The 2000s were a great decade for movies, but the decade also marked a huge transitional phase in the industry for many reasons. Audiences were finally treated to comic book movies where the directors took the source material seriously. Studios were also looking for more video games to adapt and CGI was being experimented with on a much larger scale.
However, with CGI still being an extremely new aspect in the movie industry, the effects didn’t always stick the landing. And with so many sequels trying to outdo their predecessors, many of them laughably fell short. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the studios, we have these movies that would never be considered classics. However, they are a joy to watch.
Spy Kids (2001)
With Spy Kids being a tiny ion project of Robert Rodriguez, it was never planned to give The Godfather a run for its money. The movie may be wonderfully schlocky, but like the director’s grindhouse movies, it’s almost supposed to be bad.
Although The Spy Kids movies get worse with each consecutive movie, they also get more entertaining. No one will forget how the series culminated with Spy Kids 3D, where the movie-goers were literally given old school plastic, red and blue 3D glasses.
Dude, Where’s My Car (2000)
It’s astounding how so many of the jokes in Dude, Where’s My Car has ironically become popular. The “and then” joke continues to be played to no end, and the “what does mine say?” crack has been repeated over and over again.
Everything in-between those jokes comes from the mind of a stoner, whose been watching too many sci-fi movies and way too many adult movies. It’s a testament to Aston Kutcher’s movie choices that this his best film to date. However, the movie’s premise was good enough to be stolen by the producers of The Hangover.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)
With Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory being such an iconic movie, Tim Burton just had to go and ruin it. Burton had the option to make anything he wanted, as there are so many unreleased projects of his, but instead, he created an adaptation that was very outlandish and strange.
However, that's not to say it wasn't popular. The movie does have somewhat of a fan base, with some people arguing it was the best portrayal of the chocolatier.
The Room (2003)
Often called the worst movie ever made, Tommy Wiseau spent millions of dollars of his own money on The Room, and though it initially flopped, it has continued to be successful with special screenings over the past 17 years. Kristen Bell even hosts screening parties of the movie because she loves it so much.
The movie is filled with over-acting and bad green screen, not to mention a melodramatic plot that literally makes no sense. However, it did go on to inspire The Disaster Artist, an actually great movie about the making of The Room.
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Even back in 2002, the special effects of the movie were terrible as almost every spider seen in the movie is made out of computer-generated images. While it was crucial to the success of the movie, the designs and execution were completely wrong.
And exactly for this reason, Eight Legged Freaks is a joy to watch. From David Arquette’s overly dramatic take on Chris McCormick to the design of the arachnids, the movie is a time capsule of the early 2000s.
Catwoman (2004)
the worst DC movies, but it's also considered one of the worst movies ever made, earning 4 Razzies in total. When Catwoman scales a building or performs any kind of acrobats, the character turns in to a rubbery looking CGI version of Halle Berry.
Although it was a massive box office bomb and was hated by critics, viewers wouldn’t immediately change the channel if Catwoman came on, as it’s low key one of the funniest movies of the 2000s.
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Spider-Man 3 was following one of the greatest superhero movies ever made, as Spider-Man 2 improved the CGI of the original and featured one of the best comic-book villains of all time.
Spider-Man 3 not only destroyed the entire franchise, with the plot being stuffed with too many villains and strange story arcs, but it spawned a ton of hilarious memes too. Though the movie is terrible, Peter Parker’s new symbiotic gothic look and his dancing down the street make watching the full movie totally worth it, and it’s unintentionally more fun than the first two movies.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine has such a strong opening. It contained an incredible montage of Logan through the ages as he battles in several wars, and it almost fools fans into thinking that the movie will be good. However, it’s just one of the very few things the movie does right.
With the movie featuring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool before he starred in the franchise that people know and love, Wolverine is famous for ruining this character as well.
The Wicker Man (2006)
Nicolas Cage might be one of the actors that critics hate and audiences love, but it isn’t necessarily his acting that puts critics off.
His movie choices seem to be a little erratic and inconsistent, and his choice to star in the remake of the classic The Wicker Man is no different. The “not the bees” scene has become more famous than the movie, and it’s so bad-good that it has been watched on YouTube millions of times.
The Happening (2009)
After the fame he earned from The Sixth Sense and the continued success with Unbreakable and Signs, it didn’t take long for M. Night Shyamalan to make one of the most absurd horror movies of all time.
As the antagonist of The Happening is essentially wind, the Mark Wahlberg led movie is one that everybody involved would probably much rather forget, but audiences love it for how lifeless it is.
