Top 10 Worst Movies of 2017

Over the course of a given year, there’s a ton of crap that gets thrown into theaters.  Whether it’s a low-budget horror film, a cash grab, or another entry in a maligned franchise, a lot of films just didn’t work.  2017 wasn’t all great, delivering some downright atrocious films that still pain me to this very day, making for a pretty difficult formation of the worst movies of 2017 list.

Before we get to the top 10 worst movies of 2017, here’s some dishonorable mentions:

The Great Wall

Home Again

The Circle

Friend Request

Wonder Wheel

Daddy’s Home 2

A Bad Moms Christmas

Suburbicon

Snatched

Wish Upon

Baywatch

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

#10: Flatliners

Flatliners is one of those films that’s just difficult to recommend on any level.  None of the characters are interesting or charismatic and the story meanders without ever adding any emotional weight.  Ellen Page is doing her best, but she can’t save a film that was DOA.  This movie is nothing but a cheap reboot of a somewhat popular film in order to make a quick buck.  But, judging by the box office receipts, not even that goal was achieved.

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#9: The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man is possibly the worst made film on this list.  But, it’s too entertaining from a so-bad-it’s-good point of view.  For those who enjoy watching film’s ironically, this one is for you as every element of the movie is cheap, stupid, and laughable.  Even the title is hilarious!

The last half hour of The Bye Bye Man turns into complete schlock, creating more laughs than most top-notch comedies.

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#8: Rings

A more proper title for Rings would have been Horror Clichés: The Movie!  Rings has every genre trope you could ever imagine.  This film is the epitome of a cash grab sequel, offering nothing interesting in a new installment and ruining already established lore by diving into the back story of its most fascinating character.  You’ll certainly see worse made movies this year.  As a matter of fact, the acting in this film is pretty average by industry standards.  However, Rings does nothing of note, playing it safe from every angle.  It’s slow, taxing, and, above all else, not scary in the slightest.

image via Roger Ebert

#7: Underworld: Blood Wars

Why do these movies still get made?

Kate Beckinsale is given nothing to do in her own movie, becoming stranded while Theo James becomes the savior of a muddled mess of a film.  None of this movie’s Matrix-style action lands as it is cut up to an incomprehensible degree to hide bad stunt work.  As the stories in these Underworld films continue to become more and more muddled, the only thing this movie can hope for is that vampires and lycans look cool while they jump around in black spandex.

Alas, nothing is cool about this movie.  It’s the definition of a “slog” that offers nothing of substance, even to those that actually enjoyed the first few films in the franchise.

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#6: Unforgettable

Ironically enough, I almost forgot that I watched Unforgettable when creating this list.  This movie is another one of those crazy ex-wife movies that studios have been cranking out in recent years.  However, this one is one of the worst of them all, proving why Katherine Heigl no longer gets work in Hollywood.  She’s laughably bad, and so is the rest of the movie.

Rosario Dawson tries her best, but nothing can save this black hole of a film.

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#5: Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Darker is easily the best comedy I’ve seen all year.  From nonexistent chemistry to unfortunate beat drops during sex scenes, the second Fifty Shades movie fails in every way possible.  In fact, there’s realistically no plot as issues are brought up and fixed in a matter of minutes without a through line to the entire story.  Throw in a hilarious helicopter scene and you have a film that brings tears to your eyes, and not in the desired intention.

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#4: The Emoji Movie

Nothing quite captures corporate cynicism like The Emoji Movie.  Aside from some decent animation, everything about this movie is just plain wrong.  It’s easy to bash a movie entitled The Emoji Movie, but this movie contains awful messages for kids, including that person-to-person contact is pointless.  Thanks, Sony.

The piece of information that makes this film worse is that is actually made a profit, possibly prompting another film down the road.

image via Fandango

#3: Transformers: The Last Knight

The fifth Transformers movie is proof that Michael Bay never learns.  Transformers: The Last Knight goes off the rails from the minute Stanley Tucci begins cracking jokes as Merlin in the first minute of the film.  It’s more of the bloated, incomprehensible story that contains more actors that are there for the paycheck in scenes that are the cinematic equivalent to bashing your head against the wall.  Luckily, the film performed way worse than expectations at the box office, leading to possible changes from Paramount moving forward.

image via Business Insider

#2: Just Getting Started

Out of the worst movies of 2017, Just Getting Started is by far the laziest.  From the appearance of some scenes, it’s almost like those involved had just a few days to cut together the film, leaving in horrendous dubbing and cut-and-paste effects from a generic computer program.  The film strands two likable leads in Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones, providing zero entertainment value whatsoever.

Out of all the worst movies of 2017, Just Getting Started feels most like a film that wasn’t finished, slapping together a script that hands by a few threads that are about to rip.  Just Getting Started is absolutely baffling in its incompetence.

image via Slash Film

#1: CHIPS

There was not a more painfully unfunny experience this year than Dax Shepard’s CHIPS.  It’s one thing to make an unfunny comedy, but CHIPS was aggressively bad, beating its audience to death with awkwardly edited raunchy humor that can only be described as tortuous.

Dax Shepard and Michael Pena are talented individuals that have had some success in the past, but they have negative chemistry together onscreen, proving unable to provide a single quip-filled back-and-forth throughout CHIPS’ bloated run time.

In the end, CHIPS is for no one.  It’s a complete departure from the moderately popular 70’s TV show and also fails to provide laughs for anyone looking for a raunchy comedy.  Please avoid this movie at all costs.  Considered yourself lucky if it hasn’t torn apart your soul from viewing it.  CHIPS deserves its spot as the king of the worst movies of 2017, and it isn’t close.

image via chipsthemovie.com

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