From cringe-worthy dialogue to baffling plot choices, Hollywood really outdid itself with these cinematic disasters! Join us as we count down the most painful film failures from a decade that gave us some truly legendary flops. These movies didn't just disappoint - they crashed, burned, and left audiences wondering how they ever got greenlit in the first place!
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00:00Yeah, my friends call me Kelly for short.
00:02I'm Justin.
00:04Oh.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo!
00:08And today we're counting down our picks for the most egregious cinematic duds released from 2000 to 2009.
00:14Listen, have you not got eyes in your head? She's not comfortable!
00:16Get rid of this guy!
00:18Number 20. Fear.com
00:21I am waiting for you, Denise.
00:26Legend says anyone who visits this eponymous website will meet their grisly end in 48 hours.
00:32Come and find out.
00:34As it turns out, the movie itself does the same thing in 2, just from boredom instead of a vengeful ghost.
00:39Despite its intriguing digital setup, Fear.com is a lifeless affair devoid of any real scares, thrill, or intrigue.
00:46The one thing that all the victims have in common is the fear of sight.
00:50That doesn't make any sense.
00:52He wouldn't use the same sight twice.
00:54Who?
00:55The doctor.
00:57Who's the doctor?
00:59The skeleton in my closet.
01:03It's a live cam death sight.
01:05Neither the script nor the actors are up to the caliber needed to pull off the film's weighty techno ambitions,
01:10which makes the dark twist feel more gratuitous than powerful.
01:13What are you watching?
01:15You seem like you were expecting me.
01:23So, take it from us.
01:24You're better off doom scrolling just about anywhere besides fear.com.
01:28Number 19.
01:29Street Fighter The Legend of Chun-Li
01:31Everywhere I looked, there was crime without punishment.
01:39I wanted to do something.
01:41The result of horrible video game adaptations lies a truly mind-boggling gap for the ages.
01:45Looking at you, Legend of Chun-Li.
01:47This Street Fighter origin story takes both the street and the fighter out of its iconic source material.
01:53Chun-Li can try and unleash her iconic spinning bird kick all she wants.
01:57It won't save this movie from the laughably bad fight choreography.
02:05A Street Fighter movie with bad fight choreography.
02:08No wonder you wear a mask.
02:10I'd hide that face too.
02:12How did they mess that up?
02:14To say nothing of the script, acting, story.
02:17Yeah, if you want your Chun-Li fix, just go to an arcade.
02:20Number 18.
02:22Basic Instinct 2.
02:23I believe Miss Tramiel's behavior is driven by what we might call a risk addiction.
02:28A compulsive need to prove to herself that she can take risks and survive dangers that other people can't.
02:33A titling tale of carnal desire, the original Basic Instinct beautifully toed the line between explicit and entertaining.
02:40The same cannot be said for the 2006 sequel.
02:43It spent many long years in development limbo, and you could see every one of them in the muddled script.
02:48What do I owe you?
02:49You don't owe me anything.
02:51But if you'd like to call Dr. Gardosh, I'm sure she can help you.
02:56I don't shop around.
02:58Sharon Stone returns as Catherine Tramiel to give more longing stares into the camera.
03:03But clearly, the spark in this relationship has long since died.
03:06At best, Basic Instinct 2 is a pointless rehash of the original.
03:10At worst, it's a laughably over-the-top erotica more likely to leave you snoring.
03:15Either way, it's worth avoiding like a bad ex.
03:28I guess we're out of time for today.
03:30Number 17, The Cat in the Hat.
03:33Where did you come from?
03:37Hmm, how do I put this?
03:39When a mommy cat and a daddy cat love each other very much, they decide that-
03:45Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
03:47Unhinged.
03:48Crass.
03:49Absurd.
03:50No, we aren't talking about a horror film.
03:51We're talking about the live-action The Cat in the Hat.
03:54Son of a bitch!
03:57Adapted from Dr. Seuss' beloved children's story and starring Mike Myers,
04:01this take on the character goes beyond whimsical into full-on fever dream territory.
04:06It's bright, it's loud, and it makes absolutely no sense.
04:15The end result is a frantic mess of a film from start to finish.
04:18We'd say only a kid could enjoy it, but given the overwhelming number of double entendres,
04:22they're probably out of luck too.
04:24Dirty hoe!
04:28I'm sorry, baby, I love you.
04:30So, who is this made for again?
04:32Are you aware of the senseless wholesale slaughter of the flatulating acid-spitting Zimzizaru?
04:38Number 16, Freddy Got Fingered.
04:50Co-written by, directed, and starring Tom Green.
04:53This movie follows a slacker named Gord, as he pursues his dream of becoming an animator.
04:57We think.
04:58I'm not really a cop!
05:01My name's Gord, and I wanted to meet you to show you my drawings.
05:04Your drawings?
05:05Yeah.
05:06Are you kidding?
05:07Mr. Davidson, I'm an animator.
05:09I've got this show idea I want to pitch to you.
05:10It's a cartoon.
05:11Okay, it's about this cat.
05:12It's got these superpowers that can see through wooden doors.
05:14Honestly, it goes off the rails so fast, it's hard to even piece together what's happening in Freddy Got Fingered.
05:20Extremely unfortunate name aside, this movie never rises above eye-rolling potty humor and gross-out gags.
05:26Oh no, the treasure!
05:27It went into that underwater cave!
05:29Get out of the toilet!
05:33Get out of the toilet!
05:35Get out of the toilet!
05:36Get out of the toilet!
05:37Get out of the toilet!
05:38Get out of the toilet!
05:39Get out of the toilet!
05:46Get out of the toilet!
05:47It certainly evokes a reaction.
05:49Get out of the toilet!
05:50It's just usually disgust, incredulity, or in some cases, both at the same time.
05:51Let's just say, if you don't laugh at the movie's title, then you're out of luck.
05:55That's about as clever as Freddy Got Fingered ever gets.
06:03Number 15, Norbit.
06:06Of course, it was only natural that Rispusha and I would take the next step in our relationship.
06:12I now pronounce you man and wife.
06:17You may kiss the bride.
06:20Do you like Eddie Murphy? Hope so.
06:22Because Norbit has more of him than you'll need for a long, long time.
06:37He plays not just one, not just two, but three separate characters.
06:42And somehow, they're all mind-numbingly grating in their own special ways.
06:46The worst is Rispusha, a walking, talking stereotype who spends the whole movie attacking your eardrums.
06:51You think I'm fair? I'm in a head right now. I'm gonna take a leg off.
06:54It's not funny. It's simply annoying.
06:57Since the whole movie hinges on its casting gimmick, Norbit fails as a comedy, a diversion, or even a showcase of Murphy's talents.
07:04Instead, the only thing it accomplished was flushing his career goodwill straight down the toilet.
07:10You're the mother of God.
07:12Stop, Morasta! Stop!
07:15Number 14, Swept Away.
07:17In that case, if you don't want to eat it, you probably want to wear it.
07:23Now it doesn't look so bad, madam.
07:25Being lost at sea is an apt metaphor for how this whole movie feels.
07:28Madonna may be the undeniable queen of pop, but her work on screen has been decidedly mixed.
07:33Here, she's hopelessly out of her death.
07:36Yes, call me, master.
07:37Come on!
07:38Go, go, go, go, go! Wash!
07:39Where am I gonna find a f***ing washing machine on a deserted island?
07:43Especially since Swept Away only works if you bind Amber's change of heart from a spoiled socialite into a loving romantic partner.
07:50Come over to my house.
07:55I'll give you a day.
07:57I don't want to hear the sound of dirty cats in Alice.
08:00I want singing.
08:00To be fair, Madonna was fighting a losing battle with this script, which robs the original of all its nuance and gravitas.
08:07Which then begs the question, why even bother remaking Swept Away in the first place?
08:12No one took a bow for this reimagining, that's for sure.
08:15Don't, Pepe.
08:16Why not?
08:18You say you love me.
08:20I want the whole truth.
08:21What more proof do you need?
08:23I've never been happier in my life.
08:25Number 13, I Know Who Killed Me.
08:27I want to quit.
08:29I mean, I barely made my winter admit to Yale, and I could still blow it.
08:33I just, I just need to concentrate all of my efforts into writing.
08:37But you have a gift.
08:38Someone or something killed poor Lindsay Lohan's acting career, and the list of suspects includes this dreadful film.
08:45It could be The Tone, which aims for a grounded mystery thriller, but falls flat on its face.
08:49Oh my god.
08:51Oh my god.
08:53Oh.
08:55Oh.
08:55Or maybe it's the nonsensical plotting, which adds ludicrous twists atop ludicrous twists, until the whole thing collapses on itself.
09:02But in actuality, the real problem is that I Know Who Killed Me isn't just all that entertaining.
09:11With Lindsay Lohan's unconvincing performance at the center, escaping from a serial killer has never been so dull.
09:18In a way, we guess that means Lohan killed off her own credibility.
09:21No. 12.
09:28Glitter
09:28On a stage, Mariah Carey commands an audience like no other.
09:37On screen, though, it's a very different story.
09:39Y'all sing? Yeah. Dance. Dance. I do choreography. She does some of the choreography. Everything.
09:50Glitter sees the Songbird Supreme as down-on-her-luck Billie, trying to make it as a singer in the cutthroat music industry.
09:55You have amazing gifts, and you gotta use it.
09:58Love, music, and every cliche imaginable follows. We break down the plot more, but you've literally seen it done a million times before in a million better movies, usually with a better lead actress, too.
10:08Nice, nice. Holy cut. Cut. Who called cut? I called cut. I called cut.
10:17Carrie was clearly passionate about glitter, having workshopped the film for years, and even wrote the movie's soundtrack.
10:23Wanna make some music? What, are you kidding me? Great. I'll leave you two alone. Bye, Jack. Come here, come here. Come around. I can't believe this. Have a seat.
10:33Wait a minute. Was this your idea? Because I really didn't believe it when you said you wanted to work together. Are you kidding me? Of course. Of course. I couldn't wait to get you in here.
10:42We just wish any of that showed in the exceptionally cringey final cut.
10:45Number 11. Ballistic. X vs. Sever.
11:03Hello, it's Finn. I need to speak to Gant.
11:06Yeah?
11:06Robert, what are you doing? He flew all the way to Europe, and five days later, you sent him home?
11:11Come on, Michael. Daddy's waiting. Come on.
11:14You'll be fine, man.
11:14Hi, Mommy!
11:15Robert, you bastard. This wasn't our agreement.
11:19The only thing exploding here is the career of everyone involved. Well, that and a whole lot of cars. No, it's not as cool as it sounds.
11:31Most of the runtime is actually spent on poorly choreographed fight scenes between the namesake agents, X and Sever.
11:37The rest of the plot is basically incomprehensible. The script was fully rewritten right before filming, and then later edited down to a 90-minute explosion fest that lacks anything resembling character, tension, or rising action.
11:49I see you found your wife.
11:55Where is Michael?
11:56You can practically see the haphazard production before your eyes in every scene. It's a wonder how Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas ever bounced back.
12:03Take care of your family.
12:07My wife.
12:12Number 10. The Fog.
12:14What's going on?
12:20The naughties were notorious for giving us dozens and dozens of subpar horror remakes and sequels.
12:26Although these films can populate their own worst movies list, the biggest offender was clearly this mess of a film.
12:33Somebody in there!
12:34The Fog is an epic slap in the face to horror legend John Carpenter and his classic ghost story.
12:39It fails on all grounds, as we watch people run away from vapor for 103 minutes.
12:44No, it swallowed us up out here at the station a couple of minutes ago.
12:47It's moving your way.
12:49It's kind of cool, actually.
12:50It doesn't scare you, thrill you, or make you feel any emotion except boredom.
12:58It is literally as interesting as watching Fog roll by.
13:02You've been drinking?
13:04It means you've been weighed in the balance of not wanting.
13:09I'll take that as a yes.
13:10Number 9. Dumb and Dumberer, When Harry Met Lloyd.
13:23There's a golden rule when making a sequel.
13:25Don't mess with the original.
13:27But there's also a second, off-forgotten one.
13:29Never, under any circumstances, recast Jim Carrey.
13:33Ah! Now you have to move your peg seven spaces and put your shirt on backwards.
13:38Wow, you really suck at this game.
13:40Somehow, someway, when Harry Met Lloyd strikes out on both accounts.
13:44It takes a very specific vision to make dumb-as-bricks humor work for two hours.
13:48But here, the jokes grow tiresome within the first scene.
13:51Check out that skirt. I mean, it's so short.
13:53Where's the flood?
13:55And that sweater.
13:56It's so tight, her milk bubbles are popping out.
13:58Whew. Loser.
14:00Oh my gosh, she's not wearing underwear.
14:01Yeah, how dorky is that? I'm wearing two pair right now.
14:04It's all exacerbated by the very noticeable absence of Jim Carrey,
14:08whose comedic timing might have elevated the thin script into something halfway decent.
14:12You know what? That's it.
14:13We're through. You're out of the cool club.
14:16Yeah, the next time Turk's passing out wedgies, you're not gonna get one.
14:19Nuh-uh.
14:21We're done, pal. Finito. The end.
14:24Instead, Dumb and Dumber fans are left with a detestable prequel
14:27that dumbs things down in all the wrong ways.
14:30He's right.
14:31We have committed the crime of the century.
14:34We never thanked him for giving us the special needs class.
14:37Number 8.
14:38Super Babies, Baby Geniuses 2.
14:40Archie's father could give Archie a bit more attention sometimes.
14:43Who needs that lovey-dovey junk?
14:46Better he learn up front that it's a cold, cruel world.
14:49And you just gotta tough it out on your own.
14:51Heck, I don't need nobody.
14:52Changing diapers and saving the world before naptime is definitely a unique spin on the superhero genre.
14:58Sadly for this film, unique doesn't mean good.
15:00Who the heck are you?
15:03Your worst nightmare.
15:05A small fry with a big attitude.
15:07Not even close.
15:08Oh my god.
15:09For one, seeing actual toddlers take down bad guys is too uncanny to come off as anything other than bizarre.
15:16Oh, and the villains?
15:17They're evil Germans led by a comically overblown John Voight.
15:20Three, two, one.
15:29Look!
15:30There's Muggles!
15:33Yeah, this movie is all kinds of insane.
15:36To the point you can't help but wonder how it ever got made in the first place.
15:39Let alone released in theaters.
15:41Unless you're in diapers too, you'll agree Super Babies is the opposite of heroic.
15:45Every child has power.
15:47All you have to do is believe.
15:49Number seven, The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
15:52Hey!
15:53Oh, oh, I'm sorry.
15:55I'll get that.
15:55I'm sorry.
15:57Oh.
16:00Sorry.
16:02It's all right.
16:03Very few comedic actors have risen so far only to crash so hard later on.
16:07And The Adventures of Pluto Nash marked the beginning of Eddie Murphy's meteoric decline.
16:12Although as we've seen, Norbert was still to come.
16:14It's horrible.
16:14In The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Murphy stars as a club owner slash ex-con.
16:19Living in a futuristic colony on the moon.
16:21Then more stuff happens with gangsters, androids, and clones that nobody cared about.
16:25Does anybody even remember the plot of this movie?
16:28What do we do now?
16:29Start walking.
16:30We don't have any food or water.
16:33We're gonna run out of air long before we need food and water.
16:36Trust me.
16:36Although Eddie Murphy seems to be having fun, you can tell that he knew this was going nowhere.
16:41It's too silly to be a sci-fi adventure movie, but also shockingly lacks any actual form of comedy.
16:46Shoot him, Belcher!
16:47Shoot him, Belcher!
16:48You're just too good to be true.
17:03Can't take my eyes off you.
17:05You feel like having to touch it when I hold you so much.
17:09Lacking any sense of charisma, style, or actual laughs, this sequel to The Mask decides to
17:16appeal to a younger audience, and features crude humor and silly obnoxious characters instead.
17:21Honey, I'm home.
17:23With Loki back on Earth looking for his mask,
17:28Give me my mask!
17:29it of course falls into the wrong hands, and we are then introduced to one of the most unlikable
17:33lead characters ever portrayed on film.
17:35Baby, my heart's on fire!
17:38If you refuse me, how do you lose me?
17:40Then you'll be left alone, oh baby, telephone, and tell me I'm your own!
17:45Jamie Kennedy and his terrifying toddler just pretty much scream and drool throughout this
17:54very inadequate sequel, and needless to say, that does not make for a very compelling movie.
17:58I just wanted a friend.
18:01Number 5.
18:03Catwoman.
18:04Meow.
18:05What are you, stuck?
18:08Here's a movie executive forward meeting we can't imagine happening.
18:11Hey guys, the campiness of Batman and Robin was such a success.
18:14Let's create the same cheesy atmosphere for this Batman spinoff, and not use Batman at all.
18:19Extra points to Halle Berry for agreeing to do this fresh offer Oscar win though.
18:23It won Razzies for Worst Picture, Screenplay, Actress, and Director.
18:29And everybody, even Halle Berry, agreed that this was a piece of garbage.
18:33Look!
18:44Not only did it have barely anything to do with the DC Comics characters, but it also lacked
18:50any strong female characters, action sequences, or even a compelling plot.
18:54It was me you flushed down the pipes.
19:01I'm Patience Phillips.
19:04That's who's under there?
19:05Where is Michelle Pfeiffer when we need her?
19:11You make it so easy, don't you?
19:14Always waiting for some Batman to save you.
19:18Number 4.
19:19Geely.
19:20It's turkey time.
19:23Huh?
19:26Gobble, gobble.
19:27Thanks to Bennifer 1.0, this monstrosity received way more attention than it deserved.
19:32However, that didn't stop the movie from being among Hollywood's most expensive bombs ever.
19:37You don't tell me what to do, okay?
19:39Don't tell me what we might do.
19:41Don't tell me what we're supposed to do.
19:43Don't tell me what we maybe should do.
19:45Don't ever tell me nothing.
19:46In Geely, Ben Affleck is a mobster who needs to kidnap a prosecutor's brother
19:50in order to help a crime boss, played by Al Pacino, avoid prison.
19:54You all guessed right, this is clearly a romantic comedy.
19:58This movie is offensive to those with mental disabilities, to lesbians,
20:01and to any audience members with eyes or ears.
20:04I don't think this is the best time to be drawing attention to us.
20:07After winning six Razzies, it later won a seventh for worst comedy of the Razzies' first 25 years.
20:12The weather's always very nice round here, isn't it?
20:16Yes.
20:17Eh.
20:17Well deserved.
20:18Number 3.
20:20Dragon Ball Evolution.
20:21The decision to make this film adaptation of the beloved anime and manga live-action at all
20:26was the first major mistake.
20:28Did you do that?
20:29Uh, yeah.
20:35You used your key.
20:38Wait, you know about key?
20:41Just because my name is Chi-Chi doesn't make me a complete idiot.
20:43Right, right, because there's a lot of stupider names than Chi-Chi.
20:46Telling you that they cast Caucasians in Asian roles and employed horrible special effects
20:51doesn't even come close to explaining everything else that went wrong.
20:55Something's wrong.
20:56Dragon Ball Evolution pretty much ignored its source material
20:59and created an alternate Americanized universe
21:01as we follow a bored and annoying Justin Chatwin
21:04as he delivers some of the worst dialogue ever written.
21:07Oh, and there's something about Dragon Balls thrown in there just in case.
21:15Fans just want to forget this
21:16and we apologize for bringing back traumatizing memories.
21:19Okay, Goku.
21:20This has been great.
21:21You found your master Roshi.
21:22I kept my part of the bargain.
21:23Now it's time for you to keep yours.
21:25Let's go.
21:25If what Gohaz said is true
21:27and Piccolo is here
21:28this wish
21:30may be the only thing that can save our world.
21:34Number 2.
21:35Alone in the Dark.
21:36Especially known for his video game adaptations
21:38Uwe Boll has built a reputation
21:40for directing some of the worst movies of all time
21:42with most of his productions becoming critical
21:44and box office disasters.
22:00He also doesn't care what you think.
22:02Nice going, jackass.
22:04Although House of the Dead deserves a special mention
22:06it's his other video game adaptation
22:08that is our runner-up.
22:09Edward, you've known each other since you were kids.
22:12Did he...
22:13Did he tell you he was leaving me?
22:15Of course not.
22:17Well then where is he, Edward?
22:19What's going on?
22:22I'll figure this out.
22:24In Alone in the Dark
22:24Christian Slater uses his special powers
22:27to chase after these demonic creatures
22:28that used to be worshipped by an extinct civilization.
22:31And it is epically bad.
22:34The Abkani people were wiped off the face of the earth.
22:39And now,
22:41it looks like it's happening all over again.
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23:01Battlefield Earth
23:02Who is responsible for allowing this man-animal
23:04to run around unsupervised?
23:06The man-animal shot the Wrangler, sir.
23:12I'm a little pressed for time.
23:14Why don't you save the going-away jokes for later?
23:16Many of our entries can be seen as career killers,
23:19but Battlefield Earth brought John Travolta
23:21to an all-time low.
23:22It is a pleasure to see you, Your Excellency.
23:24And I would be honored to expedite your clearance through security.
23:28Although most actors are forced to take these steps down for a paycheck,
23:31Travolta spent years bringing this movie to the world,
23:34claiming its source material was better than Star Wars.
23:37Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard
23:38wrote the book in an attempt to bring the religion to younger audiences.
23:41As long as you cling to the feeble hope
23:44that you could ever get the better of me,
23:46you'll be distracted from the more important things that have to be done.
23:49And that book served as the basis of the sci-fi action flick.
23:53Needless to say, the world wasn't interested.
23:55Since you rat brains have had enough extra time to smelt it into bricks!
23:59When the most horrible acting you've ever seen is topped by camera work,
24:03they'll give you a cramp in the neck.
24:04It's not surprising that you have a recipe for unintentional hilarity.
24:07The company requires me to vaporize you.
24:12But on the other hand,
24:14I could understand someone in your situation being old and having no future.
24:19Are you willing to go to bat for any of these misfires?
24:21Argue for your favorite in the comments below.
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