11 Worst Movies

[MFS62]

based on tv shows, plus some honorable mentions:

http://television.aol.com/photos/worst-tv-shows-to-movie-remakes

Thought I saw some movies that were listed as favorites in the other thread.

Comments?

Later

[Willets Point]

Illuminate me, what does Seinfeld have to do with the Wrath of Khan?

[Elster88]

I kind of liked SWAT.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The eleven movies:

The Avengers Bewitched The Dukes of Hazzard Fat Albert The Flintstones Inspector Gadget Lost in Space The Mod Squad Scooby Doo SWAT Wild, Wild West

I actually didn't see any of them, though I did catch a few minutes of both Flintstones and Scooby on television.

Of movies based on TV shows, the only ones I can think of that I've seen are The Brady Bunch Movie and The X-Files.

I'm surprised that Cedric's Honeymooners didn't make the list. It looked as awful as a movie can be.


EDIT: Oops, I forgot, I did see the first two or three Star Trek movies.

[dgwphotography]

Willets Point wrote: Illuminate me, what does Seinfeld have to do with the Wrath of Khan?

Seinfeld referenced Wrath Of Khan a few times. When George's fiance died, they used a lot of Kirk's eulogy for Spock for her eulogy.

[Elster88]

And the usage in another episode of Kirk screaming Khan's name Khan, which eventually morphed into a screaming of Twiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix in another episode.

[Vic Sage]

remakes are not the same as spinoffs. AOL list has mixed the 2.

my top 10 spinoffs:

South park
Serenity
Star Trek II:Khan
Wayne's World
Blues Brothers
ST VIII: First Contact
Naked Gun
ST IV:Voyage Home
Dr. Who & Daleks
The Coneheads


and the worst spinoffs:

TWIN PEAKS
JACKASS
MUNSTER GO HOME
GONG SHOW MOVIE
HEAD
NUDE BOMB
DARK SHADOWS
NIGHT AT ROXBURY
ITS PAT

my top 10 remakes:

Untouchables
The Fugitive
Addams Family
Mission: Impossible
Twilight Zone
Maverick
Charlie's Angels
George of the Jungle
Sgt. Bilko
Scooby Doo

I had to scrape the barrel to come up with 10 remakes that didn't COMPLETELY suck. Only the 1st 3 are *** or better.

Now here's a "baker's dozen" of worst TV remakes:

AVENGERS
McHALE'S NAVY
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
LITTLE RASCALS
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
LOST IN SPACE
DUKES OF HAZZARD
MOD SQUAD
HONEYMOONERS
CAR 54
FAT ALBERT
ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE
BORIS & NATASHA

for a discussion of remakes and spinoffs, see the other thread:
http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=4147

[Guest sharpie]

I thought "Head" was pretty good. I mean, I saw it in the '70's on a double bill with "200 Motels" and who knows what I had in my system at the time, but I liked it. Otherwise, I've seen none of the others on Vic's worst list.

[stevejrogers]

Willets Point wrote: Illuminate me, what does Seinfeld have to do with the Wrath of Khan?

They've done some parodies of Kirk's over the top KHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!

in a couple of episodes, most noticable in "The Foundation" after the death of George's fiancee

[Elster88]

Edit: Ya know, Steve's had his balls busted enough these past few days. Never mind.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Would it have had anything to do with him answering a question that was already answered seven days ago?

[Vic Sage]

thought "Head" was pretty good. I mean, I saw it in the '70's on a double bill with "200 Motels" and who knows what I had in my system at the time, but I liked it. Otherwise, I've seen none of the others on Vic's worst list.

When i ran my campus film series, i too showed it on a double-bill with 200 MOTELS.

The Monkees made HEAD to destroy their bland TV-based personas and sabotage the show's success. Which is pretty funny, considering that all they WERE was a TV creation to begin with. The movie is a pseudo-acid trip, with mostly crappy songs. It certainly helps to be in an altered state when watching it. The tv show, goofy and self-conscious as it was, was better. Although the concept of them being merely Victor Mature's dandruff is the stuff of nightmares, and it has stayed with me to this day.

I actually love the MONKEES music. They had some of the best songwriters, producers and studio musicians of the period working on their albums. In fact, i bet i could put up a pretty impressive top ten in the BLC ratings competition, if i were of a mind to.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Plus they were funny.

I like the show. I didn't think they needed the movie to subvert the show. I think it did a pretty good job subverting itself.

[Elster88]

I never watched the show, but loved the commercial and opening credits showing the fourth one trying to fly and failing. Cracked me up every time.

Actually this memory is fuzzy. This is The Monkees tv show I'm thinking of right?

[RealityChuck]

Great obscure fact about the Monkees TV show:

It won the Emmy for outstanding comedy series in 1967, beating out Bewitched, Get Smart, Hogan's Heroes and Andy Griffith

[Elster88]

Did anyone see the Miami Vice movie?

[Theoldmole]

Scooby Doo isn't bad, especially if you watch it with a 5-year-old.

[Valadius]

Serenity is an awesome flick, they never should have canceled Firefly, it's simply brilliant.

I have a bone of contention with Joss Whedon however regarding two people he killed off however...

[Vic Sage]

a fellow browncoat!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(television_series)

yeah, i was sad about Whedon's decision to kill off those characters, too. But its a dangerous universe.