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The more a film is over-hyped, the more of a chance it has to underwhelm — and nothing underwhelms fans more often than the concept of a Summer blockbuster. These large, loud, and action-packed films are built to raise the energy of their audiences like any roller coaster or high-intensity experience.
The largest movies of the year usually arrive during the Summer, with the term “blockbuster” rising ever since the production of franchise films increased in the 1980’s. While Christmas season usually has more “feel good” films revolving around the holiday spirit, Summer blockbusters tend to include more larger-than-life fantasy action flicks, and if there’s anything that rings true about these kinds of over-saturated franchise films, it’s that they don’t always live up to the hype.
Full of horrible premises and even more awful sequels, we’ve rounded up the worst Summer blockbusters of all time and ranked them based on their critical scores from Rotten Tomatoes, the movie reviews aggregator, as well as any discrepancies in audience scoring.
Below you’ll find the top 25 worst summer blockbusters, ranked from horrible to possibly the worst films ever made:
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