Worst modern comedy movie?

[Hawkeye-X]

I'd say I just got a little dumber by watching "Idiocracy" with Luke Wilson.

[JTG of the PRB]

1. I thought "Idiocracy" was a great movie.

Personally, I didn't enjoy "The Ex." I doubt it's the worst modern comedy, but it was just plain not funny.

[ghostsofgiants]

2. You're making us choose?

[QueenOfCalifornia]

90. That bug

is freakin me out!

I thought there was a real bug on my screen.... You are a sly one

[deucemagnet]

3. Based solely on reviews, I'd say "Licence to Wed" and "Who's Your Caddy"...

...are the worst of the summer.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10007597-license_to_wed/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whos_your_caddy/

(I love my Rotten Tomatoes RSS feed!)

[LaraMN]

4. Anything with Tim Allen, David Spade, Rob Schneider,

or anyone from the cast of Full House.

[jgraz]

5. Tim Allen? Toy Story, Galaxy Quest

He's done a few that haven't sucked.

I'm with ya on the other two. :puke:

[LaraMN]

9. I wasn't thinkin' kid movies...

entirely different standards where those are concerned!

[elshiva]

11. Is Galaxy Quest a kids' movie?

:shrug: I'm serious is it for kids under 13? It's not that scary, but some of the jokes are sophisticated. Such as Alan Rickman's comment "I can't believe I went from Shakespeare to this."

[jgraz]

12. Ahem...kid movies?

Those were two very good movies, and neither was really directed at children. Yeah, kids love animation, but Toy Story's best bits were only appreciable by adults.

(Sorry, former Pixar employee here. :hi:)

[cemaphonic]

66. Making fun of Trekkies = shooting fish in a barell

Galaxy Quest does have its moments though.

[TroubleMan]

7. Galaxy Quest was excellent.

David Spade was in a few decent Chris Farley movies.

LOL....I can't defend Rob Schneider, however.

[elshiva]

10. Galaxy Quest had Alan Rickman in it, too. It is a good movie.

I don't like that movie "Tommy Boy."

[skygazer]

26. Galaxy Quest was brilliant

I've been watching original Star Treks lately and I keep seeing Galaxy Quest. The other night, it was one that had Kirk and Spock pretending to be at odds (in front of the Romulans) and all I could think of was Allen and Rickman yelling, "Scene-stealing hack!" :rofl:

[MysticalChicken]

43. Am I the only person in the world who HATES Galaxy Quest?

I count it as my least-favorite movie. I saw it in the theater and it was just not funny at all to me. I kept checking my watch thinking "when is this gonna be over?" I couldn't leave because I was with my family.

edit: post count for teh evil

[Flaxbee]

85. yes

you're the only person in the GALAXY who hates Galaxy Quest! :P

[HamdenRice]

114. You had to know Star Trek to truly appreciate Galaxy Quest

It was entirely and completely a satire about the first Star Trek, and the personalities and thwarted ambitions of the cast (before the movies started).

If you didn't know/love the original Star Trek, it must not have made much sense. I loved GQ and it's definitely in my top 5 satires.

I was surprised by stargazer's comments below that he like GQ and only saw Star Trek afterwards. I couldn't imagine understanding GQ without knowing all the ST trivia.

[HEyHEY]

6. Anything with Rob Schneider

[elshiva]

8. Waterboy with Adam Sandler

Just dumb!

[last_texas_dem]

13. I was actually disappointed in that one, too

I thought the concept of it was very interesting, but the way that they went about exploring it did not make for that appealing of a movie.

[IntravenousDemilo]

14. "Daddy Day Camp", "Boat Trip", "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"

Offensive, mindless, unfunny, puerile crap... and the leads in all these alleged "comedies" are talentless hacks.

[Fenris]

16. "Boat Trip"

Oh God, that one. :puke:

[Orrex]

100. That movie makes me want to go back in time an prevent my grandparents from meeting

Just so that, decades later, I wouldn't have to live in a world with yet another airing of this film on TBS.

[AllegroRondo]

30. Daddy Day Camp - first film my local paper ever gave an "F" to

The review was pretty simple - "Cuba Gooding Jr drives the final nail in his career."

[terrya]

40. Once upon a time, Cuba Gooding, Jr. won an Academy Award

And his career has slid down the slipperiest of slopes after.

SHMILY

[Bennyboy]

15. Man Of The Year.

Robin Williams in the unfunniest movie in the history of movies.

[nuxvomica]

53. Yes. Surprisingly bad.

I can't figure out whether it was primarily the writing or the timing but both were off.

[TheMightyFavog]

17. Freddie got Fingered

I win.

[Danger Mouse]

59. WE HAVE A WINNER.

Most loathsome movie I have ever seen, and I've seen Lucio Fulci's 'artistic expressions'

[Burma Jones]

18. Bio-Dome

Just awful

[Tyler Durden]

19. ANYTHING with Pauly Shore.

This requires no further amplification.

[Yavin4]

41. Pauley Shore Is the George W. Bush of Comedians

Zero talent,and their success is entirely based on family connections.

And, they both evoke similar thoughts:

"How did this guy get to be (President/Movie Star) ?"

[volstork]

50. George Bush is the Pauley Shore of presidents n/t

[Yavin4]

65. Either Way

The transitive property works in math and in life.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

68. My suggestion....

When was the last time Charleton Heston or Tom Selleck made a movie? It appears that NRA membership means death to your acting career -- I say we all chip in and buy Paulie a Lifetime Membership.

[Orsino]

20. Spaceballs.

I win.

[Hawkeye-X]

24. Hey - it's a spoof!

That is an automatic disqualification!

I loved Spaceballs.

[Kutjara]

38. Here lies Spaceballs...

...It spoofed poorly.


:)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

110. That movie was one of Mel Brooks's best movies!!!

[Glorfindel]

113. You win! "Spaceballs" is loathsome beyond any description

n/t

[Katina]

21. Balls of Fire

if you've seen the commercials, you've seen all you need to see. Terrible movie.

[MissMillie]

22. Freddie Got Fingered

end of discussion

[Seashell Eyes]

51. yes

:puke: I also don't like comedies where the main character constantly humiliates themselves like "Meet the Parents."

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Anything with Adam Sandler

[southpaw]

25. Agreed...

[RubyDuby in GA]

33. Damn. You beat me to it. I was going to say the exact same thing.

[fishwax]

83. Punch Drunk Love was a good movie

it was like an art house film version of an Adam Sandler movie and worked on a lot of levels, but thanks mostly, I imagine, to writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson rather than Sandler ...

[RiffRandell]

98. Wedding Singer was good, but that's it. n/t

[SoxFan]

27. The Money Pit

It's hard to believe that Tom Hanks, who has gone on to star in such great pictures as Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, and Philadelphia, appeared in this steaming slab o' dreck.

After I saw it, I wanted 90 minutes of my life back.

[Orrex]

101. I'm ashamed to admit that I saw that in the theater

Shelley Long is consistently and incessantly awful, especially in that film.

But the late Alexander Gudonov was pretty funny in it, IMO.

[terrya]

28. "Napoleon Dynamite"

I really, absolutely, loathe and despise that aggressively unfunny piece of drivel.

[JCMach1]

75. loved it...

[Auggie]

80. I didn't get N.D. Maybe I'm too old.

[candycom]

107. At a Loss for words!

I dont even know how to respond to that. I think maybe your just trying to be different from everyone else by not liking it!:D

[candycom]

108. I dont know if that guy would be good in anything else though!

[Dr. Strange]

29. Silence of the Lambs

Most of the "humor" just went over my head.

[Initech]

31. Pretty much every comedy to come out this year.

Idiocracy was freakin' great.

But it's like the studios aren't even trying anymore with crap like "Daddy Day Camp", "I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry", and "Who's Your Caddy". At least last year we had "Borat", which still ranks among one of the best times I ever had at a movie theater.

[AlCzervik]

32. Troy.

[Beausoir]

64. Hey..Orlando Bloom is a great comedic actor!

He just doesn't know it.

[DS1]

34. Ryan Reynolds or Dane Cook star in it

also, any of the modern National Lampoons movies


Wild Hogs was an unbelievable POS, can't believe I even downloaded it

[Greyskye]

35. anything with Jim Cary

Oh boy, am I gonna get it now. Sorry, but his brand of stupid/pratfall humor just makes me cringe.

[NightWatcher]

36. Supertroopers genius or not?

I vote genius.
Quickly followed by Shaun of the Dead.

[DS1]

37. genius

[Kutjara]

39. Hot Fuzz.

Dire. Simply dire.

[fishwax]

84. oh, I loved Hot Fuzz

:rofl:

[candycom]

103. No way!

Hot Fuzz was great I thought! Its those two guys together, I think those types of movies are always better the second time. I didnt like it the first time but today I was watching it, its just so stupid its funny! I liked Shawn of the Dead better though!

[jonnyblitz]

42. I had to pull Idiocracy after about 25 minutes of it. awful movie.

Another Gay Movie was painful to watch also. I lasted about 20 minutes into that mess.

[mtnester]

44. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Worst movie with commedic attempt I have EVER seen. EVER.

[Vanje]

81. The Life Aquatic

i kept waiting for the funny, but the funny never happened.

[Glorfindel]

112. That was a comedy? Who knew?

I thought it was a documentary. :evilgrin:

[MysticalChicken]

45. I refuse to see anything starring Rob Schneider.

I specify "starring" because there some pretty good comedies out there with him in a bit part; however, I will never ever ever see any of the Deuce Bigalow movies, I will never see Animal, I will never see The Hot Chick... btw, has any Rob Schneider movie ever gotten more than one star? I just can't stand him.

[jobycom]

55. He was pretty cool in The Scorpion King.

I was amazed at how buff he got. He even looked taller.

[gmoney]

70. "The Hot Chick" actually had its moments...

give it a try if it shows up on cable sometime...

[Brigid]

46. How about "The Three Amigos?"

How did Martin Short, Steve martin ,and Chevy Chase ever get talked into doing that one?

[pokerfan]

52. The Three Amigos had some funny bits

My Little Buttercup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlbLCNdaV2s

El Guapo and Jefe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6E682C7Jj4

I wouldn't call it the worst ever.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

87. I agree...

It tried so hard to be funny but for me it ended up being like watching the drier go round and round at the launry-mat

[flvegan]

47. Any of that "Jackass" bullshit

Stupid tv show begets more stupid movie. Well played.

[EstimatedProphet]

48. Epic Movie - overpriced at $1

[BlueIris]

49. "Eric The Viking." One of the most offensive films I've ever seen.

It even included "jokes" about rape. Vile.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

54. "Little Man" (n/m)

[MilesColtrane]

56. "Leonard Part 6"

Followed closely by "Slapstick (of another kind)"

I think they show these as a double feature at Guantanamo.

[txwhitedove]

57. "Norbit"....., I didn't even see it. The trailers were gross enough...

x(

[sarge43]

97. The picture on the jewel box is beyond gross

:puke:

[candycom]

104. YES

I didnt bother either! I used to like Eddie Murphy and now he just does stupid movies full of fat jokes and toilet humor! All movies who have to resort to that suck!

[ironflange]

58. Does it have to be an intentional comedy?

If not, I nominate "Showgirls." Especially for that scene in the swimming pool; Kyle MacLachlan actually looks embarrassed to be there.

[Orrex]

102. Agreed!

You can almost hear him thinking:

"What the hell am I doing here? I was in Blue Velvet, for God's sake, and now this?"

[Danger Mouse]

60. Another vote for 'Freddy Got Fingered' none of these other losers can TOUCH this gem.

I challenge to sit through this movie. It is not just painfully shitty, it is AGONIZINGLY shitty. It is entertaining, however, to see how low Tom Green will sink to attempt to make people laugh. He doesn't just hit the gutter, he destroys it.

[driver8]

61. "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World"...

OMG!! What a piece of shit!! This is an Albert Brooks movie and it is almost unbearable to watch.

[gmoney]

71. Excrutiating

Made all the worse because I know he's capable of greatness... or used to be at least.

[driver8]

78. I work at Warner Bros. and had to sit throught this POS a few times.

The guy I work with had to sit through it with Albert Brooks!! He told me Albert Brooks was worried about how the 5.1 mix sounded. My friend told me, "He should have been worried about what a piece of crap his movie is!"

[Orrex]

99. I was so disappointed by that one

NPR and Fresh Air gave it a pointedly favorable going-over, so that I went into it with the impression that it would be poignant, entertaining, and humorous.

It was none of these.


It served one positive purpose and one only: to remind us that Fred Thompson is toad-butt ugly.

[qnr]

62. Delta Farce n/t

[jimnasium]

63. I'll vote for Ishtar...

Supposed to be a comedy... But there weren't any jokes!

Does that still count?

[gmoney]

72. Some of the songs were pretty great...

I'd have to say their version of "Little Darlin'" is the definitive rendering... and I mean "render" in the meat-packing sense of the word

[QueenOfCalifornia]

86. I didn't even know

it was a comedy...

That's bad.

It was truly awful

[azmouse]

67. Anything with Will Farrell

:puke:

[Chovexani]

76. I feel the same way

Which is why I was gobsmacked when I got dragged to see Anchorman by some friends and found it hilarious.

I don't think it was necessarily Will Farrell that made it funny, more the mockworthy nature of local news.

[candycom]

105. Exactly!

I LOVED Anchoman! With Farrell its always sort of a toss up! I loved Anchoman and even though it wasnt a comedy "Stranger of Fiction" was awesome. You guys should really check that one out!

[MysticalChicken]

96. I can't say I'm really a Will Ferrell fan either, but...

Stranger than Fiction is one of my most favorite movies. It's genuinely sweet and funny. Also, Maggie Gyllenhaal rules. Also, possibly best soundtrack ever.

[CBHagman]

69. Flame if you like, but...

...I didn't like The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

I must say, though, that there are surely worse comedies out there, some of which no doubt appear on this thread. But I'd only expend time watching them if forced to by family/friends.

[azmouse]

77. I couldn't get past the first 10 min of that movie.

Just awful and not funny at all.

[candycom]

106. What?

I thought it was going to suck but I found it absolutely hilarious! Disagree if you may but I think Steve Carell is a comical genious! Except Evan Almighty looks like its going to suck!

[CBHagman]

111. Oh, Steve Carell is by no means the problem.

And neither are Jane Lynch, Paul Rudd, and Catherine Keener. It's the material: the most creepily disingenuous, derivative, obvious stuff around. It's basically a Doris Day comedy, as one of the critics at the Guardian newspaper pointed ut, except it's will he or won't he, and of course the gross-out material and coarse language are laid on with a trowel. And we mustn't forget trotting out African-Americans and immigrants as essentially mascot figures.

[JCMach1]

73. I absolutely loathe and detest CADDYSHACK

please flame away, you won't change my mind.

[WildEyedLiberal]

74. I'm probably in the minority, but I thought "Superbad" was terrible

I'm sure there are dumber movies out there, but Superbad gets my vote because it was supposed to be good, clever, etc. It was at least 30 minutes too long, sexist, and substituted junior high sex and period jokes for actual wit. :thumbsdown:

[CBHagman]

79. And what really scares me is...

...that critics are hurrying to use expressions such as "the genius of Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen." But this is all about the almighty dollar (in other words, that teens and young adults spent millions on movie tickets) and not about whether the films are worth our time, let alone whether they'll be deemed worth our time in 20 years.

[HamdenRice]

82. Gigli

Nuff said.

[valerief]

95. Yeah, but that one is so bad it's good. nt

[QueenOfCalifornia]

88. Cars

Was this supposed to be funny?

I know my kids made me go see it. My daughter and I wanted to leave 30 minutes into the thing but my son, who has a love affair with Pixar, made us stay all the way through the credits.

BTW I think everything else Pixar has done was fabulous - Cars was ultra predictable and derivitave of every dumb assed formula movie about love that has ever been made....

[QueenOfCalifornia]

89. Here are two I think we all can agree on

Bad News Bears

and

The Mighty Ducks

[QueenOfCalifornia]

91. Based on the title alone - oh, and the trailers

How to Eat Fried Worms

[XemaSab]

92. Hey, the book was good

:shrug:

[LostInAnomie]

93. Bewitched, and anything with Ben Stiller in it since "There's Something About Mary"

Especially, Zoolander.

[valerief]

94. A pox on you! Idiocracy looks just like Merka's future.

"Welcome to Costco. I love you."

[candycom]

109. Wild Hogs

I was recently forced to watch this at my moms house, I was playing mystery science theatre in my head the whole time but I couldnt make fun of it out loud because my moms husband is amused by pretty much every comedy ever made and he LOVES toilet humor!!! I HATE IT! Also anything with a million fat jokes, poop jokes, or anything that involves eating other peoples hair, (any type), or any type of human waste! ITS NOT FUNNY! Producers need to get a grip! Sorry about the rant! :)