Ten movies so bad that… they’re just bad

Top Ten — By Kevin Matthews on May 22, 2010 at 9:07 pm

I love many bad movies, I love many that are entertainingly bad (such as the ones listed here) and I love ones that make it more of an endurance test for me. But, occasionally, even I get pushed to my limits. The following 10 movies took me to breaking point so be afraid . . . . . . . be very afraid.

10) Black Christmas (2006) – I was never the biggest fan of the original, being more of a Halloween fanboy all the way, but this dire remake (from a director I used to love) made me appreciate it a lot more. It’s awful, just awful.

9) The Room (2003) - Tommy Wiseau’s magnus opus is like watching a gory car crash involving two vans packed full of clowns. You shouldn’t look and there’s plenty you don’t ever want to see but dammit it’s also distastefully funny.

8 ) The Pacifier (2005) - Vin Diesel tries to do what Schwarzenegger did in Kindergarten Cop. He fails spectacularly.

7) The Gingerdead Man (2005) - I was expecting some fun and nonsense a la Jack Frost but this was even worse. My, how Gary Busey has fallen. Inept in every way and about as much fun as being tied to a bed in a room full of rabid badgers.

6) Stagknight (2007) - the kind of movie they stick on ZoneHorror late at night that gives ZoneHorror a bad name. Sandra Dickinson appears when she really shouldn’t and nobody should ever have to endure this.

5) Snakes On A Train (2006) - while I was waiting for the glut of animal/vehicle movies along with everyone else (bees on a bus, kangaroos in a campervan, lizards on a learjet, etc) I was not waiting for this movie. It appeared. I watched it. My IQ actually dropped by 20 points between the start of the film and the ludicrous ending.

4) Reflections In The Mud (2009) - never heard of this one? Good. Trust me, forget you ever saw this title here. It makes the criminal, unforgiveable error of being utterly, utterly boring throughout.

3) Manos: The Hands Of Fate (1966) - or, to translate it for you, Hands: The Hands Of Fate. Almost as well-known amongst bad movie connoisseurs as Plan 9 From Outer Space, this film almost raises an unintentional chuckle or two in places but it’s certainly not worth checking out unless you’re a closet sadomasochist (as I must be).

2) Lisa, Lisa AKA Axe (1977) - one of the many movies banned during the notorious “video nasty” period, it’s only worth banning to save the health of anyone stupid enough to watch it. Like myself. Poor acting, no decent gore and just a snoozefest that overstays it’s welcome despite being little over an hour in length.

1) Transmorphers (2007) - good ol’ Asylum, creator of the finest “mockbusters”. I have actually enjoyed a few of their movies so don’t always shake with fear when sitting down to another of their offerings. My spidey sense should have warned me off this one. Damn faulty spidey sense.

And that’s it for now. I’m sure there are many, many other stinkers out there but I hope you find some here that you agree with (it kind of gets my goat when I see people list the likes of Jason X or even, good grief, any of the Lord Of The Rings movies as the worst ever simply because they disliked them) and please warn others before it’s too late.

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  • Honeybunny says:

    I actually like Snakes on a plane…. until the bit with snakes

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  • Kevin Matthews says:

    I thought Snakes On A Plane was a blast. Snakes On A Train, on the other hand, was just dire. But what should I have been expecting with the obvious cash-in title?

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  • Honeybunny says:

    sorry for the mistake, If snakes on a train is worse than snakes on a plane I’ll be sure to stay well clear!

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  • Kevin Matthews says:

    I’d still watch Bees On A Bus though (if they ever make any movie THAT mental, lol).

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  • Honeybunny says:

    i think that has a good buzz to it……

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  • Kevin Matthews says:

    LMAO, I’m sure people would swarm to see that one. Hmmm, mind you, they didn’t all flock to see Black Sheep so maybe that’s not the way it works. Back to the drawing board for me.

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  • Tue Sorensen says:

    > 10) Black Christmas (2006) – I was never the biggest fan of the
    > original, being more of a Halloween fanboy all the way, but this dire
    > remake (from a director I used to love) made me appreciate it a lot
    > more. It’s awful, just awful.

    Not as awful as the Wicker Man remake… :-)

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  • Kevin Matthews says:

    As awful as The Wicker Man remake is, I at least managed to laugh at many of it’s more inane moments. Dropkicking women, big bear feet, bees and bees. It was pretty hilarious.

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  • Justin Smith says:

    “Manos: The Hands of Fate” (1966) is the only film I’ve seen from this list. If someone is determined to watch this film, I highly recommend the MST3K version, it’s much more entertaining. By the way, I’ll take your advice, and avoid the other nine films on this list.

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  • Kevin Matthews says:

    Very sensible mate, very sensible indeed. I just wish I didn’t have my morbid curiosity for these atrocious movies. Deep, deep down I manage to gain some twisted pleasure. Somehow.

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