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Posted: Feb 04, 2008 in Movies
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Whether you're a fan of them or not, you have to admit that both of the stars of the upcoming "Fool's Gold" (opens Friday) have done some bad movies. Here are the top five of their worst (though not necessarily co-starring in the same film):
5) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: For a chick flick, this one was going okay, until the end when they manufactured some lame excuse for the patented romcom race against time to keep someone from leaving. The premise is absurd, but it was somewhat entertaining for a time, before the script dropped out from under it.
4) The Skeleton Key:: Hudson in this scareless horror film with an ending you could see coming a mile away. Even Peter Sarsgaard was collecting a paycheck.
3) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation: McConaughey gets a bit of a pass because he wasn't really a star, and Renee Zellweger was somehow duped into making this movie as well. This is NOT the remake, but a pre-remake sequel of the original franchise. Bad bad movie that most of you luckily probably missed.
2) Raising Helen: The zany comedy about little girls being orphaned when their mother dies in a car accident. But hey, they get to go live with their wacky fun-loving (but totally clueless parent) aunt. Strictly formulaic comedy that treats the death of a parent as nothing more than a plot device. The Catherine Zeta-Jones romcom "No Reservations" handled similar material with much more care and respect to the child.
1) Failure to Launch: Yes, guys who look like Matthew McConaughey still live with their parents, and they have cool jobs and hobbies. And what they need is for someone like Sarah Jessica Parker to make them fall in love with her, so she can dump them and teach them how to be a big boy. One of the most asinine plots you'll ever see. The premise is degrading to men and women, and the rest of the movie stunk too.
You are so right on. Nice.
For my money, it doesn't get any worse than How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. That movie's premise was making guys cringe, over and over again. And it worked.
Typical guys. Though I can't say I have seen a few of those movies.
Failure to Launch - I know a few guys like that. How to lose a guy in 10 days - lovely movie. Though I seem to forget the ending. hehe.