Perhaps only James Cameron can make expensive movies about the sea that connect with audiences. Maybe it’s because Kevin Costner’s taciturn acting style was unsuited to such an over-the-top adventure. Perhaps it’s because it was released slap bang in the middle of a Hollywood decade otherwise known for the return of sharp-edged indie film-making, and really feels like a brash and bombastic 80s action flick. And yet it’s harder to recall exactly why Kevin Reynolds’ Waterworld, which hit cinemas 25 years ago this week, ended up being one of the worst Hollywood turkeys of all time. Joel Schumacher’s superhero sequel had Batnipples, wooden acting and a pantomime-level script Judge Dredd had a miscast Sylvester Stallone and rubbish “comedy sidekick” Rob Schneider The Phantom Menace had Jar Jar Binks, plastic CGI and abundant racist stereotyping. W hen looking back at the most infamous films of the 1990s – Batman & Robin, Judge Dredd and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace spring to mind – it’s easy to pinpoint why each failed so miserably.
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