Awesome Movies With Terrible Rotten Tomatoes Scores

Rotten Tomatoes can be a vital resource for many cinephiles, but as useful as the site's Tomatometer can be, it isn't exactly perfect. Over the years, many genuinely fantastic movies have been hit by terrible Rotten Tomatoes scores. Here are a few of the very best.

It isn't hard to see why Underworld wasn't a huge hit with critics: It's a shamelessly pulpy ode to vampires, werewolves, and billowing black leather. Characters have names like Kraven and Selene, dual-wield all their weapons, and regularly say stuff like this.

"Differences will be set aside. Allegiances will be made. And soon, I will become the hunted."

Reviewers found it goofy, overly serious, and kinda dumb, to boot. Now long-removed from the period in which it was released, however, Underworld has revealed itself as a heck of a lot of fun. Kate Beckinsale is wonderfully steely as Selene, a vampiric assassin known as a "Death Dealer," driven by a centuries-old grudge. The supporting cast is also stacked with talent: Bill Nighy, Martin Sheen, and Erwin Leder give their all as a wide variety of creatures going bump in the night. Underworld has even become a franchise since the first film's 2003 debut, comprising five films, comic books, video games, and an animated feature. These days, it's still exactly as silly and violent as you might imagine, and that's why it's remembered so fondly by so many fans.

2000's Pitch Black is an impressive piece of sci-fi horror that gave the world Richard B. Riddick, one of Vin Diesel's first major roles. It did quite well on a relatively low budget of $23 million, earning a $53 million gross and a solid fan base to go with it. Diesel is a particular highlight of the film: As Riddick, a notorious criminal with sci-fi super-vision, he plays a charismatic anti-hero whose fighting skills are matched only by his ironclad determination. Pitch Black turned a profit, Diesel wowed audiences, and thus, a sequel was ensured: 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick.

Chronicles' budget grew by leaps and bounds, ultimately landing at $105 million, a far cry from Pitch Black's modest spending. But this turned out to be a grave mistake. Critics savaged the film as a limp disappointment, being all the more lackluster following Pitch Black's surprising success. In the end, Chronicles brought in just $115 million at the box office. How, then, did the series garner a third installment in 2013's Riddick, a direct-to-DVD animated feature, and a couple of video game tie-ins? Keep watching the video to see all the awesome movies with terrible Rotten Tomatoes scores!

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Underworld: 31% | 0:00
The Chronicles of Riddick: 29% | 1:17
Godzilla: King of the Monsters: 42% | 2:40
Hocus Pocus: 34% | 3:23
Warcraft: 28% | 4:12
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: 37% | 5:11
Drop Dead Fred: 9% | 6:07
Legend: 38% | 7:06
Boondock Saints: 25% | 7:57
Belly: 16% | 8:51
Bad Boys II: 23% | 9:58
Final Destination: 35% | 10:43
Saw: 49% | 11:38
Empire Records: 29% | 12:38
Ravenous: 47% | 13:38
Fallen: 40% | 14:30

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