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In the spirit of the IMDB Bottom
\n100<\/a>, here is the IMDM Bottom 5–the worst movies I’ve ever watched,
\nbeginning to end.  One challenge in generating such a list is that the
\nbottom dwellers are absolutely forgettable (and I’m not especially snappy with
\nmovie recall when it comes to titles, producers, who acted in it, and so on). 
\nI’ve only watched one movie* on the IMDB Bottom 100, so it makes sense to
\ninclude it in my list, a list accounting for ten or more hours that sadly will
\nnever be recovered.  Starting with the worst of the worst:<\/p>\n

1 (tie). Hope Floats<\/a>
\n(1998). Divorcee awkwardly re-connects with Texas townies. Other stuff that
\nfloats: bloated fish carcasses, rotting seaweed….
\n1 (tie). The Holiday<\/a> (2006).
\nMain characters swap houses for Christmas break (one looking for love, the other
\nto avoid it). Character development eliminated in the interest of meeting
\na pre-holiday release deadline.
\n3. Look Who’s Talking<\/a> (1989).
\nBabies interacting and observing their worlds with dubbed adult voices. Dialogue
\nisn’t strange enough to be funny or entertaining in the least.
\n4. Teen Wolf Too<\/a> (1987).
\nSocially awkward teen is also a wolf.  I don’t remember seeing this, but
\nI’m sure I did. *This one also appears on the IMDB list.
\n5. Big Daddy<\/a> (1999). Adoption
\ngimmick designed to renew girlfriend’s interest.<\/p>\n

Watching The Holiday<\/i> this past week inspired this little exercise. I’m sure there are several other craptacular movies that I started but did not finish watching.
\nProduce your own list, if, like me, you think it a public service to deter
\nothers from making the same mistakes you have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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