What's the WORST film from the Michael & Harry Medved book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time"?

The Last Movie really is horrible. But then I haven't seen Dondi or Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Robot Monster, of course!

I've only seen ten of the choices (Eegah! only on MST3K), and all I know for sure is The Last Movie is not the worst.

Lost Horizon.

It goes on.. and on... and on.... and on... and on.... and on... and on....

The musical one?

both!

Is this not the second poll on this subject within the last two days?

um, yeah that's the one listed up there.

xpost the other was the 'best' film.

I agree the original can be turgid. (I love the endless bits of Ronald Colman sitting there with a distracted smile as the High Lama does his best Yoda.)

Actually, Mark, I've always wanted to see the musical remake just to see how bad it really was. But it sounds like it's not worth it even for that.

A couple of wise guys defended Airport 1975 on the other thread. is it cuz Karen Black reminds you of a drag queen?

perhaps bcz Gloria Swanson does?

LH starts fine, up to the plane crash and rescue.

Then I just remember bailing out (it was on TV), watching something else, flicking over every so often only to find they were still dancing and singing THE SAME SONG!!!

Eventually, I found out the ending from Mad Magazine's satirical version.

flicking over every so often only to find they were still dancing and singing THE SAME SONG!!!

And Bacharach and David did the music!

haven't seen too many of these. voted for Santa Claus v Martians as it isn't entertaining even in a good-bad way.

Liv Ullmann's accent is...charming

yeah, 'tune...'

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I bought the double-vinyl LH soundtrack LP in Princeton. For a dollar.

I mean, these movies are obviously not bad at all. Some of them are borderline great, in my opinion:

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I and Part II (1946)
Last Year at Marienbad (1962)
The Omen (1976)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Zabriskie Point (1970)

I'm sure there are more there that I haven't seen. Also, Myra Breckinridge is too fun to be on that list.

i liked the old lost horizon when i was a kid. i doubt the story plays well in the 70s.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Is 'The Terror of Tiny Town' the all-midget western? That was great! Not intentionally, sure, but it was fun to watch, which is more than can be said for some of the other stuff on this list. Or many of the films released recently which could be here, too (ie Rush Hour 73 or whatever, Meet the Spartans, etc etc etc).

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

are any of these really worse than Crash? (which M Medved musta hated for its liberal fortune-cookie style, something on which we can agree at last)

Lost Horizon (1973)

With John Gielgud as Chang

I love the way some of those films are actually good. The Medveds are total cockfarmers.

In fact, the more I think about it, there are probably at least 20 Hollywood films from this year worse than pretty much anything on this list.

People, you would not say that if you had seen Robot Monster. Truly, the other movies are merely bad. Robot Monster, however, is so bad it creates a rip in the space/time continuum that will never be repaired. See for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h2QJ44HnrM

http://www.posterpalace.com/images/ak/airport1975os.jpg

Can't deny the poster.

haha, who knew LARRY KRAMER did the Lost Horizon screenplay?

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2008/03/you_tube_treasu.php

Okay that Kramer detail is amazing.

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1973)

^^ this is actually mindblowing.

^^^yep

Doesn't the band in that essentially invent Acid Mothers Temple?