- INSIDER counts down the movies we had high hopes for in 2018 that let us down the most.
- The list includes a "Pacific Rim" sequel, an unnecessary "Predator" reboot, another bad Jennifer Lawrence movie called "Red Sparrow," and a Disney misfire with "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
2018 provided us with a superhero movie fit for a best picture Oscar run, important social commentaries you may have missed, and several contenders for best animated movie of the year. But not everything was amazing.
In a year where there were a surprisingly good amount of sequels, there were also a lot of unnecessary and lazy remakes and attempts at franchise reboots. INSIDER rounded up the movies we were looking forward to that missed the mark. We're not talking about the worst movies of the year. That's a completely different list.
From a few failed "Taken" knockoffs to another trip to a galaxy far, far away a bit too soon, keep reading to see the movies that let us down the most this year, ranked from bad to worse.
16. "The Darkest Minds"
A film from the producers of both "Stranger Things" and "Arrival" sounded interesting, but this movie never felt like it was an adaptation of a young adult novel of the same name. Instead, Fox's apocalyptic film always felt like an "X-Men" rip-off, which is weird since Fox also releases those movies.
The difference here was that this film revolved around a group of survivors who wound up with powers after most children in the US were killed by a disease.
Though led by Amandla Sternberg, this film did little to stand out from other dystopian movies. Mandy Moore and "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie also appeared in this movie, but you probably didn't know that from the marketing, which sold it as an "X-Men"-like spin-off.
15. "Nutcracker and the Four Realms"
I don't think anyone thought this movie was going to be fantastic, so it's not higher on this list. But this was a big letdown from Disney. Poor Keira Knightley is trapped in this adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman's classic tale as a cringey, grotesque-looking Sugar Plum Fairy.
Trailers made the fantasy epic look like a mix between "Alice in Wonderland,""The Chronicles of Narnia," and "Oz the Great and Powerful," but the predictable movie lacked the elements that made the others giant blockbusters.
In a year where the Walt Disney Studios put out "Black Panther,""Avengers: Infinity War" and two animated sequels, was this was the most original movie the studio could put out? Try harder.
Read our review here.
14. "Robin Hood"
Did you even know there was a "Robin Hood" reboot out this year starring the lead from "Kingsman" and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx? There wasn't a huge marketing push for it and that may have been why the movie bombed at the box office.
But we also definitely didn't need another "Robin Hood" movie and not one that was dull and uninspired to say the least. The failure of this movie felt very similar to last year's fun, but admittedly, unnecessary attempt at a "King Arthur" reboot.
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