Now that I posted a thread on favorites, time for worst/most disappointing. These lists are always highly subjective.

Here is mine:

Moonfall - By far, the worst of 2022. I saw it at a test screening in November 2021. It was shit then and I had no desire to see it again. I got paid $30 to see it during the test screening otherwise I would have walked out. Made no sense and teased a sequel that will never happen.

Blacklight - Just another dull and lifeless Liam Neeson action movie

Dashcam - This would probably come a close 2nd to a movie I hated in 2022. Annoying lead character and looks like it was shot for $20. Luckily I saw it for free on Red Box.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Netflix) - Total and complete shit in a franchise that is a complete mess.

Umma - A pretty feeble attempt to do Asian/Korean horror for American audiences.

The Contractor - Dull action movie despite having likeable Chris Pine as the lead

Firestarter - I can see why this was dumped day and date to Peacock. It was a totally unnecessary remake and had so many stupid elements to it.

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies - I'm probably in the minority, but I hated this movie and hated all the characters

Thor: Love and Thunder - I only saw this once in theaters and honestly I don't know if I will ever revisit it. I thought some of it was entertaining, but it relied too much into the silly

Alienoid - A rare South Korean movie that mixes science fiction and martial arts period drama. I thought it was boring and a mess. I think it was like 130+ minutes and I dozed off several times. It teased a sequel and I have no desire to see it.

Pearl - Initially I thought it was alright, but I watched it again on DVD and disliked it even more. I didn't think the kills were all that fun and Pearl was a grating character

Halloween Ends - I didn't hate it like many here, but it was a disappointing end to a once promising series reboot.


That's about it from the complete calendar list I was looking at. What about the rest of you? People aren't going to like the same movies. If there was something that was "popular" and well liked and it didn't work for you, please feel free to mention it.

I have not seem Amsterdam or Babylon yet and they have been regarded as bad by many. But once I do, I'll see if they make this list or not.

Nope

Not saying it was not good, I just didn't connect or understand everything Peele was trying to do with this story. So disappointing because I loved Get Out and Us, and was hoping to love this as well.

For me it was Prey. I was really looking forward to it, but hated every minute of it.

Dr. Strange 2
Thor 4

Yeah, I forgot about Love & Thunder. Thanks for reminding me, OldBoy.

The Glass Onion…I’ll give it another go, but first viewing I was terribly disappointed.

or, I’m sorry.

Moonfall looked stupid and never had high expectations for that

I was really looking forward to Dr Strange The Multiverse of Madness, because I thought a filmmaker like Sam Rami could really revel in this kind of material, and make a fun, unique movie, and it wound up being just another generic Marvel thing, devoid of the joy of filmmaking you sense through Evil Dead 2, or SpiderMan or even Dark Man.

Worst:
- Firestarter
The movie had no atmosphere, didn't develop any suspense. It was just pretty damn boring.

- Halloween Ends
I never understood why the first movie in the reboot was so high praised, but it only got worse. I actually get the intention of "Ends", but the execution was so terrible, the level of stupidity reached new hights.

- The Contractor
Great cast, solid plot and a really boring execution. Nothing happened for the most part, in a genre that has so many entertaining movies.

Disappointing:
- Thor: Love and Thunder
Since I liked Ragnarok a lot, I was expecting something like it, but with a further developed Thor. Instead Thor is just a doofus and the movie jams so many stupid jokes in to the story, it actually got annoying. There is still an entertaining movie in there, Christian Bale is great, but all gets overshadowed by the unfunny humor.

- Turning Red
Usually Pixar movies are for everyone. This had a very specific audience, so the movie didn't click with me. Also I thought it in parts was just loud.

- Prey
This movie only made the list because everyone was praising it as great. So I really had great expectations for a movie which ended up to be a solid action movie. I liked it, not more or less than Predators or The Predator. I actually don't get why The Predator gets so much hate and this one so much love. To me both movies were solid.

- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
I liked the movie for the most part, but they didn't utilize the possibilities of the multiverse at all. The universe most of the movie end up in, is more or less the same universe Doctor Strange came from. To me this was a wasted opportunity.

Pearl: Not a bad movie but definitely lacking replay value compared to X and way too long for its own good.

Maverick: The original + Star Wars: A New Hope’s finale was not what I was expecting. Had it not been for the pandemic this would not have made as much as it did. It lucked into being the first major event film post COvID.

Wakanda Forever: The original is in my top 10 MCU films. This was the third worst in my book. The hype of a tribute to Boseman was a cheap cash grab and nothing more.

Most Disappointing:
Death on the Nile - I was hoping for a fun whodunit and got an overly CGI mess. It was like Star Wars prequel trilogy level CGI.

Turning Red - I was hoping for a sweet coming of age movie and got Pixar’s Teen Wolf.

Everything Everywhere All at Once - I hate to say it but despite all the great things I heard about this, I got an overlong, convoluted movie. Perhaps I was expecting too much.

Jurassic World: Dominion - With all that talent involved, this just wasn’t very good with a story that is embarrassingly bad.

Thor: Love and Thunder - Everyone involved thought they were all making different movies. Some thought they were making an action movie, some thought, they weee making a dramatic movie, some thought they were making a slapstick comedy. None of it worked.

Worst:
The Contractor - Some really good actors involved. The movie was basic cable quality.

Ambulance - I debated whether I should put this in most disappointing or worst. I decided worst because This. Movie. Would. Not. End. I think they’re still out there driving the ambulance through L.A.

Samaritan - I was hoping for more from Stallone. It is forgettable garbage.

Jurassic World: Dominion - Just feels so soulless
Bubble - Great animation and nothing else. Even then, I recall it being difficult to follow the action
The Grey Man - Easily the most disappointing. The Russos (and everyone else for that matter) needs to stop with huge, unnecessary CGI set pieces

The worst movie I SAW this year though was Rob Zombie's Halloween II

That was your problem right there.

It seems like Stallone turned a corner and upped the quality of his movies over the last 10-15 years. For the most part, he’s had pretty decent output lately.

Samaritan seems like it fits squarely in his early 2000s filmography with Avenging Angelo, Eye See You, and Driven. Forgettable crap.

Eye See You is underrated, IMO. I have the BD import with the original title of "D-Tox."

I assume you don't subscribe to Paramount plus, but Tulsa King is probably some of Sly's best recent work.

Jurassic World: Dominion has to be the most disappointing film of the year for me...I mean it's not that hard to screw the formula up, but Colin Trevorrow found a way. Just an embarrassingly bad movie.

Top Gun: Maverick.

It's not bad, but come the fuck on with all that praise and hype.

Seems most posters aren't saying it's the best movie ever but just had a good time with it. I'm sure there are movies you've enjoyed that others find stupid and boring. Lighten up, Francis.

Hands down, Halloween Ends.

People are pushing for a Best Picture nomination for the movie, so I think the hype is a little more than we just had a good time with it. Besides, as the original post says, these lists are highly subjective, so why don't you lighten up?

So your post was not a statement torwards the worst/disappointing movie, but to the people who hype the movie, you yourself described as not bad?

I found the movie to be silly and unintentionally hilarious. It was better than the original, but that's pretty faint praise. Because of the immense hype machine, I was expecting something perhaps more than just a formulaic rehash, but it wasn't. So, yes, I defend its inclusion on anyone's worst or most disappointing list and don't think the tone of the comment that I replied to was warranted at all.

I'm one of those people you're talking about and will say this - it's cheesy as hell but an amazing piece of work. People have an appreciation for what it took to make this film.