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New Sci-Fi Movie Hits 0% on Rotten Tomatoes; Fans Say ‘I Have to Watch’ to See How Bad It Is<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n In a rare Hollywood moment of synergy, critics and audiences have united in spectacular harmony asIce Cube<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s new sci-fi thriller, War of the Worlds<\/a><\/em>, has crash-landed with a resounding thud, earning the dreaded 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a tidal wave of online mockery. The film is being universally panned as a cinematic disaster of epic proportions, with fans now morbidly curious to witness the trainwreck for themselves.<\/p>\n The premise sounds like a standard high-stakes thriller: \u201cA computer security analyst working for the U.S. government finds his daily life disrupted by an alien attack. Accustomed to dealing with virtual threats, his struggle extends to secrets the government may be hiding.\u201d However, critics argue the execution falls hilariously short of its ambitious synopsis.<\/p>\n The reviews have been nothing short of brutal. The Daily Telegraph<\/a><\/em> eviscerated the film, writing that \u201cIt is silly, shoddy and features far too much of rapper-turned-leading man Ice Cube staring at a computer screen while looking as if he\u2019s working through a reasonably urgent digestive ailment.\u201d<\/p>\n Variety<\/a><\/em> piled on, attacking the movie\u2019s low-budget feel and overt product placement. \u201cThe action is limited to glitchy video clips and whatever else might appear on a surveillance expert’s screen in a cheap-looking thriller that suggests Amazon Prime as Earth’s one-stop solution,\u201d the publication quipped. The review went on to slam the viewing experience itself, noting, \u201cEven with a Prime subscription, you have to sit through two minutes of ads to watch 90 more of what amounts to a feature-length commercial for all things Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\n As the professional reviews flooded in, audiences on social media began their own detective work to understand how such a project went so wrong. One Reddit<\/a> user offered a compelling theory, stating, \u201cIt was filmed during the pandemic. The company knew it was so bad they held on to it for quite a few years but, for some reason, decided to release it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n This low-budget, \u201cpandemic-core\u201d assessment was echoed by others who had seen clips circulating online. \u201cFrom what I\u2019ve seen on TikTok it just him in an office with different saving the world,\u201d another user commented, summarizing the film\u2019s perceived lack of action.<\/p>\n Related: Kate Gosselin Goes Viral on TikTok \u2014 and Most People Aren’t Happy About It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The film\u2019s catastrophic failure has ironically turned it into a must-see event for connoisseurs of bad cinema. The 0% Rotten Tomatoes score, which signifies a complete absence of positive critical reviews, has become a bizarre badge of honor. As one Redditor put it, \u201cI guess I\u2019ll have to watch this on streaming to understand what a movie with a 0% rotten tomatoes score looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n For now, War of the Worlds <\/em>has secured its place in Hollywood history, not as the thrilling alien invasion flick it was intended to be, but as a legendary bomb that has brought critics, fans, and morbidly curious viewers together in unified disbelief.<\/p>\n