Posted on 12/26/2014 9:25:57 AM PST by EveningStar
These ten films are not remotely the worst films of 2014, but their respective artistic failures were the most disappointing.
This is arguably the most subjective list of my year-end wrap up, with the caveat that of course all of my "best/worst" lists are as subjective as any critical analysis. None of the films on this list belong anywhere near a "worst-of" rundown, but in some ways they were more explicitly dissatisfying than the actual films I chose as the "worst" or "least favorite" films of 2014. Some were genuinely bad, some were mostly good save for a few key artistic stumbles, and all arguably represented either the tragic letdown of a much-anticipated project or a failure in execution of what looked like a surefire winner on paper. The first nine are in alphabetical order, followed by the so-called "biggest disappointment of 2014." And here we go...
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Saw Interstellar and the beginning was killing me softly, very long. Middle picked up a bit- then the ending with Matthew in the dimension scene, hoping his daughter would get the clue. Optics were great. Interstellar was a bit above Gravity. I had to chew off my arm to finish watching Gravity.
Just so Unbreakable. Great movie. I wish one part would have gone faster, but it drug on and on. Other than that, it was really good. People in the audience all clapped, some stood, some said God Bless America.
Oh ... I was hoping ...
Saw it, liked it as well. As for the music, that’s Hans Zimmer’s work; he tends to bring out the feeling that something big is happening.
Just saw “Unbreakable”
Excellent and feel good.
Very good story of perseverance and indomitable spirit.
Could have had a bit more tempo.
But, theater was full, everyone clapped and worth going to the theater.
I liked it.
(Yeah, blast from the past.)
Just saw it, and found Interstellar amazing. Compelling plot, great character development, engaging drama, stunning visuals, creative problems and solutions. The answers to all your questions are well answered in the movie, and answering them here would take as long as just watching it.
You could fly a spaceship thru a few key plot holes, but they are very forgivable being such a compelling story.
Not a bad popcorn flick. It was a monster movie. The people are never important.
The rest I passed on. I wanted to see "Penguins" but when I learned that someone (MO maybe?) was going to use it to preach I decided I didn't want to see it that much.
The planets & time representation was excellent - until the loop. Some authors have great ideas but the story exceeds their grasp, and the consequence is embarrassing. (_Knowing_ & _Lucy_ were similar.)
“Dying earth” backstory is irrelevant. Possibly interesting, yes, but does not affect the journey beyond simply promoting it. Go look up “MacGuffin”.
Overall it was a great movie, marred by the bootstrap trying to supplant God.
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