Siskel & Ebert: Worst Of 1991 - Hudson Hawk, Nothing But Trouble, Highlander II: The Quickening

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

"... that's probably why *you* didn't like it." These dudes were so gloriously catty.

[@hungwilliam44]

"Get the bathing suit issue of sport illustrated and be done with it." hahahaha

[@scottlombardi4603]

11:34 “Big boys don’t cry-i-i” So cringe I couldn’t help but shutter.

[@kali3665]

Drop Dead Fred was my first exposure to Rik Mayall, and based on THAT film, I thought he was one of the worst actors I'd ever seen. And when you watch a movie solely because the gorgeous Phoebe Cates was in it, and she keeps getting interrupted by THIS cretin, the film definitely deserves the title of Worst Film of the Year. And years afterwards, I finally got to see The Young Ones (which is NOT an "MTV show," Gene!) and The New Statesman, and I really became a fan of his. Mayall is a very funny man with a very distinct sense of humor. Indeed, New Statesman created the perfect politician-you-love-to-hate in its protagonist Alan B'Stard, but there is always something Mayall brings to the character that makes you root for him. There was a lot more to Mayall than this stinkburger Drop Dead Fred, and it's truly a shame we lost him so early.

[@lunartat77]

And this is why I'm not a movie critic... I like, even love, most of these films. 😂

[@kmetcalfe]

There really are a lot of terrible movies in 91. I don't think there were any as good as how bad some of these very worst were.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

The only one of these I've seen is Highlander II, and it definitely belongs on the "worst" list. It's hilarious how they constantly edit and tinker with the movie when it gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray, as if cutting out the references to the planet Zeist and instead saying those scenes were on Earth "a long time ago" were going to make the movie any better.

[@serious22]

Gene hated Don't Tell Mom... but marginally liked Hudson Hawk. He was really not on his A-game this day.

[@5andup]

I had to watch Shout as I find S&E's reviews intriguing. Apparently we share the same views: the film's plot is too good to be true and predictable. S&E got it right here.

[@bartsullivan4866]

While I agree with just about all of these films being stinkers I still think Don't Tell Mom the Baby sitters dead was a good movie and shouldn't be on the list with these others. I don't know who in the world ever thought Wooden Allen was a sex symbol.

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree with you about Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. It was silly and kind of unrealistic, but those kids learned valuable lessons - to not be lazy, become responsible, and pursue interests.

[@bartsullivan4866]

@@reneedennis2011 I like Christina Applegate she had acting talent. Not just a dumb blonde it's to bad she didn't get more movie roles she was great in Anchorman and my wife and I loved Married with Children series

[@reneedennis2011]

@@bartsullivan4866 Thank you. I think she's a good actress, too. I haven't seen Anchorman.

[@kali3665]

Nothing But Trouble should have been better. It had an interesting concept and good actors. It should have been a parody of the "Old Dark House in Transylvania" school of film, and they just couldn't pull it off. And we know how much of a misfire Highlander II was - not even Highlander fans are fans of THIS one. And, let's face it, the "Renegade Cut" didn't really improve much. Sean Connery's presence had "I'm doing this because my contract forced me to come back" all over it. You know, like he appears throughout Diamonds are Forever.

[@Murph1331]

Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s dead is a platinum cult classic

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree.

[@mjwbulich]

Dishes are done,man

[@sadboi7537]

It is now, but it was dogshit when I came out.

[@jppennypincher9051]

Oof, some real stinkers here.

[@darwinblinks]

Proud to say I've seen none of those movies, even though I worked in market research regarding all of them.

[@ShmuckOnWheels]

I've had a few shitty jobs in my life, jobs I really hated, jobs that were low-paying, over-worked like a bastard, back-breaking physically and mentally draining and soul-sucking jobs., so whenever I hear these guys whine about how they have to sit through shitty movies, I want to say "Fuck off! Your job is easy compared to actual hard work!" But then once in a while a movie like Stepping Out comes along, and I end up saluting them for enduring it because I know that I could never do so. Good God that thing looks horrible. I dont think I've ever heard of it til watching this episode just now.

[@WilliamHerlihy-p4g]

So you expect them to like every move because watching bad movies is a better job than you can get? Don't expect the rest of us to accommodate your crappy life...rise above it.

[@RecMike]

​@@WilliamHerlihy-p4gwhere did you come up with that shit?

[@hmdwgf]

Drop Dead Fred is one if the worst movies ever made. The titular character makes Jar Jar Binks look like Eeyore.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

I saw Babysitter and Fred at the second run cinema fir 2 dollars.....about right...but Highlander 2 dollars was too much

[@Sledgeh101]

FWIW I agree on Hudson Hawk - It was an awful movie.

[@iluvmylovebirdandmybudgiet7729]

Sandra Bernhart is so unappealing and grating....

[@markelijio6012]

This was the final film screen story credit of Robert Kaufman, who died a year later in 1993.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Gene totally missed the mark on *Drop Dead Fred*. The movie was a precursor to *Postcards from the Edge* disguise as a kid friendly equivalent to *A Nightmare on Elm Street.*

[@uyeda]

Hope to see more episodes of Roeper.

[@BrashBelle2121]

Roeper is the worst IMHO

[@MrBoyYankee]

Dude, @That Old T.V. cranks 2 sometimes 3 episodes per day one "Classic Legacy" *(S&E)* and one Modern. *(E&R)* Or *(P&S)*

[@gspendlove]

They were 100% wrong about Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. They were 100% right about Hudson Hawk and Highlander 2. They were 50% wrong about Nothing but Trouble. Don't Tell Mom is just a frothy kids' comedy with a sweet teen romance subplot, and the performances save it. HH is just awful and the less said about it, the better. Five hundred years from now, film scholars will still be puzzled as to how the whole Highlander franchise could have been kicked off by the sparkly turd that is H2. Nothing but Trouble rode in on the "surreal comedy/supernatural comedy/sci-fi comedy" trend that started with Ghostbusters and then exploded with Back to the Future 1, 2, 3, Bill & Ted and then Beetlejuice. Comedies with weird elements were all the rage in the late '80s-early '90s and most of them were utter failures (both critically and financially), but I thought NBT was slightly better than the average loser (it was not as great as Freaked or Peter Jackson's Meet the Feebles, but better than Meet the Hollowheads or Garbage Pail Kids: the Movie [which wins the boobyprize of being the worst movie ever made]). I have a lot of affection for NBT, because of the talent involved and because it's just weird enough to hold one's interest. It charms you into liking it because of the little touches they threw in.

[@schmeltingaccident]

Haven’t seen Nothing But Trouble and gotta admit: the more clips they showed bashing it the more I wanted to check it out which usually makes me want to avoid the ones they bash. I will probably check it out.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@schmeltingaccident Don't. The film is a hot mess.

[@mattlohr]

What a title…

[@walterclark3198]

Hudson hawk is such a bad movie. Bruce Willis must of had to do a favor for someone.

[@davester1970]

Either that or the check was really, really big.

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

​@@davester1970It was HIS movie. He got it made.

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Hudson Hawk is a guilty plasure! Saw it a few years ago and loved it!