32. Oceans Twelve (2004)
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Oceans Twelve (the sequel to Oceans 11) had a line up that most films would kill for. But Oceans Twelve felt more like an excuse for the A-listers to collect a pay check while spending a couple of months together in Europe. It was well shot but the story was overly complex and the ending made even less sense, smug is probably the best word to describe this film.
31. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
For a film with the word 'SPEED" in the title, it might not have been the best idea to set the sequel to the awesome 1994 blockbuster on a slow moving cruise liner. Willem Defoe is the bad guy this time and he reprograms a cruise liner to collide with an oil tanker. Lucky for us Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric are on board to save the day. Keanu Reeves made the wise decision to not return for this disaster of a sequel but Bullock did and she later commented that it was a mistake....yes it was Sandra.
30. The Spirit (2008)
After the huge success of Sin City, Frank Miller writing and directing The Spirit seemed like a sure-fire success. Miller even opted to use the same digital background technology that gave Sin City live action comic book look so how could it go wrong? Well it did go wrong and most of the blame went on Frank Miller's screenplay and directing. Yes the film looked good but wasn't enough to carry it and it was another example of how (apart from a couple of exception) Frank Miller and Hollywood are a toxic combination. Poor characterization, wooden acting and dull plot, the film bombed at the box office and put a stop on Miller's planed Buck Rodger's movie.
29. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Ang lee's Hulk is in no way a rubbish film. It has its fair share of critics who say it is ponderous and focused way too much on deconstructing the Hulk character but kudos to Ang Lee for trying to make a different comic book movie. No matter how good the intentions where, the film was a disappointment but it was still better than the reboot five years later staring Edward Norton. Co-written by Norton himself, this version tried to move away from Ang Lee's cerebral take on the angry green man and make a more action driven movie that fitted the normal template for a comic book film. After a promising start in Brazil, the film quickly turned into a generic plod with CGI heavy fight scenes and characters you don't give a crap about. Almost seventy minutes of back story was cut in order to give it a faster pace than Ang Lee's take. But that meant we were left with a basic narrative, a ''dead-behind-the-eyes'' Liv Tyler and a CGI Hulk that was barely an improvement on the 2003 version. The only saving grace was the ever reliable Tim Roth as the film's antagonist but that couldn't save the film from being a dull, forgettable turkey. Pandering to the casual audience who are more interested in eating their weight in popcorn and nachos might bring in box office revenue but the flip side is that the film is as satisfying as a Big Mac.
28. Daredevil (2003)
A number of attempts were made to bring the disabled superhero to the silver screen. Even Chris Columbus was eyed up as potential director at one point but it never happened even though the chances are he would have made a better job than the snooze-fest we were eventually presented with. One of the weakest Marvel films, Ben Affleck put in a bland performance in a film that felt like a pound shop knock off superhero movie.