Every adult must eventually come to terms with the fact that not all classic films are worthwhile viewing. In fact, some are horrendously awful. On the other hand, many films that were not well received when they first came out went on to become timeless favorites. Both are represented among the 23 classic films with the worst Rotten Tomatoes scores. Sadly, some are just plain awful. Others are only despised by critics. But they all share one thing in common: they are all timeless films with rotten reviews, which means that they have a Rotten Tomatoes score of 50% or lower.
At the risk of stating the obvious, Rotten Tomatoes is a relatively recent invention, so it didn’t exist when classic old Hollywood films were released. Additionally, there would have been far fewer critics out there willing to share their opinions with the world had the Internet not been created. As a result, many classic films lack official Rotten Tomatoes ratings, and those that do aren’t all that great. It turns out that critics were just as scathing and unforgiving back then as they are today. There are some pretty negative reviews of both classic and contemporary Hollywood films. As these 23 classic films with dismal reviews on Rotten Tomatoes demonstrate, a movie needs more than big names and significant cultural impact to be well received by critics.
the 1953 film “The Long, Long Trailer.”.
The Long, Long Trailer, a comedy starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, received negative reviews from critics and received a dismal 38 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
(1978) “The Wiz”.
36 percent is a shockingly low rating for The Wiz. Yes, according to Rotten Tomatoes, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross are rotten, which is a tragedy.
‘Hook’ (1991).
According to audiences, Hook is a delightful classic. On Rotten Tomatoes, critics somehow managed to give the film a mere 30% approval rating. Rufio merits better.
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days was released in 2003.
According to the 42 percent Rotten Tomatoes score for How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, I must doubt everything I’ve ever believed about love.
From 1963, “Cleopatra.”.
Cleopatra, arguably Elizabeth Taylor’s best-known movie, only has a 55 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Even though it may sound good, this is still completely rotten.
From 1959, “Gidget.”.
Gidget may have contributed to Sandra Dee becoming a benchmark for youthful beauty and purity, but the critics weren’t impressed, and the film only received a 44 percent rating.
Space Jam was released in 1996.
It makes sense that Space Jam has a 37 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes given that it is considered to be so very bad and is one of the reasons why it is such a classic.
The 1968 song “Yours, Mine, And Ours”.
The movie Yours, Mine, and Ours, which has a 50% Rotten Tomatoes rating, is about the reunion of two large families. The film served as the model for a remake in the early 2000s.
