And The Worst Film Of 2004 Goes To..

[tiedtiger]

Thre are many noble members of this list to choose from. But although they are all in their own way dreadful, appalling, stand-alone examples of man's capacity to render money into slime, there is only one film that truly and absolutely deserves the tag of Worst Film of the Year. Remember, with so many bad films, the worst of the worst has to really over-achieve. It has to be the film that is not only bad, but which takes treasured ideas from you, fashions them into some sort of spiked implement, dry-fucks you in the arse with them, transfers them to your gob, back to your arse, back to your gob, until you are literally bummed beyond all meaning or remorse. Then finally, removed from your shredded backway, it blast its dark satan spooge deep into your eyes, blinding you forever.

For me, that film stands alone. That film is Exorcist: The Beginning. It's not just shit. It's not just tacky. It's not just tacky shit. It's tacky shit that actively strips the datamine of two brilliant films (ex 1 and 3) and the fist-fucks them into realms far beyond quality.

Worst. Film. Decade. Of.

[sith]

Aye The Exorcist

Shambolic

Oh I Robot is great!!

[Jack]

There's been so many shite films this year. i, Robot, The Grudge, The Village, The Forgotten, The Day After Tomorrow, House of the Dead, Catwoman, Resident Evil: Apocalypse... After watching these pieces of shit, I had to watch Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas many times to restore my faith in cinema.

[11 Herbs 'n' Spices]

I've noticed 'SAW' has achieved a fair few votes, something I find quite surprising.

While not excellent, it's far from the worst film of this year.

There are quite a few things wrong witht he movie, for example, dodgy acting, poor plot devices and redundant details (why the jigsaw killer reference?) but what is does have is good structure. I really enjoyed the way it jumped back and forth in time and drip feed the details. The ending didn't feel tacked on either, it felt right, satisying.

While far from perfect, it definitely isn't the worst film this year.

That award goes to Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

[Meh]

I've noticed 'SAW' has achieved a fair few votes, something I find quite surprising.

While not excellent, it's far from the worst film of this year.

There are quite a few things wrong witht he movie, for example, dodgy acting, poor plot devices and redundant details (why the jigsaw killer reference?) but what is does have is good structure. I really enjoyed the way it jumped back and forth in time and drip feed the details. The ending didn't feel tacked on either, it felt right, satisying.

While far from perfect, it definitely isn't the worst film this year.

That award goes to Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

Yup.

Possibly the most Ed Wood film of all-time.

[V3zna]

For me, that film stands alone. That film is Exorcist: The Beginning. It's not just shit. It's not just tacky. It's not just tacky shit. It's tacky shit that actively strips the datamine of two brilliant films (ex 1 and 3) and the fist-fucks them into realms far beyond quality.

Worst. Film. Decade. Of.

Granted it's not up to much and I have to say as a trilogy, the Exorcist series of films are all mediocre at best. There was a thread recently about Exorcist - The Beginning where I explained by opinion.

[tiedtiger]

Granted it's not up to much and I have to say as a trilogy, the Exorcist series of films are all mediocre at best. There was a thread recently about Exorcist - The Beginning where I explained by opinion.

Well you're wrong. Categorically.

E2 is an awful old bag of crap, granted, but E1 and E3 ae supremely excellent films on several levels. There are few films out there that quite so excellently ratchet up tension in that slow-brooding way, combined with fabulous character acting etc. All qualities vastly missing from E:TB.

[Vemsie]

CHUD has done their bottom ten. Many films named in this thread made in into their list.

Hate The Punisher, Van Helsing, Excorcist and The Village here

[Goose]

Resident Evil: Apocalypse for me I think.

But worse than that simply because the potential was so huge so the disappointment was bigger still, goes to Van Helsing and Alien Vs Predator.

Making a crap film is a crime in my book but making a crap film out of something with potential is so much worse.

[Mace Masterson]

the master was amused by aliens versus predator, he enjoyed the sacks of tissue and bone being opened up by superior beings

[pretentious_helvetica]

Resident Evil Apocalypse was good if you switched off your brain. Hmm, even then the eye candy was suspect. No, the award goes to AVP. Truly a godawful attempt at some kind of homage to the limping Alien franchise. Fucking rubbish.

[Phelan]

having just watched it I would have to say Catwoman...huge pile of shite

[Liquid Myth]

having just watched it I would have to say Catwoman...huge pile of shite

The important question is, did you choose to watch it?

[Marzipan Travolta]

Secret Window was this year? I'm changing my vote from Spiderman 2 to Secret Window. Both shambolic films but at least Spiderman doesnt have any ambition. Secret Window thinks its good.

[Vemsie]

Spider-Man 2? You're in the wrong thread. It's ace.

[:mediadavid:]

I honestly don't know why people don't like Spider man 2, its genuinely my film of the year.

the worst film I saw was Bridget Jones 2 (had to go with my girlfriend)

[CrispinG]

The first one was awful. I doubt the second was any better.

[Tom*]

The first one was awful. I doubt the second was any better.

so you haven't seen the second then?

seriously, the spidermans are quality unoffensive action blockbusters. AvP is not even a real film and definitely the worst film I saw last year. Or maybe Starship Troopers 2 was.

[Marzipan Travolta]

There are several scenes in Spiderman 2 for which I would much rather be forced to drink your piss and then choke on my own vomit and then die than watch again.

The ending of a film is really, really important to me. Spiderman 2s is a Bon Jovi video, it's one of the worst I've ever seen. The rest of the film certainly has its moments. Like the stopping the train. That's cool. Then though, then it pulls off one of the worst scenes I've seen since Top Gun. Him being carried back? I think I was choking on my vomit at that moment.

Spiderman 2 is utter mass market Holywood Blockbuster trash. Can't say I've seen Catwoman, Avp or Resident Evil 2 personally as you'd have to be smoking crack to want to watch them in the first place.

[Tom*]

Spiderman 2 is utter mass market Holywood Blockbuster trash. Can't say I've seen Catwoman, Avp or Resident Evil 2 personally as you'd have to be smoking crack to want to watch them in the first place.

thanks for the opinions, I know the scenes you mean in Spiderman 2 and kind of agree with you but the rest of the film is high quality. however I think you should try and see all three of these films (as well as Starship Troopers 2), for educational purposes, and to gain some perspective on this subject. I think everyone should see these films.

[McFly]

There's been so many shite films this year. i, Robot, The Grudge, The Village, The Forgotten, The Day After Tomorrow, House of the Dead, Catwoman, Resident Evil: Apocalypse... After watching these pieces of shit, I had to watch Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas many times to restore my faith in cinema.

Most underated master piece in cinema evah!

I'll join WickedKitten with Torque which had real promise but was fucking pish apart form the first 5 minutes in the mountain twisties with Janes ASddcition playing.

[Hawkeye]

I didn't go to see many films last year, but Spiderman 2 was the biggest disappointment for me. I loved the first film, but bar the fight scene on the train the second film is very poor.

[K]

Hellboy. It's as if Harry Knowles had a wank, and that wank wrote and directed a film.

[Rowan Morrison]

I've noticed 'SAW' has achieved a fair few votes, something I find quite surprising.

While not excellent, it's far from the worst film of this year.

It certainly is, what with it being the worst film ever made and a sad indictment of humanity and human culture. So yeah, it's the worst film of last year AND a whole lot more. Everyone should have to watch it. I don't need to see Catwoman to be 100% confident that Saw makes it look like Battleship Potemkin...

[JedEvangelion]

..the worst film I saw was Bridget Jones 2 (had to go with my girlfriend)

I second that. Not that I thought the first film was any good, but the sequel plumbed previously unplumbed depths as far as I was concerned.

I wish Matrix Revolutions had come out last year so I could bash it all over again.

[M.M.S]

Hellboy. It's as if Harry Knowles had a wank, and that wank wrote and directed a film.

Hell Boy for me too. Alteast i knew Torque was going to be shit when i went to see it "for a laugh" (oh how we didn't laugh...), but i was hoping Hell Boy was going to be average at least. Very wrong, utter shite.

[reef]

Easily the worst film I saw this year was Enduring Love. After the balloon incident it went rapidly downhill, boring predictable and the lead female is a boot!!

Bit worried seeing Saw appear in this list as it's on it's way to me from Canda as we speak. But then so many people have said The Grudge and I thought that was a great film.

The Village was wank though...

[DirkCrisis]

I know these things are somewhat subjective but really, the likes of Catwoman & Resident Evil Apocolypse (which I quite liked FWIW) are masterpieces in comparison to House of the Dead. If you haven't seen it, try and give it a go. Truly one of the worst things committed to celluloid.

[CrispinG]

But then so many people have said The Grudge and I thought that was a great film.

Me too. I was genuinely baffled by the negative press it received. The acting was functional at best, but it's very rare to find a great performance in a horror movie. Everything was improved on from the original, and I thought it was terrifying. I was really shocked to find out it's a PG-13 in the US.

[roberthazelby]

I hate the cinema at the best of times (overpriced tickets, paying to watch TV adverts before the film starts, people talking, overpriced food and drink), so the one time last year I go, I see a shite film.

Lost in Translation

I have never been so bored in my life.

It was so bad I spent the film texting friends on the phone.

Complete rubbish.