Nope, worst movie of all time would have to be LOTR: FOTR

btw my favorite movie is Van Helsing. I mean the dracula was just so freaking scary and cool. Plus they made Frankenstein a misunderstood creature. I was really rooting for the monster who wanted to be loved.

I Just Want To Liiiiveeee!!

NO kidding. Why Kate Beckinsdale didn't get an oscar nod for her transylgodknows what accent is beyond me. When she appeared in the clouds with her family I almost cried. I know I was moved.

I didn't like this movie for the movie itself, not because of the plot or the storyline. It was horribly acted, some shots are just jarring for no other reason than to throw the audience off kilter, it's too long, some scenes are protracted when they should have been left out completely, the actors clearly can't handle the melodramatic roles that M. Night writes for, there's not enough exposition for a movie that assumes the audience will know the happenings of the film without constantly searching for (and easily finding) the conclusion to the plot. I think that's about it.

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I can't help but laugh because my wife rags on me for overanalyzing movies, but I don't come anywhere near as close as some of you people. I'd be surprised if you ever get people to go to movies with you because of how overly critical you seem to view everything. I thought this movie was OK and I like M. Night, but certainly his weakest of the bunch.

Don't get me started on LOTR...10 hours of movie wasted when all Frodo had to do was

Well put. It had great direction, cinematography, score, and acting. Very solid from a production standpoint. I enjoyed it, even if the ending was gimmicky and somewhat predictable. So the script was the weak link, but not bad enough, IMO, to outweigh all of the great things I listed above.

And yes, very silly to be starting a new thread for this.

ok obviously i was exaggerating and was biased for the fact that i just saw this but this movie was HORRIBLE. everything about it was bad.

and im not talking, so bad that its funny bad...im talking it hurt to watch this movie. i couldnt take it. even the classic bad movies that everyone hates i can watch and laugh at or just be like "oh comeon..." sort of thing.

the village was so bad that it pissed me off.

I absolutely loved this film. Everything from the beautiful score to the thought-provoking premise.

I'm sorry to hear that you loathed this film so much, however I can't help but call your tastes into question when you own such classics as I Spy, Bad Company, XXX, and Reign of Fire.

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ah, I remember that thread. pure comedy gold there.

I loathed the movie, but it's far from the worst of all time.

those are at the very least bad movies (i liked them) that you can just shut your mind off and enjoy. the village was so annoyingly bad. nothing happened. just a couple hours of nothing...such a tease. it had great potential and there was nothing.

i just dont get it. whatever - fortunately i wont be watching it again.

I guess the OP hasn't seen a film by the good doctor Uwe Boll.

I think we're just pointing out that, beyond the bad parts, there are positive elements in the film. Perhaps not enough to make you enjoy the movie, but enough to tell it's not the worst film ever made.

I find some enjoyment in xXx, but I'd hardly claim it's a good movie. It's garbage, and doesn't even display acting that's as good as The Village. The Village, on the other hand, is better shot, better directed, better acted than xXx, but quite honestly I can't stand the damn movie, and would rather watch xXx instead.

So, in the end, The Village is in many ways a bad movie depending upon your perspective. But, it's not the worst, considering the positive qualities it does have. Go watch Manos the Hand of Fate for true wretched idiocy.

whats the point of good acting when nothing is happening. they are just talking about nothing. the movie was freaking little house on the prairie. boring.

i dont get it.

maybe this is the worst movie of all time to make $100+? something like that.

What's the point? There isn't much of one, which is why I don't like the movie. Granted, in general when people say "worst of all time" they're speaking in hyperbole, but I prefer not to unless it's an obvious joke.

Nonetheless, I agree The Village was a complete misfire. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate what qualities it does have. What's the point of kick ass explosions and special effects if the rest of the movie is idiotic? I don't know, depends on the person. I for one, enjoy watching those elements, reason why I can watch a flick like xXx.

And worst movie to make 100 million? Might I suggest Batman and Robin or The Grinch as possible candidates for that title.

i still say the village was crap.

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A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.

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1. Living together in communities.
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Ha, I could come up with some ideas what M Night was trying to say. But, in the end, he failed to do it well, and it just comes off like an empty film without much of a point.

Granted, you might have read something in there, but it didn't work for me. At all. Maybe it was a social commentary about the higher ups placing fear as a method of control. But, it's not a good one imo, and doesn't really seem to say much about the topic except pointing out that something like that exists. There isn't enough there for me applaud M Night's film as being deep. Cause, well, it's not.

Big words and explanations are nice, but it takes more than showing a situation to actually be relevant. Maybe it worked for you...it obviously didn't for lots of people.

There are also much better ways to explain what you think the point of this film was besides listing dictionary definitions.

That's cool. I was just showing what I took from the film and the point(s) he was trying to make. I didn't spend an ounce of thought trying to guess what the creatures were or what the twist would be; instead I let the film unravel in front of me and enjoyed the overall outcome. Im not a huge fan of the film but found it very enjoyable.

That wasn't what I was alluding to at all by the definitions above.

Well that was perhaps the only real commentary I could draw from the film, even though it didn't really have much to say on the topic.

Again, I'm hardly one to bash one for enjoying the film. It did show a nice portrait of an alternate life. But based on the plot and story I saw, that wasn't really the purpose of the film, which makes me say the the film didn't have much of a point.

Nonetheless, I agree the film has some definite positives which is why even with my dislike of the film, I can defend it from calling it the worst film of any period. I think it's great you enjoyed the depiction of rural life and the stylings of period innocence that M Night put forward. To a certain degree, I did too. But you can certainly see that the film's focus on deception, on the monsters, on fear, were central to the film's story, and in that regard I find the film failed. If anything, that's why I really don't like this film, because there's some wonderful things layered underneath his main story, and he just doesn't go anywhere with it. If he had made a film with the purpose of depicting this lifestyle, of just showing and letting the audience experience that life, then I doubt I'd have my negative sentiments toward the film. But, in the end, that's not solely what the film was about, even if those elements were done quite well.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I was very angry after watching this steaming pile of lard.

If I see his name in the title of another movie , I will find him and beat him senseless. Pompous a**!!

I agree that he should stop doing that, but I don't find it that irritating. The films are basically his. How many mainstream filmmakers write, produce, and direct their own films?

Alfred Hitchcock pasted his name on most films, films which he didn't even write.

Didn't love The Village, but didn't hate it either. Had some good points but could've sorely used an editor telling M. Night, um, do you really want to have the story go this way? Why are they sending the blind girl when the elders all know the secret and could get it themselves? Etc?