Worst Film to Kick Off a Cinematic Universe

[Dark Raven]

What universe could u spin off of Robin Hood? Lol

I dunno. A Friar Tuck film? Maybe an origin story for the Sheriff of Nottingham. A Maid Marion and her many merry men movie?

 

[Spider-Fan]

I don't really think it would show you have some allegiance to Marvel at all. But if you're asking which is the worst film to kick off a cinematic universe, then Iron Man is really the only successful one on there that has actually produced a strong cinematic universe. All the other cinematic universes have either failed outright, stalled or not done that well.

Even if someone didn't favour Marvel at all or didn't like Iron Man, they can't really call it the worst film to kick of a cinematic universe by any counts considering how successful the whole thing has been.

Not true. While it is ending, the X-Men universe was quite successful. The Godzilla-universe will be judged once the next 2 movies come out, but I think that may prove popular yet.

 

[Dark Raven]

Not true. While it is ending, the X-Men universe was quite successful. The Godzilla-universe will be judged once the next 2 movies come out, but I think that may prove popular yet.

I didn't even notice X-Men was on there.

 

[Mandon Knight]

What universe could u spin off of Robin Hood? Lol

Tuck Off : A Friar's Tale

 

[Spider-Fan]

I would also have to say with Aquaman's success, the DCEU may be rebounding. So it may become successful yet despite a rocky start.

 

[Deck Rickard]

What universe could u spin off of Robin Hood? Lol

Sony Wants A Robin Hood Cinematic Universe Because Why The @$% Not

 

[Dark Raven]

I would also have to say with Aquaman's success, the DCEU may be rebounding. So it may become successful yet despite a rocky start.

Creed had a rocky start but that could be considered part of a cinematic universe.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Creed had a rocky start but that could be considered part of a cinematic universe.

Touche'

 

[Spider-Fan]

This poll needs more Venom

 

[Deck Rickard]

I don't really think it would show you have some allegiance to Marvel at all. But if you're asking which is the worst film to kick off a cinematic universe, then Iron Man is really the only successful one on there that has actually produced a strong cinematic universe. All the other cinematic universes have either failed outright, stalled or not done that well.

Even if someone didn't favour Marvel at all or didn't like Iron Man, they can't really call it the worst film to kick of a cinematic universe by any counts considering how successful the whole thing has been.

Oh, you would think that but I just know some angry DCEU fanboy who thinks Zack Snyder is God and BvS is the greatest cinematic achievement of all time is just waiting to click "Iron Man" on that poll and tell us all how we only think it's a good movie because we don't understand truly mature themes and epic storytelling or some other garbage.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Ha! Yeah, I guess I should have included Rocky and Creed here. I think I even made a joke about it being an expanded universe in the Creed 2 thread. Though I suppose you could also view the Creed movies as sequels to the Rocky films if you wanted.

And yeah, I forgot about Sony's Spider-Verse, though I'm not sure which movies are connected and which aren't really. Is Venom the start of their Spider-Man-Free Spider-Verse? And I guess Into the Spider-Verse is set outside of their Spider-Verse? And is Tom Holland's Spider-Man part of it? I have no ****ing clue.

 

[Luigi]

Back when I when first watched The Conjuring in theaters, I had no idea it would spawn a cinematic universe. WB's done a good job handling it.

As for worst, I would have to go with The Mummy. I'll catch Robin Hood on cable in a few years while flipping through channels.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Crap, forgot The Conjuring as well. Only saw the first one but it was great.

EDIT: What do you know? You can edit polls now. I added The Conjuring, Venom, which I think is kicking off Sony's new Spider-Verse, and ASM, which kicked off its first attempt at a Spider-Verse (remember, they were going to do a Sinister Six movie, and a Secret Agent Aunt May movie).

 

[Dark Raven]

What is the Conjuring connected to? What films are part of that universe? Who even plays in the Conjuring? Is it about magicians?

 

[Deck Rickard]

What is the Conjuring connected to? What films are part of that universe? Who even plays in the Conjuring? Is it about magicians?

It's loosely based on a real couple who supposedly drove ghosts and demons out of homes. The Annabelle films are spinoffs of it, as is the movie The Nun.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I haven't seen Robin Hood, but I'm confidently voting for The Mummy for one reason. It had potential. There is no reason a Universal Monster Universe shouldn't work beyond the films simply being bad, and The Mummy was a complete disaster. It made Brandon Fraser films look like masterpieces. Heck, even the third Fraser movie was better and that is saying a lot.

A Robin Hood Cinematic Universe wouldn't have worked no matter what. So even if it might technically be even worse than The Mummy (and it can't be much worse given how bad The Mummy is like a 2/10 movie to begin with), it didn't squander nearly as much.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Yeah, I mean, I'm sure there are people out there whose favorite characters in the Robin Hood mythos are people other than Robin, but I highly doubt many people would fork over their hard earned cash for a Will Scarlet or Little John movie.

And yeah, given that the Universal Monsters were the first "Cinematic Universe", there's no reason that it couldn't work again other than perhaps people being burned out on said monsters. But when you just make an all around crap movie like The Mummy to kick it off, it's not going to work. The Fraser movies are dated and silly but even they were better because they had a fun sense of adventure to them. This new Mummy film was attempting to do something different and embrace the darker elements of the story, and that's okay, but the execution was just lousy. Cruise was just Ethan Hunt only 20 times less charismatic, Annabelle Wallis was as bland as she was on The Tudors, and Crowe was joke. Sofia Boutella looked great naked, but she didn't do very much. It was just a bad movie.

 

[Dark Raven]

Someone needs to make the "All is Lost" cinematic universe.

It can be about the adventures of Robert Redford's other co-stars in this movie.

 

[DrCosmic]

On Robin Hood (2018)
1) It was great fun, and I loved it, and I chalk everyone else's problems with it up to expectations that it be some other movie. That's right, you're all wrong!
2) Also in addition to being facetiously wrong, you are actually wrong. Robin Hood (2018) is a standalone film made by Lionsgate and should not be confused with the Sony project in development, Hood, which is intended to start a Robin Hood extended universe. As such it has no place on this poll. Neither does any other Robin Hood movie in development, whether the Margot Robbie vehicle Marian, Disney's Nottingham & Hood, or Dreamworks' Merry Men, or while we're at it, Robin Hood 2058 or Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragorn. [AV Club Article]

On the topic: The Mummy is the answer. No one loved The Mummy. No one stans The Mummy, and no other franchise released a group shot of it's universe's high profile stars before it failed. It's not even close. Take of that clear winner and the runner up is a bit of a race, but I'd go with The Amazing Spider-Man. Totally forgettable, though admittedly I haven't and won't see The Conjuring.

 

[Dark Raven]

Also really, the X-Men films aren't really a cinematic universe as such. Not really in the same way that the Avengers (and all related films) was. There were 3 X-Men films, then a spin-off series with Wolverine.

Deadpool is kind of its own thing with its own set of X-Men.

And then what else is there?

 

[2kt09]

I thought The Mummy was as bad as it gets, but The Last Knight is everything everyone keeps talking about in being a franchise killer in a not yet existent cinematic universe.
It's breathtaking to look at it, I guess.
The Mummy in comparison is a...zombie movie with some brief teases of a larger world.
Heck, that Mr Hyde subplot breathed some life into that flick, but it's still easier to watch than The Last Knight.

 

[psylockolussus]

Crap, forgot The Conjuring as well. Only saw the first one but it was great.

EDIT: What do you know? You can edit polls now. I added The Conjuring, Venom, which I think is kicking off Sony's new Spider-Verse, and ASM, which kicked off its first attempt at a Spider-Verse (remember, they were going to do a Sinister Six movie, and a Secret Agent Aunt May movie).

Why would even add another film that wasn't even badly received? when someone already explained to you why Iron Man shouldn't be in the poll.

you might as well just rename this as rank the first film that kick off a cinematic universe.

 

[2kt09]

Why would even add another film that wasn't even badly received? when someone already explained to you why Iron Man shouldn't be in the poll.

you might as well just rename this as rank the first film that kick off a cinematic universe.

A ranking is different from "pick one". Dude's just adding all the possible options.

 

[psylockolussus]

And who is seriously gonna reasonably vote for Iron Man or the Conjuring as the worst film to kick off a cinematic universe?

 

[_Superman_]

On a personal note putting aside the fact that The Mummy was meant to kickstart a shared universe it was a pretty fun movie.