Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler What's the Best "Worst" Film You've Ever Seen?

There are some cool Richard Dawkins videos on youTube. I remember one where he is in Oklahoma addressing a university audience about the state legislature's efforts to force the teaching of creationism in science class. Recommended.

The video, not creationism. At least not in science class.

Unless I missed something, no one has mentioned "Napoleon Dynamite"

Without a doubt, a train wreck one can't stop watching.

Scott

That was no train wreck. It was genius.

I get it now, but the first time.... I was thinking.. WTF??

Scott

I found the movie funny after I watched it and thought about each scene. It was funny AFTER the fact. While I watched it, I didn't understand why it was so popular.

You hit it dead on. When I watched it, I really wanted to leave the room but afterward, when you try to talk about how bad a particular was, you started laughing.

Agreed. Napoleon Dynamite is a perfect choice for a "best-worst" movie. I feel exactly the same way; had no idea either why it was popular when it was released. But afterward, while thinking & talking about it, I realized that I quite liked it. And I caught the last half of it on HBO recently, and found it hilarious to re-watch. Classic best/worst.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is another oddball I'd nominate. People either seem to love it or hate it. Both my wife and I were sort of negative about it at first, but by the end, I thought it was great and quite enjoyed it. My wife still thinks it had very few redeeming qualities. Actually, most of Wes Anderson's movies are like that; The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, etc. A weird, quirky, love/hate, best/worst sort of vibe.

And if we're creating a special class for Tom Cruise movies, my nomination would be Magnolia. Perhaps I just don't get it, but even after watching it and reading reviews, I still don't understand what or why any of it happened, nor why I wasted my time watching it. I think that flipping through 2+ hours of infomercials would have been more interesting and more worthwhile. But that's not a "best/worst" for me, just simply a "worst".

+1 Napoleon Dynamite
+1 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Both hit that vibe where it's "love it" or "hate it", and I love 'em both. Great discussion here.

Much less known is this gem from the 80s, The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak.

Wow, with a title like that, how can one pass it up! Does Netflix even carry it?

Just checked. They do not.

OK, this needs revival, while it may not be the worst film ever it's not very good.
"ARCTIC PREDATOR" starring Dean Cain , most every film with Dean Cain could be a candidate for a worst film nod.
Or maybe any film you find on the Syfy channel?

/Jeff