Really, how BAD could it be?

Your question is better asked as "What (if anything) is GOOD about this movie?" Unfortunately, the sad answer to this is _absolutely nothing._

It can hardly be overemphasized how bad this movie is. To put things in perspective, based on an analysis of cost of movie vs how good the movie is, this is _EASILY_ the worst film of all time---it's that awful. Even when compared to other bad films and not taking the investment in this monster into account, it's still pretty hard not to say that this is the Worst Film of the 20th Century.

This film actually makes Manos: The Hands of Fate look like Oscar material. It is so gut-retchingly bad that it makes Gigli seem divinely inspired.

Do yourself a favor and forget that you even heard about this movie. The faster it is forgotten, the better for all humanity.

How bad could it be?

Take the worst film you've ever seen and multiple its crappyness by three. It looks like some high school kids broke into a hollywood studio and decided to make a film on the spot, with no forethought and no regard for quality.

This train wreck is an absolute disgrace to the film career of the supremely talented Forrest Whitaker, and even Mr. Travolta, whose career has been full of massive bombs, should hang his head in shame for spearheading the production of this shoddy piece of cinema.

As the above poster stated, this film deserves a negative rating.

I have never seen the film so I can't say if it's good or bad. However, I must ask: Is the movie bad because it's Sci-fi and people just don't get or understand Sci-fi? Or do people have way too much trouble believing that aliens from another planets are stronger and smarter than humans? If this is the case, then these are really bad reasons. If aliens from outer space do exist, is it really hard to believe that they could overpower humans? No, I would expect them to overpower us easily. Just because something is Sci-fi doesn't mean it can't be good or great. Or is it something else that makes this movie bad?

Battlefield Mirth!

This is one of those movies that is soooo baaaaddd that that it is almost good. Good fodder for people to ridicule that is. I wish "Mystery Science Theater 3000" was still on the air I know they'd roast this movie real good.

The entire armies of the human race were wiped out in 9 minutes according to Terl (John Travolta) after he took slave Johnnie to the Denver public library to read about Earth's history. Now, never mind every paper book would be dust after 1000 years and all electronic media devices corroded beyond repair, not to mention the stoutest buildings would be mere foundations after 1000 years of neglect(if that). This movie is bad for all the reasons everyone has cited and more. If it is true to the book Hubbard wasn't a very good Sci-fi writer. If a teleporter could transmit dangerous materials that acted VERY adversely with your atmosphere would you have a teleporter in open atmosphere? No. You probably wouldn't even have it on your home world an orbital platform or near by moon would be the logical choice. I can't believe the Psychlo's could conquer space without being able to control the interaction between their "Breathe Gas" and common nuclear radiation.

Another thing to remember about the slave resistance army is that they were born and raised in areas that were still too radioactive for Psychlos to enter 1000 years after mankind's fall I doubt they would be in very good physical or mental shape after generations of chronic radiation exposure . Also the vehicles and weapons they found would no longer function after 1000 years in storage jet fuel degrades in a matter of months in a few years that same jet fuel would be sludge and in 1000 years it would be dry sludge.

This makes Troll 2 look like a masterpiece...

I read the book and I actually like it! Which is why I went to see it in the Theater at the time, and let me tell you, the Movie and the Book are almost completely different. The Movie sucks so bad. Avoid at all costs!!!! The book though was great. it's a large paperback, so a lot would have to be cut out for a Movie. It wasn't only that, but the complete B.S. Ending was completely different! There was no planes/Jets flying in the book. Read the book and forget the movie!

in a sick sort of way i cant wait to see this movie now lol, after reading all these rants about it being THE worst, thats sayin something, i just hope i can make it thru to the end.

It's worse than you could imagine.