It’s bad enough that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in an idiotic kiddy movie called "Tooth Fairy." But did the promotional campaign really need to use the stupidest taglines imaginable?

"The Tooth Hurts," proclaims one shameless poster for the movie. Another reads, "You Can’t Handle the Tooth."

Obviously this "Tooth Fairy" movie is a real masterpiece.

While nobody intends to make a bad movie, I’m convinced the marketing gurus behind "You Can’t Handle the Tooth" weren’t trying as hard as they should. Then again, what clever thing could possibly be said about a former wrestling superstar prancing around like a butterfly?

The Internet is full of blog posts about the absolute worst movie taglines, with the most cited being from the 1977 horror film, "Suspiria." It reads: The only thing more terrifying than the last 12 minutes of this film are the first 92." Unintentional translation: This movie is pretty good, at least up until the ending.

While I consider the original "Jaws" to be one of the best suspense movies of all time, the third sequel, "Jaws: The Revenge" has one of the greatest bad taglines in film history. It reads, "This time, it’s personal." Apparently the sharks of the first three films only ate people for the tax write-off.

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