2009’s independent horror-thriller film, “Homecoming,” was based on a relatively simple premise. What happens when a crazy ex-girlfriend decides to take revenge on her ex’s new girlfriend, and the two fight for survival? The film had a budget of about $1.5 million. It grossed about $8.5 million in theaters, making it a relative success for an independent studio.
Reviewers were not fond of the film, giving it a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was criticized for being a highly-predictable B-movie without the thrills to make it worth the watch. The obsessed ex-girlfriend trope has been used quite sparingly in recent decades, mostly due to being extremely boring and predictable in most cases.
House of the Dead
German film director, Uwe Boll, is known for single-handedly giving video game films a bad name by making some of the worst video game movie adaptations of all time. "The House of the Dead" was a popular zombie shooting video game so when fans heard that it was going to receive a film adaptation, they were ecstatic until they found out that the director was going to be Uwe Boll.
The film turned out just as expected; it was a critical mess, receiving just a 3% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was ranked the 41st worst film of the 2000s and was overwhelmingly hated by fans just as much as critics. This film received attention from both the video games it's based on and the media attention from just how bad it was.
Stratton
It's hard to believe that a film that came out in 2018 with a budget of just under $20 million can get a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This is exactly what happened with Simon West's British action thriller "Stratton." Our hero is a tough-boy British Special Boat Operative, who gets betrayed by a friend and suspects a mole, then goes out to save the world.
"Stratton" had one of the worst box office bombs in recent years, earning less than $100,000 worldwide against a budget of almost $20 million. It received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was equally hated by the few dozen people that bothered to watch and review it.
Birdemic: Shock and Terror
Alfred Hitchcock's horror-thriller film was unlike any other, even by today's standards. The film is considered a monumental achievement and was the debut role of iconic actress Tippi Hedren, who went on to dominate the big screen. In 2010, an independent film based on Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece was released, called "Birdemic: Shock and Terror." The film had a budget of less than $10,000.
It has some of the worst effects ever seen and is often parodied for its horrible acting. The film has a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a bit high when you consider just how bad it is. A sequel was actually released three years later, and it was reportedly even worse than its predecessor.
The Things With Two Heads
Some studios choose to go with subtle movie names that hint at the film's main premise, while other movies go an entirely different route. In this case, director Lee Frost decided to just ditch common sense and call his 1972 science fiction film "The Thing with Two Heads," which should tell you as much as you need to know about this movie.
The film was considered quite imaginative and creative at the time but was harshly criticized for being a weird blend of comedy and horror that nobody could really seem to figure out. The film has received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes but has gained a cult following among fans of this '70s low-budget exploitation film.