We Have A New "Worst Movie Ever" Candidate: Ice Cube's 'War of the Worlds' Remake
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
A new "worst movie of all time" has entered the chat!
Do you like the 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' property? Books? Movies? The one with Tom Cruise? Have you ever said to yourself, "man, I wish they took this iconic piece of literature, and turned it into a movie viewed only through computer and phone screens"?
Well, holy fuck do I have the movie for you!
For some bizarre reason, Universal and Amazon released this remake of 'WAR OF THE WORLDS', and it has been the talk of the internet over the course of the last week or so… and not for good reasons…
We've all seen 0% on Rotten Tomatoes before…
But in my short time on LetterBoxd (follow me here) I have NEVER seen a movie with this man reviews, have this low of an average rating…
That's unbelievable! I personally gave the movie a nice, firm 00/100 rating, which is 1/2 stars on LetterBoxd for me.
It might be easy to assume that the format of the movie, a story told through screens, is the main reason it sucks, but that's actually far from its biggest issue. There was a movie a few years back called 'SEARCHING' that had a very similar style and format, and it was quite good!
The problem(s) with 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' is essentially everything else. It's truly one of the worst sets of cast-wide performances I have ever watched. Often times it sounds like the cast is reading the script for the first time, and that's the take they went with!
I mean… Ice Cube… holy shit… what are we doing here!?
More clips like this have gone viral, including this one which shows off some of the worst product placement I have EVER seen…
…and if you want a spoiler compilation of the worst moments, you're in luck…
I have seen some awful movies in my time on this planet, especially as someone who seeks out watching every movie of every year. But man, 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' might be one of the 10 worst movies I have ever seen. It just fucking stinks, up and down the block. The acting stinks, the format of the storytelling simply doesn't work, the script is awkward & stupid, and… honestly… name it, and it's a flaw.
Even though you've seen some clips up above, I highly suggest firing up Amazon Prime and giving this a watch. It absolutely reaches "so bad it's funny" territory at times. It's been over a week since I first saw it, and I still cannot believe this shit is real.
ABSOLUTE CINEMA!