only the happiest of actors would eat this scenery welcome to watchmojo.com
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this scenery welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks
and today we’re counting down our picks
and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten worst movie sets for
for the top ten worst movie sets for
for the top ten worst movie sets for this list we’re taking a look at the
this list we’re taking a look at the
this list we’re taking a look at the laziest cheesiest and most unattractive
laziest cheesiest and most unattractive
laziest cheesiest and most unattractive handmade sets in motion pictures these
handmade sets in motion pictures these
handmade sets in motion pictures these are those sets that take you completely
are those sets that take you completely
are those sets that take you completely out of the movie watching experience and
out of the movie watching experience and
out of the movie watching experience and make you wonder if the filmmakers kids
make you wonder if the filmmakers kids
make you wonder if the filmmakers kids built them number 10 the whole movie
built them number 10 the whole movie
built them number 10 the whole movie Mortal Kombat annihilation this is not
Mortal Kombat annihilation this is not
Mortal Kombat annihilation this is not good although Mortal Kombat annihilation
good although Mortal Kombat annihilation
good although Mortal Kombat annihilation had almost double the budget of its 1995
had almost double the budget of its 1995
had almost double the budget of its 1995 predecessor somehow everything got a
predecessor somehow everything got a
predecessor somehow everything got a major downgrade including the sets if
major downgrade including the sets if
major downgrade including the sets if this were a student film or a theme park
this were a student film or a theme park
this were a student film or a theme park stunt show the various temples here
stunt show the various temples here
stunt show the various temples here would look pretty impressive
would look pretty impressive
would look pretty impressive as a multimillion-dollar motion picture
as a multimillion-dollar motion picture
as a multimillion-dollar motion picture though this is one butt-ugly experience
though this is one butt-ugly experience
though this is one butt-ugly experience with bleak colors and dilapidated
with bleak colors and dilapidated
with bleak colors and dilapidated unimaginative set pieces I don’t have
unimaginative set pieces I don’t have
unimaginative set pieces I don’t have time for these stupid games you know
time for these stupid games you know
time for these stupid games you know you’re in trouble when the video games
you’re in trouble when the video games
you’re in trouble when the video games 16-bit backgrounds look more glorious
16-bit backgrounds look more glorious
16-bit backgrounds look more glorious than the movies art direction it’s a
than the movies art direction it’s a
than the movies art direction it’s a fatality on the eyes but fortunately
fatality on the eyes but fortunately
fatality on the eyes but fortunately well for audiences at least these sets
well for audiences at least these sets
well for audiences at least these sets were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina
were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina
were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina so we won’t have to put up with them
so we won’t have to put up with them
so we won’t have to put up with them ever again
number 9 the not Mushroom Kingdom
number 9 the not Mushroom Kingdom Super Mario Brothers last name Mario yet
Super Mario Brothers last name Mario yet
Super Mario Brothers last name Mario yet another video game movie that failed to
another video game movie that failed to
another video game movie that failed to live up to expectations Super Mario
live up to expectations Super Mario
live up to expectations Super Mario Brothers will have you contemplating if
Brothers will have you contemplating if
Brothers will have you contemplating if the filmmakers ever even picked up a
the filmmakers ever even picked up a
the filmmakers ever even picked up a Nintendo controller Goomba
when you think of Mario’s world what
when you think of Mario’s world what comes to mind Greenhills welcoming
comes to mind Greenhills welcoming
comes to mind Greenhills welcoming clouds and mushrooms the size of
clouds and mushrooms the size of
clouds and mushrooms the size of skyscrapers you can go ahead and choke
skyscrapers you can go ahead and choke
skyscrapers you can go ahead and choke this little Mushroom Kingdom all you
this little Mushroom Kingdom all you
this little Mushroom Kingdom all you want because I’m already here
want because I’m already here
want because I’m already here that is the complete opposite of this
that is the complete opposite of this
that is the complete opposite of this films dark dank dystopian parallel
films dark dank dystopian parallel
films dark dank dystopian parallel dimension this city looks like table
dimension this city looks like table
dimension this city looks like table scraps of Blade Runner with no blocks
scraps of Blade Runner with no blocks
scraps of Blade Runner with no blocks green pipes are castles anywhere in
green pipes are castles anywhere in
green pipes are castles anywhere in sight almost like it was built in an old
sight almost like it was built in an old
sight almost like it was built in an old cement factory in accuracy to the game
cement factory in accuracy to the game
cement factory in accuracy to the game aside the sets are still explosively
aside the sets are still explosively
aside the sets are still explosively overblown number 8 the Goblin King’s
overblown number 8 the Goblin King’s
overblown number 8 the Goblin King’s throne room labyrinth what’s sad is Jim
throne room labyrinth what’s sad is Jim
throne room labyrinth what’s sad is Jim Henson was truly one of the most
Henson was truly one of the most
Henson was truly one of the most influential visionaries who ever lived
influential visionaries who ever lived
influential visionaries who ever lived much of his creative genius shines
much of his creative genius shines
much of his creative genius shines through in labyrinth although this
through in labyrinth although this
through in labyrinth although this particular set piece looks pretty lame
particular set piece looks pretty lame
particular set piece looks pretty lame and dated go back to your room
and dated go back to your room
and dated go back to your room play with your toys and your costumes
play with your toys and your costumes
play with your toys and your costumes forget about the baby but then the same
forget about the baby but then the same
forget about the baby but then the same could be said about David Bowie’s random
could be said about David Bowie’s random
could be said about David Bowie’s random totally unnecessary musical number magic
totally unnecessary musical number magic
totally unnecessary musical number magic dance while the song is admittedly kind
dance while the song is admittedly kind
dance while the song is admittedly kind of fun in its absurdity Bowie’s
of fun in its absurdity Bowie’s
of fun in its absurdity Bowie’s bombastic flamboyant musical stylings
bombastic flamboyant musical stylings
bombastic flamboyant musical stylings don’t really match the cramped dreary
don’t really match the cramped dreary
don’t really match the cramped dreary environment his throne room isn’t
environment his throne room isn’t
environment his throne room isn’t especially fun whimsical or magical
especially fun whimsical or magical
especially fun whimsical or magical diminishing our desire to get up and
diminishing our desire to get up and
diminishing our desire to get up and dance
number seven planet fidos Mighty Morphin
number seven planet fidos Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the movie what power
very dangerous
very dangerous while the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
while the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
while the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series was never known for
TV series was never known for
TV series was never known for groundbreaking visuals or exotic
groundbreaking visuals or exotic
groundbreaking visuals or exotic locations the Rangers first theatrical
locations the Rangers first theatrical
locations the Rangers first theatrical outing does arguably up the ante but
outing does arguably up the ante but
outing does arguably up the ante but barely leave fade off before it’s too
barely leave fade off before it’s too
barely leave fade off before it’s too late
late
late despite the theatrical treatment the
despite the theatrical treatment the
despite the theatrical treatment the film falls short of its ambitions to
film falls short of its ambitions to
film falls short of its ambitions to appear epic case in point Planet fidos
with obviously fake mountains obviously
with obviously fake mountains obviously fake backdrops and just an obviously
fake backdrops and just an obviously
fake backdrops and just an obviously fake atmosphere all around this set
fake atmosphere all around this set
fake atmosphere all around this set wouldn’t even cut it for old-school Star
wouldn’t even cut it for old-school Star
wouldn’t even cut it for old-school Star Trek get your hands off of him Spock or
Trek get your hands off of him Spock or
Trek get your hands off of him Spock or an episode of Xena Warrior Princess
devoid of anything resembling creativity
devoid of anything resembling creativity inventiveness or originality the art
inventiveness or originality the art
inventiveness or originality the art direction is a failure on all fronts
number six alaskan neighborhood north
number six alaskan neighborhood north welcome to Juneau Alaska please remain
welcome to Juneau Alaska please remain
welcome to Juneau Alaska please remain seated until the plane comes to a
seated until the plane comes to a
seated until the plane comes to a complete stop in Anchorage Alaska
complete stop in Anchorage Alaska
complete stop in Anchorage Alaska we apologize on Rob Reiner z– behalf to
we apologize on Rob Reiner z– behalf to
we apologize on Rob Reiner z– behalf to any Alaskans that sat through this movie
any Alaskans that sat through this movie
any Alaskans that sat through this movie on a quest to find nicer parents young
on a quest to find nicer parents young
on a quest to find nicer parents young North travels north to an Inuit village
North travels north to an Inuit village
North travels north to an Inuit village who’s that North this is your new
who’s that North this is your new
who’s that North this is your new grandfather what he discovers there is
grandfather what he discovers there is
grandfather what he discovers there is so stereotypical inaccurate and
so stereotypical inaccurate and
so stereotypical inaccurate and offensive but the audience might think
offensive but the audience might think
offensive but the audience might think they’re watching a racist cartoon you
they’re watching a racist cartoon you
they’re watching a racist cartoon you know like those offensive pieces of
know like those offensive pieces of
know like those offensive pieces of animated propaganda from the war
animated propaganda from the war
animated propaganda from the war landscape sure is beautiful up here
landscape sure is beautiful up here
landscape sure is beautiful up here snow white picket fences igloos with
snow white picket fences igloos with
snow white picket fences igloos with garage doors and ice flow lines next
garage doors and ice flow lines next
garage doors and ice flow lines next come on let’s go are you kidding us it’d
come on let’s go are you kidding us it’d
come on let’s go are you kidding us it’d be one thing if these visual gags were
be one thing if these visual gags were
be one thing if these visual gags were clever and funny or you know actually
clever and funny or you know actually
clever and funny or you know actually worked but they’re about is
worked but they’re about is
worked but they’re about is uncomfortable to look at as the rest of
uncomfortable to look at as the rest of
uncomfortable to look at as the rest of North if your mother says don’t make a
North if your mother says don’t make a
North if your mother says don’t make a face because it could freeze in that
face because it could freeze in that
face because it could freeze in that position you better take her seriously
position you better take her seriously
position you better take her seriously number five Mexico sunset three amigos
yet another movie that didn’t exactly
yet another movie that didn’t exactly strive for authenticity three amigos
strive for authenticity three amigos
strive for authenticity three amigos shot exactly none of its scenes in
shot exactly none of its scenes in
shot exactly none of its scenes in Mexico unlike North however this film’s
Mexico unlike North however this film’s
Mexico unlike North however this film’s unrealistic sets do amount to some good
unrealistic sets do amount to some good
unrealistic sets do amount to some good humor
season there’s an especially fun salute
season there’s an especially fun salute to Technicolor backdrops from classic
to Technicolor backdrops from classic
to Technicolor backdrops from classic westerns as our bumbling heroes sing
westerns as our bumbling heroes sing
westerns as our bumbling heroes sing around a campfire while the Sun goes
around a campfire while the Sun goes
around a campfire while the Sun goes down from the sky
that being said the scenery is about as
that being said the scenery is about as believable as what you’d see on a
believable as what you’d see on a
believable as what you’d see on a Saturday Night Live sketch or at a
Saturday Night Live sketch or at a
Saturday Night Live sketch or at a museum exhibit it’s still technically
museum exhibit it’s still technically
museum exhibit it’s still technically cheesy but at least it’s lovingly cheesy
number four the rooftop the room
number four the rooftop the room okay daddy named we assumed for the
okay daddy named we assumed for the
okay daddy named we assumed for the film’s main set much of the room is
film’s main set much of the room is
film’s main set much of the room is staged like a play but we’re not sure
staged like a play but we’re not sure
staged like a play but we’re not sure which elementary school is responsible
which elementary school is responsible
which elementary school is responsible for this production the film was
for this production the film was
for this production the film was primarily shot on a soundstage with the
primarily shot on a soundstage with the
primarily shot on a soundstage with the most blatantly clear instance being the
most blatantly clear instance being the
most blatantly clear instance being the rooftop scenes where San Francisco is
rooftop scenes where San Francisco is
rooftop scenes where San Francisco is green screened poorly into the
green screened poorly into the
green screened poorly into the background no who do you think you
background no who do you think you
background no who do you think you are
are
are despite the fact the director Tommy
despite the fact the director Tommy
despite the fact the director Tommy Wiseau had access to an actual San
Wiseau had access to an actual San
Wiseau had access to an actual San Francisco rooftop gotta tell you about
Francisco rooftop gotta tell you about
Francisco rooftop gotta tell you about something
something
something shoot Danny but instead of using it why
shoot Danny but instead of using it why
shoot Danny but instead of using it why Zoe’s spared no expense setting up fake
Zoe’s spared no expense setting up fake
Zoe’s spared no expense setting up fake ass bricks a patio set and the shed
ass bricks a patio set and the shed
ass bricks a patio set and the shed thing come on let’s go to completely
thing come on let’s go to completely
thing come on let’s go to completely replicate the San Fran experience anyway
replicate the San Fran experience anyway
replicate the San Fran experience anyway how’s your sex life anyway how is your
how’s your sex life anyway how is your
how’s your sex life anyway how is your sex life number three skeletor’s throne
sex life number three skeletor’s throne
sex life number three skeletor’s throne room Masters of the Universe with so
room Masters of the Universe with so
room Masters of the Universe with so many other nostalgic 80s cartoons
many other nostalgic 80s cartoons
many other nostalgic 80s cartoons getting the live action cinematic
getting the live action cinematic
getting the live action cinematic treatment as of late
he-man and the Masters of the Universe
he-man and the Masters of the Universe could use a reboot will drop right into
could use a reboot will drop right into
could use a reboot will drop right into the throne room fight off two or three
the throne room fight off two or three
the throne room fight off two or three thousand of skeletor’s crack troops
thousand of skeletor’s crack troops
thousand of skeletor’s crack troops break into the force field and free the
break into the force field and free the
break into the force field and free the sorceress right it couldn’t possibly
sorceress right it couldn’t possibly
sorceress right it couldn’t possibly look any worse than this 1987 feature oh
look any worse than this 1987 feature oh
look any worse than this 1987 feature oh yeah
yeah
yeah Skeletor where skeletor’s throne room in
Skeletor where skeletor’s throne room in
Skeletor where skeletor’s throne room in the cartoon series was sufficiently
the cartoon series was sufficiently
the cartoon series was sufficiently nightmarishly badass this one seems
nightmarishly badass this one seems
nightmarishly badass this one seems confused
does it want to be mystical high-tech
does it want to be mystical high-tech hellish or just silly in any case the
hellish or just silly in any case the
hellish or just silly in any case the overlord of evil should really fire his
overlord of evil should really fire his
overlord of evil should really fire his interior decorator he’s not white
interior decorator he’s not white
interior decorator he’s not white Skeletor
Skeletor
Skeletor it might have been the largest set in
it might have been the largest set in
it might have been the largest set in decades but Skeletor deserves better
decades but Skeletor deserves better
decades but Skeletor deserves better than this
than this
than this and so does Frank Langella and so do we
and so does Frank Langella and so do we
and so does Frank Langella and so do we it’s over yo number two the mountaintop
it’s over yo number two the mountaintop
it’s over yo number two the mountaintop the Princess Bride but only say will not
the Princess Bride but only say will not
the Princess Bride but only say will not give you until you reach the top there’s
give you until you reach the top there’s
give you until you reach the top there’s no doubt about it
no doubt about it
no doubt about it the Princess Bride is a perennial
the Princess Bride is a perennial
the Princess Bride is a perennial classic that’s perfect in every way you
classic that’s perfect in every way you
classic that’s perfect in every way you could read a little bit more if you want
could read a little bit more if you want
could read a little bit more if you want that being said part of the film’s charm
that being said part of the film’s charm
that being said part of the film’s charm does derive from the fact that it’s so
does derive from the fact that it’s so
does derive from the fact that it’s so corny my name is Inigo Montoya you
corny my name is Inigo Montoya you
corny my name is Inigo Montoya you killed my father prepare to die
killed my father prepare to die
killed my father prepare to die much of that corniness leaks out from
much of that corniness leaks out from
much of that corniness leaks out from the film sets which occasionally look
the film sets which occasionally look
the film sets which occasionally look about as real as something out of a
about as real as something out of a
about as real as something out of a fairy tale
fairy tale
fairy tale the most evident example being the
the most evident example being the
the most evident example being the summit of the cliffs of insanity while
summit of the cliffs of insanity while
summit of the cliffs of insanity while the scene will have you smiling all the
the scene will have you smiling all the
the scene will have you smiling all the way through there is no denying that the
way through there is no denying that the
way through there is no denying that the set backdrop and props are inconceivably
set backdrop and props are inconceivably
set backdrop and props are inconceivably fake before we unveil our number one
fake before we unveil our number one
fake before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable or in this
pick here are some honorable or in this
pick here are some honorable or in this case dishonorable mentions
we’d better clean you up before the
we’d better clean you up before the Flies get grave-robbers will be shot
Flies get grave-robbers will be shot
Flies get grave-robbers will be shot good thing we’re not grave robbers
number one the graveyard plan 9 from
number one the graveyard plan 9 from outer space that was incidents in the
outer space that was incidents in the
outer space that was incidents in the graveyard these past few days just got
graveyard these past few days just got
graveyard these past few days just got me wearing plan 9 from outer space has
me wearing plan 9 from outer space has
me wearing plan 9 from outer space has been hailed as the worst movie ever made
been hailed as the worst movie ever made
been hailed as the worst movie ever made and you can understand why based on this
and you can understand why based on this
and you can understand why based on this horrendously campy graveyard but from
horrendously campy graveyard but from
horrendously campy graveyard but from the blast arose the moving figure of the
the blast arose the moving figure of the
the blast arose the moving figure of the dead old man this set is obviously phony
dead old man this set is obviously phony
dead old man this set is obviously phony like did Ed Wood seriously think the
like did Ed Wood seriously think the
like did Ed Wood seriously think the audience wouldn’t notice that cardboard
audience wouldn’t notice that cardboard
audience wouldn’t notice that cardboard headstone tipping over
filmmaking maybe about the big picture
filmmaking maybe about the big picture but absolutely nothing in this
but absolutely nothing in this
but absolutely nothing in this particular picture is even remotely
particular picture is even remotely
particular picture is even remotely convincing the set is so shamelessly
convincing the set is so shamelessly
convincing the set is so shamelessly low-rent half-assed and passionately
low-rent half-assed and passionately
low-rent half-assed and passionately sucky however that it isn’t surprising
sucky however that it isn’t surprising
sucky however that it isn’t surprising plan nine is also often considered the
plan nine is also often considered the
plan nine is also often considered the best worst movie ever made
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do you agree with our list what do you think is the worst movie set ever
think is the worst movie set ever
think is the worst movie set ever constructed for more entertaining top
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