Top 50 Worst Hollywood Blockbusters
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- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsWill SmithKevin KlineKenneth BranaghThe two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.Nonsensical plot, poorly edited mess with a cast that looks like they would rather have been somewhere else.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsShia LaBeoufMegan FoxJosh DuhamelSam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.Big CGI bots hitting each other for two plus hours induces headaches and nausea.
- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsSigourney WeaverWinona RyderDominique PinonTwo centuries after her death, a powerful human/alien hybrid clone of Ellen Ripley aids a crew of space pirates in stopping the aliens from reaching Earth.Just when audiences didn't think it could get worse than Alien 3, along comes Part 4. It's dreck of the highest order.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsGary OldmanWilliam HurtMatt LeBlancThe Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home.Sci-fi blockbusters tend to get the worst criticism in general. Lost in Space is an example of how a popular concept revisited without a decent script or any sense of invention and imagination can produce a totally hollow, lifeless product. This one was left adrift in the vacuum of space.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDustin HoffmanRobin WilliamsJulia RobertsWhen Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.Many cite Spielberg's 1941 as his true disaster but in my opinion Hook is truly his worst. It's so saccharine and annoying and disgustingly cute it makes you want to punch everyone involved. Only the reliable Bob Hoskins walks away from this relatively unscathed.
- DirectorAnnabel JankelRocky MortonStarsBob HoskinsJohn LeguizamoDennis HopperTwo Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.Bob Hoskins not so lucky the second time around in this high concept blockbuster adaptation of the computer game character. It's leaden, confused about what it wants to be, filled with hammy performances from 90% of the cast and it's just plain stupid.
- DirectorSteven E. de SouzaStarsJean-Claude Van DammeRaul JuliaMing-Na WenIn the midst of a civil war in South East Asia, a general intensifies the climate of violence by kidnapping 63 UN delegates. To free the hostages, a colonel leads a group of fighters, who will have to use all their skills to be successful.Another video game adaptation. Some call it a kitsch classic. That is being far too kind. It's a mindless mess. The only good thing in it is watching Van Damme make sincere attempts at emoting.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsChristopher LambertSean ConneryVirginia MadsenIn the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield.Generally considered to be the worst movie of all time by many. It's incoherent plot and ill-judged editing make it practically incomprehensible.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMatthew BroderickJean RenoMaria PitilloFrench nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces."Size Does Matter" went the tagline. It's a shame that size was all Roland Emmerich cared about. But it does explain why this movie turned out so lousy.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsBen AffleckKate BeckinsaleJosh HartnettA tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.Michael Bay again and his quest to emulate James Cameron continues with this attempt at making the Bay version of Titanic. This time he is not just butchering celluloid with his hyperactive ADD cutting style; now he's butchering history as well.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsDemi MooreViggo MortensenAnne BancroftLt. Jordan, a US Navy topographic analyst, joins the US Navy Special Warfare Group and struggles to prove her worth in a unit dominated by men. But a cynical woman Texan senator has sold her out.Worthy material, sanctimonious and ridiculous execution. A message movie that loses itself in all the preaching. Demi Moore was totally miscast too.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie PortmanTwo Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.Takes my prize for worst movie blockbuster of all time. There are many online reviews that pick apart just how poorly written and executed this 3 hour toy advert is so all I can say is that it proves George Lucas was a one trick pony after all.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorTen years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.The spiral of decline continued into the various flat and unconvincing CGI worlds that Lucas populates with hundreds of dull characters. The static direction and hokey dialogue only add to the torture. And it's so damn long.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorThree years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.Widely considered the best of the prequels. But as far as I could see it was just as badly put together as the previous two. Audiences deserved better than this tripe.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsSandra BullockJason PatricWillem DafoeA computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.Speed set on a pleasure vessel? Only in Hollywood could this be made with a straight face. Comes shortly behind Highlander 2 as the worst blockbuster sequel ever made.
- DirectorRoger ChristianStarsJohn TravoltaForest WhitakerBarry PepperIt's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.Ponderous vehicle for John Travolta's ego. Boring and bloated. Every frame of this movie is idiotic.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellBatman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.No introduction necessary.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsNoah RingerNicola Peltz BeckhamJackson RathboneAang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, must master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.Shyamalan's descent into the abyss of turkeys continues.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordCate BlanchettShia LaBeoufIndiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.Highly anticipated follow-up. With Lucas micro-managing events it was no surprise that this ended up being dreadful. Its only redeeming quality was a nod to Raiders at the start.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossThe human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.Another sequel that defiles the memory of the original. Reloaded was pretty bad but this pseudo-philosophical sci-fi-babble opus came to the most mind numbing of ends.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstTopher GraceA strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.Everyone agrees on this one. It's a mess with quite possibly one of the worst "good guy turned bad" sequences ever committed to film. An embarrassment for all concerned.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeff GoldblumJulianne MoorePete PostlethwaiteA research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.Overlong and unnecessary follow-up. Minus one or two good sequences it's a really lame sequel in every regard.
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsSam NeillWilliam H. MacyTéa LeoniA decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.Thankfully much shorter than The Lost World. Unfortunately, it's just as bad.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMark WahlbergHelena Bonham CarterTim RothIn 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.All the right players, all the wrong moves. This film has the honour of giving audiences one of the most illogical endings of all time. Bafflingly bad remake.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksAudrey TautouJean RenoA murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.It was an awfully written book with a fascinating subject. Unfortunately, the screen adaptation suffered from the same problem. It would have been better as a documentary.