«The Counselor» is easily one of the most
disappointing movies of the year.
Possibly the most
disappointing movie of the year.
Not exact matches
The same is true
of last
year's Outside Providence, a
disappointing movie about finding yourself (and love) at boarding school.
As someone who named Pacific Rim as his favorite
movie of the
year of 2013, I regretfully have to say I was absolutely
disappointed by Godzilla.
«Killing Gunther» might not be the worst
movie of the
year — I haven't forgotten about you, «Baywatch» — but it could go down as the most
disappointing.
It may seem like this summer has been full
of disappointing movies, but that has not stopped audiences from helping it beat last
year's numbers.
Aquaman is Warner Brothers only live - action superhero
movie this
year, so there is a lot
of pressure on it to perform during the holiday box office season, especially since Justice League
disappointed all expectations.
The problem is, since practically every man - machine concept
movie has been done by Hollywood over the last 27
years, «RoboCop» doesn't feel unique or original, but rather a bunch
of worn - out parts pieced together with
disappointing results.
In 2003 there were a lot
of disappointed 10 -
year - olds exiting cinemas showing Hulk — that
year's big - budget Marvel
movie adaptation.
Sadly it's one
of the last
movies scored by Broughton that was released in cinemas (and it's six
years old, now) but fans
of the composer will not be
disappointed by what he came up with.
Forty
years, a couple
of social classes, and an ocean separate these
disappointed husbands whose patriarchal conditioning and wounded pride drives them to deprive their children
of their mothers: in terms
of sexual politics, this will likely prove the defining «coincidence»
of the autumn's major
movies.
By Pete Hammond hollywoodnews.com: What does it say about the current state
of Hollywood that
movies with gargantuan budgets, big stars and endless hype are, as
of the turn
of the new
year, being rated anywhere from
disappointing to disasters, while smaller films from directors not exactly known -LSB-...]
While Timothy Green doesn't make a strong case for mid-sized, non-franchisable films, those who think
of Disney as not just a brand but a
movie studio have to be
disappointed with the way the company has changed its priorities in recent
years.
It's mostly
disappointing given the overall lackluster state
of animated
movies this
year, especially after such a great selection
of them last
year.
Fourteen
years removed from his last good
movie (Opera), his latest film Sleepless (a.k.a. Non ho sonno), starring the inimitable Max Von Sydow and heralded as a return to Argento's roots in the giallo genre, hits North American shores months after bootleg copies
of it have already circulated amongst the ranks
of disappointed fanboys.
It wasn't until I finished all my flip flopping and took into consideration that my absolute number one horror
movie of the
year made it onto my best overall list I believe the
year wasn't quite as
disappointing as I thought.
If anything, I think I was probably too gentle on the film in theaters, a reflection
of my ability to see the good in superhero
movies that are even widely deemed
disappointing (like last
year's Fantastic Four).
As far as science fiction
movies go, Andrew Niccol's «In Time» features one
of the more intriguing premises in recent
years, which only makes its poor execution that much more
disappointing.
While the
movie does earn some credit for sidestepping the typical, cheap happy ending, there are no new ideas to set it apart from the plethora
of cookie - cutter,
disappointing horror films that have come out in recent
years.
A
disappointing third
movie and a «Wolverine» solo adventure that was all over the place may have alienated some
of its fans in recent
years.
And here are the five most
disappointing films
of the
year: On the Road (Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice tour
movie can't even find something interesting in its fictional subplot), Hampstead (a painfully strained romantic comedy set in a twee version
of London), The Book
of Henry (Colin Trevorrow missteps with this convoluted thriller), The Snowman (Michael Fassbender struggles to sustain this lifeless Scandinavian mystery) and Pitch Perfect 3 (it's painful to watch the Bellas try their hand at action - comedy).
If this was the «first» Star Wars
movie, I would applaud all
of it — as this takes place 30
years after and contains too many parallels to the original trio, I was greatly
disappointed.
Cinephiles and
movie critics alike were
disappointed when Steven Soderbergh, the Oscar winning director
of Traffic, Erin Brockovich, and the Ocean's 11 trilogy, had announced his retirement a few
years back.
2017 was the
year of fanboys and wonder women, as the former grew almost deafening in their zeal (permitting no dissent on the unquestioned genius
of the DC, Marvel, Star Wars and Apes franchises, even when the
movies themselves
disappointed), while the latter found a common voice and courageous platform to take on the honchos in showbiz, politics and many other fields who had the nerve to ignore that famous superhero adage, «With great power comes great responsibility.»
2017 was the
year of fanboys and wonder women, as the former grew almost deafening in their zeal (permitting no dissent on the unquestioned genius
of the DC, Marvel, Star Wars and Apes franchises, even when the
movies themselves
disappointed), while the latter found a common voice and courageous platform to take on the honchos -LSB-...]
His book and
movie tankedFormer Vice President Al Gore is preparing to host another 24 - hour - long broadcast to to sound the alarm on manmade global warming, capping off a
disappointing year for the world's most famous climate activist.Gore's environmental group will put on «24 Hours
of Reality» broadcast in early December, which will feature celebrity guest appearances, including actress Helen Hunt, musical performances and segments on what different parts
of the world are doing about global warming.
Soon, the internet will tell you what the best
movies of 2012 were, who released the most
disappointing album, and what the color
of the
year will be in 2013.