{"id":32516,"date":"2020-01-07T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=32516"},"modified":"2020-01-07T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:06:36","slug":"the-5-worst-films-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/07\/the-5-worst-films-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Worst Films of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I spend a lot more of my time looking for movies I want to see these days, so admittedly I was able to dodge a lot of awful films in 2019. With the abundance of avenues to new movies it’s nearly impossible for one person to view it all, so out of the movies I was able to catch in 2019, these are five of the absolute worst that were unleashed on movie goers and movie buffs. Excluded but genuinely considered for the list were The Reliant<\/strong>, Men in Black: International<\/strong>, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged<\/strong>, Netflix\u2019s Rim of the World<\/strong>, The Haunting of Sharon Tate<\/strong>, Long Shot<\/strong>, Kiss Kiss<\/strong>, and Dark Phoenix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What were some of the worst from 2019 for you?<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>5. Cats
\n<\/strong>It may seem like I\u2019m punching down with the inclusion of \u201cCats\u201d but the joke\u2019s really on me, innit? It might find cult value ten years from now in Idris Elba retrospectives, but this adaptation of the inexplicable iconic musical is droning, boring, nonsensical, has zero story, and doesn\u2019t introduce a single engaging character. Its a hundred minutes of bad cat CGI with a shocking amount of sexual innuendo. That\u2019s surprising considering the TV ads always painted the Broadway musical as family friendly.
\nSay Something Nice: <\/strong>Idris Elba as Rum Tum Tugger looks like a Marvel Villain.
\nWatch Instead: <\/strong>Cats Don\u2019t Dance (1997)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>4.<\/strong>The Lion King
\n<\/strong>\u201cThe Lion King\u201d is my all time favorite Disney animated film from their golden age. I loved it in theaters, loved the soundtrack, and I must have seen the original on VHS at least a thousand times. The remake is a colossal waste of money that was spent basically giving us the exact same film verbatim for no other reason than to gauge our wallets. It also emphasizes unnecessary plot elements, waters down the amazing music, and\u2014well, it\u2019s not a live action remake if its completely computer animated. This Jon Favreau fueled rehash is warmed over, dull, and insulting.
\nSay Something Nice: <\/strong>At least James Corden isn\u2019t in it.
\nWatch Instead: <\/strong>The Lion King (1994)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3. <\/strong>Poms
\n<\/strong>The latest Diane Keaton vehicle is a sickeningly sweet, saccharine take on \u201cThe Bucket List.\u201d Rather than a silly tale about dying men having an adventure, it\u2019s about a dying woman who fulfills her life long dream of being a cheerleader. When I wasn\u2019t drifting off from boredom, I couldn\u2019t help but get over how much Zara Hayes\u2019 drama comedy watches like a terrible Hallmark Channel movie. There\u2019s zero conflict, endless stereotypes, Keaton seems to sleepwalk through the entire affair, and there\u2019s not a really interesting message to the whole junky mess.
\nSay Something Nice: <\/strong>Jack Nicholson would have spiced things up.
\nWatch Instead: <\/strong>Calendar Girls (2003)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2. The Silence
\n<\/strong>After the success of \u201cA Quiet Place,\u201d Netflix was able to somewhat duplicate the success with the very good \u201cBird Box.” They go one step too far with \u201cThe Silence.\u201d While the premise is interesting with cool bat, piranha, graboid, demon, monster–things<\/strong><\/em>, \u201cThe Silence\u201d is a nasty, mean spirited, ugly, and poorly structured horror film. A solid cast is wasted in what is a ridiculous monster movie that inexplicably turns in to a survival movie against a religious cult when it\u2019s clear the writers have run out ideas. It\u2019s just a painful mess from beginning to end.
\nSay Something Nice: <\/strong>Kiernan Shipka is a great Sabrina.
\nWatch Instead: <\/strong>The Mist (2007)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. <\/strong>Shaft
\n<\/strong>John Singleton\u2019s 2000 version of \u201cShaft\u201d was funny, fun, charming and action packed. It was also charmingly silly at times, but also tried to confront actual themes about racism and corruption. Tim Story\u2019s attempt to reboot the series and set the stage for a new era is a nasty movie. It\u2019s teeming with nastiness right down to its titular hero who goes from a suave, caring, and engaging hero, to a misogynistic, homophobic, bitter, dead beat dad who cares about no one but himself. He does literally nothing but mock Millennials for ninety minutes, while we suffer through the paper thin premise, dull villains, and lame attempts at building a legacy series. \u201cShaft\u201d deserved a great sequel. This isn\u2019t it.
\nSay Something Nice: <\/strong>At least James Corden isn\u2019t in it.
\nWatch Instead: <\/strong>Shaft (1971)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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