The Berry WORST Movie Summer EVER??

The IMDB board and the Razzie board have rather different purposes. IMDB offers posting boards for virtually every movie released. We, on the other hand, are more specifically focused on discussion of bad cinema. To be sure, there is a free form thread on this board which permits discussion of good movies, as well as whatever may be on a given member's mind.

In other words, if you wish to participate in broad range discussions of the paranormal, going to a board which offers that sort of topic is a good idea. On the other hand, if you go to a board which specializes in discussions of Sasquatch, it's a little disingenuous to criticize the members for their general lack of enthusiasm for discussing ghosts. (In point of fact, many of the members on the board may be very interested in ghosts, but they go to other forums to discuss them.)

Nonetheless, all points of view are welcome. If you think a film is Razzie worthy, we always welcome having it brought to our attention. If you disagree that a particular film is worthy of Razzie consideration, you should feel free to post in its defense (hopefully without any characterizations implying "closed-mindedness" on the part of those with a different opinion).  

Response from Head RAZZberry: And while we're on the subject, jb razz, YES, postings on the Forum DO indeed have an effect. You were not alone in pointing out the Razzie-worthiness of DATE MOVIE. After several postings questioning the lack of attention it appeared to be getting, I was prompted to check it out on RT, the IMDb, and elsewhere, and came to the conclusion that DATE MOVIE should be among those films listed on our Nominating Ballot (it was released in mid-February of 2006, when I was bizzy putting together last year's ceremonies, and it disappeared from theatres so quickly I never got a chance to see it). If you are a dues-paying, actual Voting Member, jb razz, you'll find DATE MOVIE listed in several places when you receive your 27th Annual Nominating Ballot in about a week or so. If you're NOT a dues-paying, formal Voting RAZZIE Member, here's a LINK to rectify that situation.....

Okay, let's take this point by point.

First of all, the guess here is that most of the regular posters on this board are probably well aquainted with this year's crop of indies...I'd guess better informed than the average movie goer. In another thread I took a tongue-in-cheek poke at Babel and it certainly appears that perhaps the majority of this year's Oscar nominees may well be indies. Typically, we don't spend a lot of time discussing the year's better films in this forum. On the other hand, there hasn't been a lot to discuss this year.

Second, if you take a few moments to browse through the thread specifically devoted to The Pink Panther, you might be surprised to see that the film had its defenders. Certainly, not every post about it was negative. The majority, the large majority were negative, reflecting the consensus at IMDB and RT where the critical and public response to the film was mostly negative.

Third, on a board where the majority of discussion centers on the identification and celebration of bad cinema (and a lot of our discussion is tongue-in-cheek) it shouldn't be particularly surprising that presentations will tend to be made "in the worst way possible."

Finally, if anything, I would generally regard this year's fall and holiday season as even more disappointing than a very lackluster summer season. Typically, this is the time of year when the Oscar heavyweights roll into the theaters, and we just haven't seen clear favorites emerge this year. Box-office numbers have also been pretty unimpressive for the holiday season, reflecting a general suspicion that Hollywood no longer has a very firm grasp on what movie goers want to see. As further evidence, as has already been noted, the year's strongest Oscar contenders are likely to come from independents.

I think it's going to be a challenge to limit the RAZZIES to JUST five nominations per category this year...

Also they should cancel Academy Awards for lack of quality nominations...in ANY Category...

Originally posted by #1-Movie-Fan! Can't wait to see how desperate the Academy gets, come time for their nominations -- How on Earth can they come up with FIVE Best Actress nominees for 2006 that anyone will take seriously??

I'm trying to figure out where 5 Best Picture nominees are going to come from. Quite honestly, I haven't seen ONE really Oscar winning film so far. We have a couple weeks to go, but there isn't really anything in the next few weeks that jumps out as the 800 pound gorilla on the horizon. If I were an Oscar voter and I had to pick right now, I'd be seriously tempted to vote for Happy Feet.

We certainly won't face a similar problem. So many Razzie deserving films have come out that this year that I'm really having a tough time trying to decide what is going to get checked on my ballot.

I hate to see what next year's movies will look like!

I think studios are taking into consideration that DVD are making more money than the box office. Although I can't figure out why they haven't just lowered the ticket price.

Overall the 2006 Summer was was more of what I would have classified as a "Big Disappointment, witch had a lot of potential". I hate to say it but Mission Impossible III I think pretty much set the tone for most of the Summer. The sure fired choices barely ended up paying their production cost, and the ones that looked like Razzie contenders ended coming out on top. Just a lot of mixed feeling on the whole "Summer of 2006".

Hey, John, guys...

My Wrap-up:

Monster House was a SMASH; my first 3-D film I went to, was just the film
that will especially be a treat for Halloween come this October for the
kiddies. I hope Sony gives out the DVD in the 3-D version for me to own.

I really was wowed seeing "Superman" 'return' to the silver screen the way
Bryan Singer directed it, and newcomer Brandon Routh carrying the spirits
of Christopher Reeve and the characters of Kent/Superman in him, while
Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor and Kate Bosworth as Lois hold their own,
making their characters fulfilling as possible (at least more credit should
go to Spacey). I hope it makes it past $200 million real soon, even
though it's inching it's way there.

X-Men 3 did what the comic book franchise did to get past $200 million
and more. Visually entertaining, although I wish Brett Ratner and the
screenwriters wouldn't have spent more on the effects and have spent
more time on the storyline.

And "MI:3" was fine-tuned with exceptional performances, but only made
$130 million at the box office. I care to take it the only fault here was to
look no further than Cruise's behavior and his fault his relationship with
Paramount's deal gone bust. Don't know what to say, but Tom Cruise
better start getting his act together, or his relationship with not just all of
Hollywood, but with the studios he works with and the stars will really fall
apart...

"Pirates: Dead Man's Chest" was truly worth the $400 Million and more it
earned and worth both me and my mom's time. I guessed the surprise
ending right to the credits' distribution lines and my mom just loves
Johnny Depp's character Captain Jack Sparrow all to pieces, believe me!
Can't wait to get the second film on 2-disc and take my mom to the final
installment next summer.
Let's just PRAY that scriptwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and director
Gore Verbinski DON'T screw up the finale like the Matrix trilogy, and
others like it have done before!

The films I avoided were "The Da Vinci Code," "Little Man."