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Thursday, February 10th, 2022 6:03 AM

LIVE POLL: Double Thumbs Down — Worst 2021 Movie

A tribute poll to Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert and their televised movie review program with its annual worst movie (dog) of the year episode. The two were best known for a twenty-five year collaboration in Sneak Previews (1975), At the Movies (1982), Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986) and their trademark "thumbs-up" or "thumbs-down" reviews. Frequently, their heated discussions over the latest movies were often more entertaining than the films themselves or even Life Itself (2014). Which of these star-powered movies released in 2021 i s the most deserving of a "double thumbs down" from you? Live Poll:  https://www.imdb.com/poll/Q_n5kyyuXvY/ *Answer pool is limited to movies U.S. released in calender 2021, IMDb-rated 5.4 or lower and/or with a MetaCritic score of 40 or below and featuring one or more actors ranked on IMDb's StarMeter in the top 5000 (as of 25 February 2022). See the list of star-powered worst movies of 2021 here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls534491195/

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Potential Answer Pool "You have to watch the bad ones to truly appreciated the great ones."

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My candidate for the most mis-reviewed film of 2021 on IMDb is Fauci (2021) with its uncorrected and unweighted 1.6 average score.

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Another interesting film from 2021 was Music (2021), which had perplexing multiple nominations from both the Golden Globes and the Golden Rasberries in 2021. Likewise, IMDb voters seem to think there are only two polarizing choices when it comes to rating it (either a 10 rating or 1 rating). IMHO, the film deserves neither and lands somewhere in the middle.

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Best Siskel & Ebert 80s Fights

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Alternative Worst 2021 Movie Snapshot There are no top 5000 stars in Diana. Both, Woman in the Window and Infinite are too highly IMDb-rated to be included in the Double Thumbs Down listing.

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Congratulations, @urbanemovies! Double Thumbs Down — Worst 2021 Movie Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/Q_n5kyyuXvY/ Please change "Poll Suggestion" to "Live Poll" in the discussion thread title and change the settings so that it appears under "Praise" now, rather than "Idea."   FAQ: Updating Threads After Poll Goes Live

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@dan_dassow​ Thanks

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I must admit that I didn't see any of these. Seems I'm glad to not have seen any of these. It's strange that Bruce Willis is on five covers. I guess his best times are over. On one of them is with Anthony Hopkins on the cover. My perfect candidate would have been Eternals.

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@Breumaster​ I have seen all of the films in this poll but four. I think IMDb voters were a bit too rough on them, as a group. They were more below average rather than god awful. I think some were intended to be better, as what probably seemed like a promising screenplay with a lot of potential, just wasn't executed well. For others, the plan was a low-budget production with a few 'past their prime' headliners attached that had deals in-place up front that guaranteed the film would turn a profit. Bruce Willis seems to have been doing these types of films a lot in the past few years. He has entered a phase of his career that both Nicolas Cage and Mel Gibson know well. Although Cage seemed forced to take on these types of roles, more so because of his tax debt, which limited his ability to be selective. Bruce Willis, rather than making one film a year he used to make for a $15M salary, seems to be making five films each year for $3 million a pop. Of the group, Nicolas Cage seems to be making the most of these opportunities with a lot more edgier movies, that use talented up and coming directors and other key personnel (foreign and American). In my opinion, 'Karen' is another level of bad than the group. Its star, Taryn Manning only made the IMDb Top 5000 StarMeter due to the notoriety of the film and role. Therefore, the film sneaks into the answer pool without a true "star" attached.

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