Worst Movies of 2007

This year was a bad one for big banner desi films. They crashed and burned all over the place. From the clichéd “Laaga Chunari mein daag” to the over-hyped “Saawariya” and “Om shanti Om” the terrible films kept coming. Even old worthies failed to come through – case in point, Vidhu Vinod Chopra with “Eklavya”. Thankfully, this year I’ve been kinder to self, by not seeing the worst of the worst. Thus, have been saved from stuff like “RGV ki Aag”, and “Cash”. Still, it’s not like I don’t have enough to pick and choose while making this list. So here goes – my top picks for the worst films of 2007 (that I have seen) :

10. Om Shanti Om : This is the Dhoom2 of 2007. It’s a little better than that, and the first half of the film saves it from being #1 on this list, but it’s a bad film nevertheless. See the full review here.

9. Ta ra rum pum : You want annoying, immature, dumb ? Then this is it. Technically well-made this film flounders because of it’s utter inability to comprehend what normal people call “common sense”. You still wanna know more ?

8. Traffic Signal : How tepid can you get ? This one left me unmoved and a film which leaves one unmoved is a big, big failure. Here are details.

7. Mera pehla pehla pyaar : I’d have thought it cutesy if I’d been 18. Now I think it annoying, and an exercise in imbecility. If you’re above 21, keep away. Here’s the complete review.

6. Heyy Babyy : Stupid, sexist, crass – what more can I say ?

5. Dhan Dhana dhan goal : A soccer drama apparently, this one suffers from poor quality, poor scripting and poor acting. Poor everything actually. The only actor worth watching here is John Abraham. And not for his acting skills. Read the complete review.

4. I see you : The brainchild of models Arjun Rampal and the Mrs. (Mehr that is), this is the film they conceived when they were optimists. Are they optimists now ? I think not.

3. Partner : 6 words – Stupider, more sexist, crassier, David Dhawan.

2. Apne : The Deol men weeping as one. I weeping by myself. Guess who’s happier ?

1. Eklavya : This one’s earns the top spot because it promised a lot and gave zilch. Hyped to be the master’s film, this film crashed and burnt like no other. It’s not like bad, bad but really I expect better than mediocre from Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Chopra’s lost it, and I’m not sure if he knows it. Plus what’s with nominating this piece-of-work for the Oscars ? Really, I want a refund of my movie ticket – I could do much better with $8 .

Also see the Best Films of 2007.