Admittedly, I try to avoid bad movies like the plague. Spending ten dollars on a movie that wastes my time isn’t my idea of a good time. However, there are some films that had potential but wasted it.
Therefore, my list of the worst five films of the year is composed of films that had the potential to be good but were ultimately an absolute waste. These stories aren’t worthy a ticket to the multiplex. They aren’t even worthy a rental. They are simply worthy of scorn and derision.
1.) The Virginity Hit: The worst movie of 2010 is this despicable and repulsive comedy. “The Virginity Hit,” which had the potential to be a solid but funny knockoff of “American Pie,” features some of the meanest characters on screen this year. I’m not sure why producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay were involved in this project but it’s a terrible movie that was forgotten almost as soon as it hit theaters.
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2.) Macgruber: When I saw “MacGruber” in May, I hoped that this unfunny comedy based on a “Saturday Night Live” sketch would turn out to be the worst of the year. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Still, this lame movie that made light of abortion is tired and useless. Perhaps one of the best things about “MacGruber” is that it has given people pause about bringing other “SNL” skits to the big screen.
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3.) The Killers: This Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl film is a terrible action comedy. After finding out that her husband used to be an assassin, Heigl’s character accepts this reality without asking serious questions about his past. Audiences were asked to leave their minds at the theater door before seeing “The Killers.” It’s too bad that the script writers did the same thing before writing this atrocious and unsatisfying story.
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4.) Saw 3D: Take a series of films that outlasted its potential several movies ago and add in the extra cost for 3D glasses. Combined, “Saw 3D” is an awful formulaic gross slasher movie. I was excited to see Cary Elwes return to his role from the original but that was it. The first movie was smart and interesting. The seventh is a waste.
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5.) Lottery Ticket: I typically enjoy Loretta Devine as an actress. However, after she starred in “Lottery Ticket,” “Death at a Funeral” and “For Colored Girls,” I’m starting to question her choice of projects. Of those three poor movies, “Lottery Ticket” stands out as the worst. It’s an unfunny and tasteless story about a young man who wins the lottery and is surrounded by people who want to steal it. The story jumps from bad comedy to soap opera pretty quickly. This is one ticket that isn’t worth the paper the script was printed on.
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Most-Overrated Movies of the Year: Although I didn’t hate these movies, I am shocked that critics loved them as much as they did. They may not qualify as the worst movies of the year but “Winter’s Bone” and “Black Swan” were both disappointing and don’t deserve the critical praise that they have received. As always, if I missed anything on those list, please let me know in the comments.
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