INDIANA JONES 4 Tops Total Film's 50 Most Disappointing Films List; Three CBMs Make Top 10

INDIANA JONES 4 Tops Total Film's 50 Most Disappointing Films List; Three CBMs Make Top 10

Recently, Total Film conducted a Top 50 list of the most disappointing movies of all time and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out on top! But, many CBMs were featured. Read on for more.

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By NerdyGeek - Aug 24, 2012 06:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Total Film

Total Film recently conducted a Top fifty most disappointing movies list on their site. Several critically panned comic book movies made the list, including three in the Top ten. But, the film that came out on top was 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Down below, check out Total Film's reasoning for putting the flick on top, and also, check out the comic book movies that made the Top 50 list!



Why People Were Excited: All the original ingredients were in place, including both Spielberg and Lucas, and while Harrison Ford was knocking on a bit, we were still hopeful he could roll out some "too old for this shit" patter to paper over the cracks. Plus, it's Indy! How bad could it be?

Why They Ended Up Disappointed: Hmm, where to start? First off, there was the over-reliance on some distinctly shoddy CGI. Then there was Ray Winstone shouting "JONESY" every five minutes. And of course we mustn't forget that risible nuclear fridge moment. But most unforgivable was the fact that the story simply wasn't up to scratch. Aliens? No thanks.


3. X-Men: The Last Stand
5. Spider-Man 3
8. Superman Returns
13. Green Lantern
15. Fantastic Four
19. Batman and Robin
22. Iron Man 2
28. Hulk
30. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
31. The Spirit
32. Catwoman


Also included on the list are Godzilla from 1998, Prometheus, Quantam of Solace, The Matrix Revolutions, Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace and of course much, much more; click HERE to read the rest of the list!





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RunDTC
RunDTC - 8/24/2012, 6:26 PM
no one was expecting much?
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 8/24/2012, 6:31 PM
I agree with all 10 of those picks
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/24/2012, 6:32 PM
Last stand was more disappointing than Batman & Robin? wth
edmundo
edmundo - 8/24/2012, 6:32 PM
Batman and Robin less disappointing than Fantastic Four? Both were bad films but B&R killed Batman for a few years. Oh right lists are designed to spur discussions.
wolverine1987
wolverine1987 - 8/24/2012, 6:32 PM
Why is Iron Man 2 on the list, and for some "magical" reason people think Ghost Rider is any better?

Nicolas Cage was terrible in those movies...waste of money
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 8/24/2012, 6:46 PM
Geektality
Geektality - 8/24/2012, 6:52 PM
oh, Grif. Your annoyance has been missed!
LoudNoises
LoudNoises - 8/24/2012, 6:53 PM
Based on expectation, I'm gonna guess phantom Menace was in the top 3.
bhorwith22
bhorwith22 - 8/24/2012, 6:53 PM
Should be replaced with Temple of Doom. Not only is it the worst Indiana Jones movie BY FAR, it is also one of the worst movies ever made.
Vital
Vital - 8/24/2012, 6:55 PM
I don't think Iron Man 2 should be up there, but whatever. I also didn't mind Last Stand either, but I'm not the majority.
geeekgod
geeekgod - 8/24/2012, 6:56 PM
THE SPIRIT= SUCKED!!!
SUPERMAN RETURNS= SUCKED!!!
CATWOMAN= SUCKED!!!
SPIDER-MAN 3= SUCKED!!!
BATMAN & ROBIN= SUCKED!!

where's barb wire or steel???
they [frick]ing sucked, too!!!
johnny1
johnny1 - 8/24/2012, 6:59 PM
Why does everyone seem to have such a problem with aliens being in an Indiana Jones movie? That movie was just as silly and ridiculous as the other three movies. Temple of Doom was a far inferior movie anyways. Why people hate Crystal Skull so much is beyond me.
Mechagino
Mechagino - 8/24/2012, 7:03 PM
*smacks the creator for GL, Superman, SM3, and Indiana jones IV. *
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 8/24/2012, 7:06 PM
Iron Man 2, Indy 5, and Superman Returns were all awesome.

No real fans today man...
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 8/24/2012, 7:06 PM
And Star Wars prequels rocked too.
KingG
KingG - 8/24/2012, 7:08 PM
Not surprised that some of these are up here.
GoILL
GoILL - 8/24/2012, 7:22 PM
Iron Man 2 was the best movie out of the ones selected IMO.
KingG
KingG - 8/24/2012, 7:26 PM
It seems that some people are trying to take Marvel movies out of the equation becuz those movies were no better except for X-MEN 3, but thats just my opinion.
campblood
campblood - 8/24/2012, 7:26 PM
WTF why is Prometheus on there
campblood
campblood - 8/24/2012, 7:30 PM
I mean fricking jar jar binks and that big fat emo vagina anakin 2 & 3 are better than Prometheus
Tomontherun99
Tomontherun99 - 8/24/2012, 7:30 PM
I don't think most of you are getting it, it's not "Worst movies" It's "Most disappointing movies". Most people weren't expecting much from the Batman franchise after Forever so that's not as big a disappointment as the terrible Last Stand following on from the fantastic X-Men United therefore films like Ghost Rider wouldn't be on this list because no one expected too much from it.
One2three
One2three - 8/24/2012, 7:31 PM
XMen 3 is so underrated. It's probably my favourte of the trilogy. Some of the best action sequences and least whiny story. I'd also note that Iron man 2 and Green lantern are not horrible films, both are above average and have great moments. I also really liked prometheus, a movie that makes you think over and want to discuss is a good movie in my book.

Also, they definately left out the worst cbms like; elektra, daredevi, catwoman, jonah hex, ghost rider 1&2, howard te duck, punisher'ss, spawn, etc..
Fogs
Fogs - 8/24/2012, 7:35 PM
Bleargh. Spirit.
KingG
KingG - 8/24/2012, 7:40 PM
riseofLOGAN, be careful, theres some die-hard SPIDER-MAN/MARVEL fans.
rick420wood
rick420wood - 8/24/2012, 7:41 PM
I LOVED Batman And Robin; George Clooney was the best Batman to date.
jimpinto24
jimpinto24 - 8/24/2012, 7:42 PM
I beg to differ with this list. The Fantastic 4 was a solid movie, and did well at the box offices. Fantastic 4 is another underrated comic book movie.
KingG
KingG - 8/24/2012, 7:47 PM
I think X-MEN 3, and GREEN LANTERN were very underrated, GREEN LANTERN wasnt the best comic book movie but it was a pretty entertaining movie overall.
jessepostal
jessepostal - 8/24/2012, 7:55 PM
Transformers 2 was a big let down for me, so was jurassic park 2,ace ventura 2,saw 2 thru whatever number there at, predator 2,fantastic four 2, batman 3 and 4,tmnt 3, ha i think i can go on for hours.
Insomnium
Insomnium - 8/24/2012, 7:58 PM
lol the spirit i forgot that movie even existed?
superotherside
superotherside - 8/24/2012, 7:58 PM
Iron Man 2, and Spider-man 3 have no business being up there. They weren't great, but the were good films. They have their flaws but not one of the worst films by any rate.
DrainBamage
DrainBamage - 8/24/2012, 8:00 PM
I agree with Tomontherun99. This is simply a list of films that didn't meet expectations, not necessarily bad.

That being said, who expected anything good out of The Spirit? I knew from the teaser trailer that it was going to suck.
KingG
KingG - 8/24/2012, 8:03 PM
SMFH..........:p
StormLoganSummers
StormLoganSummers - 8/24/2012, 8:05 PM
Iron Man 2 was great. It shouldn't be up there.
KingG
KingG - 8/24/2012, 8:11 PM
Some of these movies are underrated, some were just disappointing and some were mostly just good movies but didnt proper treatment.
StingrayX
StingrayX - 8/24/2012, 8:21 PM
Why the hell is Iron Man 2 on the list?
ChanchoMcGrady
ChanchoMcGrady - 8/24/2012, 8:24 PM
Indiana 4 was not as bad as people say. Certainly not the best of the series, but a good movie. Iron Man 2 was not bad either. It may have had too much SHIELD stuff, but everything else was pretty cool. The only disappointments I had with the movie is that they never even mentioned the word "Whiplash" and the fact that the last fight was between Iron Man, War Machine, and Whiplash was too short. Green Lantern also was not as awful as people say, though it had much more potential.
jshark
jshark - 8/24/2012, 8:34 PM
This isn't a list of the worst movies, it's disappointing movies. I think of it in terms of trailers to movies. If the trailer got me psyched and if it's a sequel, then the anticipation is high. But the delivery bombs, then it gets on this list. I would say some of the movies that didn't make the list or didn't rank higher had already lowered their own expectations prior to release. Case in point, Ghost Rider, having Nicholas Cage cast already lowered expectations so it wasn't all that disappointing.
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