The Last Airbender
Despite a cult following and a lot of hype leading up to its release, there were just a few small problems. For example, the fact that directors were trying to hire white actors to play characters written to be East Asian and even Inuit. Talk about controversial. The fans definitely didn’t like that.
Following these glaring issues and the ensuing fan revolt, it’s unsurprising that this film was awarded the Golden Raspberry for 2010. With a sadly low 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert, an esteemed critic, salutes the film with the comment: “It was an agonizing experience in every category I can think of.”
Movie 43
So when we went to do our research to back up "Movie 43" being awarded the Golden Raspberry for 2014, it was Catherine Shoard’s headline that caught our eye: “Movie 43: why did so many Hollywood stars sign up for the humiliation?” We read no further on Google’s results – this article summed it up quite nicely.
With stars such as Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, and Aussie heartthrob Hugh Jackman, Hollywood was almost certain they’d hit a home run. Think again. With fourteen different storylines running in this film, they were certainly going for an Orson Welles-type approach, however, it backfired, and that’s why the Greats stay great!
Jack And Jill
Sadly, gone are the good ole days of "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore," among a host of other notoriously funny films masterminded by Adam Sandler. Despite his successful run, "Jack and Jill" is considered “one of the worst films ever made.” Sandler took a leaf out of Eddie Murphy’s book, playing both the male and female twins.
You’d think that serious actors like Al Pacino would swat away a proposal to appear in such a film, but hey, there are things we will never understand. While a little of Pacino’s star power might have drawn in a few weary cinema-goers, this movie was nothing short of catastrophic. Of twelve nominated Razzie awards, it won ten!
I Know Who Killed Me
Lindsay Lohan has starred in some of the most well successful and well-known films in the last two decades or so. Apparently, she has some flops under her belt too. This was after her career peak in the 90s and early 2000s — the film focuses on a student who is abducted and brutally tortured. After her ordeal, she assumes another identity.
The film won Worst Picture, with Lohan herself picking up a few Razzies, among them Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple. Sometimes with child/teen stars, it’s better they take their money while they're young, invest, and enjoy the funds because they’re set for life without needing more money or further embarrassment.
Basic Instinct 2
Now, "Basic Instinct" is just one of those films you don’t mess with. It’s iconic, sexy, and thrilling for a reason, and this is most likely due to the decade it was released in. Sure, they might have brought Sharon Stone back for the sequel, but more than 20 years later, were producers truly that desperate to make some coin?
You know it’s Golden Raspberry-worthy when the director of the original film scoffed at the new script, and flat-out refused to direct a film that was going to be somewhat sacrilegious. With reviews like “ludicrous” and “predictable,” it should’ve been instinctual to know not to resurrect a film from another time.