One of the most prominent and successful trends that largely defined filmmaking throughout the 2010s was the massive rise of successful superhero films. While the genre certainly had its fair share of successes in previous decades, the 2010s saw a mass explosion of the genre, with new superhero films constantly being released with the rise of the MCU and the creation of DC’s own cinematic universe. While many of the superhero films released during this era are still widely beloved and considered some of the best of their respective genres, such high quality is not shared by every superhero film released in the 2010s.
In the mass fervor and excitement to cash in on one of the hottest trends of the decade, many superhero films simply failed to stick the landing when it came to creating an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Whether it was a disappointment compared to the source material or previous entries in the franchise, lacking in any originality or vision, or was forgettable to the point of boredom, there was no shortage of botched superhero failures during the 2010s.
They are:
- Green Lantern (2011)
- Fant4stic (2015)
- The Amazing Bulk (2012)
- Max Steel (2016)
- Jonah Hex (2010)
- Hellboy (2019)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
- Justice League (2017)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
You must log in or # to comment.
Including a mockbuster is a bit cheap and I’d, personally, move Fant4stic Four to the top slot but it isn’t a bad list.
Fant4stic was one of the few movies where I had to look up the running time afterwards to make sure I didn’t watch some weird edited version.
I haven’t seen Green Lantern to be fair
Green Lantern wasn’t the best of films, but it still had a number of good scenes in it, so putting it #1 seems a bit much.
Word.
Reynolds did a solid job as Hal, and nobody did a bad acting job imo.
It was the script that had issues, and there were some iffy editing choices that amplified those (assuming there was truth to the rumors about the editing choices).
And the cgi was mid tier at best.
But overall, I actually love the movie. Flaws and all it was fun
Yeah I’m with you. It wasn’t a good movie, but I wouldn’t quite call it the worst, just kinda bad. Now Fant4stic? That might be the worst movie I’ve ever seen, period.
Hellboy doesn’t belong on this list at all.
Surprised to not see Cowboys and Aliens on the list, I really despised that one. Dark Phoenix wasn’t that bad. The Amazing Bulk might be worth a watch looks kinda funny
Cowboys and Aliens doesn’t have any superheros.
And you’re wrong. It’s perfect.
Why isn’t Ghost Rider 2 on this list? What the hell is The Amazing Bulk?
This list was put together just to drive “engagement”. I’m glad we’re doing it here instead of Collider’s website.
The Amazing Bulk is a straight-to-DVD rip-off of the Incredible Hulk that somehow manages to make that description far too generous. I actually do recommend looking into it. Not to watch it, more just to gawk and try to figure out whether any of it was ever intended seriously
