Top 20 Anticipated But Disappointing Movies

ready what could possibly go wrong everything welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 anticipated but disappointing movies this is the guy that gave the key to the city too I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye for this list we'll be looking at Major releases that premiered to lots of excitement but for whatever reason failed to meet audience expectations did your biggest cinematic letdown make our list let us know in the comments below number 20 The Lion King however you may feel about Disney's string of live action remakes 2019's The Lion King really does stretch the term live action to its limit [Music] featuring animal Graphics that are once stunningly detailed and completely devoid of any distinctive character or emotion the movie was a big letdown for fans and critics still you wouldn't know it from the box office The Lion King went on to gross over 1.6 billion dollars worldwide despite having only a 52 critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes even original composer Elton John was left wanting more saying the magic and Joy were lost in the retelling at least we got a Beyonce album out of it foreign number 19 The Hobbit the Battle of the Five Armies Peter Jackson's announcement that he would be following up his acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy with an adaptation of J.R.R tolkien's The Hobbit was massive news for fans his decision to split the relatively small book into three separate nearly three-hour epics was a head scratcher but still anticipation for a return to Middle Earth was high while none of the Hobbit movies bombed Five Armies was described by critics as an overlong battle scene that was thin on plot character and style and heavy on less than convincing CGI effects we have company Goblin Murphy no more than a hundred we'll take care of them go a step down in quality from The Lord of the Rings that it's hard to believe that much of the same creative team is behind it number 18 Tron legacy the 1982 sci-fi Adventure cult classic was renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects when the trailer dropped for Tron legacy nearly 30 years later it promised even more jaw-dropping sights and sounds they're turning around not by choice their vehicles are designed time to go up grid they'll malfunction on this terrain what about us obviously not although no one can deny the movie looks amazing it received a lukewarm response while the original managed to give as much attention to its human elements as its innovative special effects Legacy was maligned for its unconvincing performances that's not to say Tron legacy doesn't have passionate fans of its own maybe the Tron franchise is just destined to be a cult phenomenon poker is our destiny number 17 Thor 11 Thunder Marvel's phase 4 has been hit or missed with a lot of fans in 2022 Thor 11 Thunder joined the underwhelming eternals as one of the lowest scoring Marvel movies on Rotten Tomatoes try to die a grismal deathly dump you with a handwritten letter I don't know which is worse but it's why I keep everyone at arm's length while love and thunder was funny enough it failed to soar to the height of the Nordic God's previous outing Thor Ragnarok critics were quick to praise its Ensemble of performers but cited an underwritten screenplay bizarre tone shifts and lackluster visual effects as its weak points needless to say Marvel fans and Casual audiences alike expected a lot more from this one that is not coming off what did you do she looked boring before yeah I suppose it did I love it number 16 Godzilla it took over 40 years for the iconic screen monster to make the voyage from Japan to Hollywood judging by what they got fans probably would have waited a little longer you smell like the fish I think we should leave now I think that's a good idea the 1998 Godzilla movie upset longtime fans before it was even released when news leaked that director and co-writer Roland emmerich had scrapped the title Monster's fire breath fans were outraged things only got worse when they saw the finished product critics and audiences alike hated the movie although the effects were not necessarily bad the design of the monster was considered one of the movie's greatest sins eschuing the original design and intentions of the monster for something way less interesting or scary number 15 Spider-Man 3 legendary in its Badness Sam raimi's inexplicable follow-up to his first two Stellar movies in the series find Spider-Man infected by an extraterrestrial creature that effectively turns him into bad Spider-Man not now it's a free country it's not rent-free country leave me alone give me a rent you'll get your rent when you fix this damn door there's a lot more to the movie than that but that's what everyone remembers and with good reason needless to say the world just wasn't ready for Toby Maguire's emo-fied Peter Parker strutting down the street and dancing across a stunned Jazz Club [Applause] [Music] director Sam Raimi would go on record as saying it was an awful movie it's not all bad though Spider-Man 3 memes still keep us laughing to this day number 14 The Matrix Revolutions spread through the Matrix you cannot stop him [Music] the wachowski's philosophically minded sci-fi fantasy series is Hit or Miss for a lot of people it's the kind of things where if you get it you get it but even the ones who get it found the Matrix Revolutions a little lacking the third Matrix installment is often called the worst in the series Without A satisfying resolution to what was then a Trilogy many critics and fans found it failed to close its Myriad plot holes offered nothing newer Innovative in special effects and that it's screenplay and performances were not nearly as good as they had been in the previous installments Solutions Mr Anderson vagaries of perception temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose number 13 Hellboy Guero del Toro's 2004 film version of the Dark Horse comic character has since become a classic of the genre this 2019 reboot makes it look like a veritable Masterpiece high on violence and low on virtually everything else Hellboy suffers from a serious lack of imagination I thought you guys disbanded after the war and I thought we were supposed to be fighting monsters not working with them we call them monster pal you look in the mirror recently Scarface that meant to be humor maybe my therapist does say that I rely on jokes as a way to normalize although stranger things Star David Harbor received some good notices for his performance as the titular half demon superhero just goes to show that given similar material two different filmmakers can create two wildly different movies this one was so bad that in February 2023 Millennium Media announced they were rebooting their own reboot electrochemical reaction to pain and emotions sorry to say it's a bit more complicated welcome to the bprd yeah yeah come on let's do this number 12 Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Crystal Skull follow the lines in the earth only Gods can read which lead to orianna's cradle guarded by the Living Dead look we love evil Cate Blanchette as much as anyone else but when audiences heard that Indiana Jones was getting another sequel we didn't expect flying saucers even the attempt to infuse a modern day star into the mix felt road with Shia LaBeouf coming on board as Jones's long-lost son this twist was a bomb that not even a fridge could save it's your son my son Andrew Jones III why the hell didn't you make him finish school Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Crystal Skull may be way more entertaining than it has any right to be but it still serves up multiple Jumping the Shark moments or should we say nuking the fridge moments number 11. X-Men Origins Wolverine while the role made Hugh Jackman a household name his fourth appearance as the Claude mutant superhero leaves him adrift in a sea of cliches plot holes and uninspired visual design I come with you I'm coming for blood no law no code of conduct right direction you get the hell out of my way after the lackluster offering that was The Last Stand X-Men fans were ready to be wowed by the first solo Wolverine Adventure leaked work prints and an extensive marketing ramp up to the premiere only added to the hype however fans were deeply disappointed by the movie's all-encompassing mediocrity Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds saw early on that the writing was on the wall as he was not a fan of how the script treated his character I remember telling one of the students I said you guys are gonna they're gonna people are gonna go nuts over this and he was like I know right and I was like no not in a good no nuts no no Deadpool character you can't do this to the devil even Jackman himself thought his first solo outing as the character was not what he hoped number 10 red notice I'll give you one last chance to take me up on my offer well here's my counteroffer you're under arrest oh my God read the room build as a marriage between Oceans 11 and Raiders of the Lost Ark critics and audiences were surprised that red notice was not better Dwayne The Rock Johnson Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot headline this Heist comedy that sounds like the start of a bad joke two agents and an art Thief walk into a bar unfortunately the three stars don't really have that much chemistry do you love me big time that's all we need what are we stealing this the movie's not incompetent but with this much star power and money attached it should be so much better then again if star power were enough the imagined video might have gotten a warmer reception imagine there's no Heaven it's easy if you try number nine Batman v Superman dawn of Justice you don't understand there's no time no matter how much money they make DC seems to struggle to keep Pace with Marvel's blockbusting Cinematic Universe following the disappointment man of steel directors Zach Schneider's 2016 superhero mashup Batman v Superman didn't Electrify the critics or audiences most talked about though may have been Jesse Eisenberg portrayal of Lex Luthor I don't know I would not let them tell me if you kill me Martha dies and if you fly away Martha also dies but if you kill the bat Martha lives Eisenberg was lambasted for his performance particularly because fans disliked how similar it was to Heath Ledger's oscar-winning performance as the Joker Batman v Superman went on to gross over 800 million dollars internationally despite the cold reception it received from fans of either hero it couldn't reach a billion though which is telling Martha why did you say that name number eight The Dark Tower Stephen King's series of Epic Fantasy western novels have been called unfilmable 2017's The Dark Tower didn't do much to disprove that theory because nothing is there a lie good Hill been there now bear it's unfortunate because Idris Elba is a strong choice for Roland of Gilead but the Gunslingers left hanging by an overstuffed story that does little to appease fans of the books or gain new ones instead of sticking to the philosophical themes of the original Stephen King novels the movie settles for technically impressive but pretty standard action sequences that make it look like any other modern Blockbuster you soft skin mother [Music] while talk of a potential sequel seems to have stalled fans hold out hope that the Gunslinger will get another shot at the big screen number seven Transformers Revenge of the Fallen few movie series capture the spirit of the 2000s like Transformers it catapulted its two stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox the Superstar status and due to its second entry became a symbol for everything that was wrong with the pre-marvel Blockbuster movie with a five foot tongue is that fun for me okay Michaela even critics like Roger Ebert who gave the first movie a good Review Trash Transformers Revenge of the Fallen for how long and nonsensical it was there was also controversy about the characters of Mudflap and skids whom audiences and critics felt were racist caricatures director Michael Bay would blame the movie's failure on the writers strike of 2007 to 2008 but the script was only just one part of what made this one Unforgettable for all the wrong reasons number six Alien 3 directed by the soon to be legendary David Fincher Alien 3 continues the story of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley's battle against the terrifying xenomorph species it won't go far little missed in this area right around here taking place on a penal colony in Space the movie was considerably Bleaker than the last installment the movie lost a lot of fans right away as it was quickly revealed that beloved characters Newton Hicks actually did not survive long past the events of the previous movie Aliens that's not to say that the third installment doesn't have its share of Defenders although it does pale in comparison to the first two it was a tough act to follow what guarantee do I have once you've taken it out number five Suicide Squad [Music] listen you are my guests to this handsome hog hunger a lot was riding on this DC offering as it was a follow-up to the underwhelming Batman v Superman the hype reached new levels as behind the scenes stories about Jared Leto's interpretation of method acting grabbed headlines whenever I met Jared he never broke characters so I would say hi I'm Karen fukuhara nice to meet you I'm Katana and then he would come at me with [Applause] hi pretty co-star Viola Davis stated that the actor had a dead pig delivered to a rehearsal and sent Margot Robbie who played Harley Quinn a live black rat audiences were not as shocked by Leto's commitment to the role as they were and how little his Joker is actually featured in the movie helped you ah you helped me by erasing my mind what invaded memories I had some viewers thought it was a refreshing break from the standard superhero formula and while it was a box office success suicide squad's audience did drop off once fans realized it wasn't what they expected Number Four The Godfather Part 3 like Alien 3 Francis Ford Coppola's sequel followed two movies that are generally considered masterpieces that it failed to live up to expectations is not so surprising but the drop off in quality still frustrates fans to this day you can't be doing this or not uh just when I thought I was out they pulled me back in Coppola's daughter Sophia would become an incredible director but her performance as Mary Corleone does leave something to be desired critics and audiences were not exactly kind in pointing that out either what is this really nothing became symbolic of unchecked Hollywood nepotism part three follows Al Pacino's Michael Corleone as a middle-aged man far removed from the Heyday of organized crime and haunted by his past Deeds I ordered the death of my brother he injured me if I killed my mother's son audiences expecting the violence of the first two films were probably less than prepared for this more introspective and philosophical Story number three Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace fans waited nearly 20 years for a follow-up to George Lucas's legendary Space Opera Trilogy in comparison The Phantom Menace was a bit of a letdown but split up stowa board separate ships and meat down on the planet you were right about one thing master [Music] the negotiations were short although it has a few iconic costumes and a memorable villain in Darth Maul episode 1 does occupy a polarizing space in the Star Wars franchise depending on who you talk to it's either a low point for the series or not nearly as bad as everyone says it is still there's no denying that the movie serves up some awkward performances from talented actors wonky writing and commits perhaps the greatest sin of all it introduced the world to Jar Jar Binks a character that not even Phantom Menace apologists seem all that eager to defend I love you almost got us killed are you brainless I speak the ability to speak does not make you intelligent now get out of here no no Mrs number two Fantastic Four after the disastrously goofy 2005 attempt at bringing this comic book quartet to the big screen fans were eager to see a movie that took the story seriously they're not Powers they're aggressed aggressing at all and what if they can't what if it takes more time to get it right we could be talking years I am not going to be a tool as the MCU is in full swing and superhero movies were made with greater care and craft than ever before hopes were high for this new version sadly history repeated itself the script felt more like a long build up to a sequel than a story all its own and its gloomy visuals were just downright depressing to look at 2015's Fantastic Four reboot made a 180 from the last version instead it veered too dark too cynical and too serious Victor don't do this there is no Victor there is only Doom before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one The Last Airbender avatar The Last Airbender is a series known for its distinctive animation incredible story and ability to touch on meaningful topics that are rarely given their due in TV shows aimed at young people a hundred years of fighting Avatar's help we can get it back on the right path and begin a new era of love and peace however all that changed when M Night Shyamalan attacked by attacks we mean directed this woeful adaptation of the Beloved children series and yes to a lot of us it did feel like a personal attack it's almost impressive to see so much of what makes a story great Get Lost in Translation if there were a special Oscar for wasting an opportunity this movie would have won it they want you to be their Avatar all [Music] we all do did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos foreign

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Length: 19min 3sec (1143 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 28 2023