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What's the worst film you ever saw.

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susiecb Mon 11-Jun-12 09:28:01

Maverick!

HildaW Wed 13-Jun-12 17:58:12

ho ho ho Crimson!

JessM Wed 13-Jun-12 18:51:08

No I've never seen Titanic either, or Mamammamamammia
Kidman can be wonderful as in The Hours but in Australia was unconvincing as 40s upper class english person I thought.
Watched a strange film the other night on TV Called A Good Year. It was based on a Peter Mayle story and set, where else, in Provence.
Crowe (another australian actor) totally miscast as a City Trader with a hidden soul. Many UK actors would have done a much better job! James McEvoy for instance. The little boy was great. And the scenery.
Crowe totally unconvincing as a brit . Truly dire. I thought the same thing when he tried to play a brit navy sea captain in Nelson's time in Master and Commander. (In which the ship and the little boy were good) . Crowe so laid back i expected him to change into his jeans at any moment.
Is it problem with australians?

Anagram Wed 13-Jun-12 18:58:03

I always thought Bryan Brown was wonderful in anything he did...

HildaW Wed 13-Jun-12 19:08:53

JessM.....not too miffed about Aussies trying to do Brits or Europeans - hey Hugh Jackman can do no wrong for me! But I still can't forgive them for sticking Renee Zellweiger in as Bridget Jones!

Anagram Wed 13-Jun-12 19:12:21

Oh, come on now, Hilda - I felt the same about Renee Zellweiger when she was cast, but she certainly pulled it off!

specki4eyes Wed 13-Jun-12 19:29:33

Shakespeare In Love; Black Swan;Mamma Mia, Bridget Jones' Diarrhoea Diary - all utterly ridiculous in my opinion. Eat Pray Love - yes saw that on a flight down to Cape Town - all I prayed for was for the remote to work and switch the darned thing off!

On the subject of Mamma Mia, I went with some girlfriends to see the stage show and we had a ball. In that context, the silly plot made us laugh and we sang along with all the songs, then went off for a noisy dinner. Had a great time. But the film - please! Watched it for 20 mins then switched off. Sad to see Meryl Streep sink that low.

JessM Wed 13-Jun-12 19:50:49

Black Swan is a good "don't put my DGD on the stage movie to share with your SILs!" Mine cancelled the ballet lessons not long afterwards grin

HildaW Wed 13-Jun-12 20:57:54

Nooooo sorry Anagram, I just dont like her....and when you think of all the wonderful young British actresses we could have had......I suspect that U.S. money had something to do with it as with Gwyenth in Shakespear in Love.....tho she, I felt did quite a good job!. Tis nice to disagree over totally unimportant things! smile

Anagram Wed 13-Jun-12 20:59:17

Yes indeed, Hilda! wink

Ganja Thu 14-Jun-12 07:03:50

Tree of Life, pretentious rubbish, but the little boy was good.

NannaB Thu 14-Jun-12 07:52:17

Avatar - 3-D effect good but story line and script rubbish.Hated Black Swan.

numberplease Thu 14-Jun-12 18:14:32

Unlike some, I loved Mama Mia, it was good fun! I`ll second Myra Breckenridge though, as a flippin` awful film. And I hate all those Eastern style martial arts type films that my hubby just loves.

Jacki11 Fri 14-Dec-12 10:41:40

Same here Mamma Mia the worst ever i watched to till date.

Lilygran Fri 14-Dec-12 11:00:08

Moulin Rouge.

MiceElf Fri 14-Dec-12 11:41:56

Last year in Marienbad when I was 17 and had an arty boyfriend. I hadn't a clue what it was about and had nothing to say.

petallus Fri 14-Dec-12 12:32:02

The King's Speech would be in my list of worst films.

The Chipmunks, the latest one about being shipwrecked, watched several times with GS who loved it.

annodomini Fri 14-Dec-12 13:31:17

The Mothman Prophecies - supposedly a chiller. More likely to send you to sleep.

Lilygran Fri 14-Dec-12 13:34:29

Add Black Swan, Il Deserto Rosso and Marienbad (with you there, mice) and Stromboli. Exposed to too much pretentious rubbish high culture too young smile

Nelliemoser Fri 14-Dec-12 17:46:39

Ken Russells. "The Devils" from 1971. A revolting film.

I just loved Mama Mia I didn't think I would at all when it started, but I got carried away with the enthusiasm. It was just such a gloriously silly, funny and happy film with no pretensions to be anything more.

crimson Fri 14-Dec-12 18:33:23

Never having seen Mamma Mia I caught it on the telly a few weeks back; watched a few minutes but couldn't believe what rubbish I was watching. I loved The Devils; it was the time in our lives where we watched Ken Russell and Fellini films. However, if I saw The Devils now I'd probably think it was pretentious drivel. Hated Black Swan, having looked forward to it for ages. On the subject of pretentious drivel I agree about The Tree of Life. And I didn't like Shutter Island. Must admit to having a soft spot for Russell Crowe and find him very watchable [which I don't understand with him having such a characterless podgy face].

nanapug Fri 14-Dec-12 18:55:54

Noooooooo, I love Mamma Mia, it's a real feel good film.....

Grossi Fri 14-Dec-12 19:00:00

Nellie Moser I hated The Devils too. In fact, my sister and I walked out part way through it.

As for Fellini films, another film in my bottom five is Amarcord.

And my most recent horrible film experience was called Into the Wild.

isthisallthereis Fri 14-Dec-12 19:07:59

Another Yes for Mamma Mia. Hadn't seen the stage show but thought the movie was a joyful hoot!

Back to worsts though. Has anyone seen a fairly obscure movie "Ratboy"? Dreadful.

I've never laughed at Steve Martin. Roxanne in particular - awful.
Avatar. Boring and dreadful.
And I'm another one who can't get to the end of Titanic. In fact I've not got beyond the first 15 minutes.

isthisallthereis Fri 14-Dec-12 19:09:03

Oh and Dances with Wolves. I think that's the last movie I actually walked out of.

BAnanas Fri 14-Dec-12 19:32:35

It seems everyone here hates Mamma Mia, I don't, but can see it's cringemaking, as was Love Actually really hated the Hugh Grant/Martine McClucheon love story bit, yeah right can really see those two getting it on! Also hated Apocolypse Now, that would be my number one hate, but it was directed by Francis Ford Coppola who was also responsible for my all time favourites The Godfather 1 and 2 Didn't rate latest Anna Karenina much. Thought 40 Year old Virgin was crass and horrible and I think Anagram said she didn't like Royal Tenanbaums I agree, can't understand why it was so highly rated. My husband didn't like Moulin Rouge, I quite like it, I don't like the Bourne Films much which he does, but am OK with James Bond. Also by the time I'd got to the third film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I'd had it with hobbits and I'm definitely not going to see "The Hobbit".