Worst film ever?

Rating: 1/10 (7 October 2004)

Contains Spoilers (if it is actually possible to spoil this film further)
This probably has to be the worst film ever made (per dollar spent). OK, perhaps not the very worst, Godzilla was even worse, but it's still a terrible film. It should have been so good too. What better scenario could there be for a big budget sci-fi film than the invasion of the Earth by an alien race? It started off quite promisingly too, the first half hour was quite enjoyable. But then it deteriorates into typical Hollywood 'movie-making-by-numbers' drivel. There's the ridiculous comedy moments such as our hero Smith punching an alien after a spaceship crash, the washed-up, drunk ex-serviceman who will come good in the end to save the day, the implausible ending, etc, etc. The excruciatingly over sentimental scenes that all US films seem to insist on torturing the rest of us with (such as the scene with the president and his kid, or the nauseating speech to his troops) are almost unwatchable unless you have a particularly strong stomach or a handy bucket. My advice would be to watch another film, any other film... except Godzilla.