, but I loved the book, originally published as "Eaters of the Dead". I think it is my favorite of the Chriton books.

Gonna have to put it on my BlockBuster list.

[JeeberD]

Yup, very good book, Glengoyne...


A Boy and his Dog is another terrible movie...

[Klinglerware]

Best -
1. Doctor Zhivago
2. The Graduate

Worst
1. Judge Dredd - The only movie I've ever walked out of
2. The one with Jason Alexander as a gay male who rents a vacation house with the other guys - I don't remember the name of it, rented it but shut it off after 15 minutes...

[rkmsuf]

Best
One Night in Paris

Worst
Camyrn Manheim's Nude Odyssey

[jbmagic]

wow 13th warrior? I'm a bit surprised. I haven't seen it, but I loved the book, originally published as "Eaters of the Dead". I think it is my favorite of the Chriton books.

Gonna have to put it on my BlockBuster list.


yep check that movie out, i own it on dvd...its really good

[Alan T]

Best: Lotr 1,2,3

Worst: Master of Disguise

[Radii]

Best: LOTR/Star Wars

Worst: Spongebob Squarepants and Spy Kids 3D

Having Kids makes the 'worst' list easy. worst list i saw of my own volition, Sense and Sensibility(and that was a date movie, obviously).

[moriarty]

Best: Usual Suspects

Worst: that bruce willis one where NY is under seige

edit: actually I think Hudson Hawk was worse ...

[Jets80]

Dumb & Dumber'er was the worst Movie I ever saw.

Too many good ones to put my finger on right now.

[Joe]

Best- Dr. Strangelove



Worst- Ready to Rumble

[miked]

I returned The Crow 2 to the video store and demanded another movie. The only time in my life I've ever done that.

[Fritz]

Best: Usual Suspects

Worst: that bruce willis one where NY is under seige

edit: actually I think Hudson Hawk was worse ...

Hudson Hawk is a fine movie

[Ragone]

Contemporary
Worst: Napoleon Dynamite (it just struck me as movie where writers were around at table with no creative control..) It had its funny parts.. but for the most part.. it was very poorly edited, written

Best:Rudy(and i hate notre dame)

[Raiders Army]

Best: Aliens

Worst: Highlander 2

[Calis]

Bah I really liked Mars Attack.

Hudson Hawk also...Napoleon Dynamite...Dumb & Dumber...

Some good horrible movies would be the Dungeons & Dragons flick which was just awful, and whatever the recent Godzilla was, Godzilla 2000 or something? Remember some friends and I went to see it at the theater and we ended up the only people there. That was the only redeeming quality of the film.

[LoneStarGirl]

Worst : Freddy got Fingered or Rat Race

Best : Gladiator and the Patriot

[rkmsuf]

How is it possible to like Hudson Hawk?

[Honolulu_Blue]

Best: Aliens

Worst: Highlander 2

This is pretty close to my list...

I debate between LOTR/Star Wars (original trilogy)/Aliens for best.

Highlander 2 is hands down the worst movie I have every seen in theater. Ever. As for cable/rentals, that's a whole 'nother story, though Basket Case 2 is always high on the list of bad. Very, very bad...

[Calis]

Eh Hudson Hawk was good in that classic B movie way, it knew it sucked and didn't take itself seriously.

Been years since I've seen it, but I remember enjoying it..obviously it's no cinematic masterpiece.

Can like it the same way people like Big Trouble in Little China(which rocks), Buckaroo Banzai or any of the crap classics.

[rkmsuf]

I guess I don't get the "let's make a movie that sucks and let everyone know it sucks and make fun of ourselves" experience.

[Ragone]

Now that i think about it.. nothing rivals Jury duty as worst movie of all times

[Calis]

Fair enough, I'm not going to argue their greatness as it'd be a losing battle..but I think they're far from the worst movies of all time, as the sole purpose of them was just to have a fun movie, and they accomplished that..just at the expense of a cohesive plot or believable characters.

I'll take the silliness of these over most of the pure crap films that are released is what I'm saying.

[sterlingice]

I really liked watching the re-released Star Wars in theater since I was too young when they came out originally. Also, for all it's script problems, Matrix: Reloaded was a great theater movie because the effects scenes were just so damn good to the point where going home, you see a truck go by and check to see that an agent didn't just materialize in the driver's seat.

Worst. Hm... the only movie I've ever walked out of was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Three of us had headaches less than halfway in because of the horrible camera work. Then again, if a movie's questionable, I'm not spending money in a theater to watch it- in other words, if it doesn't look like something I'd like in the previews, then I'll wait and just rent it in most cases. Speaking of rentals, I couldn't stand Being John Malcovich- just a flat out stupid movie. Also, I really wanted the two hours of my life back when I watched The Fast and the Furious but it was a free HBO or Showtime or something preview weekend so I can't complain too much.

SI

[rkmsuf]

that's fair

In some way I enjoyed the singing when they were robbing the statue.

[Tigercat]

Good/bad movies in their own right:

Best - The Godfather
Worst - Highlander II


Personal Favorites:
Garden State, Wonder Boys

Personal Dislike:
Clockwork Orange (I am a fan of Stanley's, but man, this sucker just goes to far over the line without enough redeeming qualities for me. There needs to be more of a reason to shock in my book, instead of only for shock's sake.)

[VPI97]

Best - Usual Suspects
Worst - Message in a Bottle (Costner) - My wife suggested it for Valentine's Day a few years ago and since it was Valentine's Day, I relented. Afterwards, even she said it was the worst movie she had ever seen.

[revrew]

Best candidate: A Beautiful Mind

Worst candidate: Me, Myself, and Irene

[SplitPersonality1]

Best: Godfather, Blue Velvet, Usual Suspects

Worst:Short Circuit, Hard to Kill & Boat Trip

Highlander II & Master of Disguise get honorable mention.

[Ragone]

ooh ooh.. Soul Plane.. Johnson Family Vacation :)

for worst of course :P

[oliegirl]

Some good horrible movies would be the Dungeons & Dragons flick which was just awful, and whatever the recent Godzilla was, Godzilla 2000 or something? Remember some friends and I went to see it at the theater and we ended up the only people there. That was the only redeeming quality of the film.

Sadly, I found Godzilla 2000 in the $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart and bought it for Anthony, who thinks it's a great movie. He keeps complaining that I don't watch it with him, I make it through the first 5 minutes or so and then either fall asleep on the couch, pick up a book, or go in the other room. I would say it's definitely the worst movie ever made!

Best: there are too many to list...The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, The Godfather 1 and 2, the list could go on and on...pretty much any non-kids movie that radii doens't like, I love, including Sense and Sensiblity :)

[Greyroofoo]

Best movie: Indiana Jones Trilogy / Star Wars Trilogy/ Death to Smoochie

Worst: Mystery Men

[Franklinnoble]

I kind of liked Mystery Men.

[WussGawd]

Best:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (the others were great, but this was probably the best I've ever seen); Star Wars; A Fish Called Wanda; LOTR, any of the three. The Matrix

Worst:
First Family (Worst.Film.Ever); Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions (Not sure why I wanted to watch the Matrix 2 more times, but with worst scripting, dialogue, acting, and plot); Fierce Creatures. Steel Magnolias.

[Calis]

Let me also add Short Circuit to the list of movies someone listed as worst ever that I liked.

[MizzouRah]

Best: There are so many.. Tombstone, Top Gun, and Full Metal Jacket.. to name a few of my favs. Snake Eyes, Saving Private Ryan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Tron.. to name a few more.

Worst: Matrix reloaded, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Speed 2, Lawnmower Man 2

[Ramzavail]

Worst: Gods and Monsters.

[revrew]

I freely confess that I, too, really like Sense and Sensibility. I like the old version (Lawrence Olivier) of Pride & Predjudice, too. Heck, I even liked Emma.

Sorry, oliegirl; I'm already spoken for. :D

[Glengoyne]

No movie has ever had a bigger impact on me than Schindler's List. I'd have to rate it as best.

As for worst. I would normally go with Highlander 2, but I've got to say Natural Born Killers takes this one going away.

[jamesUMD]

Me, myself, and Irene is easily the worst movie of all time!!!!!!

[PSUColonel]

Best:

Brvaveheart
Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
Godfathers 1&2
A Bronx Tale
Passion of the Christ

[MizzouRah]

Me, myself, and Irene is easily the worst movie of all time!!!!!!

I loved that movie. :)


Todd

[Sun Tzu]

<b>Best</b>
The Deer Hunter

<b>Worst</b>
tie
Club Vampire
&
House of the Dead

[EagleFan]

Me, myself, and Irene is easily the worst movie of all time!!!!!!

You must not have seen many movies. It's not a classic by any stretch but far from the worst movie of all time IMHO.


Best: Me, myself... just kidding.

Best:
The Patriot
Die Hard (1 and 3)
Braveheart
The Lost Boys - not really the best but a movie that I always have to stop and watch when it's on

Worst:
Star Trek (not sure which number but the one where they 'find god', either 3 or 5)
4 Weddings and a Funeral - those lousy date movies
Little Nicky
Zoolander

[Sharpieman]

Best:
the Godfather
Worst:
I know I'm going to get crap for this: Scarface.

[Craptacular]

Best: Depending on my mood, could be Vacation, Spaceballs, or Caddyshack

Worst: Well, I walked out of one movie a long time ago (House II ?), and I turned off Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back after about 15 minutes, so I guess I'd have to vote for those. As for one I've seen in its entirety ... hmm ... nothing jumps out ... guess there's been too many that I thankfully forgot about.

[Glengoyne]

You must not have seen many movies. It's not a classic by any stretch but far from the worst movie of all time IMHO.


Best: Me, myself... just kidding.

Best:
The Patriot
Die Hard (1 and 3)
Braveheart
The Lost Boys - not really the best but a movie that I always have to stop and watch when it's on

Worst:
Star Trek (not sure which number but the one where they 'find god', either 3 or 5)
4 Weddings and a Funeral - those lousy date movies
Little Nicky
Zoolander
Four Weddings and a Funeral is one of my favorites. In fact the year it came out was a great year in cinema. Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the Oscar nominees were rounded out with The Madness of King George. That is certainly the best crop of Oscar nominees ever for a given year. I think three of four of them could have easilly won Best Picture if not for the competition.

[TLK]

Best:

Rudy :feel the heat:

Worst:

Toys

[Axxon]

Good/bad movies in their own right:

Best - The Godfather
Worst - Highlander II


Personal Favorites:
Garden State, Wonder Boys

Personal Dislike:
Clockwork Orange (I am a fan of Stanley's, but man, this sucker just goes to far over the line without enough redeeming qualities for me. There needs to be more of a reason to shock in my book, instead of only for shock's sake.)

Of course, if you missed the whole anti peace and love crowd themes and the whole satirical anti rehabilitation plot both of which were huge issues in the late 60's early '70's and the very obvious statement that there's a bit of violence in us all and there very well has to be to survive in society in general, then yeah, it's just shock for shocks sake.

A lot of us got a lot more out of it though. Can a man survive without violence? We had just had the civil rights movement which was non violent and people were really into the whole peace and love thing and the doctors in the movie were modeled after this ideal. Very idealistic, very sheltered ivory tower types, concerned with theory and science who hadn't lived in the real world like Alex did so see they couldn't have known what everyone else knows, life is a bitch and sometimes you have to be too.

We also had one of their own, the victims husband, who knew the truth and in fact, he himself disproves their whole point by his treatment of Alex after he finds out who he was. See, even the ultra liberal peaceful guys are capable of opening up a can of whoop ass and if you aren't ready to fight back, you're screwed.

The whole law/criminal scale is cleverly commented by his ex gang members becoming police but really never changingwhich was also extremely topical in that era when pigs was the operative word for policemen.

Of course, it could have all been just shock for shocks sake.

If I were at home right now, I think I would put on a bit of the old Ludwig Van and relax a bit. :)

Worst movies:

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Red Zone Cuba

Best:

Godfather I and II
Princess Bride
Raising Arizona - not unless round is funny.

Lots more on both lists but these will do for now.

[Axxon]

dola,

I wasn't knocking your opinion Tigercat. I recognize that the movie probably doesn't age well but at the time it did make sense and it was thought provoking and it wasn't done simply for shocks sake. That's what I was getting at, not saying anything bad about your opinion just maybe giving you some ideas about why people liked it so much.

Also, to add to it, there was more shocking stuff on tv in those days. There was graphic footage of death and carnage in vietnam. There were riots in our cities. There were SLA bombings and the weathermen and Kent State and lets not even talk about Alabama and the deep south. The country was screwed up and we don't really dwell on it anymore but it was a rough time but the Kumbaya crowd was out in force and it was a big dope inspired lovefest which really wasn't based in reality.

Can you blame somebody for reflecting what was happening in the real world and making a statement about it?

[oliegirl]

I freely confess that I, too, really like Sense and Sensibility. I like the old version (Lawrence Olivier) of Pride & Predjudice, too. Heck, I even liked Emma.

Sorry, oliegirl; I'm already spoken for. :D

Damn...if only I'd waited a couple extra months to get married!

Just kidding radii :)

[miked]

You must not have seen many movies. It's not a classic by any stretch but far from the worst movie of all time IMHO.


Best: Me, myself... just kidding.

Best:
The Patriot
Die Hard (1 and 3)
Braveheart
The Lost Boys - not really the best but a movie that I always have to stop and watch when it's on

Worst:
Star Trek (not sure which number but the one where they 'find god', either 3 or 5)
4 Weddings and a Funeral - those lousy date movies
Little Nicky
Zoolander

Zoolander is one of the funniest movies I've seen...it took a second watching but some of that stuff is hilarious.

[Tigercat]

Of course, if you missed the whole anti peace and love crowd themes and the whole satirical anti rehabilitation plot both of which were huge issues in the late 60's early '70's and the very obvious statement that there's a bit of violence in us all and there very well has to be to survive in society in general, then yeah, it's just shock for shocks sake.

A lot of us got a lot more out of it though. Can a man survive without violence? We had just had the civil rights movement which was non violent and people were really into the whole peace and love thing and the doctors in the movie were modeled after this ideal. Very idealistic, very sheltered ivory tower types, concerned with theory and science who hadn't lived in the real world like Alex did so see they couldn't have known what everyone else knows, life is a bitch and sometimes you have to be too.

We also had one of their own, the victims husband, who knew the truth and in fact, he himself disproves their whole point by his treatment of Alex after he finds out who he was. See, even the ultra liberal peaceful guys are capable of opening up a can of whoop ass and if you aren't ready to fight back, you're screwed.

The whole law/criminal scale is cleverly commented by his ex gang members becoming police but really never changingwhich was also extremely topical in that era when pigs was the operative word for policemen.

Of course, it could have all been just shock for shocks sake.

If I were at home right now, I think I would put on a bit of the old Ludwig Van and relax a bit. :)


I just think a big part of driving home the points of the movie has to come by overwhelming you with horror of certain deplorable actions. For some reason thats just a direction that doesn't appeal to me. Maybe because I am too senitmental when it comes to people?

Admitedly, I also had some bad experiences with the movie, like being caught watching parts of it with a friend who had been sexually assaulted. Although I don't think it would be my bag even without that experience. Big Kubrick fan on everything else though.

[Klinglerware]

Interestingly enough, Anthony Burgess said in an interview that he hated the Kubrick adaptation. Apparently, the American version of the book (which Kubrick based the movie) left out the final chapter, where Alex is an adult regretting his past. Haven't read the thing so I can't really comment on it--but it allegedly makes Alex more redeeming, and is supposed to pack more of an ironic punch: the government attempt to modify Alex's behavior is ultimately useless, since Alex ends up feeling regret of his own free will (not a by-product of simple aversion response)...

[EagleFan]

Zoolander is one of the funniest movies I've seen...it took a second watching but some of that stuff is hilarious.

Maybe I need a second viewing. I know I've seen worse movies but their names escape me at the moment (must be blocking them out).

[sterlingice]

Worst movies:

Red Zone Cuba
I suppose if you saw one of the more famous MST3K movies actually in theater, that counts for a lot :D

SI

[Franklinnoble]

Damn...if only I'd waited a couple extra months to get married!



Just think, you could have been the lucky girl to have, what, ten or so of his kids. :D

[Axxon]

I suppose if you saw one of the more famous MST3K movies actually in theater, that counts for a lot :D

SI

No I saw the misted version. Have it on tape in fact. Have never gotten to the end. I am an avid fan of MST3K but they weren't enough with this movie. All I could even think to say is, 'why'. Horrid in every possible way. Nothing redeeming about it.

Ironically Kiss of the Spider Woman is the only movie I've ever walked out of in a theater. I didn't intend to. I got up to go to the bathroom and two elderly ladies were in front of me. One said to the other 'I can't believe we were sitting here watching this crap.' I agreed so I snuck into Invasion USA instead. Now, this was also crap but in a way I could handle and I still like the movie, mainly because of when I saw it. KotSW will make you appreciate any movie you see right after it.

I'm not going to try this experiment with RZC though. My head might explode. :)

Basically that's why I put them on this list. They are the only two movies I've seen that I didn't watch all the way. That should count for something.

[Castlerock]

Best:
LOTR 1, 2, and 3
Braveheart
Star Wars
To Kill a Mockingbird

Worst:
Congo
The Quiet American

[Axxon]

I just think a big part of driving home the points of the movie has to come by overwhelming you with horror of certain deplorable actions. For some reason thats just a direction that doesn't appeal to me. Maybe because I am too senitmental when it comes to people?

Admitedly, I also had some bad experiences with the movie, like being caught watching parts of it with a friend who had been sexually assaulted. Although I don't think it would be my bag even without that experience. Big Kubrick fan on everything else though.

I can appreciate that. Like I said, I don't think that was his intention but it seems like it now. There was far worse violence shown every night on tv with the war footage. I also think it was visionary. Some of the things Alex did pale in comparison to some of the news stories we read lately.

I do want to warn you, don't EVER see the movie Irreversable. There are a couple of scenes in that one that would make A Clockwork Orange look like It's a Wonderful Life.

A couple of scenes almost shocked even me and I will honestly say that those scenes were two of the most disturbing things I've ever seen on film. If anybody reading can handle that sort of thing and like offbeat dark indie pics you might want to give it a rent. I warned you though.

[Axxon]

I'd like to add a new category.

Best cinematography in a movie.

The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover.
Saving Private Ryan
Dances With Wolves
Field of Dreams

[sterlingice]

I'd like to add a new category.

Best cinematography in a movie.

The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover.
Saving Private Ryan
Dances With Wolves
Field of Dreams
For all its plot problems and such, AI had tremendous cinematography. Really cool perspectives, uses of mirrored surfaces, etc

SI

[Glengoyne]

I'd like to add a new category.

Best cinematography in a movie.

The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover.
Saving Private Ryan
Dances With Wolves
Field of Dreams
I'd add "The Last of the Mohicans" to this list.

[Suicane75]

I loved and still love Hudson Hawk. And i'm not ashamed to admit it.

[Tigercat]

I'd like to add a new category.

Best cinematography in a movie.

The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover.
Saving Private Ryan
Dances With Wolves
Field of Dreams

Dances with Wolves all the way. You can just feel the west in its cinematography and score.

Others i like:
Legends of the Fall
Solaris(Clooney version)
Lord of the Rings
Road to Perdition