The films listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst films ever made. I thought that the whole appeal of the musical was in its weirdness. Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, battlefield earth is a stunningly. Last year, it was the turn of john travoltas embarrassing scifi adventure battlefield earth. But thats the wrong question, since it implies that this bizarre. May 31, 2000 it is also the year 2000 and a mere seven mananimals are scrabbling for their popcorn in the lonely expanse of one of the 3,307 cinemas in the us in which the scifi film battlefield earth has. It even won almost all of the 2000 razzie awards, including worst picture of the year. Examples of such sources include metacritic, roger ebert s list of mosthated films, the golden turkey awards, leonard maltins movie guide. Mar 28, 2010 this month, battlefield earth, the blockbuster bomb based on the novel by scientology founder l.
However, the studio pressed by travoltas people later wanted a more faithful version than shapiro had written. For the 2011 american action comedy, see the worst movie ever. A lost family is trapped in the realm of the master, who has a harem of kindasortavampire wives and a satyrlike minion named torgo. Sep 06, 2012 battlefield earths silly final act is quite endearing, even if jonnies coldhearted destruction of an entire planet is a bit disturbing if you really think about the implications. Battlefield earth is often considered to be one of the worst films ever made. When people ask me what is the worst movie ive ever seen, this abomination is the only thing that springs to mind. As it turns out, this isnt necessarily a bad thing. Since then, the film has become somewhat of a cult classic, strangely admired for how consistently bad every aspect of the movie turned out to be. Not only did this film win that night for worst film, but we celebrated by burning it for what it put us through. Cinema can be magic, but its a miracle that these horrific films got made at all. Battlefield earth screenwriter apologizes for suckiest. Jan 30, 2010 a serious contender for the worstworst movie ever made, manos is also in the running for bestworst because its defiantly odd and amateur and it achieves a strange, dreamlike quality. Muddleearth after earth the east deceptive practice.
I firmly believe that battlefield earth is the worst movie of all time. Battlefield earth, based on a voluminous novel by scientology founder l. Things you didnt know about battlefield earth screenrant. What is incredible is that it is a big budget film bankrolled by a major studio starring an alist actor john travolta and not some tax writeoff. The visionary sciencefiction classic battlefield earth. You have to wonder who thought cats was going to ever be a good movie in the first place. Battlefield earth 2000 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. All involved with this deserve to never be involved in the movie industry ever again. After winning the worst picture of the decade razzie, shapiro is. Travolta capers around cackling with feverish glee. The 20 worst movies ever made page 3 taste of cinema. Ron hubbard, won the razzie for worst movie of the decade.
Its truly, truly terrible, and certainly on a larger scale and with more famous faces than the standard bad movie. The 12 worst films ever made london evening standard. It even won almost all of the 2000 razzie awards, including. The soundtrack sounds like the boom mike is being slammed against the inside of a 55gallon drum. Battlefield earth the worst movie ever made youtube. Battlefield earth ruled worst film ever the register forums. Critics proclaiming battlefield earth to be the worst movie ever have undoubtedly not watched straighttovideo crud such as beowulf and future fear lately. There is no sequel to battlefield earth, because the film lost a lot of money at the box office and the studio company franchise pictures, which funded the making of the film went out of business due to a scam. Battlefield earth screenwriter was jd shapiro, who subsequently apologised for having anything to do with the suckiest movie ever. One of the worst science fiction films ever made, if mst3k is still running, this would definitely be in one of the episodes.
Yeah battlefield earth makes freddie got fingered look oscar worthy. The name itself promised action and science fiction, and not even thinking twice or viewing the trailer i clicked it open and started watching. If im entertained throughout the entirety of a film even unintentionally, if the film is bad like those 2 certainly are it cant truly be the worst movie ever made. Aug 28, 2018 battlefield earth is perhaps one of the worst movies ever made, no, honestly, it really is. Battlefield earth is an old movie that i recently discovered when going through recently added movies on netflix. Remember when battlefield earth was the worst movie ever made.
Jan 28, 2018 15 things you didnt know about the disastrous battlefield earth. Nov 26, 2014 it all culminates in a star warsstyle space battle and the planet psychlo being blown to atoms, home office and all. Ron hubbard, is so inept and pathetic that it should forever end any questions about the validity of hubbards. I rented this movie, thinking, critics hated some of my favorite movies. Breathing tubes hang from their noses like ropes of snot. This month, battlefield earth, the blockbuster bomb based on the novel by scientology founder l. With john travolta, forest whitaker, barry pepper, kim coates. Within the first 5 minutes i realised the movie was kind.
Often considered one of the worst movies of all time, the story behind battlefield earth is actually more absurd than the story on the screen. Plan nine from outer space for a new generation, battlefield earth is set in the year 3000, after the beings from the planet psychlo have conquered our planet in only nine minutes. Ron hubbard, may very well be the single most inept bigbudget hollywood blockbuster ever produced. I couldnt even finish this big old pile of crap, so here is. What better place to start than than scientology inspired shitbox that is battlefield earth. A saga of the year 3000 is the infamously terrible passion project from john travolta, released back in 2000. Battlefield earth is the worst film ever according to our beloved moviegoing readers. Some call it the worst movie ever made, and it was named worst picture of the decade 20002009. Battlefield earth is a 2000 american science fiction action film based on the 1982 novel of the. Still, star power wasnt enough to save this film from becoming the latest entry into the best worst movie conversation. Here are some of the most hated movies of all time. Much ado about nuttin its a bad movie, end of story. A serious contender for the worstworst movie ever made, manos is also in the running for bestworst because its defiantly odd and amateur and it achieves a strange, dreamlike quality.
Based on the novel from scientology founder l hubbard, the movie. The movie only covers the first half of the book, and suffers from hammy acting. Ugly, campy and poorly acted, battlefield earth is a stunningly misguided, aggressively bad scifi folly. A saga of the year 3000 is the worst movie in living memory, says time. The only good thing about this movie is that i never have to see it again. Woods shoddy directing style, laughable dialogue, and tendency to. And i didnt like cabin fever but it least it had some hot girls in it and was still better than be. It may be a bit early to make such judgments, but battlefield earth may well turn out to be the worst movie of this century. From the room to battlefield earth, we put together a bracket to determine the best worst movie of all time. In the movie, earths military forces get run over by psychlos guys who look like the klingon variant of jamaican people and the earth gets taken over.
Oct 22, 2019 moid, chris and russ are on the hunt for the worst movie ever made. Aug 06, 2018 battlefield earth is an old movie that i recently discovered when going through recently added movies on netflix. Mark, john, and daisy being true salt miners is the only good thing to come out of tlj. For actor john travolta, a scientologist, adapting battlefield earth. Speaking of popcorn, avoid the movie version of battlefield earth starring john travolta. Stripe is absolutely logging your mouse movements on websites payment pages for your own good, says ceo after intense scrutiny, zoom tightens up security with version 5. Let us know your selection for the worst movie ever in the comments section below. Moid, chris and russ are on the hunt for the worst movie ever made. Battlefield earth, said to be one of the worst scifi films ever made. Remember when battlefield earth was the worst movie ever.
The only reason i bought it was because my friends wanted to do a crap film night. Battlefield earth ruled worst film ever the register. Battlefield earth 2000 is hilariously, flamboyantly, aggressively bad, a pulp fantasy built on same hokey tropes and cliches that were tired before hubbard ever dreamed of becoming a cult guru to the rich and deluded. It all culminates in a star warsstyle space battle and the planet psychlo being blown to atoms, home office and all. In the movie, earth s military forces get run over by psychlos guys who look like the klingon variant of jamaican people and the earth gets taken over. A nervous breakdown of battlefield earth spoiler warning.
Battlefield earth screenwriter apologizes for suckiest movie ever 27. Battlefield earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. Directed by roger christian and starring john travolta, barry pepper, and forest whitaker, battlefield earth was released on may 12, 2000. There is no scientology controversy here worth wasting your time over.