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The worst films you have ever seen

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Tue 28-Mar-23 16:09:49

I'm inspired to ask by another thread.

Restricting myself to those I sat right through and didn't turn off/walk out of, I'd like to start the roll of shame with

Braveheart
Pretty Woman
The Postman Always Rings Twice (the Jack Nicholson/Jessica Lange remake not the original)
Top Gun
Beetlejuice

Iwtwab12bow Thu 30-Mar-23 12:00:56

I don't think Ba was a film ! Slip of the finger !

Mazz21 Thu 30-Mar-23 12:09:03

The Wonder - currently on Netflix. Probably not helped cos I watched this while on holiday in Cape Town and the power kept going off due to load shedding. It took forever to get to the end of the film but we persevered. Nor did it help that the Irish accents were too strong for my Afrikaans speaking friend to understand so we had to have subtitles on (which state that there is e.g. suspenseful music which didn’t sound that way to me!)

Also all of the old western films my husband insists on watching daily. Even though I’m not actually watching them I can still hear them as he has the tv really loud. The acting is so wooden.

Ditto for any space films that alternate with the westerns watching.

Mazz21 Thu 30-Mar-23 12:11:29

I’m with you on James Bond films - never watch them

Damdee Thu 30-Mar-23 12:22:28

Can't believe Judy54 and Saggi didn't like Gone with the Wind. It's an amazing film, especially for the time it was made, and mostly true to the book.

Fell asleep during Star Wars and Rollerball.

cc Thu 30-Mar-23 12:34:00

Purple Rose of Cairo, and most Woody Allen films for that matter. They make my brain itch, I just can't sit through them.
I hated Lost in Translation too.

I don't generally like musicals either, but South Pacific and the original King and I are lovely.

HannahLoisLuke Thu 30-Mar-23 12:39:19

Agree with 80% of all those listed although I did enjoy Gone with the wind and TopGun (I know!)
Anything with Olivia Coleman, including tv programmes.
Most films nominated for an Oscar, except Elvis.
Any film that glorifies gangs or the Mafia.

Beebee24 Thu 30-Mar-23 12:52:33

All about Mary

sweetcakes Thu 30-Mar-23 13:00:29

Heat 1995 so bad and long I fell asleep and had to be woken up in the interval! Had a ice cream then went back to sleep!! What hubby was watching although I think he fell asleep as well 🤣

Tinydancer Thu 30-Mar-23 13:02:10

Les Miserables
Cats
Lost in Translation

Many more I would agree with already on here but those are my top three.

knspol Thu 30-Mar-23 13:21:28

Greatest Showman
La La Land
and Living with Bill Nighy

lizzypopbottle Thu 30-Mar-23 13:32:21

About fifty years ago, my boyfriend and I went to a midnight showing of Dumbo and a subtitled Japanese film called Atragon about some sort of monster machine. It was very boring indeed. We left part way through. Funnily enough, I saw Atragon promoted on Prime Video very recently!

I took my eight year old and three mates to see Muppet Treasure Island when it came out in 1996. It was so incredibly boring I nearly cried.

I went to see Burt Reynolds in Deliverance with the same boyfriend. It was so horrible I walked out and, of course, my boyfriend had to join me. Reader, I married him. 😂

missdeke Thu 30-Mar-23 13:42:21

Battleship, the blurb said it was good, I gave up after half an hour.

Fast and Furious, a friend gave me a dvd when I worked abroad, so I was grateful for anything, but what a load of old codswallop. I've never bothered to attempt to watch any more in the franchise.

Merryweather Thu 30-Mar-23 13:46:19

The sound of music
The matrix
Avatar
Lala land

Just awful 😣

Fernbergien Thu 30-Mar-23 13:51:07

The Good German. Rubbish compared to book.

Bazza Thu 30-Mar-23 13:57:43

Another vote for Lost in Translation
Lawrence of Arabia
La Dolca Vita, we were persuaded to go to a screening relatively recently in a smart hotel where the tickets included dinner. Dinner was ok, but the film…..I thought it would never end, I would have left if I could. A complete load of arty rubbish that I’m sure must have seemed cool when it was made.
Any war film or excessive violence I avoid like the plague.

Nvella Thu 30-Mar-23 14:10:04

knspol

Greatest Showman
La La Land
and Living with Bill Nighy

Agree with the Greatest Showman and half agree with La La land but LOVED Living!!

Mamma66 Thu 30-Mar-23 14:39:42

Boxing Helena - absolute tripe with a capital T!
The Big Lebowski - critically acclaimed, but I could never understand why.
Trainspotting - just hated it.
Boss Baby 2 - took the grandchildren, they were bemused, I wanted to shoot myself!

Mamma66 Thu 30-Mar-23 14:42:43

Oh, and I nearly forgot…

Don’t Look Now

Musicgirl Thu 30-Mar-23 14:48:24

Forest Gump. So obvious, so predictable, so corny.

polly123 Thu 30-Mar-23 14:49:15

Titanic
Pretty Woman

krysiam Thu 30-Mar-23 15:06:52

John Wick.

My daughter was suggesting we see episode IV, so I watched the first one on telly. 90% shooting and killing, the rest just boring

narrowboatnan Thu 30-Mar-23 15:26:03

I have no idea if this one was dire or not - Help! The Beatles film. I could neither see it nor hear it, the cinema being full of screaming, sobbing, hysterical young girls who wouldn’t stay in their seats or keep still. I was 13 at the time, it was lost on me 🤷‍♀️

timetogo2016 Thu 30-Mar-23 15:37:13

The mirror cracked.
Waynes World.
Star Wars.
All of the Lord of the rings films.
And Harry Potter films.

Wheniwasyourage Thu 30-Mar-23 15:49:19

Oh yes, been reminded of more!

Boss Baby 2
Mamma Mia - the second one
South Pacific
Star Wars (any)
Lord of the Rings (any, although I do mean to try them again at some point - perhaps when DH is out and not sitting there scoffing!)

Yellowmellow Thu 30-Mar-23 15:55:45

Paint your Wagon. I was bored all the way through