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100 Most Disappointing Films Of All Time

• January 1, 2013
• Amarpal Biring

England in the World Cup, finding out Santa doesn’t exist, the first time you have sex and watching the films of Michael Bay, any of them, are all disappointing life experiences.
That sinking feeling you get when you have been looking forward to something, only for it to blow up in your face in a puff of missed opportunity, it can be a hard thing to get over. This is especially true when it comes to movies. If it’s a follow-up to a smash hit blockbuster or an adaptation of a beloved franchise, sometimes productions crumble under the pressure and end up being critical failures.
So make yourself a cup of tea and come with us on a journey of broken dreams as WhatCulture uses this scientific formula

to work out and count down the 100 Most Disappointing Films Of All Time. And take note, we’re not saying every film on this list is a bad film, some are good and some have even gone on to become ”cult classics,” but all are disappointments in terms of what they could have been.

98. Lara Croft Tomb Raider (2001)

Anyone who grew up with the first PlayStation, the chances are that you had one or two dirty thoughts about Lara Croft. So when it was announced that Angelina Jolie would be bringing her to life in a big screen movie, teenage boys around the world jumped for joy with awkward bulges in their pants. The Tomb Raider games were pretty decent so with the ideal casting choice, we were all hoping for a fun, Indiana Jones type, archaeological adventure film.
But we should have known better. In a typical Hollywood move, they pumped out a film that was full of forgettable action scenes, a weak plot that couldn’t carry the ambition and direction that lacked any drive to generate excitement. Jolie’s performance was praised but everything else was was panned.



Interview Mag posted their casting choices for Unbroken, but other than Taylor-Johnson and Gordon-Levitt, I don't agree with the writer's picks.   A rather sloppily written piece too.

From Interview magazine

Casting Call: Unbroken

We've got a bit of a soft-spot for Aaron Taylor-Johnson, by far the best part of Oliver Stone's Savages. Although he often takes on older parts, Aaron is but a spry 22 years old. His ambiguous age makes him the perfect actor to play Louis Zamperini from the Berlin Olympics through his POW days.

Photo by Matthew Vaughn, Interview, May 2010.  

Another American POW held in the same camp as Zamperini was Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, who wrote a book about his experiences entitled Baa Baa Black Sheep. We'd like a Looper-esque Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play Boyington.

Photo by William Claxton, Interview, April 2007. 


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