For some the trend of sequels, franchise films and comic book movies dominating the highest box office performers of the year is a terrible thing; an indication that sh*t floats, to put it crudely, but that's not the issue with cinema right now. The problem is the idiots. As empty-headed blockbusters from the likes of Michael Bay continue to drag in hundreds of millions and paint by numbers models replace creative thought and smart writing it becomes increasingly easy to make bad movies. That's not to say that blockbusters are unwelcome or universally bad - far from it in fact - but when bad films or poorly thought-out ones do well, it breeds a culture of corner cutting and the dilution of substance. The end result of that is what happened in 2014: a worrying number of mainstream movies that ended up feeling like they completely missed the mark, or which were provocatively bad but ridiculously bankable all the same. That's why nobody can have universally nice things. So with the year almost over and the best films already poured over, it's time to look back at the Ghosts Of 2014 Past - those stinkers, clunkers and turkeys that either under-performed the most, disappointed or were flat out, pants-down terrible...
