But ultimately it was the film\u2019s bizarre computer-generated dwarfs that drew the most flak, and earned the movie two Razzies.<\/p>\n
\u201cDescribed as frightening, actually terrifying and garishly fake, the winner of the Worst Supporting Actor goes to all seven artificial dwarves,\u201d Razzies organisers said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI doesn\u2019t have to cost over US$250 million \u2013 maybe US$20.50, or a seven-day free trial period,\u201d they added, referring to the Disney\u2019s film\u2019s reportedly enormous budget.<\/p>\n
The seven cartoonishly gnome-like magical creatures were also named \u201cworst screen combo\u201d.<\/p>\n
War of the Worlds \u2013 very loosely based on H.G. Wells\u2019 seminal novel but told entirely through Zoom calls \u2013 was named 2025\u2019s worst movie, with worst actor honouree Ice Cube also among the film\u2019s five \u201cwins\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Amazon-released movie was slammed for its awkward product placement \u2013 not least its climactic scene in which a Prime Air drone saves humanity from an alien invasion.<\/p>\n
Despite \u2013 or perhaps because of \u2013 utterly scathing reviews, the film became an unlikely hit for Amazon, thanks to a phenomenon that critics dubbed \u201chate-watching\u201d by \u201cbored masochists\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cPinching the title of a sci-fi classic and slapping it on another reimagined movie has turned a science fiction masterpiece into an unintentional laugh riot,\u201d said Razzies organisers.<\/p>\n
Rebel Wilson was named \u201cworst actress\u201d for her role in Bride Hard, an action-comedy in which she plays a maid of honour who is secretly an international spy, at a wedding hijacked by mercenaries.<\/p>\n
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