10 Worst Summer Movies Of All Time

1. Every Transformers Sequel

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Paramount Pictures

Just as Christmas now belongs to Star Wars, late June belongs to Transformers sequels. Ever since Revenge Of The Fallen, the franchise’s latest entry has received a late June release date.

That’s apt because the movies don’t change much either – you could cut scenes from one sequel, paste them onto another and nobody would be any the wiser. The only thing that does change between movies is the cast, and it’s both surprising and sad to see how many good actors appear in these glorified toy commercials.

Anthony Hopkins appears The Last Knight, while previous instalments have shamelessly underused the likes of Stanley Tucci, John Turturro and Frances McDormand. They knew what they were getting into because if the critics have a favorite whipping boy, it’s Michael Bay and his bombastic style of filmmaking.

“Bay is a master bungler, grinding a promising plot into hamburger,” wrote Rolling Stone’s Pete Travers. “Bay believes that you can indeed kick a dead horse forever and the profits from his bot epics prove him right. He’s laughing (at us) all the way to the bank.”

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Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'