what you say right here Look 200 M out
uh what's that right behind that back
side there bus Lieutenant we got a bus
come on you seriously thought that was
going to get a sequel the men on the
roof saw bus I think it could be
operational welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 failed movie franchises
what's up girl you miss me cuz I miss
you yes I did to baby wait for this list
we're taking a look at big budget movies
that were supposed to inspire multiple
installments but couldn't even get past
one entry due to poor box office returns
critical reviews and viewer response we
got to move
fast boss is a big Target I made the
call number 10 battle Los Angeles Stavro
Harris attendant needs Recon on a bus if
it runs get it back here all right we up
either of you know how to Highwire a bus
of all the commercial products solely
designed to manipulate the male gender
battle Los Angeles is one of the most
blatant this is our last shot got
it
right the film is overstuffed with
everything Macho including the American
Military lethal aliens explosions video
game action sequences and Michelle
Rodriguez as a tough Soldier I didn't
get this far off of my good looks I'm
ready for payback out standing maybe
this would be cool if there was
something of substance backing it all up
but battle Los Angeles has about as much
nutritional value as a certain Michael
Bay franchise maybe I can help I'm a
veterinarian unlike Transformers though
this film lost the battle and the war
with audiences I need you to be my
little
Marine you know
why
what
because Marines don't quit number nine
Super Mario Brothers name Mario last
name Mario if you're a DieHard Nintendo
fan there's plenty to be furious about
when watching Super Mario Brothers okay
what's your name Luigi Luigi
Luigi no Luigi
Mario how many Marios are there between
the two of you there's three Mario Mario
and Luigi Mario the fact that neither
Mario nor Luigi have Italian accents the
fact that their last name is Mario the
fact that the movie barely resembled the
video games they were based on and
that's just the tip of the iceberg I
must say we have a very exciting
proposal a video game based on your Many
Adventures what would you call
it Iggy's world what's insulting above
all else is that the filmmakers left
matters on a cliffhanger assuming that
people would actually want to see a
sequel to this mess you got to come with
me I need your help what's wrong a more
appropriate ending would have been a
game over screen I disintegrated am I
still here what is this place there she
is come on come on let's go hurry up
where are you taking me number eight The
A
Team wow I'm a little taken back I'm not
going to lie an A Team movie had been in
development since the mid99s
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movie
sir you have to put your head down
stand by the time the film finally came
out in 2010 it was too little too late
you almost got yourself killed you
almost got me killed almost got him
killed while not a colossal flop modern
movie goers were borderline uninterested
in seeing a screen adaptation of an 80
series starring Oscar Schindler Filled
from The Hangover that one guy from
District 9 and not Mr T this is it right
here this is batshit insane it's fitting
that The A Team never has a plan B since
director Joe carahan announced that a
sequel won't be happening Mur burn the
hell out
of like it was damn number seven jumper
I uh I think I need to talk to my
lawyers after winning multiple razes for
the Star Wars prequels Hayden
Christensen was given one more chance to
prove to mainstream audiences that he
could carry a film with jumper
uh as high as Christensen jumped he fell
hard with this instantly forgettable
turkey I he
jumpers like christensen's performance
everything about the movie is
bombastically Bland from the effects to
the premise to the action sequences
what's going
on even the name jumper sounds like a
half-ass working title no wonder a
sequel failed to get off the
ground can I help you
number six I Am Number Four I know I'm
next I Am Number Four one of several
teen romance films that desperately
wanted to be the next Twilight I Am
Number Four tells another story of an
attractive Outsider Who falls for an
ordinary girl in a quiet Town Henry warn
me that we only fall for one
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person ever the only difference is that
the protagonist is a sexy brooding alien
with no personality instead of a sexy
brooding vampire with no personality
boring as hell yeah yeah granted I Am
Number Four is a little less chick
oriented with the occasional action
setpiece to keep the guys amused red BS
for
pusses he killed Henry I want
him in the end however the film didn't
attract either gender oh well that was
disappointing number five lemony
snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events
my name is Lemony Snicket and it is my
sad duty to document this tale to be
fair A Series of Unfortunate Events was
a fun adaptation it captured the Darkly
Whimsical Spirit of Lemony Snicket's
books and Jim Carrey was born to play
Count Olaf who shall
play the most handsome count in all the
world
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with 13 novels in the series though
there was simply too much material to
squeeze into one or even several films
as a result A Series of Unfortunate
Events felt a bit rushed while failing
to attract an enduring audience oh and
by the way you're a terrible actor no
no let's keep our heads here hopefully
the TV series developed by Netflix will
have better luck these children tried to
tell you but you wouldn't listen no one
ever listens to Children Number Four The
Golden Compass well some people know
what's best for them and some people
don't from a technical standpoint The
Golden Compass had all the right tools
to bring Philip Pullman's celebrated
novel to
life hush Pan the film even won an Oscar
for its jaw-dropping special
effects but as beautiful as the film
looked the story complex themes
regarding religion and Free Will were
lost in the midst of all the visual eye
candy fans of the books were
disappointed those who never read the
book were just confused and director
Chris whites has practically disowned
the film which he claimed was ruined due
to the Studio's
involvement wise person knows Lyra that
there are some things that we best
ignore subjects that you well you never
speak about number three John Carter Mr
B
Noah Dalton your uncle's attorney my
deepest sympathies Disney's lucky that
they've produced some of the biggest
franchises of all time because the
company has also gambled away countless
Millions on some of the biggest bombs
like John Carter John Carter of
Mars sounds much better this space
adventure tried nothing new borrowing
elements from Pirates of the Caribbean
Avatar Thor and every other popular
Blockbuster in recent memory it's kind
of ironic that a film based on a
revolutionary sci-fi novel and directed
by the brilliant Andrew Stanton would
amount to such a mundane and uninspired
waste of time not to mention
money all right then
Sola just play along
yeah number two Green
Lantern
in an age of the Marvel Cinematic
Universe And The Dark Knight trilogy
Green Lantern came off like a
multi-million dollar after school
special I know right although the cast
was blameless for the most part the
effects were CGI Overkill the villains
were literally cartoon characters and
the plot never took off do you think I'm
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irresponsible no need to answer that's
that's fine fortunately it at least
looks like DC is trying to get their act
together with their new lineup of
upcoming movies that's really cool
Fanboys are going to have to wait
several more years however to see if
they'll finally do the Green Lantern
Justice sorry I got to run make yourself
at home okay there's uh water in the tap
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable or in this case
dishonorable mentions come on let's see
what you got you want speed here we go
they're ignoring me they're ignoring me
everybody's ignoring me pick up the
phone could be
worse
worse how could this be
worse number one the last air bender
bring me all your timly seeing how
avatar the Last air bender was pretty
much perfect to begin with M9 shamalan
had no reason to make a live-action
cliffnotes film adaptation it wasn't
very smart given how phenomenal the
Animated Series remains though shouldn't
some of that greatness have worked its
way into the last air bender nope he had
his chance he missed it instead shamalan
messed with core elements while
stripping the story of any humor heart
or magic and said isn't my version so
much better you guys no
fans around the world responded with a
resounding nope bringing this new Avatar
cycle to an end before it even
started do you agree with our list what
other movies deservedly fail to spawn a
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