Biggest Letdown of 2003

[blurofserenity]

Everyone had their disappointments this year.Which flick let you down?For me The Hulk sucked bigtime, 28 days later was a big disappointment, and of course Matrix Reloaded.

[ilovemovies]

I would say A Man Apart. I was actually really looking forward to it but it is a very dull movie.

[Sigur509]

28 Days Later big time.

[Tom Samborski]

Old School. I was expecting it to be an all-out comedy, but there were huge gaps in between the funny parts. There were a lot of scenes that failed to execute on humor as well.

[dh1989]

Why does everyone always say "and, of course, The Matrix Reloaded?" Am I SERIOUSLY the only one NOT disappointed by that film?

Anywho, all the fingers point to Scary Movie III and 28 Days Later...!

[ANavissi500]

I would say the Matrix Reloaded but I expected it to suck.

I walked out of Hollywood Homicide, Love Actually, and Old School disappointed.

[Guy Strong]

The biggest letdown was of course "The Matrix Reloaded".

"The Hulk", "Terminator 3", and "Daredevil" were big letdowns too.

[blurofserenity]

Originally posted by dh1989
Why does everyone always say "and, of course, The Matrix Reloaded?" Am I SERIOUSLY the only one NOT disappointed by that film?

I think when people say disappointed, they mean compared to the original, not as a stand alone movie. When I compare it to the original yeah it was a letdown. When I judge it on a movie by itself, it was great. The second viewing of it I noticed alot of really weak things and left a bad taste in my mouth. In summary a great show,but a fairly disappointing sequel.

[Briare Rabbit]

The to the League to the Of to the Extraordinary to the Gentleman

Yes. I was expecting more than I got with that one/

[zeppelin]

I'd say The Matrix Reloaded (4/10), but like ANavissi500, I was expecting it to be bad.

So I guess Identity (4/10) is the biggest disappointment for me, followed by The Hulk (5/10).

[Ripper1888]

I haven't had any letdowns this year cause most of the stuff that has been released I was expecting to be crap and they have been.2003 has been a horrable year in film so far one of the worst ever IMO.

[Damned Martian]

So far:

1. THE HUMAN STAIN - Expected: 7.5-8/10 --> Result: 5/10

2. Le Divorce - 6-7/10 --> 3.5/10

3. Far From Heaven - 8-9/10 --> 6/10

4. Analyze That - 7/10 --> 5/10

5. No Good Deed - 7/10 --> 5.5/10

[Raoul Duke]

The Matrix Reloaded

Dreamcatcher

[FilmBuff84]

Bruce Almighty
Tomb Raider 2
Matrix Reloaded

[bowieee]

Whats with all the finger pointing at 28 days later? That is one of the best horror movies to come out for a loooong time.

[Benny]

Phone Booth, hands down. What a load of crap that movie was!

[jmcpher_007]

Once Upon a Time in Mexico seriously disappointed me.

[Frank the Tank]

Scary Movie 3

Look at the cast and tell me how that movie could suck as much as it did.

[night prowler]

Terminator 3

Dreamcatcher

[Scarface98.9]

Originally posted by dh1989
Why does everyone always say "and, of course, The Matrix Reloaded?" Am I SERIOUSLY the only one NOT disappointed by that film?


You're not the only one who wasn't disappointed, but to many others, including myself, it was a huge disappointment considering how good it looked.

Daredevil was also a big disappointment, and I didn't even have high expectations to start with

[my_name_is_neo]

Well, I for one, really liked The Matrix Reloaded - 8/10, not as good as the original, but still pretty good.

I'd have to say The Hulk (4/10) was the biggest letdown of the year for me.

I've yet to see Scary Movie 3, but I have an unshakable feeling that it will be replacing The Hulk - I still plan to see it for some reason, though.

[Backstabba]

Originally posted by Benny
Phone Booth, hands down. What a load of crap that movie was!



I hate you......I really...really do.....no im kidding, i just thought phone booth was one of the best movies......ever....i got weird taste....but the BIGGEST letdown...i would pick a man apart, but i didnt see the whole thing cause i was being bored...but the biggest letdown was..Spy Kids 3D...Great 3d, stupid lines, unfunny, Ok acting, weird ending (40,000 pound robot falls over holding 2 men, buts walk over ruble and u harmed WTF?!?!)....but the effects were pretty Damn good..

[FeverDog420]

While it didn't suck, I was a little bummed by School of Rock. Incredible hype sometimes breeds disappointment. I had hoped it would be like the first half of (speaking of disappointment) Rock Star - loud and rude and real. I mean, c'mon - the song they did at the Battle of the Bands was like something off a Bill & Ted soundtrack: Silly and not kickass at all. I know that it was written by Zack, a kid, but what can I say? Wasn't what I hoped. 7/10 overall. Although I have problems with other parts of the movie (like Sarah Silverman's clichéd bitch girlfriend character), it wasn't bad at all, but Dazed and Confused remains Linklater's crown jewel.

Hey, this could be, for me, called the Crowe Syndrome. A nearly perfect 10/10 (Almost Famous), followed up by a comedown 7/10 (Vanilla Sky)...

[blurofserenity]

Once upon a time in Mexico was a huuugggee disappointment.

[Grim H.]

Definetely Terminator 3...decent, but didn' live up to the original 2 by a long shot...

[blankpage]

Intolerable Cruelty
The Hulk (I thought it looked darn decent, actually)
Scary Movie 3 (somewhat)
Tears of the Sun
The Rundown
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman
The Good Thief
Finding Nemo

[T-1000]

The Hulk

[Fisting Ackbar]

DREAMCATCHER

Also FREDDY VS. JASON to a lesser extent after hearing people rave about it.

[Hannibal21]

The Hulk (4/10), BIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGG time.

[Avid_Fan]

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
and
The Hulk
are the biggest so far.

[Sad man]

Cool topic.

I can't say Hulk (3/10 or D-) dissapointed me because I never expected it to be good. Something similar happened with Irreversible (2/10 or F), I knew it was going to be weird and all, but not that bad-weird. I have many movies with low ratings, but none of them were really dissapointments...Here are the ones I think they were:

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 4/10 (D+)
House of 1,000 Corpses - 4/10 (D+)
Jeepers Creepers 2 - 5/10 (C-)
The Matrix Reloaded - 5/10 (C)
American Wedding - 6/10 (C+)

But my biggest dissapointment was:

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - 5/10 (C)

[Antonio]

MATRIX RELOADED

[Moviefan1234]

Hollywood Homicide. Harrison Ford had better be counting his blessings that he has Indiana Jones IV to fall back on. I've never seen Ford as bad as he was in this movie. If it wasn't for Hartnett it would have been unwatchable.

[thompsoncory]

The Hulk
Daddy Day Care
Down With Love

[VicVega]

House of 1000 Corpses was the biggest letdown.

[Clarkey07]

Cold Creek Manor
LXG
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
S.W.A.T.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[Damned Martian]

I'm surprised with so many people saying Once Upon a Time in Mexico as their biggest letdown... Does that mean you really were expecting good things from it? But... it's from Robert Rodriguez! Know the man? Know the Mariachi films? Then what did you expect it to be? The Godfather? :D

[blurofserenity]

Hey I know the man. I love the man. I've seen the first two films in the trilogy as well. Which is why I loathed the new one. If I wanted a plot as complex as this I'd watch Spy games again.I followed the one in OUATIM but I just think it was time wasted.I wanted to see Antonio Banderas and his mariachi's kick much more ass, not waste it on plot development.Who goes to a Rodriguez movie for that?This is a movie that could have been so much more by thinking so much less.

[APzombie]

Originally posted by dh1989
Why does everyone always say "and, of course, The Matrix Reloaded?" Am I SERIOUSLY the only one NOT disappointed by that film?

I'm with you dh, I loved Reloaded (****/****) and i will love the finished trilogy!

As for the big dissapointments, i would say House of 1,000 Corpses was a pretty big one. Everyone said it was sooo outragous and twisted that no respected studio would distribute it, 3 years later, it turns out to be a music video to TCM2, not so "groovy". Though i guess some people dug it.

[Annie Hall]

Once Upon a Time in Mexico. One of the biggest, most exciting flicks of the past years as far as anticipation goes...and then it sucked nickels (4/10)

[blurofserenity]

Thank you Annie.

[Squid Vicious]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (4/10). Talk about a letdown....

On a side note, am I the only one who wasn't The Hulk (8/10)?

[EvilDeadGirl]

My biggest let down of this year has got to be 28 Days Later. The entire scene with the military inside their compound felt like it dragged on way too long. If they had cut that scene from the movie it definately would have been better IMO.

[Backstabba]

Originally posted by Squid Vicious
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (4/10). Talk about a letdown....

On a side note, am I the only one who wasn't The Hulk (8/10)?

I Liked the HULK Too.......

[ColinM]

From Justin to Kelly. Man, I had high hopes for that one......





Just kidding, it's Hulk (6/10).

[Unicron]

Tomb Raider 2 - Terrible

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Good Idea, crap movie

Finding Nemo - cringe worthy

DareDevil - Blink and yah missed it

Matrix Reloaded was great, not a disapointment, but a tease until Revolution

[mreeez]

Toss up between Bruce Almighty or Matrix Reloaded

[daddiefatsacks]

The Hulk
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Matrix Reloaded (too much hype)
Hollywood Homocide

[Golden Ghost]

I enjoyed The Matrix Reloaded (7/10) but I expected quite alot more.

Let's just hope Revolutions doesn't make it on this list.

[Trinity]

The Human Stain (6/10) - it was decent, but I expected a LOT more.

[RogueSpear]

The Matrix Reloaded followed closely by Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines...

[Lazy Boy]

Identity

When a director takes a talented group of actors and strands them in this cinematic wasteland, leaving them to die like a fart in the wind, you know the movie is a disappointment.

[A Canadian ThereWolf]

Without a doubt The Matrix Reloaded! What a load!!!

[APzombie]

Originally posted by A Canadian ThereWolf
Without a doubt The Matrix Reloaded! What a load!!!

.... of Matrix :D

ok, ok, that was silly...

As I said, House of 1,000 corpses was my #1 pick, but I have mixed feelings about T3, I didn't like the film all too much, but then again when I heard that Jim Cameron wasn't attached I wasn't going to expect much from it. Though it should be on here for the simple fact of f*cking with the first two great films.

[Mikey2Dope]

Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle (2/10) without a doubt. Horrible over-the-top action scenes, pathetic dialogue and abysmal acting (looking at you Drew). More crap involved the "comedy" of Bernie Mac and the last action sequence that would have killed even Spider-Man.

[blurofserenity]

Originally posted by Mikey2Dope
Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle (2/10) without a doubt. Horrible over-the-top action scenes, pathetic dialogue and abysmal acting (looking at you Drew). More crap involved the "comedy" of Bernie Mac and the last action sequence that would have killed even Spider-Man.

It's not the worst movie, of 2003, it's the biggest letdown....are you saying you had high hopes for the new Charlie's Angels movie?

[Mikey2Dope]

Originally posted by blurofserenity
It's not the worst movie, of 2003, it's the biggest letdown....are you saying you had high hopes for the new Charlie's Angels movie?

Yes I did. I'm a big fan of the first one and thought they did an excellent job on the ads for Full Throttle which had me pretty excited to see it.

[blurofserenity]

Alright just making sure.

[dannywalker17]

Dreamcatcer (wasn't bad (8/10), but not as great as I was hoping)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (wasn't expecting much, but I got virtually nothing)
Hulk (thought it looked weak, but it was horrible)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (went to see the 3-D, but wasn't impressed--bad even for a kid's movie)
Old School (very unfunny)

[HHH123007]

28 Days Later
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
The Matrix Reloaded
Dreamcatcher
Mystic River

I expected these movies to be something that they weren't, and that's what was disappointing.... It should be noted that only one of these movies actually got a rating below *** or (6/10) from me though, so it's not like I hated them in my disappointment or anything.

[Lynn Minmei]

Hulk. Everything should have been right, but it turned out wrong. I wanted my money back after seeing the film. It was painful to sit through.

[darkface]

DREAMCATCHER
THE HULK


Dreamcatcher tried selling itself as a totally different movie, and when i actually saw it, it was really odd and far out, and i found myself laughing at points when i probably shouldn't have been.

"iiiiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIII DuDDITS!" W..T...F...?

[Benny]

Master and Commander (5/10), for sure.

Also, both Matrix sequels and Phone Booth were major letdowns as well.

[Lil' Lebowski]

Daredevil's at the top of my list.
Maybe Master and Commander as well.
Everything else, I pretty much knew what
Iwas getting into before I entered the theatre.

[blankpage]

Add another one: 'The Missing (5/10)'. Medicore movie that should've been great.

[Shakamaker]

I didn't expect as much as some Schmoes I think. I did expect/hope Ang Lee's Hulk would be better than it was, but then again I was already getting sick of the cartoon adaptation thang.

Most disappointing for me, is Springtime In A Small Town. Turned out to be a tribute to China's directors of the past, and was very fucking self-involved.

[electriclite]

Originally posted by Unicron


Finding Nemo - cringe worthy




(Chokes on her soda)

DUDE!! All I can think to say is watch it again. I SWEAR ! It REALLY IS THAT GOOD! Pixar does the best storytelling in HOLLYWOOD!


I could understand maybe an apathetic "eh", but "cringe worthy"?

You have obviously not been stuck on an airplane with "Glitter" as the in-flight movie. :(

[Rothstein]

Hero 5.5/10
Identity 5/10
Willard 3/10

There were alot more, these are just some of i remember.

[A Canadian ThereWolf]

The Cat in the Hat
Wow, this one was awful, it actually made The Grinch look good by comparison!

[hail]

The Hulk,-- it looked like shrek on steroids. The animation was cheesy and we only got about 30 minutes of Hulk, and the other hour and a half was all emotional shit

[Shockwave]

The Matrix.


Pick one, it really doesnt matter.

[Grebdron]

I knew Matrix Reloaded would suck, so it wasn't a letdown.

But T3 was.

And Freddy V. Jason.

Almost forgot the biggest letdown of all...

KILL BILL.

[Slim]

Originally posted by Grebdron
Almost forgot the biggest letdown of all...

KILL BILL.

Ditto.

[arby19]

I was very bored while watching 28 Days Later (5/10)

[sarah1980]

1.House Of 1000 Corpses
2.The Matrix Reloaded
3.Dreamcatcher