*If you wanted to catch up and haven't already, be sure to read PART 1 of this list before moving on to PART 2.
Okay everyone we're finally down to the nitty-gritty of horribleness. As much as I loved a lot of films released this year, these 5 movies I'm about to discuss made me love and appreciate the better films a heck of a lot more. Even though numbers 10-6 weren't all that great and I wasn't able to get that much enjoyment out of them, these next 5 were the HARDEST to sit through. They were painful viewing experiences all around, but here we go in depth with PART 2 of my TOP 10 WORST FILMS of 2017!
Here are My TOP 5 STINKERS OF 2017...
What in the hell happened here? This movie had so much promise and was in my Most Anticipated Films of 2017 list. Tom Hanks is my favorite actor of all time. Emma Watson, John Boyega, and Karen Gillan are all actors I love. Talk about being a part of a movie that was so freaking stale in execution combined with horrific writing that makes the conflict feel non-existent. I couldn't get emotionally invested in the story and on top of that there was just nothing in the screenplay that called for memorable characters. The characters were so uninteresting that combined with a poorly written and directed plot it called for an experience that was nothing but meaningless. Although, it would qualify for being just nothing. This concept had potential of being more thrilling and suspenseful, but if almost every scene is just lengthy exposition that gets exhausting after a while, then this film falls flat on its face. I mean sure there was some effort in the performances and the cinematography looked decent, but holy crap! I was so bored out of my mind watching The Circle! Horrible film!
#4
Don't Say It. Don't Think It. Not only were these words in the film that summoned the ghastly presence, but these are the phrases you think about after you see this petty excuse for a horror movie. The plot for The Bye Bye Man is super nonsensical and such a joke to be even considered a movie in the horror genre. I busted out laughing in a numerous amount of scenes that were supposed to come off as scary and/or dramatic. I just couldn't take the plot seriously and the direction to go along with it made the scares incredibly obvious and laughable. The violence had no grit to it. I'm talking like when a human being gets shot against a wall there's no blood on said wall, but just a large dent from the bullet. Also, a character getting whacked in the head by a baseball bat and isn't gravely injured. I mean the film was PG-13, but come on, just a little more effort.
And the drama was lackluster due to really heinous dialogue and terrible acting that completely takes you out of the movie. I was even surprised to see talented actors like Faye Dunaway, Carrie Anne-Moss and Doug Jones in this movie as well. They weren't quote on quote bad because they did okay with their roles, but they were still surrounded by an awful horror movie. It's just proves to show that there was not a good team of filmmakers and actors that seemed like they knew how to properly make a horror film. Did I mention there was a CGI hound that makes live action Scooby Doo look like Caesar from Planet of the Apes? Anyway, the passage of time in the narrative didn't make sense, the way suspenseful and frightening scenes panned out felt unnecessary in the long-run. The Bye Bye Man is hilarious to sit through with friends considering that's what I did because I knew it would be a joke, turned out as a said joke, and will always be a joke in the horror genre.
#3
Boring, predictable, and even a kind of pretentious mess of a movie. There were clashing tones as well where the first act felt like a Lifetime movie, the second act was a violent thriller, and then the third were those two things combined. I really thought this was just a standard, unimaginative, and clichéd drama/thriller. I think it’s easy to say it was overly dramatic like a lot of the films I was talking about in this list, but it was also trying to be pretentious as well having scenes with a weird ambient noise that would try and do something poetic visually, with no dialogue. It just didn’t work for a film like this. All the actors were trying. I do really like Rosario Dawson in general, so seeing her was alright. Katherine Heigl was atrocious and very wooden dictating her lines. It felt like a thriller I’ve seen a bunch of times and there wasn’t even much tension in the first couple acts because the opening scene shows us a tragic event that will happen and then cuts to six months earlier. You already know stuff will go wrong. And the ending was just bad with how it left it open and let’s just say maybe a cheesy happy ending would’ve worked better. This joke has probably been made already, but it bears repeating that Unforgettable was forgettable. I’ll grade it an F for Forgettable.
#2
So this was a movie that was released in theaters for people to pay money and go see. I will never understand anyone who enjoyed this movie. I'm sorry I just don't. I hated the prolonged scenes with characters I didn't care about, who were just there to crack jokes that weren't funny in the least bit. The action didn't stick with me and the robots felt super sidelined to the point where I almost forgot I was watching a Transformers movie. In fact, these shouldn't even be considered Transformers movies. Just an all-American processed movie that looked glossy with giant robots walking around and occasionally fighting while famous actors like Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Hopkins are leads in the movie reciting dialogue consisting of unfunny jokes and tedious exposition. There's not one thing I'll ever remember from this movie and one aspect that will make me ever want to pay and see another movie in this franchise. My city in the New England area doesn't offer free screenings, but just to have the opportunity to talk about it I had the misfortune of wasting money to see this movie. I wish I paid for it to end instead. The only reason why I picked this over my #1 was that there were a couple watchable scenes with the Transformers themselves, but that doesn't equate a good movie.
And now, folks, the WORST FILM of the year in my opinion. It was something I've heard horrendous things about it and avoided it for so long, but because it was my destiny for this blog I decided to watch this movie for you guys. The more I let this movie sync in, the more I feel it fails on being a movie.
I really love what I do and that I get to rip apart the films I absolutely hate, so for me, THE WORST FILM OF 2017 is...
#1
This horrible pile of garbage had cash grab written all over it and not to mention that there was so much product placement in this movie. I would've retitled it "Smartphone Product Placement The Movie" because it was basically scenes strung together to advertise different apps used on a smartphone in order to move the story along. Three emojis have to journey to Dropbox to reach the cloud...WHY IS THIS A MOVIE?! The story in it of itself is also humongously stupid because, for example, it's not only about how the Meh emoji wants to change into being a regular emoji, but outside of that it's about the little emojis in the phone trying to help the phone's owner, this middle school aged boy, try to send a proper emoji to impress a girl he likes...WHY IS THIS A MOVIE?!
Why are they also trying to give the impression that an emoji is the most important form of communication? I'm not even kidding the main character literally says that an emoji is the most important form of communication...WHY IS THIS-you catch my drift. The only way the movie was able to stretch out it's story was with, again, an overabundance of product placement and really horrific humor. I mean the humor in Transformers was really bad, but the comedy in this movie was just unbearable! Every other minute is just a really horrible pun because they have to poke fun about the way certain emojis are. I mean we get that the Meh emojis are so deadpan, but the film overdoes it with the jokes.
Also there are weird character motivations that come out of left field where the Meh emoji all of a sudden has romantic feelings towards Jailbreak because she's the only main female protagonist introduced. And High Five all of a sudden becomes his friend even though they shared no chemistry whatsoever and just annoyed both characters throughout. The Emoji Movie just had to look really pretty with the most absurd story that shoehorns in a friendship and a romance. Those who say it's a rehash of Wreck-It Ralph and Inside Out are true because they take away all the good characters with meaning and emotion in its story and replace those aspects with horribly frenetic humor, and so much product placement that it gives you a head ache.
You could just tell Sony wanted to make a few bucks and just be a big financial success while partnering with other big companies. Like an Amazing Spider-Man 2, it felt like a product more than a movie. They have the opportunity to make a charming little film like a Hotel Transylvania, but they just scramble to make a good looking movie with sponsorships to sell a lot of tickets. That's depressing and the movie itself from a storytelling perspective is just the definition of lazy.
So those are my WORST FILMS OF 2017 list. If there were any films on here you genuinely liked, agree to disagree. Go ahead and like them. The only positive I will say about all these movies was that everyone who worked on them being in the cast or crew got nice paychecks and I hope they spent that money well instead of paying a ticket to see any of these movies. Thank goodness it's all over now and I can focus on the good stuff in 2017 and the films to look forward to in 2018.
I hope to get my "Best Films of 2017" list as well as my "Most Anticipated Films of 2018" list up within the next couple of weeks. I will make an announcement very soon on my social media sites.
Thank you so much for reading through this list and I would encourage you to not view any of these films I discussed. Trust me. You'll thank me later. There's a link to Part 1 of the list below and if you want more updates for my blog follow me on social media in the links below:
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Again, thanks so much for reading. I greatly appreciate it and excited to discuss more about 2017 and the future of 2018. As always see some great freakin' entertainment (except these movies).
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