The Most Unsatisfying Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Disappointing Tv or Movies
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That whole final episode was awful. If they had to shoehorn in a romance between Seven and Chakotay, it should have been introduced at the start of the season and gradually built up to the point where it would have been at least semi-plausible that they would have married and Chakotay would have been devastated by her death.
If you want decent stories about the aftermath of their return to Earth, there are two choices: the pro novels and fanfiction. Personally, I prefer the fanfic, as there are several excellent authors who take a more sensible, plausible approach to the final season as a whole, not only to figure out how Seven and Chakotay could end up in a romantic relationship, but how the crew's lives played out after they reach Earth.
Most of these weren't disappointments for me at all. I never expected masterpieces from the Star Wars prequels or Indiana jones and certainly not from Batman and Robin (even before the previews, afterall, Batman Forever wasn't exactly a great film, either, and neither was Batman Returns). The ending of Lost was disappointing, but overall I still enjoyed the show, so it wasn't that big of a disappointment. I actually liked both modern Superman films (though they had some issues) and Cloverfield, and at least enjoyed most of the Marvel movies, even if they weren't great. I really don't understand why I Am Legend is even on this list, either (maybe you have to be a pre-existing fan to get what's 'wrong' with it? It was a fun movie.) Overall, I voted for Green Lantern, because of the few things on this list that actually did disappoint me, it was by far the worst.
Going outside the list, I'd be far more inclined to mention Jurassic World, which was a major disappointment for me primarily due to the height of my expectations, but almost certainly the worst disappointment ever was Battlefield Earth. A really great alien invasion book that I enjoyed so much I read the whole (obscenely long) story in less than 2 weeks, and then the movie was not only bad, it left out pretty much the entire story (in favor of just an endless series of meaningless explosions punctuated by terrible acting from a ridiculous looking John Travolta). Second place would probably go to Star Trek Nemesis, which both tricked me into having high expectations (Romulans are cool/finally someone other than the borg and the klingons gets a shot/John Logan's a fan himself, etc) and turned out to be absolutely terrible in its own right (easily the worst in the franchise).
Going outside the list, I'd be far more inclined to mention Jurassic World, which was a major disappointment for me primarily due to the height of my expectations, but almost certainly the worst disappointment ever was Battlefield Earth. A really great alien invasion book that I enjoyed so much I read the whole (obscenely long) story in less than 2 weeks, and then the movie was not only bad, it left out pretty much the entire story (in favor of just an endless series of meaningless explosions punctuated by terrible acting from a ridiculous looking John Travolta). Second place would probably go to Star Trek Nemesis, which both tricked me into having high expectations (Romulans are cool/finally someone other than the borg and the klingons gets a shot/John Logan's a fan himself, etc) and turned out to be absolutely terrible in its own right (easily the worst in the franchise).
I just wanna mention Transformers: Dark of the Moon too, as after the terrible Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay admitted it could have been better and had a few issues, and that he'd learnt his lesson for the third one. So I wasn't expecting a future Oscar nod but maybe for it to be at least watchable... but it ended up just another complete mess and just as shite & awful as the second one. Fair to say I never bothered with the fourth and won't for the fifth either.
I voted that Judge Dredd Stallone thing. I see I'm the only one so far. As a Judge Dredd fan I was so terribly disappointed. It was terrible, the only thing I could say was the art design was good, everything else was bad or terrible. Another disappointment is that while they did make an excellent movie, finally, it's not getting continued. Karl Urban was great in Dredd, I'd love to see more of his Dredd. The only thing I want when I think of that other movie is shock therapy.
I really enjoyed some of those movies listed. But it's all just individual tastes.
Cloverfield was about 45 minutes of a good movie buried in the other stuff.
I thought Speed Racer was one of the absolute best adaptations of anything ever. But if that old cartoon wasn't to your liking than I could see why the movie wasn't. I loved it. It's one of my favorites. I got it for $4 when I ordered my Speed Racer complete dvds and it was just about perfect.
I don't see why the Star Wars prequels are so disliked, it's not as if the original trilogy was that good. One good movie and half a good movie plus a stupid movie do not make a good trilogy.
I really enjoyed some of those movies listed. But it's all just individual tastes.
Cloverfield was about 45 minutes of a good movie buried in the other stuff.
I thought Speed Racer was one of the absolute best adaptations of anything ever. But if that old cartoon wasn't to your liking than I could see why the movie wasn't. I loved it. It's one of my favorites. I got it for $4 when I ordered my Speed Racer complete dvds and it was just about perfect.
I don't see why the Star Wars prequels are so disliked, it's not as if the original trilogy was that good. One good movie and half a good movie plus a stupid movie do not make a good trilogy.
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was so disappointing. The character, and the fans, deserved so much better
What killed it for me was actors like Cate Blanchett who performed at less then stellar levels. She was butchering her lines and that accent. She's better then that.
As for Transformers Dark Of The Moon, started out OK but turned to fucking shit in the middle and kept swirling down the toilet after that.
Oh yeah, I second this one. Along with The Event and the re-imagined V.
OMG 3 of the worst shows I had ever tried to watch right there. Flash Forward was so hyped over here. The "next big thing" then it died, and then we had "The Event" which was total bollocks. The new V really sucked so bad it wasn't funny. Did they let 9th graders do the episodes, oh no I'm insulting 9th graders. It felt like it was written by suits.
Another show that really shit me off was Revolution. I watched it. I thought "huh? OK what? OK. Keep watching, but it never got better" and that's what I thought.
Something I just found online while writign this post about The Event, an Event drinking game.
The Event Drinking Game
• Take one drink every time you see a shot that is obviously CGI.
• Take one drink every time the show flashes back, or flashes forward.
• Take one drink every for each newly revealed plot twist.
• Drink every time you finish a character’s cliched sentence for them.
• Drink every time you recognize something that belongs on either V or Flash Forward.
• Take two big drinks every time you think, “LOST did it better.”
• Take a shot every time you wonder when this show is going to be cancelled.
• Take a drink if at least three characters in a scene are whispering.
• Take a drink whenever you recognize an actor from a cancelled NBC or ABC show.
• Take a shot when a character is revealed to be an alien.
• Take two drinks when a character references “The Event.”
• Take a drink every time a character knows an answer but won’t say what it is.
• Take a drink when you realize the show’s title screen is a rip off of LOST and Flash Forward.
Another show that really shit me off was Revolution. I watched it. I thought "huh? OK what? OK. Keep watching, but it never got better" and that's what I thought.
Something I just found online while writign this post about The Event, an Event drinking game.
The Event Drinking Game
• Take one drink every time you see a shot that is obviously CGI.
• Take one drink every time the show flashes back, or flashes forward.
• Take one drink every for each newly revealed plot twist.
• Drink every time you finish a character’s cliched sentence for them.
• Drink every time you recognize something that belongs on either V or Flash Forward.
• Take two big drinks every time you think, “LOST did it better.”
• Take a shot every time you wonder when this show is going to be cancelled.
• Take a drink if at least three characters in a scene are whispering.
• Take a drink whenever you recognize an actor from a cancelled NBC or ABC show.
• Take a shot when a character is revealed to be an alien.
• Take two drinks when a character references “The Event.”
• Take a drink every time a character knows an answer but won’t say what it is.
• Take a drink when you realize the show’s title screen is a rip off of LOST and Flash Forward.
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Revolution could have been interesting. But the people on the old TWoP forum promptly dubbed the lead character "Bratniss" (I don't even remember her actual name) and the fanfic that came out of that show is full of slash stories about the uncle and his former friend who commanded the army that took Danny away in the first episode.
I gave up on the show near the end of the first season. What a boring bunch of drivel.
I gave up on the show near the end of the first season. What a boring bunch of drivel.
Hey they did all manage to look like they stepped out of a beauty salon every week.
The prequels--Phantom Menace and its stupid-ass brothers.
There was so much hype, so much joy surrounding the release of Phantom Menace. I had been such a huge Star Wars fan as a kid; I counted down the days to when PM would be released and raced out after work one night to see it in the first few days of its release.
I have never been so disappointed as a movie goes. Not only was it not a great movie--or even coherent--- it was BORING. That is an unforgivable sin for a fantasy film. I saw all three prequels, in the vain hope that it might--just might--get better. But no. It pretty much killed the child-like enthusiasm I had for the franchise. Killed it, put in on a pyre and lit that son of a bitch. *woosh*
There was so much hype, so much joy surrounding the release of Phantom Menace. I had been such a huge Star Wars fan as a kid; I counted down the days to when PM would be released and raced out after work one night to see it in the first few days of its release.
I have never been so disappointed as a movie goes. Not only was it not a great movie--or even coherent--- it was BORING. That is an unforgivable sin for a fantasy film. I saw all three prequels, in the vain hope that it might--just might--get better. But no. It pretty much killed the child-like enthusiasm I had for the franchise. Killed it, put in on a pyre and lit that son of a bitch. *woosh*
Did George ever apologize for TPM?
Oh right, I blocked Revolution from my mind--although I stayed with that show longer than the other three. Four series that I looked forward to that were completely disappointing.
I like some of the poll options, especially the Star Wars prequels and Elektra, and I think Catwoman wasn't that bad. I think the biggest disappointments are Schumacher Batman (one uneven but OK film, one terrible one), X-Men: The Last Stand and Green Lantern (why why why even though not terrible) and the TNG movies (one big success, one barely OK, two awful).
It depends what you compare it to, expecting greatness will probably lead to disappointment.
He has complained that the older fans have overly high expectations and somewhat distorted memories of the original trilogy. But the minimal presence of Jar-Jar (and his role in helping Palpatine) in the other two seems some acknowledgment that he wasn't liked.
It depends what you compare it to, expecting greatness will probably lead to disappointment.
He has complained that the older fans have overly high expectations and somewhat distorted memories of the original trilogy. But the minimal presence of Jar-Jar (and his role in helping Palpatine) in the other two seems some acknowledgment that he wasn't liked.
The Omen III: The Final Conflict was a real letdown back in the day. After two entire movies of build-up about how Damien was going to bring about the End of Days when he grew up, I wanted full-on Armageddon.
Instead Damien gets stabbed in the back by a holy dagger?
That's more anti-climax than Antichrist . ..
(Can't help noticing that, aside from GALACTICA 1980, pretty much everything on the list above is of fairly recent vintage. For the record, we had disappointing movies back in the old days, too. Why, I remember being distinctly underwhelmed by GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER and DOCTOR PHIBES RISES AGAIN . . . .)
Instead Damien gets stabbed in the back by a holy dagger?
That's more anti-climax than Antichrist . ..
(Can't help noticing that, aside from GALACTICA 1980, pretty much everything on the list above is of fairly recent vintage. For the record, we had disappointing movies back in the old days, too. Why, I remember being distinctly underwhelmed by GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER and DOCTOR PHIBES RISES AGAIN . . . .)
The Omen III: The Final Conflict was a real letdown back in the day. After two entire movies of build-up about how Damien was going to bring about the End of Days when he grew up, I wanted full-on Armageddon.
Instead Damien gets stabbed in the back by a holy dagger?
That's more anti-climax than Antichrist . ..
You know what they say about being forced to go into the family business...
Hopefully the new OMEN tv show will be better.
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