Top 20 Movie Moments That Made Fans RAGE QUIT
#20:CGI Tsunami Surfing
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“Die Another Day” (2002) This was the last time that Pierce Brosnan played James Bond, and it was also the final film before the franchise got its soft reboot in 2006 with “Casino Royale”. Honestly, revisiting the film, it’s not hard to understand why. 007 films have never shied away from outlandish plot points or gimmicky gadgets, but rarely have the adventures of James Bond ventured into such deeply absurd territory. The crowning jewel of this film’s excess - and the last straw for many viewers - was when Bond kite-surfed a giant tsunami, a poorly rendered CGI monstrosity of a wave set against an equally dodgy computer-generated environment.
#19: Godzilla’s Reveal
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“Godzilla” (1998) When you’re tasked with rebooting a franchise as beloved and iconic as Godzilla, you’ve got some monster sized shoes to fill. In this Roland Emmerich retelling, it’s immediately obvious that Godzilla is too thin, wiry and looks more like a T-Rex than anything else. Even veteran Godzilla actors like Haruo Nakajima agreed with this, saying its face ‘looked like an iguana while its body and limbs look like a frog’. The pre-millenium CGI isn’t really helping with any of this. We’ve come a long way with special effects since then, but for some time, the godzilla franchise was stained with this underwhelming monster and poorly told story that did no justice to the films that came before it.
#18: Green Lantern’s CGI Suit
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“Green Lantern” (2011) Funnily enough, since this DC flick came out, there’s been a steady trend towards making superhero suits entirely with CGI, as we’ve seen with movies like Black Panther. So if you didn’t know better, you might think this Ryan Reynolds character is what started the trend right? That’s where you’d be wrong. Upon release, the film was panned by critics for a number of reasons, one of those being the notorious ‘suit’ donned by the titular character. In one infamous scene, the suit comes to life in less than convincing fashion. According to Reynolds, the suit had to be CGI because it was ‘from another planet’. Maybe our simple Earth eyes aren’t equipped to handle such elevated cosmic technology?
#17: Galactus Is . . . a Cloud
“Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007) Consider this an open letter to anyone in the film industry who works on a comic book adaptation: if you don’t think that a villain translates well from the page to the big screen, just leave them out of it and find yourself a more cinematically-suitable antagonist. We don’t care how iconic the villain is; we’d rather see a lesser one elevated to the big screen than a revered villain changed beyond recognition. Introducing the Silver Surfer in the 2007 Fantastic Four sequel was a solid move, and so too, we thought, was the inclusion of Galactus. Then they turned him into a dust cloud. The Devourer of Worlds deserved better.
#16: Judge Dredd Takes his Helmet Off… a LOT
“Judge Dredd” (1995) When news of this film first broke in the ‘90s, fans of John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s comic book icon had reason to be excited. Sylvester Stallone had the physique to fill out the uniform, the talent to turn in a solid performance, and, perhaps most importantly, the sort of jawline required to make that helmet work. You see … one of Judge Dredd’s trademarks is that he seldom removes his helmet, and when he does, his face remains carefully hidden - representing the faceless and soulless nature of the justice system. Stallone completely flouted this unwritten rule, however, and his mug featured prominently. For many fans, it was an unforgivable creative decision.
#15: The John Connor Reveal
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“Terminator Genisys” (2015) There’s no shortage of rage-inducing scenes in the Terminator sequels, and it’s hard to compete with this cringeworthy line in T3 SB:“Talk to the hand”. For this entry however, we’ve decided to go primarily with a reveal in “Terminator Genisys”. At the very heart of the Terminator franchise is John Connor, the boy who will grow up to serve as the leader of the resistance, humanity’s last hope against Skynet and its machine army. So on the one hand, we can understand the shock and awe effect that the filmmakers were going for by turning him into a Terminator. If properly executed, maybe it could have made for a great chapter in the franchise. Unfortunately it wasn’t, and so just felt like a cheap move to bring fans back to the franchise.
#14: The Mandarin’s True Identity
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“Iron Man 3” (2013) The Mandarin is without a doubt one of Iron Man’s most iconic villains and yes, fans wanted to see him on the big screen. But here’s the thing: fans don’t always know what’s best. The Mandarin made his comic book debut in 1964, when racist caricatures were sadly commonplace. Over the decades, the character has evolved to become a much more well-developed and less stereotypical one, but his roots remain problematic. The solution? Leave the Mandarin out of the MCU. Because a bait and switch for something COMPLETELY different is something that NOBODY wanted. Rather than fixing the problem, it just added insult to injury.
#13: The Hospital Scene
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“Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” (2007) We love gory horror flicks as much as the next person, and we’re all for filmmakers getting creative and pushing the envelope. But with that being said, we can understand why a lot of people felt that this scene took things way too far. After entering a hospital’s maternity ward, the hybrid Predalien proceeds to turn screaming pregnant women into incubators to breed xenomorphs. The shot of the eggs being forced down one woman’s throat is particularly disturbing. Even diehard fans of both the Alien and Predator franchise voiced their disgust at this scene. The general consensus seems to be that the whole concept was unnecessarily bleak, exploitative and in bad taste.
#12: The Introduction and Continued Presence of Jar Jar Binks
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“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (1999) Imagine the prequel trilogy without the Gungan menace. Sure, there’d still be bad dialogue, a weird focus on trade embargos, unnecessarily scientific explanations for the Force and, you know, too much SAND, but the films would be far more watchable. From the moment that Qui-Gon finds himself incapable of shaking the Gungan, the franchise is doomed. We get that Star Wars fans were insufferable in their demand for this trilogy, but were we so bad that George Lucas felt it necessary to punish us? Jar Jar Binks is a clown who isn’t funny, and who some claim was inspired by racist caricatures. Honestly, the only silver lining is that Sith Lord fan theory.
#11: Nuking the Fridge
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008) The fourth Indiana Jones film was reasonably well received by critics, but fans have a different opinion. You see, once upon a time, a beloved show called “Happy Days” tried to shake things up by having fan-favorite character Fonzie jump a shark on water skis. Since then, any such desperate, silly or gimmicky effort has been dubbed “jumping the shark”. Well, “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” has the dishonorable distinction of having given birth to a terminological successor: “nuking the fridge”. When Indy went from punching Nazis to riding out nuclear blasts in a refrigerator, it felt like an unfortunate departure from what made the franchise so great.
#10: Spinosaurus Kills the T. Rex
“Jurassic Park III” (2001) In any action or adventure film franchise, there’s always a certain pressure to up the ante in a sequel by introducing an even greater, more menacing villain. The problem for Jurassic Park is that they’re working with an established roster of prehistoric creatures - the dinosaurs. And as far as the general public is concerned, Tyrannosaurus Rex is king. With the third film, the screenwriters tried to shake things up by introducing the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur that walked the earth millions of years before Tyrannosaurus Rex. Needing to establish the supremacy of this new threat to the viewers, they had it kill everyone’s favorite apex predator. We get the rationale, but many cinemagoers were unimpressed.
#9: Peter Parker: The Dancing Emo Kid
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“Spider-Man 3” (2007) Dear Sam Raimi, we get it - you were forced to cram Venom into the film. But did you need to go all Evil Dead/Army of Darkness on us in response with this campy take on Peter Parker? Armed with a new symbiote-induced sense of confidence, Tobey Maguire begins to act like a “cool guy”. Except he’s like a weird parody of a cool guy as interpreted by your deeply out of touch great uncle. It’s cringe cranked to 11. He dances, hits on random women, dresses like a Walmart emo kid and just generally acts like a jerk. This sequence completely shatters any suspension of disbelief, aggressively taking the audience out of the film.
#8: Newt’s Death
“Alien 3” (1992) Going into its third instalment, this franchise was batting two for two thanks to the masterful contributions of Ridley Scott and James Cameron. Unfortunately, “Alien 3” had a famously troubled production, cycling through multiple screenwriters and directors. It’s a notably darker movie than its predecessors, and that’s okay, but in killing off Newt and Hicks right out of the starting gate, the film immediately turned off huge portions of the audience. The cinematic death of a child is always tough to accept, but in this context, it was especially difficult considering everything that Ripley went through in “Aliens” to save her. The filmmaker killed a great supporting cast and undermined the ending of a superior film.
#7: Wrecking Balls
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009) The first Transformers film might have left something to be desired, but it was a mindless popcorn flick high on entertainment value. The sequel? Not so much. It’s as if director Michael Bay decided to throw away all semblance of effort and just appeal to the lowest common denominator. Quite frankly, we’re pretty sure there were tweenagers in the audience who felt this film insulted their intelligence. Skids and Mudflap were insufferable, but the real low point was when we were given a glimpse of Devastator’s clanking robotic testicles. The shot is as juvenile as the accompanying one-liner, and shows an obvious lack of respect for the source material.
#6: The Earthbender Prison Battle
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“The Last Airbender” (2010) It’s difficult to single out just one disappointing scene in M. Night Shyamalan’s big screen adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated series. There was the whitewashing . . . the mispronounced names . . . and the whole tone, which went from fun and playful to dark and overwrought. But perhaps nothing summed up how much Shyamalan got it all wrong than the bending. In the cartoon, there’s a certain correspondence between the martial arts movements that benders use to manipulate the elements, and how these elements react. Now here’s some guys just sort of waving their arms around in the movie . . . This “battle” between firebenders and earthbenders - who’ve been put in a prison SURROUNDED BY EARTH - was reason enough to call it quits.
#5: Every Villain Intro
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“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) Andrew Garfield made for a worthy web-slinger, but after a respectable - if underwhelming - first film, this reboot threw it all away in the sequel. The promise of multiple villains might have enticed some viewers, but as we actually met each one, we were quickly reminded that less is more. Just because characters are based on a comic book doesn’t mean that they need to be played like caricatures. Rarely have such talented actors been given such terrible material. Paul Giamatti’s Rhino is beyond silly, Jamie Foxx’s Electro is hard to watch, and Dane DeHaan’s Green Goblin feels so forced that we just wish they’d saved it for a sequel.
#4: Martha
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“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016) Zack Snyder’s take on the DC’s greatest heroes was an uneven one to say the least. It started strong with some beautiful opening credits, and it certainly delivered on the action front. But the tone, convoluted plot and poor characterization seriously hurt the film. The dialogue was a problem from start to finish, but there was one exchange in particular that made fans quit. For whatever reason, Batman and Superman are incapable of talking things out until Superman says “save Martha”. Martha just so happens to be the name of both their mothers. We get what the screenwriters were going for, but it didn’t work, and it was the deathblow of an already floundering film.
#3: The Opening Training Scene
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“Dragonball: Evolution” (2009) Unless you avoided the trailers, there’s no way you went into this film expecting great things. With that being said, until fans saw this opening scene for themselves, no one could have imagined just how bad it would be. If we didn’t know any better, we’d think it was - at best - a fan film or - at worst - a parody . . . and not a particularly good one. The first shot we get following the opening cinematics is a close-up on Goku’s face, dripping with poorly executed CGI sweat. It becomes immediately apparent that Goku has been painfully miscast. It only gets worse and fast. The dialogue is cringeworthy, the fighting is boring and that bug gag was groan-inducing.
#2: Sewing Deadpool’s Mouth Shut
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009) Let this entry be one last note to filmmakers working on comic book adaptations. When adapting a beloved character, feel free to make some minor changes and tweaks as demanded by the medium. What matters is that the essence of the character - what makes him or her tick - is preserved. You wouldn’t unkill Batman’s parents, or make Peter Parker a popular jock . . . so why would you seal the lips of a character known as the Merc with a Mouth?! Luckily, the Deadpool movies that followed more than made up for this. When you think about it, would we have even gotten those movies if not for this colossal blunder?
#1: Leia’s Space Flight and Luke’s Death
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“Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” (2017) When “The Force Awakens” came out, it performed well with critics and at the box office, but left some fans less than satisfied. Then “The Last Jedi” hit theaters, and the backlash became much bigger. It’s actually hard to pick just one moment that made fans rage quit. Luke throwing his lightsaber successfully undermined expectations, but many felt it was uncharacteristic, and cheapened the previous film’s cliffhanger ending. Others argued that the hyperspace ramming broke the way the franchise handled space combat. But if there were two scenes that many found unforgivable, it was Leia’s use of the Force to soar through space, and Luke’s projection battle and subsequent death.