History WorseThanItSounds / Films

* [[spoiler:''Film/Shazam2019'']]: An ordinary preteen boy unknowingly stumbles upon a wizard who give him the power to become an adult superhero by saying just one magic word... and it's NOT "SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}".

* [[spoiler: ''Film/DieAnotherDay'']]: A well respected Bond's final outing, including gadgets so great they were impossible to top, and a loveable Bond girl.

* [[spoiler:''Film/AntMan'']]: With the help of [[Film/TheMask Stanley Ipkiss]], [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Barney Stinson]] inherits the power to fight crime while being the size of a cockroach.

* [[spoiler:''Disney/{{Frozen}}'']]: An adventurous young woman faces mortal dangers and unforgiving blizzards on her journey to save her sister from herself.

* [[spoiler:''Disney/LiloAndStitch'']]: A teenage girl and her young sister, living together after the death of their parents, take in a drifter who speaks little English, and together they bond as a family. However, the revelation that the drifter is a fugitive on the run from the Government threatens to tear the happy family unit apart.

* [[spoiler: ''Film/SleepyHollow'']]: A veteran of a controversial and divisive war is harassed by law enforcement while visiting an old friend in a small town.

* [[spoiler:Film/JawsTheRevenge]]: A woman travels to Bahamas to work out the grief of losing her youngest son. After arriving, she starts developing a romace with a handsome plane pilot.
* [[spoiler:Film/JesusChristVampireHunter]]: A religious man saves members of an oppressed minority from the evil beings that prey on them.

* [[spoiler:''Film/SuburbanCommando'']]: A film where a brave, intergalacticly renowned freedom fighter crashlands on our humble planet Earth, and must blend in to cover his true identity, while fighting anything from criminal thugs to space-faring bounty hunters! And who better to play the star in this intergalactic epic, but [[spoiler: '''[[HulkHogan THE HULKSTER!!!]]''']]

* [[spoiler:''Against the Dark'']]: Action film legend Creator/StevenSeagal stars as a plague survivor, teaming with other plague suriviors, fighting the victims of the plague who've turned into blood-lusting monsters.

* [[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 [[InternetBackdraft discussion-]][[OvershadowedByControversy provoking]] [[UnfortunateImplications choices]] in [[WTHCastingAgency actors]].

* [[spoiler:Star Wars Episode I: ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'']]: An unflinching examination of [[DesignatedHero what it means to be good]] in a society beset by slavery, [[SpaceJews racism]], and [[AudienceAlienatingPremise bureaucratically-enforced classism]]. This [[HypeBacklash remarkable]] film follows not only the PrecociousCrush between [[VillainSue a boy destined for greatness]] and [[MarySue a young queen]] but the [[{{Padding}} efforts]] of the adults in their lives to solve [[ArcFatigue larger problems]] while protecting them. Featuring LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters both [[FlatCharacter new]] and [[PlotHole old]] to fall in love with.

* [[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 [[MartyStu a multi-faceted character for our hero]].

* [[spoiler: ''Film/TheGreenElephant'']]: A military man should survive, being locked in camera with a madman.

* [[spoiler:''Club Paradise'']]: In this wacky comedy, Creator/RobinWilliams is a man who opens his own private resort and, though the use of VeryFalseAdvertising, attracts many strange vacationers (played by alumni of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' and ''{{SCTV}}''). Also starring Peter O'Toole. From the director of ''National Lampoon's Vacation'',''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'' and ''Film/GroundhogDay''.

* [[spoiler: ''Film/GodsOfEgypt'']]: In ancient times, a young mortal sets out to gain the assistant 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 [[InternetBackdraft discussion-]][[OvershadowedByControversy provoking]] [[UnfortunateImplications choices]] in [[WTHCastingAgency actors]].

* [[spoiler: ''Film/TheSmurfs'']]: From the director of ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' and ''Film/BeverlyHillsChihuahua'' came this family movie based on a classic belgum comic where the titular heroes goes accidentally to a distant land in order return back to their home and defeat their archnemesis. Featuring such talents like Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, Creator/JaymaMays and KatyPerry.

* [[spoiler:''Film/{{Popeye}}'']] A [[Creator/RobinWilliams beloved comedy legend]] teams up with [[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/BloodCult'']]: A local sheriff investigates a series of brutal, ritualistic murders while trying to mend hos relationship with his daughter. Invented [[DirectToVideo a technique]] many filmmakers would come to use.

* [[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/IKnowWhoKilledMe'']]: A symbolism-heavy psychological thriller that challenges the audience's perception of reality. The story centers around a young woman who may or may not have multiple personalities, and her attempts at solving a crime she may or may not have been a victim of. Notable for being one of the first truly dramatic roles for its [[LindsayLohan leading lady]].

* [[spoiler: ''Men, Women and Children'']]: A [[{{Anvilicious}} subtle, tasteful]] and [[BlatantLies even-handed]] examination of relationships in the [[NewMediaAreEvil social media age]] in [[{{Narm}} a compelling style]] that’s bound to elicit [[SoBadItsGood a universal]] [[TheComicallySerious response]]. Redolent of one of the most [[HypeBacklash notable]] [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Best Picture]] [[Film/AmericanBeauty winners]] in recent memory, the film in question could even be described as a cross between that film [[XMeetsY and]] [[spoiler:''Film/ReeferMadness'', [[RecycledInSpace but with the internet]]]].

* [[spoiler:''Film/TheAristocrats'']]: Comedians tell the transgressive story of a man who lands himself in jail for dissing the upper crust.

* [[spoiler:''Triumph of the Will'']]: [[InAWorld In a country]] torn and shattered by [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Pestilence, War, Famine and Death]], [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler one man]] will [[TheCaligula forever change the way it is ruled]]. Now, a team of enemies , including those opposed to him within his own realm, stands before him in his plan to [[WorldWarTwo boldly explore new territory for his realm]]! Will he prevail? [[spoiler:[[ForegoneConclusion No.]]]]

* [[spoiler:''WesternAnimation/IceAge2TheMeltdown'']]: As inevitable global forces bring the aforementioned historical period to its apocalyptic close, the protagonists find themselves part of a mass civilian evacuation. Desperate to carry on his lineage and prevent the likely extinction of his people, the widower attempts to form a relationship with a young woman of his race who vehemently denies her own ethnicity and misinterprets his advances as sexual harassment. Meanwhile, the seasoned killer battles with his own debilitating phobias, exacerbated by the cataclysmic conditions. Pursued by murderous enemies and hindered by countless hardships, the protagonists flee their home, face the destruction of their entire world, and are eventually delivered from certain death by the actions of an obsessive addict.