Oh, I believeSisterNumber 20 QuantumofSolaceboned, I NeedYouBack.
I neverleft.
AfterthePierceBrosnaneraendedonsuch a humiliatingnote, theJamesBondfranchisecameroaringbacktolifewithCasinoRoyalewith a grittiertoneinDanielCraig's darkerpoorTrail.
Wewerereadyfor a newgoldenageofdouble 07 WhileQuantumofSolaceisbynomeanstheworstBondmovie, itwas a significantstepbackwardscomingoffsuch a gamechanger.
WhereasCasinoRoyaletookchancesaroundeverycorner, thissequelplayeditsafewithnonstopaction, a forgettableplotandlittleinsightintothemanbehindthespy.
Thankfully, Skyfallgotbondbackontrack, althoughtheSiri's hitanotherroughpatchwith a mixedbag.
ThatwasSpecterhung, noticing a StarTreklikepatternwiththesemovies, Number 19 TheMummy.
WhilenotmanypeoplewerepleadingwithUniversaltodevelop a darkuniverse, theideaofseeingalltheclassicmonstersjoinedforcesdefinitelyshowedpromiseinwhat's gottabe a record, Themummykilledthecinematicuniverserightoutofthesarcophagus.
Actually, thiswasn't evenUniversal's firstattemptat a shareduniverseofmonstersasDraculaUntoldwasoriginallyseenas a potentiallaunchingpoint.
CombiningelementsoftheAvengersMissionImpossibleandtheBrendanFraserMummymovies, Universalturnedin a muddledmessthattriedpleasingeverybodybutsatisfiednobodyYoushotright.
Number 18.
TheLeagueofExtraordinaryGentlemen.
TheLX G bringstogethersomeofliteratureismostfamousfiguresfromTomSawyertoCaptainNemo, toeHenryJekyllandMrHyde.
Attheforefrontisthe O.
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JamesBond.
SeanConneryasAlanQuartermainethrowinthedirectorofBladeandyouhave a snoozefest.
Number 17 JurassicParkthreeJurassicParkwasthehighestgrossingmovieuponreleaseandevendecadeslater, itisstillwhatmanyofusassociatewiththetermblockbustercheckyouwroteusis.
Allrightnow, Now, listen.
I willpayyouthemoney, nomatterwhat.
WhiletheLostWorldwasn't onthesamelevelasitspredecessor, itatleastunderstoodthat a JurassicParkmovieissupposedtofeelepic.
Thefilmwasapparentlyinspiredby a bedtimestoryShyamalancookedupforhiskids, butthescriptreadsmorelikesomethingyoujotdownon a barnapkinafterhavingonetoomanypreciselythemomentwherethemutationorbeastwillattempttokillanunlikablesidecharacter.
Thisistheverydefinitionof a vanityproject, rightdowntoshuttleonhimself, playing a saviorofsortsand a cynicalfilmcriticgettinghiscomeuppancesubtle.
Anythingyouknow, I don't think I'm anythingspecial.
ThefirstFantasticBeastswas a promisingstartto a newchapterinthewizardingworld, butsadly, thecrimesofGrendelbaldsuckedoutmuchofthewonderandwhimsythatmadepeoplefallinlovewith J.
Thestoriessomehowmanagedtobebothconvolutedanduneventful, makingthecrimesofGrendelbaldfeellike a minorsteppingstonein a franchisethatfansaren't evensuretheywantanymore.
Itseemedlike a goodideatobringthegunslingerandthemaninblacktothesilverscreen.
Ratherthanfocusingonthepageturningrivalrybetweenthosetwo, however, thefilmsawlittleJakeChamberstakecenterstage.
Theresultsthusfeltlesslikethedarktowerandmorelike a lastditchefforttocashinonthedwindlingyoungadultmoviecraze.
Thefilmwasn't even a directadaptationofKingsbooks, insteaddelivering a blandcontinuationthatconfusednewcomersenragedfansandcompletelymissedthepointofitssource.
Untilthen, we'restuckwithanuninspiredoriginstorythatfallsbackoneveryoverusedsuperherotropeandpacksinsomuch c g I thatitcouldbemistakenfor a cartoon.
We'rejustgladthatReynoldswentontomakemuchbettersuperheromovies, andsodidhiscostarTaeko A.
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Youforgothewasinthis, too, didn't you?
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GreenWow, rightNumberseven.
TheHobbitfranchise.
GiventhesuccessofPeterJackson's LordoftheRingstrilogy, itwasonly a matteroftimeuntilTheHobbithittheaters.
FansweregivencauseforconcernwhennewsbrokethatthisrelativelyshortChildren's bookwasbeingturnedinto a twomovieepic, whichinevitablybecame a threemovieepic.
Ifyoueditedthetrilogy's bestfitsinto a singlefilm, we'd have a worthysuccessortotheLordoftheRingsasis, though, gettingthroughthisdrawnoutjourneycouldfeellike a chore, notscumisintheresurethat's whathewants.
HewantstodrawusinNumbersix.
IndianaJonesandtheKingdomoftheCrystalSkullbetweenGeorgeLucas's StarWarsprequelsandStevenSpielberggiving 80 andunnecessary c G I makeoverthewritingwastrulyonthewallforthisfourthIndianaJonescrusade.
Whatshouldhavebeenanepicconclusiontotheinitialtrilogyinsteadendedwith a facepalm.
Aftersuch a colossaldisappointment, atleastHollywoodwouldnevermakethesamemistakesinanothersuperheromovie.
RightNumberthree.
SpiderManthree.
MyGod, Eddie, MySpiderSenseistingling.
Goifyouknowwhat I'm talkingabout.
It's funny.
Slash, infuriatingHowSamRaimiSpidermanTrilogyfollowedthesametrajectoryisthe X Mentrilogy, thefirsttoset a newstandardforsuperheromoviesandtheirimpacttostillfelttoday.