What does it say about it me that I liked a few of the films shortlisted on EBERT & ROEPER’s “Worst of 2005″ show that aired this weekend? One could argue that I just like crappy movies, but I’d like to think the definition of “worst” needs to be revisited. After all, there’s nothing wrong with “dumb fun.” It’s when the fun is taken out of the equation that a flick could be considered the worst.

Roger Ebert started off the show hating FANTASTIC FOUR, ELEKTRA and CONSTANTINE, all three movies which I liked (but did not love) because they entertained me and offered escape, even though I knew going in that my intellect was not in for a two-hour workout. And they certainly weren’t boring. He then derided DOOM, which I haven’t seen but is damn sure on my Netflix list, and UNDEAD, an Aussie zombie movie that I also haven’t seen, but looked cool enough from the clip they showed.

I thought something like THE DUKES OF HAZZARD was among the year’s worst, because it was utterly painful to watch – so bad I couldn’t get through it all. At least they didn’t disappoint me there, with Richard Roeper putting it at No. 1 and Ebert placing it just behind his top pick, DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO – another one I haven’t seen, and have zero plans to.

Admittedly, a few years ago I made a conscious decision to not pick movies apart at every level of quality; I just wanted to be entertained. But it’s Ebert’s job to pick movies apart. Then again, he ended the show calling Brittany Murphy “sexy,” so what does he know? Any chances of Brittany Murphy being sexy were decimated by Ashton Kutcher’s sperm.

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