What’s your most disappointing film of 2011 (thus far)?

[Morgan Henard Joined: May 27th, 2011 Topics: 45 Posts: 1305 View Predictions]

#45506

I know there are still a slew of films yet to be released, but I was just wondering what some of you fellow posters thought were the most disappointing films of 2011. Now, to be clear, there is a very clear difference in disappointing and just-plain-horrible. Disappointing doesn’t necessarily have to mean Razzie-worthy but just a film you were looking forward to and when the time came it left you completely underwhelmed.

For me, thus far, it was J. Edgar. I’ve looked forward to it since the moment I found out about it. I said all year, “I don’t care what actors turn in great lead performances, Leo is gonna finally get it,” blah blah blah. My least-favorite Eastwood film ever. I remember whispering to my friend next to me and I said, “Oh my gosh, what went wrong?” His reply was, “I don’t know, but I’m kinda bored.”

I also felt Scream 4 could have had a sharper screenplay, and this is pretty obvious to everyone considering its screenwriter, Kevin Williamson, wasn’t on set when filming.

If we were talking just downright wretched bad Razzie-worthy films of 2011, Red Riding Hood gets my vote. Amanda Seyfried might have dodged Razzie bullets for Worst Actress in Mamma Mia and Worst Supporting Actress in Jennifer’s Body, but there’s no way around this one.

What else ya got?

–Morgan 

Reply

[Scottferguson Joined: Sep 26th, 2011 Topics: 136 Posts: 11099 View Predictions]

#45508

If disappointing means biggest gap between expectations and my reaction, but still could be an OK movie, that would be Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams, at least seen in 2D. I am a big fan of his documentaries, but this one, despite the amazing subject, seemed underbaked and limited cinematically.

ReplyCopy URL

[Carbon Based Lifeform Joined: Jun 20th, 2011 Topics: 14 Posts: 3022 View Predictions]

#45509

Oh yes, there are far worse things than Werner Herzog:

THOR or SUPER 8.  Neither were awful, nor were they very good.

ReplyCopy URL

[GoMe91 Joined: Sep 25th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 1256 View Predictions]

#45510

Right now…MELANCHOLIA.

I thought it would be amazing…but I was wrong. The first hour was boring and 40 minutes too long. I completely understand what the diretor was trying to do…but it isn’t ENTERTAINING to watch. After a while I was like, “OK…I get it. She’s unhappy”. And, frankly, I felt more sorry for the wedding guests who had to put up with her shenanigans

The second half was stronger, but still not that great, and still boring. Kirsten Dunst’s character becomes almost useless and irrelevant…and I didn’t really feel a sense of urgency…maybe if there had been more people. Charlotte Gainsbourg tries but…I didn’t get it.

Kirsten Dunst does a good job with what she’s given, but because of the bad filmmaking, I don’t think she should get an Oscar nomination. I suppose the film may deserve a couple tech noms…but the film looked pretty at the expense of a compelling story arc.

I feel silly…everyone else loves this film, but this is just how I fell I guess.  

ReplyCopy URL

[LKMOSCAR Joined: May 25th, 2011 Topics: 5 Posts: 584 View Predictions]

#45511

Horrible Bosses and Bridesmaids (I had heard they were hilarious, and neither worked for me).

ReplyCopy URL

[BrokenFan Joined: Nov 16th, 2011 Topics: 74 Posts: 1773 View Predictions]

#45512

Tree of Life – I went in expecting to be blown away because at the time it was very highly acclaimed. Boy was I wrong. It was basically a very, very long power point presentation with pretty pictures that come up when you type in ‘nature’ on Google images. I think time actually slowed down while I was watching this.

Bad Teacher- I thought the trailer was pretty good, and Cameron Diaz looked promising. But the story went no where and I kinda forgot about it after 5 minutes.

ReplyCopy URL

[Alijah Purdy Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 177 Posts: 2983 View Predictions]

#45513

Cars 2.

I really  liked the first film. My hopes were high for the second film. I have never walked out of a movie  before, but I did during this one. It was just so  horribly bad!!! I had to walk out or get sick!

ReplyCopy URL

[TrendyHipster Joined: Oct 15th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 189 View Predictions]

#45514

I agree with those already posted (Tree of Life, Melancholia) 

To add another –see Albert Nobbs. 

ReplyCopy URL

[Scottferguson Joined: Sep 26th, 2011 Topics: 136 Posts: 11099 View Predictions]

#45515

Yikes – how could I forget The Tree of Life/ It’s the most disappointing film I’ve experienced in my life.

ReplyCopy URL

[Joined: Jan 1st, 1970 Topics: 168 Posts: 7960 View Predictions]

#45516

This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.

[Leo Grant Logan Joined: Nov 7th, 2010 Topics: 73 Posts: 1927 View Predictions]

#45517

My most disappointing films of 2011 are:

J. Edgar
Cowboys & Aliens
Cars 2
Happy Feet 2
Bad Teacher
In Time 

ReplyCopy URL

[Tye-Grr Joined: Nov 5th, 2010 Topics: 61 Posts: 5800 View Predictions]

#45518

‘X-Men: First Class’. I love the first two X-Men films, and this one had so much potential, especially with that great cast (Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, etc), yet I left the theater numbed by how disappointed I was. I thought the first half felt like a really long montage, and then the second half was a quasi-comical story of teen outcasts being trained by their older (and in Magneto’s case, grumpier) teachers. Fassbender and McAvoy were good in the lead roles of Magneto and Charles “Professor X” Xavier, but the script unfortunately just was not very good. And for all of Kevin Bacon’s scenary chewing, several of his scenes become laughable due to the many he shares with that beautiful corpse January Jones who just kills any energy he creates. The ending is also so neatly and unnecessarily wrapped up in the last 15 minutes that I was literally laughing at how they tried to make everything just fit right into place. I wanted to love this film, I truly did, but I didn’t even end up liking it.

ReplyCopy URL

[dannyboy. Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 6 Posts: 1695 View Predictions]

#45519

The acting in Tree of Life was superb.. That being said, I certainly wouldn’t nominate in BP.

ReplyCopy URL