Top 10 Worst Movies of 2008
Here’s Moviefone’s top 10 list of the worst movies that we had this year. I’ve watched some of them but the others I avoided due to poor reviews. Which of these have you seen and would you agree that these are the worst?
10. Meet Dave
Eddie Murphy plays the leader of a crew of miniature humanoid aliens who board a human-looking spacecraft (also played by Murphy — shocker!) and head to Earth in the hopes of saving their dying world. Yes, it is as bad as it sounds. And if Murphy didn’t have nightmare flashbacks to his notorious cinematic debacle ‘The Adventures of Pluto Nash’ while filming ‘Dave,’ you bet he has since the flick debuted to horrific reviews and a box office even more miniature than the film’s alien stars.
My wife and I have seen this movie and although we didn’t hate it at first (Dave Min Chang, hahaha) I had to admit that it’s sure is one of the worst this year. Murphy’s Pluto Nash was a flop so why make a similar film?
It didn’t take long to figure out which one was the hottie — no, not because Paris Hilton is, like, the prettiest person ever. Because they made poor Christine Lakin (Al from ‘Step by Step’!) so … not. But the pounds of makeup, prosthetic mole and yellowing fake teeth couldn’t hide the movie’s shallow plot and insipid lesson. Oh wait, it’s about inner beauty?
I think people just saw this movie because they’re fans of Paris Hilton. We haven’t seen this and I didn’t even bother downloading it.
8. 88 Minutes
Oh, Al Pacino, what happened? Once you were one of our most acclaimed thespians; now you star in swill like this "thriller," whose implausible storyline and ridiculous characters pale next to a performance in which you seem to be either half-asleep or yelling. And the worst part? The movie’s 108 — not 88 — painful minutes long, which makes it both literally and figuratively the longest ’88 Minutes’ of our lives.
One Saturday afternoon, my wife and I decided to watch this movie at home. 20 minutes later, we both fell asleep. I finished watching this in my PC and regretted wasting my time.
7. Fool’s Gold
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson must’ve depleted their supply of chemistry with ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.’ We only say that because, well, there’s zero sizzle in this loser rom-com, even with the sexy pair in skimpy scuba gear. And, as if that’s not bad enough, there are enough offensive stereotypes — ultra-effeminate gay men, criminally stereotyped rapper — to keep everyone away. ‘Fool’s,’ yes, but ‘Gold’? No way.
Hmm I don’t know. I’ve seen this one and it’s not that bad. There must be another film worthy of this spot… like College or Redbelt perhaps.
6. Saw V
Grinding out five films in as many years has taken a toll on the blood-and-guts franchise. With villain Jigsaw pretty much out of the picture, the fifth-generation flick tries too hard to one-up itself with plot twists. Sure, there are still some cringe-worthy moments. But even if you’re just looking for gore, it’s a bit of a bore. The most torturous thing of all? ‘Saw VI’ is already in the works.
After seeing Saw I, II, III and IV, I just gave up on this movie series. I won’t even bother with Saw VI.
5. Jumper
We expected more from director Doug Liman, who has helmed action gems like ‘The Bourne Identity’ and ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith.’ But with its erratically incoherent storyline, mediocre special effects and laughable line readings by Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson, ‘Jumper’ landed with a resounding thud. Too fast for its own good, it made us want to jump right out of a window.
I don’t agree with this one 100%. The concept is kinda unique and the movie is fast paced. Maybe I was just in for the action scenes for this one but I know a lot of people didn’t like this movie one bit.
4. 10,000 BC
If there’s non-fiction, fiction and science-fiction, than Roland Emmerich’s awful wannabe blockbuster deserves a distinction all its own: We’ll call it garbage-fiction. Like a Disney-fied version of ‘Apocalypto’ (the plots are ridiculously similar), the film follows a prehistoric tribe on an epic quest as they encounter one historical inaccuracy and impossibility after another. And worst of all, it’s boring as hell.
This one’s not that boring. Or maybe I was just too bored at the office the time I’ve watched this. Anyway, I enjoyed this film more than Burn After Reading or Smart People.
From Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the makers of ‘Date Movie,’ ‘Epic Movie’ and ‘Meet the Spartans’ comes … something even worse! The spoof "masters" hit an all-time low (if that’s possible) with this rubbish, which doesn’t even lampoon disaster films, it lampoons scenes from memorable (if completely random) movie trailers (‘Juno,’ ‘Enchanted,’ ‘Hancock’). Apparently they’re too busy collecting paychecks to watch full movies for ideas.
Hahaha I just saw this movie a couple of nights ago and it really does suck! I’m just a sucker for such spoofed movies that’s why I finished watching it.
Saying funny words like "Mariska Hargitay" with an exaggerated foreign accent — hilarious right? Hardly. Mike Myers’ new spiritual leader character left audiences subjected to blatant discrimination — against various cultures, physical attributes and, worst of all, people who like laughing. Because even with a laundry list of (what-were-they-thinking) co-stars, the one thing Guru Pitka couldn’t find was comedy enlightenment.
I like Mike Meyer films and I almost watched this movie but fortunately, my friend deleted his copy before I get to see it sparing me the agony. Whew.
Some jumped off the M. Night Shyamalan bandwagon as early as ‘Signs,’ while others waited for the divisive ‘Village’ or the roundly despised ‘Lady in the Water.’ With ‘The Happening,’ a laughable eco-horror movie with B-movie "shocks," C-grade acting and F-marks writing, that wagon seems headed straight toward the junkyard. The director’s latest is a disaster movie in every way.
I’ve been following Night Shyamalan’s movies ever since The Sixth Sense which was superb. Then came Signs which was kinda good. The Village was ok but kinda mediocre and I stopped watching his films after that, including this one. I hope he can bounce back from this one though.
There you go the Top 10 worst films this year. Is there a movie you think that is missing from the list?
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I agree with almost every movie. But I was expecting something very very terrible as number 1! (laughs) I thought The Happening wasn’t good but Jumper was way worst. Thank god I let movies like Big Dave, 10.000, and some others pass by without wasting my money on it.
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calvin: 1-3 are interchangeable as all three are equally worse. good i didn’t watch any of these films in theaters.
I’m proud to say I have escaped the ho-hum factor of these 10 worst movies. But that pretty much say more about my budget than my ridiculous good taste in films. Hehehe. Okay then, I’d stay clear of them on cable as per advice. Sad thing though that an Al Pacino film made it to this shame list.
calvin: hehe yeah better not catch yourself watching these on cable unless only thing you can do is waste time.
Badtrip mukha ni Eddie Murphy. Grrrrr.
calvin: hahaha!!