[Poll] Nominations for the Worst Movie of All Time (Round 1)

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kagalive

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I think the links in the list itself are all working now. Thank you both.

6 years ago

kagalive

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Not sure what you mean with the above - are you just showing examples?

6 years ago

kagalive

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Okay I'll re-word it if you think that's a better idea. Cheers.

If you (ACT_1) and Albstein can provide me with your IMDB profile links I'll put them in the thanks section - at the moment those just link to your get-satisfaction profiles, because I don't know where to find your IMDB profiles.

6 years ago

albstein

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Here you are: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur96704703/?ref_=nb_usr_prof_0

Tip: you can click on users' Get Satisfaction accounts and find poll suggestions by them. Then click on the link to their lists, and you can see the account that created it.

6 years ago

kagalive

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Updated, and thanks for the tip :)

6 years ago

ACT_1

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(Special Thanks to act_1, albstein)

Change to
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/people/act_1

to see what I am doing here @ GS
it is better than my Profile Page

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6 years ago

ACT_1

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(Special Thanks to act_1, albstein)

Change to
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to see what I am doing here @ GS
it is better than my Profile Page

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6 years ago

kagalive

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No problem mate, it's linked to your GS profile now :)

6 years ago

ACT_1

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? ?
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/ot-almost-everything-ive-done-has-been-deleted
Posted 1 year ago
by albstein
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Dan can delete ACT_1's message Monday ? ?
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6 years ago

kagalive

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I'm sure Dan or another Champion and/or IMDB rep can cleanup this thread when they get a chance. Thank you for reaching out and attempting to neaten things up.

6 years ago

ACT_1

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Dan already deleted some of my junk here at my request - and here are more

albstein's message is an interesting history
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6 years ago

kagalive

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Let's give them a few days (afterall it is the weekend) then if we still think things are messy I'll contact them directly requesting a cleanup. :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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6 years ago

Note: If someone has already nominated your movie there is no need to nominate it again. You will be able to vote for it in a subsequent round, but feel free to discuss any reasons you have for agreeing or disagreeing with any nomination in this current thread.

dan_dassow

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6 years ago

Richard Shepherd,

Thank for your poll suggestion and thank you for having a properly functioning discussion link in your list.

My IMDb User Name is dan_dassow
My user ID is https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0127678/

I would like to nominate two films:

Leonard Part 6 (1987)
The commercial for this film were truly annoying. When I watch the film on TV, the commercials provided welcome relief to an unfunny and cloying film.

C.H.U.D. (1984)
A nauseating take on incoherence.

dan_dassow

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6 years ago

kagalive

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Thank you for your nominations. The list has been updated to reflect this. :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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It's a custom tracking link to the discussion, normally bit.ly formats MDB links as imdb.to/whatever but it didn't work for this one so I formatted the second part of the link. It just directs to the original page but allows me to access some analytic information, such as what country the viewers of the page are from etc... that way if I advertise the poll on Twitter etc I can tell where the traffic is coming from and what source is working best. If this is bad practice I'll remove it and replace it with a direct link.

6 years ago

dan_dassow

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Richard Shepherd,

It's probably not a good idea to use compressed links. Unfortunately, they are frequently abused by spammers and people distributing malware. These kind of links are also likely to trigger Get Satisfaction's spam filter.

With your permission, I will remove these links from the posts in this thread.

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6 years ago

kagalive

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Yeah you can go ahead and remove them, it's not a big deal to me, they link directly to this thread so you could replace them with the direct link if you like (where appropriate). I originally only used them for readability purposes mainly, but now I know about the whole [link] syntax it's not needed.

Cheers.

6 years ago

dan_dassow

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6 years ago

kagalive

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Thanks Dan.

6 years ago

James_The_Movie_Guy

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6 years ago

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

kagalive

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Added and credited, thanks :) - Would you like to suggest why you think this movie is particularly bad?

6 years ago

James_The_Movie_Guy

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It's incompetent on every level.

6 years ago

kagalive

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That sounds like a good enough reason to me :)

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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James: I assume you've seen it get the MST/RiffTrax treatment?

6 years ago

James_The_Movie_Guy

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Yes, the first time I saw it was during a late night program on public television where they would screen b-grade movies. I've seen lots of bad movies but Manos is by far the absolute worst I've seen!

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Then I can say this: you haven't seen Birdemic.

6 years ago

James_The_Movie_Guy

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I have, but I still don't think it's as bad as Manos.

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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I guess I hate it because it's new; the Manos makers were trying (although terribly) and at least there weren't any scenes of hearing mountain lions or giving 50 percent discounts. :)

6 years ago

James_The_Movie_Guy

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I still have to say Birdemic is in my top 5 of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's absolutely painful to watch and doesn't even get hilariously bad until the last 30 minutes where they end up fending the birds off with coat hangers.

6 years ago

kagalive

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I'll have to watch these 2 movies (and try to keep a straight face :p )

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Oh, I beg to differ... Rod's insufferable-ness, Natalie's Victoria's Secret job... Rod's awful friend... round numbers... Birdemic is the standard for all B movies to live by. Manos is the close second, with Torgo legs, bad dubbing, and annoying soundtrack. :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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I own Birdemic and Manos, they are on my watchlist (personal not IMDB), I'll be moving it up a bit priority wise so that I can see what you guys are talking about :)

Looking forward to cringing at every frame!

6 years ago

MykolaYeriomin

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6 years ago

FYC:
Ever single title on this list of mine.

kagalive

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Thanks for the resource, if you'd like to pick 3 from that list yourself to nominate for this poll you can, either way it will serve as a guide for some people stuck for ideas :)

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Nioklay, love the use of the phrase 'nightmare fuel'... that's used a lot on MST3K!

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Just looked up the song... good grief! But the funniest thing is the lady that gets her name put in a rectangular square in the credits??? :D

6 years ago

MykolaYeriomin

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NarniaisAwesome not as well-versed with MST3K, unfortunately: it was never a thing where I am and catching up with it requires abundance of free time. I'll get to it, eventually. :) I think I caught "nightmare fuel" on TV Tropes, which had some role in popularizing the term.

Richard Shepherd narrowing that list down to three... Well, I guess Skazka. Est (2012), Violent Shit (1989) (because good grief, even for an intended low-key effort that is inexcusable level, one of the few movies I can't finish watching properly. I guess I should try to do that this Halloween season as a part of a marathon as I'm interested in 1989 and 1990 in particular) and After Last Season (2009). I keep wondering how that last one remains under the radar for so long.

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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You'd probably like MST3K if you try it... some people might think it's 'silly', but really it is witty and smart. :) But do NOT watch the new one... they've ruined it.

6 years ago

kagalive

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Nikolay: I've added your nominations, can I please grab your profile link and I'll credit them properly. Thank you for your suggestions and your explanation as to why they deserve nomination.

Narnia: I'll take a look when I get a chance, I'll try to avoid the new one as you indicate.

6 years ago

MykolaYeriomin

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Richard Shepherd, if by profile link you mean my user page, then here it is. Glad to be of any help!

Not so fun fact: I also have an IMDb name page, apart from user one. It's a bit of a mess and some of the titles in my filmography are not far off from this poll's subject. :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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By profile link I did mean your user page yes - thank you. I'll update the list now so you are credited properly. This is the default approach I am taking to nomination credits. If you would prefer a different link, such as your name page or GS page, then just let me know and I'll adjust it accordingly.

6 years ago

ACT_1

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https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/-poll-nominations-for-the-worst-movie-of-all-time-round-1?to...

I wanted my GS name on the List
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6 years ago

kagalive

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ACT_1: As far as I can tell the link for where you are credited in the list (in the special thanks at the top) currently points to your GS page. i.e. https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/people/act_1

It has been like this for sometime now, If this is not what you wanted, please let me know and I'll adjust it as requested.

If you decide to nominate some films for the list itself I'm happy to credit your nominations to whatever profile page you like (which I assume is your GS page from your above post).

6 years ago

ACT_1

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I saw the change way back when. Thank you ;-)

Others may want their GS name not User name ??
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6 years ago

kagalive

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Okay cool, as long as I know you are satisfied with the way you are credited on the list. :)

If someone requests a GS link I'll be happy to do it that way, otherwise I'll generally default to their IMDB profile link, unless I cannot find it and they do not provide it. In which case I'll be leaving it unlinked for a while to allow them time to give me their link, if still no answer I'll link to their GS profile (because I can find that easily).

Hope that clears some things up for you, and anybody else wondering the same thing.

6 years ago

ACT_1

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These are Lists not Names ...

8. Glitter (2001)
Nominated By Riverotter
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042996901/

9. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Nominated By: NarniaIsAwes
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042607288/

11. Jack and Jill (I) (2011)
Nominated By: Joe Siegel
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042905296/

15. The Weird World of LSD (1967)
Nominated By: Pencho15
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042423218/
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6 years ago

kagalive

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Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I added these when I was quite tired and I've obviously copied the wrong link across - sorry to all those affected.

I'll fix it right now, thank you pointing this out to me. - I'm not new to IMDB but I am new to GS and Polls so this is a learning process for me, your help is truly appreciated. :)

6 years ago

albstein

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I did the same mistake the other day, happens to everyone every once in a while :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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Updated and amended as indicated. Thank you again for pointing this out. If I make any more silly mistakes be sure to let me know - I'd rather live and learn than die in ignorance ;-)

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riverotter

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Troll 2
Glitter

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Thanks for the nominations, the list has been updated to reflect this and you have been credited for these suggestions :)

6 years ago

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Well, I'm really into B-movies, so I've got quite a list for you! :) I've given you a lot to work with and you'll get more suggs from other people, so you can decide later what you need to cut (polls have a limit of 35 options), so it's up to you.
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Replica (2005)
Julie and Jack (2003)
The Pumaman (1980)
Monster Dog (1984)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
Santa Claus (1959)
Octaman (1971)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV Movie 1978)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Samurai Cop (1991)
The Guy from Harlem (1977)
Hercules in New York (1970)
The Final Sacrifice (Video 1990)
Space Mutiny (1988)
Krull (1983)
Attack of the Eye Creatures
Girl in Gold Boots (1968)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and...
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (Video 1996)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Werewolf (Video 1995)
Soultaker (1990)
Time Chasers (1994)
Alien from L.A. (1988)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Eegah (1962)
Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)
Frogs (1972)
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
Hobgoblins (1988)
Solarbabies (1986)
Mac and Me (1988)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Geostorm (2017)
Starship Troopers (1997)
The Room (2003)
The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)
Catwoman (2004)
Venom (2018)

Well, you're probably withered from too much bad-movie exposure now, so I'll let you go! Hope this list helps!

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Whoa, that is certainly quite a list, I'll leave it up to you if you wish to pick your bottom 3 from those (or any others), if not I myself may use your list to find my own 3 to nominate. Cheers for the suggestions and the resource :)

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Okay, bottom 3... definitely Birdemic! and Guy From Harlem and... Incredibly Strange Creatures! Is it weird to say I enjoyed making that list??? lol

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Oops, I'd like to remove Strange Creatures and replace it with Replica, please.

6 years ago

kagalive

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Thanks! Your nominations have been added and credited. And, No - I can't say it's weird! - If I did that would be hypocritical, because the very fact I've created this poll/list implies I take some kind of (arguably weird) pleasure in extremely terrible films :D

6 years ago

kagalive

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Okay i'll fix that for you now

6 years ago

kagalive

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Amended as requested. :)

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Thanks... I'm guessing you like MST/RiffTrax? If you don't know what I'm talking about, go look it up RIGHT NOW! :D

6 years ago

kagalive

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I didn't know this existed, after reading only a couple of paragraphs I'm dead keen on watching some hahaha - thanks for a source of some amusement :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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"James Wan waves his coat-hanger as a sign of respect" lmao - (from the rifftrax homepage featured vid)

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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You'll love it! I've been watching them all day.

6 years ago

kagalive

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I've had a chance to watch a little (not a lot but I will in time) and I have to say so far very funny! Thanks again for pointing me towards this little gem :)

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It has always hurt me to see Santa Claus (1959) in a list of bad movies, and I have always tried to defend this misunderstood Mexican movie. I grew with it and while its far from great, it doesn't deserve all the bad reviews as most of them are based on missunderstanding our christmas traditions, and also on a terrible dubbed version to english that change things. https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2537885/?ref_=tt_urv

There are many much worst Mexican films that should be trashed much more than this film.

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6 years ago

kagalive

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Mangunsong Song - I don't understand your post, sorry.

Pencho - It's interesting to see how cultural values reflect on a person's critique of a film, thanks for taking the time to voice your opinion. Even if Santa Claus (1959) does end up on this list (it hasn't so far) in subsequent rounds I'll be asking people to vote to narrow things down, so never fear - many movies that are on this initial list will not make the finals :)

6 years ago

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Richard: You're welcome! I can say that Birdemic is very funny, as well as they're shorts and the Star Wars riffs. Oh, and 'Kingdom of the Spiders' is hysterical. Here's some top highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW0fdFKJjWY

6 years ago

kagalive

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Cheers, I'll be checking that YT link out shortly :D

6 years ago

MykolaYeriomin

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NarniaisAwesome, I strongly disagree with like half of those movies being contenders for worst: many of them were misunderstood for years and there are a lot of respected efforts here, like Carnival of Souls (1962). I respect your opinion, but it's genuinely hard to see it on the same list as Eegah or The Beast of Yucca Flats. I have a feeling that despite you're into b-movies you've yet to reach the bottom of no return I did already, or it might just be me being way more forgiving with movies that try, because I've seen a lot that don't bother with that. Mediocrity is arguably far worse then being cheesy.

6 years ago

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Well, partly I was giving a list to Richard; I wasn't sure what kind of list he had in mind! But for my top ones I chose some that were like, 'Did the director not even look at this!?!' With films like Carnival of Souls and even Plan 9, you could at least tell someone was trying. But Guy From Harlem? I know the bar has been lowered, but... that's no reason for what goes on there. :D

6 years ago

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Also, I think maybe part of our difference is that I don't watch 'slasher' movies and you have, and probably the cheap ones of those are waaaay worse than say Birdemic, because it's just non-stop pointless gore with no plot. Is that true?

6 years ago

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NarniaisAwesome I've seen a lot of slashers and I adore that genre, yes. I must admit, reputation for them being pointless gorefests is not entirely undeserved, but the core of a slasher is what I call "ping-pong structure", where POV shifts from killer to victim. It amuses me how genre successfully makes audience playing chess with themselves. That structure can be used to a great success in any genre, but slashers just mastered it somehow so it's what I'm looking for when I watch them. I must admit, it's interesting to find slashers which use little to no gore or even no kills and yet somehow achieve the needed effect.

In order to illustrate my point in 5 minutes: here's E-Type's music video (which I also added to IMDb, btw) for "Angels Crying". Cheesy eurodance song and dance moves aside it still impresses me with how it managed to replicate the tension from Friday the 13th (1980) (it is practically a remake of it) with no gore whatsoever. In fact most murders are implied and yet, effect is pretty much the same and is surprisingly unsettling. My favorite shot from that music video is when you see killer's disembodied pair of legs when he (she?) appears in front of victim. It's a classic slasher touch which messes your perception a bit and can make killer appear as an unstoppable machine, while in fact anyone can look as menacing if you only see the shoes and pants.

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In my opinion, 'horror without gore' is very admirable, and somehow an even truer sign of talent.

6 years ago

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Narnia: Yeah, I probably should have explained more clearly in OP that I was more leaning towards bad movies you hate, not bad movies you love - but that's alright, it's only Round 1 - in Round 2 we'll be narrowing things down and in that round we'll probably see a lot of 'bad movies you love' not being included.

6 years ago

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I have 2 options that you could consider; Jack and Jill (2011) with Adam Sandler, is an ode to incoherence and stupidity with the worst performances I could have seen and Adam makes them doubles (Lamentably appears Al pacino, which is my favorite actors) Fantastic Four (2015) I can only say that it is terrible.
I really do not come across many movies that I dislike to the point of considering them as such, because I am very cautious when choosing haha.

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Yes, Fantastic Four (2015) sucks! :D Also, Richard seems to be having people pick three, so you may want to consider one more.

6 years ago

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List updated and credited. Thanks for the nominations Joe! I appreciate you giving some reasons as to why you think they should be on the list. Also, as Narnia says above, you are welcome to choose one more if you like :)

6 years ago

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Oh, good. My third option is Armageddon by Michael Bay, It's too ridiculous, this is a movie where logic was not used and they did not even try to give coherence to the story, it seems more like a movie Made by children who have no idea what they are talking about

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NarniaisAwesome Nah, I've seen so much worse then Fan4stic. Movie was ridiculously botched by last-minute decisions, but it's clear in some scenes that if Josh Trank's vision was preserved better it would have been a fresh take, at least. I really loved some Cronenberg-like scenes in the movie and while it might seem out of place when adapting these characters, I've never seen that touch applied to their predicament before. It has a lot in common with Scanners (1981) which, while better received, still was never a critical darling. The problem is that visuals of the botched attempt at Fantastic Four were dated at the time of the release, while 1981 full-on practical effort still holds up well and never had the same kind of limitation.

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Oh, I've seen worse than 4, too, I guess I just dislike most superhero films enough to never want to watch it again. It's just a bit 'over the top.' ;)
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kagalive

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Joe: Armageddon has been added and credited. Thanks for your input :)

6 years ago

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Head full of Honey (2014). This movie exploits Alzheimer's as a resource of whacky "comedy". Between hysteria and lowest attempts at tear-jerking, there is no space for nuance. Dieter Hallervorden, a great versatile actor, is humiliated in the lead role. Til Schweiger acts and directs, and it is hard to say which job he's worse at (even basic aspects like editing look amateurish). In a delusion of grandeur, he likes to consider himself the most important living German filmmaker and an international star. At least the second illusion was thrashed when the American remake with Nick Nolte failed spectacularly, both at the box office and with the critics.

Fifty Shades Darker (2017). This movie is disgusting. I wish it was for the sex scenes, but they are rather prudish. There is neither any daring display of sexuality nor a hint of eroticism. No, what I find despicable about the movie is exemplified in the scene where the main characters go to a fancy restaurant and giggle at a nervous waiter - and except for one brief moment from afar we only ever see his torso, as in a Warner Bros. cartoon. The Fifty Shades movies fetishize a world of money, luxury and power in the hollowest way and bear a contempt for anything and anyone that does not fit into it.

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Added and credited. Thank you for taking the time to thoroughly explain why you feel these two are so bad, it's great that we are getting such a diverse range of films for the list. :)

6 years ago

ElMaruecan82

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I think there are two kinds of "worst" movies:
- the so-bad-they're-good
- the so-bad-they're-bad

And we can say that the latter films are worse than the former... a film like Plan 9 From Outer Space doesn't have any pretension to be a masterpiece and it's a B-movie providing what people accept from B-movies and it is still more forgivable than a film that takes itself seriously and still does something as despicable as manipulating an audience or insulting its intelligence.

I guess the poll is about the movies we can truly say "I hate its guts", so maybe you should be careful not to mix them with the same old movies who are always nominated among the worst but that we, movie lovers, enjoy a little for their campy value and because they're entertaining in a laughable way.

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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I agree completely!

6 years ago

kagalive

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Thank you for bringing this up EIM. Indeed, the flavour of this poll is more about the latter option as you so rightly point out. I don't mind if people want to nominate films that are 'so bad you love love them' but ideally, as you suggest, the main idea here is to find a movie so appalling that every moment it takes of your time feels like a little bit of your soul being ripped away :)

6 years ago

ElMaruecan82

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No problem, it's your poll of course, but I think there's more than a subtle nuance between the two categories, it's basically the same fine line between the lovable loser or the poor schmuck and the truly despicable person (as far as our perceptions go)

6 years ago

kagalive

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Yeah, agreed. I'll be making it more clear that this poll is more focused on 'bad as bad' rather than 'bad as good' when the next round opens. :)

6 years ago

Pencho15

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6 years ago

My nominee is The Weird World of LSD (1967)

Not only is a film with the lowest imaginable production values, with no one that has the right to be called an actor or even something remotely similar to a plot. It is also an offensive film that tries to keep people away from LSD, but does this with lies, missinformation and fear which is pretty much the worst way to tackle a problem.

kagalive

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Added and credit. Thanks for the suggestion :)

I haven't seen The Weird World of LSD in its entirety but I have seen bits and pieces of it - to me its nothing more than a propaganda film - and that is usually an umbrella term for categorically bad films - not just because of the quality but because of the content.

As you suggest misinformation and fear are devices of control but are not rational solutions to real world problems.

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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6 years ago

Richard,
So sorry to keep switching things around, but I must replace replica with the Star Wars Holiday Special. :)

kagalive

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I've amended the list to match your above replacement request.

It's not a problem to switch things around/change your mind at this stage - that's part of the idea of having multiple rounds to the nominations. Nothing is locked in at the moment, but later, in future rounds things will be more tight - but don't worry, there'll be ample time and notifications before that happens - so feel free to keep revising your suggestions as often as you like until then. :)

6 years ago

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Okay, thank you! I will Replica in round 2. :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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Sounds good to me.

FYI: Exactly when Round 2 opens (following this rounds closure) will be entirely dependent on the level of activity of this round. In other words, when people seem to have stopped nominating/discussing for a few days I'll post a notice saying this round will end in a few days after that - allowing for those sitting on the fence to still have a chance.

I realize some people might only check in to GS once a week (or less) so I want the majority of the community to be exposed to the opportunity to nominate - but at some point the time will come where we must move on. :)

6 years ago

ACT_1

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6 years ago

Suggestion

Sort by Ratings ? ?

11. Replica (2005) - 1.6
9 . Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) - 1.8
6 . Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) - 1.9
8 . Glitter (2001) - 2.2
2 . Leonard Part 6 (1987) - 2.2
10. The Guy from Harlem (1977) - 2.3
7 . Troll 2 (1990) - 2.8
4 . Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) - 3.2
5 . Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969) - 3.2
12. Jack and Jill (I) (2011) - 3.3
16. The Weird World of LSD (1967) - 3.3
1 . Adult Babies (2017) - 4
13. Fantastic Four (2015) - 4.3
15. Fifty Shades Darker (2017) - 4.6
3 . C.H.U.D. (1984) - 5.6
14. Head Full of Honey (2014) - 6.6

Worst Movie at the Top of the list ? ?

kagalive

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I appreciate your suggestion and will take it into consideration.

At this point in time, as of Round 1 of the nominations - the element of overall rating on IMDB is independent of this list - that's part of the theme behind it - because of this, currently, the list order will just be in the order I receive the nominations.

Ratings may come into play in later rounds, such as in tie-breaker scenarios, more will become clear in the future when I announce Round 2.

For readability purposes however, I think your suggestion may be warranted, and I may reorder the list in the near future. For the immediate time however things will not be changed.

Your feedback is still greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing more from you, and anyone else :)

6 years ago

kagalive

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6 years ago

I'm still weighing up my options on my own nominations here. There are a lot of bad movies out there, so many come to mind. I have a few I'm tossing around in my head and when I've decided on the three I'll add them to the list and announce it here. In the meantime - keep those suggestions rolling in! :)

MyCatDuffyTookMyLaptop

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Richard,
I forgot to let you know that you can watch RiffTraxes for free on Shout! Factory: http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/rifftrax
And there's some on Amazon Prime (you can sign for a 30 day free trial of that if you don't have it already)

6 years ago

kagalive

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Oh tyvm! I'll check that out :)

I'm a prime member but I'm in Australia so some of the content available is different for me, for example I can't watch IMDB's Freedive - but I'll check, thanks for the link :D

6 years ago

Tsarstepan

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6 years ago

I'll be back with my nominations. This is my wheelhouse. Terrible movies that make you eyes weep clotted blood and your soul begs you to self-extinguish into sweet sweet oblivion so you will never again experience such horrid filmmaking.

kagalive

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This is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for, I'm looking forward to see what you decide on :D

6 years ago

dan_dassow

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@Richard Shepherd,

I second Stephen Atwood (AKA TsarStepan) as an expert on horrible films.

I recommend his polls.

Alphabetical
http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2014/05/imdb-polls-alphabetical-by-author.html#TsarStepan

By Vote
http://mypollwatch.blogspot.com/2015/03/imdb-polls-descending-order-of-votes-by.html#TsarStepan