I’m thinking films with huge budgets, lauded cast/directors, gorgeous locations, etc. that somehow ended up being incredibly horrible.

Waterworld

Prometheus

Fantastic Four

The Lone Ranger

The Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader

Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck

Was that ever going to be amazing?

Was that ever going to be amazing?
Well, it was based on a semi-underground Marvel Comic, so you would've expected it to be halfway decent. Sadly, that wasn't the case.

But do you know what else I expected to be great that turned out to be total crap? "Joysticks."

If you've never heard of this movie it was a teenexploitation flick revolving around a video arcade, and an evil plot by adults to shut it down. For a long time, I was convinced this was the worst movie of the 1980's. Worse than Howard the Duck, Ishtar, Willow and Heaven's Gate combined.

Then I saw "Attack of the Super Monsters," and I realized I was wrong. After that I saw the Cinema Snob's review of "Hi-Tops," and I was proven wrong again.

Well, it was based on a semi-underground Marvel Comic, so you would've expected it to be halfway decent. Sadly, that wasn't the case.

Howard cameoed in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. I, lol.

Every director eventually gets a turkey. Howard was supposed to be a good flick with a good cast, big budget and state of the art special effects.