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This weekend saw the release of the results of a magazine survey to find the worst films of all time. The results, although not very surprising, do tend to suggest that the cinema going public don't have much immagination or memory when it comes to voting. Amazingly ( not ), the Top 10 turkeys were all released in the last ten years and some of them were major box office successes ( Star Wars: Episode 1 and Titanic ).
Whilst I do agree with many of the selections made, one or two of them really surprise me and although there can be no such thing as a good or bad movie, just personal preferences, people do tend to follow like sheep when it comes down to slating certain films.
Take for instance, Lost World: Jurassic Park. If the original Jurassic Park had not existed, then Lost World could not have been seen as anything other than a great creature feature movie. It's only downfall was that it is sequel that created high expectations and like all sequels it suffered because of the comparrisons to it's prequel. Personally I can't understand how anyone who liked the first installment could equally dislike the follow up. The same has to be said for The Phantom Menace although with this one, another factor is likely to be involved and that is that it sometimes becomes fashionable to dislike major blockbuster movies. It becomes more interesting to slate such a film and a lot easier to jump on the band wagon.
Other films on the list, notably Armageddon, Twister, Independance Day and Forrest Gump must have over time become cult turkeys since I can't recollect any of them being so unpopular at the time of their release. In fact, it would be interesting to see how many of the top thirty hall of shame would make it into the comparative top thirty best films.
So, what are the ones that I agree with? Well, the number one just had to be Batman and Robin. It's the only movie that I have ever fallen asleep to in the cinema. I snorred out loud ( fortunately, every one else in the cinema did so I wasn't upsetting anyone ). The Avengers deserves it's lofty position, as does Battlefield Earth, Wild Wild West and Cutthroat Island. I must asy that I was surprised to see Alien: Resurrection in there. Has everyone forgotten Alien 3. You have? Oh, I see, that's why!
Notable omissions? The Jaws film with Michael Caine ( you know, ' This time it's personal ', and anything with Jean Claude Van Damme in it!
As I said earlier though, it's all about personal choice but it would be good to see a similar survey conducted by the Film Industry itself where voting wasn't based on the latest trends or a memory span of ten years.
Whilst I do agree with many of the selections made, one or two of them really surprise me and although there can be no such thing as a good or bad movie, just personal preferences, people do tend to follow like sheep when it comes down to slating certain films.
Take for instance, Lost World: Jurassic Park. If the original Jurassic Park had not existed, then Lost World could not have been seen as anything other than a great creature feature movie. It's only downfall was that it is sequel that created high expectations and like all sequels it suffered because of the comparrisons to it's prequel. Personally I can't understand how anyone who liked the first installment could equally dislike the follow up. The same has to be said for The Phantom Menace although with this one, another factor is likely to be involved and that is that it sometimes becomes fashionable to dislike major blockbuster movies. It becomes more interesting to slate such a film and a lot easier to jump on the band wagon.
Other films on the list, notably Armageddon, Twister, Independance Day and Forrest Gump must have over time become cult turkeys since I can't recollect any of them being so unpopular at the time of their release. In fact, it would be interesting to see how many of the top thirty hall of shame would make it into the comparative top thirty best films.
So, what are the ones that I agree with? Well, the number one just had to be Batman and Robin. It's the only movie that I have ever fallen asleep to in the cinema. I snorred out loud ( fortunately, every one else in the cinema did so I wasn't upsetting anyone ). The Avengers deserves it's lofty position, as does Battlefield Earth, Wild Wild West and Cutthroat Island. I must asy that I was surprised to see Alien: Resurrection in there. Has everyone forgotten Alien 3. You have? Oh, I see, that's why!
Notable omissions? The Jaws film with Michael Caine ( you know, ' This time it's personal ', and anything with Jean Claude Van Damme in it!
As I said earlier though, it's all about personal choice but it would be good to see a similar survey conducted by the Film Industry itself where voting wasn't based on the latest trends or a memory span of ten years.
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This weekend saw the release of the results of a magazine survey to find the worst films of all time. The results, although not very surprising, do tend to suggest that the cinema going public don't have much immagination or memory when it comes to voting. Amazingly ( not ), the Top 10 turkeys were all released in the last ten years and some of them were major box office successes ( Star Wars: Episode 1 and Titanic ).
Whilst I do agree with many of the selections made, one or two of them really surprise me and although there can be no such thing as a good or bad movie, just personal preferences, people do tend to follow like sheep when it comes down to slating certain films.
Take for instance, Lost World: Jurassic Park. If the original Jurassic Park had not existed, then Lost World could not have been seen as anything other than a great creature feature movie. It's only downfall was that it is sequel that created high expectations and like all sequels it suffered because of the comparrisons to it's prequel. Personally I can't understand how anyone who liked the first installment could equally dislike the follow up. The same has to be said for The Phantom Menace although with this one, another factor is likely to be involved and that is that it sometimes becomes fashionable to dislike major blockbuster movies. It becomes more interesting to slate such a film and a lot easier to jump on the band wagon.
Other films on the list, notably Armageddon, Twister, Independance Day and Forrest Gump must have over time become cult turkeys since I can't recollect any of them being so unpopular at the time of their release. In fact, it would be interesting to see how many of the top thirty hall of shame would make it into the comparative top thirty best films.
So, what are the ones that I agree with? Well, the number one just had to be Batman and Robin. It's the only movie that I have ever fallen asleep to in the cinema. I snorred out loud ( fortunately, every one else in the cinema did so I wasn't upsetting anyone ). The Avengers deserves it's lofty position, as does Battlefield Earth, Wild Wild West and Cutthroat Island. I must asy that I was surprised to see Alien: Resurrection in there. Has everyone forgotten Alien 3. You have? Oh, I see, that's why!
Notable omissions? The Jaws film with Michael Caine ( you know, ' This time it's personal ', and anything with Jean Claude Van Damme in it!
As I said earlier though, it's all about personal choice but it would be good to see a similar survey conducted by the Film Industry itself where voting wasn't based on the latest trends or a memory span of ten years.
Whilst I do agree with many of the selections made, one or two of them really surprise me and although there can be no such thing as a good or bad movie, just personal preferences, people do tend to follow like sheep when it comes down to slating certain films.
Take for instance, Lost World: Jurassic Park. If the original Jurassic Park had not existed, then Lost World could not have been seen as anything other than a great creature feature movie. It's only downfall was that it is sequel that created high expectations and like all sequels it suffered because of the comparrisons to it's prequel. Personally I can't understand how anyone who liked the first installment could equally dislike the follow up. The same has to be said for The Phantom Menace although with this one, another factor is likely to be involved and that is that it sometimes becomes fashionable to dislike major blockbuster movies. It becomes more interesting to slate such a film and a lot easier to jump on the band wagon.
Other films on the list, notably Armageddon, Twister, Independance Day and Forrest Gump must have over time become cult turkeys since I can't recollect any of them being so unpopular at the time of their release. In fact, it would be interesting to see how many of the top thirty hall of shame would make it into the comparative top thirty best films.
So, what are the ones that I agree with? Well, the number one just had to be Batman and Robin. It's the only movie that I have ever fallen asleep to in the cinema. I snorred out loud ( fortunately, every one else in the cinema did so I wasn't upsetting anyone ). The Avengers deserves it's lofty position, as does Battlefield Earth, Wild Wild West and Cutthroat Island. I must asy that I was surprised to see Alien: Resurrection in there. Has everyone forgotten Alien 3. You have? Oh, I see, that's why!
Notable omissions? The Jaws film with Michael Caine ( you know, ' This time it's personal ', and anything with Jean Claude Van Damme in it!
As I said earlier though, it's all about personal choice but it would be good to see a similar survey conducted by the Film Industry itself where voting wasn't based on the latest trends or a memory span of ten years.