We all have those films that we love, we talk about all the time and can watch over and over again without getting bored. On the other side of the coin, there have been a ton of films that have come out and they are just terrible in our eyes (all film is subjective so everyone has an opinion) and those films are the ones we tend to avoid whenever possible. With that being said I'm going to bring you my top 10 least favorite films of all-time. With this list the order doesn't matter on what type of score I have given a movie, but that fact these are the movies I never ever want to see again, but I can guarantee that you won't see film on the list that I've given a 6 or higher to. Also some of my reasons might be petty, but it's just one more reason to hate the movies. Now unlike my other top 10 lists, there will be no mention of the Academy Awards the film has won (yes some Oscar movies are terrible) and there will be no trailers, but there will be my thoughts on why I don't like the film, the synopsis and the rottentomatoes.com score. So without further ado...
10. The Room
Ok to be perfectly honest I couldn't think of a 10th film to come up with so I used an easy choice. The Room is a really terrible film, but it's fun to watch just laugh at how terrible the film really is and I highly recommend that you at least watch it once and you my want to prepare a few drinks just get you in the mood to watch the film. A successful banker's (played by Tommy Wiseau) fiancee (played by Juliette Danielle) tempts and manipulates his best friend (played by Greg Sestero). The Room has a rating of 35% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Movie 43
From the first trailer I expected the movie to be a more cohesive story that made some sense and boy was I wrong. I honestly don't know how the film was able to get all of this amazing talent to make this pile of crap film. There was one segment I did fins funny, but it's towards the end of the film which makes watching the rest of the film pure torture. Twelve directors, including Peter Farrelly, Griffin Dunne and Brett Ratner, contributed to this collection of outrageous spoofs and stories. A seemingly perfect man has an unusual blemish on his neck in "The Catch." Superheroes attend a speed-dating event in "Robin's Big Speed Date." Two people on a blind date try to break the ice by playing "Truth or Dare." Other stories include "iBabe," "The Proposition," "Beezel" and "Victory's Glory." Movie 43 has a rating of 4% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Jack and Jill
Look, Adam Sandler is a great actor (or so he was) and he has the talent to do amazing work in amazing films (check out Reign Over Me and Punch Drunk Love). But here lately he has gotten really lazy in his work and this is one of those films. The picture of Adam Sandler dressing up like a woman is an image you can never erase. Thanksgiving is usually a happy time, but ad executive Jack (played by Adam Sandler) dreads the holiday because his twin sister, Jill (played by Adam Sandler), makes her annual visit. When Jack and his sister get off on the wrong foot, the only way to make it right is to invite her to stay through Hanukkah. But, when actor Al Pacino (as himself), whom Jack desperately needs to star in a commercial, takes a shine to Jill, Jack may be forced to extend his sister's visit even longer. Jack and Jill has a rating of 3% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
I'm a huge fan of the original film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and I actually ruined the VHS tape my father bought when I was younger because I watched it so much. This film is just a disaster with a miscast Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and a poor choice of Tom Burton as the director and frankly the film is just too weird and Roald Dahl probably rolled over in his grave because of this film. Based on the beloved Roald Dahl tale, this comedic and fantastical film follows young Charlie Bucket (played by Freddie Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (played by David Kelly) as they join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka (played by Johnny Depp). Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers (played by Deep Roy), Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group show their true colors. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a rating of 83% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Dragonball Evolution
As a kid one of the shows I would always watch after school was Dragonball and Dragonball Z and I still watch the show til this day whether it be online or the occasional rerun. This is a film that I had been looking forward to because a live action version of the show would be awesome and instead we get a film that completely disregards 18 seasons worth of material and basically mocks the fans. On his 18th birthday, Goku (played by Justin Chatwin) receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and legend has it that whomever possesses all seven will be granted one perfect wish. When the arrival of a dark force triggers a tragedy, Goku and his companions are propelled into an epic quest to collect the seven Dragonballs and save the Earth from destruction. Dragonball Evolution has a rating of 14% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Grown Ups 2
As I mentioned before Adam Sandler is a talented actor when he wants to be, but in this film he refuses that fact and does his own thing. This is basically a film so he can be around his friends and tell poop and pee jokes and hope everyone else jumps in a laughs. Lenny Feder (played by Adam Sandler) moves his family back to his hometown to be with his friends, but he finds -- what with old bullies, new bullies, party crashers and more -- that he hasn't left the crazy life behind in Los Angeles. Lenny's friends must also cope with their own challenges: Eric (played by Kevin James) must face his ultimate fear; Kurt (played by Chris Rock) has gone back to work as a cable repairman; and Marcus (played by David Spade) learns that he has an 18-year-old son. Grown Ups 2 has a rating of 7% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
I'm a pretty big fan of the original Transformers animated series and animated film that came out in 1986 and I even enjoyed the first film and I was looking forward to see what the sequel would do to advance the storyline. However the film was released during the big writers strike in 2009 so the script was written by and Paramount wanted to finish the film before the strike happened so they rushed through production to get everything done and it turned out to be a poor film. I will never forgive Michael Bay for humping robots or a robot with testicles hanging out for everyone to see. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has a rating of 19% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
As a lot of you know I am a massive Star Wars fan and I even bought tickets 2 months ago for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and this films is a disgrace to the franchise. The Phantom Menace was a bad film, but there are a few redeeming qualities to it that make it somewhat watchable unlike this film. There is just a complete overuse of CGI and some awful dialogue and few misplaced scenes or scenes that last way to long, also I now hate sand (if you don't get the reference then google it). Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones has a rating of 65% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. Batman & Robin
Besides being a massive Star Wars fan, I am also a massive Batman fan and I pretty much enjoy watching all of the films except for this one. This film was solely made to sell toys and it's just so campy and what else can I say other than bat nipples and it's bad when a Batman film doesn't even have the actor playing Batman as the lead actor as in this case, Arnold Schwarzenegger received top-billing over George Clooney. There is also a scene in the movie when the main trio and Alfred are standing around and they pause for at least 15 or 20 seconds with no dialogue and director Joel Schumacher didn't yell CUT and kept the scene in the film. This superhero adventure finds Batman (played by George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (played by Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters. Batman and Robin has a rating of 11% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. Forrest Gump
Ok I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this film being number 1. I honestly think this is the most overrated film of all-time and to me it just doesn't hold up to this day. Now don't get me wrong, the special effects are pretty decent and the performance of Tom Hanks is great, but the story to me is makes Forrest be the deus ex-machina of the film. Your basically telling me that a mentally challenged man just happens to be apart of every historical event in American history from the 1940's to 1990's. Also I don't think the film should've won the Best Picture Oscar over the likes of The Shawshank Redemption or Pulp Fiction. Slow-witted Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (played by Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save -- his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (played by Robin Wright). Forrest Gump has a rating of 72% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what are some of your least favorite films of all-time and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
10. The Room
Ok to be perfectly honest I couldn't think of a 10th film to come up with so I used an easy choice. The Room is a really terrible film, but it's fun to watch just laugh at how terrible the film really is and I highly recommend that you at least watch it once and you my want to prepare a few drinks just get you in the mood to watch the film. A successful banker's (played by Tommy Wiseau) fiancee (played by Juliette Danielle) tempts and manipulates his best friend (played by Greg Sestero). The Room has a rating of 35% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Movie 43
From the first trailer I expected the movie to be a more cohesive story that made some sense and boy was I wrong. I honestly don't know how the film was able to get all of this amazing talent to make this pile of crap film. There was one segment I did fins funny, but it's towards the end of the film which makes watching the rest of the film pure torture. Twelve directors, including Peter Farrelly, Griffin Dunne and Brett Ratner, contributed to this collection of outrageous spoofs and stories. A seemingly perfect man has an unusual blemish on his neck in "The Catch." Superheroes attend a speed-dating event in "Robin's Big Speed Date." Two people on a blind date try to break the ice by playing "Truth or Dare." Other stories include "iBabe," "The Proposition," "Beezel" and "Victory's Glory." Movie 43 has a rating of 4% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Jack and Jill
Look, Adam Sandler is a great actor (or so he was) and he has the talent to do amazing work in amazing films (check out Reign Over Me and Punch Drunk Love). But here lately he has gotten really lazy in his work and this is one of those films. The picture of Adam Sandler dressing up like a woman is an image you can never erase. Thanksgiving is usually a happy time, but ad executive Jack (played by Adam Sandler) dreads the holiday because his twin sister, Jill (played by Adam Sandler), makes her annual visit. When Jack and his sister get off on the wrong foot, the only way to make it right is to invite her to stay through Hanukkah. But, when actor Al Pacino (as himself), whom Jack desperately needs to star in a commercial, takes a shine to Jill, Jack may be forced to extend his sister's visit even longer. Jack and Jill has a rating of 3% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
I'm a huge fan of the original film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and I actually ruined the VHS tape my father bought when I was younger because I watched it so much. This film is just a disaster with a miscast Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and a poor choice of Tom Burton as the director and frankly the film is just too weird and Roald Dahl probably rolled over in his grave because of this film. Based on the beloved Roald Dahl tale, this comedic and fantastical film follows young Charlie Bucket (played by Freddie Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (played by David Kelly) as they join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka (played by Johnny Depp). Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers (played by Deep Roy), Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group show their true colors. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a rating of 83% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Dragonball Evolution
As a kid one of the shows I would always watch after school was Dragonball and Dragonball Z and I still watch the show til this day whether it be online or the occasional rerun. This is a film that I had been looking forward to because a live action version of the show would be awesome and instead we get a film that completely disregards 18 seasons worth of material and basically mocks the fans. On his 18th birthday, Goku (played by Justin Chatwin) receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and legend has it that whomever possesses all seven will be granted one perfect wish. When the arrival of a dark force triggers a tragedy, Goku and his companions are propelled into an epic quest to collect the seven Dragonballs and save the Earth from destruction. Dragonball Evolution has a rating of 14% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Grown Ups 2
As I mentioned before Adam Sandler is a talented actor when he wants to be, but in this film he refuses that fact and does his own thing. This is basically a film so he can be around his friends and tell poop and pee jokes and hope everyone else jumps in a laughs. Lenny Feder (played by Adam Sandler) moves his family back to his hometown to be with his friends, but he finds -- what with old bullies, new bullies, party crashers and more -- that he hasn't left the crazy life behind in Los Angeles. Lenny's friends must also cope with their own challenges: Eric (played by Kevin James) must face his ultimate fear; Kurt (played by Chris Rock) has gone back to work as a cable repairman; and Marcus (played by David Spade) learns that he has an 18-year-old son. Grown Ups 2 has a rating of 7% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
I'm a pretty big fan of the original Transformers animated series and animated film that came out in 1986 and I even enjoyed the first film and I was looking forward to see what the sequel would do to advance the storyline. However the film was released during the big writers strike in 2009 so the script was written by and Paramount wanted to finish the film before the strike happened so they rushed through production to get everything done and it turned out to be a poor film. I will never forgive Michael Bay for humping robots or a robot with testicles hanging out for everyone to see. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has a rating of 19% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
As a lot of you know I am a massive Star Wars fan and I even bought tickets 2 months ago for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and this films is a disgrace to the franchise. The Phantom Menace was a bad film, but there are a few redeeming qualities to it that make it somewhat watchable unlike this film. There is just a complete overuse of CGI and some awful dialogue and few misplaced scenes or scenes that last way to long, also I now hate sand (if you don't get the reference then google it). Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones has a rating of 65% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. Batman & Robin
Besides being a massive Star Wars fan, I am also a massive Batman fan and I pretty much enjoy watching all of the films except for this one. This film was solely made to sell toys and it's just so campy and what else can I say other than bat nipples and it's bad when a Batman film doesn't even have the actor playing Batman as the lead actor as in this case, Arnold Schwarzenegger received top-billing over George Clooney. There is also a scene in the movie when the main trio and Alfred are standing around and they pause for at least 15 or 20 seconds with no dialogue and director Joel Schumacher didn't yell CUT and kept the scene in the film. This superhero adventure finds Batman (played by George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (played by Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters. Batman and Robin has a rating of 11% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. Forrest Gump
Ok I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this film being number 1. I honestly think this is the most overrated film of all-time and to me it just doesn't hold up to this day. Now don't get me wrong, the special effects are pretty decent and the performance of Tom Hanks is great, but the story to me is makes Forrest be the deus ex-machina of the film. Your basically telling me that a mentally challenged man just happens to be apart of every historical event in American history from the 1940's to 1990's. Also I don't think the film should've won the Best Picture Oscar over the likes of The Shawshank Redemption or Pulp Fiction. Slow-witted Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (played by Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save -- his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (played by Robin Wright). Forrest Gump has a rating of 72% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what are some of your least favorite films of all-time and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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