Most disappointing movie of 2012? (so far)

[MadVillainy]

My thing about Prometheus is that I thought the characters were about as smart as teens in slasher movies, a lot of scenes felt out of place, none of the characters were that good (save for David), the "black goo" wasn't handled well, and it just felt like a mess overall

If you like the movie, fine. But I honestly feel if it didn't have the really talented cast or Ridley Scott and it turned about the same way/same quality that people would like it less.

Also I hate the defense of it that I've seen a few people have that is basically: "Well there's gonna be a director's cut"

But yeah it's not the worst movie out there, I dont even know if I'd say it was bad...but it was a big BIG letdown for me

 

[chaseter]

Spider-Man...an awful script that was then edited to hell in post. Everyone involved with the production needs to go away.

 

[Donnie Darko]

It definitely wasn't after Cars 1, since they cranked out Ratatouille, Wall-E, and Up right after that, followed by Toy Story 3, which was a sequel, but such a damn good sequel. I can see how you would prefer an original idea, though.

As far as most disappointing, I have to go with The Dark Knight Rises. It was one of the better movies I've seen this year, but I was expecting one of the best movies I've EVER seen, based on the first two and the hype going in.

 

[HopeOfTheFuture]

They could come up with an answer.
It doesn't mean it's THE answer. It's just their take.

Agreed.

 

[CConn]

Uh oh. Someone said something bad about "Prometheus" so here comes CConn to chivalrously defend its honor. You just don't get it, maaaaaaaan.

Um no, it was just a dumb thing to think.

 

[CConn]

They could come up with an answer.
It doesn't mean it's THE answer. It's just their take.

But then who cares? If it's an entirely fictional reason for creation, it has no real resonance.

By having it remain a mystery, you mirror real life's never-ending pursuit for answers. And, as it is with lie, there never is a definitive answer, there's just more searching. And there's always that eery feeling that maybe we shouldn't go searching for the answer to begin with. Maybe it's something beyond us. And that's what the movie was detailing.

 

[chaseter]

I thought it was pretty clear how life on Earth started. They just posed a new question which they even state in the movie...who created our creators?

 

[CConn]

Exactly. It's one of those two steps forward, one step backwards thing. For every question answered, a dozen more are raised.

 

[Rowsdower!]

My thing about Prometheus is that I thought the characters were about as smart as teens in slasher movies, a lot of scenes felt out of place, none of the characters were that good (save for David), the "black goo" wasn't handled well, and it just felt like a mess overall

If you like the movie, fine. But I honestly feel if it didn't have the really talented cast or Ridley Scott and it turned about the same way/same quality that people would like it less.

Also I hate the defense of it that I've seen a few people have that is basically: "Well there's gonna be a director's cut"

But yeah it's not the worst movie out there, I dont even know if I'd say it was bad...but it was a big BIG letdown for me

Yeah. I felt like Prometheus was pretty much Hostel or Turistas set in space. Instead of "stupid American tourists" we had "stupid human scientists." They might as well have cast a bunch of CW rejects as the characters because the acclaimed actors they used didn't elevate the material (except for Fassbender, who still felt underused).

Rapace, IMO, was among the worst, and she did nothing to convince me that she's this brilliant acting talent everyone keeps building her up to be. I wasn't wild about her Lisbeth Salander, she was completely forgettable in Sherlock Holmes, and here she just acted like an idiot with an accent that went from Cockney to Swedish to I don't know what the hell.

 

[Lord]

My only problem with Prometheus was Holloway and the scientists being dumb, i liked the ambiguity and think some answers aren't that difficult to answer, humans don't have to have been present when the space Jockey's chest from the original Alien film burst, the film made it seem like that entire galaxy was the jockeys military instalations and they probably were experimenting with the Xenomorph's DNA in those other planets.

Fifield and Millburn weren't that bad as some fans have been saying, many people i know liked them until they were stupid and played with that snake alien

So i didn't have many problems besides those 2 i stated at the begining.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

It definitely wasn't after Cars 1, since they cranked out Ratatouille, Wall-E, and Up right after that, followed by Toy Story 3, which was a sequel, but such a damn good sequel. I can see how you would prefer an original idea, though.

Yeah, I know. I was being a bit facetious. But Cars 1 was the first truly disappointing Pixar production. It showed they weren't infallible. But look everyone deserves a "gimme" and you're right, they did return to form. But now something new and cynical is happening behind the scenes in Pixar. I don't know why they're on this course, but they've decided to pursue maximum profit and establishing franchises over good storytelling and ideas. Does Cars, Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo really need sequels? That interesting, unrealized 'Newt' probably got canned because they wanted to pump out one of those sequels. I'm kinda disgusted with what they're doing actually.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Exactly. It's one of those two steps forward, one step backwards thing. For every question answered, a dozen more are raised.

And half those questions were raised because of plot-holes you could drive a truck through! *Zing*

 

[Lord]

Yeah, I know. I was being a bit facetious. But Cars 1 was the first truly disappointing Pixar production. It showed they weren't infallible. But look everyone deserves a "gimme" and you're right, they did return to form. But now something new and cynical is happening behind the scenes in Pixar. I don't know why they're on this course, but they've decided to pursue maximum profit and establishing franchises over good storytelling and ideas. Does Cars, Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo really need sequels? That interesting, unrealized 'Newt' probably got canned because they wanted to pump out one of those sequels. I'm kinda disgusted with what they're doing actually.

True, but while i didn't see Brave its criticism seems to be because the main characters interaction was between a daughter and a mother instead of a father and son like Pixar normally does, i don't think Cars 1 was that bad, it wasn't even bad, it was actually very good, i won't talk about Cars 2 though as that's a misstep PIXAR should never do again, but it was still more entertaining than most animated movies we normally see.

On a positive note the director of finding nemo came up with the idea for the sequel and PIXAR seems to say it's a very good story, so as long as it's not about finding nemo again i don't mind, but the film should better be good. For those that saw Brave, was it a good film or another misstep?

 

[Donnie Darko]

I also liked Cars. It wasn't as good as some of the others, but I didnt think it was a disaster, either. I still haven't seen Cars 2.

I'm hoping some of the other sequels are as good as the Toy Story sequels, which I thought were great. I guess we will have to wait and see. I still don't know why The Incredibles isn't on the sequel list. Also, don't they have a couple of originals on the way, like the one about dinosaurs?

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

True, but while i didn't see Brave its criticism seems to be because the main characters interaction was between a daughter and a mother instead of a father and son like Pixar normally does, i don't think Cars 1 was that bad, it wasn't even bad, it was actually very good, i won't talk about Cars 2 though as that's a misstep PIXAR should never do again, but it was still more entertaining than most animated movies we normally see.

I'm cool with female leads. I don't know who disliked 'Brave' for THAT reason, but that definitely wasn't my beef. Look, 'Brave' wasn't terrible, but it didn't seem any better than your run-of-the-mill Dreamworks films. Speaking of which, it reminded me a lot of 'How to train your Dragon' which I actually liked better. I won't get into all my critiques of the film, but overall it felt very hollow, the characters unsympathetic and the emotions and action very forced. I feel like it lacked the quality control of some of the previous Pixar films. Still a lot better than Cars 2, which was just awful.

On a positive note the director of finding nemo came up with the idea for the sequel and PIXAR seems to say it's a very good story, so as long as it's not about finding nemo again i don't mind, but the film should better be good. For those that saw Brave, was it a good film or another misstep?

 

[Donnie Darko]

Has any movie this year just blown your expectations out of the water? For me it was Cabin in the Woods.

 

[Kansiov]

Dark Knight Rises for me. The fact that it got early rave reviews (how it was better than the second) made the hype nearly unbearable going in, only to fall far short of expectations. Prometheus comes a close second.

 

[Lord]

Don't tell me that yet, the movie didn't even arrive my country yet andjust like what happened with you i want to get my expectations blown out of the water.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Has any movie this year just blown your expectations out of the water? For me it was Cabin in the Woods.

Haven't seen Cabin, but I've heard that from other people too. I'll catch it on DVD.

Chronicle surpassed my expectations. The Amazing Spider-Man did too. I thought it was much better than the Raimi films. My Week With Marilyn (don't know if that came out this year or last year, but I saw it recently). There are others I can't remember now, but to be honest superhero mega blockbusters aside (or maybe including), it's been kind of a crappy year for movies overall.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Don't tell me that yet, the movie didn't even arrive my country yet andjust like what happened with you i want to get my expectations blown out of the water.

TDKR isn't out for you yet?? What country do you live in?

 

[Steyin]

I would have said Prometheus as my top pick, but after thinking about the movie so damn much and all the questions and ideas it inspires/raises, I can't help but feel satisfied by it in a higher capacity.

For the year though, top 3 disappointments (of what I've seen) have been:

1 - TDKR
2 - Avengers
3 - Prometheus

 

[Lord]

TDKR isn't out for you yet?? What country do you live in?

I was talking about The Cabin in the woods, but i heard TDKR wasn't out in Grece yet

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Damn, you must have ridiculously high expectations if both TDKR and Avengers disappointed you.

 

[Steyin]

Damn, you must have ridiculously high expectations if both TDKR and Avengers disappointed you.

I was overhyped for Avengers. My disappointment for that is my own fault. It was a fun film, but nothing special to me.

TDKR on the other hand was not at all what I was hoping for. I enjoyed it more than TDK, but the film is so bloated and messy that it is disappointing to think what could have been. Honestly though, that is my overall feeling for the series after BB, which I enjoyed the most of the 3, hell of any comic/superhero film ever. The direction Nolan took after BB wasn't what I had hoped for or expected, so while he did make great films, they left a lot to be desired for me.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

I was overhyped for Avengers. My disappointment for that is my own fault. It was a fun film, but nothing special to me.

TDKR on the other hand was not at all what I was hoping for. I enjoyed it more than TDK, but the film is so bloated and messy that it is disappointing to think what could have been. Honestly though, that is my overall feeling for the series after BB, which I enjoyed the most of the 3, hell of any comic/superhero film ever. The direction Nolan took after BB wasn't what I had hoped for or expected, so while he did make great films, they left a lot to be desired for me.

Fair enough, I can see why many fans were disappointed with the final result. The script was bloated for even a 2:45 film, and it felt as if Nolan cut at least 20-30 minutes out of the film. Yet, I found myself adoring it much more than TDK.

How did you get overhyped for The Avengers? Granted there were a few irksome flaws, but it was a fantastic CBM.