IMDB Bottom 100
R. Alex Whitlock
Following the lead of Kuff and Norbizness, here is what I've seen from the Bottom 100 movies in IMDB

In its entirety:
#21 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie - To tell you how memorable this movie was, it took me five minutes to figure out if it was this one I saw or Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. I finally determined that it was Turbo because it was released in 1997, and I remember seeing the movie because I had only started dating Anna a few months ago. She still worked in the movie theater where she and I met and the movie was an excuse to see her on a night where she had to work and I wouldn't have otherwise had the opportunity. That's my story and I'm sticking to it...
#35 Hercules in New York - This movie had only two redeeming qualities to me: first is that it had Arnold Schwarzenegger (billed "Arnold Strong") dubbed over by an American actor. Second, I'm a sucker for anything with Greek mythology in it. As this movie proves: anything.
#45 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege - I not only have seen this movie, but I had it on tape and watched it repeatedly. My best friend at the time, Frank, was a big fan of the Police Academy series and we actually did our own knock-off radio show. In all honesty, it's pretty much a by-the-numbers stupid cop movie. I haven't seen it in forever, and while I don't dispute that it might be among the 100 worst movies ever made, I... okay, I guess I just have a sentimental attachment to the movie.
#52 Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach - This one was so bad that whenever Frank suggested it, I suggested we just watch PA6 again instead. No redeeming value.
#54 Captain America - The perfect paint-by-numbers superhero movie. It's got the origin, the villain, and saving the president. The President, interestingly enough, is played by Ronnie Cox, who often plays presidential roles. In this one, however, his character is nearly reduced to tears speaking so passionately about the importance of recycling styrofoam cups (this is to prove that he is a good president and thus worthy of being saved by Captain American). Matt Salinger played Cap. I think he really might have had something with the sense of alienation and whatnot that Cap must have felt, but it was the wrong movie to... well.. display any acting ability. It just made him stick out.
#62 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation - It's almost humorous that they kill off one of the two male leads of the previous flick in the first five minutes. I'm not sure whether or not it's because Cage was killed in the video game or because they couldn't sign Linden Ashby (who was excellent in the first MK movie) to play the part. But that happened in as clumsy and undramatic manner as possible, making this movie bad even by stupid action video game movie standards. There was one bright spot: The actor who played Rayden was outstanding. I can't believe that he hasn't done much of anything else. My thoughts on the actor may be somewhat skewed by the fact that he followed Christopher Lambert, who made an awful Rayden.
#91 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - The late Christopher Reeves made a great Superman actor, but a horrible writer. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Worse than Captain America. Worst Superhero movie ever.

Parts of:
#2 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 - Eel and I saw the end of this one when we went to the theater in order to see the next movie playing. This movie was bad enough that Scott Baio deserved to this.
#25 Kazaam - This movie didn't actually look as bad to me as I had thought it would be. I stopped watching after about ten minutes or so, though.
#48 Teen Wolf Too - I saw the end. Teen Wolf (Too!) wins the contest. That just ruined this movie for me forever.
#72 Double Dragon - I don't understand how anything Paul Dini (known as the architect behind Batman: The Animated Series) and Mark Dacascos (the capable actor who played The Crow in the TV series) did could be this bad. It just doesn't make sense to me.
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Papa Zito wrote:
OH MY GOD. I must have these movies!

Except the Power Rangers one. You know, on general principles.
1/21/2005
 
Kavey wrote:
I've seen way too many movies, and I'll tell you, that list isn't that accurate for Bottom movies. Apparently it's only the Bottom movies people were willing to give a try (I've seen plenty of worse movies).

My list comprises of 35 movies on this list.

25. Kazaam
26. The Giant Spider Invasion
28. Leonard Part 6
32. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
34. It's Pat
35. Hercules in New York
38. Jaws: The Revenge
40. The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
45. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
47. Rollerball
49. Teen Wolf too
51. Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
52. Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
54. Manneguin: On the Move
55. Captain America
58. The Master of Disguise
59. Tarzan, the Ape Man
61. Rhinestone
62. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
63. Out for a Kill
66. Problem Child 2
68. Mr. Nanny
70. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
71. Cop & 1/2
72. Double Dragon
73. Barb Wire
75. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
79. RoboCop 3
80. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
86. Iron Eagle II
88. FearDotCom
91. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
92. Mac and Me
96. Mr. Magoo
98. Surf Ninjas
1/21/2005
 
ATruett wrote:
Mine:
1. Manos
26. Santa Claus conquers the Martians (which was on the display at Fry's in Austin, for some reason)
And that's it! Thought I'd seen a lot more than that.
1/22/2005

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