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We've heard a lot about the best films of the year, but not much about the worst. And to be sure, these ponzi schemes we're hearing about so much this week have nothing on some of the crimes perpetrated against moviegoers this year.

Proof positive: This list from The Onion's AV Club. It's counting down the ten worst films of 2008...and it doesn't even have three no-contest, must-have worst films of the year. I know a lot of critics didn't see Disaster Movie. But I did. And I've never seen a worse movie as a professional reviewer, and that stretches back ten years now. So it's a rare gem. I mean, The Happening isn't great but at least it had a story.

The other two are Over Her Dead Body, which is sheer torture, and The Love Guru, which is the Inquisition. I'm not seeing Meet Dave is a real treat, but there's a lot more to investigate here than just these ten movies, three of which happen to be documentaries.

Here's the AV Club list of the worst of the year, beginning with the least atrocious:

Religulous
Good Dick
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Fireproof
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Meet Dave
The Hottie And The Nottie
The Happening
Witless Protection

I should point out that as part of our own year-end coverage here at The Big Picture, our list of the worst movies of the year is on the way Saturday. We'll unveil our top ten this Friday.