Here are six movie heroes who did their jobs so damn poorly that, in retrospect, they'd barely make good sidekicks.
In some ways, children are harder to scare than adults. If you don't believe us, go back and watch some of the movies you loved as a little kid. You'll be surprised to find that, at random spots, they've inserted scenes that are bizarre, hallucinogenic and/or just plain sphincter-bustingly scary
He is a ginger titan, a colossus bestriding the tube of boob. Joss Whedon knows how to make great television. If only he did it more consistently, and without all the accompanying bullshit ...
We understand comic book characters get stale after a while. And we understand reboots are unavoidable. Sometimes they are awesome. Other times... not so much.
What would you do if you found a magical object that could create anything you asked for, instantly? Or a clock that could stop time? This is the type of thing that comes up in movies all the time. And for the most part, what the characters choose to do makes no freaking sense.
There are shows you loved and grew up with that, behind the scenes, were a constant, dark carnival of torment.
Take a look at some of the most brilliant scientists in movie history and you find a bunch of guys who should never have been allowed near a Bunsen burner.
A true method actor always takes the job home with him...
The expanded universe of Star Wars expanded deep into the realm of stupidity.
Turns out even good shows have plotlines that they've just discarded like so many Egg McMuffin wrappers on the street.
'Bring me teenagers with attitude' probably isn't the best recruiting mission statement
We just assume that the moment a Batman or a Rambo were dreamed up, the writer knew he had a world-changing icon on his hands. Turns out we here at Cracked have a little more faith and foresight than the creators of these characters.
It turns out some of Hollywood's most grossly unrealistic characters were based on real people.
But Hamill's post-'Star Wars' life has been wildly-successful compared to some of the other greats who suffered the same fate. Here are five men who were integral to the 'Star Wars' franchise but whose careers outside the trilogy were almost almost as sad as Hamill's: