10 Most Insufferable Movies Since 2000
2. The Last Airbender
In this era of simple-minded narratives, where plot points can be guessed ahead of time, it's heartening to discover a movie that keeps things unpredictable by opting for Ed Woods storytelling style. Not only is M Night Shyamalan's movie as incoherent as Plan 9 From Outer Space, it shows what Ed could've achieved with a $150 million budget.
Based on the Nickelodeon series, The Last Airbender is so poorly executed that it annoys everyone who watches it. Fans of the TV show balk at the watering down of concepts (and mispronunciation of the names of various characters), while the uninitiated are left aghast at a narrative that refuses to make sense.
There's a protagonist with magical powers, some characters you know are pure evil just by looking at them and lots of special effects, but it's never even remotely engaging. At least the dialogue provides a few laughs.
In amongst the unforgettable clangers (I offer my condolences on your nephew burning to death in that terrible accident) are several lines like there are powerful benders in the north, which must've given British teenagers a few giggles on opening night.