Same for me for people that like Donnie Darko.

And speaking of Contact - how about Battleship? Got to be the stupidest movie I'll watch at least once a year lol

One that comes to mind is Roadtrip. I felt dumber having watched that. I get that it was going for dumb, but to me it felt like...dumb in a way they didn't even mean.

Can't believe some of yall are dogging that hard on Donnie Darko. Can get why it isn't everyone's cup of tea, but at a minimum it's an interesting movie with a cool soundtrack. Some of the writing is hilarious. I still tell people that I question their commitment to Sparkle Motion.

Moonfall is in the discussion for the dumbest thing I've ever seen. That being said, I still recommend it because it's so ludicrously over the top ridiculous that you can't help but have fun.

From Rotten Tomatoes: In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all -- but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, "Midway") and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, "Game of Thrones") believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is.

Armageddon

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Has this thread just turned into "movies I think are stupid that other people like"? There's no way people actually think that some of these movies listed are the most stupid ever.

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I think it's some combination of trolling, people misunderstanding "I didn't like this" for "this movie is dumb", or people mistaking "I didn't understand this movie" for "this movie is dumb"

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If it weren't for the CGI, Avatar would be universally considered the worst movie ever. I will die on this hill. The plot, dialogue, and acting are abysmal.

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Exactly it is visually stunning but take that away and you get a steaming pile of crap. I put Gravity in this same bucket visually stunning but nothing else.

bluefire579 said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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Has this thread just turned into "movies I think are stupid that other people like"? There's no way people actually think that some of these movies listed are the most stupid ever.

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I think it's some combination of trolling, people misunderstanding "I didn't like this" for "this movie is dumb", or people mistaking "I didn't understand this movie" for "this movie is dumb"

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Trolling is abundant on this thread.

Like saying your opinion would be shared universally for the highest grossing movie of all time.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Full disclosure: I was not under the influence of any mind altering substances so maybe that was the missing ingredient.

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Moonfall is in the discussion for the dumbest thing I've ever seen. That being said, I still recommend it because it's so ludicrously over the top ridiculous that you can't help but have fun.

From Rotten Tomatoes: In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all -- but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, "Midway") and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, "Game of Thrones") believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is.

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I put this one in the same category as Battleship. Extremely "stupid" - like who even comes up with this stuff stupid? But heck if it isn't a fun watch. This one in particular will always hold a soft spot for me because when you crank it up with a couple of 15" subwoofers and Atmos surround...you forget all about the silly plot and just enjoy it for what it is.

Well in full disclosure I was a teenager at the time and if I remember correctly there was a lot of "alien" movies that came out at that time. Event Horizon (hell yeah), Sphere, Independence Day come to mind. So I was probably let down that the alien punked out and took form of her dad. It's probably a good movie, that's just one that came to mind. I had an expectation I guess and it fell short at the time.

Didn't southpark do a spoof on contact, lol.

like every other thread of this kind on the entertainment board?

some folks always have to have a hot take.

"The Godfather sucked man...there I said it"

Event Horizon. Terrifying.

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javajaws said:

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And speaking of Contact - how about Battleship? Got to be the stupidest movie I'll watch at least once a year lol

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Wait, how does speaking of Contact correlate to Battleship?

That's like saying, "Speaking of The Godfather -- how about Corky Romano?"

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Well, both are about first contact - but also this scene from Battleship sticks in my mind (told you I watch it every year lol):

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A penalty kick has been awarded to the United States. Nagata made contact with Hopper inside the box.

And by "contact," you mean Nagata kicked him in the face."

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Personally I think Interstellar is a much better movie than Jason X.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Personally I think Interstellar is a much better movie than Jason X.

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Glad to read this. Otherwise your judgment was going to have to be called out over everything you've ever or ever will post.

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bluefire579 said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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Has this thread just turned into "movies I think are stupid that other people like"? There's no way people actually think that some of these movies listed are the most stupid ever.

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I think it's some combination of trolling, people misunderstanding "I didn't like this" for "this movie is dumb", or people mistaking "I didn't understand this movie" for "this movie is dumb"

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Trolling is abundant on this thread.

Like saying your opinion would be shared universally for the highest grossing movie of all time.

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I would argue that Avatar is much like Star Wars. Nothing like it had ever come before and drove ticket sales. Both are pop corn flicks that were technically amazing for their time. Ticket sales do not mean the movies are amazing just that people wanted to see them for what they were. I saw avatar first on DVD without the "Cinema" wow factor it was just Ok. I know many people will defend Avatar just like Star Wars but nether anything more than a summer pop corn movie.

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Max Power said:

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Moonfall is in the discussion for the dumbest thing I've ever seen. That being said, I still recommend it because it's so ludicrously over the top ridiculous that you can't help but have fun.

From Rotten Tomatoes: In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all -- but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, "Midway") and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, "Game of Thrones") believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is.

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I put this one in the same category as Battleship. Extremely "stupid" - like who even comes up with this stuff stupid? But heck if it isn't a fun watch. This one in particular will always hold a soft spot for me because when you crank it up with a couple of 15" subwoofers and Atmos surround...you forget all about the silly plot and just enjoy it for what it is.

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I'm a sucker for all the ridiculous end of the world movies, easily my favorite guilty pleasure film genre. Maybe it's not a guilty pleasure though, I think everyone should enjoy silly stuff like this. Each minute keeps trying to out-crazy the previous one. Films like these know exactly what they are and lean into it, which is far preferable to movies that think they're smarter than they are.

Yeah, but there's a vast difference between what you're saying, and saying it would be universally seen as the worst movie ever.

More in line with the spirit of the OP, it has to be Epic Movie.

It was by far the worst of that era of parody films. None of the jokes worked. I don't remember laughing a single time.

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I will not stand for Contact slander of any sort...

https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/3299792

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I'm with you. I loved the movie and will watch it any time is it on. It's a beautiful movie that makes you think. Especially when Palmer starts talking about the pursuit of science with Ellie. There isn't enough movies like this one that are made.

The Happening

Toys - 1992