Rotten Tomatoes: 25% (rotten)
Metacritic: 34 (generally unfavorable reviews)
Razzie Nominations: Worst Actor (Will Ferrell), Worst Director (Nora Ephron), Worst Screenplay, Worst Remake or Sequel
Razzie Win: Worst Screen Couple (Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman)
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor (Will Ferrell) unknowingly gets a witch (Nicole Kidman) cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched". Co-starring Michael Caine, Steve Carell, Shirley MacLaine, Stephen Colbert, and Jason Schwartzman.
It's been nine years since I've seen this movie, but I do remember liking it. I thought it was funny and that the acting was actually pretty good. While an actual remake of 'Bewitched' probably would have been better, the direction that they went in for this movie was fine. Wish I could've had a little bit more to add but like I said it's been nine years since I've seen this.
Date Movie' (PG-13)/'Epic Movie' (PG-13)
Rotten Tomatoes: 'Date Movie' 7%/'Epic Movie' 2% (both rotten)
Metacritic: 'Date Movie' 11/ 'Epic Movie' 17 (both classified as "overwhelmingly disliked")
Razzie Win ('Date Movie', only nomination): Worst Supporting Actress (Carmen Elektra)
Razzie Nominations ('Epic Movie', no wins): Worst Supporting Actress (Carmen Elektra), Worst Screenplay, Worst Remake or Rip-off
Might as well lump both of these movies together.
'Date Movie' stars Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge and Eddie Griffin and spoofs the likes of 'Meet The Parents', 'Meet The Fockers', 'Kill Bill', 'Napoleon Dynamite', 'Wedding Crashers', 'Bridget Jones' Diary', the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'Hitch', 'King Kong', 'The Wedding Planner', 'Along Came Polly', 'When Harry Met Sally...' and 'Princess Diaries'.
'Epic Movie' stars Kal Penn, Jayma Mays, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard, Tony Cox and Kevin Hart and spoofs the likes of 'The Da Vinci Code', 'Nacho Libre', 'Snakes on a Plane', the 'X-Men' movies, the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, the 'Chronicles of Narnia' movies, 'Borat', 'Casino Royale', 'Talladega Nights', 'Superman Returns', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', the 'Harry Potter' movies, 'Click', 'Mission: Impossible', 'American Pie', 'Scarface', and 'Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle'.
Yes....I liked these movies. Am I fully aware of how critically slammed both are? Yes. I was 16 when I saw 'Epic Movie' in the theater and rented 'Date Movie' from the library. What can I say other than that I laughed enough while watching both of these movies that I enjoyed them. Yet why is it I found these movies to be funny, but when the same writer/director duo came out with 'Meet The Spartans' a year later I saw it at a dollar theater and hated it? I don't know. Sometimes I like extremely dumb humor that's solely based off of referencing other material. Other times it makes me mad. And other times it just leaves me with a blank expression on my face. While both movies were savaged by critics, they both still made a good chunk of change at the box office.
Rotten Tomatoes: 26% (rotten)
Metacritic: 32 (generally unfavorable)
Razzie Nominations: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Will Ferrell), Worst Supporting Actor (Jorma Taccone), Worst Screen Couple (Will Ferrell and any co-star, creature, or 'comic riff'), Worst Screenplay, Worst Director (Brad Silberling)
Razzie Win: Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell) is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride). In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka (Jorma Taccone), their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures. A spoof adaptation of the 1970's TV show (in the vein of the 'Starsky & Hutch' movie).
Another Will Ferrell movie on this list? Oh well. I remember this bombing back in the summer of 2009, and reading about how Will Ferrell's schtick was getting old. I finally rented it from Redbox and surprisingly liked it. I thought it was a little tonally uneven with trying to balance between an adventure movie and a spoof, but I still laughed enough to recommend it. Matt Lauer's cameo is great. Now, I do completely understood why some people wouldn't like it with all of the crude humor and sexual references that are in the movie. After all, it was adapted from a kids show.
Rotten Tomatoes: 1% (rotten)
Metacritic: 12 (overwhelming dislike)
Razzie nomination: Worst Supporting Actress (Bo Derek)
Italian waiter Pistachio Disguisey (Dana Carvey, who also co-wrote) fights off a criminal mastermind (Brent Spiner) with his inherited powers of disguise.
I was 12 when I received a copy of the DVD of this movie for my birthday. I remember the advertising for this being all over Nickelodeon months before the movie even came out. It looked silly, with the main highlights (or lowlights, depending on perspective) being Dana Carvey making funny sounding voices and dressing up as some turtle-like man. And when I watched it, I liked it. Mainly for the funny voices and the various disguises, not so much the plot. And it was kinda funny seeing 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' star Brent Spiner as a villain with a strange flatulence problem....a far cry from his days on the Enterprise as Data. I've seen this several more times since, and I still find it kinda funny. Now I'll admit: I can't really defend this movie. It's juvenile, stupid (Pistachio's father is forced to disguise as various celebrities to "borrow" important historical artifacts, which the villain uses to sell on the black market), dumb, out-dated (what kids are going to get the references to 'Jaws' and 'Scarface'?), pointless (there really is no point to half of his disguises) and silly.....but I liked it. Judge me.
Rotten Tomatoes: 22% (rotten)
Metacritic: 24 (generally unfavorable)
Razzie nominations: Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Actress (Winona Ryder), Worst Remake or Sequel
Sweet-natured, small-town guy Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) suddenly inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way. With John Turturro as his butler, Winona Ryder as a journalist and eventual love interest, and Peter Gallagher as a businessman who wants to take control of Deed's new company. A remake of the 1936 Frank Capra comedy 'Mr. Deeds Goes To Town'.
I've said this many times before, but I'll say it again: Adam Sandler is hit or miss with me. Sometimes I like his movies, other times I don't. 'Mr. Deeds' just happens to be one that I like. The fart jokes and sex jokes are relatively tame compared to some his other movies ('That's My Boy' and 'Eight Crazy Nights' immediately come to mind). Overall I thought 'Mr. Deeds' was funny and kinda sweet. It's far from Adam Sandler's best movie, but it's also far from being his worst. While critics disliked it, audiences seemed to enjoy it as it made well over $120 million at the box office.
SOME OTHER "BAD" MOVIES THAT I LIKED: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter', 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry', 'Gangster Squad', 'Green Lantern', 'Godzilla' (1998), 'The Grudge', 'Daredevil', 'The Matrix Revolutions', 'Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star', 'White Noise', 'Be Cool', 'The Longest Yard' (2005), etc., etc.
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