10 Disappointing Movies That Ruined Summer 2013
More so than any year in recent memory, 2013 has been a rather underwhelming, even disappointing one for Hollywood blockbusters. Though each exciting premise has been firmly established through an enthusiastic marketing campaign, the vast majority of this year's tentpoles haven't quite delivered the goods they promised. That isn't to say that all the films on this list are bad - only a few truly are - but that they didn't meet our high expectations and as a result were something of a let-down. Such is the problem with hype and the expectations it creates; we end up feeling entitled to a five-star film and are deflated when it turns out to be a perfectly adequate four-star or three-star film. Still, 2013 has been particularly notable for this, and aside from Man of Steel, Fast & Furious 6 and This Is the End (if the latter can really be called a blockbuster), it's hard to think of any that flat-out gave us what we were hoping for. Here are 10 disappointing movies that ruined summer 2013...