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The Golden Razzie noms are in - PHBBBT!
As is their tradition, the Golden Razzie nominations have issued their seals of disapproval the day before the Oscars reveal theirs. Their picks, along with my selective commentary:
WORST PICTURE
Disaster Movie
The Happening
The Hottie and the Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Meet the Spartans
I didn’t think The Happening was THAT horrible; it’s certainly not as laughably self-important as Shymalan’s last opus, Lady in the Water. No problem with the other picks, particularly for the stooges that made Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans.
WORST ACTOR
Larry the Cable Guy, Witless Protection
Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave
Mike Myers, The Love Guru
Al Pacino, 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill
Mark Wahlberg, The Happening and Max Payne
Al Pacino really should just stay away from Jon Avent, who directed both of his nominees.
WORST ACTRESS
Jessica Alba, The Eye and The Love Guru
The cast of The Women (Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan)
Cameron Diaz, What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton, The Hottie and the Nottie
Kate Hudson,Fools' Gold and My Best Friend's Girl
OUCH on the cast of The Women.
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Uwe Boll (as himself), Uwe Boll's Postal
Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia!
Ben Kingsley, The Love Guru and The Wackness
Burt Reynolds, Deal and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Verne Troyer, The Love Guru and Uwe Boll's Postal
I bet Brosnan would have missed this shot if only he’d decided not to “sing.” Kind of sad to see Burt Reynolds on the level of Verne Troyer, i.e. a guy who hasn’t got anything better to do.
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Carmen Electra, Disaster Movie</em> and Meet the Spartans
Paris Hilton, Repo: The Genetic Opera
Kim Kardashian, Disaster Movie
Jenny McCarthy, Witless Protection
Leelee Sobieski, 88 Minutes and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
You know, it really seemed for awhile that Sobieski had a promising career in the late 90s. After all, she worked for both Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut and Merchant/Ivory (A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries). She needs a new agent but good.
WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Uwe Boll and Any Actor, Camera or Screenplay
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton and either Christin Lakin or Joel David Moore, The Hottie and the Nottie
Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy, Witless Protection<
Eddie Murphy and Eddie Murphy, Meet Dave
Boll ought to win this in a walk. One has not truly lived (or perhaps died) unless they have seen a Boll movie. His incompetence is nothing less than staggering.
WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL
The Day the Earth Blowed Up Real Good (undoubtedly a shot at the lousy Day The Earth Stood Still remake)
Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
I cry foul on Indiana Jones and Speed Racer. I know many were disappointed by Indy, but if you truly believe it belongs in “worst-of” company, you are a churlish soul indeed. I didn’t recommend Speed Racer, but that film at least had a vision behind it, unlike most of the films in this category.
WORST DIRECTOR
Uwe Boll, 1968: Tunnel Rats, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and Uwe Boll's Postal
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans<br>
Tom Putnam, The Hottie and the Nottie
Marco Schnabel, The Love Guru
M. Night Shyamalan, The Happenin
I don’t know what the heck 1968: Tunnel Rats is, but I’m almost curious. Almost.
WORST SCREENPLAY
Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
The Happening
The Hottie and the Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Again, I cry foul on Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans. Clearly those movies do not have screenplays - merely laundry lists of references thrown together at random.
WORST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Uwe Boll
Who else?
Your thoughts? Did you see anything Razzie-worthy last year?
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By Rick R
January 22, 2009 7:34 AM | Link to this
I don’t know how Witless Protection was left off the worst movie list considered it was nominated in every other category. I wanted to walk out of it but the “better half” wouldn’t let me. Thankfully I only paid a “discount theater” admission price (which I tried to get back)By Allie D.
January 21, 2009 4:20 PM | Link to this
Oh man, I LOVE all of the Uwe Boll hate, especially because the cretin thinks he is the best to happen to movies since color and sound.