Under normal circumstances, one of the most iconic stars of the modern era referring to their own movie as “the worst-produced film I have ever had the misfortune to be in” would be a death-knell for its chosen franchise, but Sylvester Stallone nonetheless decided that Escape Plan 2: Hades was worthy of a threequel.
Of course, to say that Sly has shown up in his fair share of stinkers over the decade would be an accurate statement considering he’s an 11-time Razzie winner – which also includes Worst Actor of the Century – but why on earth did he decide to make a third installment in the series to begin with if he hated the middle chapter so much?
That question remains entirely up for debate, but with an eight percent Rotten Tomatoes score and a bargain basement sheen that renders it completely unrecognizable to its predecessor that famously teamed Stallone up with longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger for the very first time, it’s easy to see how the Rocky and Rambo legend came to that conclusion.
Dave Bautista was in it, too, and even he admitted that it sucked when admitting the only reason he signed on was because he wanted to work with Stallone. He ended up returning for Escape Plan: The Extractors as well, which cost six times less than Hades and was every bit as awful.
Nonetheless, it’s a runner and gunner with famous faces front-and-center, so just like clockwork it inevitably became appointment viewing on Netflix. Per FlixPatrol, Hades is one of the platform’ top-viewed features, but take it from the man himself; it sucks.