bartonphink

In terms of bad movies that are mockable, I would suggest "Tideland." It's always interesting to see fine talents be either abused (Jeff Bridges, in this case) or stumble (this is directed by someone who could made gems like Brazil, Fear & Loathing ILV, and MP & the Holy Grail) terribly. Another convergence of talent ending in tragedy is "Everybody Wins" in which Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, and a script by Arthur Miller cannot save the viewer from cinematic schadenfreude as the narrative wanders around confusedly and falls into a swamp. Also: A gloomy heroine, a forbidding mansion, dark family secrets..."Stoker" starts out on a faux Gothic note but then turns into a clumsy and pretentious attempt at a chilling coming-of-age story which wastes (sigh) Mia Wasichowska, Matthew Goode and Nicole K. The writers try various methods to apply shocks to the viewer - incest, murder, tiny children buried in sand, irrational refusals to eat ice cream - but somehow everything seems predictable, as if taken from Bob's Handy Manual of Psychopathy for Screenwriters and plopped down on a script conveyer belt, without any sense of real character development. A deeply stupid movie that offers its own weird sort of fun. First post, so I want to shout out to Harrie (with the Calvin and Hobbes avatar) and thank her for mentioning this forum to me. (the forum generally, I mean, not just 'best/worst')