Since 2013, Rotten Tomatoes has compiled a list of the poorly-reviewed movies that have come out during the summer season which range from 0 to 9 percent. Here's the link from I'm posting: Worst Summer Movies - Rotten Tomatoes
The list appears as follows: 1. Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) - Scott Baio, Jon Voight, Vanessa Angel 2. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) - Lorraine Gary, Michael Caine, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles 3. Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) - Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause 4. Wagons East (1994) - John Candy, Richard Lewis 5. Staying Alive (1983) - John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes 6. Mac and Me (1988) 7. The Master of Disguise (2002) - Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Brent Spiner 8. Daddy Day Camp (2007) - Cuba Gooding, Jr. 9. Disaster Movie (2008) 10. Getaway (2013) - Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight
11. The In Crowd (2000) 12. Battlefield Earth (2000) - John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker 13. Bless the Child (2000) - Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Christina Ricci, Rufus Sewell, Angela Bettis 14. Fear Dot Com (2002) - Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea 15. Deuces Wild (2002) - Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Matt Dillon, Fairuza Balk, Drea de Matteo 16. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) - Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe 17. Zoom (2006) - Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Spencer Breslin 18. The Apparition (2012) - Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton 19. Getting Even with Dad (1994) - Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson 20. Serving Sara (2002) - Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley
21. Material Girls (2006) - Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff 22. Cool World (1992) - Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt 23. Problem Child (1990) - John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Amy Yasbeck, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried, Michael Richards 24. Gone Fishin' (1997) - Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, Nick Brimble 25. Wired (1989) - Michael Chiklis 26. Caddyshack II (1988) - Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Silverman, Dyan Cannon, Randy Quaid, Chevy Chase 27. Paranoia (2013) - Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, Richard Dreyfuss, Embeth Davidtz, Julian McMahon 28. Vampires Suck (2010) 29. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) - Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, Burt Young, John Cleese 30. The Avengers (1998) - Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery
31. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie (2004) 32. Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) - Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, Bill Goldberg 33. Delta Farce (2007) 34. College (2008) 35. Cocktail (1988) - Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Kelly Lynch 36. Til There Was You (1997) - Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston 37. A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) - Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Kate Winslet, Daniel Craig 38. The Last Airbender (2010) 39. Gigli (2003) - Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Lainie Kazan, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino 40. The Perfect Man (2005) - Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth
41. Babylon AD (2008) - Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Mark Strong, Charlotte Rampling, Gerard Depardieu 42. Supercross (2005) 43. Who's Your Caddy? (2007) 44. A Smile Like Yours (1997) - Greg Kinnear, Lauren Holly, Joan Cusack, Jay Thomas, Jill Hennessy, Christopher McDonald 45. Kazaam (1996) - Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, James Acheson 46. Solo (1996) - Mario Van Peebles, William Sadler, Barry Corbin, Adrien Brody 47. Son of the Pink Panther (1993) - Roberto Benigni 48. Mobsters (1991) - Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, Michael Gambon, Lara Flynn Boyle, F. Murray Abraham, Anthony Quinn 49. In the Army Now (1994) - Pauly Shore, Andy D*ck, Lori Petty, Esai Morales, David Alan Grier, Lynn Whitfield 50. License to Wed (2007) - Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski
51. Grown Ups 2 (2013) - Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph 52. The New Guy (2002) - DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel 53. I Know Who Killed Me (2007) - Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough 54. Man Trouble (1992) - Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin 55. Ghost Dad (1990) - Bill Cosby 56. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) - Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward, Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Robert Davi, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones 57. The Next Karate Kid (1994) - Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside 58. Problem Child 2 (1991) - John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Laraine Newman, Amy Yasbeck, Ivyann Schwann, Gilbert Gottfried 59. Post Grad (2009) - Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton 60. Summer Catch (2001) - Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Matthew Lillard, Brittany Murphy
FILMS NO LONGER ON THE LIST 61. Bratz (2007) 62. Marmaduke (2010) 63. Catwoman (2004) - Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein 64. Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) 65. Spy Hard (1996) - Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan 66. See No Evil (2006) 67. House Arrest (1996) - Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Jennifer Tilly, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Wallace Shawn, Ray Walston 68. From Justin to Kelly (2003) - Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini 69. Undiscovered (2005) 70. All About Steve (2009) - Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church, Ken Jeong 71. Underclassman (2005) - Nick Cannon 72. The Cookout (2004) 73. Crossover (2006)
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Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
By and large they're accurate about how bad the majority of these films are (although I could recall it was December of 1988 that I was forced to watch the first half of Mac and Me before we mercifully had to leave to go to a Christmas party; might several theaters have delayed the release for whatever reason?). I would, though, give Wagons East more credit, and not just because I personally hold its star so high. It's a bit flat, yes, but not outright bad, with some parts genuinely amusing ("He was head of a certain wagon train heading west....I keep thinking of reindeer." "Reindeer? You mean like Dancer and Prancer?" "Nope, name some more." "Donner and Blitzen?" "That's him: the Blitzen Party." (of course, it's Donner). And considering he was burned out, at the end of the trail, and, as was too often the case, not given any creative input to the script, Candy makes the best of what he does have to work with (to his credit, before his passing, he anonymously donated a lot of money to local Durango missions, so it can be said he went out on a high note either way).
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Wow! These are some real stinkers. I mean, who really wanted a Baby Geniuses 2? Anybody? Anybody? There are some real catastrophes here. Look at The Avengers, Battlefield Earth, Speed 2, Staying Alive, and Jaws: The Revenge. Again, who wanted any of these? Also, lots of bad science fiction and half the list of unfunny comedies... (Because nothing will crash and burn and bankrupt a studio quicker than something like Pluto Nash, a bad science fiction comedy.)
I was looking at this list, and I noted that a few of them have one thing in common: a pretty good star doing an absolutely dreadful accent--Dana Carvey in Master of Disguise, Jon Voight in Getaway, Stephen Rea in Fear Dot Com... And you see that some stars have multiple movies on the list, like Kim Basinger, Voight, Travolta, Stephen Dorff, Sandra Bullock, Hilary Duff, Mario Van Peebles... In other words, they need better agents.
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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
Yeah There are some serious stinkers on that list,I looked thru the list trying hard to find one that I actually liked and I did find one in the end and that is mobsters with Christian slater,i'll admit it's far from being a classic but I"ve always found it very entertaining to watch.
Deuces wild with Stephen dorff I find bearable as well.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Few pretty decent movies on the list:
Return to the Blue Lagoon - nothing new here but entertaining stuff and young Milla looks stunning.
Wagons East - What Chris said.
Staying Alive - I like dance movies and this is no exception. Fantastic soundtrack too.
Caddyshack II - Far from a stinker. Unnecessary maybe as a sequel but there are much worse films. Few nice tunes on the soundtrack.
Cocktail - There had to be a bartender film in the 80s. Cool locations and a feelgood vibe. Again, some nice tunes on the soundtrack.
Mobsters is one movie i donīt have but would like to get/see.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
See No Evil was a laugh.
I liked Ghost Dad when I was a kid.
Cocktail is ok.
I have nothing else good to say.
Posted by TerdNthePoolGGB (Member # 9818) on :
No Brendan Frasier movies? This list holds no water if he isnt on it. I havent seen all of these but Cocktail belongs for sure. one of the worst I spent money on.
Last Airbender was a kids movie so I expected it to not be great but it wasnt horrible.
Bernie might disagree with Jaws revenge being #2 instead of #1. Bern?
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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
quote:Originally posted by TerdNthePoolGGB: Bernie might disagree with Jaws 2 being #2 instead of #1. Bern?
Jaws: The Revenge was the fourth installment in the franchise.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Caddyshack 2 while technically a bad movie I think is good value. I guess as a golfer I probably get more out of it too but I do know that we have some devout Caddyshack 2 fans on the site but they are not coming out of the woodwork to back me up I will out you guys if necessary
Cocktail is absolute garbage!
Jaws: The Revenge is hands down one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I think the series gets progressively worse. The original is an absolute masterpiece though.
There aren't any movies apart from Caddyshack 2 that I actually like on that list. I am going to get reamed on this one but I actually liked Mac and Me as a kid although I did watch it a couple years back and thought it was atrocious.
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bernie_Lomax: Caddyshack 2 while technically a bad movie I think is good value. I guess as a golfer I probably get more out of it too but I do know that we have some devout Caddyshack 2 fans on the site but they are not coming out of the woodwork to back me up I will out you guys if necessary
Cocktail is absolute garbage!
Jaws: The Revenge is hands down one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I think the series gets progressively worse. The original is an absolute masterpiece though.
There aren't any movies apart from Caddyshack 2 that I actually like on that list. I am going to get reamed on this one but I actually liked Mac and Me as a kid although I did watch it a couple years back and thought it was atrocious.
Some of Ebert's most amusing putdowns came from these, notably Cocktail ("Acted, written, and directed on autopilot. There isn't a moment in this picture that isn't borrowed from other pictures.") and Jaws: the Revenge ("Wouldn't every shark like to take revenge on the descendants of the men who killed it?"). So one positive out of hideous films is that they bring us the funniest reviews.
Posted by Chloe (Member # 37365) on :
Mac and Me was a load of rubbish! I remember watching it, I had to babysit and I was forced to watch Mac and Me, then I nearly fell asleep.
Although, Cocktail and Jaws: The Revenge were awesome movies.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
quote: Although, Cocktail and Jaws: The Revenge were awesome movies. [/QB]
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