The Five Worst Movies Of 2015

2015 was a fantastic year at the movies. We got to soar through the galaxy with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, some amazing sci-fi thrills with Ex Machina, a heartfelt animation with in Inside Out, and the list goes on.

You know what other list goes on? The year’s awful movies.

For each great movie we were treated to in 2015, there is likely a match on the other side of the quality spectrum. Some notable bad films from 2015 include Insurgent, Hot Pursuit, and let’s not forget Taken 3 which slipped into theaters back in January (it wouldn’t have been so bad if we skipped Taken 2!).

However, none of those films made our Worst of 2015 list, nor did a few other which earned dishonorable mentions: Jupiter Ascending redeemed only by looking pretty, The Last Witch Hunter saved by the amount of heart Vin Diesel poured into it, and Mortdecai which was one less laugh away from the bottom of the list.

Let’s take a look at the five who received top honors at the bottom of the list.

5. Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is a prime example of the Star Wars marketing approach not working for everything. Disney kept almost all the details of Tomorrowland a secret until its release but they was like because any details would’ve made the movie uninteresting.

Not even George Clooney’s charm or the adorable Brit Robertson could save our imagination from wandering outside of the theater during this extended public service announcement called a movie.

What was loosely based on the development of Disney World and technology turned into an alien encounter fiasco which included a 12-year-old girl getting hit by a pickup truck.

Check out our review of Tomorrowland.

4. Blackhat

Not even the Might Thor could make Blackhat a good movie.

Chris Hemsworth’s run as a computer hacker was short-lived. The ‘blackhat criminal’ he played in Michael Mann’s thriller never did breathe life into the dull film. Viola Davis tried her hardest, too, but still couldn’t drum up any fun.

Blackhat was scattered from start to finish. Hunky Hemsworth plays a computer hacker who is hired by the FBI to stop another computer hacker. Along the way, he falls in love with his Chinese partner and the two do their best to save the world. Similar stories have been told before and Blackhat did nothing innovative or interesting besides an opening credits scene which explored the inner mechanics of computers and the wires holding them together.

Check out our review of Blackhat.

3. Fantastic Four

Fox’s 2015 reboot of Fantastic Four felt like a 90 minute trailer for a movie that still hadn’t happened.

Seriously, about 80% into the film, the Fantastic Four were still learning how to use their powers. Then, after a two-year time jump, they are fully aware of their capabilities and battling “Dr. Doom,” for the film’s all-too quick, all-too unexplained finale. Why did this Victor von Doom (who was at one point in the film’s production renamed Victor Domashev) want to destroy Earth?

That was the least of the film’s problems. It was outright boring. The cast seemed to put in a half-hearted effort. The director even bailed on it with a tweet, which he eventually deleted, saying he once had a “fantastic cut” of this movie, but we’ll, “probably never see it.” One thing is for sure, we didn’t see a fantastic cut in theaters.

Check out our review of Fantastic Four.

2. Sinister 2

 

Unfriended was a silly, straight-up bad movie but at least it tried to do something original (being presented completely via a computer screen and webcam) in the often repetitive genre which is horror. That originality kept Unfriended from our five worst movies list. The same can’t be said for Sinister 2. 

First of all, it’s a sequel, so toss originality out the window right there.

But then take look at every element it borrows from every good horror movie before it. Creepy little kids? The Shining. Snuff footage? Sinister 1. Demonic possession? The Exorcist. Trapped in a haunted house? Literally every horror movie. Go find the originality you threw out the window, light it on fire, and let the wind take it away because Sinister 2 does nothing to attempt being original or intriguing in any way.

Okay, yeah, “everything has been done before,” but still – do something unique and fun. Find a way to be scary! Not a single moment in Sinister 2 was the least bit frightening rather than morally disturbing if not just silly.

Happy to leave this horror story in 2015.

1. Fifty Shades of Grey

If you had any sort of expectations for Fifty Shades of Grey, it let you down in more ways than one.

E.L. James’ novel may have been better left just that. The story, best known for its outrageous and descriptive sex scenes between Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, translated to a lackluster R-rated outing. The lack of chemistry between the two main actors and failed attempts to make plot points out of sex combined for the year’s worst film. 

Fifty Shades of Grey saw the biggest opening weekend to second weekend drop in box office history with a decrease in ticket sales of over 70%.

Who thought it would be a good idea to have Christian say, “I’m fifty shades of f—ed up,”? Possibly the worst line and delivery in any movie ever. Cancel the sequels.

Check out our review of Fifty Shades of Grey.