I am a fan of the Golden Raspberry Awards also known as “The Razzies”. If you don’t know, they give out awards for the worst movies in a year. They have released their nominees for 2008 and I will list a bunch here and even though I don’t partake of awful cinema often I will give my picks:
(Note: I don’t care if I spoil anything for you about any movie.)
Worst Movie
- Hottie & the Nottie
- Speed Racer
- Disaster Movie
- Meet the Spartans
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- High School Musical 3
- Dungeon Siege
- The Love Guru
- Postal
- Rambo
- The Happening
- Meet Dave
- Witless Protection
My pick for this is The Day the Earth Stood Still. It was the only movie I saw out of this list, and I thought it was pretty dumb. The original was a commentary on violence and humankind. This new one says that humans are destroying the earth and so humans must be destroyed. Really what they meant was cars and factories are destroying the world and so cars and factories must be destroyed. Which is what happened at the end.
Worst Actress
- Reese Witherspoon
- Paris Hilton
- Jessica Alba
- The cast of The Women
- Camilla Belle
- Cameron Diaz
- Kate Hudson
- Diane Keaton
- Jennifer Connelly
- Zooey Deschanel
- Vanessa Hudgens
- Eva Longoria-Parker
I am gonna go with Cameron Diaz just because of her face.
Worst Actor
- Tom Cruise
- Zac Efron
- Dane Cook
- Larry the Cable Guy
- Eddie Murphy
- Al Pacino
- Keanu Reeves
- Sylvester Stallone
- Will Ferrell
- Ashton Kutcher
- Mike Myers
- Adam Sandler
- Mark Wahlberg
I have a deep seeded dislike for Will Ferrell’s work. Let’s pick him.
Worst Director
- Sylvester Stallone
- Uwe Boll
- Scott Derrickson
- Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
- Tom Putnam
- Marco Schnabel Jon Avnet
- Diane English
- Roland Emmerich
- Brian Robbins
- Kenny Ortega
- M. Night Shyamalan
I didn’t see the new Shyamalan movie because I quit watching his stuff about 2 movies ago. I pick him here because if his previous trend continued, his newest movie was horrible.
Worst Couple
- Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey
- Kate Hudson & Dane Cook
- Any couple from High School Musical 3
- Cameron Diaz & Ashton Kutcher
- Paris Hilton & Joel David Moore
- Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy
- Any couple from Mamma Mia
- Eddie Murphy & Eddie Murphy (Meet Dave)
- Al Pacino & His Hair
- Mark Wahlberg & Zooey Deschanel
- Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis
- Sylvester Stallone & His Ego
Any couple from Mamma Mia is my pick. One, it is a funny nomination. Two I just want to get in a jab on Mamma Mia.
Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake or Rip-off
- High School Musical 3
- Indiana Jones 4
- Rambo
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Disaster Movie
- Meet the Spartans
- An American Carol
- The Women
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Prom Night
- Speed Racer
- X-Files: I Want To Believe
Hands down, Indiana Jones 4 is the worst. It should be the worst movie. I cannot stress how much I hated this movie.
Worst Career Achievement
- Madonna
- Uwe Boll
- Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
- Keanu Reeves
- Sylvester Stallone
I will give this one to Madonna, even though I haven’t seen any of her movies. I really dislike her music and that is part of her career achievement.