Overhyped Movies That Ended Up Being Terrible

[@Looper]

What do you think is the most over-hyped movie of all time?

[@blackleague212]

One of your best lists… I actually had high hopes for all the movies on this list 😢 especially mortal engines

[@ronnywillis4838]

A wrinkle in time was first made in 2003 by Disney check your facts

[@javib2978]

I care about books be made as movies. I think these adaptations have considered a deconstruction of the source material. Not a butchered one. I wish Earthsea had taken the big screen treatment. Even if it isn't perfect. I don't mind if it goes against the source material. Let the producers, and directors do their own things. And believe with what all they. Do their own best. Deconstructing the source material is something I care about.

[@dlastjedi1627]

Waterworld

[@RandomBitterMan]

Black Panther

[@lastpme]

Alien Covenant was a HUGE disappointment. They built up Shaw...then killed her off and she wasn't in the film. People wanted to see what happened when she met the engineers...and we didn't even get the engineers. That was AWFUL.

[@paultapner2769]

I know I'm in the minority but I liked Prometheus. It was an interesting story. Covenant though fell between two stools because it had to continue from that, and yet it wanted to try and be more familiar Alien stuff at the same time. So it didn't work.

[@geegee637]

I agree, I hated that she wasn't in the movie

[@hunterolaughlin]

If I had nickel for every time a film in the Alien franchise set up certain characters to have major supporting roles in the following film only to unceremoniously kill them offscreen, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it’s happened twice.

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

@@paultapner2769no, you’re not. I liked Prometheus, I thought it had a lot of interesting concepts that could’ve worked but (like most series today) the sequel ruined the potential

[@TheBenjil]

Last Action Hero was a great movie and in advance for its time. The audience then were wrong and today it is a cult classic. Absolutely not overhyped.

[@LarrySwishamane]

idk who are ranking these list, but it would be nice to have one of those tickets right now. someone made 1 BIG MISTAKE

[@zionavey1673]

Good memories watching that in the theater with my dad. Fun great movie. I remember being in the theater on a Friday and only like 10 people in it.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

That movie was a great satire of the entire action movie genre.

[@tgr.4550]

WONDER WOMAN 1984 should have been included.

[@danielrubinstein896]

Black Widow should be here too

[@tgr.4550]

@@danielrubinstein896 AGREED 👍

[@Jackferrett6781]

@@danielrubinstein896 said no one ever

[@dr1bblerr]

Right !!! This movie was fking awful

[@michal31131]

It's so awful, they forgot it existed

[@SteveGillow]

My opinion is that Disney has made and will re-make their classics just to extend copyright protection, they don't appear to have any original thoughts.

[@bradwinfield5672]

😂 they don't have to extend copyright protection on what they own, lots of studios have done retellings on Disney stuff

[@patrickdoyle6201]

MOST of DISNEY's 💩 doesn't need to be remade for copyright as theyre either original or copied from things that are already public domain like Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, LION KING is Hamlet

[@kuramayoko23]

They could just rerelease them back in theaters. I prefer watching movies on a big screen. All these live action remake flops are old and I hope they stop. I will never watch another after Beauty and the Beast. That was terrible.

[@DisabledDoll]

Yep

[@GEMINIEARTHWALKER]

Last Action Hero is a classic. It has always been good, I've been a fan since I watched it on VHS. . I've never understood the hate.

[@mranapra6439]

I never watched it cuz I am 97 born but seems lit

[@FirstWardLifer]

That's where this list goes sideways - Last Action Hero holds up. It doesn't belong anywhere near this list.

[@pyrolight7568]

It was not what people expected. No one really knew how to take it. I thought it was a great movie but I didn't have any real preconceptions going into it.

[@MrSGL21]

i saw it in the theater.

[@KIRAMH1023]

Was/is there hate? I didn’t think so

[@marialuisamilagrosbullfern9816]

The problems with Ant-man: -Bad CGI -Give a 15 or so year old girl more moral power than the adults around her, even when she's completely wrong. -NO LUIS! WHY?! He's the best character in the previous movies!

[@hogfather22]

The appeal of Ant-man is the contrast between giant and miniature vs normal sized. You don't get that same dynamic in this movie. What was stopping Ant-man and Cassie from growing out of the quantum realm the same way he did in the first film? The limit was never explained.

[@ross-carlson]

A Wrinkle in Time is my ALL TIME favorite book - such a disappointment the movie was SOOO awful.

[@eliselambson7448]

I LOVE the book. However, none of the trailers inspired any confidence that they had made a good adaptation-even with all the star power attached. From all I have heard, I’m glad I skipped it.

[@Yesica1993]

I adored that book growing up! I caught the trailer in the previews and for the life of me, I could not figure out what it was until they said the title! It was unrecognizable to me even from the trailer.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Maybe you could do justice to the source material and make a better adaptation than Disney.

[@lindacoolbaugh962]

The Lion King should have NEVER been remade. The original is fantastic. And if you are doing a remake, then Jeremy Irons should have been Scar again.

[@IfYouCnKeepIt]

I left the theater after that HORRIBLE rendition of Be Prepared.

[@jodi2847]

And yet it's their most financially successful animated film.

[@AshBeckham-jm3jg]

Till this day I’ve never seen the new Lion King.

[@lindacoolbaugh962]

@@AshBeckham-jm3jg Me either. I refuse too!!

[@kaaronhudson8112]

1.6 billion

[@Jon-so8kh]

Common thread in this video is most of the movies are Disney releases. Disney is more miss than hit these days it seems.

[@PS2vibez]

Disney’s Wish was a disappointment. It became a standard animation kids film with crappy pop songs as musical numbers rather then a typically expected Disney film, A USUALLY TRADITIONAL DISNEY ANIMATED FILM. And it was meant to be for Disney’s centenary year and they lie on the changes to the final product. WHAT HAPPENED?

[@yudhazacharias9377]

Spider-Man 3, here's why: Sandman's whole "I have a daughter, so it's okay for me to steal money", and Peter just let him keep stealing without finding any other solution to his financial problem. Venom should have killed Peter at the church. Why bother making MJ the hostage over and over again? Why did the police kept Marko a secret from Peter and May, why? If they didn't wanna upset those two, why tell them now, to upset them? Lack of showing Black Suit Spidey being aggresive to criminals. Why did Bernard kept the truth about Norman? Harry just swore on his father's grave to kill somebody, goodness

[@dimitrytimothee1590]

NWH sucked

[@drganknstein]

Last Action Hero was great, gfys

[@owie4070]

I agree.

[@Jon-so8kh]

I loved it!!!

[@alancarnell2747]

It very much was. Agreed.

[@ericthompson3982]

One of my all-time favorite Arnold movies. Way ahead of its time. I think audiences and critics just had different expectations about what it was *supposed* to be, and weren't prepared for what it actually was.

[@rbarnett3200]

I dunno. It didn’t seem all that to me. Then again I don’t think a massive amount of E.T. or Close Encounters.. either. I’d probably go with Predator if I was to pick a favourite Schwarzenegger film. Not really sure the hype about LAH was. There was an Are you afraid of the dark? episode which had a similar plot contrivance that came out about the same time and the Canadian teenagers managed to get across the same point in a half hour episode about as well.

[@weasle5022]

Last Action Hero was underrated and ahead of its time, it's a great movie that just shows off action movie tropes.

[@RightURKen7]

I can assure you that all these movies put together don't match both the hype and then massive disapointment of the 1976 King Kong movie. No internet didn't matter, every magazine, every newspaper, every talk show, every media outlet we had at the time was hyping this movie. Even before Star Wars made special effects a big deal a year later we were all excited about what modern special effects could do for King Kong. And they built a 40 foot robot of Kong!! I personally couldn't wait to see what the fight between Kong and the T-rex would look like. Instead what did we get? A guy in a monkey suit fighting a rubber snake. When a 12 year old boy hates your monster movie you failed big time.

[@tgr.4550]

BLASPHEMY!

[@thetraveler1182]

I remember falling asleep to that movie…they failed BIG time

[@caronstout354]

And then it was nominated for a Best Special Effects Oscar...

[@thisisdeadboy]

I kinda liked Glass

[@halenwoodstudios6672]

Phantom Menace is way better than the new trilogy we got

[@brokentoothstudio4929]

Big facts, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver were the worse characters to ever be introduced

[@brokentoothstudio4929]

Big Facts

[@alabamaman1372]

Jar-Jar was way better than the new trilogy. 😂

[@Gor85]

It's great. I love it

[@jekw23]

Setting the bar very low there

[@wrathchylde9539]

That Wrinkle in time movie was so bad...

[@hunterolaughlin]

Still waiting for someone who is a fan of the book and has a basic understanding of the source material to give us a more faithful adaptation. I’m sure there’s plenty of fans out there that would be willing to undertake the assignment.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

I get it confused with the "Eternals" which was also very hyped and terrible

[@tiamystic]

⁠@@hunterolaughlinI have the graphic novel and it seems to be a decent adaptation. It’s my favorite book and I would love to do an animated adaptation but I can’t draw at all! 😭

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@tiamystic That’s alright. There are many others who are great artists that could help you.

[@shanel4294]

@@tiamystican animated adaptation could 100% work and be a huge fan funded project - someone get on it, not me someone else 😂

[@TIGER-xk4gk]

Phantom Menace has received a bit of redemption after the disastrous response to the sequels, particularly Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker

[@hunterolaughlin]

I also heard its re-release for its 25th anniversary this year is doing better than its previous re-release back in 2012.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Last Jedi and Rise were way better than Episode 1, are you crazy

[@dhenderson1810]

And I think that the sequels will be looked at more favourably when future movies come out.

[@jtgoat9810]

Nope. George Lucas was Star Wars. If Kennedy had stuck to Lucas’s original script, I would agree with you. But the sequel trilogy was the nail in the coffin for Star Wars. The franchise is a corpse at this point

[@dhenderson1810]

@@jtgoat9810 Except that a lot of SW fans called Lucas a hack and accused him of "raping your childhoods" with the prequels. You broke his heart. He sold the SW rights to Disney because he was getting death threats from fans and wanted to protect his family from a toxic fan base. Many of you also cheered when Lucas, apparently was "never any good anyway" and "was not the reason for Star Wars success" was sold to Disney. They also said that Kathleen Kennedy was the true visionary and the one behind the throne. So SW fans actually were excited that Disney and Kathleen Kennedy were taking over. So you fans caused all this and it has blown up in your faces. Be careful what you ask for.

[@BrontoSmilodon1]

I'm pretty sure that Storm Reid girl wasn't a famous actor when Wrinkle in Time was made

[@cryingbananajo]

Wrinkel in time is the most soulless movie I have ever seen. It literally made me feel nothing but boredom.

[@the_grand_inquisitor2511]

Not really really famous but she had played in some a-lost movies before this one

[@mistersippiburning]

Last Action Hero was great!

[@angryb0325]

I enjoyed it

[@wrathchylde9539]

Agreed. The movie going audience at the time had no idea what the movie really was about. They were just expecting another big budget Arnold movie.

[@Gor85]

Completely

[@GEMINIEARTHWALKER]

*IS

[@mistersippiburning]

@@GEMINIEARTHWALKER touché

[@DavoneRice]

I can't believe Last Action Hero was on this list....

[@adriennemeyer3408]

The second Suicide Squad was excellent though.

[@patrickdoyle6201]

I honestly enjoyed everything with Harley Quinn

[@blackleague212]

Just like game of thrones… As good as the new one may be, the first one destroyed the momentum for any sequels . If you say suicide squad 2 was good then I’ll check it out .

[@patrickdoyle6201]

@@blackleague212 I would say at least watch it for yourself once. Even if you end up hating it, at least you've seen it and judged it on it's own merits yourself, right?!🤔 *EVERYONE* 💩 on the last TMNT movie BUT I loved it because it had Bebop, Rocksteady & Krang & I saw it with my family

[@mamabee4360]

Theatrical yes- but Alfre Woodard already made a wrinkle in time 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@andrewgrove1691]

Ghostbusters 2016 was overhyped

[@Jackferrett6781]

I was never hyped for it

[@gutlunch]

I love last action hero

[@1972LittleC]

Last Action Hero was completely misunderstood.

[@Yesica1993]

I grew up loving the book A Wrinkle in Time. I remember being in the theater to see some other movie and the the trailer for the WiT movie came on. I sat there wondering what on earth this horrible thing was. It was utterly unrecognizable to me until they actually stated the name of the movie.

[@cyclopstb]

X-Men The Last Stand ended up disappointing to me.

[@johnestrada294]

How come Rebel Moon didn't make it to the list?

[@ChrisOnStage2]

"cause it wasn't that hyped

[@danielrubinstein896]

Everybody was expecting that movie to be bad

[@danielrubinstein896]

@@ShoeMaxi i dunno, I never see any online hype about this one, watchmojo is the only one that hype it before it came out

[@jameslanclos568]

I had big expectations for a wrinkle in time, seeing that Oprah, who did The Color Purple, which is a great movie, thought that Wrinkle would be great too, but disappointing.

[@danielrubinstein896]

The problem with casting the right person for the role is that the people who pays to see the movie doesn't care about the right casting and the ones who care doesn't even go to the movie theater

[@elizabethherrera9618]

My 6th grade class read a wrinkle in time the same time it was released in theatres. We were incredibly disappointed with the movie, especially compared with the book

[@KadeemG61]

Just because Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was overhyped doesn’t mean that the movie wasn’t that bad. Despite a disappointing box office, fans are always fickle. I enjoyed the movie and one of the most underrated movies of last year. But I agree with some fans that the MCU’s content was way too much thanks to Chapek’s ego that hurt the MCU’s diminishing returns. I hope that 2025 could be a rebuilding phase for Marvel and if Deadpool and Wolverine a success (if they don’t reach a billion dollars), then Marvel is back on top

[@MsMockingbird06]

It was better than Eternals IMO, and Thor Love and Thunder.

[@TylerLong-x7h]

I agree ant man 3 wasn’t that terrible but it definitely had issue.

[@DoctorTron]

*Anecdotal *

[@dragongeraldb]

Last Action Hero was bad because it did not have awareness of the times, i bet it was made by guys who drove convertible Coverts, wore their shits unbuttoned to the pubes, put on a ridiculous amount of cologne and drove around with Van Halen blasting out of the car because they still thought it was "cool", in the grunge era.

[@mattmc5069]

For me "Halloween ends". This was to be the final battle after 40+ years between Laurie and Myers. Jamie plugged it every day. Promised an epic finalie. This was her last Halloween and she was going out with a bang. This is what we have been waiting for they promised. The last 2 where 🔥 this was gonna be even better!!! What we got was...well we see Micheal defeated by a guy we just met this movie who is there the whole movie except for the 10 minute epic fight we where promised. And while "Halloween kills" was much better the tagline was "evil dies tonight" ummm no he didn't.

[@Watcherofeverythingg]

It is pathetic that you are still whining about Star Wars prequels.

[@SageVallant]

Hey, now. That Action Hero Hamlet bit lives rent free in my brain.

[@kashifevans9072]

I actually liked Leto as the Joker. They have multiverses. Many versions.

[@mojothedeadman]

This video is why I don't follow looper, you don't seem to read the room, like most critics, doubtful your opinion about half these film is shared

[@MetalTrenches]

Last Action Hero rules.

[@redfive5856]

You've mistaken Phantom Menace with The Force Awakens.

[@AdLockhorst-bf8pz]

What was "every Starwars movie except the very first one"? Jeopardy answer in the "disappointing overhyped movies" category.

[@frankmccormick5499]

This was more a list of "movies that didn't meet box office expectations" than overhyped movies. Both "Quantumania" and "Last Action Hero" are excellent movies on rewatch. I see that "Mortal Engines" is currently on Netflix here in the US, and I look forward to watching it this weekend.

[@bradwinfield5672]

I liked Antman 3 lol especially modok 🤣

[@frankmccormick5499]

@@bradwinfield5672 "Don't be a dick." should be a more popular watch cry.

[@daneo617]

Mortal Engines was a disappointment imo

[@patrickdoyle6201]

The only thing missing from QUANTUMANIA would have been a Stan Lee cameo

[@PvtGermanWagz]

Last Action Hero was not appreciated for its time, but today is considered an absolute cult classic ahead of its time. You’re very wrong on that movie, Looper.

[@thetraveler1182]

Phantom Menace was great too me, it had to “start” somewhere. The politics seemed slow to me when I was 14, now in my 30s I more than appreciate it because I see the long game that Palpatine played. Jar Jar…y’all need to get over it. Star Wars will always have something silly in it somewhere (Ewoks, Chewy, etc..) it happens. The fight scenes were Iconic.

[@Gor85]

Shame they failed. Last Action Hero is fantastic. Phantom Menace too. Qui-Gon is perfect Jedi Master. We could all use teacher and friend like him. Shame new Lion King failed. There's no Be Prepared too. 1994 is pure epic too. Maybe they shouldn't have made shot by shot remake. Great video

[@constantinechinwendu10]

I honestly had zero problem with Glass and Mortal Engines! They were great movies, in my opinion, and they hit the right mark of expectation too!

[@mr.giangius6203]

Did they make a previous "a wrinkle in time"adaptation ? I remember the scene where all the boys and girls play with the ball. I also remember the scene was about "being normal"or something like that.

[@caronstout354]

Yes, a tv-adaptation years ago..and it sucked as well.

[@madameblackimusprime]

A Wrinkle in Time and the Lion King remake disappointed me greatly....also Eternals.

[@whyjnot420]

Live action remake of The Lion King? No, get it right. It was the 2nd remake Disney made of Kimba the White Lion. Personally waiting for an Atlantis: The Lost Empire remake. So that I can remind people that all they are doing is ripping off another anime, again. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

[@TheMoviesWithMike]

Last Action Hero was awesome

[@emilygracey]

Notice a lot of people staying quiet about Glass. Oh, wait... That's right... It has no place on this list, that's why.

[@DarkFr3ak101]

The made for tv version Wrinkle In Time is far better than the remake

[@dragonnet289]

The last action hero was great Looper is just copying Watch mojo

[@kezzmoon8917]

The only thing to be done with A Wrinkle In Time is to READ THE BOOK!🙄🤓

[@jeremysmith5579]

Controversy over Johnny Depp playing an Indian when Johnny Depp is an Indian 😂

[@boxonothing4087]

Last Action Hero might be a mess, yet a piece of junk like Airplane which isn't nothing else than a string of puns stitched together with duct tape is hailed as a comedic masterpiece. I get the feeling audiences deserve the garbage they're being served.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Last Action Hero was satire about action movies and tropes.

[@dancarter6044]

Phantom Menace seemed really dumb when they tried to blow up Qi Gong's ship when it was INSIDE the hangar bay of the bad guy's larger ship. IDK, but any star ship blowing up would have the power of a big atomic bomb.

[@jtgoat9810]

Oh, please! Glass is a great film!

[@JacQues58]

When will they learn? I was under the impression that directors, producers, writers, and other people involved in making films, knew which movies to make. Hollyweird has been giving a lot of turkeys lately. Nothing recently has drawn me to the cineplex. I think the last time I went was in the mid-2000s. Prequels, sequels, superhero movies, and live-action remakes should not be made. There have been about 5 good films released recently that meet my criteria. I watch films from the 20s to the present and the earlier films are still better. I have been watching classic Hollywood films and foreign films that satisfy the film fan in me.

[@chadchey4049]

Surprised to see Last Action Hero. Looper did not do its homework. It is a cult classic and was just ahead of its time. They actually know what they’re doing and it is a parody of action movies. Arnold starring on it makes it too good of a parody.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Bad writing beats expensive CGI.

[@jonathanwright4732]

Quantumania was fun and better than most things in theaters and on television. People need to stop putting their frustration with their crappy lives out on movies.

[@greatlambrini8722]

Last Action Hero was ok. It was tongue in cheek, never meant to be taken seriously. Charles Dance was a great ham villain.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

It was supposed to be satire about action movies and tropes.

[@tacoenvy]

Last action Hero is underrated. Awesome movie

[@Scifi4life]

Phantom menace was great

[@Daeduluus]

Replace The Phantom Menace with the LastJedi and that makes more sense the release of that is when Star Wars was permanently broken

[@jamesletts2209]

Last Action Hero is probably the most underrated film ever made! 🤯

[@taotaostrong]

Suicide Squad made me think I was suffering a depressive episode. I wasn’t. It was just a really bad movie.

[@danieljalomojr5856]

Everything, Everywhere and All At Once - so bad and stupid!

[@Thomas-VA]

If only they had been hyped or underhyped, a world of difference

[@JjDBz]

disney mastered the arts of flopping😂

[@palams7861]

I saw the Thumbnail and thought it was Xerxes from 300

[@EdeSands-do6st]

The joker was the best part of the movie.....he need to be the star 💯

[@tommystrickland6268]

Idk why people didnt like wrinkle in time i thought it was a really cool movie

[@c3920]

“Last Action Hero” is fantastic. Never understood the hate.

[@Thomas-VA]

Justice League, the 4 hour hindsight cut

[@twancoates1084]

This list should be way longer, don't you think? 😅

[@kellywall3656]

Suicide Squad was simply dreadful. The best thing about The Phantom Menace was Darth Maul. Thankfully the prequels got better with Revenge of the Sith being my favorite. I enjoyed the Lion King remake, don’t understand all the hate.

[@kamichan127]

What slander is this against phantom menace?! It was great and a huge cultural moment

[@hunterrousseau3770]

3:39-4:52 Projects like this here is exactly why the MCU should possibly soft reboot after the upcoming movie "Avengers: Secret Wars" by then

[@okwhatever493]

Last Action Hero is a classic. Maybe a cult classic but still.

[@BrightNeonBrilliancy]

tbh i love Last Action Hero. I honestly think it was ahead of its time, and if it was done nowadays it would probably be a hit.

[@shaylah2725]

The Lion King was horrible. I wish theyd leave it alone 🤦🏾‍♀️ I actually liked Glass. Sam & James worked well together.

[@FOSSMANJosh]

I would rather see Joaquin Phoenix sing like johnny cash than rap any day

[@tajidaartist]

The Lion King movie was great, they should’ve made it more cartoonish

[@Milesknight319]

Lmao the fact he put a billion dollar movie like Star Wars on here but kept movies like the eternals, alien covenant, Thor 4 Percy Jackson clash of the titans and black Adam just shows this person is exposing he is butt hurt he didn’t get what he wants

[@FlushGorgon]

Glass is great. The boring one is Split.

[@theycallmerisky619]

Kang should've killed ant man in the end and escaped the quantum realm

[@DaDestroyer1986]

“Last Action Hero” is awesome.

[@vinniethedeuce]

Last action hero is one of my favorite movies. I completely disagree about it being on this list. Also, I liked 2016 suicide squad too and dont understand the hate that it gets.

[@AnnaPresman]

I absolutely loved the last action hero as a kid 😢

[@rochambers6370]

We were part of test audiences for the Lone Ranger.. my son complained about tanto being played by a white guy.

[@damonjohnson7044]

The last action hero was a good movie. I was young when it came out. That’s why I think it was a good movie you should not ask grown people opinion about kid movies and they telling you they don’t like them. You should ask kids about kids movies.

[@bando91]

Suicide squad was great imo

[@SilverSpectre266]

I dont even remember why, but I got so pumped watching the trailers for Mortal Engines initiaily. Without knowing anything else, I feel like looking at the trailers kind gave off this of Snowpiercer + Sky Mad Max + Robin Hood esque vibes.

[@ChristianSandviknes]

With exception of jar jar, I liked the phantom menace. Split was alright, though not great. As for the rest I haven't seen most of them.

[@nikotopuridze8719]

but wrinkle in time was good 😭

[@ronnywillis4838]

A wrinkle in time was first made in 2003 by Disney then remade check your facts