Movie 43
So when we went to do our research to back up “Movie 43” being awarded the Golden Raspberry for 2014, it was Catherine Shoard’s headline that caught our eye: “Movie 43: why did so many Hollywood stars sign up for the humiliation?” We read no further on Google’s results – this article summed it up quite nicely.
With stars such as Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, and Aussie heartthrob Hugh Jackman, Hollywood was almost certain they’d hit a home run. Think again. With fourteen different storylines running in this film, they were certainly going for an Orson Welles-type approach, however, it backfired, and that’s why the Greats stay great!
The Emoji Movie
Sure, emojis are part of daily life, so much so that Hollywood actually thought, "Why not make a movie about it? Let’s use ALL the CGI! Let’s make a blockbuster!" Unfortunately, it was a flop. Despite calling on the star power and credentials of James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, and the fabulous Christina Aguilera, it was still a failure.
Making $217.8 million at the box office, but we’ve got a feeling the next time someone suggests a film about emojis, it’s going straight into the trash. Helen O’Hara from Empire gave a review that is cutting but most probably deserved – “it’s tempting, to sum up in thumbs down emoji.”
Fantastic Four
With a review from Rolling Stone as searing as “'Fantastic Four' is a pile of something, too. You fill in the blank,” really, there isn’t much more to say, is there? After the initial reboot in 2004, starring the likes of Jessica Alba and Chris Evans, the studio decided that “ah, ten years have passed, people have forgotten, let’s make another one!”
Some films, no matter how many reboots, just aren’t going to do well. Anyway, it seems that even Captain America was shaking his head at his role as the “Human Torch” – regardless, if he hadn’t signed on to the film, perhaps he wouldn’t now have been recognized as Captain America.
Jack And Jill
Sadly, gone are the good ole days of "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore," among a host of other notoriously funny films masterminded by Adam Sandler. Despite his successful run, "Jack and Jill" is considered “one of the worst films ever made.” Sandler took a leaf out of Eddie Murphy’s book, playing both the male and female twins.
You’d think that serious actors like Al Pacino would swat away a proposal to appear in such a film, but hey, there are things we will never understand. While a little of Pacino’s star power might have drawn in a few weary cinema-goers, this movie was nothing short of catastrophic. Of twelve nominated Razzie awards, it won ten!
The Last Airbender
Despite a cult following and a lot of hype leading up to its release, there were just a few small problems. For example, the fact that directors were trying to hire white actors to play characters written to be East Asian and even Inuit. Talk about controversial. The fans definitely didn’t like that.
Following these glaring issues and the ensuing fan revolt, it’s unsurprising that this film was awarded the Golden Raspberry for 2010. With a sadly low 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert, an esteemed critic, salutes the film with the comment: “It was an agonizing experience in every category I can think of.”