Why do some people say that the movie waterworld 1995. Waterworld, then the most expensive movie ever made its budget clocked in at. In the old days in hollywood, they used to brag about how much a movie cost. The funny thing, though, is that the 1995 postapocalyptic kevin costner flick actually. Movies, bad movies, evil films, godawful movies, worst movie of all time email this topic print this page extra medium reply thu 8 jul, 2004 06. While the game was actually released on multiple platforms, the virtual boy version is the most known and considered to be the worst. Time takes a look back at the worst bigbudget flicks of steamy seasons past. Waterworld doesnt deserve to be on any worst movie lists because its actually a pretty well crafted film. The wicker man, an alarmingly misguided remake of a classic, is absolutely sincere. Stinkers bad movie awards worst picture, nominated. Worst summer movies of all time the 15 worst bigbudget movies of all time the 15 worst bigbudget movies of all time.
Waterworld is known to be one of hollywoods biggest boxoffice flops of all time, it lost literally millions. Joe queenan on the worst movie of all time film the guardian. It was based on raders original 1986 screenplay and stars kevin costner, who also produced it with charles gordon and john davis. May 06, 2014 the 20 worst summer blockbusters ever. Worst acting period, every actor in this movie was bad, josh hartnett was good though.
I can understand how some may find it boring, but i cant see how you could class a movie that was groundbreaking in terms of special effects, photography, set design and sheer realism they even had early versions of ipads as the worst. Though it suffered from toxic buzz at the time of its release, waterworld is ultimately an ambitious misfire. Aug 17, 2015 1995s kevin costner vehicle waterworld is widely regarded as one of the biggest cinematic belly flops of all time. Since then, there has been a countless number of boxoffice flops as well. Nominated for an earthshattering 11 razzies, this movie sucks so much that it will actually give you a headache if you attempt to watch it all in one sitting. The point of a summer blockbuster is to make as much money as humanly possible. Financial analysis of waterworld 1995 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The movie flopped so badly, all these years later waterworld is still. Waterworld is a 1995 american postapocalyptic action film directed by kevin reynolds and cowritten by peter rader and david twohy. D isnt a film like hudson hawk or waterworld, fairtomiddling movies tarnished with the brush of. The films listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst films ever made. Examples of such sources include metacritic, roger eberts list of mosthated films, the golden turkey awards, leonard maltins movie guide, rotten tomatoes, the stinkers bad movie awards, the cult tv series mystery science theater 3000. Why waterworld wasnt a flop, according to kevin costner. Maybe its the heat, but theres something about the dog days of summer that sends people running to bad blockbusters in droves.
And battlefield earth was a travesty that wrecked l ron hubbards book which was nearly a travesty but i read it and it was kind of entertaining. The top 20 worst movies starring kevin costner flickchart. In a future where the polar icecaps have melted and earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw smokers, and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. Top 10 worst blockbusters in recent history listverse.
Waterworld virtual boy crappy games wiki uncensored. But is it really as bad as everybody makes it sound. It has been voted the worst movie of all time by empire magazine, and deservedly so. Waterworld would have to be the worst bigbudget film. The cost controversy aside, waterworld is a decent futuristic action picture with some great sets, some intriguing. The 15 most massively expensive yet awful movies ever. Mar 20, 2008 joe queenan braves paris hilton, porcophilia and men who eat themselves to death as he goes in search of the worst movie of all time joe queenan thu 20 mar 2008 20. Worst acting performances of all time top ten list. Every four seconds theres a camera trick, every 20 seconds theres a cat joke, and about every minute or so is a scene stolen from a better movie.
Worst summer movies of all time waterworld was not the worst, it was just extremely bad. Isnt it time to take waterworld off the alltime flop. Clooney and others would argue that waterworld is a much. Kiss loves you moved up on the best rockumentaries of all time. Waterworld is a 1995 american postapocalyptic action film directed by kevin reynolds and. May 23, 2011 waterworld doesnt deserve to be on any worst movie lists because its actually a pretty well crafted film.
We are talking about the worst, and that is a high low bar. Cards on the table, i loved waterworld in 1995, and i love waterworld now. Examples of such sources include metacritic, roger eberts list of mosthated films, the golden turkey awards, leonard maltins movie guide, rotten tomatoes, the stinkers bad movie awards, the cult tv series mystery science theater 3000, and the golden. It was the most expensive movie made at the time, and it didnt even come close to making its money back. Its an absolute marvel that this movie ended up making it to theaters at all. Waterworld is a shootemup game developed and published by ocean software based on the infamous movie of the same name. Why is waterworld not listed on many worst ever film lists. I mean, this film is known as one of the great alltime bombs. Behind the scenes of the disaster film waterworld, the most expensive blockbuster of its time it had all the makings of a good movie. Why has it been said that waterworld is a bad movie. The whole world is covered with water, so kevin costner buys a pot with a fruit tree using dirt as money.
Waterworld behind the scenes stories point to how this wouldbe blockbuster went. All the acting in this movie is bad, accept josh hartnett. All harry potter movies ranked worst to best by tomatometer. The first movie wasnt exactly oscarworthy, but it was a great action flick. Nov 30, 2010 the title screen for waterworld is shown, followed by a montage of clips from that movie nc voiceover. Jun 05, 2019 virtually all of the best worst movie of all time were made by people who genuinely set out to do the opposite. When waterworld came out it was the most expensive film ever made. With kevin costner, jeanne tripplehorn, dennis hopper, tina majorino. While waterworld may not deserve its status as one of the worst movies of all time believe me, theres far worse out there in the cinematic wastelands, its still nowhere near a good film. Waterworld, striptease, gigli, love happens, spice world. D isnt a film like hudson hawk or waterworld, fairtomiddling movies tarnished with the brush of being a gigantic flop. When people think of epic movie flops, waterworld is often one of the first titles that comes to mind. Waterworld is one of the greatest modern examples of why studios shouldnt always go overblown on the budget, alongside cutthroat island. What famous flop should get the deluxe special edition treatment next.
Why is waterworld not listed on many worst ever film. The worst injury occurred when kevin costners stunt double, norman. Isnt it time to take waterworld off the alltime flop list. A timid artist working for a cosmetics company is brought back to life by a cat and discovers she has super powers. Not only was waterworld a complete flop, it was an utter disaster. At his worst, he produces some particularly unwieldy messes. Though it suffered from toxic buzz at the time of its release, waterworld is ultimately an.
To understand why waterworld was such a failure, you have to understand that universal sank a. Flawed for sure, but not nearly deserving of such a title, especially when you see so many other films out there that trump it in that res. Feb 14, 2019 a new waterworld bluray will restore nearly 40 minutes of deleted scenes to the film. Only those who are morbidly curious about a time when kevin costner was considered a major star should even bother approaching it. Unfortunately, that doesnt always result in the most artistically.