12 Movie Moments That Pissed Fanboys Off The Most In 2016
"Why did you write that line!?!?"
2016 is the year that broke many a fanboy's heart, with a number of widely-anticipated fanboy-friendly movies falling far short of expectations.
We all know which movies offended most card-carrying comic book fans, but that's not all of it. Even some of 2016's most acclaimed blockbusters weren't without their infuriating moments, which had the fanboys instantly ready to post a lengthy essay to their favourite social media channel of choice.
You might be able to argue that some of these fanboy niggles are enthusiasm taken to an unhealthy degree, but on the other hand, you sometimes have to wonder what the Hell the screenwriters were smoking when they came up with it in the first place.
From shockingly boring deaths to woefully pointless sex scenes, here are 12 movie moments that pissed off fanboys the most in 2016...
12. CGI Moff Tarkin - Rogue One
There were rumours for months ahead of Rogue One's release that Peter Cushin's Grand Moff Tarkin would be resurrected thanks to cutting-edge CGI, but nobody could've expected him to appear quite so much in the prequel, to the point that it actually distracted from the rest of the movie.
Stand-in Guy Henry does a great job mimicking Cushing's signature vocal cadence, but the visual effects just aren't up to a high enough standard to be believable. It didn't help that Gareth Edwards shot many of his scenes in close-up, when something with more mid-shots and low-key lighting probably would've disguised the digital seams a little easier.
As cool as it was to see the character again, fans are heavily divided on whether his inclusion was ultimately a good idea, given that the quality of the CGI ended up becoming one of the film's big talking points.