There are a ton of bad movies to choose from in this department – (one notable film being SPAWN) but we felt that this list was just fine enough. If you don’t believe us, go ahead. Watch any of these five films if you haven’t already seen them.
Yes, Spawn was bad.
7. TMNT (2014)
Ever since I can remember, I been a Ninja Turtle fan. I didn’t have a teddy bear, I had a stuffed Michelangelo. Being a child of the ’90’s was great, especially for a Turtle fan. You had three great movies, and a great cartoon. There was even that live-action TV show. Therefore, when you hear that there’s going to be a new live-action movie coming out, no matter how old you are, no matter how much the internet groans about, you’re going to be excited.
Boy, did I set myself up for disappointment. I don’t know if I just set my standards way too high, or the movie really was that disappointing. Yes, I knew that their new, CGI’d look was going to be ugly as sin – trying to make their features more human-like, and what-not. But I figured that the addition of classic characters that haven’t been in a movie yet, like Vernon Fenwick and Karai, would somehow make up for it.
I guess I could just be an angry fanboy. But they got their origins way wrong. Just like the Marvel movies borrow a lot from the more recent Ultimate universe, and DC does with the New 52, this Ninja Turtle movie borrowed from the recent run with IDW Publishing. In the IDW comics, they are bred in a lab by Baxter Stockman. That didn’t bother me – I liked that. I even liked that April O’Neil’s father was thrown into the mix.
What bothered me was that there was no connection between the Turtles and Shredder whatsoever. Yes, there was that guy. What was his name? Eric Sacks. Yeah, that’s right. Someone made up for the sake of the movie. He somehow had a connection with the lab that created the Turtles. And also had some sort of connection with Shredder. So pretty much, Shredder knew a guy, who knew a guy, who knew some guys who created the Turtles. Angry fanboy? The Turtles’ sensei, Splinter, and Shredder are supposed to have this history that goes back to Japan. Whether they were teacher and student, brothers, whatever. There has to be something between them.
Hopefully the sequel will correct some things. Or maybe I’m just putting faith in extra characters again. Is that why I still hold onto the X-Men movies? – Dean Lyons
6. Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
I mean sure – this movie is at least watchable but if we’re talking bad movies – this one was pretty bad. The beginning really sets the tone for what’s in store. No one could really explain to me how the hell a giant spaceship crashes into the forest of a small town and not a single person notices? Really? Not one?
The film is also hard to see – as if it was filmed in the dark and they didn’t bother to hire anyone for lighting on the movie.
The first film in the series wasn’t really that great either and I’d have to admit that this one was better than that – but I feel that these movies could have been much better than the final result. I’m not really the only person who thought this movie was bad (has a 12% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 4.7 on IMDb). It was also the lowest grossing film in the franchise and there hasn’t been another AVP film since – and I doubt there ever will be.
5. Tank Girl
Tank Girl is another example of a British comic that was adapted wrongly to a world wide audience. Although its intentions were honorable, the tone of the film didn’t quite match that of the comics and instead what we’re left with is an extremely annoying protagonist who’s caught up in a tonally bizarre movie that doesn’t really cater for a specific audience.
Fortunately however, the film has gained a strong cult following due to it’s unique portrayal of a strong woman protagonist and it’s heavy feminist undertones. The comics on the other hand were more quintessentially British with it’s anarchic approach to hierarchy and its satirical jabs to pop culture running riot from page to page. Whereas the comics are laugh out loud funny with its risqué humor, the movie comes across as try hard and just downright immature. With studio interference not helping matters, it’s hardly surprising that it was a box office failure. – Jonathan Edwards
4. The Phantom
Uh. I’ll let that picture do the talking.
3. Any Of The Crow Films After The 1994 Original
It was hard to even call them films – that’s just how bad they were. If I had to choose one that was the worst – it’d have to be The Crow: Wicked Prayer. I’m not really sure whose idea it was to cast Edward Furlong as The Crow, but whoever that person was – probably doesn’t get much work as a casting director anymore. Okay, that might be a little harsh but anyone who has seen the movie would agree. His performance is more of a “what the hell am I watching right now” than anything close to being The Crow.
These movies aren’t even bad fun – they’re just stupid and try to capture the same tone as the first film and fail miserably.
Maybe the upcoming remake could be decent – but I’m not sure on that one.
2. Judge Dredd (1995)
I AM DER LAW!!!!
Some might consider this movie good – in the sense that it’s fun to watch because it’s terrible. But those people should consider the fact that this movie really didn’t much right about the Judge Dredd character. The look of the film was close to 2000AD but once Stallone takes his helmet off after the first 10 minutes, any credibility the movie is looking for goes straight out the window. For that matter, anything after the first 10 minutes has true fans wondering what the hell they’re watching. They even tried to make a love story with the judges? There’s just too much wrong here to go on about.
The stigma of this awful movie also ruined any chance of the 2012 reboot succeeding at the box office – as people thought it was a continuation of that or a remake – and didn’t want to be subjected to that again.
Also – Rob Schneider.
1. The Spirit (2008)
Egg pun lovers rejoice! Frank Miller has given you The Spirit: a 90 minute collection of egg puns delivered by the one and only Samuel L. Jackson! Have at it, my egg pun loving friends! It will be cinematic nirvana for you!
For the rest of you who don’t “crack up” at egg puns (GET IT!? HAHAHAHA! PUT ME IN YOUR NEXT MOVIE FRANK MILLER!) you’d be better off watching Sin City again. Or even watching Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Or making breakfast. Just do anything other than watching this silly train wreck. – Steven Potgeter
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