Everyone talks about expectations when it comes to this movie. i had very high expectations,and i don't complain about this movie. I wanted to see one with amazing action, awesome story, and good acting. for those were dissapointed That this doesn't "feel" like Indiana Jones I don't know what to tell them. Now as for being not only on the worst list but in the #1 spot, that's totally outragous.Forbidden Eye said:Well I certainly can't speak for Ben Mankowitz, but having seen lists that actually gave it "#1" on worst of the year lists, I think they all know(and even stated) that Kingdom is a far superior and more worth-wild film than Disaster Movie, Meet the Spartans, Hottie and the Nottie etc. but they never expected any of those movies to be good in the first place. They looked horrible and the delivered (it would've been noteworthy if they weren't). But everyone was expecting Indiana Jones to be great. Everyone had high expectations, some a little too high, so therefore, they really were ranking the most disappointing movies. I think all those people who ranked Kingdom that way were expecting something as relevant and influential as Raiders of the Lost Ark, which obviously, was very unrealistic. Most of them probably didn't even give it another chance.
For my money, Kingdom is a far better movie than Quantum of Solace was. That was the biggest disappointment of 2008 for me. Still, I would at least admit it really doesn't belong on a "worst" list.
It got there because it was "disapointing" but for it belongs on the best list because it was anything but.