Worst Movie Ever: Flowers in the Attic

And I'm not talking about the plot. I actually enjoyed the book, as I read it when I was twelve (I caused quite a controversy between my mother and my teacher when the teacher told my mother I shouldn't be reading these books. My mother snapped back with "He's an advanced reader!" Ah, good times)

Back to the movie - so, I had seen it when I was younger, and wasn't crazy about it then. But, watching it this morning - it had to have been the worst movie I had ever seen. Kristy Swanson (who told this girl she could act) was awful, and poor Louise Fletcher - went from an Oscar to this. But, it wasn't just the acting. It was the editing (Kristy smacks her mother - dry faced - and says "Damn you to Hell", then they cut to a closer shot, and her face is soaking wet with tears - glycerin tears, mind you.)
Then, there's the direction. What the hell was that at the end when she effortlessly throws the mother over the balcony. Being that she hadn't eaten and was weak, she sure was strong - yet, the mother fell, what looked to be on purpose, after very little struggle.
Why was this movie made?
Who produced it?
Why couldn't they have kept the dead mutated baby in the jar?
Part of me feels like I wasted my time today, yet, I couldn't help watching how bad it was.

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Updated On: 3/10/05 at 01:56 PM

Well, you're entitled to pick whatever you want as the worst; but to me, you just can't beat THE ENGLISH PAITIENT as the worst film ever made.

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I wish someone had told me. I have seen FLOWERS in ages; but I don't recall thinking much of it.

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Not the worst movie ever. It can't be. What about McHale's Navy with Tom Arnold?

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Sorry, but you're all wrong. The worst movie ever is THE GOOD SON w/ Macaully Culkin.

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as a rabid V.C. Andrews fan from way back when (I, too, caused great consternation among the adult contingent when I read Flowers at 8 or 9...my mom said pretty much the same thing as yours), I have to say...the movie blows chunks. Not only do we never see Chris bone Cathy, they are HORRIBLY cast and the only thing I like about the movie is Louise's hair. (LOVE that figure-eight knot!!)

Thank GOD they didn't destroy the rest of the series that way.

addendum: Justice, you HAVE to read Audrina!!!!It's great...it actually manages to be almost original. Not a shred of incest anywhere! No evil grandparents! Who knew?!?

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Updated On: 3/10/05 at 02:49 PM

Jailyard...i totally agree with you...the movie sucks.

V.C. Andrews never had a daughter. She died unmarried and childless. Her estate consists of her two brothers, niece and nephews.

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don't remember much about this movie, but i've been a HUGE V.C. Andrews fan for years!! I think it's kind of werid how many of us read these books at 8 and 9 years old LOL But my favorite series was the Lanry books with Ruby and her evil twin Gisselle...good times!!

Oh, and the book about Celeste is really good.

(p.s., I remember really liking The Good Son)

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Worst movie ever

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077713/

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I once worked for a principal who thought FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC was a magnificent work of fiction. He wanted me to teach it in my sophomore classes. I tried to read it but gave up after about 50 pages. It was a horribel piece of rubbish. Obvious. Poorly written.

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Actually, VC Andrew's estate chose Andrew Neiderman, the author of The Devil's Advocate to write under her name after her death. Apparently, they're all based on ideas for books she had written down throughout her life.

Both my parents are librarians, this was common dinner table conversation for us.

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I loved the book - major guilty pleasure and I became a V. C. Andrews fan because of it My friend and I were so excited for the movie and ran to see it at the theater. What a piece of C R A P. Never should have been made.

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