in the case of these films more is less
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that are trying too hard
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
over-the-top films that were either
focusing too hard on gaining market
success over emphasizing effect pulling
at heartstrings too much leaving an
extremely complex story and or
capitalizing on a trend for the record
we’re not saying these are bad movies
just that these films should have quit
while they were ahead or taken a major
chill pills oh wait he’s making the
wrong thing huh number 10 passengers to
do a commute Chris Pratt Jennifer
Lawrence and space exploration sounds
like a recipe for cinematic gold and a
stellar film right so what could go
wrong in passengers case it’s not so
much about going wrong as it is about
falling splat while audiences had mixed
responses to passengers most agreed that
the story seemed too formulaic if you
live an ordinary life all you’ll have
our ordinary stories meanwhile the
acting while not bad just seemed bland
and it had an overall feel have been
there seen that add to this the fact
that the flick was pretty much a
box-office flop in North America earning
just a little over 100 million dollars
on a reported one hundred and ten
million dollar budget and this was one
potentially explosive film that was just
a big bomb guess I am going to die of
old age on the ship number 9 this cell
was just a matter of time
beauty is only skin-deep or in the case
of this psychological thriller green
deep while many agree that the cell was
visually unique and stunning the same
cannot be said for the script the
premise of this movie is intriguing a
child psychologist goes into a serial
killers mind to help find a kidnapped
victim but the execution of the story
took a backseat to the imagery
maybe the visuals were meant to be a bit
too over-the-top to help mask the plot
holes and forecasting decisions that
critics felt plagues the movie but in
the end it was too much show and not
enough till what world do you live in
number 8 Pirates of the Caribbean at
World’s End if any company knows how to
extend expand and exploit a franchise
its Disney we are saying Disney doesn’t
make great movies they do but many felt
that at World’s End was just not one of
the better ones there is not acceptable
nor adequate it is enormous fact an
abomination while it was 2007 most
commercially successful flick there were
just too many extra characters too much
emphasis on Jack Sparrow’s quirky antics
too many seemingly repetitive fight
scenes and let’s not forget the
confusing plot twists all of which had
audiences thinking the third installment
of the Pirates series might have been
best left at World’s End or maybe pushed
over it in material has become
immaterial number 7 the green inferno
many directors try to push the envelope
with their films either by doubling down
on the shock value increasing the
intensity of visuals or broaching
sensitive topic areas Eli Roth tried to
do all of that in the green inferno and
the result was too much of all three
with many saying it missed the mark when
it comes to being scary Inferno instead
placed all of its eggs in the gore
basket and those eggs were then broken
into a bloody mess and really sick most
agreed there was an overabundance of
carnage and the McCobb too much shock
and not enough all all of which diluted
instead of emphasized the film’s social
commentary disturbing intent and
impactful imagery
number six the tree of life one more
excuse occurred the exploration of human
existence the place of faith and the
rule that relationships and experience
have in shaping our identity aren’t new
themes for films to explore
however this Brad Pitt Sean Penn and
Jessica Chastain drama and people saying
it relied too heavily on the
philosophical and shocking which in turn
made the flick more convoluted than
poignant the Tree of Life was well acted
and for many offered thought-provoking
questions about life and the
understanding of oneself but for others
the almost two and a half hour runtime
exploring nature and nurture was just
plain boring and tedious it could be
better number five Extremely Loud and
Incredibly Close I really can hear sweet
real-life tragedies have long since
found their way onto the screen usually
in the form of a heartwarming drama or
emotional action film in the case of
this pic the plot revolves around a
young boy with Asperger’s syndrome who
sets out on a quest to find the lock
that matches a key that belonged to his
father who died in the World Trade
Center on 9/11 hospitalized trying to
find the lost it’s in the film
adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s
novel tells a unique story but seems to
focus too strongly on capitalizing on
tragedy and using emotion to sway
audiences the end result is a film that
many felt lacks sincerity and connection
to the subject matter sometimes I think
I might do something really back number
4 Cloud Atlas long 24 hour cycling
episode I tend to call Terry OSA while
we considered placing the 2015 space
opera Jupiter ascending here we
ultimately went with another which house
keys directed slide by 2012 Cloud Atlas
which looks at how the cause of
effective one’s actions can impact the
future no matter what you do
never amount to anything more than a
single drop and a limitless ocean with
multiple switching timelines the events
from each rippling into the other as
well as a message of how kindness or
crime can impact everything the movie is
definitely complex however for many it
appeared to be too complex yeah I
believe the only thing I have done in my
life that is value originally adapted
from a 2004 novel by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas shows that what works on
paper does not always work on screen
making a little over 27 million dollars
at the u.s. box office on an estimated
128 million dollar budget is an auction
put a multitude of crops number three
the hateful eight well redoubled all
film when it comes to Tarantino films
people can expect three things extreme
violence dark humor and a healthy dose
of fast paced action the hateful eight
offered two of the three choosing to
emphasize over-the-top violence and
humor it also decided to include long
monotonous conversations between
characters at the expense of action one
of themselves is not what he said what
is he whose was this one that’s what he
is additionally many felt the flick was
trying too hard to recreate past
successes and that less effort was made
for an original and engaging storyline
not to mention the fact that the movie
hits an approximately three hour run
time which had people thinking it was a
whole lot of the same old thing
you won’t wait around what oh you know I
am number two
collateral Beauty love time dad many
people wish they could communicate with
or understand different parts of the
universe so it’s no surprise to come
across a film that tackles what would
happen if love time and death were able
to answer you back time they say you
heal all wounds but they don’t talk
about how you destroy all that’s good in
the world the movie was set up to give
emotional insight into how Beauty can
come from turmoil and how people learn
lessons they never expected while
striving for another goal I wrote the
letters of death
in concept collateral beauty is great
but in reality it was cheesy and had so
much malt that audiences could barely
choke it down the plot seemed contrived
and came across more as a movie of the
week than a tale for the ages just make
sure you notice the collateral purity
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions Magnum
now oh come on you’ve got this but you
gotta focus
oh look Emma here read my mind
[Music]
you asked me what I saw I love that you
what do you see when you looked into me
number one
Suicide Squad but I finally have the
worst of the worst
this much-awaited flick was loud flashy
and went for all-out mayhem maybe a
little too much mayhem All Things
Considered while the movie did satisfy
the cravings of some especially the
Harley Quinn fanbase many others found
it hollow unevenly paced graphically
displeasing and devoid of the essence of
the squad from the comics meanwhile the
story seemed erratic and lacking at the
same time chasey at sea in the world
have a drink with that oh and this
wasn’t the first DC flick that didn’t
live up to the hype we’re looking at you
Batman vs Superman with a heavy emphasis
on one-liners music video ask scenes and
hit-or-miss performances from the cast
Suicide Squad likely would have
benefited from a little less style and a
lot more substance I’m not going to you
I’m just gonna hurt you really really
bad do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that are trying too hard
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
over-the-top films that were either
focusing too hard on gaining market
success over emphasizing effect pulling
at heartstrings too much leaving an
extremely complex story and or
capitalizing on a trend for the record
we’re not saying these are bad movies
just that these films should have quit
while they were ahead or taken a major
chill pills oh wait he’s making the
wrong thing huh number 10 passengers to
do a commute Chris Pratt Jennifer
Lawrence and space exploration sounds
like a recipe for cinematic gold and a
stellar film right so what could go
wrong in passengers case it’s not so
much about going wrong as it is about
falling splat while audiences had mixed
responses to passengers most agreed that
the story seemed too formulaic if you
live an ordinary life all you’ll have
our ordinary stories meanwhile the
acting while not bad just seemed bland
and it had an overall feel have been
there seen that add to this the fact
that the flick was pretty much a
box-office flop in North America earning
just a little over 100 million dollars
on a reported one hundred and ten
million dollar budget and this was one
potentially explosive film that was just
a big bomb guess I am going to die of
old age on the ship number 9 this cell
was just a matter of time
beauty is only skin-deep or in the case
of this psychological thriller green
deep while many agree that the cell was
visually unique and stunning the same
cannot be said for the script the
premise of this movie is intriguing a
child psychologist goes into a serial
killers mind to help find a kidnapped
victim but the execution of the story
took a backseat to the imagery
maybe the visuals were meant to be a bit
too over-the-top to help mask the plot
holes and forecasting decisions that
critics felt plagues the movie but in
the end it was too much show and not
enough till what world do you live in
number 8 Pirates of the Caribbean at
World’s End if any company knows how to
extend expand and exploit a franchise
its Disney we are saying Disney doesn’t
make great movies they do but many felt
that at World’s End was just not one of
the better ones there is not acceptable
nor adequate it is enormous fact an
abomination while it was 2007 most
commercially successful flick there were
just too many extra characters too much
emphasis on Jack Sparrow’s quirky antics
too many seemingly repetitive fight
scenes and let’s not forget the
confusing plot twists all of which had
audiences thinking the third installment
of the Pirates series might have been
best left at World’s End or maybe pushed
over it in material has become
immaterial number 7 the green inferno
many directors try to push the envelope
with their films either by doubling down
on the shock value increasing the
intensity of visuals or broaching
sensitive topic areas Eli Roth tried to
do all of that in the green inferno and
the result was too much of all three
with many saying it missed the mark when
it comes to being scary Inferno instead
placed all of its eggs in the gore
basket and those eggs were then broken
into a bloody mess and really sick most
agreed there was an overabundance of
carnage and the McCobb too much shock
and not enough all all of which diluted
instead of emphasized the film’s social
commentary disturbing intent and
impactful imagery
number six the tree of life one more
excuse occurred the exploration of human
existence the place of faith and the
rule that relationships and experience
have in shaping our identity aren’t new
themes for films to explore
however this Brad Pitt Sean Penn and
Jessica Chastain drama and people saying
it relied too heavily on the
philosophical and shocking which in turn
made the flick more convoluted than
poignant the Tree of Life was well acted
and for many offered thought-provoking
questions about life and the
understanding of oneself but for others
the almost two and a half hour runtime
exploring nature and nurture was just
plain boring and tedious it could be
better number five Extremely Loud and
Incredibly Close I really can hear sweet
real-life tragedies have long since
found their way onto the screen usually
in the form of a heartwarming drama or
emotional action film in the case of
this pic the plot revolves around a
young boy with Asperger’s syndrome who
sets out on a quest to find the lock
that matches a key that belonged to his
father who died in the World Trade
Center on 9/11 hospitalized trying to
find the lost it’s in the film
adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s
novel tells a unique story but seems to
focus too strongly on capitalizing on
tragedy and using emotion to sway
audiences the end result is a film that
many felt lacks sincerity and connection
to the subject matter sometimes I think
I might do something really back number
4 Cloud Atlas long 24 hour cycling
episode I tend to call Terry OSA while
we considered placing the 2015 space
opera Jupiter ascending here we
ultimately went with another which house
keys directed slide by 2012 Cloud Atlas
which looks at how the cause of
effective one’s actions can impact the
future no matter what you do
never amount to anything more than a
single drop and a limitless ocean with
multiple switching timelines the events
from each rippling into the other as
well as a message of how kindness or
crime can impact everything the movie is
definitely complex however for many it
appeared to be too complex yeah I
believe the only thing I have done in my
life that is value originally adapted
from a 2004 novel by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas shows that what works on
paper does not always work on screen
making a little over 27 million dollars
at the u.s. box office on an estimated
128 million dollar budget is an auction
put a multitude of crops number three
the hateful eight well redoubled all
film when it comes to Tarantino films
people can expect three things extreme
violence dark humor and a healthy dose
of fast paced action the hateful eight
offered two of the three choosing to
emphasize over-the-top violence and
humor it also decided to include long
monotonous conversations between
characters at the expense of action one
of themselves is not what he said what
is he whose was this one that’s what he
is additionally many felt the flick was
trying too hard to recreate past
successes and that less effort was made
for an original and engaging storyline
not to mention the fact that the movie
hits an approximately three hour run
time which had people thinking it was a
whole lot of the same old thing
you won’t wait around what oh you know I
am number two
collateral Beauty love time dad many
people wish they could communicate with
or understand different parts of the
universe so it’s no surprise to come
across a film that tackles what would
happen if love time and death were able
to answer you back time they say you
heal all wounds but they don’t talk
about how you destroy all that’s good in
the world the movie was set up to give
emotional insight into how Beauty can
come from turmoil and how people learn
lessons they never expected while
striving for another goal I wrote the
letters of death
in concept collateral beauty is great
but in reality it was cheesy and had so
much malt that audiences could barely
choke it down the plot seemed contrived
and came across more as a movie of the
week than a tale for the ages just make
sure you notice the collateral purity
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions Magnum
now oh come on you’ve got this but you
gotta focus
oh look Emma here read my mind
[Music]
you asked me what I saw I love that you
what do you see when you looked into me
number one
Suicide Squad but I finally have the
worst of the worst
this much-awaited flick was loud flashy
and went for all-out mayhem maybe a
little too much mayhem All Things
Considered while the movie did satisfy
the cravings of some especially the
Harley Quinn fanbase many others found
it hollow unevenly paced graphically
displeasing and devoid of the essence of
the squad from the comics meanwhile the
story seemed erratic and lacking at the
same time chasey at sea in the world
have a drink with that oh and this
wasn’t the first DC flick that didn’t
live up to the hype we’re looking at you
Batman vs Superman with a heavy emphasis
on one-liners music video ask scenes and
hit-or-miss performances from the cast
Suicide Squad likely would have
benefited from a little less style and a
lot more substance I’m not going to you
I’m just gonna hurt you really really
bad do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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