ROTTEN TOMATOES: Moldy Tomatoes: The 10 Worst Movies of the Last 10 Years

Moldy Tomatoes: The 10 Worst Movies of the Last 10 Years

RT highlights the worst-reviewed movie for each year we've been around.

by Jeff Giles and Alex Vo | August 07, 2008

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Let's face it. You love bad movies, we love bad movies. That's why we're called Rotten Tomatoes and it's why a movie needs a 60% Tomatometer to be considered Fresh -- we want to see films sweat to be considered good. Now nothing cleanses the palette like a bad movie. They encourage us to actively appreciate our favorites even more while (hopefully) giving us a good laugh. You already read our Golden Tomatoes article, now continue for the 10 worst movies of each year of Rotten Tomatoes' existence (which are sorted using the same weighted scores that we use on our big features lists).

more info...	1998's Worst-Reviewed: Jawbreaker Black comedies are hard to pull off consistently (even the American masters, the Coen Brothers, succeed only slightly more than half the time), and one set during high school runs the risk of being zero interest to critics, who have long since conquered high school, college, and probably a few midlife crises. But Jawbreaker, detailing a beautiful girl clique's attempt to cover up a murder, tries its hardest to make it work. And by making it work, we mean shamelessly stealing from Heathers, Clueless, and John Waters while failing to establish a consistent tone. "Not quite a satire, not quite an homage," writes Liam Lacey of the Globe and Mail, "Jawbreaker falls into a third category: audaciously unoriginal." Runners-Up: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, 54, A Night at the Roxbury Best-Reviewed: The Truman Show

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Jack Waters writes:
on Aug 07 2008 04:20 PM

Wow, even the previews and clips for these movies look terrible...

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rcdvgx writes:
on Aug 07 2008 05:26 PM

OMG John Travolta sounds like comic book guy in battlefield earth! Not menacing at all.

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doc.grizzly writes:
on Aug 07 2008 05:38 PM

The Science Theater commenting on Battlefield Earth was priceless

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doc.grizzly writes:
on Aug 07 2008 05:41 PM

but I love Corky Romano...

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xeronic writes:
on Aug 07 2008 05:54 PM

i kind of liked chill factor. :(

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insanemansam5 writes:
on Aug 07 2008 06:33 PM

Of the films mentioned I've only seen Christmas with The Kranks which I thought was perfectly fine as far as thoroughly safe family fare goes certainly a lot better than Wild Hogs, The Santa Clause 3, or Cheaper by the Dozen for whatever it's worth.

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yankeessuck.zach writes:
on Aug 07 2008 07:12 PM

Good Luck Chuck was the worst movie of last year. This is wrong

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Young Turk writes:
on Aug 07 2008 07:54 PM

"And get me a Royale with cheese!", priceless!

I know it's no big surprise but notice that almost every year the best reviewed film is a product of Pixar.

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Mishmerized writes:
on Aug 07 2008 08:40 PM

I just have to say, Chill Factor was unlucky to be in that mess, as ive only seen 2 of the 10 and probably 3-4 runners up (thank RT!). Also Alone in the Dark is officially the worst movie i've seen, Chill Factor looks like The Godafather compared to it.

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ESotSM writes:
on Aug 07 2008 08:59 PM

Did anyone else notice that a Pixar film was listed about 8 times out of 10 as the "Best Reviewed"?

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tarantinoism writes:
on Aug 07 2008 09:46 PM

i have a couple of guilty pleasures on here...such as say it isn't so and a man apart

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clark4christ writes:
on Aug 07 2008 09:48 PM

Good Luck Chuck is by far the worst movie of last year, some friends wanted to watch it so we rented it (this was just when I started using RT, and I didn't check before I watched it...) It was awful, definitely the worst comedy I have seen and one of the worst movies period. 0% from top critics and 2.6 avg rating while Because I Said So is 9% and 3.7 avg rating. Why isn't Good Luck Chuck the winner?

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BalthazarBenoit writes:
on Aug 07 2008 09:49 PM

Coens only succeed half the time? Bull! They've only made 2 bad films.

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JettaJameson writes:
on Aug 07 2008 10:38 PM

Sometimes critics are just plain stupid. I don't care what anyone says about me or my taste in movies, Christmas With The Kranks is a thoroughly enjoyable movie. It always cheers me up after a bad day. I love it.

As for everything else, I've only seen Corky Romano and that had exactly one funny part......."You guys want some cookies?"

Oh, and Because I Said So. Diane Keaton created the most irritating character to ever be on screen. I hate that movie soley because of her. Well, that and the fact that the movie is just plain boring.

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Prosthetics1209 writes:
on Aug 07 2008 10:45 PM

alright, i know that Pixar movies are cute and very well made, but best-voted film for 8 years? come on. what the hell is that?

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nathan_hc writes:
on Aug 07 2008 11:44 PM

Ok, So I totally agree with the whole Pixar thing. Sure they're good movies, but how in the world do they continue to get the best pic. reviews year after year. In fact, Wall-e is sure to get it again this year. C'mon, The Dark Knight was a far superior film in every way. Now I'm not a huge comic buff, but I know a good film and a great script when I see it and Wall-e doesn't deserve all the praise it received.

Also, Alone in the Dark is by far the worst movie of the last couple of years. Its horrid!

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ComicCONartist writes:
on Aug 07 2008 11:45 PM

i noticed that underneath the runner ups for worst movie, most of the best reviewed movies were animated pixar movies aimed kids. Those movies are great dont get me wrong, but its kind of a sad fact for the majority of hollywood.

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kissman24 writes:
on Aug 08 2008 12:28 AM

I didn't have any issues with the top Worsts of each year, but I noticed at least a couple movies -- "54" and "White Noise" specifically -- that I actually liked. I guess the critics are just wrong sometimes. ;)

I've never sat through "Battlefield Earth", but that clip of the movie was painful to watch. I'd rather watch a 24-hour Kevin Costner marathon than put myself through that entire movie just once.

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Product_of_You writes:
on Aug 08 2008 12:34 AM

I actually have always thought that White Noise was a great movie.

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EZ_Dunn writes:
on Aug 08 2008 01:11 AM

Add a pinch of "I'm going to kick your..."
And then mix with explosion until it's a fine paste.

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