Best-Looking Bad Movies? - Blu-ray Forum

Monterey Jack · 03-30-2021, 03:51 AM

Name a movie that mesmerized your eyes even as it bored you to tears. The Spirit was great eye-candy, but whenever the characters opened their mouths...

Magicman38 · 03-30-2021, 05:05 AM

The Last Airbender
Transformers: Age of Extinction (So bad I had to turn it off but great visuals)
Waterworld

Jay H. · 03-30-2021, 06:29 AM

Jennifer 8

spider-neil · 03-30-2021, 06:58 AM

Sucker Punch.

It's one of the worst movies I have ever seen but every shot is like a painting.

Galactus123 · 03-30-2021, 07:59 AM

Man of Steel
Batman & Robin
Kong: Skull Island

Guy87 · 03-30-2021, 08:00 AM

Spud_Almighty · 03-30-2021, 08:03 AM

Titanic!

Ben_UK · 03-30-2021, 09:19 AM

Super Mario Bros looks excellent on BD.

CreasyBear · 03-30-2021, 09:23 AM

I quite liked the look of Guy Ritchie's King Arthur film. Not a great film, but the visuals and armor and creature design was top notch. Dracula Untold too.

pikeman1 · 03-30-2021, 09:37 AM

300: Rise of an Empire
I think the director & cinematographer mimicked Snyder's visual style very well

Roonan · 03-30-2021, 09:48 AM

I wouldn't call these bad movies, but 007 Skyfall and Spectre are gorgeous movies even though I don't like them.

Damon1281 · 03-30-2021, 11:10 AM

Avatar.

slumcat · 03-30-2021, 12:06 PM

Sin City
Tron Legacy

Mr. Kopfrkingl · 03-30-2021, 12:08 PM

Silent Hill

Al_The_Strange · 03-30-2021, 12:15 PM

1998's Avengers. Always liked the aesthetic of it, right down to the flashy poster, all bright colors and explosions. The movie itself has pretty standard cinematography, but the locations, use of color, and quirky production design elevate it somewhat in my eyes. Don't even mind the (now dated) VFX. Shame the movie was butchered so bad in post.

EvaDK · 03-30-2021, 12:46 PM

Tarsem Singh's The Cell. Stunning cinematography and great visual ideas throughout, but completely let down by the bonkers plot.

The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions. The beginning of the end for the Wachovskis. Both films overloaded with pseudo-religious/-philosophical/-metaphysical gobble gook; a feast of overindulgence.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Luc Besson's dream project based on classic, high regarded European comics, yet he cast the wrong actors as leads (their on screen chemistry is like staring at an inert gas for two hours) and wrote and included silly side-plot scenes and stuffed them with celebrity people acting. Why?

Bila's Immortel another Frenchie; sci-fi fantasy... something; unintelligible but damn, all that Egyptian iconography looks great, doesn't it? Well, actually, maybe not.

John Boorman's Zardoz now - I quite enjoy watching it, but Boorman was clearly on acid when he wrote the story and created this... universe, in which Sean Connery wanders around among some 70s hippie commune of pretentious douchebags, attempting to think for himself.

Galactus123 · 03-30-2021, 01:24 PM

The Hobbit movies. There is bad cgi and the bloom effect looks bad but I like the visual style.

dvining · 03-30-2021, 01:30 PM

There's some really good looking stuff in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Sure, not those cartoonish claws or the lack of physics, but there are some really striking compositions here and there.

UltraMario9 · 03-30-2021, 01:31 PM

The Four Feathers (2002)

Zoolander 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Eat Pray Love

Nine

Simpatico

dancerslegs · 03-30-2021, 01:48 PM

Ryan's Daughter (1972) looked pretty remarkable for an ill-conceived, overblown slog. (Also applies to Dr. Zhivago, IMO, although to a lesser extent.)

Duel in the Sun (1946) about matches that billing too, with the added helping of being unintentionally, absurdly hilarious.

The Devils (1971) is one of the most amazing-looking films I've ever seen. But ye gods, what repulsive content. (Other than Oliver Reed's powerful lead performance.)

Hell's Angels (1930) has some spectacular, old-school aerial combat footage which have yet to be matched for immediacy. But scenes on the ground--which, unfortunately, comprise the bulk of the movie--are insufferable.

Waterloo (1970) looks a dream for anyone whom can't get enough of staged battle footage filmed on an utterly breathtaking scale. It nonetheless falls completely flat on any measurable human level. (Although Rod Steiger's scenery-chewing as Napoleon Bonaparte holds a certain train wreck-style fascination.)

Honorable mention to I Am Cuba (1964), which showcases maybe the most stunning black-and-white work ever seen in any feature film. Which maybe disqualifies it from this list, it's just that magnificent. You just have to look past the fact that underlying it all is some pretty heavy-handed, insidious Soviet propaganda.

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03-30-2021, 05:05 AM	#2
Magicman38 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2012 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:430 DVD collection:88	The Last Airbender Transformers: Age of Extinction (So bad I had to turn it off but great visuals) Waterworld

03-30-2021, 06:29 AM	#3
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	Jennifer 8

03-30-2021, 06:58 AM	#4
spider-neil Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2011	Sucker Punch. It's one of the worst movies I have ever seen but every shot is like a painting.

03-30-2021, 07:59 AM	#5
Galactus123 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:174	Man of Steel Batman & Robin Kong: Skull Island

03-30-2021, 08:00 AM	#6
Guy87 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2020 Location:UK 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:1321 DVD collection:272

03-30-2021, 08:03 AM	#7
Spud_Almighty Senior Member Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Scotland 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:519	Titanic!

03-30-2021, 09:19 AM	#8
Ben_UK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Birmingham, UK 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:226 Blu-ray reviews:4	Super Mario Bros looks excellent on BD.

03-30-2021, 09:23 AM	#9
CreasyBear Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2019 Trading Score:115	I quite liked the look of Guy Ritchie's King Arthur film. Not a great film, but the visuals and armor and creature design was top notch. Dracula Untold too.

03-30-2021, 09:37 AM	#10
pikeman1 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Silent Hill Blu-ray collection:164	300: Rise of an Empire I think the director & cinematographer mimicked Snyder's visual style very well

03-30-2021, 09:48 AM	#11
Roonan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2	I wouldn't call these bad movies, but 007 Skyfall and Spectre are gorgeous movies even though I don't like them.

03-30-2021, 11:10 AM	#12
Damon1281 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:-	Avatar.

03-30-2021, 12:06 PM	#13
slumcat Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2009	Sin City Tron Legacy

03-30-2021, 12:08 PM	#14
Mr. Kopfrkingl Active Member Member since:May 2020	Silent Hill

03-30-2021, 12:15 PM	#15
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:4960 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	1998's Avengers. Always liked the aesthetic of it, right down to the flashy poster, all bright colors and explosions. The movie itself has pretty standard cinematography, but the locations, use of color, and quirky production design elevate it somewhat in my eyes. Don't even mind the (now dated) VFX. Shame the movie was butchered so bad in post.

03-30-2021, 12:46 PM	#16
EvaDK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Denmark	Tarsem Singh's The Cell. Stunning cinematography and great visual ideas throughout, but completely let down by the bonkers plot. The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions. The beginning of the end for the Wachovskis. Both films overloaded with pseudo-religious/-philosophical/-metaphysical gobble gook; a feast of overindulgence. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Luc Besson's dream project based on classic, high regarded European comics, yet he cast the wrong actors as leads (their on screen chemistry is like staring at an inert gas for two hours) and wrote and included silly side-plot scenes and stuffed them with celebrity people acting. Why? Bila's Immortel another Frenchie; sci-fi fantasy... something; unintelligible but damn, all that Egyptian iconography looks great, doesn't it? Well, actually, maybe not. John Boorman's Zardoz now - I quite enjoy watching it, but Boorman was clearly on acid when he wrote the story and created this... universe, in which Sean Connery wanders around among some 70s hippie commune of pretentious douchebags, attempting to think for himself.

03-30-2021, 01:24 PM	#17
Galactus123 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:174	The Hobbit movies. There is bad cgi and the bloom effect looks bad but I like the visual style.

03-30-2021, 01:30 PM	#18
dvining Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2011 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:1531 DVD collection:31	There's some really good looking stuff in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Sure, not those cartoonish claws or the lack of physics, but there are some really striking compositions here and there.

03-30-2021, 01:31 PM	#19
UltraMario9 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 Location:United Kingdom	The Four Feathers (2002) Zoolander 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Eat Pray Love Nine Simpatico

03-30-2021, 01:48 PM	#20
dancerslegs Expert Member Member since:Jun 2016 Location:Atlanta, GA USA	Ryan's Daughter (1972) looked pretty remarkable for an ill-conceived, overblown slog. (Also applies to Dr. Zhivago, IMO, although to a lesser extent.) Duel in the Sun (1946) about matches that billing too, with the added helping of being unintentionally, absurdly hilarious. The Devils (1971) is one of the most amazing-looking films I've ever seen. But ye gods, what repulsive content. (Other than Oliver Reed's powerful lead performance.) Hell's Angels (1930) has some spectacular, old-school aerial combat footage which have yet to be matched for immediacy. But scenes on the ground--which, unfortunately, comprise the bulk of the movie--are insufferable. Waterloo (1970) looks a dream for anyone whom can't get enough of staged battle footage filmed on an utterly breathtaking scale. It nonetheless falls completely flat on any measurable human level. (Although Rod Steiger's scenery-chewing as Napoleon Bonaparte holds a certain train wreck-style fascination.) Honorable mention to I Am Cuba (1964), which showcases maybe the most stunning black-and-white work ever seen in any feature film. Which maybe disqualifies it from this list, it's just that magnificent. You just have to look past the fact that underlying it all is some pretty heavy-handed, insidious Soviet propaganda.

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