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The Five Worst Movies with a Year in the Title

A Seriously Lame List / Dustin Rowles

Seriously Random Lists | November 13, 2009 | Comments (25)

Well, these lists can’t all be winners, can they? The release schedule often inspires them, and sadly, this is the best I could come up with, after SciFi Squad had already covered The Top Ten Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Flicks and Goss had already done “The Silliest Disaster Scenarios.” So, it was essentially the best or the worst five movies with the year in the title, and since only one film could honestly claim a position in the best (2001: The Space Odyssey), you get the worst, by process of elimination.

But don’t despair; in two hours, we’ll be running one of the best posts ever. If you’re a fan of a certain television show. Do check back. (The 2012 review will be along soon, as well. It’s a Roland Emmerich movie, so obviously there’s a lot to process).

5. 2010 (The sequel to 2001)


4. The Spirit of ‘76 (from the retarded Reiner brother, Lucas, and starring David Cassidy and Olivia d’Abo)

3.Death Race 2000 (the Roger Corman “classic”)


2. Year One

1.Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000


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Comments

I've never heard of The Spirit of ‘76, so I clicked to watch the trailer.

I just want to warn the rest of the world: don't.

::shoots self in temple::

Posted by: Jerce at November 13, 2009 11:40 AM

Death Race 2000 and 2010?

You went there?


That's just plain silly.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at November 13, 2009 11:41 AM

I propose Year One be bumped up

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at November 13, 2009 11:43 AM

Well, I thought 1941 was pretty bad.

Battlefield Earth wasn't the whole title? Huh.

Posted by: tarn at November 13, 2009 11:45 AM

OH come on! Death Race 2000 was one of the funniest movies going!

Plus it spawned a video game that got itself banned in less than a month!

I LOVE this movie. it's such great camp popcorn trash!

(And you just have to love the whole "hand" grenade.)

The rest ... no comment. Dont recall ever seeing any of them.

Posted by: UncleJR at November 13, 2009 11:45 AM

I also didn't realize Battlefield Earth wasn't the entire title.
But I'll support anything that will get that movie on any Worst Movie list, including;

Worst Movie involving robbing Fort Knox
Worst Movie with space aliens
Worst alien species name in a Movie (L.Ron never was subtle, but Psychlo's???)
Worst Movie with Travolta
Worst rebellion against evil overlords movie
Worst Movie with Giants
Worst Movie with rapid learning machines

Posted by: Jiffyzen at November 13, 2009 12:21 PM

"in two hours, we’ll be running one of the best posts ever."

Damn yo to hell! I have to WORK ALL FUCKING DAY TODAY! In 2 hours I'll be up to my ass in horse shit and what have you. {Stupid job. That I am grateful to have}

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at November 13, 2009 12:21 PM

I've never heard of The Spirit of 76, and I was a senior in highschool that year. I don't think that one should count, when One Million Years BC (The Remake) didn't make the list.

Posted by: BWeaves at November 13, 2009 12:24 PM

Are the writers of The Spirit of 76 the parents of the writers for the Movie movies?

And a wag of the finger to you, Rowles, for adding Death Race 2000 to that list.

Posted by: henchman for hire at November 13, 2009 12:34 PM

I was expecting 2012 to be preemptively added to this list.

Posted by: Cat at November 13, 2009 12:51 PM

Death Race 2000 and 2010?

You went there?


That's just plain silly.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at November 13, 2009 11:41 AM

Agreed. Death Race 2000 is much better than, say, 1492 and I haven't even seen 1492, but I feel pretty comfortable saying it's better than 1492.

You're also saying that Death Race 2000 is some how worse than Cherry 2000?

Get it together.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at November 13, 2009 1:14 PM

Dustin, are you feeling okay? Death Race 2000 was sheer campy fun, and for its budget and premise it's miles ahead of that schlockfest known as Battlefelch Earth.

Posted by: The Wanderer at November 13, 2009 1:58 PM

What happened to 10,000 B.C.? Did we finally forget that movie's existence?

Posted by: George at November 13, 2009 3:06 PM

What happened to 10,000 B.C.? Did we finally forget that movie's existence?

Posted by: George at November 13, 2009 3:06 PM


Another excellent omission. Certainly very much deserving the #2 or #3 spot without question.

This is seriously lame list indeed.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at November 13, 2009 3:10 PM

Posted by: Jiffyzen at November 13, 2009 12:21 PM

It's not really fair, though. Battlefield Earth is so bad, if Rob Schneider and Joel Schumacher were involved, it wouldn't be worse.

Posted by: George at November 13, 2009 3:16 PM

The worst nightmare I ever had involved me going to see Battlefield Earth and LOVING it. I was both incredibly disappointed in myself and incredibly happy that I had seen such an amazing movie.

The worst date I ever had was my first one, on which we went to see 1492. I fell asleep, snored a little, dribbled, and was incoherently trying to explain how the plot structure was horribly flawed on the drive home. I haven't been on a real date since, and I blame that movie completely.

So, you know, either one could take first place in my opinion. And thanks for bringing back the repressed memories.

Posted by: Becky Sharp at November 13, 2009 5:17 PM

Ow! My thetans are aching, which means that either Battlefield Earth made another "Worsts" list, or else Tom Cruise is jerking off.

I was hoping to se 1776 on this list. That period piece has not withstood the test of time.

Posted by: Leftylad at November 13, 2009 5:41 PM

@Forbiddendonut:

1492 wasn't really bad, it was just boring. And yes, Death Race 2000 had its moments.

Posted by: Minty at November 13, 2009 6:33 PM

Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1900 ("Novocento",with gerard depardieu, robert deniro), and The Legend of 1900 (with Tim Roth) were some memorable films with the year in the title.

Candy 2000 was memorable too, but not really in the same way.

Posted by: idleprimate at November 13, 2009 11:01 PM

I've never actually seen the Spielberg/Zemeckis flop 1941 but most of the reviews on rottentomatoes are pretty bad.

Posted by: Jesse M. at November 13, 2009 11:38 PM

I must dissent. 2010 was a good movie and in at least one way better than 2001. It was coherent and made sense!

Posted by: RRC at November 14, 2009 8:49 AM

10.000 BC?

Posted by: Arthur Dent at November 14, 2009 6:53 PM

Wow, now that RRC went and said something ridiculous, I feel bad about defending 2010, but seriously, it wasn't all that bad. Silly at times, but the characters were interesting, and they made an effort to capture some of the feel of the first film.

Posted by: frank at November 15, 2009 5:51 AM

Death Race 2000 is entertaining as shit to watch in a group. Absolutely ridiculous.

Posted by: Christian H. at November 15, 2009 4:22 PM

What is 2010 doing on this list? It's actually a pretty solid film.

Posted by: Adama Vomit at November 17, 2009 9:14 PM





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