These films proved you should never get your hopes up. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at failed potential by counting down our picks for those really bad movies that truly could’ve been great.
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00:00There's not a paper in town that will hire me
00:02You should have thought of that earlier
00:04Welcome to watch mojo and today
00:06We're looking at failed potential by counting down our picks for those really bad movies that truly could have been great
00:13I love you
00:16No, you can't see that number 10 suicide squad. Oh, I'm not gonna kill you
00:25I'm just gonna hurt you
00:28Really
00:29really
00:30bad
00:31Come on
00:32How could a movie about a team of supervillains coming together to save the world with Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn?
00:39Not be great. Well
00:412016 suicide squad managed to do just that
00:45Despite having stars a big budget and plenty of fan excitement. It fell completely flat. What we some kind of
00:53Suicide squad
00:54I'll notify your next of kin and you know how we know this movie could have been good
00:59Because they made a much better suicide squad film just a few years later while this
01:042016 installment scored a paltry 26% on Rotten Tomatoes
01:092021's the suicide squad stands at an impressive 90%
01:14Even the first films spin-off Birds of Prey with Margot Robbie front and center was more creative and interesting
01:21Earning a salad 78% on Rotten Tomatoes
01:24Miss Quinn
01:27That was my driver. Oh
01:29Well, I'm sure it was his fault consider him fired consider me grateful. Especially since I know you don't like me
01:35number nine
01:37downsizing
01:39Anesthesiology, huh? My wife said they put people to sleep even without the drugs
01:42To
01:47Make an excellent film you pretty much need three key elements great actors a visionary director and a fantastic
01:56original concept
01:582017's downsizing appeared to have all three with award-winning actor Matt Damon
02:03Award-winning director Alexander Payne and a unique idea about a man shrinking himself to start life in a new experimental community
02:11It's all pretty clear. I
02:13Really wish you'd taken her first offer. I
02:16Know all right
02:18Just step back a little I want you to get hurt
02:21however
02:21this film which should have been universally acclaimed ended up polarizing both audiences and
02:28Critics while almost everyone praised the originality and ambitious ideas
02:33Opinions diverged on how effectively Payne brought those ideas to life
02:41Rose
02:43Where'd you get a real rose?
02:46It's a new store full-size flower martin number eight
02:50Aragon it wasn't always like this was it
02:55There was a time when our land flourished without
02:58Cruelty and fear this one is pretty straightforward
03:02Aragon should have been a good movie because it's based on a great book granted
03:07We acknowledge that the history of cinematic adaptations of books is filled with failures
03:12But that doesn't mean they all lack the potential to be great in the case of Aragon though. There was potential
03:25However all of that was wiped away by a lazy screenplay that strayed so far away from its source material
03:31It lost all the fantasy and awe that many readers came to love it for
03:35Critics and diehard fans heavily panned the film after its release
03:40Resulting in the planned trilogy being cancelled
03:43I didn't ask for any of this, but you were chosen nevertheless a dragon will only hatch if it feels the presence of its rider
03:51It'll wait forever if it has to
03:55What he says is true number seven the Black Dahlia Dwight was it you were them
04:05He saved my life few directors have experienced as many ups and downs in their careers as Brian De Palma
04:12This is the guy behind classics like Carrie Scarface and the untouchables
04:17But he was also responsible for flops like the bonfire of the vanities snake eyes and arguably his worst
04:24The Black Dahlia, that's a new one
04:29Homicide
04:31Let's try Elizabeth Short and Lorna Mertz, I know you knew them so don't jerk me off
04:35Otherwise, it's downtown and a whole lot of publicity based on one of the most infamous unsolved murders in US history
04:41This had the potential to be a great film noir under De Palma's direction
04:46Unfortunately a mediocre script and lackluster performances from stars like Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson led to its downfall
04:58We always said I'd be safe
05:02You will be had the original director David Fincher remained on the project
05:07It might have been as well-received as the crime thriller. He made instead Zodiac
05:12number six
05:14timeline
05:17You can use any one of them to call for your return at any time
05:20I can explain the intricacies of how they work once you arrive most importantly one marker will bring all of you back
05:27Do not lose them
05:29Exhilarating
05:30Entertainments was how entertainment weekly described timeline the novel that is now
05:35That's a good place to start when making a movie based on a book, right?
05:40Especially since it was written by Michael Crichton. Yes, the same author of Jurassic Park
05:45Once this platform is fixed
05:47Even if the markers have run out we can still send someone else back to get them, right?
05:52Josh the only thing holding the wormhole open is their markers to top that off
05:56It was set to be helmed by director Richard Donner known for making quality adventure and action films like the first Superman movie and the
06:03Lethal weapon franchise, however, despite these promising foundations the film adaptation of timeline turned out to be a major
06:11Disappointment, not only did it end up with a 13% Rotten Tomatoes score and a c-plus audience grade
06:17It also lost nearly 50 million dollars at the box office
06:21Last time I saw him he was running like hell with his marker for an open space
06:25I was on the ground three arrows in
06:30I used to be William Decker ITC employee number 273 number five. Don't worry, darling
06:39Don't get me started. It's just not what we want. We're having fun. I live next door
06:43You wouldn't believe the things I've heard like they're on a perpetual honeymoon
06:48Olivia Wilde's directorial debut was the highly praised
06:522019 film book smart following its success
06:56Anticipation grew for her next project sparking a bidding war for what became
07:012022's don't worry darling with wild as the director and acclaimed actress Florence Pugh in the lead the film had a
07:08Promising start we're all here because we believe in the mission
07:12Yes, we have jobs too that are just as important just as vital what we do at home supporting them
07:19Taking care of them without that they couldn't be out there changing the world. So what went wrong?
07:24well in many of the reviews Harry Styles name comes up a lot and
07:29Not in a good way while Shia LaBeouf was originally cast as the male lead
07:34He was later fired or quit depending on who you ask and replaced with Styles
07:40critics described the singer and actor as outmatched utterly and helplessly adrift and
07:46The weak link would LaBeouf have saved the film guess. We'll never know. It's not a baby
07:53What stop right now, I love you
08:00And I want more of you number four Tomorrowland
08:16After
08:18The critical and commercial success of the Incredibles and Ratatouille
08:22They were probably some who doubted Brad Bird could make the transition to live-action movies
08:28Then he made Mission Impossible ghost protocol and it looked like he could do anything that is until Tomorrowland
08:35With a budget of almost two hundred million dollars the studio clearly expected a hit
08:41Especially with bird behind the camera and George Clooney in front of it
08:45But while the film is visually appealing and full of promise the end result just never quite matched its ambitions
08:52You want in I'll bring you in why not?
08:57Then wait around here and get it hunted and killed etc. It's a
09:01Then wait around here and get it hunted and killed etc. Etc. Number three
09:07Spider-man 3 you were an embarrassment to him
09:14Look at little Goblin jr
09:17I'm gonna cry if you need proof that spider-man 3 could and should have been really good
09:22Just look at the two films that preceded it
09:24Spider-man was great and its
09:272002 sequel is often regarded as one of the best superhero movies of all time with the main cast returning and Sam Raimi
09:34Directing again spider-man 3 seemed destined for greatness. We can find a way to settle this you're so right
09:42I'm thinking
09:44humiliation
09:46Kind of like how you humiliated me
09:48However, whatever potential it had was seemingly compromised when Raimi was pressured by producer
09:54Avi Arad to add venom to the script
09:57This character was not included in Raimi's original vision and the addition made the film which already had two villains seem crowded
10:04For many critics. This was what really undermined the movie Parker. You are such a boy scout
10:11What are you gonna give a guy a break?
10:15You want forgiveness
10:17Good religion number two the last airbender even try to escape
10:29The guy who directed the sixth sense might not seem like an obvious choice to turn a beloved
10:35Nickelodeon fantasy action show into a movie, but that's exactly what production houses Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon movies
10:43Decided to do and hey working with Emmy and Peabody award-winning source material surely puts a great movie within reach
10:50You know, my grandma thinks because you're an airbender
10:53That you could be the Avatar
10:58How much does a fire an issue in control a
11:01Lot of villages in the Earth Kingdom like around here, but not only did Shyamalan not reach greatness
11:07He went the other way and made what many have called one of the worst movies of all time
11:12Similarly the excellent Dragon Ball manga series was poorly adapted into the terrible 2009 movie
11:19Dragonball evolution another strong contender for the worst of all time title. What are you doing here? You go?
11:26I'm just going to the party
11:29Look I was invited. I'm not looking for any trouble trouble found you freak before we continue
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11:50Number one Batman vs. Superman dawn of justice
11:54At the risk of angering the Zack Snyder fans out there the rest of us can all agree that Batman vs. Superman
12:00Dawn of justice could have been amazing, but ultimately fell short
12:05Come on, the first live-action film featuring both Batman and Superman together
12:10That's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun
12:13It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun
12:16It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun
12:18It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun
12:21Featuring both Batman and Superman together that has potential greatness written all over it. Who's that?
12:28He must be new to the let them eat cake beat
12:31That is bruce wayne. It's like when robert de niro and al pacino appeared on screen together for the first time in heat
12:38Except that one lived up to and exceeded our great expectations. That's an interesting point
12:44Hey
12:46What are you a monk in contrast batman versus superman had a barely coherent script
12:52Was bereft of any emotional weight and failed to properly develop its characters
12:57In fact, the only good thing this film gave us was the save martha meme
13:01Do you know any other promising movies that fail to live up to your expectations?
13:06Share them with us in the comments bring the car around
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