Razzies unveil worst movies of 2008
January 22nd 2009 01:06
MOVIE NEWS
As we move closer to the annual Academy Awards ceremony it means some movie producers are also bracing themselves for another less dignified night of gongs - the Golden Raspberries.
Now in it's 29th year of "dishonouring Hollywood's Worst", the Razzies will be held on the night before the Oscars.
This year movies such as The Happening, The Love Guru and In the Name of the King, and actors like Al Pacino and Paris Hilton lead the nominations, which were released yesterday.
"It wasn’t just the American economy that took a disastrous downturn in 2008 — so did the quality of Hollywood movie-making," so says the Razzies website.
"Among the contenders for the Worst Picture are several laugh-free comedies, the year's most laughable vision of the apocalypse, a pair of puerile parodies, a couple of big budget B.O. bombs, and a decidedly un-romantic “romantic comedy” co-produced by Paris Hilton."
Now in it's 29th year of "dishonouring Hollywood's Worst", the Razzies will be held on the night before the Oscars.
This year movies such as The Happening, The Love Guru and In the Name of the King, and actors like Al Pacino and Paris Hilton lead the nominations, which were released yesterday.
"It wasn’t just the American economy that took a disastrous downturn in 2008 — so did the quality of Hollywood movie-making," so says the Razzies website.
"Among the contenders for the Worst Picture are several laugh-free comedies, the year's most laughable vision of the apocalypse, a pair of puerile parodies, a couple of big budget B.O. bombs, and a decidedly un-romantic “romantic comedy” co-produced by Paris Hilton."
Check out list below and visit the Razzies website here.
Worst Picture:
The Happening
Meet the Spartans
The Hottie & the Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Worst Actor:
Larry the Cable Guy (Witless Protection)
Eddie Murphy (Meet Dave)
Mike Myers (The Love Guru)
Al Pacino (88 Minutes & Righteous Kill)
Mark Walberg (The Happening & Max Payne)
Worst Actress:
Jessica Alba (The Eye & The Love Guru)
The Cast of the Women (The Women)
Cameron Diaz (What Happens in Vegas)
Paris Hilton (The Hottie & the Nottie
& Repo! the Genetic Opera!)
Kate Hudson (My Best Friend's Girl & Fool's Gold)
Worst Supporting Actor:
Uwe Boll (Postal)
Pierce Brosnan (Mamma Mia!)
Ben Kingsley (The Love Guru, War, Inc., & The Wackness)
Burt Reynolds (Deal & In the Name of the King)
Verne Troyer: (The Love Guru & Postal)
Worst Supporting Actress:
Carmen Electra (Disaster Movie & Meet the Spartans)
Paris Hilton (Repo! the Genetic Opera!)
Kim Kardashian (Disaster Movie)
Jenny McCarthy (Witless Protection)
Leelee Sobieski (88 Minutes & In the Name of the King)
Worst Screen Couple:
Uwe Boll and Any Actor, Camera and Screenplay
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher (What Happens in Vegas)
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore (The Hottie & the Nottie)
Larry The Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy (Witless Protection)
Eddie Murphy In Eddie Murphy (Meet Dave)
Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off:
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Disaster Movie
Meet the Spartans
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Worst Director:
Uwe Boll (Tunnel Rats, In the Name of the King & Postal)
Jason Friedberg And Aaron Seltzer (Disaster Movie & Meet the Spartans)
Tom Putnam (The Hottie & the Nottie)
Marco Schnabel (The Love Guru)
M. Night Shyamalan (The Happening)
Worst Screenplay:
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Disaster Movie & Meet the Spartans)
M. Night Shyamalan (The Happening)
Heidi Ferrer (The Hottie & the Nottie)
Doug Taylor (In the Name of the King)
Mike Myers and Graham Gordy (The Love Guru)
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Comment by Movie Mall
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The Invisible Sky
Yeah, according to the figures Love Guru made about half of the $60m spent on it.
In the Name of the King cost about the same, and made even less - about $15m I think.
I just can't believe someone actually gave Uwe Boll $60m to make a movie. They should be giving him that much to not make one ...
I think he gets some tax break when he films in his home country of Germany, but even so ... the guy just needs to give up.
Thanks for reading.
Comment by Movie Mall
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I haven't actually seen many of these films - with good reason. The Happening was an interesting concept, but poorly executed.
Any of those spoof movies I just won't go near, ditto anything with Paris - even that home-made video hehe.
Cheers
Comment by Linh
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She tries so hard but still fails to impress in any of her film roles so far.
The only good parts of Repo! were the scenes with Sarah Brightman.
I've not seen The Hottie and the Nottie, but I think it sounds interesting.
I really liked Speed Racer so I hope it doesn't get the Razzie.
I think Pierce Brosnan was nominated mostly for his singing abilities than his acting in Mamma Mia! I loved the movie and didn't mind the off-key singing.
I'm quite concerned with the number of times Mark Wahlberg and his films appear as Razzie nominations.
I hope he's good in the Peter Jackson-directed film The Lovely Bones.
Most deserving of Razzies are Mike Myers and his film The Love Guru and Eddie Murphy and his film Meet Dave.
Cheers!