I'm a little surprised that The Un-Amazing Spider-Man 2 didn't make the list. That film is just horrible, a total mess of a movie. Give me the first 2 Spidey movies by Sam Raimi over those Un-Amazing ones any day.
Johnny Skinwalker Well, thankfully Kermode is a real critic unlike you guys cause if you really think that film is worst of the year material.... (let alone five years lol).
While it's kind of boring, most of the dislike comes from nerd rage. As someone who doesn't like superhero comics, I thought it was boring but not offensive.
My Worst Of 2014 List: 10.) Robocop 9.) The Quiet Ones 8.) Rio 2 7.) Into The Storm 6.) Dracula Untold 5.) Horrible Bosses 2 4.) A Haunted House 2 3.) Step Up: All In 2.) The Maze Runner 1.) Dumb & Dumber To
My worst of the year: 10. 'Unbroken' A clichéd, overlong, boring affair depicting the same "strength of the human spirit" we've seen again and again AND AGAIN. Not to mention, the whole film being in the trailer. 9. 'The Zero Theorem' I'd never regret seeing a Terry Gilliam film. That being said, 'The Zero Theorem' was utter rubbish that made no sense even by its own standards. Production design aside, a terrible waste of time by talented artists. 8. 'What If' Every year a romantic comedy promises to "break conventional rom-com standards" yet never does such. 'What If' is the latest addition to this list of "witty" balls of fluff. 7. 'The Interview' Grown-men discussing genitalia for two hours. I'm with Kim Jong-un on this one. 6. 'Godzilla' I couldn't see what was happening most of the time, this film was so dimly-lit. I'm starting to wonder if that was a blessing. Made me think that if giant lizards and moths were fighting outside, I'd probably sleep through it. 5. 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' PLEASE. JUST. STOP. 4. 'Non-Stop' Following that, a film that promised never to do so. In terms of action, anyway. I will simply say this, 'Taken on a Plane'. 3. 'Annabelle' Stupid, stupid, stupid. From the opening text to the closing, 'Annabelle' made me wish I was watching other cattle-prod stinkers 'The Conjuring' or 'Insidious'. At least they had one or two "jumpy moments". Annabelle didn't even have one. 2. 'Bad Neighbours' Congrats, Seth Rogen. You've made my list twice in one year. Not a single gag in this entire film. Zac Efron, why? 1. 'The Amazing Spider-man 2' Marc Webb manages to 'Spider-man 3' his franchise in the second instalment. Surely, that deserves a medal of some kind. The fight scenes made me feel like I was watching a video game, the performances were hammy to say the least, and the film was too long for its own good. Like one of those children's cereals that's made of bubble gum and bits of candy, 'The Amazing Spider-man 2' is a bouillabaisse of sickening treats that should know better than to overdose its audience on sugar. My best of 2014 are as follows: 10. 'The Reunion' A compelling meta-study of power dynamics and social structure in the school system. A great debut by Swedish artist Anna Odell. 9. 'Blue Ruin' A fantastic example of what crowd funding can achieve. Brave, clever and with a great leading performance. 8. 'Patrick's Day' Technically being released this coming February, this is a terrific Irish film that depicts mental illness in an uncompromising and appropriate manner. 7. 'Inside Llewyn Davis' A grim yet often-times hilarious story of a man destined for lesser things. 6. 'Boyhood' Life doesn't give you bumpers, and neither does Richard Linklater. 5. 'Whiplash' Another technically-January release, 'Whiplash' is an electrifying piece that grabs you and compels you to move at its tempo. Terrific. 4. 'The Rover' Bleak, brilliant, engaging and with knockout central performances from Pattinson and, particularly, Pierce. A worthy follow-up to 2010's 'Animal Kingdom'. 3. 'Locke' Gripping, emotional and unbearably tense, 'Locke' is a remarkable story of a man wittingly self-destructing over the course of real time. 2. 'The Raid 2' Gareth Evans goes 'Godfather' with his beloved martial arts franchise. 'The Raid 2' is a ballet of bone-crunching, wince-inducing violence painted with vibrant reds and golds and accompanied by Joe Trapanese's haunting score. Establishes Evans as the best action director working today. 1. 'Nightcrawler' A zeitgeist chessboard-thriller that discusses consumer pessimism and social corruption in a morally-bankrupt world. Essential.
To all the people who say that "Transformers 4" wasn't "that bad"... Just judged as a movie, this assesment might be correct. But consider this: Not only is it again casually racist, and sexist... now it even expands the sexism to legaly-"justified" objectification of a minor... A new low. But even that aside: "Transformers 4" made over a billion dollars at the box office. As a comparisson: "Interstellar" didn't make 700 millions. Now, why do I make this comparison? Because both movies are spectacular. Both movies are accessable for the mainstream and aimed at them. Both movies are high-budget movies... The difference: One of them is challanging for the audience, intelligent and made with real craftmanship. The other one is brainles and insulting. And yet, the brainles and insulting one wins by a longshot at the box-office! This is depressing. I don't object to stupid movies having a certain degree of success... but the fact that they are THAT succesfull... and so much more than movies where some actual passion went into... that's very, very depressing.
Kermode, It's like in the school playground - you are mean to the person you really like. One day he will come out and confess his true love for Michael Bay!
The thing is with films like Pudsey or Nativity 3 they sort of seem to know that they exist for the pure purpose of scamming a bit of money out of a minor fad. Nativity 3 director even said as much with 'who cares about the critics, we made money' (Paraphrased). But with Transformers, yes the financial motivation is there. However everything about it from the trailers to the massive budgets indicates that someone thinks they're making something worthwhile. That terrifies me more than the existence of other bad movies.
Out of the 132 Movies I've seen this year, My Worst 20 movies of 2014: 20. Rio 2 19. Delivery: The Beast Within 18. Transcendence 17. Lucy 16. Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero 15. Let's Be Cops 14. The Longest Week 13. Leprechaun: Origins 12. Need for Speed 11. Heaven is For Real 10. Hellion 9. I, Frankenstein 8. 3 Days to Kill 7. The November Man 6. Tammy 5. Planes: Fire and Rescue 4. The Legend of Hercules 3. The Possession of Michael King 2. Ouija 1. Sex Tape Dishonorable Mentions: Annie, Cesar Chaves, Annabelle, Transformers: Age of Extinction, No Good Deed, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Movies that I did not see that probably would have made the list: That Awkward Moment (couldn't make it halfway through the movie) Haunt (stopped watching about halfway), The Other Women (would never see it), Left Behind (sounds like an atrocity to the movie industry), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (the first was OK, but this looked horrible with pun after pun after pun after pun!), and The Identical. Plus a good portion of the movies mentioned in this video.
OuchPleaseNoooo I'm 95% sure I will not like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. I may have liked the first one, but I still think it's very overrated. The second just looks like lame food pun after lame food pun.
Whilst I am no fan of Michael Bay, or indeed the Transformers films (bar the first, which was somewhat acceptable) I really do not feel that Age of Extinction is as crushingly, insultingly, lazily terrible as Pudsey The Movie. With Transformers 4 I feel that although there's nothing good about it, there really isn't anything in there that's worth hating on - Bay gives us his usual overblown head banging carnage, the blunt script, casual racism and sexism, but I couldn't help but just sigh and not rise to it, because it isn't worth hating on. Whereas Pudsey is just a full blown trash excuse to milk a talented dog for as much money as you possibly can. I'm sorry Mark, but your hatred for Michael Bay seems to be overstretching the mark recently - Age of Extinction is rubbish rubbish rubbish, but it simply isn't the worst film of the year.
I dont think he actually thinks this is the worst movie. Just that it isnt good at all and the fact that the makers cocky enough are to make these kind of movies and try to win best picture with it. I myself rather watch a bad movie from someone that is actually trying to make a good one and someone that tries to learn. Than a maybe better but still bad movie from michael bay who just tries to make money and doesnt even try to make a good movie because he will otherwise make less money. That is why i refuse to pay for transformers and only watch a pirated version.
Ellis, I totally agree. Yes, Transformers is rubbish but it's not in the same league of rubbish as Pudsey, Nativity 2 or even Sex Tape. I really think Kermode just blindly hates Michael Bay movies and that prejudice is getting in the way of his critical judgement. He'd deny this of course.
dirtymarmite You know how superficial TV can be tho, his face might be too craggy (no offense to Mark, I like his face) James King (if I`m right in thinking he`s the guy with Claudia Winkelman), is a posing, insecure prince desperate to be listened to, in my opinion
Watching these Kermode videos, I always learn of some low-rent British comedies that make me go "maybe there are comedians in this world lazier than Sandler. Maybe we don't have it that bad in America..."
Dishonorable mentions: Son Of God, Lucy, No Good Deed Top 10 worst movies of 2014: 1. Ride Along 2. Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3. God’s Not Dead 4. Tammy 5. The Pyramid 6. Let’s Be Cops 7. If I Stay 8. Blended 9. Into The Storm 10. The Rover
Thanks for showing us that list of BBC phone numbers on the piece of paper in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, Mark. I now know Jimmy Savilles` phone number.
oh wow, whilst i didn't mind TF4 quite as much as you Mark, i wasn't aware they had the cheek to submit a genuine entry for best picture.....but for me, blended does look to be even worse than TF4, surely!
No Annie? Also Pudsy The Dog is my worst film of 2014 based on that trailer alone. It was only like 30 seconds of footage and it was absolutely painful. How the hell do these movies get made.
It's sad we live in a world where Transformers 4 makes a billion dollars whereas great films like The Zero Theroem make sod all at the box office. Why do people keep seeing these movies despite constantly saying how horrible they are? Do they secretly love them or do they have a gluten for punishment?
juankenon Just shows you doesn't it. People who hate these movies should stop seeing them and start boycotting them, but as they don't, it's their fault that this series makes nearly 4 billion dollars worldwide. Kermode wasn't kidding about the cinema audience's diminished expectations.
After Blended, whenever I watch Terry Crews I fear he is going to break into a song with that ridiculous expression. Even in Expendables 3 i couldn't take him seriously.
Well I have to say that just the bits of Transformers shown in this Worst 10 made it look horrible enough to make the list. I guess that's what a trailer can do for a movie. Kind of a distinction, don't you think?
I am almost proud to say I haven't seen any of the worst movies in Kermodes worst 10 films but have only seen one of the top ten so am going to get loads of dvds except for babadock as scary movies give me nightmares. So so glad that someone else has the same opinion as I do about that damn Mrs Brown
Snowpiercer, really?! That was one of the best films of 2014. A great story that also paid tribute to a wide variety of other films/books like 1984, Apocalypse Now and The Wizard Of Oz.
To be fair, there was a lot I enjoyed in SNOWPIERCER. I just had a lot of problems with it as well. I'm glad you like it, I can see why, and respect your opinion. It just didn't work for me personally… We also should be careful when we say something is the "best" or "worst" of the year. What we really mean is that something is our personal favorite, or our personal least favorite. There are plenty of movies I acknowledge are terrible, but I still love them...
To the coward below who disabled replies to what should be No 1 in 'stupid comments regarding films in 2014' who said Gone girl was boring...are you mad bro?!?!? You are probably the type who is still wondering when the sequel to No Country For Old Men is going to be!! Gone girl isn't about 'the plot', it's a study of fame and I guess you could call it madness in the modern world. It's a thought provoking piece. Personally, I think it's Fincher's most complete movie to date. I'm surprised it wasn't in his top ten best films.
Why should anybody expect their money back for paying to see Pugsy the Movie. It's Pugsy the bloody movie. You deserve everything you get. I haven't seen Nativity 3: Where's my Donkey, but why do i like the idea so much they make a bad film and then reference another bad film in the title? Interesting that in his top ten worst list Kermode has chosen 6 "comedies". And it's a bit sad that three of them are British.
Not sure if Transformers 4 is the worst of the year, but it is still pretty terrible. Also, that fact about it being considered for Best Picture is hilarious.
TMNT was horrible, (I had to go with my little cousin) The Expendables 3 was a complete disgrace to the first two. Everything else I saw was great in 2014 :)
Couldn't agree more with your number one. As a huge fan of Transformers, I liked the first in the franchise. But now, this franchise is a joke! Wanted my money back after seeing AoE, it's truly awful.
AHEMmmm Transcendence Robocop needs a mention as well. Both these films were made massively worse by my expectation. They should have been much much better.
when it 1st came out,mark kermode said mrs browns boy's d'movie was rubbish & yet it was at number 1 in the uk & ireland Box offices for TWO WEEKS, so he is right when he says What critics say, makes no difference. people will go and see what they want and stuff the critics
Mark is getting personal by putting Transformers first, I am a fan of the series but found this instalment terrible, but still it was not the worst of the lot
So the academy wanted to nominate age of extinction for best picture. What's the betting that they didn't even consider Guardians of the Galaxy or Dawn of the Planet of the Apes because they were filled with 'too much CGI'?
Paramount wanted the film nominated for Best Picture, not the Academy. Obviously the Academy hated Transformers: Age Of Extinction as it received 0 Oscar nominations.
Is the good Doctor serious or taking the p!$$?? Transformers was submitted for best picture by it's production company...I still find this hard to believe....
I liked Horrible Bosses 2 :( Chris Pine was great in it. I also liked Pain & Gain so whatever. That dog movie looks unwatchable just from the clips he showed. Eek!
I watched Transformers 4 on a plane and I seriously considered walking out.
I'd pay money (and I mean GOOD MONEY, hundreds of dollars even) to see Dr. Kermode sit in a room with Michael Bay discussing movies.
hundreds of dollars? yep I'm sure Bay would be up for that, I think he's a bit skint...
I feel like he's just a regular guy who likes Tony Scott movies and hates movie audiences.
now that would be entertainment
Yes!
ssj9997 BBC need to make him have a sitdown with Bay.
I always thought film critics had a cushy job until the good doctor mentioned watching Nativity 3. That would be seriously painful for me.
I'm a little surprised that The Un-Amazing Spider-Man 2 didn't make the list. That film is just horrible, a total mess of a movie. Give me the first 2 Spidey movies by Sam Raimi over those Un-Amazing ones any day.
You know damn well these movies are really terrible. TASM2 had great things in it (despite the many flaws).
The Unfathomably Terrible Spider-Man 2 is rubbish indeed.
Johnny Skinwalker Well, thankfully Kermode is a real critic unlike you guys cause if you really think that film is worst of the year material.... (let alone five years lol).
While it's kind of boring, most of the dislike comes from nerd rage. As someone who doesn't like superhero comics, I thought it was boring but not offensive.
The Pudsy movie is my idea of hell.
My Worst Of 2014 List:
10.) Robocop
9.) The Quiet Ones
8.) Rio 2
7.) Into The Storm
6.) Dracula Untold
5.) Horrible Bosses 2
4.) A Haunted House 2
3.) Step Up: All In
2.) The Maze Runner
1.) Dumb & Dumber To
My worst of the year:
10. 'Unbroken'
A clichéd, overlong, boring affair depicting the same "strength of the human spirit" we've seen again and again AND AGAIN. Not to mention, the whole film being in the trailer.
9. 'The Zero Theorem'
I'd never regret seeing a Terry Gilliam film. That being said, 'The Zero Theorem' was utter rubbish that made no sense even by its own standards. Production design aside, a terrible waste of time by talented artists.
8. 'What If'
Every year a romantic comedy promises to "break conventional rom-com standards" yet never does such. 'What If' is the latest addition to this list of "witty" balls of fluff.
7. 'The Interview'
Grown-men discussing genitalia for two hours. I'm with Kim Jong-un on this one.
6. 'Godzilla'
I couldn't see what was happening most of the time, this film was so dimly-lit. I'm starting to wonder if that was a blessing. Made me think that if giant lizards and moths were fighting outside, I'd probably sleep through it.
5. 'Transformers: Age of Extinction'
PLEASE. JUST. STOP.
4. 'Non-Stop'
Following that, a film that promised never to do so. In terms of action, anyway. I will simply say this, 'Taken on a Plane'.
3. 'Annabelle'
Stupid, stupid, stupid. From the opening text to the closing, 'Annabelle' made me wish I was watching other cattle-prod stinkers 'The Conjuring' or 'Insidious'. At least they had one or two "jumpy moments". Annabelle didn't even have one.
2. 'Bad Neighbours'
Congrats, Seth Rogen. You've made my list twice in one year. Not a single gag in this entire film. Zac Efron, why?
1. 'The Amazing Spider-man 2'
Marc Webb manages to 'Spider-man 3' his franchise in the second instalment. Surely, that deserves a medal of some kind. The fight scenes made me feel like I was watching a video game, the performances were hammy to say the least, and the film was too long for its own good. Like one of those children's cereals that's made of bubble gum and bits of candy, 'The Amazing Spider-man 2' is a bouillabaisse of sickening treats that should know better than to overdose its audience on sugar.
My best of 2014 are as follows:
10. 'The Reunion'
A compelling meta-study of power dynamics and social structure in the school system. A great debut by Swedish artist Anna Odell.
9. 'Blue Ruin'
A fantastic example of what crowd funding can achieve. Brave, clever and with a great leading performance.
8. 'Patrick's Day'
Technically being released this coming February, this is a terrific Irish film that depicts mental illness in an uncompromising and appropriate manner.
7. 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
A grim yet often-times hilarious story of a man destined for lesser things.
6. 'Boyhood'
Life doesn't give you bumpers, and neither does Richard Linklater.
5. 'Whiplash'
Another technically-January release, 'Whiplash' is an electrifying piece that grabs you and compels you to move at its tempo. Terrific.
4. 'The Rover'
Bleak, brilliant, engaging and with knockout central performances from Pattinson and, particularly, Pierce. A worthy follow-up to 2010's 'Animal Kingdom'.
3. 'Locke'
Gripping, emotional and unbearably tense, 'Locke' is a remarkable story of a man wittingly self-destructing over the course of real time.
2. 'The Raid 2'
Gareth Evans goes 'Godfather' with his beloved martial arts franchise. 'The Raid 2' is a ballet of bone-crunching, wince-inducing violence painted with vibrant reds and golds and accompanied by Joe Trapanese's haunting score. Establishes Evans as the best action director working today.
1. 'Nightcrawler'
A zeitgeist chessboard-thriller that discusses consumer pessimism and social corruption in a morally-bankrupt world. Essential.
Cheers Michael! Without your awful films, I wouldn't get to see Kermode's amazing rants.
To all the people who say that "Transformers 4" wasn't "that bad"...
Just judged as a movie, this assesment might be correct.
But consider this:
Not only is it again casually racist, and sexist... now it even expands the sexism to legaly-"justified" objectification of a minor... A new low.
But even that aside:
"Transformers 4" made over a billion dollars at the box office. As a comparisson: "Interstellar" didn't make 700 millions. Now, why do I make this comparison?
Because both movies are spectacular. Both movies are accessable for the mainstream and aimed at them. Both movies are high-budget movies...
The difference: One of them is challanging for the audience, intelligent and made with real craftmanship. The other one is brainles and insulting.
And yet, the brainles and insulting one wins by a longshot at the box-office!
This is depressing. I don't object to stupid movies having a certain degree of success... but the fact that they are THAT succesfull... and so much more than movies where some actual passion went into... that's very, very depressing.
Kermode, It's like in the school playground - you are mean to the person you really like. One day he will come out and confess his true love for Michael Bay!
The thing is with films like Pudsey or Nativity 3 they sort of seem to know that they exist for the pure purpose of scamming a bit of money out of a minor fad. Nativity 3 director even said as much with 'who cares about the critics, we made money' (Paraphrased).
But with Transformers, yes the financial motivation is there. However everything about it from the trailers to the massive budgets indicates that someone thinks they're making something worthwhile. That terrifies me more than the existence of other bad movies.
Mark, you need to ask Mr Bay for an interview, that would be a must see/listen.
The day a Michael-Bay "Transformers"-movie gets nominated for a "best picture" award is the day I'll join Al Qaida, just so I can bomb Hollywood...
Out of the 132 Movies I've seen this year, My Worst 20 movies of 2014:
20. Rio 2
19. Delivery: The Beast Within
18. Transcendence
17. Lucy
16. Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero
15. Let's Be Cops
14. The Longest Week
13. Leprechaun: Origins
12. Need for Speed
11. Heaven is For Real
10. Hellion
9. I, Frankenstein
8. 3 Days to Kill
7. The November Man
6. Tammy
5. Planes: Fire and Rescue
4. The Legend of Hercules
3. The Possession of Michael King
2. Ouija
1. Sex Tape
Dishonorable Mentions: Annie, Cesar Chaves, Annabelle, Transformers: Age of Extinction, No Good Deed, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Movies that I did not see that probably would have made the list: That Awkward Moment (couldn't make it halfway through the movie) Haunt (stopped watching about halfway), The Other Women (would never see it), Left Behind (sounds like an atrocity to the movie industry), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (the first was OK, but this looked horrible with pun after pun after pun after pun!), and The Identical. Plus a good portion of the movies mentioned in this video.
I think you should give Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 a go. I enjoyed it.
OuchPleaseNoooo I'm 95% sure I will not like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. I may have liked the first one, but I still think it's very overrated. The second just looks like lame food pun after lame food pun.
Whilst I am no fan of Michael Bay, or indeed the Transformers films (bar the first, which was somewhat acceptable) I really do not feel that Age of Extinction is as crushingly, insultingly, lazily terrible as Pudsey The Movie. With Transformers 4 I feel that although there's nothing good about it, there really isn't anything in there that's worth hating on - Bay gives us his usual overblown head banging carnage, the blunt script, casual racism and sexism, but I couldn't help but just sigh and not rise to it, because it isn't worth hating on. Whereas Pudsey is just a full blown trash excuse to milk a talented dog for as much money as you possibly can. I'm sorry Mark, but your hatred for Michael Bay seems to be overstretching the mark recently - Age of Extinction is rubbish rubbish rubbish, but it simply isn't the worst film of the year.
Yeah I think i'd rather watch Transformers 4 then Pudsey or Nativity. but i think watching both of them back to back would be shorter... So i dunno.
I dont think he actually thinks this is the worst movie. Just that it isnt good at all and the fact that the makers cocky enough are to make these kind of movies and try to win best picture with it. I myself rather watch a bad movie from someone that is actually trying to make a good one and someone that tries to learn. Than a maybe better but still bad movie from michael bay who just tries to make money and doesnt even try to make a good movie because he will otherwise make less money. That is why i refuse to pay for transformers and only watch a pirated version.
***** I think the studio did that as a joke. They weren't being serious.
Ellis, I totally agree. Yes, Transformers is rubbish but it's not in the same league of rubbish as Pudsey, Nativity 2 or even Sex Tape. I really think Kermode just blindly hates Michael Bay movies and that prejudice is getting in the way of his critical judgement. He'd deny this of course.
dirtymarmite You know how superficial TV can be tho, his face might be too craggy (no offense to Mark, I like his face) James King (if I`m right in thinking he`s the guy with Claudia Winkelman), is a posing, insecure prince desperate to be listened to, in my opinion
Watching these Kermode videos, I always learn of some low-rent British comedies that make me go "maybe there are comedians in this world lazier than Sandler. Maybe we don't have it that bad in America..."
Did Mark see Hector and the Search for Happiness?
Dishonorable mentions: Son Of God, Lucy, No Good Deed
Top 10 worst movies of 2014:
1. Ride Along
2. Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
3. God’s Not Dead
4. Tammy
5. The Pyramid
6. Let’s Be Cops
7. If I Stay
8. Blended
9. Into The Storm
10. The Rover
worst movies
1. the hobbit
2. transformers
3. expendables
4. dumb and dumber
5. sabotage
6. maleficent
7. spiderman
8. need for speed
9. noah
10. hercules
ouch the hobbit aint lotr but still you put it on here instead of horrible bosses2 thats just insane
fair enough then, I do question my opinion on it. I think a lot of it was just that it kind of was just a souvenir of middle earth.
max conran "a lot" are two separate words.
Thanks for showing us that list of BBC phone numbers on the piece of paper in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, Mark. I now know Jimmy Savilles` phone number.
I'd like to make a Transformers movie, but I don't think Paramount would be interested in what I have in mind
The one I've been waiting for...
oh wow, whilst i didn't mind TF4 quite as much as you Mark, i wasn't aware they had the cheek to submit a genuine entry for best picture.....but for me, blended does look to be even worse than TF4, surely!
Reviewing Horrible Bosses 2, what a way to make a livin'
No Annie? Also Pudsy The Dog is my worst film of 2014 based on that trailer alone. It was only like 30 seconds of footage and it was absolutely painful. How the hell do these movies get made.
Because the directors and people who worked at British film industries hate children.
It's sad we live in a world where Transformers 4 makes a billion dollars whereas great films like The Zero Theroem make sod all at the box office. Why do people keep seeing these movies despite constantly saying how horrible they are? Do they secretly love them or do they have a gluten for punishment?
Mr. Veteran just a bit shy of 4 billion worldwide box office for the "epic" series, at this rate they'll be making them for another 20 years.
juankenon Just shows you doesn't it. People who hate these movies should stop seeing them and start boycotting them, but as they don't, it's their fault that this series makes nearly 4 billion dollars worldwide. Kermode wasn't kidding about the cinema audience's diminished expectations.
Blame the Chinese. They make up for most of those sales
How can Michael Bay not be put on the worst lists?
After Blended, whenever I watch Terry Crews I fear he is going to break into a song with that ridiculous expression. Even in Expendables 3 i couldn't take him seriously.
Well I have to say that just the bits of Transformers shown in this Worst 10 made it look horrible enough to make the list. I guess that's what a trailer can do for a movie. Kind of a distinction, don't you think?
If Transformers now gets nominated or even heaven forbid wins, I can see Kermode retiring.
Any movie with a "talking dog" is instantly garbage
I am almost proud to say I haven't seen any of the worst movies in Kermodes worst 10 films but have only seen one of the top ten so am going to get loads of dvds except for babadock as scary movies give me nightmares. So so glad that someone else has the same opinion as I do about that damn Mrs Brown
I'd have to put "Sabotage," "I, Frankenstein" and "Snowpiercer" on my worst of 2014 list. Good LORD...
Snowpiercer, really?! That was one of the best films of 2014. A great story that also paid tribute to a wide variety of other films/books like 1984, Apocalypse Now and The Wizard Of Oz.
To be fair, there was a lot I enjoyed in SNOWPIERCER. I just had a lot of problems with it as well. I'm glad you like it, I can see why, and respect your opinion. It just didn't work for me personally… We also should be careful when we say something is the "best" or "worst" of the year. What we really mean is that something is our personal favorite, or our personal least favorite. There are plenty of movies I acknowledge are terrible, but I still love them...
To the coward below who disabled replies to what should be No 1 in 'stupid comments regarding films in 2014' who said Gone girl was boring...are you mad bro?!?!? You are probably the type who is still wondering when the sequel to No Country For Old Men is going to be!! Gone girl isn't about 'the plot', it's a study of fame and I guess you could call it madness in the modern world. It's a thought provoking piece. Personally, I think it's Fincher's most complete movie to date. I'm surprised it wasn't in his top ten best films.
Nativity? Pudsey? Mrs. Brown's Boys? Never even heard of these movies. You Brits have lost your minds!
Why should anybody expect their money back for paying to see Pugsy the Movie. It's Pugsy the bloody movie. You deserve everything you get. I haven't seen Nativity 3: Where's my Donkey, but why do i like the idea so much they make a bad film and then reference another bad film in the title?
Interesting that in his top ten worst list Kermode has chosen 6 "comedies". And it's a bit sad that three of them are British.
Not sure if Transformers 4 is the worst of the year, but it is still pretty terrible.
Also, that fact about it being considered for Best Picture is hilarious.
TMNT was horrible, (I had to go with my little cousin)
The Expendables 3 was a complete disgrace to the first two.
Everything else I saw was great in 2014 :)
Couldn't agree more with your number one. As a huge fan of Transformers, I liked the first in the franchise. But now, this franchise is a joke! Wanted my money back after seeing AoE, it's truly awful.
Anyone tried calling those phone numbers yet?
No Let's be Cops? I seem to recall Doctor K. thought it was worse than Nativity.
Dracula Untold should be there.
AHEMmmm
Transcendence
Robocop needs a mention as well.
Both these films were made massively worse by my expectation. They should have been much much better.
He liked Transcendence
Frellyouall He liked RoboCop as well. So did I.
Wow. Number 5 looks just... wow.
Great list. Horrible films. Thumbs up and thanks to all for another year of wonderful reviews.
when it 1st came out,mark kermode said mrs browns boy's d'movie was rubbish & yet it was at number 1 in the uk & ireland Box offices for TWO WEEKS, so he is right when he says What critics say, makes no difference. people will go and see what they want and stuff the critics
Where's Robocop 2014 and TMNT
What about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)?
Mark is getting personal by putting Transformers first, I am a fan of the series but found this instalment terrible, but still it was not the worst of the lot
I'll be that guy again: Was Age of Extinction bad? Of course. Is it worse than some of these movies (Blended???)? I disagree.
So the academy wanted to nominate age of extinction for best picture. What's the betting that they didn't even consider Guardians of the Galaxy or Dawn of the Planet of the Apes because they were filled with 'too much CGI'?
Paramount wanted the film nominated for Best Picture, not the Academy. Obviously the Academy hated Transformers: Age Of Extinction as it received 0 Oscar nominations.
Is the good Doctor serious or taking the p!$$?? Transformers was submitted for best picture by it's production company...I still find this hard to believe....
Here's the proof www.mediaite.com/online/paramount-launches-best-director-oscar-campaign-for-michael-bays-work-in-transformers-4/
Why do millions still go to the pictures in this day and age? Hollywood (nay, the combined global cinematic industry) is dead, or at least dormant.
How could you forget The Other Woman?
Where is boyhood? Did you messed up your lists or "12 years to make" equals "good" these days? Unbelievable
He liked Boyhood as I recall.
Alex Meyer Yep I've seen his "best of' list. my comment was ironic..
no way is transformers 4 worse than those british comedies... wow
Transformers: Age of Extinction is now my least favourite movie of all time, let alone of the year.
Let's be Cops at No. 1?
That was brutal.
Left Behind!!!!
The Homesman was pretty turgid and directionless.
Let me guess transformers and ninja turtles was 1 and 2?
Transformers will get Razzie nominations and wins
I take it he doesn't like Michael bay then?
'Three Days To Kill', the worst film i saw in 2014.
Bad Neighbors would be in there for me, hated every minute.
No surprises about Transformers
I liked Horrible Bosses 2 :( Chris Pine was great in it. I also liked Pain & Gain so whatever. That dog movie looks unwatchable just from the clips he showed. Eek!
God's Not Dead ... what about that?
It's my #3 worst film.
Hi! I'm from 2017. Stop making Transformers movies. Michael Bay must be stopped. STOP MAKING TRANSFORMERS MOVIES!! For the love of God!
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