History WorseThanItSounds / Film

* [[spoiler:''Film/BatmanAndRobin'']]: An innovative retooling of a [[{{Camp}} classic]] [[TheSixties 1960s]] television series. [[PungeonMaster Arnold Schwarzenegger]] plays counter to type as [[AnIcePerson A nIce fellow]]. It's well remembered for the use of real-world elements. Brought to you by the director of ''Falling Down'', ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Flatliners'', and ''The Lost Boys'' comes [[KillItWithFire one of the most unbelieveable movies]] of all time.

* [[spoiler: ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'']]: A critically acclaimed director renowned for his avant-garde style breathes new life into this modern re-imagining of a classic novel. Through a serendipitous twist of fate, a young innocent from the lowest echelons of society enters the disturbing realm of a wealthy but emotionally-stunted manchild. Along their quest, his morally inferior companions succumb one by one to a sadistic test which preys upon the weaknesses of human nature. Emerging as the sole survivor, the virtuous youth helps his host overcome the scars inflicted by his childhood abandonment and lifetime of isolation, proving himself the only one worthy of continuing the man’s legacy.

* [[spoiler: ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'']]: Based on a popular [[TheEighties 1980s]] franchise, this movie defies conventions and genre, is notorious for its unforgettable characters, and overall thought to be one of the most notable movies among the elite few who have seen it [[NauseaFuel in its entirety]].

* [[spoiler:''Film/{{Hobgoblins}}'']]: A young, working class hero tries to win the affections of his lady love while battling a monster that has the power to destroy mankind with its own desires. This film's scholarly value as a cultural record of [[TheEighties the era in which it was made]] cannot be understated.

* [[spoiler:''Film/{{Popeye}}'']] A [[Creator/RobinWilliams beloved comedy legend]] teams up with [[Series/FaerieTaleTheatre a distinguished character actress-turned pioneering Emmy-winning cable television producer]] in a high-budget, big-screen movie musical tribute to one of America's comic strip icons. Directed by an [[Creator/RobertAltman influential movie director]] of TheSeventies in his distinctive SignatureStyle, in an exotic locale with a colorful cast of characters at the height of the Auteur Era of UsefulNotes/NewHollywood with the help of Creator/HannaBarbera, the Creator/{{Disney}} company and the producer of ''Film/TheGodfather''. Features a delightful, tuneful score by [[Music/HarryNilsson one of the 1970s' most acclaimed singer-songwriters and vocalists]], the underappreciated film would spawn a tourism industry and gain a whole new following [[VindicatedByCable on early cable-TV]]. One of its songs would later be used in ''Film/PunchDrunkLove''.

* [[spoiler: ''Film/GodsOfEgypt'']]: In ancient times, a young mortal sets out to gain the assistance of a god in order to save his land and lover from another one. This film gained fame for its [[AdaptationalVillainy unique]] [[AdaptationalWimp take]] on Egyptian mythology and [[OvershadowedByControversy discussion-provoking choices]] in [[WTHCastingAgency actors]].

* [[spoiler:''Film/{{Morbius}}'']]: An [[Creator/JaredLeto Academy Award winner actor]] stars in a movie about two men struggling with a rare, crippling disease and to cope with a difficult treatment full of nasty side effects.

* [[spoiler:''Film/MonsterHighTheMovie'']]: Bitten by a wolf at summer camp, a human teenage girl-turned-werewolf gets accepted into a creepy high school in another dimension, where she befriends an [[FrankensteinsMonster artificial non-binary person who's just come alive]] and a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]]-[[WitchClassic witch]] hybrid. While struggling to fit in, she also gets caught in the crossfire of an EvilPlan by a former student who got expelled for not being a true monster, but has secretly lurked back to the school to annihilate it.
** [[spoiler:''Film/MonsterHigh2'']]: Having learned of another plot by an evil sorceress to destroy the barrier between the human and monster worlds, our werewolf girl [[HurryingHomeForTheHolidays leaves school early to spend the winter holidays in the big city]], where she plans to enlist the help of the BigBad's old high school rival, as well as visit her long-lost sister who's now a detective. Her monster friends, not wanting her to take on such a dangerous mission single-handed, decide to follow her into the human world, [[HumanDisguise magically disguising themselves as humans]] in order to do so.

* [[spoiler:''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening'']]: [[Film/{{Highlander}} Your favourite hero]] is back! Forced out of retirement in a dystopian future, he must battle hordes of his own kind once again and save the world from its own follies. But will he figure out the [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse mystery]] of how his old mentor has [[BackFromTheDead returned to him?]] And what will happen when he learns the truth of his origins? With jaw-dropping visual effects and heart-pounding action scenes to rival ''Film/TheMatrix'' and ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', this sci-fi fantasy epic features Award-winner Creator/SeanConnery and is sure to become a classic the whole family will enjoy for years.

* [[spoiler:''Film/TheRoom'']]: A NiceGuy screwed over by his job hopes that the situation will be better once he marries the love of his life, who cheats on him via his own best friend on his ''birthday'', leading to a [[{{Narm}} tragic]] ending. Inspired by the works of Creator/TennesseeWilliams, with a prominent ShoutOut to a classic Creator/NicholasRay film.

* [[spoiler:''Animation/{{Ratatoing}}'']]: Exploring the very nature of survival, this film drops its audience in the middle of an unstable marketplace where small businesses often need to take drastic measures if they wish to stay afloat.

* [[spoiler:''WesternAnimation/IceAge'']]: During one of the world's most infamous historical epochs, a cynical widower who witnessed the murder of his wife and child reluctantly joins forces with a pariah and a seasoned killer to return an infant to a society which will inevitably exterminate their own.

* [[spoiler:''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'']]: One of the most beloved superheroes of all time returns to the big screen in order to retell his origin story to a whole new generation. Along the way, he fights a [[BigBad mutated scientist]], falls in love with the school’s genius and discovers a plot to change [[BigApplesauce New York City]] forever. With a tone [[FollowTheLeader borrowed from]] [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a best-selling series]] and a [[DarkerAndEdgier different tone than past films]], the film expertly weaves together [[KudzuPlot many plotlines]] and a multi-faceted character for our hero.

* [[spoiler:''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'']]: A "live-action" remake of [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing one of the greatest animated films Disney has ever created]].

* [[spoiler:''Film/SuperMarioBros'']]: Academy Award Nominee Bob Hoskins teams up with the crackling wit of John Leguizamo in this tale of two brothers, downtrodden working-class schlubs, who stumble upon a magical land and rise above their meager beginnings to become heroes! Based on the children's classic beloved the world around. Featuring Academy Award Nominee Dennis Hopper!

* [[spoiler:''Clones Of Bruce Lee]]'': A spy agency creates three clones of one of the greatest martial artists in history after the latter's death. TheyFightCrime.

* [[spoiler:''Film/{{Ishtar}}'']]: [[RunningGag Academy Award Winners]] Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman [[TheyFightCrime join forces]] as an [[HollywoodToneDeaf inspiring folk]] duo hilariously shuttled from their [[FishOutOfWater ho-hum lives]] and into a world of [[MistakenForSpies international intrigue!]] A [[{{Narm}} lighthearted but poignant]] tale of [[ThePowerOfRock the power of song]] to bring understanding to the bitterest of enemies. Critically acclaimed, and nominated for film's [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward most elusive awards]].

* [[spoiler: ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'']]: A danger from the heavens is thwarted in a glorious triumph of the working class.

* [[spoiler: ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'']]: Based on a popular [[TheEighties 1980s]] franchise, this movie defies conventions and genre, is notorious for its [[UncannyValley unforgettable]] characters, and overall thought to be one of the most notable movies among the elite few who have seen it [[NauseaFuel in its entirety]].

* [[spoiler: ''WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms'']]: A child has to save his mother from aliens. Features [[UncannyValley realistic animation]] and got unique critical reception, ensuring [[GenreKiller no other film in its genre could love up to it]].

* [[spoiler:''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'']]: The continuation of the story with our hero graduating high school, facing relationship problems, reconnecting with an old friend and dealing with a empowered scientist. The film introduces even more plot, tones and characters than the last one. The story [[ContrivedCoincidence may sag a little]], but it runs at a robust [[EndingFatigue 140 minutes,]] and subtly introduces new [[BigBad Big Bads]] for the franchise. Having a similar villain structure to one of the most notable [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Batman films]], this film has the [[BrokenBase most interesting reception]] of any of the films.

* [[spoiler:''Film/JackAndJill'']]: Few movies have ever united critics as much as this examination of family relations and sexual politics. Also featured Academy Award winner Creator/AlPacino in the role he'll be remembered in for years to come. In fact, one night, it won every award at an awards ceremony.

* [[spoiler:''Film/JumanjiTheNextLevel'']]: The board game-turned-video game has been taken over by its old villain who, instead of being killed off in [[Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle the last installment]], wound up getting extracted from it, turned into a sentient virus and has become the game itself by corrupting its setting from a jungle to a metropolis gone bad. Now, only the four high school students who played it before, as well as their teacher, who happens to be the same guy who was sucked into the game twenty years earlier, can beat the game one last time to SaveBothWorlds once and for all.