10 Filmmakers Who Defended Their Terrible Movies

[@Anubis2705]

"Mummy returns" has one scene with horrible CGI, but it wasn't a "terrible movie".

[@hthrun]

And the rest of the effects, as I recall, were really good. It's true the technology just wasn't as good back then.

[@CashelOConnolly]

IMHO it is awful ✌🏻

[@erikfinkel2717]

Brandon Fraser's Mummy reboot is one of the best reboot franchises ever.

[@SageVallant]

I mean, "The Rock is in the movie" was a selling point for the film so the, uh, lack of his presence at the climax was frustrating. Forget the monster and just have THE ROCK and I think people remember the movie more fondly. CGI Rock was a huge letdown.

[@daryl772003]

I feel the same way. I enjoyed the mummy returns

[@DrakoDragonis]

You think 'The Lone Ranger' was bad? You should try watching it on a United Airlines flight with all the 'hell' & damn's bleeped out..

[@CharlesMarino-x9e]

@@DrakoDragonis Try watching it on a flight without an eyeshade. 😆

[@SageVallant]

"It was a good idea but there was a better way to do it," sums up most of Zack Snyder's film career.

[@lindenstromberg6859]

As much as I dislike Snyder films, his Watchman film was awesome. I do think his Dawn of the Dead remake is overrated. The opening scene sequence was a lot of fun, but the film itself was stripped down and lacking in character development, story, and setting which are all strengths of the original. Also, the original was a politically charged film - given it explores the political developments of social and political developments and conflict during the outbreak of a zombie pandemic. But the remake (like most recent films) is politically sanitized.

[@eshuorishas9987]

Mummy returns was not terrible. It was the cgi issue.

[@patrickdoyle6201]

Does this guy not even know how to pronounce *BROCCOLI?!*🥦🤪😹

[@007Julie]

He’s not talking about the vegetable and maybe that’s how they pronounce that last name.

[@patrickdoyle6201]

@007Julie I know he's not talking about you

[@euansmith3699]

@@007Julie Roger Moore pronounced it Broccoli, like the Vegetable. I can't imagine Sir Roger getting that wrong. 😎👍

[@DCunn_82]

​@@euansmith3699I mean, EVERYONE pronounces it exactly the same way as Roger! Except this guy!!!

[@st.anselmsfire3547]

The "Save Martha!" scene probably would've worked better if Superman had just said, "Save my mom" or something, and if they'd filmed it in such a way that it looked like he was exhausted and nearing death. You could've had a moment where Batman has a "Am I the bad guy?" realization and then decides that he can't go through with it.

[@bkr8932]

Thought the same thing, “please save my mom, her name is Martha” would have absolutely worked; the concept wasn’t bad, it was the execution

[@Ailar2209]

Or, in a rational, non-comics world, Superman would've just straight up stated before the fight started "Lex Luthor is manipulating us into doing this. He has my human mother held hostage where I can't find her. What did he do to get you into this?", at which point Batman should've immediately realized that stealing that Kryptonite from Luthor was just a bit too easy. And even if he didn't, Alfred, who was listening in, would've gone "hey, wait a second, Master Bruce". The way they set up this fight was ridiculously contrived, is what I'm sayin'... At least in the graphic novel from which they lifted (the idea, if not the execution of) this fight, they had a good reason for throwing down. It was basically Clark's way to allow his friend to go out on his own terms

[@CashelOConnolly]

When you watch the CGI in Benjamin Button,which is brilliant,you’d never think the mummy returns is only 5 years older and is awful. Time should not be the excuse

[@khathaway414]

I liked the 2019 Hellboy... And it has nothing to do with my 20+ years long crush on Milla Jovovich either.

[@ssegrub]

I liked it too. I think most people just like the Ron Perlman better and it influenced their opinion. I like Ron better too but I can still enjoy.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Olga Kurylenko's Camille Montes was Quantum of Solace's saving grace- and of all the films on this list, its the best of an indifferent lot. Snyder never once understood how to present a superhero film.

[@patrickdoyle6201]

The women were gorgeous and talented

[@watsomd]

QoS is better than Spectre and No Time To Die. Some people said that Pierce was great but given bad films. I think Daniel stole that crown easily. The best bond movies I have seen lately are called Mission Impossible. They even had their own Spectre(Rogue Nation) and it was leagues better and the payoff from Fallout was great. QoS is rewatchable and is a great back to back from Casino Royal, after skyfall, the writing fell off a cliff and I can't sit thought them.

[@patrickdoyle6201]

@@watsomd QoS was like X3 or X-O:W in between WOLVERINE & LOGAN OR CASINO ROYALE, SPECTRE & NO TIM TO DIE. Not bad movies BUT not as good

[@euansmith3699]

@@watsomd My favourite bond was Timothy Dalton (he really gave me the impression that he could be licenced to kill), and yet his Bond films are among the very worst.

[@watsomd]

@@euansmith3699 He's underated in my opinion. He had some really cool stunts as well. The plot about getting revenge for Felix Lighter was OP

[@euansmith3699]

What is this Brock-oley you speak of? It is Broccoli, Broccoli, Broccoli!

[@desfoley6335]

I know right, drove me mad every time he said it.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

Somehow, M. Night, the original source material did a fine job of explaining metaphysics and mysticism for 10-year-olds in ways that did not suck.

[@vgtrp]

I get Serenity, it was just dumb.

[@jovetj]

Venomously defending? Do you mean _vehemently?_ 🤦

[@homelander7742]

I mean, "venomously defending" technically works, even if it's a bit awkward.

[@coltonwilliams4153]

Depends on what kind of language they were using to defend it.

[@mikealexanderEE]

Honorable mention for Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" who, after it became apparent that it was a box office bomb, vigorously defended his film and blamed "American audiences" for the commercial failure. Sorry Luc - we wanted to like it, just like we loved the "Fifth Element", but the erratic storytelling, the huge departure from the source material and the worst lead actor castings of all time Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne resulted in a movie that almost no-one liked after about the 15 minute mark.

[@Shae_Sandybanks]

I remember watching it. I hated the main guy, such creeper vibes lol. Movie was so beautiful, but had zero substance

[@markzuckergecko621]

I just watched it for the first time the other day. It was.... Meh. About the most mid Sci-Fi movie you can imagine. That's fine, I like Sci-Fi, so I didn't think it was terrible.

[@markzuckergecko621]

I just watched it for the first time the other day. It was.... Meh. About the most mid Sci-Fi movie you can imagine. That's fine, I like Sci-Fi, so I didn't think it was terrible.

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

I quite liked it, even if Dane DeHaan is a remarkably uncharasmatic lead actor. It's a fun bit sci-fi silliness to switch your brain off to and enjoy.

[@nightdrive9648]

And its baffling to me, because I absolutely loved the opening sequence montage of the development of intergalactic diplomacy , then it all went to shit.

[@markzuckergecko621]

To anyone who says the CGI was bad in The Mummy Returns - how many anthropomorphic immortal scorpion demon Dwayne Johnson creatures have you seen in real life? You don't know what it's supposed to look like.

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

Yes, but we know what a face (and particuarly Dwayne Johnson's face) is supposed to look like and that certainly isn't it!

[@markzuckergecko621]

@joshpetzoldt6344 maybe the portal or whatever the hell transports creatures from the netherealm to the Earth realm distorts your face, and makes you look like an N64 game. We have so many questions, but no real answers.

[@007Julie]

I’m just glad Armie Hammer never became a superstar. He’s such a demented person!

[@FCastro-wm5yv]

1:50 Mila Jovovich ain't a filmaker 🤦‍♂️

[@xerofetus]

I PAID TO SEE 'THE HAPPENING.' I STILL love it.

[@osenator]

Glad to say I didn't see most of them....

[@ctjlg1]

I'm surprised 2016 Ghostbusters isn't on here.

[@marioozzie]

It's actually a decent film, what's bad about it?

[@vgtrp]

Ghostbusters 2016 wasn’t that bad.

[@rorylynch7775]

That movie was firmly middling. It was neither a particularly bad movie or a particularly good movie. Just kind mediocre and forgettable

[@michaelbloomfield9911]

​@marioozzie it's not in the slightest bit funny, it's a steaming pile of woke shite 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@erikfinkel2717]

Probably because no one who helped create the ghostbusters atrocity reboot is defending it in public or during its Theatrical run

[@mahatmarandy5977]

Wow. I’m surprised anyone but me even remembers Serenity. A unique combination of ‘terrible’ and ‘amnesia-inducing’

[@fraserjmorrison818]

I'll be that one guy, I like The Lone Ranger.

[@dabro1569]

M. Night was simply the wrong guy to direct Airbender. I can envision the boardroom meeting now- we need a director for this fantasy Kung Fu movie, let’s get the guys who did the matrix-nah, how about the guy who did the Transporter films- nah, okay how about dude who did the Jason Bourne movies- nah, I’ve got it! We need a guy who makes slow paced horror movies that no one knows what’s going on until the last five minutes!!! Brilliant!!! 💪🏿🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸✊🏿

[@thatjeff7550]

And then said producers do a fork-ton of cocaine.

[@muhammadshehryar3344]

I like quantum of solace....

[@chriswatson2407]

Avoid broccoli at all costs.

[@markkumanninen6524]

I wonder if Broccoli or someone else ever praised or defended Spectre, which IMHO is way worse than QoS.

[@thegraydirewolf9325]

Lmfao ofc the fight between batman and superman was over quickly. Bruce beats clark in just about any universe.

[@ScottFunk-us6ro]

Mila Jovavich is a legendarily BAD actress who stars in LOTS of really bad movies, like the Resident Evil series.

[@KapiteinKrentebol]

Someone should make an "Aliens!" meme photo with Spielberg instead of Tsoukalos. 😂

[@Raevon22]

I liked The Lone Ranger

[@partofthetribe3277]

I enjoyed Hellboy I wouldn't say it's up there as much as Milla jovovich says it is but I enjoyed it it wasn't a bad movie.

[@LexLuthor0719]

Part of his hate for Milla was for her saying the cast and crew were fantastic. Which is a terrible criticism.

[@partofthetribe3277]

@LexLuthor0719 cool name

[@patrickdoyle6201]

I didn't know Harbour at the time, I'd give it a try now, *BUT* *NOBODY* is going to be Ron Perlman

[@graysondraven]

Sorry but Quantum of Solace (terrible name btw) is a masterpiece compared to the boring slog that is Spectre everything after the amazing opening sequence is a punish to get through.

[@TheLegPumpkin]

Christmas Jones! Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist with huge implants!

[@josephgrimminck6855]

The short story by Ian Fleming does a better job of explaining the made up term "Quantum of Solace" if you have time I recomend it. Cheers

[@michaelbloomfield9911]

Second worst bond movie ever!

[@patrickdoyle6201]

QUANTUM is still the weakest IMHO. SPECTRE at least brought back Dr. Evil... I mean Blofeld!😹

[@graysondraven]

@@patrickdoyle6201 And stupidly made him Bond's brother (just like Dr Evil) and then revealed "it was me -Austin- James, it was me all along"

[@KadeemG61]

I love Crystal Skull and I love Spielberg, but he should’ve addressed the infamous “nuking the fridge” scene and the divisive reception it received.

[@ScottFunk-us6ro]

seriously? crystal skull sucked rocks

[@KadeemG61]

@ Then stop crying.

[@ScottFunk-us6ro]

@@KadeemG61 Not much of a comeback, Tweedledumb

[@mactallica9293]

I don't get why the Japanese didn't just hide in their fridges

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

If nothing else, the 2024 Hellboy casts the 2019 film in a far more positive light.

[@daryl772003]

I've seen the lone ranger twice and enjoy it very much

[@jovetj]

2:18 Barbara Broccoli? You mean BRAK-oh-lee ? Not bra-kole-ee

[@Creepachrist]

“All those years later” bro it’s only been 5 years… Millas right….

[@BohemianSwede44]

I actually like Serenity. I appreciate the "keeping it weird" vibe.

[@thegraydirewolf9325]

Most of these weren't about actual film makers bit more about the actors/actresses.

[@ThisCharmingMan1984]

The Martha moment isn’t the worst thing about Batman vs Superman; it was just a very stupid way to end Batman fighting Superman, and gave people something easy to laugh at, and meme. The main problem with BvS is…almost everything else: it’s dull, po-faced, and overly long, with incredibly unlikeable characters, and one of the worst, most annoyingly grating main villains in all of cinema history. Zach Snyder is one of the worst storytellers to have ever helmed major films; he is completely style over substance, seemingly preferring to focus on how things look, rather than telling a cohesive story. I could go on, about everything that is wrong with BvS, but it doesn’t deserve to be given that much time; it’s best left forgotten completely.

[@IanM-id8or]

What went wrong with *Cats* is that the director wouldn't allow the cast to wear mocap suits, which makes matching the CGI to the live action a little bit impossible

[@euansmith3699]

I find it bizarre that the show was a long-running musical with iconic costumes; and yet the director decided to go with far more expensive cgi.

[@thatjeff7550]

I thought it was because the director didn't have the guts to release the "butthole" edition. LOL

[@mactallica9293]

I thought the problem was the movie was about singing cats

[@seanmalloy0528]

So, Shaymalan doesn't think kids deserve good movies

[@generybarczyk6993]

Critics of Gore Verbinski's _The Lone Ranger_ simply have no appreciation for the theatre of the absurdly ridiculous.

[@andrewanderson6618]

Disney no longer make original stories

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

When did Disney ever make original stories when it's not stealing stories from Brothers Grimm, foreign fables, or Japanese animation?

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, Moana, Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon, Strange World and Wish are, to my knowledge, all original stories. And most, if not all, Pixar movies are too.

[@thegraydirewolf9325]

Yea the 2019 hellboy movie was apparently so minut that I didn't know about it until about 5 months ago lol.

[@baxterwilson368]

6:40 I loved this effect back then and even now. It doesn’t have to look real, it’s a goddamned scorpion monster! I thought it was incredibly ambitious and it blended well with the fire-y background.

[@nickamalfitano3613]

Ghostbusters 2016. Terrible movie that you were called and "istaphobe" if you didn't support.

[@homelander7742]

THat's now what happened. Trolls like you posted naked pictures of Leslie Jones and called her an ape, and when anyone spoke out against the bullying, the trolls doubled down on the race bait by falsely claiming that "anyone who doesn't like the movie is being called an istaphobe"

[@kristentaylor5359]

I don't understand the hate for the Cats outfits. I saw this movie when it came out and how they were dressed didn't bother me one bit. The movie was long but I thought it was good, outside of the weird acting from Wilson and Corden

[@themisfitjoe]

The costumes could have been forgiven if the directing of the songs wasn't so awful. Completely butchers the music to the point of changing the featured cats personalities. His projects get Oscars for the sound, because of the herculean efforts that people have to go through to make it slightly presentable.

[@kristentaylor5359]

@@themisfitjoe ok, I still liked it

[@ВсеволодСавченко-е4ъ]

I think, "rad" - is actually the best description of Hellboy. Yes, it has some flaws, but it's very dynamic and creature design is... well, it wont appeal to everyone, but it's undeniable very bold.

[@mactallica9293]

To defend BvS. It was batman learning he has a human mother that he loved

[@zanethind3533]

I actually liked the Lone Ranger 2013 movie. It wasn't a super amazing western but it was a good enough western. And both Arnie and Johnny played their respective roles well. Just because critics tear a movie apart doesn't mean it's entirely a bad movie. It's opinion based after all

[@reaceness]

Cats could have been about humanising the homeless community

[@erikfinkel2717]

Cause nothing's more humanizing than comparing the homeless community to feral strays.

[@reaceness]

@ Well, it’s an interesting parallel: those who are abandoned. Works better than cgi cat-people mutants.

[@nellurban7826]

no one will EVER convince me that Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch wasn't an absolute MASTERPIECE

[@euansmith3699]

Narrator, "It wasn't..." 😄👍

[@jayluck8047]

The cats in “Cats” look just like the ones in the commercials for the theatre production I saw as a kid. I really don’t see what the problem is. Were people expecting accurate depictions of animals like in “The Lion King” live action remake?

[@Ragmon1]

The Hellboy reboot works as an anthology series.... but not as a movie. The scenes are fun and the look good... but together they don't work as a coherent story.

[@JPPW1982]

I fell asleep during Hellboy and have never wanted to revisit it.

[@bluegold1026]

Cats had to take the lazy way out and use CGI. No one considered going the practical route and using costumes as seen in the Broadway show?

[@benfromthebunker9621]

The original home alone was also panned by critics. Slapstick humor never reviews well. Also the problem with cats is that the original musical is a nonsensical mess.

[@Bicketybam68]

The one that got me recently was Ridley Scott blaming the Zoomers for why "The Last Duel" flopped. I'm a Gen X and I thought it sucked too. I think the Zoomers were lucky that they didn't go see it, it was boring AF. Yet, for Ridley, it's those youngin's that -didn't get off his lawn- I mean, those young people that didn't watch his films, fault for it failing. Of course it would have nothing to do with the story or the writing or even the director for making a boring movie... it's those bloody kids. So many directors blame everyone else for their horrible creations, but never where it truly belongs, on themselves. Not every thing they create can be gold, get over themselves.

[@xerxeslepremier3570]

I was thinking of that one too. So flawed.

[@GroundhogJay]

I dunno if it's accurate or not, but your pronunciation of Barbara Broccoli sent me.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

I get that you don't actually write the scripts they have you read, but Shyamalan and Snyder were both right about their films.

[@SiGUYE]

Hey I thought Cats was good 👍🏼

[@dylanogg347]

Ugh...#03 is a major pet peeve of mine.

[@johnny1902]

Kingdom of the crystal skull was way better than dial of destiny. The only highlight of both was Harrison Ford still giving his all.

[@martinwhitfield1362]

Saw Signs dissed in passing. Gets 75/67 at Toms. Not perfect certainly terrible.

[@marcelohuerta1970]

Ah, Quantum of Solace... the fantastic movie where a Bolivian woman is played by a Russian actress (Olga Kurylenko) who win the role to an Israeli actress (Gal Gadot)...

[@justinf8649]

The Descent is one of the greatest modern horror movies?

[@zanethind3533]

Mummy Returns wasn't a terrible movie same with Batman vs Superman. Although yes both movies have its problems. It's still a good overall watch. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a good movie too.

[@NorrisVaughn]

Lone Ranger wasn't bad. It's not great, but arguably average

[@WarrioroftheWest7]

Quantum of Solace is ok. It’s viewable. It’s not the worst Bond movie ever. However it is the worst Craig Bond movie. It’s mediocre. A 6/10.

[@ToucanSonofSam333]

You forgot the last Jedi

[@lorenzoaramirez3915]

Zack Snyder makes movies for people who don't like movies...

[@DCunn_82]

Barbara who? Seriously, who? Quantum of Solace is amazingly better than No Time To Die, it's definitely not the worst of Craig's!

[@zanethind3533]

And I will always say this as well. The Last Airbender movie was terrible. That's my opinion. How the HECK do you tell eastern philosophies when the DAMN cast is all white washed?!

[@aeonicphoenix5618]

Really disliked quantum of solace-casino royale was my favorite of all time

[@satsubatsu347]

Daniel Craig is the worst Bond and the run of films he is in are, unarguably, the worst. Home Alone failed because people don't typically respond well to female characters getting beat up.

[@ajcnielsen]

Sorry, but are you mispronouncing Broccoli, or is it not pronounced like the vegetable?

[@HariSeldon913]

Every Uwe Boll movie.

[@warwolf88]

broccoli like the vegetable

[@aeonicphoenix5618]

I actually really l loved the Lone Ranger

[@williamrhodes8611]

The Lone Ranger wasn't bad,it just wasn't rememberable.

[@johnny1902]

I like the lone ranger movie

[@pete8475]

2:18 - Quantum of Shit

[@mjstory1976]

There is no defending Dawn of Martha it was an average movie at best

[@patrickdoyle6201]

*WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!*😹

[@npckse8508]

In fairness, I didn't think that David Harbor's Hellboy was better than it has been given credit for. I don't think any of the Mummy trilogy had decent CGI. Sure the Scorpion King was really, bad, but its not like the rest of the CGI aged well.

[@joshlaguardia6568]

i like the kingdom of the crystal skull

[@WarrioroftheWest7]

Indiana Jones films: Raiders: 10/10 Temple: 9/10 Crusade: 10/10 Crystal: 7/10 Dial: …1/10 I’ll take Crystal Skull ANY DAY over Disneys crap! 💩

[@richardjamesgallardojr.7584]

🎉🎉🎉

[@muxz]

Putting Mummy Returns on this list is straight blasphemy.

[@hthrun]

I actually liked the Last Airbender...

[@RBweb24]

Have you watched the animated series?

[@Stefan_Gerards]

you'll hate it as soon as you watch the animated series (if you haven't already)

[@hthrun]

@RBweb24 no, and I think that's probably why I was able to just enjoy it for what it is. I didn't have any expectations of any characters being a certain way or anything.

[@RBweb24]

@@hthrun my wife liked the movie before she watched the series

[@redbearddan2000]

Despite weird ideas, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is not as disappointing as The Dial of Destiny from Disney