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Think of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. At its center, there's an image of God touching the hand of Adam, imparting to humanity the gift of life.

Posted by designated zeitgeist (aka zeitgeist) Jan 1 '09, 13:24

So there you are. Humanity. You're alive. What do you do with this incredible gift? Watch "Drillbit Taylor?" Really? Come on.

I see the body's impulse to escape a bad movie as related to the body's impulse to flee danger. Earthquake? We start moving before we know we're moving. "RocknRolla?" Same deal. Head for the door frames. Head for the exits. The body knows what the mind denies: Time is not infinite. So why oh why sit through all 8,487 hours of "Australia?" Just asking.

So here are the 10 worst movies of 2008 - or, as Shakespeare put it, "O horrible, horrible, most horrible." If somebody gives you a DVD of any one of these, act like the thing's on fire. Smother it, bury it, put it in the incinerator, but by no means watch it ... or the time you waste will be your own.

During a good movie, the seat is always comfortable. During a good movie, no one has restless legs syndrome. But during a bad movie ... (www.sfgate.com)

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"...yet to remember it somehow feels as though the movie were still going on," -- nm - Mop Jan 1, 14:45
i haven't seen 9 out of these 10 - Marcel Jan 1, 13:46 6
- Blame... of thank? -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Jan 1, 14:01 1
  - OR thank -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Jan 1, 14:01
- I've seen Made of Honor and Australia. They are both horrible -- nm - CQ Jan 1, 13:51 3
  - I saw Get Smart and enjoyed it a lot -- nm - Marcel Jan 1, 13:53 2
    - Get Smart was awesome. But I might be biased, being a huge fan of the original series :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 13:57 1
      - I enjoyed it, but I agree that the mix of action and comedy didn't match very well. Definitely not in the top 10 worst -- nm - Roger More Jan 1, 14:10

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Think of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. At its center, there's an image of God touching the hand of Adam, imparting to humanity the gift of life.

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