16. Silent Hill: Revelation
As a big fan of the old Silent Hill Playstation games, I was intrigued to see if this would improve upon the 2006 movie adaptation misfire. Now video game adaptations are scarcely brilliant, often utterly devoid of subtlety and featuring at least 2 gaping plot holes, but Silent Hill: Revelation had some very well thought out and deep source material to work from, but completely misses the point. For a start, Heather doesn't even get to Silent Hill until halfway through the film, after a clumsy opening segment where details of Sean Bean's Christopher and Heather, who are now living under new identity's, are hastily revealed in a dumbed down version of the video game's plot. Once Heather actually gets to the legendary town, the scares are extremely disappointing, with many of the biggest and most terrifying moments and characters from the games wasted and seemingly watered down.
15. The Watch
On paper this was totally mouth-watering, with a cast to kill for and a plot that looked set to spin a comedic twist on the alien invasion genre, but director Akiva Schaffer and Seth Rogen, who played a big part in the writing process, produce an uncomfortable and unpleasant piece of film that could have, and should have, been a lot better. It's not just bad, it's completely unfunny to the point of being actually upsetting to behold. The cast somehow share a complete lack of chemistry despite the forced back-slapping and overplayed camaraderie, and the script is absolutely appalling, with wit thrown out the window in favour of gross-out gags and toilet humour. It also feels very confusing, with the film unable to establish a natural rhythm as it swings from comedy to action, with neither style proving good enough to make the film a success to any viewer. With such promise, it's simply amazing that the end product came out so bad.