Top 10: Worst Movies I Watched for My 2015 Challenge

After all the awesomeness of my movie challenge, here is the crap pile. I really saw some shitty movies. This is list is also a warning for you, to never watch them. EVER!

10. American Sniper

This was not so much a terrible movie, but a huge disappointment. Director Clint Eastwood made an overly patriotic film, that was never interesting.

 

 

9. De Verbouwing

Based on a novel by Saskia Noort. The book is almost always better, also in this case. For a thriller the movie didn’t have many surprise element, where the book did. And the movie becomes more and more unbelievable once we go towards the end.

 

 

8. Magic Mike XXL

There something about stripper men…. I just don’t find them appealing, it doesn’t work for me. Where “Magic Mike” was still bearable, this just isn’t. It misses the humor from the first film, it’s boring and it drags.

 

 

7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

In the two and a half hour runtime it’s mostly rough love scenes and action sequences full off special effects. Electro is the main villain, but doesn’t contribute much. Not even to mention Rhino, whom I found ridiculous and he was only it for a few minutes.

 

 

6. Graveyard Shift

A film based on a Stephen King story. We know that they sometimes aren’t that good. Well, “Graveyard Shift” is one of them. I simply don’t remember much of the movie, which is never a good sign.

 

 

5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (remake)

Where I enjoy the original film, the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is terrible. One of thoses movies where I’m still asking myself why they had to remake it. Some scenes where just literally copied from the original, with bad acting. And the acting in the original isn’t all that great, this is even worse.

 

 

4. The Legend of Hercules

“The Legend of Hercules” offers you theatrical fights and lots of muscles. Director Renny Harlin focusses on the love story, but it doesn’t work. Hercules fights for love and peace, but comes off as an aggressive beast instead of a hero. movie has nothing more to offer then spectacular scenes and an overkill of slow motion. The story is not convincing and the acting isn’t great either.

 

 

3. Fifty Shades of Grey

Okay, this is the worst movie of 2015. I can’t believe I actually made it through this film. For a movie about sex, it’s really not that sexy. I already hated the books, that were based on “Twilight” fan fiction. I think that’s already reason enough to not go see it. This movie sucks.

 

 

2. De Overgave

Okay, so this is basically the Dutch “Fifty Shades of Grey” and even worse. Yes, that’s is possible. I;m not even going to talk about it anymore.

 

 

1. Movie 43

Shame on all the great actors that took part in this horrendous film. It’s a terrible film, not even funny. Boooooh!

 

 

Dishonorable Mentions: Devil’s Knot, Quicksilver Highway, Stone. Single White Female, Entourage

100 Movie Challenge 2015 - # 50: De Verbouwing

Director: Will Koopman

Genre: Thriller/ Drama

Runtime: 104 minutes

Year: 2012

Starring: Tjitske Reidinga, Peter Blok, Mark Rietman, Alex Hendrickx, Nanett Drazic, Terence Schreurs, Sieger Sloot, Gene Bervoets

Description: Tessa (Tjitske Reidinga) opens her luxurious clinic with a big party. She is smart, beautiful, savvy, and happily married with an intelligent adolescent son. But appearances are deceptive. In reality, her marriage is falling apart, her house renovation is a disaster and the finances of her clinic are a mess. Desperate, she accepts the helping hand of a friend from the past who has turned up suddenly, but in doing so, opens herself up to an ordeal of terror and blackmail.

Review: Saskia Noort is one of the most popular Dutch writers and this is already her third book to movie adaptation. Her debut, “Terug naar de Kust”, was loved by the audience and her second film “De Eetclub” got a lot less good reviews. Will Koopman, director of the first, also directs “De Verbouwing”.

Tjitske Reidinga plays Tessa van Asselt, a plastic surgeon who runs her own private clinic. Her success doesn’t affect her marriage very well. Husband Rogier, once a successful psychiatrist, has a burn out and can’t handle the fact that his wife is more successful. Tessa’s financial state isn’t as great as you might think, because she has a debt. With that she also has a struggling relationship with her teenage son Thom and her house is in the middle of a renovation. A coincidental meeting with ex Johan might change everything. He is a businessman and wants to invest in Tessa’s clinic. It sounds too good to be true, and it is. Because Johan has a hidden agenda.

Tjitske Reidinga plays her role very well. She could be you next door neighbor, but also has a certain class. Tessa is a woman who wants to be in charge, but has to let that go once she starts working with the wrong people. Peter Blok, as Johan, also does a solid job. He is very good as the charmer with a dark side.

For a thriller “De Verbouwing” doesn’t have a lot of surprise elements. Only the last 30 to 40 minutes could be called a thriller. And the movie becomes more and more unbelievable once we go towards the end. The actors are what keep our attention. The script could be more effective.

Just a standard drama movie with some thriller elements. It has some twists, but it never gets really exciting. Fun for a girl’s night, that’s it.

Rating: 2/ 5