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'Transformers' & 9 More of the Most-Hated Movie Franchises in Cinematic History
As the 7th anniversary of the first Transformers rolls around, a lot has changed. Megan Fox is a mother of two and Shia LaBeouf is having his own personal celebrity meltdown. But one thing that hasn't changed? Everyone still hates the Transformers franchise, and the director is still popping them out. Director Michael Bay was recently asked about the negative criticism the four-film franchise has incurred, and it turns out he's not even bothered.
“They love to hate and I don’t care; let them hate. They’re still going to see the movie! I think it’s good to get a little tension. Very good.”
Bay hit the nail on the head. People probably will still see it and they'll probably still hate it. But at least Bay can be in good company with these other 9 most-hated movie franchises.
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'Transformers'
The original Transformers film fared decently due to its action scenes and high-quality, but the fourth installment Transformers: Age of Extinction scored a dismal 17% on Rotten Tomatoes. Spoiler alert: just adding dinosaurs doesn’t a good sequel make. Don’t worry though, Transformers, you’re not alone in that mistake.
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'Twilight'
This franchise didn’t stand much of a chance considering everyone already hated the books it was based on. Add to that Kristen Stewart’s lackluster performance and Robert Pattinson openly hating on it himself and it was a recipe for disaster.
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'Ice Age'
This kids movie was a surprise hit in 2002 that the studio decided to cash in on by making an additional four films. What was funny in the first film quickly became trite (like the squirrel trying to get the acorn) and then they doomed themselves by adding dinosaurs in the 3rd film Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Why does every film think they need dinosaurs?
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The Original 'Spider-Man'
By the time this film got to its third installment it was more of a parody of itself than anything else. Toby McGuire’s random dancing scene, while amazing, was totally random and made the movie seem like a joke instead of something to take seriously.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean'
The first film in this series was pretty incredible, and unexpected. Based of a Disneyland ride, it fortunately didn’t go the way of its companions Haunted Mansion and The County Bears. I’ll always have a soft spot for Captain Jack Sparrow, but the fact that this series has stretched to a rumored 5th film is kind of unacceptable.
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'Alvin and the Chipmunks'
How many movies about singing chipmunks do we need? Apparently four of them. Which if you ask me is four too many.
Image: Twentieth Century Fox
'Spy Kids'
Guess what this series added in its second film? That’s right, dinosaurs! But Spy Kids 2 was beat out by the travesty that was the 3-D third installment and the attempted 2011 reboot that hardly anyone bothered to see and has a 22% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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'Jaws'
Audiences loved the original Jaws which movie execs saw as a great opportunity to wring more money out of audiences. The result was an additional three films including Jaws: The Revenge which has a whopping 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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'Saw'
Unless you’re Harry Potter you probably shouldn’t attempt a seven-film series because it’s all downhill from the beginning. The 7th installment of the horror franchise was only given a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Fortunately it was released in 2010, so maybe the franchise is really over for good.
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'American Pie'
Not only was the wedding reboot of this movie pretty dumb, but the original movie lead to a series of four spin offs like American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile which included almost none of the original characters and all of which were dumber than the one before it.
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