| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| End of Watch | 2012 | 100 | 1 | - The on screen chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena and the raw,urban cinematography are phenomenal. As a police procedural, it's perfect. |
| Town, The | 2010 | 100 | 1 | - Dare I say it, the best heist movie EVER. Every aspect of this film was done flawlessly. If you haven't seen this movie, it is YOUR loss! |
| Dark Knight Rises, The | 2012 | 98 | 3 | - Might be EVEN better than The Dark Knight, which is saying something. Just such a brilliantly executed film from every angle. Once again Christopher Nolan sets the bar very, very high. |
| Dark Knight, The | 2008 | 97 | 4 | - Solid summer super hero blockbuster. Sad to see him go, but Heath Ledger definitely extended us a gem from beyond the grave. |
| Deadpool | 2016 | 97 | 4 | - Just an incredibly fun time at the theaters! |
| Hurt Locker, The | 2008 | 96 | 6 | - What Platoon was to Vietnam, Hurt Locker is to Iraq. Beautifully done. Keeps you fully engrossed and never falls into the temptation of giving you a political perspective on the war. |
| Spy Game | 2001 | 96 | 6 | - 'Spy Game' is that rare big stakes, behind-the-curtain government thriller that does not come off as cheesy. As far as spy thrillers go, this is the gold standard. |
| Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi | 1983 | 96 | 6 | - The best of the Star Wars movies. This one had it all and executed it all flawlessly. |
| Heat | 1995 | 95 | 9 | - The ancestor to The Town. Which is better? Some say the former. I say, either way, it's neck and neck. |
| Inception | 2010 | 94 | 10 | - It's a dream inside a dream inside a dream. It's also a good movie inside a great movie inside a terrific movie. |
| Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 94 | 10 | - The battle of Hoth is probably my favorite part of any Star Wars movie. This would be the best of them had there been a stronger ending. |
| Captain Phillips | 2013 | 93 | 12 | - A sensational thriller. The emotional heft the story brings only further cements you on the edge of your seat. |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | 2013 | 93 | 12 | - As successful as 'Into Darkness' is as a blockbuster, it's the emotional heft and interesting plays on morality that ultimately ascend this sequel to another level. |
| Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | 2015 | 93 | 12 | - The truly brilliant thing that the film does is that it establishes an era of the canon that is squarely after Return of the Jedi. It doesn't start a new chapter so much as the next book, so to speak. And J.J. Abrams and the writers deserve all the credit in the world for that. |
| Top Gun | 1986 | 93 | 12 | - It is and probably always will be the greatest dogfighting movie ever. |
| Django Unchained | 2012 | 92 | 16 | - It's a Tarantino Western. If I say that, you'll know exactly what to expect. |
| Fury | 2014 | 92 | 16 | - Perhaps the best World War II film since 'Saving Private Ryan'. The battle sequences, however, in a class by themselves. |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 2016 | 92 | 16 | - This is perhaps the farthest a Star Wars film has ventured away from the norm, but it can still hold its own with the others. |
| United 93 | 2006 | 92 | 16 | - We throw the term 'heroes' around a lot, especially in films. Those men and women aboard United 93 are real heroes. In every sense of the word. And this film is a memorial to them. To tell their story. |
| The Guardian | 2006 | 91 | 20 | - People are going to throw around terms like "formulaic" and "unrealistic". Don't listen to them. These are grumps that don't know how to have fun at the theaters. 'The Guardian' does. |
| Warrior | 2011 | 91 | 20 | - I'm not too man enough to admit that this one of only two movies to wrench tears out of me. Pre-puberty viewings don't count. |
| Watchmen | 2009 | 91 | 20 | - Of all the films in the DC Comics genre, this is probably my favorite. There is simply nothing else like it. Wholly entertaining and done with a visual style that is just jaw-dropping. |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | 90 | 23 | - One of the best Marvel movies ever! |
| Cinderella Man | 2005 | 90 | 23 | - It's not as good as Rocky...it's BETTER. If you don't feel anything during the film's climactic boxing sequence, you're dead on the inside. |
| Gladiator | 2000 | 90 | 23 | - It's an action flick, it's an epic. It's one very awesome movie. |
| Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The | 2013 | 90 | 23 | - Despite Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence, who are great, the real stars of this one are the people of Panem. 'Catching Fire' has the critical role of illustrating how the third book's revolt comes about, and this film does it so, so well. It does ITS job better than the first one did. |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | 90 | 23 | - Tarantino takes history and puts it through a blender with the top off. The end result is a red, frothy, delicious, and splattered on the walls. |
| Sicario | 2015 | 90 | 23 | - A 'Traffic' for the 'Call of Duty' generation. |
| Spy | 2015 | 90 | 23 | - I find it hard to believe we'll see a funnier movie this year. |
| Master and Commander | 2003 | 89 | 30 | - A backwards adventure of sorts: it throws you directly into the action and then slows down in the second half. |
| Boondock Saints, The | 1999 | 88 | 31 | - Classic cult film. Thoroughly enjoyable and utterly addictive. A movie that will be quoted for decades as well it should. |
| Hunger Games, The | 2012 | 88 | 31 | (full review) - Staying relatively true to the novel was the only key to success Hunger Games needed. |
| Star Trek (2009) | 2009 | 88 | 31 | - Abrams' reenvisionment of this franchise is so good, it's likely to catapult up in mainstream fame with the original Star Wars trilogy. |
| Unstoppable | 2010 | 88 | 31 | - Nothing over the top or flashy here. A solid action script complimented by good acting and great visuals. Meat-and-potatoes filmaking. |
| 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | 2016 | 87 | 35 | - If it weren't for Michael Bay's over-directing, it'd probably be a near-perfect film. |
| Air Force One | 1997 | 87 | 35 | - A so-called old school action movie before glitz and glam dominated flashy action flicks. |
| Aliens | 1986 | 87 | 35 | - From its scope to its imagination to its just overall sense of purpose, James Cameron's sequel is SO much better than Ridley Scott's first installment. |
| Black Hawk Down | 2001 | 87 | 35 | - As time has gone on, this cast has become all-star. Also, this histo-action flick hasn't lost its edge. |
| Braveheart | 1995 | 87 | 35 | - This will stand for all time as the way historical epics SHOULD be made. |
| Clear and Present Danger | 1994 | 87 | 35 | - A first-rate political thriller. But like everything in D.C., it takes far too long to come to a resolution. |
| Cloverfield | 2008 | 87 | 35 | - One of the first mainstream films to popularize the found film genre. |
| Dawn of the Dead | 2004 | 87 | 35 | - Zack Snyder's recreation of Romero's classic is a thing of beauty. It is the original only more vivid. The zombies are scarier, the characters are cookier, and the battle plan for survival doesn't deviate into the looney. Even the intermittent comedy hits better. |
| Die Hard: With a Vengeance | 1995 | 87 | 35 | - This is the best of not only the trilogy, but the franchise. |
| Fast And The Furious (2001) | 2001 | 87 | 35 | - Nothing has topped the original. This raw, urban action flick provided a nitrous boost to the now overpopulated street racing genre. |
| Great Escape, The | 1963 | 87 | 35 | - Just a terrific movie. The whole cast really is incredible. |
| Independence Day | 1996 | 87 | 35 | - As far as summer blockbusters go, it's an instant classic. |
| Lone Survivor | 2014 | 87 | 35 | - Dare I say it, Peter Berg's best film since Friday Night Lights. |
| Tears of the Sun | 2003 | 87 | 35 | - The action sequences show as much tact in front of the camera as they do behind them. It captured the power and unity of SEALs before it was popular to do so. |
| Zombieland | 2009 | 87 | 35 | - Even if you could dream up a dark, post-apocalyptic, zombie COMEDY, I guarantee you it wouldn't be as good as Zombieland. Because nothing is. |
| Body of Lies | 2008 | 86 | 50 | - DiCaprio, once again, is terrific which adds quality to Scott's thrilling direction that would keep you in your seat on its own. |
| Deepwater Horizon | 2016 | 86 | 50 | - Just a really, really well done movie. Probably no one could've told this story like Peter Berg did. |
| Fast Five | 2011 | 86 | 50 | - It's the closest any sequel has come yet to the original. The action is over the top, and flirts with obsurdity, but that's the point of a blockbuster. The bank vault chase scene is one of the coolest I've seen in a very, very long time. |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | 86 | 50 | - Stylistically, it's unlike anything you've seen before. |
| Skyfall | 2012 | 86 | 50 | - For such a landmark film, plot-wise, in the James Bond series, Skyfall is a little lacking in the traditional things we've come to love about James Bond. It's a dark time for 007, a theme that will play to mixed results with the audience. |
| Suicide Squad | 2016 | 86 | 50 | - A thoroughly enjoyable counter-punch from the DC universe for all the success Marvel movies have enjoyed. |
| Taken | 2008 | 86 | 50 | - Liam Neeson proves that the aging action hero flick can be done well when the right people are in it and behind it. |
| This Is The End | 2013 | 86 | 50 | - Genuinely funny. |
| World War Z | 2013 | 86 | 50 | - 'Z's' real triumph is creating a truly global, realistic view of a virtually apocalyptic event. The only irony is that the novel the film is based on did it even better. |
| American Sniper | 2014 | 85 | 59 | - It's amazing how a story so visceral, gripping, and emotional can be ruined by one damn fake baby. |
| Peacemaker (1997) | 1997 | 85 | 59 | - It's an all-thrills, no-frills political action drama that is nothing short of one hell of a ride. |
| Perfect Storm, The | 2000 | 85 | 59 | - We get that swordfisherman and coast guard rescue divers and new englanders in general are a rough, hardy bunch, but even here the gung-ho machismo is a bit much. And that's too bad, because it's the only thing keeping this movie from being a classic action flick. |
| Rescue Dawn | 2006 | 85 | 59 | - A terrific story of survival, even if it is a little heavy on the gung-ho patriotism. |
| Restrepo | 2010 | 85 | 59 | - A sorely underrated and underappreciated documentary. If it reached it's highest potential audience, I'm almost positive that it would be regarded as one of the quintessential documentaries of the decade. |
| Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | 85 | 59 | - It's not just a great zombie-laden comedy. This is one of the smartest, funniest satires to come out since the turn of the century. |
| Star Trek Beyond | 2016 | 85 | 59 | - While not quite as good as the first two in this modern Star Trek trilogy, 'Beyond, this first edition without JJ Abrams having the con, flies just fine. |
| All Is Lost | 2013 | 84 | 66 | - If I never get in so much as a canoe again, 'All Is Lost' is almost surely to blame. |
| Grimsby | 2016 | 84 | 66 | - Outrageously funny. The perfect format for Sacha Baron Cohen. |
| North By Northwest | 1959 | 84 | 66 | - It serves as the blueprint for every successful blockbuster thriller. It shouldn't surprise you that Hitchcock pulled it off first. |
| Southpaw | 2015 | 84 | 66 | - Jake Gyllenhaal, as his character is in the ring, is the real star here with a truly dynamic performance! |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | 83 | 70 | - An improvement over the first one. 'Age of Ultron' stays much truer to the comics. |
| Bourne Supremacy | 2004 | 83 | 70 | - Gun to my head, I narrowly like it over the original. There's something about angry, vengeful Jason Bourne that is slightly more fun than the amnesiac. |
| Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | 83 | 70 | - Before 'Legacy', 'Ultimatum' seemed to have wrapped up the franchise darn near perfectly. |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | 2014 | 83 | 70 | - Captivating, yes, but also painfully formulaic. I felt like I knew the story before it was told. |
| Die Hard 2 | 1990 | 83 | 70 | - Slightly better than the first. How do I know? I don't. But for whatever reason the same wintery atmosphere seems to make the two films very comparable. |
| Fugitive, The | 1993 | 83 | 70 | - It's good guy vs. secret good guy vs. bad guy that the good guy doesn't know exists. Is there a better premise for a manhunt flick? |
| Jack Reacher | 2012 | 83 | 70 | - Cliche, predictable, ....and fun. Like my favorite drive, I enjoyed the trip despite seeing every turn coming. So sue me. |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | 83 | 70 | - Fans of the book will be dismayed by some of the altered plot points, but overall a nice adaptation. |
| Jurassic World | 2015 | 83 | 70 | - Easily the best of the 'Jurassic Park' franchise since the original. |
| Kill Bill vol 2 | 2004 | 83 | 70 | - These 'Kill Bill' movies are so wildly unique the only workable comparison is to each other. In that regard, this sequel is marginally better. |
| Oceans Eleven (2001) | 2001 | 83 | 70 | - Comedy, action, wit, and a script that actually took some thinking and direction. It all ends in an enjoyable film. |
| Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) | 1972 | 83 | 70 | - There are so few truly great films taking place on/around NYE that this is near the top of the list. |
| Speed | 1994 | 83 | 70 | - This is your quintessential '90's action flick. No glitz, no glam. Just blood, sweat, adrenaline, and pure movie enjoyment. |
| Street Fighter | 1994 | 83 | 70 | - An intense look at how dirty politics can be, and how the truly admirable candidates seem to find a way to rise above it. Mostly. |
| The Nice Guys | 2016 | 83 | 70 | - Crowe and Gosling are an unlikely comedy duo. But it works! |
| Valkyrie | 2008 | 83 | 70 | - 'Valkyrie' is an enigma. It's good, but it should be even better. It brings a great story into the limelight, but seemingly not far enough. Will you enjoy it? Sure. And yet, you'll leave somewhat unsatisfied. |
| We Were Soldiers | 2002 | 83 | 70 | - Maybe it's a little high on gung-ho patriotism and a little short on global objectivity, but that's to be expected in an otherwise very well done war flick. |
| Bourne Identity | 2002 | 82 | 87 | - The quintessential espionage action-thriller. |
| Bourne Legacy, The | 2012 | 82 | 87 | - You can't really call 'Legacy' another sequel, so let's just call it the next installment in the franchise. And if you go back and watch the first three movies first to refresh yourself, you'll appreciate much more just how masterfully the story in 'Legacy' is interwoven as it occurs along the same timeline as 'Ultimatum'. |
| Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | 82 | 87 | - Another solid installation to the Avengers franchise, though it doesn't quite reach the bar set by 'The Winter Soldier'. |
| Hunt for Red October | 1990 | 82 | 87 | - If you can get over the movie selling you Sean Connery and Sam Neill as Russian Naval Officers, chances are you'll enjoy it very much. |
| Lethal Weapon | 1987 | 82 | 87 | - Mel Gibson and Danny Glover fight Gary Busey? How does that NOT have '80's classic written all over it? |
| Munich | 2005 | 82 | 87 | - Besides one ludicrous scene at the end of the movie, everything is done with decent taste. The real interesting aspect is the conversations it begins about issues that still exist today. |
| Negotiator, The | 1998 | 82 | 87 | - It's The Fugitive meets SWAT meets every other cop thriller with David Morse in it. |
| The Hitcher | 2007 | 82 | 87 | - The remake of a thriller into more of a slasher/horror prospect is in an interesting concept. And this sub-90-minute film works in its own little world. |
| Transformers | 2007 | 82 | 87 | - The original is usually the best. This rings so true here. |
| Tropic Thunder | 2008 | 82 | 87 | - The kind of comedy you can quote for years to come. |
| Any Given Sunday | 1999 | 81 | 97 | - It all feels a bit 'soap opera-ish'. Football is only a side dish to this entree. |
| Bad Boys II | 2003 | 81 | 97 | - Easily one of my all-time favorite action blockbusters. A fun ride from start to finish with superb replay value. |
| Die Hard | 1988 | 81 | 97 | - Greatest/only Christmas action movie of all time. |
| Dukes of Hazzard, The (2005) | 2005 | 81 | 97 | - There's a good chance you'll like this movie. There's an even better chance you'll like it if you like the Broken Lizard gang. |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | 81 | 97 | - Marvel in its franchising has sort of fashioned themselves the ultimate conspiracy theorists in the sense that everything is connected. So, while elements of 'Guardians' feel rather old (an unlikely band of outlaws and misfits save the world? how original), there is enough material that is genuinely fresh that it feels like a new chapter of a story rather than an old book we've already read. |
| Iron Man | 2008 | 81 | 97 | - Solid superhero flick but suffers from the same thing all first movies in a series do: slow beginnings that set up the story. |
| Kill Bill vol 1 | 2003 | 81 | 97 | - It's very design, it's architecture if you will, is to become a cult classic. And it succeeds, obviously. |
| Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | 2003 | 81 | 97 | - Epic in nearly every way...including runtime. |
| Stripes | 1981 | 81 | 97 | - It's that classic Murray dry humor that delivers some of the best laughs! |
| AVENGERS, The | 2012 | 80 | 106 | - Your typical superhero blockbuster. The movie juggles such a large cast somewhat cumbersomely and resorts to cheeky humor when it doesn't know what else to do. |
| Batman Begins | 2005 | 80 | 106 | - Decent superhero film, but a bit too slow. Batman certainly began, but it took a while to get going. |
| Casino Royale | 2006 | 80 | 106 | - Gadgets, action, sex, and violence. The factory-issued latest installment of the Bond series transitions to a new 007 just fine. |
| Free State of Jones | 2016 | 80 | 106 | - The one overarching nuisance to what was otherwise a pretty gripping period piece was McConaughey's Newton Knight. They didn't just make him morally superior to his fellow confederates, they practically made him beyond reproach. It all seems rather silly for a white man who grew up in the backwoods of Mississippi in the mid-19th Century. |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | 2006 | 80 | 106 | - The film's one critical fault is that, at times, the battle of Iwo Jima ACTUALLY feels like 36 days....or more. |
| Lord of the Rings: Two Towers | 2002 | 80 | 106 | - Some say this is the weakest of the trilogy, I say it's markedly better than the first. |
| Platoon | 1986 | 80 | 106 | - This is THE Vietnam War movie. All others are just fighting for second. |
| Rules of Engagement | 2000 | 80 | 106 | - It's no 'A Few Good Men', but it's not exactly guilty of dereliction of duty, either. |
| Star Wars IV: A New Hope | 1977 | 80 | 106 | - It initially had to set up the story for three movies, which explains the long, somewhat slow beginning. The end is the stuff of film legend, though. |
| The Magnificent Seven | 2016 | 80 | 106 | - A year after 'The Hateful Eight' we get 'The Magnificent Seven', where in place of classic cinema nostalgia we get big blockbuster vigor. To be perfectly honest, both have their merits. |
| Train to Busan | 2016 | 80 | 106 | - The end product is a solid, if not occasionally overacted, addition to the zombie genre. |
| xXx | 2002 | 80 | 106 | - It's a testosterone-injected, shoot-em-up flick that flirts with that line of ridiculousness but doesn't fully cross it. |
| Act of Valor | 2012 | 79 | 118 | (full review) - The acting isn't the best, but the action sequences are next to none. Really shows other action blockbusters how it's done. |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 2005 | 79 | 118 | - For the most part, it sticks to the same-old tired action flick script. |
| Battle: Los Angeles | 2011 | 79 | 118 | - If the factory-issued character drama didn't get so much in the way, this would be one hell of an action film. |
| Bullitt | 1968 | 79 | 118 | - The car chase scene is perhaps the greatest of all time. |
| Chronicle | 2012 | 79 | 118 | (full review) - Holds it own even in the ubiquitous 'Found Film' genre. A film that sort of came out of nowhere that is definitely worth your time. |
| Grizzly | 2015 | 79 | 118 | - As far as apex predator horror/thriller flicks go, there are far worse renditions out there. |
| Hostage | 2005 | 79 | 118 | - It doesn't do Robert Crais' novel justice. That being said, it's still worth the price of admission. |
| Iron Man 2 | 2010 | 79 | 118 | - Is it a step down from the original? Sure. But that doesn't mean it isn't worth your time. |
| Italian Job (2003) | 2003 | 79 | 118 | - If everything was as well done as the heist and action sequences, this might be one of the best films of all time. |
| Jason Bourne | 2016 | 79 | 118 | - Greengrass returns to the franchise, and all the pieces are there, but it's just not the same. |
| Jaws | 1975 | 79 | 118 | - It depends on how you view it, quite frankly. A thriller? A compelling one, to be sure. But a true horror? Well, let's just say it's not as big of a fish as it thinks it is. |
| Live Free or Die Hard | 2007 | 79 | 118 | - Is Bruce Willis getting up there? Yeah, but like Liam Neeson in 'Taken', it doesn't really seem to get in the way here. The fourth installment is substantially weaker than the first three, but it doesn't deviate from what makes the franchise successful. And for that, we thank you. |
| Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | 2011 | 79 | 118 | - There is a clear effort here to inject some real comedy -- chiefly on the back of Simon Pegg who has risen to stardom during the eight years since M:I3 -- for the first time in this franchise, putting 'Ghost Protocol' almost in a different genre entirely. Therefore, to compare it to M:I3 -- the best and latest installment of this franchise before 'Ghost Protocol' -- is rather hard to do. |
| Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | 2015 | 79 | 118 | - 'Rogue Nation' brings some new things to the table, but it's largely the same song just on a different album. |
| Mission: Impossible III | 2006 | 79 | 118 | - There's no denying the whole 'retired spy back for one more mission' story line is a bit overplayed, but there's no denying that M:I3 is better than either of the first two. |
| Punisher (Thomas Jane) | 2004 | 79 | 118 | - Some less-than-great acting stops 'The Punisher' from being truly spectacular. Still, very good overall, though. |
| Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | 79 | 118 | - The darkest of the six movies. Some say that's a good thing. I say it's the best of the worse trilogy. |
| The Cannonball Run | 1981 | 79 | 118 | - 'Cannonball' is basically a standup act rolled into a movie. At every turn (literally) it's looking for a laugh. Most of those jokes land well; the operative word there being "most". |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 2011 | 79 | 118 | - Call me crazy, I liked this movie. It's a summer blockbuster, what did you want? A deep character study? Get out of here, hipster. |
| Armageddon | 1998 | 78 | 137 | - One of those good 'ole disaster movies. In my opinion, it was one of the most solid genres in the late nineties/early aughts and this was one of the better ones. |
| Crimson Tide | 1995 | 78 | 137 | - For something that boils down to essentially a testosterone-packed, machismo-laced soap opera, it works surprisingly well. |
| Deep Impact | 1998 | 78 | 137 | - It's Armageddon redone. Similar enough that you'll forever correlate the two, different enough that both are worth watching. |
| Red Dawn (2012) | 2012 | 78 | 137 | - It's an action movie with obvious holes that keeps you constantly entertained. In my estimation, it paid perfect homage to the original. |
| RoboCop | 2014 | 78 | 137 | - The commentary on the ever-increasing use of drone warfare, television news programs that are overtly subjective, and a shrinking level of personal privacy makes this an action blockbuster packing a surprising potent political punch. |
| V for Vendetta | 2005 | 78 | 137 | - Is it a superhero movie? I suppose so. Either way, it's one of the coolest in the genre! Reminds us there were filmmakers taking down hypothetical totalitarian government ever before Katniss Everdeen came along. |
| Wanted | 2008 | 78 | 137 | - Over the top in its ridiculousness, but refreshingly, Wanted makes no apologies about it. It knew the second it pretended you could curve bullets, the sky was the the limit. So why not run with that? |
| X2: X-Men United | 2003 | 78 | 137 | - It does what a sequel should: it builds off the original story. This is not a new adventure for this band of Marvel Superheroes, but rather the same adventure extended. |
| 71 | 2014 | 77 | 145 | - It should serve as a reminder to everyone that religious and cultural strife is just as integral a part of the western world as it is the east. |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | 77 | 145 | - It's 'Starship Troopers' meets 'Groundhog Day'. Don't worry, though, it's not quite as absurd as it sounds. |
| Fantastic Four | 2015 | 77 | 145 | - It's a solid attempt to bring back the Fantastic Four franchise. The real question is did we need this film just eight years after the last one? |
| Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | 77 | 145 | - The visuals in Peter Jackson's first installment of this epic are breathtaking, but the film could've shed 30-60 minutes and been just as good or better. |
| Rush (2013) | 2013 | 77 | 145 | - The whole delivery just feels as thought it's going through the motions. The effort -- no pun intended -- comes across as, well, rushed. |
| Savages | 2012 | 77 | 145 | - The pieces that seem to make this movie an enticing feature aren't as tightly-sewn as they could be and it leaves you wanting something more out of it. |
| Spectre | 2015 | 77 | 145 | - 'Spectre' marks the second straight time in the Daniel Craig era of the James Bond franchise that Bond is out only to be brought back in it for one more go 'round. At some point, we're going to have to accuse him of being the superspy who cried wolf. |
| Spider-Man | 2002 | 77 | 145 | - A functional origin story. |
| Three Kings | 1999 | 77 | 145 | - What could've become an integral part of how our culture judge's what is now and often overlooked conflict and has some very poignant commentary on the bizareness of war in the modern day ultimately falls by the way side thanks in no small part to some over-directing on David O. Russell's behalf. |
| X-Men | 2000 | 77 | 145 | - A pretty decent origin story. |
| Batman (Keaton) | 1989 | 76 | 155 | - Good, not great. |
| Con Air | 1997 | 76 | 155 | - John Malkovich is magnificent, as always, but the rest of the crowd can't keep pace. The end result is yet another good-but-not-great, B-list action flick. |
| Criminal | 2016 | 76 | 155 | - A high-end espionage sci-fi thriller. |
| Home Alone | 1990 | 76 | 155 | - It's equal parts sweet and entertainings is what it is. |
| Iron Man 3 | 2013 | 76 | 155 | - In new hands, the franchise concludes its run with only marginal success. |
| Keeping Up with the Joneses | 2016 | 76 | 155 | - A typical action comedy. But it leaves you with a good taste in your mouth. |
| Mission: Impossible II | 2000 | 76 | 155 | - With its borderline superficial love interest and "mysterious man of danger" elements, M:I2 wants so very badly to be an installment in the James Bond franchise. Perhaps even more so than the original. |
| Red Dawn (1984) | 1984 | 76 | 155 | - A B-action flick every man should see. |
| Rock, The | 1996 | 76 | 155 | - That scene where the guy has the poisonous ball in his mouth effectively ruined my childhood. |
| Team America: World Police | 2004 | 76 | 155 | - Shamelessly crude, utterly hysterical. |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) | 2014 | 76 | 155 | - Your standard-issue superhero flick. |
| The Sentinel | 2006 | 76 | 155 | - A decent if not overly produced and directed thriller. I mean, the protagonist secret service agent having an affair with the first lady? Really? It's so cheesy I can practically feel it clogging my arteries. |
| U.S. Marshals | 1998 | 76 | 155 | - Not as good as the original (most people don't realize it's a sequel), but a fun ride in its own right. |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | 76 | 155 | - It's very much in step with the first two, but I'd have to say, push come to shove, it's also the weakest of the three. |
| Batman Returns | 1992 | 75 | 169 | - Too cartoonish to be taken seriously and that's a problem. Because, like with all Batman movies -- really all superhero movies, for that matter -- they need to be at least somewhat serious for us, the audience, to really buy in. |
| GoldenEye | 1995 | 75 | 169 | - Brosnan's first go at it as the famous superspy is also probably is best one. |
| Pixels | 2015 | 75 | 169 | - It's unapologetically goofy, but the nostalgia 'Scott Pilgrim' captured for early millenials, 'Pixels' captures for the generation of video game lovers that came before them. |
| Safe | 2012 | 75 | 169 | - Yes, its an onslaught of action with no depth to support it. Admit it though, you've gone to see worse. |
| Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | 75 | 169 | - Some cringeworthy acting aside, it's alright. |
| Starship Troopers | 1997 | 75 | 169 | - Full disclosure: this was my favorite movie for a while. Full disclosure again: it was before my brain fully developed. |
| Taken 2 | 2012 | 75 | 169 | - The action sequences are near flawless, but the dialogue gets tacky quickly and the plot pushes over that line from extreme to ridiculous. |
| Ant-Man | 2015 | 74 | 176 | - The obvious obstacle for the film is getting over an obstacle that sounds a bit looney. Even Corey Stoll's character alludes to how silly 'Ant-Man' sounds. And while some comedy and SHIELD-tie in's coax it along, I'm not sure the silliness ever really goes away. |
| Contraband | 2012 | 74 | 176 | - Gone In 60 Seconds called. They want their premise back. |
| Goldfinger | 1964 | 74 | 176 | - Even a man as suave and sophisticated as James Bond can't help but to be the butt of the joke from time to time. |
| Independence Day: Resurgence | 2016 | 74 | 176 | - It fails to successfully build on the nostalgia fans had for the original film, primarily because most would argue a sequel without Will Smith is a sequel simply not worth making. |
| National Treasure | 2004 | 74 | 176 | - Go ahead -- crucify me for enjoying this movie a little bit. The history scavenger hunt is marginally fun. |
| Reno 911!: Miami | 2007 | 74 | 176 | - It's silly and stupid, yes, but I'll be damned if you don't laugh. |
| A-Team, The (2010) | 2010 | 73 | 182 | - Yeah, sure, it's entertaining, but that won't stop it from becoming a B-action flick relegated to Saturday mornings on cable. |
| Coriolanus | 2011 | 73 | 182 | (full review) - Very cool concept translated into film, but definitely not for everyone. You have to appreciate Shakespeare in order to really enjoy this movie. |
| Days of Thunder | 1990 | 73 | 182 | - The usual shortcomings for a film coming out of the '80's aside, 'Days of Thunder' is worth a watch. |
| Keanu | 2016 | 73 | 182 | - The problem with these comedies than come from great sketch writers (you can rope this movie into the same boat as the SNL ones) is always the same: evolving from minutes-long sketches, the movies always feel a bit long. |
| Along Came a Spider | 2001 | 72 | 186 | - It absolutely feels like a novel transferred to the big screen. Is it that a good or bad thing, though? |
| Avatar | 2009 | 72 | 186 | - A little overrated. It's worth a watch, but the runtime and countless slow moments will have you checking your watch. |
| Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | 2016 | 72 | 186 | - Definitely a disappointment compared to the first one. |
| Now You See Me 2 | 2016 | 72 | 186 | - As with the first, 'Now You See Me 2', like a magician, wows you with flash and pizzazz. It all makes for an exciting spectacle. But when you peek behind the curtains, you realize there really isn't much to it. |
| Other Guys, The | 2010 | 72 | 186 | - The problem with shtick is it rarely stays fresh for an entire feature-length film. Here, its relief on heavily and the movie suffers. |
| Point Break | 2015 | 72 | 186 | - The whole thing feels like a music video in IMAX: a plethora of breathtaking, wide angle shots with not a whole hell of a lot of plot in between. |
| Quantum of Solace | 2008 | 72 | 186 | - Just another factory-issued Bond sequel. Good. And forgettable. |
| Sahara | 2005 | 72 | 186 | - Infamous as one of the biggest financial flops of all time, the film itself is a mediocre product mosied along by the charm of McConaughey and Zahn. |
| Street Kings | 2008 | 72 | 186 | - This is sort of the baseline for David Ayer's films. Neither his worst nor his best. |
| The Gunman | 2015 | 72 | 186 | - Your standard international, sort-of-Bond-but-not-really-Bond thriller. |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | 72 | 186 | - For a franchise built around a discerning, sophisticated gentleman, this one is a little too 'B Action Movie' compared to others. |
| Need for Speed | 2014 | 71 | 197 | - At the end of the day, it's an action blockbuster. It doesn't TRY to be anything more, it doesn't WANT to be anything more. The cars are fast and loose and, so, sometimes the plot and characters are too. If you're disappointed, quite frankly, that's on you. |
| Point Break | 1991 | 71 | 197 | - There are good parts and bad parts. The good parts show Bigelow's early potential as a film maker. The bad parts show it couldn't escape much of the cheesiness that plagued hit movies of the '80's. |
| Ride Along | 2014 | 71 | 197 | - Kevin Hart is genuinely funny here. So much so that you're willing to overlook Ice Cube's plastic acting and the painfully formulaic story. |
| Run All Night | 2015 | 71 | 197 | - Very well could have just been called 'Taken 4'. |
| This Means War | 2012 | 71 | 197 | (full review) - A bit shallow, but still entertaining even for guys. The movie attempts to please all audiences and succeeds marginally. |
| Captain America (1990) | 1990 | 70 | 202 | - Too cliche to be really good. |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | 2011 | 70 | 202 | - Too cliche to be really good. |
| Fast And Furious | 2009 | 70 | 202 | - The return of the original characters continued an upward trend in the franchise's sequels. |
| Goosebumps | 2015 | 70 | 202 | - Capturing the nostalgia some of us have for the 'Goosebumps' books buys it some good will but it's not enough to overlook the fact much of the films shtick is sorely overplayed. |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 2014 | 70 | 202 | - It's a cute, little albeit painfully formulaic family film. |
| Jurassic Park III | 2001 | 70 | 202 | - It's interesting because the downfall of 'The Lost World' was its blatant deviation from the novel. However, 'Jurassic Park III' the first in the franchise with no novel for it to be based off of, actually goes back and makes some distinct nods to the FIRST novel. As if to offer an olive branch for those still bitter about the second movie. |
| Planet Terror | 2007 | 70 | 202 | - It's the sort of cult action horror thriller with go-for-broke ridiculousness that will leave hipster everywhere pitching tents in their pants. |
| Shooter | 2007 | 70 | 202 | - It's your standard-issue action thriller. If I didn't know Fuqua had directed it, Michael Bay would've felt like a safe bet. |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | 70 | 202 | - There's just not a lot here to get excited about, sorry to say. |
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 2003 | 70 | 202 | - As the years have gone on, this franchise has relied more and more on over-the-top special effects. |
| The 5th Wave | 2016 | 70 | 202 | - Like 'The Maze Runner' franchise, the story's underlying agenda of focusing on children in these post apocalyptic worlds is obvious. There's no big, bad authority coming for young adults, just money-hungry producers. |
| Thor | 2011 | 70 | 202 | - It tries to be an origin story of sorts for Thor, but let's call this what it really is: a half-hearted attempt a prologue to set up the final character for the 'Avengers' movie. |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | 70 | 202 | - Like the easily-amused humanoid that you are, the flashy battle scenes will keep you around through the films' glaring holes. |
| World's End, The | 2013 | 70 | 202 | - A noticeably weaker entry than we're used to from Simon Pegg and co. |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | 2016 | 70 | 202 | - Whether it be Star Wars or The Hobbit or now X-Men, the decision is unanimous: these prequel trilogies never break out of the shadow of the originals. |
| Eastern Promises | 2007 | 69 | 217 | - If you want to delve into the saturated genre of organized crime noirs, you better bring something special. 'Eastern Promises' does not. |
| Exodus: Gods and Kings | 2014 | 69 | 217 | - At the end of the day, 'Exodus' is what we should've expected it to be all along. The special affects are marvelous, the battles are of epic proportions, and most of everything else falls flat. Were we ever supposed to seriously buy John Turturro as a pharoah? |
| French Connection, The | 1971 | 69 | 217 | - After an hour or so of nothing more than people following people, The French Connection FINALLY gets going. |
| Matrix, The | 1999 | 69 | 217 | - It aims to be the ultimate sci-fi fantasy flick, but attains only mixed results. |
| Rocky | 1976 | 69 | 217 | - A bit overrated if we're being completely honest. |
| The November Man | 2014 | 69 | 217 | - Maybe it's Brosnan, maybe it's not, but you can't help but to feel the movie might've been called 'James Bond: Back From Retirement'. |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 69 | 217 | - A star-studded cast, yes...and the weirdest addition to this franchise to date. |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | 2016 | 68 | 224 | - It doesn't even stand up on its own let alone in the shadow of Christopher Nolan's magnificent trilogy. |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 1992 | 68 | 224 | - Quite literally more of the same. But that's not as bad as it sounds. |
| Miami Vice | 2006 | 68 | 224 | - In a city full of culture and vividness, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx have about as much charisma as two unnamed goons from a direct-to-DVD action film. |
| Amazing Spider-Man, The | 2012 | 67 | 227 | - Why, WHY was this made? Was the superhero genre not saturated enough let alone Spiderman as a franchise itself? |
| Battleship | 2012 | 67 | 227 | - To my surprise, Battleship has its moments. It's also utterly ridiculous at times, just as I suspected. |
| Jingle All the Way | 1996 | 67 | 227 | - It's poor acting performances and hokie antics aside, 'Jingle All The Way' is a cute little Christmas movie. |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 2011 | 67 | 227 | - When you use CGI so heavily as a crutch, it usually means everything else is lacking. That's exactly what happened here. |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | 2005 | 66 | 231 | - Some terrific acting that can't be reigned in by a weak script. |
| In the Heart of the Sea | 2015 | 65 | 232 | - Trying to successfully piggyback on a literary classic is a fool's proposition. |
| Looper | 2012 | 65 | 232 | - You're basically preoccupied with Gordon-Levitt's bizarre face until the tempermental child out of The Omen shows up. |
| SALT | 2010 | 64 | 234 | - A seemingly great premise is ruined by horribly flawed execution and one stupid, eye-rolling ending |
| Bad Boys | 1995 | 63 | 235 | - If you're going to throw substance and plot out the window for thrills, the thrills better be REALLY good. Here, they are just 'meh'. |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2003 | 63 | 235 | - One of the most iconic action films ever. The downside? That's all it was. If you didn't read the subtitles, you really didn't miss much. |
| Mystery, Alaska | 1999 | 63 | 235 | - As it turns out, the only thing you can do in Alaska is screw and play hockey. Somehow, this movie puts a damper on every north woods' man's dream. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2003 | 63 | 235 | - Make no mistake: this is really more of a kids movie. Not that it was intended that way, but its over-the-top acting and simpleton plot makes it so. |
| Green Lantern | 2011 | 62 | 239 | - As much as I like Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, this film could have been way better. One of those classic cases where a decent concept falls victim to the high-end effects of Hollywood. |
| I Am Legend | 2007 | 62 | 239 | - So you're telling me if you're the last man on earth you're bound to go a little crazy? Wow, who knew? |
| Kick-Ass | 2010 | 62 | 239 | - What starts out as an honest attempt to make the unlikely superhero comedy takes a sharp right as it becomes a dark semi-action flick. |
| Losers, The | 2010 | 62 | 239 | - Entertaining enough, but it was like the script didn't know how to handle all the characters so it continually resorted to cheap laughs. |
| Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones | 2002 | 62 | 239 | - Slightly better than Episode I. Still unnecessarily long with too much eye-rolling dialogue. |
| Good Day To Die Hard, A | 2013 | 61 | 244 | - Sadly, I both fear and hope that this franchise has come to a morose conclusion. |
| Last Stand, The | 2013 | 61 | 244 | - The key formula to these junk-food action flicks is how much nonsense you can stomach in order to get your fix. 'The Last Stand' pushes it...starting with a German bodybuilder as a small Arizona border town sheriff. |
| Lost World: Jurassic Park, The | 1997 | 61 | 244 | - With 'Jurassic Park', they picked a select few areas to differ from Crichton's novel. With 'The Lost World', they practically threw the novel into a blender, caught a few pieces in the air, and decided to go with that. |
| Mission: Impossible | 1996 | 61 | 244 | - Ludicrous and a bit too tacky. |
| Mr. Right | 2016 | 61 | 244 | - A disappointing project for Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell to have their names forever tied to. |
| Thin Red Line, The | 1998 | 61 | 244 | - Ultimately, the problem with 'The Thin Red Line' is itself. It wants to be both a gritty war flick and a cinephile's wet dream. Had it committed one way or the other -- likely the former -- we probably would've had a great flick on our hands. |
| Cowboys & Aliens | 2011 | 60 | 250 | - I thought everything Jon Favreau touched turned to gold. This flick proves he's not King Midas after all. |
| Deja Vu | 2006 | 60 | 250 | - I can say matter-of-factly the using-time-travel-to-solve-crime concept has thoroughly been warned out. Hasn't been used that much, you say? My point exactly. |
| Godzilla | 2014 | 60 | 250 | - All the realistic special effects in the world doesn't change the fact that the script belongs in a Saturday morning cartoon show. |
| Kick-Ass 2 | 2013 | 60 | 250 | - Like the first, 'Kick-Ass 2' is a walking paradox. It wants to be both juvenile and grown-up, both silly and serious. And it doesn't really work. |
| Divergent | 2014 | 59 | 254 | - Being released right in the middle of the Hunger Games movies only further highlight's Divergent's inferiority. The concepts are far more sophomoric, the story itself is much more teen-centric, and the acting could sorely use the Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller we were privileged to in 'The Spectacular Now'. |
| Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The | 2006 | 59 | 254 | - A surprising and welcomed improvement over the second. The complete abandonment of the original characters went fairly smoothly given how 2 Fast 2 Furious went. |
| The Equalizer | 2014 | 59 | 254 | - Just another factory-issued action-thriller. |
| 30 Minutes Or Less | 2011 | 58 | 257 | - Kind of like my feelings of Aziz Ansari himself: will make you laugh but not laugh OUT LOUD. |
| Man of Steel | 2013 | 58 | 257 | - How a duo of geeky gurus like Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder managed to make such a disappointment has to be one of the biggest surprises of the year in movies. |
| Safe House | 2012 | 58 | 257 | (full review) - Even if you haven't seen it, you probably have. How? Because it feels stolen from every typical Hollywood action flick out there. You might be entertained, but you won't be satisfied. |
| 300 | 2006 | 57 | 260 | - It's use for memes and satire is sadly its best quality. Homophobes will have a field day with this one. |
| Star Wars I: Phantom Menace | 1999 | 57 | 260 | - The worst of the two trilogies, easily. George Lucas and crew really took an entire movie to shake off the rust. |
| Family, The | 2013 | 56 | 262 | - As 'The Family' learns, wanting to be both an adult-ish thriller while partaking in Home Alone-esque puts the onus on the viewer to turn their brain WAY down in order to have a little fun at the movies. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007) | 2007 | 56 | 262 | - The best thing this movie ever offered was a now-defunct promise that this'd be the end of the franchise. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006) | 2006 | 56 | 262 | - Honestly, the ride at Disneyland is more fun. |
| White House Down | 2013 | 56 | 262 | - Unlike 'Olympus Has Fallen', the first some-crazy-people-have-inexplicably-taken-the-White-House flick this year, 'White House Down' KNOWS its premise is just a tad bit preposterous. And so it has some fun with that. |
| Welcome to the Punch | 2013 | 53 | 266 | - All eye candy, no story. |
| 22 Jump Street | 2014 | 52 | 267 | - To say it's not as awful as the first isn't saying much. Once again, '22 Jump Street' THINKS its jokes are much funnier than they are. There will be more eye rolls than laughs AGAIN. |
| Into the Storm | 2014 | 52 | 267 | - If I didn't know better, I would guess some 'Twister' fanboy finally found the one rich schlub dumb enough to fund his wet dream in the form of a movie. |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | 2015 | 52 | 267 | - What ends up being a halfway decent reimagining of the British superspy flick for the first three quarters of its runtime eventually devolves into something needlessly explicit, offensive, and lude. Yes, the last quarter or so of 'Kingsman' is "zero f**ks given" filmmaking at its best (or worst). |
| Olympus Has Fallen | 2013 | 52 | 267 | - There's just too much of the ludicrous for you to completely turn off your brain and fully enjoy. |
| Blackhat | 2015 | 51 | 271 | - While I'm sure hackers and coders everywhere appreciate being portrayed as Bond-like international men of mystery, it makes for a pretty silly story here. |
| Ride Along 2 | 2016 | 51 | 271 | - If you came into 'Ride Along 2' with even remotely high expectations, that's on you. |
| Snitch | 2013 | 51 | 271 | - 'Snitch' ultimately is never in any danger. It sticks to a relatively successful formula which ensures the movie cannot fail, but also cannot really succeed. |
| 3:10 to Yuma (remake) | 2007 | 50 | 274 | - When you take on such a ubiquitous and classic genre, you better bring your A game. This remake sadly did not. |
| Fast And Furious 6 | 2013 | 50 | 274 | - Alas, we have the first installment to seriously challenge '2 Fast 2 Furious' as the worst in the franchise. '6' does beat it out, but only marginally. |
| Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The (2012) | 2012 | 50 | 274 | - Martin Freeman is the film's only saving grace and, to his credit, the only thing worth being in the same breath as the three first (erm, last?) movies. |
| Serenity | 2005 | 50 | 274 | - Joss Whedon's initial transition from television to film is tacky, unpolished, and rife with poor acting. Ironically, it comes across as a TV movie. |
| Star Trek: First Contact | 1996 | 50 | 274 | - It really is nothing more than an extended episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) | 1990 | 50 | 274 | - It's a kids movie through and through. I'm not sure what else people wanted out of it. |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | 2016 | 50 | 274 | - I don't think one movie has done more to undermine the love and nostalgia I have for superhero characters I grew up with. |
| The Maze Runner | 2014 | 50 | 274 | - A poor man's 'Hunger Games'. |
| The Mexican | 2001 | 50 | 274 | - Brad Pitt can do many things, but comedy is not among them. |
| The Program | 1993 | 50 | 274 | - 'The Program' can't decide whether it wants to be a drama or a satire. As a result, it's often the butt of its own jokes. |
| Dredd 3D | 2012 | 49 | 284 | - High-octane action repeatedly interrupted by frustrating slow-mo shots. A classic example of a good action flick that got in its own way when it came to being something better. |
| Good Kill | 2015 | 49 | 284 | - The political messaging in this "drama" is so shamelessly one-sided, I've seen propoganda pieces that are more objective. |
| Lockout | 2012 | 49 | 284 | - Guy Pearce's performance as Snow is about the only redeeming quality in this movie. The CGI inundates the film and gives it a cheesy, animated feel that shouldn't be there in such a raw action script. |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | 2015 | 49 | 284 | - Somehow, inexplicably, this sequel was made. |
| Terminator Genisys | 2015 | 49 | 284 | - When Arnold Schwarzenegger gets beaten down by his younger CGI self towards the beginning, it's actually a perfect metaphor as to how 'Genisys' stacks up to earlier 'Terminator' versions. |
| Akira | 1988 | 48 | 289 | - Just seems like another anime film to me. If there's something special here I guess I missed it. |
| Alien 3 | 1992 | 48 | 289 | - Such a letdown compared to Scott's and Cameron's films. Fincher does virtually nothing different and fails to keep your attention to boot. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 2011 | 48 | 289 | - Why? Why was this movie made? Money. And kids. That's why. |
| Revenge of the Green Dragons | 2014 | 48 | 289 | - Amateurish and melodramatic. |
| Underworld: Awakening | 2012 | 48 | 289 | - The best part of this movie was the soundtrack. Skip the film and listen to that. |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 2012 | 47 | 294 | - The really out there premise is no longer an excuse for a movie failing to deliver. We've seen it work. It certainly doesn't here. |
| Pacific Rim | 2013 | 47 | 294 | - Your standard-issue summer blockbuster eye porn. |
| Taken 3 | 2015 | 47 | 294 | - Doesn't have an original bone in its body. |
| Terminator: Salvation | 2009 | 47 | 294 | - The beginning is good, like the first ten minutes. Then you can feel free to leave. |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | 46 | 298 | - Easily the worst of the franchise. Tacky and overproduced. All pizzazz and no substance. It's a feature-length music video. |
| 3 Days to Kill | 2014 | 46 | 298 | - Eye-rollingly absurd. For 2 hours, 3 Days To Kill can't decide if it's an action-comedy or a bona fide thriller. And the only thing lethal here is the dose of cliches it throws at you. |
| Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | 2009 | 46 | 298 | - Horribly disappointing. You just wish it had never been made. |
| Grey, The | 2011 | 46 | 298 | - Frustratingly formulaic. A standard-issue survival drama. |
| 300: Rise of an Empire | 2014 | 45 | 302 | - More graphic-novel-on-the-big-screen eye porn. But this time it has the bonus of being almost utterly plotless! |
| Epic Movie | 2007 | 45 | 302 | - It's the same tired, sophomoric satire we've come to expect out of these sorts of movies. |
| Gamer | 2009 | 45 | 302 | - Convinces you the marriage between video games and movies is better off ending. |
| Premium Rush | 2012 | 45 | 302 | - Premium Rush is directed like it's a video game, and the acting, dialogue, and plot have obvious holes as if it were one. |
| Thor: The Dark World | 2013 | 45 | 302 | - It'd almost be better if it were a parody rather than an honest attempt at a sequel. |
| Hit and Run | 2012 | 44 | 307 | - The cheap slapstick used in conjunction with Tom Arnold is the only redeeming aspect of this less-than-funny comedy. |
| Ben-Hur | 2016 | 43 | 308 | - The original novel was an influential literary piece about a man whose interactions with one religion's lord and savior convinced him to choose forgiveness over revenge. Here, it's been twisted into a storyless canvass for brutish war scenes. |
| Furious 7 | 2015 | 43 | 308 | - I guess were supposed to look on 'Furious 7' with kind eyes given that Paul Walker passed away before its release, but I, for one, can't do it. This is probably the worst film in the franchise to date. |
| Hardcore Henry | 2016 | 43 | 308 | - All shtick, no substance. |
| Sabotage | 2014 | 41 | 311 | - This is an unfathomably large step backwards for David Ayer. |
| San Andreas | 2015 | 41 | 311 | - It's not '2012' bad, but it's close. Very close. |
| Zombeavers | 2014 | 39 | 313 | - Bad....like a glorious train wreck. |
| 21 Jump Street | 2012 | 37 | 314 | - Silly but not in a good way. The people enjoying this movie the most are the ones starring in it (and that's because they don't have to watch it). |
| Red Tails | 2012 | 37 | 314 | - The fact that the trailer combined a dubstep soundtrack to a World War II dogfight scene warns you well how ludicrously executed this movie is. |
| 2012 | 2009 | 36 | 316 | - On a good day, it's awful. |
| Alex Cross | 2012 | 36 | 316 | - There's no other way to say this: it's just a bad, bad movie. |
| Immortals | 2011 | 36 | 316 | - Imagine 300 with even less plot, poorer acting, and worse direction. |
| London Has Fallen | 2016 | 36 | 316 | - It's actually WORSE than you fear it will be. |
| Casa De Mi Padre | 2012 | 33 | 320 | - For every 5 or 6 hysterical gut-busters Will Ferrell gives us, he throws out a dud like this. What should've been a 3-minute sketch video was stretched into a feature-length film. |
| Cottage Country | 2013 | 32 | 321 | - Just utterly ludicrous in almost every facet. |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | 2014 | 31 | 322 | - Written, directed, and acted almost entirely under the assumption that it had no shot of ever being taken seriously. |
| Expendables, The | 2010 | 30 | 323 | - Painfully cheesy. |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | 2013 | 30 | 323 | - Just good enough to not be truly awful. |
| Expendables 2, The | 2012 | 27 | 325 | - Cheesier, sillier, stupider, and somehow more ridiculous than the first. I tried turning off my brain and enjoying it and my subconscious told me I'm better than this. |
| Resident Evil: Retribution | 2012 | 25 | 326 | - Horrifically awful. With each sequel, this franchise redefines just what rock bottom is. |
