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ETA: Tonberry... Can't disagree more about Matrix Reloaded, which I consider just about The. Best. Sequel. EVER. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and The Godfather Part II excepted.) Revolutions had its moments, but was pretty damned disheartening, ultimately. I think the Wachowskis just couldn't figure out how to wrap it up, and the trilogy, ultimately, suffered for it.

You took the words right out of my mouth Nico. Well, except for the star Trek and Godfather 2 thing (I'm just not a godfather or star trek fan). I would replace that with Rocky 2-4. Other than that, you said it perfectly.

Well I think i'll start off by stating that I loved The Simpsons movie, Sunshine, 300, I am Legend, Walk Hard, and most Definately anything involving the Matrix.
We'll leave it at that.

As for my disappointments.
First off goes to Cloverfield for what could be in my top five disappointments ever. I should've known. Anything with that much money to spend on marketing just couldn't be as awesome as it was made out to be. Look at spidey 3. I say no more. Just that I expected so much more from Mr. Abrams.

Secondly, another biggie of mine, LOTR. I'm usually a huge fan of medieval swordfighting with dignity and honor movies. But this is one trilogy that just didn't do it for me. Great cast. Great originality. There heart was in the right place. But for some reason whenever the writers imagined this imaginary world they imagined to much dam walky talky and not enough stabby killy. I don't want to see a bunch of hairy migdets get all upset and scared. I want to see more BA dude in a black robe slice and dice some ugly mother effers big time. Which if it wasn't for the beginning of the second and the end of the third those two would've been pretty frickin awesome and surely rewatch worthy in my book.

Moving on. Alexander. Love Colin Ferrel. Rosario Dawson. And Angelina is pretty dam good most of the time.(my opinion anyways) This movie lacked in the same department as LOTR. Not enough action. I like the idea. A movie about Alexander. Cool. I want to see more conquering and much much less manly features.

Smokin Aces. I hyped this movie up in my mind way too much. I though a movie with an incredible cast and a great storyline would be frickin amazing. Several different groups of assasins going after one guy. That sounds like action genius to me. Unfortunately it didn't quite live up to it's expectations. Don't get me wrong. I still enjoyed the crap out of it. I liked it. But action wise it was a disappointment. Not that the action was bad. Just wasn't enough.

28 days/weeks later. Although I'm not usually a huge Zombie movie fan. I still enjoy a good zombie flick on occasion. And when I hear best horror movie of the year I think this has got to be awesome. Well. I was wrong. On both occasions. Both had at least one or two good actors in it. Storyline was there. Acting was there. But it was still missing something. I'm not sure what it was. But it needed it. Cause when I think awesome horror zombie flick. 28 days is not even near the top of my list. I was so hoping that Weeks would be much much better. Unfortunately thats what I get for hoping. Maybe it's because everyone told me it was awesome and I expected to see an awesome movie. Too much. Maybe that was it. I don't know. I just know I don't know what the hell everyone thinks was so great about them.

Hostel 2. This shouldn't take long. I like where there heads where at. Exploring the other side of Le Hostel. Not just killing the poor soles. But the events leading up to their deaths. Very cool. Very original considering the sequel. Deaths were cool. Cast was good besides ugly princess diaries chick who I find annoying in every movie she's in. Not an entirely bad movie in my book. But I expected much much more.

Now for the big one. Probably my biggest dissapointment of all time.
WOLF CREEK. Hated it. I heard from several sources that it was the greatest horror of all time. I pack up my friend head two hours to see my dad. Pick up my stepbro along the way and pay for all of us to get in at the local AMC. $22 for tickets. 30 bucks in gas. Getting pulled over after the biggest disspointment in your entire movie life. Priceless.

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Back to the movie and it's disappointment. Not much death. None thats overly original or gruesome. Bad guy was sorta creepy. But lets face it. He's a little pansy when compared to other creep-o serial murderers of his class. The phone perv in the PG-13 horror movie When a Stranger Calls was more convincing and way creepier than the Aussie in Wolf Creek. I Find the only thing remotely scary about this movie is that it's supposedly based on real events.

Hands down, Grind House, especially Death Proof. There was about 7 minutes of cool stuff in the whole double feature, including the fake trailers. I was grossly misled by the unbelievable awesomeness of Rose McGowan with a machine gun leg.
Wolf Creek was much less of a disappointment for me. Not "greatest horror film of all time" by any stretch, but once it finally got going it was pretty good.

(Also, are we not even counting Star Wars Episode 1 because it's (1) not recent and/or (2) already achieved the status of Biggest Disappointment Possible?)

becs wrote:

Ratatoullie to me was a close second, it was good, and a high quality film, heartwarming and all, it was just missing that something extra and hidden adult humor that pixar usually mixes in.

I liked Ratatouille. It was a good movie. But comparing it to Pixar's past movies like Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc. or even Cars, I just don't think it was as good as those.

leestu wrote:

My biggest disappointment from last year was Bee Movie. Ever since Finding Nemo I actually go out of my way to watch all the animated movies but I thought Bee Movie was stupid. Stupid is not a word I usually use but it sums it up perfectly. Especially compared to the clever and entertaining Ratatoullie (we will have to agree to disagree Becs. I thought it did have that 'something special' about it).

I thought Bee Movie was a fun movie and easy to sit back and watch, even though the ending was disappointing. But I loved the Larry King scene.

But the movie I was most disappointed with in recent memory was Happy Feet. Its message was to not overfish in Antarctica, as one critic put it. It had no ending, and all of the funny parts were in the commercials.

I would post mine but I don't want to piss people off . . .eh, now that i read some, I guess it is safe.

I Am Legend was already mentioned as well as Smokin Aces.

Kicking and Screaming. I avoided this one for a long time and when I finally watched I really wish I hadn't.

Van Helsing. It doesn't even deserve comment.

Team America: World Police. I should have known that the same folks to make BASEketball were gonna make another piece of poop.

Snakes on a Plane.

The Invasion. Too many issues off camera led to too many issues on camera.

Hitman.

Titanic.

Pearl Harbor.

The Last Samurai.

Strangers With Candy. The t.v. show was soooooooo much better!

A Scanner Darkly.

Hollywoodland. Slow and boring. The History channel Doc was better.

The Black Dahlia.

I personally enjoyed Happy Feet, if only for the wise cracking penguin quartet. Robin Williams was funny, however I'm almost certain it is because he was only heard and not seen. The opposite can be said for Nicole Kidman. Anyways, how could I forget about the debacle that was X-Men: The Last Stand? I personally blame Chris Tucker for giving Ratner time enough to destroy another franchise.

NICO:

Back to leetsu:

I was also fairly disappointed with There Will Be Blood... Blood was good, and at times brilliant.
Wow, I just don't know what to make of that. More input.

This wasn't me (I think it was StnMan5). I haven't seen it, but it is the sort of movie I usually like.

It looks like I am on my own with my disappointment of Bee Movie. That's alright, my whole family also disagreed with me.

Nicodemus wrote:

Can't disagree more about Matrix Reloaded, which I consider just about The. Best. Sequel. EVER. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and The Godfather Part II excepted.) Revolutions had its moments, but was pretty damned disheartening, ultimately. I think the Wachowskis just couldn't figure out how to wrap it up, and the trilogy, ultimately, suffered for it.

Now you really have to explain youreslf there. While I wasn't a huge fan for the first Matrix (terrible acting), Reloaded was terrible. Nothing can excuse that rave scene in Zion, which felt like an overlong Bacardi Breezer ad. I literally dozed off during that 10 minutes. Most of the Zion characters were one dimensional and laughable, and even though the whole architect thing was interesting, taking it into context with the third film, it actually meant nothing, a bit like that brothel scene on Kill Bill 2, which was nothing more than an incredibly irritating diversion before the final showdown.

Other films I consider disappointing are the ones that get great reviews, but are average at most. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, for example. Or Juno. Or Crash. Or Ratatouille, which was still a good movie, but nowhere near as good as the critics or public say (I suddenly feel alone all of a sudden). Even in terms of Pixar, I'd rate the Toy Stories, Monsters Inc, and maybe the Incredibles, as superior.

Surfer, I didn't see the Simpsons movie as a disappointment, as after seeing some recent episodes, I had no expectations. And the film had just enough jokes to be worth the price of admission. The same with Bee Movie. It wasn't great, but after Shryke's rant about Pixar and Dreamworks (contender for a Fantie Award, I'd say), I found Bee Movie better than what I expected.

It's funny how often our opinion of a film is affected by our preconceptions. That's the only downside of playing FM. I have to pay more attention to early buzz, which can sometimes tell me too much about a movie.

yeah juno and crash are definitely overrated for sure.

that rave scene in reloaded was such a waste of time, not because it was totally fucking pointless with those slow-mo shots of that big orgy, but they didn't make up for it with a nice long hot and steamy keanu and trinity sex scene, all we got was 30 secs, very disappointing.

so that rave scene was definitely a pain in the ass to watch.

by the way:

400, junebug, legend of bagger vance = 300, juno, i am legend.

i have never even seen junebug, maybe one day, since amy adams is getting hotter and hotter every minute.

Dear cRaZy,

Please don't put "28 Days Later..." in the same conversation as "Hostel 2"...ever. "28 Days Later..." like you said had the acting (for a horror film) finding unknown actors that have made it big since (Naomie Harris & Cillian Murphy, along with Brendan Gleeson/Christopher Eccleston). It had the visuals (barren London?!?!), a gimmick (shot on miniDV) and it had the basic elements of horror with some crazy sounds and "fast motion" to emphasize the speed of the zombies. It even has the sounds of the wonderful Brian Eno for crying out loud!!!

It's not George Romero zombies, but in my eyes, that's a good thing. I can't speak for the non-Danny Boyle-directed sequel.

Breach. I had high hopes, but it was torture to watch.

Running with Scissors. i thought it was gonna be darkly humorous a la Royal Tenenbaums. It wasn't really, i mean it wasn't as horrific as other movies I could mention, it was just a big letdown.

People keep saying "Ratatouille" was such a disappointment, but it felt like the most personal of all the Pixar films. The emotions and characters felt real. Having a rat "control" a bumbling human-being so that both can aspire to be "better" in life is purely cinematic. No, it can't happen, it won't happen, but dang it, isn't incredible living in a world where it should happen?

Yes, the animation was incredible, but this time, not showy, like a lot of other (Dreamworks) animation studio releases. It works only within the context of the film. The hair on the rat looked so real, almost three-dimensional, to allow the viewer to be more empathetic and understanding of the idea that animals too have dreams.

No, it wasn't (dir. Brad Bird's previous) "The Incredibles", but I can not only respect that, I love that. It's endearing and small and intimate and unlike 99% of the films that come out during summer (i.e. "Transformers", "Bourne Ultimatum", "Rush Hour 3", etc.) If you ever wondered what it'd look like to have Pixar animation to an "indie" story, "Ratatouille" could be a great example.

First Off I loved I Am Legend,Grindhouse and Smokin' Aces they had a couple of weak moments but they still great films moving on the most dissapointing films in recent memory are..

Casino Royale

Eastern Promises

Hulk

Matrix Revolutions

King Kong

Alyson,
I almost forgot about Running With Scissors, which is funny because I just brought it up not too long ago. I was VERY disappointed with that movie. I had been waiting for it for a long time, and it just didn't live up to the expectations. I mean, Annette Bening was amazing, but Alec Baldwin was underused and it just wasn't really all that interesting. Joseph Fiennes was pretty good, but his character could have not been in it and it would have been pretty much the same movie in my opinion.

the most disappointing movies of 2007:
(not all of these movies are necessarily AWFUL, but i went into em actually thinking they had some modicum of chance at being great--and, each time, found myself totally proven otherwise)...

30 Days of Night
Black Snake Moan
Breach
Die Hard 4
I Am Legend
The Nines
The Number 23
Pirates 3
Smokin Aces
Transformers

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