Films that you regret watching

[Eamar]

The Golden Compass. Completely butchered a truly incredible book. I know it's common enough for movies not to live up to the source material, but quite how they managed to make Northern Lights (which is the only correct title because I say so) so unremarkable I do not know >.<

Never read the books but it seemed like it had a lot of promise, but I didn't enjoy it much at all. I think most people agreed as they don't seem to have bothered with a sequel despite it being the beginning of a series.

Indeed. It was meant to be a trilogy, but they scrapped that when it did so poorly at the box office (made cost $200 million to make, made $70 million in the US, apparently). It's meant to be a major reason why New Line Studios had to merge with Warner Bros as well. Bearing in mind that this is the studio that co-produced LOTR, that's a pretty major fuck up right there.

I suppose I should be glad it didn't go on to spawn a series of horrible sequels, unlike a lot of terrible films though

 

[TheAmokz]

Avatar. Original dancing with wolves was SO much better.

 

[TheEvilGenius]

Vanilla Sky. The only movie I've ever walked out on. I would say the Tekken movie, but me and my roommate made a game of how long we could last without caving in and killing someone.

Neither of us made it to the end. And neither of those families made it home safely.

 

[itsthesheppy]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. One of the very few movies I turned off before it was over.

 

[AKDread]

one movie thats missing from this thread should have been mentioned a long time ago.....
Adam Sandlers Jack and Jill

 

[xplosive59]

Probably Moon, not because it was bad but because it was the opposite, that was such a good modern Sci-Fi film that every other modern Sci-Fi film seems to pale in comparison.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Human Centipede... Watched it to say that I had seen it... now I can't un-see it...!

 

[Raika]

By default, the movie I most regret watching would have to be the worst movie I've ever seen, which is a 2008 musical called Repo! The Genetic Opera. Shamelessly pandering to the lowest common denominator of the American public, that being over-privileged middle-class teenagers who shop at Hot Topic and try their damnedest to come off as "edgy" or "artistic", Repo! is an unbelievable mess of a film, the sort of naked, soulless cash grab that only exists to cater to fifteen-year-old "nonconformists".

This is a movie that advertised itself as a 'cult classic' before it was released. It does not get worse than Repo! The Genetic Opera. It just fucking doesn't.

 

[Clearing the Eye]

Due Date

The only movie I've ever walked out on. Hate, hate, hated that pile of crap.

Tell us what you really think of it, Lee

For someone that tries so very hard, Zach Galifianakis may be the least funny man on Earth.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I can't think of any that I actually regret seeing, mostly because they're not worth dwelling on. Well, except maybe for that one porn clip a friend of mine insisted one showing me once. I really DID NOT need or want to see that. That's one of the reasons I believe sex is NOT a spectator sport, or a sport period for that matter. *shudder*

 

[TheScientificIssole]

The movie where jude law goes around collecting organs from people who haven't paid. Good lord that was a giant suckfest, and the twist was the worst thing of all time, I imagine the grime at the bottom of the barrel is better than that twist in the movie

What was the twist? The thing that was homage to one of the best endings of all time?
OT:I would say Sucker Punch or Southland Tales, but I have an amazing love for film, and feel the need to gather something from every film.

 

[WhiteHowl]

A Serbian Film

 

[AgentCooper]

Malibu's Most Wanted

I will NEVER get the 86 minutes I wasted on this piece of crap. This was the most painful movie I have ever sat through.

 

[shrekfan246]

I managed to remember one.

Neighbor [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1362103/].

It was just so bad, even for a generic HBO thriller-flick.

Though there was one "torture scene" that actually did make me cringe, so I suppose I can give it that.

 

[Secret world leader (shhh)]

I'd say Begotten, but then i wouldn't have a quick, easy answer for "what's the worst film you've ever seen?" so i'll go with Gnomeo and Juliet (my little sister demanded we see it). The funniest thing in the whole film was the lawnmower advert which only coaxed a single, fleeting smile out of me.

 

[Landshark1]

I'd have to say Two-Headed Shark Attack. Saw it on Netflix, but it should have stayed on the SyFy channel. Its so terrible, just don't watch it. If you want to watch a shark movie, watch Deep Blue Sea or Jaws instead.

 

[Verkula]

I regret nothing. Even the crappiest ones worth it, just so i know why they are crappy.