I speakwithyou, you'reoneofJackCrawford's storycouldhaveendedthere, butalas, herewearewithHannibalRising, a prequelfocusedonhowHannibalbecameaninfamousserialkiller.
Unfortunately, themovieputHannibalinto a sympatheticlightbymakinghimanantihero, whichdestroyedhowheperceivedthecharacter.
Judgingfromthefilm's boxofficenumbers.
AndnobodywasaskingforHannibalLecter's originstory, I would'veused a butcher's knifetheswordsofpoopnumbereightDraculauntold, withtheMarvelcinematicuniverseexplodinginthe 20 tens, everyonetriedjumpingonthebandwagonanddevelopingtheirowncinematicuniverseis, however, ifIronMenwasthemassiveplateofsteamingcheesefriestostarttheemceeyoubuffetthanDracula.
Untoldwasuniversalservingof a fewstalemozzarellasticks.
Sometimestheworldnolongerneeds a hero, sometimeswhatitneeds, withdullactionandsheernegligenceontheappealofDraculaas a character, DraculaUntoldfeltlikeanother I Frankenstein, a sadattempttorevitalizeclassiccharactersintoedgyactionheroes.
I wascastintobeinginthewinter 17 95 a livingcorpsewithout a soul.
Inotherwords, itdidwhat a prequelshouldnotdoandleftuswonderingifwereallyneededthis.
Number.
Six.
Catwoman.
Honestly, a Catwomanmoviesoundslikeanexcellentidea, whichmakesit a shamethattheonewegotin 2004 withsuch a disasteryouknowmyfriendSallyThat's whatshesaysaboutme, shesays, that I'm fundeficient.
Inadditiontocheesydialogueandbizarrecinematography, Catwomanputon a spectacleofnegligencetoitsownsourcematerial, creatingitsowncharacterwithanentirelydifferentbackstorythanSelinaKyle's.
Youlikesushi?
That's good.
Wait.
Ifitisn't SelinaKyleoranyoftheothercomicbookcharacterswhohavedawnedthepersona, thenthisisn't a Catwomanmovie.
Whatwasthepointofmaking a Catwomanmovie?
Ifyouaren't evenusing a characterthataudienceswouldbefamiliarwith, thiswasjustfrustrating.
I cantrust.
Youhave a fakenumberfiveOz.
Thegreatandpowerfulonpaper, Ozthegreatandpowerfulseemedtobeanexcellentchoicefor a filmfriend.
Themecharactercomesoffis a totaljerk, leadingustowonderwhyhewaschosenasthefocusforanoriginmovie.
NotevendirectorSamRaimihadinterestinmaking a sequel.
Sowhatwasthepointinanyofthis?
Numberfour.
TheScorpionKingtoriseof a warrior.
TheScorpionKingwasalready a prettyunnecessaryoriginstory, nottomentiononeofthelesserentriesintheMummyfranchise, andsomehowtheymanagedtotopthemselvesbymaking a terribleprequelto a terribleprequel.
Awfulrighting a predictableplotandproductionvaluethatscreamscheapriseof a warriorhadabsolutelynoreasontoexistwhen I decided I didn't likebattlesandcandlesjustlike I wouldreviewsforthisdirecttovideomoviemadethefirstScorpionKinglooklike a masterpiecebycomparison, leavingmanytowonderwhothoughtcontinuingtheserieswas a goodidea?
NumbertwoSolo A StarWarsstoryWithStarWarsgoingthroughaninsanelyaggressiveresurgenceinthelate 20 tens, noonecouldhaveexpectedanoriginstoryforHanSolotobecome a boxofficebomb.