Everyone's a critic, and nowhere is this more evident than in the Amazon reviews section.
Even the most well-respected movies, books, and albums get ripped to shreds by semi-anonymous commenters. It can be truly wonderful to behold.
Earlier this week, my colleague Alex Morrell put together a comprehensive list of the most successful movies of 2015. He ranked them based on global box-office performance, critic reviews, and fan ratings. In short, these are the films that took over the world this year.
But not everyone was a fan of these films. We combed through the one-star reviews of the 13 most successful movies of 2015, and selected the best ones.
These 13 reviews are absurd, hilarious, and often completely valid — sometimes all at once. Find them below, along with a rundown of how the movie actually did with the rest of the world:
SEE ALSO: RANKED: The 50 most successful movies of 2015
No. 13: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Amazon one-star reviewer says:
I would give it no stars but that's not an option. My girlfriend and I saw this in the theater (both big Mad Max fans) and it was about what we expected it to be--complete garbage. Horribly underdeveloped characters. Virtually no plot. One car crash after another. Completely ridiculous stunts. And worst of all, Max is reduced to nothing more than a supporting character. Tom Hardy has the goods to play a wonderful replacement for Mel Gibson, but it seemed he was dealt a s***** hand in this debacle.
I honestly don't get why everyone thinks this is such a great film and I certainly don't understand why everyone thinks it's better than the original 3 films. But movies these days seem to stick to cater to the masses with insane gore and total mayhem, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I like a little bit of a story to go with it.
All in all, don't waste your time. Maybe if you catch it on a movie channel or the like but I wouldn't even recommend that. Seriously it's that bad.
Global box office sales: $375.8M
Production budget: $150M
Box office profit: $225.8M
Critic rating:89
Fan rating:8.2
No. 12: "Ant-Man"
Amazon one-star reviewer says:
Ant-Man? Really? Marvel Comics is really scrapping the bottom of the barrel. Why not Bug-Man or Man-Man? Caterpillar-Man? Sicada-Man? Empty Toilet-Paper-Roll-Man? ENOUGH is ENOUGH Marvel. Don't even TRY to come up with anymore Superhero franchises because the well has run drier than dry.
Global box office sales: $518.6M
Production budget: $130M
Box office profit: $388.6M
Critic rating:64
Fan rating:7.5
No. 11: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2"
Amazon one-star reviewer says:
It sucks worst ending ever.
Global box office sales: $595.5M
Production budget: $160M
Box office profit: $435.5M
Critic rating:65
Fan rating:7.0
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