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AlphaFrog 05-12-2006 09:01 AM

Hey! I want that 2 hours of my life back!
 
Here we list movies that are not worth your time, let alone your money to see.

Ok, I'm a sucker for cheesy love stories. I actually liked "The Prince & Me". So when I saw there was a sequal, I (like an idiot) watched it. Now, if you saw the first one, Julia Styles was witty, said what she wanted, and had a major backbone. The girl who played the same character in the sequal was what you get if you crossed Jessica Simpson's IQ with a Barbie doll's personality.

So, DO NOT see "The Prince & Me 2". My only condolance is that it was a free rent with my Hollywood Video membership.

33girl 05-12-2006 09:35 AM

I might get ripped on for these, but...

Singles
Coyote Ugly

And my little would say the It's Pat movie.

AlphaFrog 05-12-2006 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 33girl
Coyote Ugly

I personally liked that movie, but I can see how someone would not like it if they're not into those kind of movies.


Add to my list:

Waterworld

33girl 05-12-2006 09:46 AM

I probably would have not minded CU if I was watching it with a killer hangover and a bunch of friends...however, I viewed it alone and sober.

PhiMuAmberkins 05-12-2006 11:16 AM

I used to work at a movie theater, and when we would build the movies, we'd have to watch them to make sure they were done right. I've wasted so many hours of my life...but these were the worst!

Kung Pow
City by the Sea

Munchkin03 05-12-2006 11:25 AM

Three words: Straight To Video. It basically means that the movie is no good.

I loved "Singles"...when I was 12.

AlphaFrog 05-12-2006 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Munchkin03
Three words: Straight To Video. It basically means that the movie is no good.
My problem is that I don't watch a lot of TV, but I love to rent movies. So unless a movie is extremely hyped, I couldn't tell you if it went straight to video or if it was in the theater first. Unless there's some sort of indicator on the box.

Drolefille 05-12-2006 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I personally liked that movie, but I can see how someone would not like it if they're not into those kind of movies.


Add to my list:

Waterworld

Perhaps it's just the nerd in me (which is most of me) but I liked Waterworld :D

ADqtPiMel 05-12-2006 01:11 PM

Sin City. Boooooooring.

AlphaFrog 05-12-2006 01:23 PM

I know I'm going to get backlash for this one:

Napoleon Dynamite

I was sitting there, the entire movie thinking "OK, this has the potential to get funny ANY minute now. Anytime there just going to throw a zinger out there and it will be hilarious". And then all of the sudden, the credits start rolling and I think "What just happened here?"

BetteDavisEyes 05-12-2006 02:22 PM

Sky High but in my defense I was home alone & bored so I figured I'd watch something I had not watched before. By the time it was done, I was stupefied by the entire thing so I went to bed early rather than waste more time of my life on lame movies.

PhiMuAmberkins 05-13-2006 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I know I'm going to get backlash for this one:

Napoleon Dynamite

I was sitting there, the entire movie thinking "OK, this has the potential to get funny ANY minute now. Anytime there just going to throw a zinger out there and it will be hilarious". And then all of the sudden, the credits start rolling and I think "What just happened here?"

I completely agree! I was just like, no one is this weird...except those weird kids I made fun of in high school. I'm all for individualism, but I didn't know people really chose to be that odd. I loved how all these girls were like I love Napoleon, he's so cool, but would make fun of a guy like that in real life.

Maybe I was too sober, but I just kind of sat there and thought, wow, this is not funny.

bluefish81 05-13-2006 01:41 PM

Kicking and Screaming with Will Ferrell. Normally I like most of his movies, but this one was just awful.

SOPi_Jawbreaker 05-13-2006 08:57 PM

Glitter ~ I watched it on tv when there was NOTHING else on. It was horrible and a total waste of my time. I should have just done something productive...like play computer games.

Hanging Up ~ unbelievably boring, my roommate and I only watched like half of it before we had to turn it off

that's all i can think of right now...i'm sure there's many more

AOIIalum 05-13-2006 09:51 PM

The Cutting Edge 2.

Yes, I knew it was a made for TV movie. Yes, I knew Moira Kelly & DB Sweeney weren't in it.

It was like a train wreck, I didn't want to watch but I had to.

oceanphi01 05-13-2006 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I know I'm going to get backlash for this one:

Napoleon Dynamite

I was sitting there, the entire movie thinking "OK, this has the potential to get funny ANY minute now. Anytime there just going to throw a zinger out there and it will be hilarious". And then all of the sudden, the credits start rolling and I think "What just happened here?"

I 150% agree with you. I hated the movie...

On another note, Resident Evil is on my list. Wish I could get back the time and money on that movie...I would rather have been sleeping.

sdbeta1 05-14-2006 12:38 AM

Brokeback Mountain...can't understand anything Heath Ledger says. Absolutely most over-hyped movie in recent memory.

kstar 05-14-2006 02:51 AM

Kung Pow
Pooty Tang
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

I want the approximately 30 minutes worth of Napoleon Dynamite ads that I had to see in movie previews and tv ads. I wasn't stupid enough to watch the thing.

ztabchbum 05-14-2006 12:35 PM

My vote goes to another Will Ferrell movie:
Anchorman
On the advice of my brother my boyfriend & I watched it - at least the first 30 mins. I couldn't take anymore after that.

I haven't seen Kicking & Screeming yet but it's on HBO - I'll see how long I can last.

Senusret I 05-14-2006 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sdbeta1
Brokeback Mountain...can't understand anything Heath Ledger says. Absolutely most over-hyped movie in recent memory.
DITTO.

Senusret I 05-14-2006 05:50 PM

I saw Scarface for the first time last weekend....it sucked!!!!!!!

ASUADPi 05-14-2006 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AOIIalum
The Cutting Edge 2.

Yes, I knew it was a made for TV movie. Yes, I knew Moira Kelly & DB Sweeney weren't in it.

It was like a train wreck, I didn't want to watch but I had to.

I will admit that I watched it but I kept waiting for it to get good. Here her daughter was complaining about all the same things that the parents went through when they started skating together and the "parents" didn't even THINK of mentioning their experiences to their super spoiled and super bratty daughter.

Plus, it was the exact same storyline as the cutting edge. Girl need partner. Boy wants to skate. Boy and girl become partners. Boy and girl pretend to "hate" each other but are secretely falling in love. Boy and girl win nationals. Boy and girl go to the Olympics. Boy confesses to girl that he loves her. Boy and girl skate an "amazing" performance. Girl confesses her love. The end.

There was your synapsis of The Cutting Edge 2


OMG I hated Brokeback Mountain. I watched like 45 minutes hoping it would get good. The movie was just soooooooo slow. Plus, it really wasn't, at least to me, that big of a deal that these two men were "falling for each other". They had no committments (ie. no wives). I was like "big woop de damn doo, where's the conflict. bring in the wives".

Munchkin03 05-14-2006 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sdbeta1
Brokeback Mountain...can't understand anything Heath Ledger says. Absolutely most over-hyped movie in recent memory.
It was soooo weird. The boy and I watched it, and were like, this is the movie that everyone's been talking about?!

DolphinChicaDDD 05-14-2006 11:15 PM

Cold Mountain

I made my exboyfriend see it over Big Fish. We left the theater and I apologized. He told me that if we ever got married and lived to be 90, I would still never get to pick another movie. Good thing I don't need to worry about that.

Virtual Violet 05-14-2006 11:24 PM

Oldies but Baddies:mad:

Stop or My Mom Will Shoot! (Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty)
Fantasia (no dialogue = nap time)

Recent Vintage

Zorro II
Yours Mine and Ours

I'm sure I'll think of others!

MysticCat 05-15-2006 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I know I'm going to get backlash for this one:

Napoleon Dynamite

I can deflect any backlash that otherwise might be directed at you:

"Forrest Gump": Yes, I am the one person in America who absolutely hated this movie.

"The Polar Express": The "animation" was hyper-annoying and the charm of the book was obliterated.

Anything with Jim Carrey: When he's doing comedy, he's just way too over the top; when he's doing drama, he's just plain annoying.

33girl 05-15-2006 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MysticCat81
I can deflect any backlash that otherwise might be directed at you:

"Forrest Gump": Yes, I am the one person in America who absolutely hated this movie.

nope, there's another one - ex Mr 33 detests this movie, mainly for the simplistic moralism. OMG JENNAY HAD SEX SO SHE GOT AIDS.

KSUViolet06 05-15-2006 11:12 AM

I hated The Incredible Hulk.

FirstAndFinest 05-16-2006 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
I made my exboyfriend see it over Big Fish. We left the theater and I apologized. He told me that if we ever got married and lived to be 90, I would still never get to pick another movie. Good thing I don't need to worry about that.
Big Fish makes my list! And that horrible one with Jane Fonda as J-Lo's mother in law! And, Soul Survivors - turned that one off and watched Law & Order rerun.

Virtual Violet 05-16-2006 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MysticCat81

Anything with Jim Carrey: When he's doing comedy, he's just way too over the top; when he's doing drama, he's just plain annoying.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind....I was on a flight to Hawaii and I absolutely could not focus on what was going on in that movie....HATED IT!

Duchovnysfan 05-18-2006 02:39 AM

Batman and Robin - I remember my mom wanted to leave b/c she had a headache and wanted to leave. However, for some twisted reason I told her I wanted to stay. In retrospect, I wish I took my mom's unintentional offer b/c that movie sucked and embarassed that I saw that in the theater.

House of the Dead - The game was much better. It was so cheesy, they would use clips from the game to emulate the fight scenes. So actual fighting then suddenly a clip of from the player's view of VG killing the zombies.

chitownxo 05-18-2006 10:38 PM

Yet another Will Ferrell movie...Bewitched. Words can't even describe how awful it was.

FeeFee 05-19-2006 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I know I'm going to get backlash for this one:

Napoleon Dynamite

I was sitting there, the entire movie thinking "OK, this has the potential to get funny ANY minute now. Anytime there just going to throw a zinger out there and it will be hilarious". And then all of the sudden, the credits start rolling and I think "What just happened here?"

:(

I *heart* Napoleon Dynamite.

FeeFee 05-19-2006 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Senusret I
I saw Scarface for the first time last weekend....it sucked!!!!!!!

*faints*

AlphaFrog 05-19-2006 02:05 PM

I want all the times back that I watched Monty Python & The Holy Grail with someone who didn't "get it". Although the drumline party my Jr. year when the drunk freshmen shouted out "He's not even F*ing riding a horse" was priceless. Monty Python is one of those things that must be watched with someone who gets it. And don't even bother watching them alone.

KSigkid 05-19-2006 02:07 PM

"Titanic" killed a few brain cells - I cannot stand that movie.

greeneyedDPhiE 05-19-2006 03:13 PM

"The Family Stone" is seriously one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. Not only did it have Sarah Jessica Parker who annoys me to no end, but it was billed as a comedy when it is in fact a drama. Don't waste your money.

33girl 05-19-2006 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by greeneyedDPhiE
"The Family Stone" is seriously one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. Not only did it have Sarah Jessica Parker who annoys me to no end, but it was billed as a comedy when it is in fact a drama. Don't waste your money.
Does anyone remember that movie "Teachers" with Nick Nolte? Same deal - they billed it as a ha ha funny comedy when actually it was this very heavy drama, kids shooting teachers and stuff. I might have liked it if I'd known what to expect, but because of the bad marketing I just hated it.

GreekLetterGirl 05-20-2006 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KSigkid
"Titanic" killed a few brain cells - I cannot stand that movie.
McWord.

totally hate hate hate that movie.

AOII_LB93 05-20-2006 08:49 AM

Cabin Boy - I kept waiting to laugh and just didn't

A.I. - I was expecting so much...it was just "meh" to bad.

Natural Born Killers


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