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illusion films have been one of film ’s great genres for the creative mind to expel its imagination . The 2010 ’s did n’t see a keen plethora of contribution to phantasy the manner it did science - fiction , especially when equate with the decade before it , which gave usThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy , severalHarry Potterfilms , as well as a series of offbeat one - offs likeLemony Snicket ’s A Series of Unfortunate Events .
The last 10 seemed to wane in caliber where fantasy was relate , with Peter Jackson release his divisiveHobbittrilogy andMortal Engines . There were also two more contribution to thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise , each slightly more lackluster than the last . Whether the fantasy genre as a whole did n’t produce anything standout , or it featured fictional character that simply failed to link with audiences , or both , here are 10 of the bad young fantasy quality of the decade , rank .
HESTER SHAW (MORTAL ENGINES)
Peter Jackson ’s next phantasy adventure promised another round of grandiose spectacle , butMortal Enginesfailed to capture the marvel and excitement of hisLord of the Ringstrilogy . Perhaps because its premise involved a dystopian future , where metropolis have become ginormous fomite swan the barren landscape painting for resources .
There are a few loan characters that bound up with prayer , Tom Natsworthy , whichThe Umbrella Academy’sflamboyant Robert Sheehan infuses with his usual quirkiness , and Hugo Weaving , a veteran literary genre actor only too suited for scene - steal villainousness , but then there ’s the main heroine herself , Hester Shaw , who is so mystifying for the saki of being inscrutable , and so tragically underutilized , that no one cares whether or not she be or dies , or save the sidereal day .
HENRY TURNER (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES)
For anyone who thought that Orlando Bloom was a simpering whelp as fledgling blacksmith Will Turner in the originalPirates of the Caribbean , it should come as no surprise that his Logos Henry Turner is no unlike inPirates of the Caribbean : Dead homo Tell No Tales .
The fifth film in the franchisemakes everything about the normally rollicking adventure series feel tired , showcased well in Johnny Depp ’s call up in functioning as Cap’n Jack Sparrow searching for the Trident of Poseidon . But Brenton Thwaites demonstrates on the button why the part of the dewy - look fan was good in the hands of Bloom ; it takes concealment comportment more than a pleasing countenance to keep from becoming a terrible stereotype .
BLACKBEARD (PAN)
There have been several attempts to ignite love for James Joyce ’s Peter Pan , and few have come close to rooter - favorite films like Disney ’s animated version or even Spielberg ’s ' 90 cult classicHook . The ' 00s already had a dreary Peter Pan movie which was only saved by Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook . So it only piddle good sense that the 2015 edition would ditch Pan ’s iconic bane and have Blackbeard . correct ?
Except this time Blackbeard is play by a very steampunk - sports meeting - goth Hugh Jackman , who essay to be as splashy as Robert De Niro ’s sea robber skipper inStardustand fails miserably . sum to that a very Caucasian Tiger Lily with Rooney Mara , and you could see why this Pan rootage picture show failed to fly .
FABIOUS (YOUR HIGHNESS)
There ’s a surprising amount of talent stuffed intoYour Highness , the raucous comedy that answer the dubiousness of what happens when you combineThePrincess BridewithCheech & Chong Up In Smoke . Danny McBride and James Franco superstar as brothers Thadious and Fabious , the former dim - witted and lazy , the latter dashing and square off .
They ’re trying to save a young maiden from being instill with a dragon by an evil warlock ( a hilarious Justin Theroux ) , aided by warrior babe Natalie Portman . James Franco ’s Fabious proves that even in magnificent costumes with big - budget special effects around him , he ca n’t discontinue being a version of Saul Silver . Everyone else at leastattemptsa fictional character .
NIMUE THE BLOOD QUEEN (HELLBOY)
We hate to put Milla Jovovich on this tilt , as she ’s a veteran of genre moving-picture show with theResident Evilfranchise , but her appearance in the 2019 version ofHellboywas some of her least appealing workplace . The tragic nature of the carrying into action comes down to her approach and the material she had to work with .
The film was David Harbour ’s ( Stranger Things)starring vehicle , but did n’t try out well with audiences when its trailer was first released , and the film itself is a narrative soup of ideas and concepts . harbor bestow a consideration to the brutish antihero , a ogre raised by humans , but Jovovich brings no such profundity to Nimue the Blood Queen . She ’s a screeching , two - dimensional scoundrel that remains a banal pilot throughout the intact film .
AZOG (THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY)
Tolkien fans were n’t indisputable thatThe Hobbitneeded to bea trilogy of films , especially considering the transience of J.R.R. Tolkien ’s Good Book touch Bilbo Baggins and his journey to the Misty Mountains . It became immediately apparent it probably did n’t with characters like Azog added for filler .
Azog the Defiler , " King of the Orcs " and claimer of the Mines of Moria , was bring up in fall out in the story , and already killed by Thorin Oakenshield ’s full cousin . That he appear in the film at all with such a significant part , rendered in CGI that ’s more amateur than what was used inThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy ten years prior , is a signboard that even great conductor like Peter Jackson need to clip their creative genius .
SNOW WHITE (SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN)
Snow White and the Huntsmanattempted to turn the Brothers Grimm floor into something more substantial than a damoiselle in distress fairy tale . However , just because Snow did n’t need the buss of a prince to wake her from a death - like sleep , did n’t intend she did n’t need a man at all . The prince was simply swap for The Huntsman sent to kill her by the Evil Queen .
Charlize Theron portrays Queen Ravenna with a juicy amount of dark , and Chris Hemsworth is suitably gruff and charming for a rogue , but Kristen Stewart as Snow White is such a striking mistake that it pollutes the good portions of the film . She was cast due to her big fanbase , not due to her power to makeSnow Whitemore of a complex quality than in the original floor . She was sagely removed from the continuation .
OZ (OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL)
The part of the capital and Powerful Oz was originally intended for someone with more charismatic screen bearing . Both Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. were courted for the role , but in their absence seizure , the part went to James Franco , who had the mighty task of shaping the origins of the famous character .
Oscar Diggs begins the film as a con - creative person and magician who ’s part of a travel carnival . When a twister strikes , he ’s sent in a hot atmosphere balloon to the Land of Oz , where he gets caught up in all the shenanigans happen at the Emerald City . His operation lack the vim and infectious sensation of wonderment necessary for the role , and he spends the entire time leering at every available witch that seem in the film , from Glinda to Theodora .
LAURELINE (VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS)
A authentic buffet of sci - fi fantasy glitz and somehow , Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsmanaged to finger monotonous and dull . Packed with star and full of CGI spectacle , it should have been a success by consumer standards , but perhaps characters with names that vocalise like dental hygiene drugs prevented that .
Cara Delevingnelooks and sounds like she would be an puzzling ball of charisma in any movie she ’s in , but as inSuicide Squad , she just does n’t imbue Laureline , a tough celestial soldier , with either . Instead , her and her dude Valerian endeavor to occupy in sententious banter while lampooning through a movie that appear like a rave in space .
TAURIEL (THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG)
For undecomposed or worse , J. R. R. Tolkien did n’t put any woman in his Fellowship , and he did n’t put any women in his age group of dwarves ( and one hobbit ) that made the perilous journeying to reclaim the Misty Mountain hoarded wealth trove from Smaug . Peter Jackson took it upon himself to castigate this , and while concocting his cinematic adaptation ofThe Hobbit , created Tauriel .
She was played with gusto byLost’sEvangeline Lilly , a Silvan elf and captain of the guard who patrolled the borders of Mirkwood and catch the eye of its prince , Legolas Greenleaf . However , she did n’t have much to do over the course of three films except be the sexual love interest , and her very presence reminded viewers that she ( like so much of the films ) was filler .
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