Screw the NRA, your 5 most dissapointing films ever!!!

[MooglePorn]

Not the worst movies ever, or even bad movies, simply the ones you expected to be much better than they were for whatever reason.

Off the top of my head...

Ocean's 12 - Ocean's 11 was a much better film. I might change my mind when I get the DVD, which I will get because I enjoyed the film, but the movie felt very rough, a little all over the place. I didn't get a very clear message of what the fiom wanted to be. Also, a big part of my love for the first was the "Mission Impossible" style caper, and this one really had very little of that.

Alien Vs. Predator - As Seamonkey said in another thread, this movie should have written itself. They have Aliens, Predators, and they're fighting each other... how did it become kind of boring and not a major "turn your brain off" hit? Couldn't ANY of the style of the previous films carry over? A PG-13 rating? Bah.

Die Another Day - I love the Connery Bond movies, and to a certain extent the others as well. When Brosnan started with Goldfinger I thought the times of great Bonds were back. Tomorrow Never Dies was OK, The World is not Enough was extremely forgettable but not really bad. What the fuck happened with Die Another Day? It's horrible beyond words in both dialogue and storyline, the XXX-style crap was disgusting... and all this from a movie that was supposed to HONOR the old Bonds? Bah. Moonraker is suddenly the SECOND worst Bond movie.

I'll think of more later... yay!

[hiroic]

X2- I seem to be the only person who seemed to be really let down by this. I felt the plotting made little sense, and at times contradicted its own ideas and the events of the last movie.

Twin Peaks FWWM- I really anticipated this one, especially since I had heard that part of the movie would take place after the end of the series. We did not get that, nor did we get a compelling prequel after the first half hour. On the show it was fine to have characters like James, Bobby, Donna, Laura, supporting Agent Cooper. It does not work the other way around.

MI2- I really liked the first one and I thought with John Woo directing, this was a winner. I did not expected the sophmoric tripe, and it was PG-13 no less.

Lethal Weapon 3- the start of Riggs turning pussy, for the series ends with "Diplomatic immunity!!"

The Lost World- the first film Spielberg did in four years following Schindler's List, and it turned out to the one of the worst films ever made. That's right, ever made.

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by hiroic

X2- I seem to be the only person who seemed to be really let down by this. I felt the plotting made little sense, and at times contradicted its own ideas and the events of the last movie.

I have to heartily disagree here... For me, X2 is one of those few "better than the original" sequels... It had everything the first movie had, but cranked up and better written.

Twin Peaks FWWM- I really anticipated this one, especially since I had heard that part of the movie would take place after the end of the series. We did not get that, nor did we get a compelling prequel after the first half hour. On the show it was fine to have characters like James, Bobby, Donna, Laura, supporting Agent Cooper. It does not work the other way around.

Despite being a fan of the movie I can see your point and somewhat agree here. I think FWWM is an excellent David Lynch film, but far from an excellent Twin Peaks film.

MI2- I really liked the first one and I thought with John Woo directing, this was a winner. I did not expected the sophmoric tripe, and it was PG-13 no less.

Both MI movies are dissapointments for me, so I can agree here. MI:2 had a much different feel from the first.

The Lost World- the first film Spielberg did in four years following Schindler's List, and it turned out to the one of the worst films ever made. That's right, ever made.

GREAT pick... probably one of the most dissapointing movies of all time. Not the worst... Caddyshack 2 maybe? But Lost World is certainly a dissapointment on every level. I own it and have rewatched it from time to time... Dinosaurs eating people is hard to find boring... but oh, what could have been. I actually enjoy JP3 more.

1. "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy - Sorry, but they are just TOO LONG, and unless you know EACH CHARACTER, you have no idea WHO THE HELL THEY ARE and I found myself not caring about most of them anyway...and no TITTIE SHOTS!

2. "The Day After Tomorrow" - I was expecting a lot more devastation and a longer storyline about what happened afterwards....and no TITTIE SHOTS!

3. Kill Bill (Vols. 1 & 2) - Personally, I think Tarantino is WAY OVERRATED. So what, he has good lookin' chicks, swords, and Oriental "Bad Guys" in the movies. The only redeeming value of these movies is Darryl Hannah...but she didn't give any TITTIE SHOTS, so both movies get a thumbs down...

4. Terminator 3 - TOTAL RUBBISH! And no TITTIE SHOT!

5. "Open Water" - Two spoiled brats go snorkelling..their dumb butts get left behind. What follows is boring, and by the end, I was kinda hoping the sharks would get them. There is a god afterall...no TITTIE SHOTS, either...

And NO, I'm not kidding about my comments. I know some of you worship Tarantino and LOTR, but some of us out here actually care about more than just what's "hot" at the moment. I appreciate the movies for what they are...art, but that's about it. Picassos they're not...

[BlueSol]

5. "Open Water" - Two spoiled brats go snorkelling..their dumb butts get left behind. What follows is boring, and by the end, I was kinda hoping the sharks would get them. There is a god afterall...no TITTIE SHOTS, either...


Obviously you didnt pay that much attention to the movie. There is some nudity in the beginning of the movie, when lead actress is in the hotel.

[aedavela]

Trying to stick to films where I expected a lot and was let down:

The Matrix Reloaded
Kill Bill, Vol. 2
Mystic River
Jurassic Park
Titanic

[blakely614]

several off the top of my head:

12 Monkeys
Once Upon A Time In America
The Talented Mr. Ripley

[SephirothClone]

Without a doubt, "The Matrix Reloaded".

[incubus0]

Originally Posted by SephirothClone

Without a doubt, "The Matrix Reloaded".

Dissapointing, yes, but not nearly the dissapointment that came with most people's first viewing of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Manace.

[Damian]

Originally Posted by BlueSol

5. "Open Water" - Two spoiled brats go snorkelling..their dumb butts get left behind. What follows is boring, and by the end, I was kinda hoping the sharks would get them. There is a god afterall...no TITTIE SHOTS, either...

Did you miss the first ten or fifteen minutes?

http://forums.dvdfile.com/interactiv...chmentid=14728

[incubus0]

Originally Posted by Damian

Did you miss the first ten or fifteen minutes?

http://forums.dvdfile.com/interactiv...chmentid=14728

A little NSFW, please.

And thanks!

[umainebearman]

Aparently Harley just picked movies that where popular and just thought he say he'd didn't like them (except for T3 that sucked) because Kill Bill Vol. 1 like it or not is about artistic a movie as has been mentioned so far. As far as the length of, and not knowing the characters of LOTR....well thats another thread I'm sure. Oh and I double what Moogle said about X2.

Anyway my disappointments -

The Matrix Revolutions
Solaris (New one)
Hero - Looked pretty, filmed very well, story very boring, action very cookie cutter.
Star Trek - The Motion Picture

Man theres alot but those are the off the top of my head ones.

[Damian]

Originally Posted by incubus0

A little NSFW, please.

And thanks!

Well I quoted his comment about there not been any titties so what else could I have been linking to?

Originally Posted by umainebearman

Aparently Harley just picked movies that where popular and just thought he say he'd didn't like them because Kill Bill Vol. 1 like it or not is about artistic a movie as has been mentioned so far.

Again, why is it if somebody doesn't like Kill Bill they are called out? I can care less if a movie is "artistic". If I don't like something it's probably because I was entertained by it. I can care less how "artistic" everybody else thinks it is.

[biglyle]

The Matrix Revolutions - the 15 minute dance club scene alone makes this the worst of all time

The Stepford wives (re-make) - awful on every level

Natural Born Killers - a train wreck beginning to end

Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2 (TIE) - Jar jar binks, and the whineist young Darth Vader anyone could have ever imagined. Brutal films, makes me wonder if the original Star wars and Empire were nothing more than a Lucas fluke.

The Passion of the Christ - overblown self rightous crap. Mel Gibson needs to be instatutionalized asap.

[incubus0]

Laundry List:

1. Star Wars Episode I
2. Matrix Reloaded
3. European Vacation
4. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
5. Godzilla (1998)

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by HarleyRider

1. "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy - Sorry, but they are just TOO LONG, and unless you know EACH CHARACTER, you have no idea WHO THE HELL THEY ARE and I found myself not caring about most of them anyway...

I can actually agree here. I like the LotR films, I own the LotR films, but they are overrated and a bit of a dissapointment. As I have said elsewhere, the score bores me to tears, the characters ARE underdeveloped, and the action repetitive. Plus I think they take themselves way too seriously. Good movies though... but with all the hype I expected THE movie experiance of my generation, and it certainly wasn't that.

Originally Posted by HarleyRider

And NO, I'm not kidding about my comments. I know some of you worship Tarantino and LOTR, but some of us out here actually care about more than just what's "hot" at the moment. I appreciate the movies for what they are...art, but that's about it. Picassos they're not...

I think I speak for most people here when I say we care about more than what is hot at the moment. I don't even know what's hot at the moment actually. I went and saw Kill Bill because I loved Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, not for any other reason.

[George McFly]

Speed 2- I think it's better than people think but it could've been so much more

Superman 3- good story and acting but the flwoing and pacing is just off, it skips around too much, is Richard Donner directed it it would've been up there with 1 & 2,IMO

Spiderman- not bad but not even close to being a truly good comic book movie

Beverly Hills Cop 3- the first 2 are 2 of my favorite movies but 3 tried to be TOO funny.

Godfather films- I tried loving them but they're just too ho hum for me , not the worst ever but terribly overrated IMHO

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by aedavela

Mystic River

This movie was so built up as the best drama EVER it's no wonder you were dissapointed... I haven't seen it yet... maybe the hype will be gone by the time I do.

Originally Posted by blakely614

12 Monkeys

Really??? Wow. One of my top twenty or so... How was it built up for you? I don't think it was a huge hit was it? What didn't you like about it? Do you like it, just not as much as you thought?

Originally Posted by biglyle

Natural Born Killers - a train wreck beginning to end

A train wreck in what way? This movie is also in my top twenty list... Did the editing take you out of it? Did you not like the surreal qualities?

Originally Posted by incubus0

3. European Vacation

GOOD pick... Maybe a little funny, but after the excellent Vacation, nothing near what it should have been.

[aedavela]

Originally Posted by incubus0

Dissapointing, yes, but not nearly the dissapointment that came with most people's first viewing of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Manace.

I quite enjoyed my first viewing of The Phantom Menace.

[incubus0]

Originally Posted by aedavela

I quite enjoyed my first viewing of The Phantom Menace.

I actually think it's a decent film too, but had it so built up in my mind that it couldn't possibly live up to expectations. It just wasn't as fun as the originals, even slow in the middle, so I was dissapointed. I do think the pod race sequence is much better on the DVD then it was in the theaters.

[MrMike]

Let's see...

1. Star Wars Episode I
2. The Matrix Reloaded
3. Hannibal (I know it didn't have Jodie Foster back, but it Moore and Hopkins and Ridley Scott directing. I hyped myself up for this and I really didn't enjoy it.)
4. Troy
5. Natural Born Killers

[incubus0]

The Godfather Part III
How could I forget that pile of festering wolverine vomit?

[C Roberts]

All of Jet Li's American movies before I started expecting them to suck. Then he goes back to China and makes one of my favorite movies ever (Hero).

[aedavela]

Originally Posted by incubus0

I actually think it's a decent film too, but had it so built up in my mind that it couldn't possibly live up to expectations. It just wasn't as fun as the originals, even slow in the middle, so I was dissapointed. I do think the pod race sequence is much better on the DVD then it was in the theaters.

I don't think my expectations were as high as everyone else. I had a feeling the prequels would be a different bird than the first set of flicks and I wasn't expecting them. But I was entertained and I "got" what was going on in the political subplots, so I can't honestly say I was disappointed.

[John Yaya]

the ones that stand out the most for me...

1. Alien 3 - To be honest, I had read the Cinefantastique cover story about the film a couple of weeks prior to its opening. Upon reading it I was surprised and sorely dissapointed as to what I was going to see... but it eased the ugly shock of it all.

2. RoboCop 2 - The villians in the film were both tasteless and painfully dull (a pint sized gangster and a mumbling drug (addict) lord... and Paul Verhoeven was off making Total Recall

3. Batman Forever - No Tim Burton, no Michael Keaton.. that's two strikes right there.... Joel Schumacher adding nipples to the Batcostume?! ... strike three yer out!!

4. Terminator 3 - a film that essentially makes Terminator 2 pointless to see

[bgbohemian217]

Off the top of my head:
-Lost in Translation
-Manhunter
-Collateral
-Sideways (was still good, but... not the praise it's been getting good)

I know that's a random list.

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by bgbohemian217

Manhunter

Good pick. I read the Red Dragon book and neither film compares at all... Manhunter isn't even good judged as a movie, IMO... Red Dragon I enjoyed a bit more, but probably just because it stuck more to the book. Why Manhunter gets so much praise I will never know.

[Titleist]

I'll have to think of my other 4, but I agree in saying that:

1. Star Trek: The Motionless Picture

Should be on there, nothing friggin happens, and when it does, it was lame even by the standards of the time.

[Wirehed]

Godfather 3
Alien 3
Alien Resurection
Episode 1
Episode 2


Moogle makes a great point concerning the recent Bond movies. I didn't even bother to see the newest one.

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by Seamonkey

Moogle makes a great point concerning the recent Bond movies. I didn't even bother to see the newest one.

Especially when you think about what a great "Bond-style" actor they wasted... The Thomas Crown Affair was a better movie than all of his Bonds. That makes Moogle a sad little white fluffy thing

[Chunkblower]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

Why Manhunter gets so much praise I will never know.

Because Michael Mann is god.

[boddah]

These threads kill me. I just want to shout at everyone, because I like almost every movie I see.

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by Chunkblower

Because Michael Mann is god.

Or... he isn't.

Originally Posted by boddah

These threads kill me. I just want to shout at everyone, because I like almost every movie I see.

I like a lot of the movies listed here... Read the first post, this is about dissapointment, not dislike.

[boddah]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

I like a lot of the movies listed here... Read the first post, this is about dissapointment, not dislike.

But even then I start thinking "WHAT?! THAT MOVIE WAS RAD. I HATE YOU GUYS."

Then I take my ball and go home.

[Chunkblower]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

Or... he isn't.

Uh... yeah he is.

[JeffHanawalt]

Good call, bgbohemian217, about Collateral. I read lots of
posts of people loving this film, and I like Mann, so I took
a chance and bought the DVD blind (something I rarely do).
Foxx is really good in the film, and the film was good for the
first 90 minutes. It really falls apart at the end- too many
Hollywood cliches. I didn't expect Mann to do cliches, so
overall I was disappointed in the film.

[retroboy]

1. The Beach--after helming three wonderful films (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and the criminally underrated A Life Less Ordinary), I was excited to see what Danny Boyle could do with Alex Garland's novel, but other than pretty scenery and a Badalementi score, I was disappointed. And to make matters worse, this is the film that strained Boyle and Ewan MacGregor's friendship for five years (But they might be finally making Porno, now that the script is being written).

2. Planet of the Apes--I expected something very strange and beautiful from the very capable hands of Tim Burton, but instead I saw a lacklustre action film with a very wooden Mark Wahlberg and a silly cameo by Charlton Heston.

3. Godfather Part III--not a bad film, but compared to the brilliance of the first two films, it's akin to the embarrassing drunken uncle nobody wants to visit.

4. A Problem with Fear--after the wonderfully quirky waydowntown, Gary Burns gives us a film that had so much potential to be better than it is. Not a bad film, but not really a showcase for a budding filmmaker (and now he's making a TV movie, sigh...).

5. Star Trek: Nemesis--I never have high expectations for these movies (they're made by TV people with limited vision), but after a four-year wait from the last mediocre Trek, what ended up on the screen was excruciatingly awful. When you feel nothing when an aging, fat, singing android buys the farm, you know the film's a bust. Hard to believe this came from the guy who wrote The Aviator.

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by Chunkblower

Uh... yeah he is.

We've had this debate before

Retro, great picks all around!!!

[Volcane]

Pirates of the Caribbean - A lot of people were raving about this one but I found it an overlong, overacted, overrated pantomime act!

The Two Towers - Whilst I was impressed with Fellowship, I found (and still find) Towers to be a bit of a mess and (even on first viewing) find myself getting bored at the half way mark or so.

The Day After Tomorrow - Boring... wasn't even impressed with the special effects in this one!