ever been psyched for the next big film
only to fall asleep halfway through it
hey you good I am good yeah
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
badly executed movies that had potential
studied in Canada for a while Canada
Montreal for this list we’re taking a
look at films that seemed like a great
idea at the time
but didn’t quite pan out giving us
big-screen results that were less than
stellar I think we deserve some
champagne
number 10 The Last Airbender I don’t
think that’s a good idea the TV series
Avatar The Last Airbender was beloved
for its engaging storyline and
interesting characters why are you
smiling at me like that oh I was smiling
ah so it stands to reason that a
live-action adaptation of the animated
series would or should be super awesome
unfortunately M night Shyamalan saw this
as an opportunity to further his crusade
against all that is good I don’t want to
hurt anyone all airbenders should be
dead kill him
condensing a full season into a little
more than an hour and a half of
incoherent plot structure plus
characterizations that were chewed up
and spit out into a completely
indigestible form irritated both fans
and casual moviegoers alike why are you
acting this way you are powerful and
amazing people you don’t even live like
this there’s earth right beneath your
feet the ground is an extension of who
you are yes that’s just what happens
when you entrust great source material
to the guy who disappointed everyone
with the village sometimes we talk to
things we want to do so that others
won’t know we want to do number nine the
monuments men but if you destroy their
achievements in the history it’s like
they never existed while a movie about
art historians and museum directors
trying to preserve paintings during
World War two might seem like a
thrilling romp
the monuments men ended up being a
disappointing to our snoozefest
yesterday we found 16,000 pieces of
stolen art buried in a German copper
mine it seems the Nazis took better care
of paintings than they did people a
star-studded cast of Hollywood’s elite
couldn’t save this war drama and
actually only slowed the film down when
time had to be allotted to each
character’s story and who stopped
speaking in French into the language of
speaking although there are some
interesting action bits in it nothing of
any substance really happens and viewers
just have to sit back and watch as
they’re taken
a slow ride to the credits this seems to
be a bit of a problem number eight in
time if I had all that time
sure’s I wouldn’t waste it an intriguing
premise and timely cast made this movie
a hot commodity before its release
unfortunately in time added up to
nothing more than an interesting idea
with no real substance oh do you in real
time 28 105 the movie sets up an
alternate future where the amount of
time you have left to live is also
currency but too much of the first half
of its run time is spent setting up this
confusing premise which eventually
devolves into a Bonnie and Clyde esque
adventure they won’t jump so much for
your theory Justin Timberlake and Amanda
Seyfried head up the movies fresh-faced
cast but neither convincingly pulls off
their roles audiences were left confused
and slightly bored by this sci-fi
misfire called a trigger you don’t pull
it until you actually want to shoot
something number 7 Hancock
Will Smith brings charm comedy and a
little something extra to all of his
roles so audiences tend to flock to
anything he’s in would you want a cookie
hell on my face couple that with the
burgeoning superhero craze and you got
yourself a sure hit right unfortunately
fans of The Fresh Prince were displeased
by the lack of charm and the incoherent
plot structure of Hancock ain’t diverse
your little crazy lady bone but
must not have been all that great
because I don’t remember the foremost
complaint was that the superhero comedy
drama starts well but halfway through
undercuts its own humorous premise and
introduces a wobbly love triangle why we
flying you were flying Mary she was
definitely flying the special effects
and super-powered action weren’t enough
to carry the movie across the finish
line and what we’re left with was an
uninteresting mess you’re all idiots
number 6 alien versus Predator 7 seasons
on the ice and I’ve never seen a gun
saved someone’s life I don’t feel I’m
using it it’s the moment fans have all
been waiting for
in this corner is the extraterrestrial
plague that bursts from your chest with
its extra sharp claws and spits horrible
acid that can melt your face and pretty
much anything else in the other corner
is the space traveling prize hunter that
can make itself invisible and which
kills badass commandos for breakfast
sadly the two alien adversaries also had
to contend with subpar directing b-movie
acting and a distinct lack of epic
battles enemy of my enemy is my friend a
simplistic script and bad lighting
didn’t help either and fans were left
yawning sleepily at what could have been
an amazing showdown I’ll shine your back
on me
number five the League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen would you like to learn how to
shoot an epic comic-book anthology
created by one of the most influential
comic book writers of all time and Sean
Connery as an adventurer seeking legend
group with the most badass literary
characters of all time that’s going to
be a surefire recipe for a comic book
adaptation if ever there was one right
wrong then what good are you the League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen or lxg as
it’s lovingly referred to by no one was
a critical flop when it came out as it
treated the audience to a condensed
storyline that became incoherent and
lacked any semblance of character
development indestructible no jos
armor-plated somewhere in a deep magical
cave alan moore is probably still
cursing hollywood bums we are number
four transcendence maybe it was all
inevitable
an unavoidable collision between mankind
and technology how does that old saying
go you don’t bring a cinematographer to
a director fight something like that
writing a paper is one thing I’m
wondering what’s in your heart well that
time worn adage has proven itself true
once again with this half-hearted
attempt at a science fiction brain
teaser these people are suffering ever
if no hope and then it will fix it while
the story asks a lot of questions about
the future of computer science and
artificial intelligence it never puts
forth any satisfactory answers instead
it leads the viewer on a narrative goose
chase that doesn’t resolve itself well
this is wrong this is these are these
are my thoughts these are my feelings
you’re not familiar and well loved faces
fill all the main roles but the actors
struggled to keep up with the disjointed
story line giving transcendence the
awkward feel of a b-movie sci fi some
scientists refer to this as the
singularity
I call it transcendence number three
Cowboys and Aliens a set drop in this
American Canadian production the
director of iron man the early 21st
century James Bond and the legendary Han
Solo come together to give you an epic
tale of Wild West action and
extraterrestrial mayhem everyone with us
and he’s their weapon it’s the only
thing that counts producers must have
been patting themselves on the back for
developing and releasing this sure to be
a blockbuster film alas the whole was
not nearly as rousing as the sum of its
parts
Cowboys and Aliens made less sense than
its title opting not to take advantage
of the tropes of either genre and
instead focusing on a group of
characters that were just as lost as the
audience the potential was there but the
execution was lacking sure sure this is
going too far
oh she’s fooling around number two
Waterworld just and kill something it
was the mid 90s and no one could wait to
see the next big Kevin Costner flick on
top of that Waterworld had a huge budget
and was reportedly being filmed on the
ocean on a super expensive set this is
my boom I got it the way I like it
take up space and you slow me down sadly
bloated incomprehensible and waterlogged
this ambitious Kevin Costner classic
seemed like it aimed to please almost no
one which would be refreshing except
that it achieved this goal pretty
spectacularly it doesn’t exist how can
you be so sure because I sailed farther
than most a dream from long before its
release whispers surfaced of the film’s
increasing budget and production
setbacks so what’s it worth we trading
or not well tally it like pure Hydra
those whispers turned to screams when
what was originally a 100 million dollar
film ballooned into an almost one
hundred and seventy five million dollar
flop golly gee single tear rolls down my
cheek before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
would you please be so kind as to hit
the ground if it’s not too much trouble
why are you walking yeah I know Tokyo
pretty well I got a lot of jump sites
you know I like walking for change makes
me feel normal
whatever they call the slice of a second
up there is the difference between
living and dying I will serve you in
your campaign until I am dead or you
have a victor but we’re gonna make it
through tonight all right we will and
everything is gonna be okay
snow pink number one sucker punch
remember ladies if you don’t stand for
something
you’ll fall for anything
up until 2011 zack snyder’s directorial
credits included dawn of the dead and
300
needless to say fans of epic action
extravaganzas we’re looking forward to
this japan influenced ultra flick it’s
not going to be
oh sorry blue we won’t do it again
because we’ll be dead we’re already dead
but buried under strata of bad CGI and
even worse acting is what could have
been an interesting story of a helpless
girl who is unable to deal with reality
and succumbs to psychotic episodes in
which she is a powerful heroine this is
never my story it’s yes instead
we’re left with something like an
incoherent visual tone poem that fails
to impart any sense of emotional depth
all thanks to Snyder’s distinct
inability to deal with story structure
and character development her do you
agree with our list good job
really good job what badly executed
movie do you think had potential I don’t
need to tell you anything
for more epic top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com so when we start
you
only to fall asleep halfway through it
hey you good I am good yeah
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
badly executed movies that had potential
studied in Canada for a while Canada
Montreal for this list we’re taking a
look at films that seemed like a great
idea at the time
but didn’t quite pan out giving us
big-screen results that were less than
stellar I think we deserve some
champagne
number 10 The Last Airbender I don’t
think that’s a good idea the TV series
Avatar The Last Airbender was beloved
for its engaging storyline and
interesting characters why are you
smiling at me like that oh I was smiling
ah so it stands to reason that a
live-action adaptation of the animated
series would or should be super awesome
unfortunately M night Shyamalan saw this
as an opportunity to further his crusade
against all that is good I don’t want to
hurt anyone all airbenders should be
dead kill him
condensing a full season into a little
more than an hour and a half of
incoherent plot structure plus
characterizations that were chewed up
and spit out into a completely
indigestible form irritated both fans
and casual moviegoers alike why are you
acting this way you are powerful and
amazing people you don’t even live like
this there’s earth right beneath your
feet the ground is an extension of who
you are yes that’s just what happens
when you entrust great source material
to the guy who disappointed everyone
with the village sometimes we talk to
things we want to do so that others
won’t know we want to do number nine the
monuments men but if you destroy their
achievements in the history it’s like
they never existed while a movie about
art historians and museum directors
trying to preserve paintings during
World War two might seem like a
thrilling romp
the monuments men ended up being a
disappointing to our snoozefest
yesterday we found 16,000 pieces of
stolen art buried in a German copper
mine it seems the Nazis took better care
of paintings than they did people a
star-studded cast of Hollywood’s elite
couldn’t save this war drama and
actually only slowed the film down when
time had to be allotted to each
character’s story and who stopped
speaking in French into the language of
speaking although there are some
interesting action bits in it nothing of
any substance really happens and viewers
just have to sit back and watch as
they’re taken
a slow ride to the credits this seems to
be a bit of a problem number eight in
time if I had all that time
sure’s I wouldn’t waste it an intriguing
premise and timely cast made this movie
a hot commodity before its release
unfortunately in time added up to
nothing more than an interesting idea
with no real substance oh do you in real
time 28 105 the movie sets up an
alternate future where the amount of
time you have left to live is also
currency but too much of the first half
of its run time is spent setting up this
confusing premise which eventually
devolves into a Bonnie and Clyde esque
adventure they won’t jump so much for
your theory Justin Timberlake and Amanda
Seyfried head up the movies fresh-faced
cast but neither convincingly pulls off
their roles audiences were left confused
and slightly bored by this sci-fi
misfire called a trigger you don’t pull
it until you actually want to shoot
something number 7 Hancock
Will Smith brings charm comedy and a
little something extra to all of his
roles so audiences tend to flock to
anything he’s in would you want a cookie
hell on my face couple that with the
burgeoning superhero craze and you got
yourself a sure hit right unfortunately
fans of The Fresh Prince were displeased
by the lack of charm and the incoherent
plot structure of Hancock ain’t diverse
your little crazy lady bone but
must not have been all that great
because I don’t remember the foremost
complaint was that the superhero comedy
drama starts well but halfway through
undercuts its own humorous premise and
introduces a wobbly love triangle why we
flying you were flying Mary she was
definitely flying the special effects
and super-powered action weren’t enough
to carry the movie across the finish
line and what we’re left with was an
uninteresting mess you’re all idiots
number 6 alien versus Predator 7 seasons
on the ice and I’ve never seen a gun
saved someone’s life I don’t feel I’m
using it it’s the moment fans have all
been waiting for
in this corner is the extraterrestrial
plague that bursts from your chest with
its extra sharp claws and spits horrible
acid that can melt your face and pretty
much anything else in the other corner
is the space traveling prize hunter that
can make itself invisible and which
kills badass commandos for breakfast
sadly the two alien adversaries also had
to contend with subpar directing b-movie
acting and a distinct lack of epic
battles enemy of my enemy is my friend a
simplistic script and bad lighting
didn’t help either and fans were left
yawning sleepily at what could have been
an amazing showdown I’ll shine your back
on me
number five the League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen would you like to learn how to
shoot an epic comic-book anthology
created by one of the most influential
comic book writers of all time and Sean
Connery as an adventurer seeking legend
group with the most badass literary
characters of all time that’s going to
be a surefire recipe for a comic book
adaptation if ever there was one right
wrong then what good are you the League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen or lxg as
it’s lovingly referred to by no one was
a critical flop when it came out as it
treated the audience to a condensed
storyline that became incoherent and
lacked any semblance of character
development indestructible no jos
armor-plated somewhere in a deep magical
cave alan moore is probably still
cursing hollywood bums we are number
four transcendence maybe it was all
inevitable
an unavoidable collision between mankind
and technology how does that old saying
go you don’t bring a cinematographer to
a director fight something like that
writing a paper is one thing I’m
wondering what’s in your heart well that
time worn adage has proven itself true
once again with this half-hearted
attempt at a science fiction brain
teaser these people are suffering ever
if no hope and then it will fix it while
the story asks a lot of questions about
the future of computer science and
artificial intelligence it never puts
forth any satisfactory answers instead
it leads the viewer on a narrative goose
chase that doesn’t resolve itself well
this is wrong this is these are these
are my thoughts these are my feelings
you’re not familiar and well loved faces
fill all the main roles but the actors
struggled to keep up with the disjointed
story line giving transcendence the
awkward feel of a b-movie sci fi some
scientists refer to this as the
singularity
I call it transcendence number three
Cowboys and Aliens a set drop in this
American Canadian production the
director of iron man the early 21st
century James Bond and the legendary Han
Solo come together to give you an epic
tale of Wild West action and
extraterrestrial mayhem everyone with us
and he’s their weapon it’s the only
thing that counts producers must have
been patting themselves on the back for
developing and releasing this sure to be
a blockbuster film alas the whole was
not nearly as rousing as the sum of its
parts
Cowboys and Aliens made less sense than
its title opting not to take advantage
of the tropes of either genre and
instead focusing on a group of
characters that were just as lost as the
audience the potential was there but the
execution was lacking sure sure this is
going too far
oh she’s fooling around number two
Waterworld just and kill something it
was the mid 90s and no one could wait to
see the next big Kevin Costner flick on
top of that Waterworld had a huge budget
and was reportedly being filmed on the
ocean on a super expensive set this is
my boom I got it the way I like it
take up space and you slow me down sadly
bloated incomprehensible and waterlogged
this ambitious Kevin Costner classic
seemed like it aimed to please almost no
one which would be refreshing except
that it achieved this goal pretty
spectacularly it doesn’t exist how can
you be so sure because I sailed farther
than most a dream from long before its
release whispers surfaced of the film’s
increasing budget and production
setbacks so what’s it worth we trading
or not well tally it like pure Hydra
those whispers turned to screams when
what was originally a 100 million dollar
film ballooned into an almost one
hundred and seventy five million dollar
flop golly gee single tear rolls down my
cheek before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
would you please be so kind as to hit
the ground if it’s not too much trouble
why are you walking yeah I know Tokyo
pretty well I got a lot of jump sites
you know I like walking for change makes
me feel normal
whatever they call the slice of a second
up there is the difference between
living and dying I will serve you in
your campaign until I am dead or you
have a victor but we’re gonna make it
through tonight all right we will and
everything is gonna be okay
snow pink number one sucker punch
remember ladies if you don’t stand for
something
you’ll fall for anything
up until 2011 zack snyder’s directorial
credits included dawn of the dead and
300
needless to say fans of epic action
extravaganzas we’re looking forward to
this japan influenced ultra flick it’s
not going to be
oh sorry blue we won’t do it again
because we’ll be dead we’re already dead
but buried under strata of bad CGI and
even worse acting is what could have
been an interesting story of a helpless
girl who is unable to deal with reality
and succumbs to psychotic episodes in
which she is a powerful heroine this is
never my story it’s yes instead
we’re left with something like an
incoherent visual tone poem that fails
to impart any sense of emotional depth
all thanks to Snyder’s distinct
inability to deal with story structure
and character development her do you
agree with our list good job
really good job what badly executed
movie do you think had potential I don’t
need to tell you anything
for more epic top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com so when we start
you
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