14. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011)
Michael Bay's so-called final involvement with the Transformers franchise (that went well) featured all of the hallmarks of the series; models that can't act, good actors wasted in terrible roles, a runtime at least 20 minutes too long, fetishistic product placement and of course, explosions. Lots of them. Still, at least it was better than Revenge of the Fallen, right? The script remains as terrible as we've come to expect from the franchise, of course. Undercooked characters, poor dialogue and gaping plot holes are still the order of the day, but that's not why people go to watch Transformers movies. Ignoring the fact that respected actors John Malkovich and Frances McDormand are completely wastedin their roles, Shia LaBeouf is at his most irritating and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley couldn't act her way out of a paper bag, at least the action is suitably spectacular. Reining in his excessive visual style (ever so slightly) to suit the addition of 3D, Michael Bay vastly improves on the incomprehensible action scenes of the last movie, and the final act devastation of Chicago is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Audiences clearly agreed as the critic-proof franchise saw its biggest hit yet, with Dark of the Moon scoring a massive $1.12bn at the worldwide box office, and it remains the sixth biggest movie of all time. Of course, this was helped by the added 3D and IMAX premiums, with the giant robot showdowns proving remarkably coherent when viewed in the third dimension.