Bottom of the Barrel
These are the movies that I deem as the worst movies I've ever seen. As in, according to my opinion, they have no sort of cinematic value and I have no intention in ever seeing them again. They range from big budget theatrical films to no budget non-theatrical releases. This list will change from time to time if I ever see a movie that screams bottom of the barrel to me. They are listed in no particular order. I'll give the year and a little blurb about why I despise these movies.
Shrek the Third (2007) - By far one of the worst theatrically released animated movies I've ever seen. I love Shrek and Shrek 2, and heck, even Shrek Forever After is pleasant enough. But this movie has WAY too much going on, way too many characters, a lackluster villain, terrible pacing, and an awful plot. Such a shame.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) - I actually think this might be the worst movie I've ever seen. I am a huge trekkie and this movie, directed by Captain Kirk himself, is a travesty on every level. Uhura and Scotty as a couple? Spock's rocket boots? A three-boobed cat stripper? I get that this was trying to replicate the humor from the infinitely superior Voyage Home, but none of that is funny or works. In fact, nothing about the movie is funny. Check out my review on this one.
Alone in the Dark (2005) - I remember I was with my friends and we were at Blockbuster (RIP) renting movies and my friends really wanted to rent this movie and I had heard that this movie was supposed to be awful. I told them that, but they said nah we're gonna get it. Sure enough, it's terrifyingly awful. The director is Uwe Boll. The star is Tara Reid. That should be enough for you right there. Fun fact: we also rented Resident Evil Apocalypse at the same time and that was a breath of fresh air compared to the trash heap that was Alone in the Dark.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - I'll admit, I really enjoyed the first Transformers movie, much more than I thought I would (then again, I was 17) but it still holds up well today. The second one does not hold up well at all, and the franchise, with exception to the third one, has gotten significantly worse, so much so that I have refused to watch the last two Transformers movies.
Manos the Hands of Fate (1966) - Considered the worst movie ever made. If you plan on watching this movie, please watch the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of it. It makes it much more bearable.
Jurassic Shark (2012) - My wife and I watched this after I had seen the I Hate Everything (IHE) video on this movie. Looks like it was made with a budget of $10. Props to the people for attempting to make a movie, but yeah, it's bad.
Jaws the Revenge (1987) - Jaws is one of my favorite movies of all time. Jaws 2 is an average but still kinda good sequel. Jaws 3 is laughably bad. Jaws the Revenge is just bad. Ellen Brody has a psychic connection with the shark? The shark is capable of knowing the concept of revenge? Sir Michael Caine missed the Oscar ceremony to film this atrocity? So many questions unanswered.
Guilt Trip (2012) - Nothing happens in this movie. This is a movie about nothing. I would say probably one of the biggest waste of times I've ever had. Barbra Streisand is extremely annoying. That's about it.
Batman & Robin (1997) - Okay okay, I know, this is a FUN movie to watch, but I can't forgive it for just how legendarily BAD this is. George Clooney is woefully miscast as the Caped Crusader. Chris O'Donnell continues to be awful as Robin. Alicia Silverstone is just kinda there. But of course, the ICE-ing on the cake (sorry) is Arnold Schwarzenegger as the eccentric and overly punny Mr. Freeze. Entertaining, yes, but still bad. So bad that the director actually had to apologize for it.
The Happening (2008) - Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel are great actors. However, they are not great in this movie. Lifeless wooden acting with some of the most laughable dialogue and dialogue delivery I've ever seen. Also, the plot is unbelievably dumb (the villain is...the plants?). Truly Shyamalan's worst (and no, I haven't seen nor am I ever going to see The Last Airbender).
Fantastic F4ur (2015) - When you watch a superhero movie, you expect some excitement, personality, and a quality story that shows some shred of competent writing. This movie has no excitement, no personality, and has some of the worst writing I've ever seen in a movie. At least the 2004 version and its sequel, which were great by no stretch of the means, were entertaining and had some genuinely fun moments in them. Waste of a great cast too, but at least Michael B. Jordan redeemed himself in a little superhero movie called Black Panther.
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) - Just to be clear, I love the first Highlander. Sure, it's cheesy and Christopher Lambert is a TERRIBLE actor, but it's action-packed, super entertaining, has a memorable premise and a Queen soundtrack, so what's not to like? Well, the second one decided to take everything that was great about the first movie and pretend that none of it mattered (they're actually aliens sent from another planet?). This movie makes no sense at all and, aside from a solid performance from Sean Connery, is frustratingly bad. There's been numerous different cuts of this movie released, but no matter how many different versions there are, this movie STILL doesn't make sense.
Clean Slate (1994) - A "comedy" about a private investigator (Dana Carvey) who suffers from a rare form of amnesia that makes him forget anything that happened to him in the previous day, but he's the key witness to a murder case. It probably doesn't help that I find Dana Carvey to be extremely unfunny (sorry Wayne's World fans). Skip this and just watch 50 First Dates or Memento.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - Almost falls into the same category as Batman & Robin, but this has the advantage of having the always wonderful Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. Other than that, this movie, unlike the three previous entries, looks and feels cheaply made (unsurprisingly, it was). It also has one of the most laughable villains I've ever seen (good ol' Nuclear Man). While the third movie was not great, this entry makes the last movie look like a masterpiece in comparison.
The Little Panda Fighter (2008) - A cheap "mockbuster" rip-off of the vastly superior Kung Fu Panda. Not much else to say. Don't even know why I bothered watching this. It's just as bad as it sounds.
Rio 2 (2014) - This movie makes me angry because I really enjoyed the first movie. Rio turned out to be a surprisingly good, fun, and heartfelt film that was breathtakingly gorgeous. Rio 2 turns our neurotic yet lovable protagonist into an excruciatingly awful character. It suffers from too much story, too many characters, and not enough positive character development. The story goes into way too many directions. There's also the godawful and unnecessary American Idol-esque plotline that just slows the whole movie down to a crawl. Such a disappointing turn considering how great the first movie was.
Demons at the Door (2004) - Actually, this might be the best worst movie I've ever seen. Incompetent at every aspect from writing to acting to editing, this movie proves to actually be a fun watch. Everything is just so hilariously bad (kinda like Troll 2, except that movie actually looks like someone tried), so much so that I can practically forgive all of its shortcomings (and trust me, there's a lot of them). If you can, I recommend you try to find this movie somewhere and watch it because it is really something else. Oh, and the soundtrack is Insane Clown Posse, so take that as you will.
U.S. Marshals (1998) - I have very strong feelings about this movie considering that it's the sequel to my favorite movie of all time. Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar as Sam Gerard in the Fugitive, so I guess it only made sense that there would be a sequel based off of his character. What we got is a poorly made rehash of the Fugitive's plot, rife with bad acting, horrible writing, and one of the worst twists ever concocted. Wesley Snipes essentially taking over the Harrison Ford role is laughable. If there's a plus, the rooftop jump scene is pretty neat, but that's about it. Also, why would you just willy-nilly kill off one of the best characters in the movie? I get that for some movies it makes sense, but in this case it just seemed so unnecessary. Just watch the Fugitive and pretend this movie never happened.
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) - I love the first two movies. They were hilarious, smartly written, and had sharp performances from in-his-prime Eddie Murphy. They were perfect representations of the 80's buddy cop genre. The biggest problem with this entry in the franchise is that it is simply not funny, which is primarily due to Eddie Murphy clearly phoning in his performance. There's no wit or bite to his performance whatsoever as the iconic Axel Foley. The story is interesting enough, but the primary draw to the franchise was always the humor and the charisma of Eddie Murphy. Since those two things are noticeably absent, this movie ends up being an unappealing bore.
Balls of Fury (2007) - There was a time when Hollywood was trying to make pre-Fantastic Beasts Dan Fogler a thing (please note that I do love Dan Fogler in Fantastic Beasts). Thing is, he is actually an extremely talented actor. However, all he did was come across as an unfunny Seth Rogen type wannabe, and this movie is a prime example of that. At no point in the movie did I laugh, and I usually laugh at just about anything. And of course they had to drag in poor Christopher Walken (that won't be the first time I say that).
The Boy Next Door (2015) - I'd like to point out that this movie was written by a lawyer who had never written anything before and was writing based off of her own life experiences, which might explain why the script is so BAD. Aside from the atrocious acting, the painfully elementary and wooden dialogue is the first thing that popped out to me. The premise of the story is intriguing enough (I guess?) and Jennifer Lopez certainly LOOKS pretty, but the overall execution comes across as a cheap TV movie and not as a big theatrical release.
Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - An accurate representation of this movie in one scene
Glitter (2001) - This unintentionally hilarious movie was supposed to be Mariah Carey's first big headlining success on the big screen (she had already been in one movie prior to this), but it ended up being a bomb. Rightfully so, as the plot resembles that of a cheaply made and heavily cliched Lifetime movie, the screenwriting is absurd, and the acting, especially from Mariah Carey, ranges from one-dimensional to over-the-top. This movie is a perfect example of lavish ineptitude: a seemingly perfect vehicle for a rising star that went nowhere.
Bicentennial Man (1999) - Robin Williams was a comedic genius and should be regarded as one of the best actors of all time. His dramatic chops were just as good as his comedic chops (Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society are perfect examples). This movie is another vehicle to show off his dramatic chops, and for the most part he's great. But this movie suffers from primarily one thing: it's insufferably boring. It's 132 minutes but it feels like 3 hours. I've never been more bored in a Robin Williams movie and that just shouldn't be the case. There are worse movies on this list for sure, but I can't forgive the fact that this is a lifeless Robin Williams movie.
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) - Starting in 1994, Disney has been rolling out direct-to-VHS/DVD sequels to classic Disney films. Most of them are serviceable. Some of them are great (Aladdin and the King of Thieves is truly a gem). Some of them are unbelievably bad. This is one of them.
Kangaroo Jack (2003) - I remember seeing the trailer when this movie came out. The trailer featured the titular kangaroo rapping Rapper's Delight to a bewildered Jerry O'Connell. I thought to myself, alright, a talking kangaroo, that's pretty interesting. I ended up not watching this movie until 2017 because one of my friends "recommended" it to me. The kangaroo doesn't talk at all except for two scenes and one of those scenes is a dream sequence (where he's rapping Rapper's Delight). Aside from the blatant false advertising, this movie is bad. Unfunny toilet humor, terrible acting, and a barely there paper thin plot. And they had to drag poor Christopher Walken AND Michael Shannon into this.
Pete's Dragon (1977) - One of the rare instances where the remake is lightyears better than the original. Do yourself a favor and just watch the 2016 version. Please.
Rugrats Go Wild (2003) - I grew up watching Rugrats on Nickelodeon and loved the show. I enjoyed the first two Rugrats movies (although I rewatched the second one recently and it's a lot cringier than I remember). This movie should've been a surefire hit since it was a crossover with another successful Nickelodeon show-The Wild Thornberrys (so iconic I named my car Eliza). It ended up being a plodding mess. The story was all over the place, the humor was painfully unfunny, and it boasted an awkward performance from Bruce Willis. Seriously, how do you screw up a Rugrats/Wild Thornberrys movie??
Suicide Squad (2017) - Whenever I get around to it, I'll post the review I wrote up for this because this movie requires a lot more than just a little blurb. I know a lot of people liked this movie, but I will have to just politely agree to disagree on this one.
Ella Enchanted (2004) - I've never seen Eragon or The Golden Compass, so I'll have to chalk this up as the worst book-to-movie adaptation that I've ever seen (just kidding, that would be A Wrinkle in Time now). I've read the book and the book is wonderful, full of great characters and terrific story writing. It ends up having a great message about being yourself and refusing to change who you are. The movie, on the other hand, takes that uplifting message and completely scraps it, making Ella seem like the constant damsel in distress. The script is painfully awkward and cringe-worthy and the acting is embarrassing to watch. Characters that were important and crucial in the book play minor roles in the movie. Oh, and there's that godawful musical number at the end too. I'll admit, the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an awful adaptation of the book, but it's executed so well cinematically that I forgive it for being so unfaithful to the book. Ella Enchanted, on the other hand, is not executed well at all.
Gods of Egypt (2016) - I would like to point out that each Lord of the Rings movie was made for 93-94 million dollars and the special effects are some of the best looking special effects to date. Almost 20 years old and it holds up really well. Gods of Egypt was made for 195 million dollars and it contains some of the shoddiest and most appalling CGI I've ever seen. Granted, the financial scales between now and 2001 have changed significantly, but even still, a movie with this kind of budget should NOT look this bad. Not only that, the acting is ridiculously awful. My god, Gerard Butler is so so so so bad. Geoffrey Rush looks lost for the entire time he's on screen (which isn't long). The most questionable acting performance though is that of Chadwick Boseman (you might know him as Black Panther). Seriously, I can't make heads or tails of his performance because it's so bizarre. It's like he's going for an "Egyptian" accent, but it just comes across as plain silly. While I can somewhat appreciate what they were trying to do (I mean, Egyptian mythology is pretty cool honestly), it just ends up being a ludicrously bad movie.
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) - The worst book-to-film adaptation I have ever seen. Not a lie. Not an exaggeration. Every decision made about this film was the worst decision that could've been made. And coming from acclaimed director Ava DuVernay and a $100 million budget, that's EXTREMELY disappointing. The worst part is it's like no one involved in the film had read the book at all. The critics hated this. The audiences hated this. I hated this.
Shark Tale (2004) - If you like this movie, I seriously don't know what to tell you.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) - I actually think this might be the worst movie I've ever seen. I am a huge trekkie and this movie, directed by Captain Kirk himself, is a travesty on every level. Uhura and Scotty as a couple? Spock's rocket boots? A three-boobed cat stripper? I get that this was trying to replicate the humor from the infinitely superior Voyage Home, but none of that is funny or works. In fact, nothing about the movie is funny. Check out my review on this one.
Alone in the Dark (2005) - I remember I was with my friends and we were at Blockbuster (RIP) renting movies and my friends really wanted to rent this movie and I had heard that this movie was supposed to be awful. I told them that, but they said nah we're gonna get it. Sure enough, it's terrifyingly awful. The director is Uwe Boll. The star is Tara Reid. That should be enough for you right there. Fun fact: we also rented Resident Evil Apocalypse at the same time and that was a breath of fresh air compared to the trash heap that was Alone in the Dark.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - I'll admit, I really enjoyed the first Transformers movie, much more than I thought I would (then again, I was 17) but it still holds up well today. The second one does not hold up well at all, and the franchise, with exception to the third one, has gotten significantly worse, so much so that I have refused to watch the last two Transformers movies.
Manos the Hands of Fate (1966) - Considered the worst movie ever made. If you plan on watching this movie, please watch the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of it. It makes it much more bearable.
Jurassic Shark (2012) - My wife and I watched this after I had seen the I Hate Everything (IHE) video on this movie. Looks like it was made with a budget of $10. Props to the people for attempting to make a movie, but yeah, it's bad.
Jaws the Revenge (1987) - Jaws is one of my favorite movies of all time. Jaws 2 is an average but still kinda good sequel. Jaws 3 is laughably bad. Jaws the Revenge is just bad. Ellen Brody has a psychic connection with the shark? The shark is capable of knowing the concept of revenge? Sir Michael Caine missed the Oscar ceremony to film this atrocity? So many questions unanswered.
Guilt Trip (2012) - Nothing happens in this movie. This is a movie about nothing. I would say probably one of the biggest waste of times I've ever had. Barbra Streisand is extremely annoying. That's about it.
Batman & Robin (1997) - Okay okay, I know, this is a FUN movie to watch, but I can't forgive it for just how legendarily BAD this is. George Clooney is woefully miscast as the Caped Crusader. Chris O'Donnell continues to be awful as Robin. Alicia Silverstone is just kinda there. But of course, the ICE-ing on the cake (sorry) is Arnold Schwarzenegger as the eccentric and overly punny Mr. Freeze. Entertaining, yes, but still bad. So bad that the director actually had to apologize for it.
The Happening (2008) - Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel are great actors. However, they are not great in this movie. Lifeless wooden acting with some of the most laughable dialogue and dialogue delivery I've ever seen. Also, the plot is unbelievably dumb (the villain is...the plants?). Truly Shyamalan's worst (and no, I haven't seen nor am I ever going to see The Last Airbender).
Fantastic F4ur (2015) - When you watch a superhero movie, you expect some excitement, personality, and a quality story that shows some shred of competent writing. This movie has no excitement, no personality, and has some of the worst writing I've ever seen in a movie. At least the 2004 version and its sequel, which were great by no stretch of the means, were entertaining and had some genuinely fun moments in them. Waste of a great cast too, but at least Michael B. Jordan redeemed himself in a little superhero movie called Black Panther.
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) - Just to be clear, I love the first Highlander. Sure, it's cheesy and Christopher Lambert is a TERRIBLE actor, but it's action-packed, super entertaining, has a memorable premise and a Queen soundtrack, so what's not to like? Well, the second one decided to take everything that was great about the first movie and pretend that none of it mattered (they're actually aliens sent from another planet?). This movie makes no sense at all and, aside from a solid performance from Sean Connery, is frustratingly bad. There's been numerous different cuts of this movie released, but no matter how many different versions there are, this movie STILL doesn't make sense.
Clean Slate (1994) - A "comedy" about a private investigator (Dana Carvey) who suffers from a rare form of amnesia that makes him forget anything that happened to him in the previous day, but he's the key witness to a murder case. It probably doesn't help that I find Dana Carvey to be extremely unfunny (sorry Wayne's World fans). Skip this and just watch 50 First Dates or Memento.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - Almost falls into the same category as Batman & Robin, but this has the advantage of having the always wonderful Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. Other than that, this movie, unlike the three previous entries, looks and feels cheaply made (unsurprisingly, it was). It also has one of the most laughable villains I've ever seen (good ol' Nuclear Man). While the third movie was not great, this entry makes the last movie look like a masterpiece in comparison.
The Little Panda Fighter (2008) - A cheap "mockbuster" rip-off of the vastly superior Kung Fu Panda. Not much else to say. Don't even know why I bothered watching this. It's just as bad as it sounds.
Rio 2 (2014) - This movie makes me angry because I really enjoyed the first movie. Rio turned out to be a surprisingly good, fun, and heartfelt film that was breathtakingly gorgeous. Rio 2 turns our neurotic yet lovable protagonist into an excruciatingly awful character. It suffers from too much story, too many characters, and not enough positive character development. The story goes into way too many directions. There's also the godawful and unnecessary American Idol-esque plotline that just slows the whole movie down to a crawl. Such a disappointing turn considering how great the first movie was.
Demons at the Door (2004) - Actually, this might be the best worst movie I've ever seen. Incompetent at every aspect from writing to acting to editing, this movie proves to actually be a fun watch. Everything is just so hilariously bad (kinda like Troll 2, except that movie actually looks like someone tried), so much so that I can practically forgive all of its shortcomings (and trust me, there's a lot of them). If you can, I recommend you try to find this movie somewhere and watch it because it is really something else. Oh, and the soundtrack is Insane Clown Posse, so take that as you will.
U.S. Marshals (1998) - I have very strong feelings about this movie considering that it's the sequel to my favorite movie of all time. Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar as Sam Gerard in the Fugitive, so I guess it only made sense that there would be a sequel based off of his character. What we got is a poorly made rehash of the Fugitive's plot, rife with bad acting, horrible writing, and one of the worst twists ever concocted. Wesley Snipes essentially taking over the Harrison Ford role is laughable. If there's a plus, the rooftop jump scene is pretty neat, but that's about it. Also, why would you just willy-nilly kill off one of the best characters in the movie? I get that for some movies it makes sense, but in this case it just seemed so unnecessary. Just watch the Fugitive and pretend this movie never happened.
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) - I love the first two movies. They were hilarious, smartly written, and had sharp performances from in-his-prime Eddie Murphy. They were perfect representations of the 80's buddy cop genre. The biggest problem with this entry in the franchise is that it is simply not funny, which is primarily due to Eddie Murphy clearly phoning in his performance. There's no wit or bite to his performance whatsoever as the iconic Axel Foley. The story is interesting enough, but the primary draw to the franchise was always the humor and the charisma of Eddie Murphy. Since those two things are noticeably absent, this movie ends up being an unappealing bore.
Balls of Fury (2007) - There was a time when Hollywood was trying to make pre-Fantastic Beasts Dan Fogler a thing (please note that I do love Dan Fogler in Fantastic Beasts). Thing is, he is actually an extremely talented actor. However, all he did was come across as an unfunny Seth Rogen type wannabe, and this movie is a prime example of that. At no point in the movie did I laugh, and I usually laugh at just about anything. And of course they had to drag in poor Christopher Walken (that won't be the first time I say that).
The Boy Next Door (2015) - I'd like to point out that this movie was written by a lawyer who had never written anything before and was writing based off of her own life experiences, which might explain why the script is so BAD. Aside from the atrocious acting, the painfully elementary and wooden dialogue is the first thing that popped out to me. The premise of the story is intriguing enough (I guess?) and Jennifer Lopez certainly LOOKS pretty, but the overall execution comes across as a cheap TV movie and not as a big theatrical release.
Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - An accurate representation of this movie in one scene
Glitter (2001) - This unintentionally hilarious movie was supposed to be Mariah Carey's first big headlining success on the big screen (she had already been in one movie prior to this), but it ended up being a bomb. Rightfully so, as the plot resembles that of a cheaply made and heavily cliched Lifetime movie, the screenwriting is absurd, and the acting, especially from Mariah Carey, ranges from one-dimensional to over-the-top. This movie is a perfect example of lavish ineptitude: a seemingly perfect vehicle for a rising star that went nowhere.
Bicentennial Man (1999) - Robin Williams was a comedic genius and should be regarded as one of the best actors of all time. His dramatic chops were just as good as his comedic chops (Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society are perfect examples). This movie is another vehicle to show off his dramatic chops, and for the most part he's great. But this movie suffers from primarily one thing: it's insufferably boring. It's 132 minutes but it feels like 3 hours. I've never been more bored in a Robin Williams movie and that just shouldn't be the case. There are worse movies on this list for sure, but I can't forgive the fact that this is a lifeless Robin Williams movie.
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) - Starting in 1994, Disney has been rolling out direct-to-VHS/DVD sequels to classic Disney films. Most of them are serviceable. Some of them are great (Aladdin and the King of Thieves is truly a gem). Some of them are unbelievably bad. This is one of them.
Kangaroo Jack (2003) - I remember seeing the trailer when this movie came out. The trailer featured the titular kangaroo rapping Rapper's Delight to a bewildered Jerry O'Connell. I thought to myself, alright, a talking kangaroo, that's pretty interesting. I ended up not watching this movie until 2017 because one of my friends "recommended" it to me. The kangaroo doesn't talk at all except for two scenes and one of those scenes is a dream sequence (where he's rapping Rapper's Delight). Aside from the blatant false advertising, this movie is bad. Unfunny toilet humor, terrible acting, and a barely there paper thin plot. And they had to drag poor Christopher Walken AND Michael Shannon into this.
Pete's Dragon (1977) - One of the rare instances where the remake is lightyears better than the original. Do yourself a favor and just watch the 2016 version. Please.
Rugrats Go Wild (2003) - I grew up watching Rugrats on Nickelodeon and loved the show. I enjoyed the first two Rugrats movies (although I rewatched the second one recently and it's a lot cringier than I remember). This movie should've been a surefire hit since it was a crossover with another successful Nickelodeon show-The Wild Thornberrys (so iconic I named my car Eliza). It ended up being a plodding mess. The story was all over the place, the humor was painfully unfunny, and it boasted an awkward performance from Bruce Willis. Seriously, how do you screw up a Rugrats/Wild Thornberrys movie??
Suicide Squad (2017) - Whenever I get around to it, I'll post the review I wrote up for this because this movie requires a lot more than just a little blurb. I know a lot of people liked this movie, but I will have to just politely agree to disagree on this one.
Ella Enchanted (2004) - I've never seen Eragon or The Golden Compass, so I'll have to chalk this up as the worst book-to-movie adaptation that I've ever seen (just kidding, that would be A Wrinkle in Time now). I've read the book and the book is wonderful, full of great characters and terrific story writing. It ends up having a great message about being yourself and refusing to change who you are. The movie, on the other hand, takes that uplifting message and completely scraps it, making Ella seem like the constant damsel in distress. The script is painfully awkward and cringe-worthy and the acting is embarrassing to watch. Characters that were important and crucial in the book play minor roles in the movie. Oh, and there's that godawful musical number at the end too. I'll admit, the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an awful adaptation of the book, but it's executed so well cinematically that I forgive it for being so unfaithful to the book. Ella Enchanted, on the other hand, is not executed well at all.
Gods of Egypt (2016) - I would like to point out that each Lord of the Rings movie was made for 93-94 million dollars and the special effects are some of the best looking special effects to date. Almost 20 years old and it holds up really well. Gods of Egypt was made for 195 million dollars and it contains some of the shoddiest and most appalling CGI I've ever seen. Granted, the financial scales between now and 2001 have changed significantly, but even still, a movie with this kind of budget should NOT look this bad. Not only that, the acting is ridiculously awful. My god, Gerard Butler is so so so so bad. Geoffrey Rush looks lost for the entire time he's on screen (which isn't long). The most questionable acting performance though is that of Chadwick Boseman (you might know him as Black Panther). Seriously, I can't make heads or tails of his performance because it's so bizarre. It's like he's going for an "Egyptian" accent, but it just comes across as plain silly. While I can somewhat appreciate what they were trying to do (I mean, Egyptian mythology is pretty cool honestly), it just ends up being a ludicrously bad movie.
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) - The worst book-to-film adaptation I have ever seen. Not a lie. Not an exaggeration. Every decision made about this film was the worst decision that could've been made. And coming from acclaimed director Ava DuVernay and a $100 million budget, that's EXTREMELY disappointing. The worst part is it's like no one involved in the film had read the book at all. The critics hated this. The audiences hated this. I hated this.
Shark Tale (2004) - If you like this movie, I seriously don't know what to tell you.