Top Ten Worst Movies of 2007
There is bad and then there are these ten
I am in the fortunate position of being able to skip several movies throughout the year. While this makes life much better as seeing so many shitty movies would be sure to foul my mood and make me hate working on this site (much like Stealth almost did back in 2005 when I almost considered packing it in). Of course this means I didn't see all of the films people have already deemed awful such as Norbit, Aliens vs. Predator, Saw IV, Blades of Glory or The Condemned. However, I did see my fair share of shite…
Check out the Dishonorable Mentions first and then move on to the worst of the worst.
DISHONORABLE MENTIONS
Primeval, Catch and Release, Because I Said So, Breach, Ghost Rider, The Reaping, The Number 23, Reno 911!: Miami, The Hills Have Eyes II, The Lookout, Perfect Stranger, Spider-Man 3, Evan Almighty, Balls of Fury, Shoot 'Em Up, Reservation Road, Hostel II and P.S. I Love You.
 | Hannibal Rising / Halloween |
After seeing the previews I quickly ran out to read Thomas Harris' book before seeing the movie. It was obvious Hannibal Rising was going to be an abomination, but as a lover of the Hannibal character there was no way I was going to deny myself the opportunity to see this movie. Much in the way that Rob Zombie's Halloween shit on the legend of Michael Myers Hannibal Rising did nothing to help Lecter's fame. Soon filmmakers will realize that the truly scary idea behind a serial killer is not knowing their motivation. Both Halloween and Hannibal Rising took the opportunity to make two well-known and loved psychopaths and turn them into run-of-the-mill serial killers. Shame.
 | The Namesake |
I have been told by several people that Jhumpa Lahiri's book "The Namesake" is outstanding. Of course these are the same people that loved the movie adaptation. I can understand liking a movie based on a book you love by simply transferring your love to whatever you see on screen, but for me this was easily one of the worst movies of the year. Suffice to say I borderline hated it. It was boring at every turn and Kal Penn as the lead seemed to be anything but the right choice.
 | Premonition |
Talk about a film that has disaster written all over it, and I am not going to blame it all on Bullock even though she is a very easy target. Julian McMahon is a TERRIBLE actor and I am pretty much convinced that anything he is in is going to suck. I loved "nip/tuck" in the beginning, but even that show begins to suffer from McMahon's ego driven performances. Bullock is Bullock in this film that bounces around so many times you begin to wonder if the filmmakers even knew what the hell was going on. I almost accidentally saw this thing twice this year due to a scheduling mix-up. Luckily I am smarter than those crafty PR reps.
 | Are We Done Yet? |
Yup, this is my one obvious choice. It was either drive a short distance and see Are We Done Yet? or drive a longer distance and putting a parking fee on the company card to see The Reaping. While making the consideration I realized both films would be bad, but Are We Done Yet? had the potential to be terrible, making the review that much easier to write and leaving Laremy to handle the biblical mess that was The Reaping. Fortunately, Are We Done Yet? met my expectations giving me the opportunity to write one of my two "F" reviews of the year. The other one is coming up next.
 | Goya's Ghosts |
Goya's Ghosts has got to be one of the most misguided, god awful movies ever made. There was hardly a moment during this film that I thought anything good was going to come out of it, but the second Natalie Portman's daughter appears on screen and she is played by none other than … Natalie Portman … I realized it was over and I was in for a mind numbing experience.
 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
I don't really know what I was thinking giving I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry a "C" when I reviewed it. I guess it was in terms of being fair to a film that gave me a few chuckles in the theater, but this film is a complete disaster, so much so that I couldn't even watch it all for the HD DVD review.
 | Good Luck Chuck |
I hate Dane Cook. From his baseball playoff commercials to just him standing around doing nothing. This guy has somehow managed to dupe directors into casting him in their films. Add that to the fact that Jessica Alba may be the most attractive TERRIBLE actress on the planet and you have Good Luck Chuck. Adding insult to injury may be the worst relative newcomers (yes I know he has done other things) ever in Dan Fogler. Who the hell decided this fat tub of lard was funny?
 | Hitman |
IGN, in an attempt to prove they have completely sold out to their parent company Fox, listed this as the best videogame adaptation of 2007, giving Resident Evil: Extinction the runner up position. Had Resident Evil: Extinction starred Dane Cook, Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler it still would have been light years better than Hitman. Hitman is an insult to hitting and to man. This film is easily one of the worst conceptualized films of all-time and the mere fact that Fox screened this for critics and decided to hide Aliens vs. Predator makes me wonder just how bad AVP-R really is.
 | The Nanny Diaries |
If you need even more proof that Scarlett Johansson cannot carry a film or even make it mildly interesting for that matter just check out The Nanny Diaries. Actually, if your children are in need of punishment just plug this picture in and hear them scream.
 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead |
Huh? Wha? Do you hear cinephiles yelling at me? Sorry folks, but Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is one of the most overrated piles of garbage from 2007 and I am not making it the #1 worst movie of the year just because I think it is overrated, it truly is awful. With a running time just shy of two hours this film and its completely unnecessary fractured narrative has about eleventy gajillion flashbacks (none of which are useful to the story) and ninety jillion scenes of Albert Finney and his creeping car (definitely good for a laugh). Seriously, how can people say Sidney Lumet is still some master craftsman after this worthless effort? Is it because Marisa Tomei was cast as "Girl Who Shows Her Tits 100 Times"? This is a film that would top Mr. Skin's best of list, but should be considered garbage by everyone else.
u r right on the money with thiz list. but didn't "when a stranger callz" and any movie with lindsey lohan come out in '07?
Actually When a Stranger Calls was 2006, but in 2007 Lindsay had I Know Who Killed Me, but luckily for me I never saw it.
It was horrific. I know we don't always agree but, trust me, this one was bad. If she wants to know who killed her career, if looking in the mirror doesn't help then going back and taking a look at this one ought to do the trick just as nicely. It's a long way from Prairie Home Companion, Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, I'll say that.
Yeah, my option is to just avoid movies like this if at all possible. Luckily the studio helped me with this one and didn't set up a screening.
I somewhat disagree with Alien vs. Predator: Requiem as one of the worst of 2007, although it is a little meanspirited.
The worst in my list including dumb Disney pics like The Game Plan and Underdog.
Really?!?!?! Don't get me wrong The Game Plan and Underdog are probably hideous. But Nothing about Aliens Vs Predator is even remotely ok. Give me an example of what's good in it other than that the Predators don't look cross-eyed this time. It's worse than Dragon Wars in my book, and just barely worse than Ghost Rider. Plus I think it's quite mean spirited as a opposed to a little…although a film being mean spirited doesn't necessary makes me dislike it (although here's it's just insipid exploitation.
There were plenty of films I hated more this year than AVP:R, not the least of which were Hostel: Part II and Norbit, but I don't begrudge anyone from putting it on their worst of the year list. Any movie that can make te original look like a near-masterpiece deserves its own little place in cinematic purgatory as far as I am concerned.
Right right, I should have stipulated that I don't care if one considers Avp2 the worst movie of the year (that's a matter of taste in terms of the line up), I'm just shocked by anyone who doesn't consider it one of the worst the year.
Luckily, AVP:R was hidden from critics and I wasn't about to shell out my own money to pay for it. David already did that and I thank him from the bottom of my heart for his review!
I think I need a David of my own. Even though I got reimbursed, enduring films like AVP:R, Saw IV and I Know Who Killed Me is almost getting too much to handle. Throw in The Hills Have Eyes 2, Hostel, Part II, Dragon Wars, Pathfinder and Black Christmas and we're talking a gelatonous pile of poop I wouldn't want to wish on my own worst enemy.
Why, again, did we all love 2007 so much? *laugh*
I'm half tempted to see Dungeon Siege this weekend–just so I can pull an anti-Hammond and declare it already as The Worst Film of the Year–which Uwe Boll has managed to do for the last several years (haven't seen Bloodrayne 2 yet, but I'd be surprised if it doesn't beat out AvP as the worst of 2007)…but I'd pay for No Country for Old Men and sneak in (refuse to give any money for Boll's cinematic campaign of pain)…sadly, I don't know why I didn't do that for AvP
I will be available in Wal-Marts, Targets and Best Buys come this spring.
[QUOTE]I'm half tempted to see Dungeon Siege this weekend–just so I can pull an anti-Hammond and declare it already as The Worst Film of the Year–which Uwe Boll has managed to do for the last several years
And, just think, you still have his Postal to look forward to this year! I had the (dis)pleasure of watching a screener of that back in August and had it stayed on the 2007 release schedule I guarantee you it would have made number one on my worst of the year list.
[QUOTE]I will be available in Wal-Marts, Targets and Best Buys come this spring.
I'll keep an eye out. ;)
the worst for me was most definitely halloween
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT (THE NANNY DIARIES). SCARLETT DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN THE FILM AND ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITES BY HER…..I ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF THE FILM AND I HAVE IT IN MY COLLECTION. PS PLEASE TRY TO BE A BETTER CRITIC NEXT TIME.
I have to disagree with you Chuck and Larry. I'm really not too much of an Adam Sandler guy but I found the film very funny. Check out my top ten worst…
http://thewayweseeit.info/?p=713
Did someone just type "very funny" and "Chuck and Larry" in the same sentence?
Also, Brad, can you please try and be a better critic from now on? Nanny Diaries WAS THE BEST MOVIE EVER. Stop being a screw-up and get your shit straight. And will you stop calling Norbit a bad movie? It may not be the best movie of the year (I will give you that), but it's at least close. It's touched lives. Its changed how we look at society, fat people and other cultures. It may not have affected you because you are heartless and without a soul, but it moved me and damnit that's all that matters.
Let us doff our thinking cap towards "rfelicie33" and break this thing down:
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT (THE NANNY DIARIES).
Fair point, and already Brad is intellectually screwed. "rfelicie33" believes you are wrong (about The Nanny Diaries) and thus you are (about The Nanny Diaries).
SCARLETT DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN THE FILM AND ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITES BY HER…..
Again, pretty scathing with the CAPS but brilliant regardless. "Its" one of rdelicie33's faves, no one can dispute that. For me it most certainly ranks ahead of Match Point, Man Who Wasn't There, Ghost World, Lost in Translation… well, I could go on and on but essentially I'm right there with "rfelicie33." When someone lays out a point with such lush imagery you HAVE to get on board (note: usage of CAPS totally intentional by me).
I ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF THE FILM AND I HAVE IT IN MY COLLECTION.
Indeed. I took a few minutes trying to parse what this meant and now I think I "get" it. You see, every single moment of The Nanny Diaries is a pure delight. Is it in my collection? You bet it is. Cause and effect people.
PS PLEASE TRY TO BE A BETTER CRITIC NEXT TIME.
Ah, the dreaded postscript burn. I second that emotion though. Please try to be better next time, just like the fellow who wrote the original review of this masterpiece.
SCARLETT IS NUMBA ONE AND ANYONE WHO SEZ NOT IS A DUMMY HEAD!
Chuck n' Larry wasn't a bad movie. I got a lotta' laughs out of it, watched it like 10 times in a row for chrissakes. I even have a favourite scene. Haha remember the part when that asian guy was trying to use the "circle analogy". It's funny because he thought what he was saying was really deep, but everyone who heard it, immediately got the message. I don't remember exactly how he says it but here's a quote:"Da ring is fowever…because it's a circle. Not like a triangle, because triangle have like a corner." Rob Schneider always cracks me up. ONLY IN SANDLER'S FILMS THOUGH. and the Hot Chick.
The rest of the wedding was hilarious as well. The thing I particularly liked about Chuck n' Larry, was that almost every character in the story is funny, interesting and downright lovable. All were funny except Jessica Biel's character- she's just hot.
Not only is this movie funny though, it does have a message: The accepted venacular is GAY.
Overall, I would give the movie a 6 or 7 out of 10. A little above average, and probably one of the best movies by Adam Sandler in a while. I didn't really like how he was a womanizer in this movie, though.