So when we went to do our research to back up Movie 43 being awarded the Golden Raspberry for 2014, it was Catherine Shoard’s headline that caught our eye: “Movie 43: why did so many Hollywood stars sign up for the humiliation?” We read no further on Google’s results – this article summed it up quite nicely.
With stars such as Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, and Aussie heartthrob Hugh Jackman, Hollywood was almost certain they’d hit a home run. Think again. With fourteen different storylines, they were certainly going for an Orson Welles type approach, however, it backfired, and that’s why the greats stay great!
2016: Batman vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Not even the glorious Gal Gadot playing the role of Wonder Woman could save this film from disaster. In the DC Universe, Wonder Woman certainly trumps both the Superman and Batman franchises. When you’re competing with the likes of Marvel Studios, you’d want to put your best foot, or superhero forward. Now, Superman and Batman have both been done before, and we’re sure they’ll be done again, but, really? Batman KILLING Superman?
Fans lined up to see the “Man of Steel” come up against Gotham’s savior, but unfortunately, it was just as underwhelming as the film introducing the world to the new Superman. While hard hitters like Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck took center stage, it was a little too much brawn with not enough brains. The best part of the film? Critics agree it was definitely getting a first glimpse at the new Wonder Woman.
2015: Fantastic Four
With a review from Rolling Stone as searing as “Fantastic Four is a pile of something, too. You fill in the blank,” really, there isn’t much more to say, is there? Some films, no matter how many reboots, just aren’t going to do well. After the initial reboot in 2004, starring the likes of Jessica Alba and Chris Evans, the studio decided that “ah, 10 years have passed, people have forgotten, let’s make another one!”
Anyway, it seems that even Captain America was shaking his head at his role as the “Human Torch” – regardless, if he hadn’t signed on to the film, perhaps he wouldn’t now have the title of owning “America’s Ass. ”
2012: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Surprisingly, this is the only Twilight saga film to have been awarded a Golden Raspberry. It makes sense though – it’s the final installment, and how many films with sequels do you know where the sequel is just as good as the first? Not saying that the first film was amazing…unless you’re a 13-year-old fantasy fiction reader or a 45-year-old “cool mom.” Oh yeah, we went there.
Despite being awarded the Razzie for 2012, it actually rated on Rotten Tomatoes. Critically speaking, it actually did better than Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and we think it’s owing to the fact it was indeed the last film in the franchise. The metaphorical final nail in the coffin.
2011: Jack And Jill
Sadly, gone are the good ole’ days of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore, among a host of other notoriously funny films, masterminded by Adam Sandler. Despite his successful run , it seems that even Sandler couldn’t pull a white rabbit out of the hat in Jack and Jill. Considered “one of the worst films ever made,” Sandler took a leaf out of Eddie Murphy’s book, playing both the male and female twins.
You’d think that serious actors like Al Pacino would swat away a proposal to appear in such a film, but hey, there are things we will never understand. While a little of Pacino’s star power might have drawn in a few weary cinema-goers, this movie was nothing short of catastrophic. Of twelve nominated Razzie awards, it won ten!