10 worst movies screened in China 2008

10. Speed Racer

The Wachowski brothers spent US$120 million turning their beloved animation into a major feature. They said the movie was for kids. It turned out to be so – dizzyingly dull, in fact. The biggest problem is the violent car chases against the backdrop of colors that are too dazzlingly bright. The problem is disastrously evident on big screens, in fact the bigger the screen the worse the movie looks. This is because all the colors, absurdly bright and tastelessly pieced together, tend to make everyone in the theater nervous, distracted or drowsy. Especially when presented on IMAX, the movie proved itself to be out-and-out disaster.

No one can possibly concentrate on the story, with a plot that is clumsy and lacks substance. It is hard to believe that The Matrix directors have produced such a shallow abuse of special effects. TIME magazine claims this is the future of movies. In terms of film technology – maybe. But from the angle of how to tell a good story, we don't necessarily agree with TIME.