Although there were quite a few films this year that made us laugh until we fell over, cry until there were no more tears or just generally want to hug a cinema screen, there were also some films that made us cry for all the wrong reasons.

2014 was a great year for film but this list certainly didn't contribute to the greatness.

1. A Million Ways to Die in the West

We should have recognised what we were in for when Seth MacFarlane was listed as not only director but lead actor, writer and producer. Someone just really needed to say stop along the way here. It really is quite the achievement for a comedy film to not get one laugh from its audience. The writing was awful and the cast here was woefully underused. It was almost like being slapped in the face repetitively for about two hours. Who wants to go through that?

2. Blended

Adam Sandler continues to make films and we'll tell you why; because people keep buying tickets to his films that end up becoming box office successes despite the fact that they are not funny, woefully acted and are literally cash cows. We have no one to blame but ourselves. However, Blended, in the grand scheme of things, is not the worst Sandler film but that's purely due to the charm of Drew Barrymore. He's laughing all the way to the bank. Adam Sandler films have made more than $3.7 billion worldwide. Yes, $3.7 billion.

3. Sex Tape

Speaking of people who just cash in for rubbish projects, step up Cameron Diaz. Now, here's the problem. Cameron Diaz is extremely charming and funny so it's easy to see why she would be a box office hit and even though the Other Woman was fine by most standards, there is no excuse for Sex Tape. Badly written with little or no jokes, this was just underdeveloped and, well let's be honest, a terrible cinema experience.

4. Grace of Monaco

This particular film reviewer wouldn't be the biggest fan of Nicole Kidman but most would agree that Grace of Monaco wasn't her finest work. What potentially could have been an intriguing and interesting project merely became about the beautiful costumes. With a terrible script and an excessively long running time, Grace of Monaco came across as shallow and cobbled together. On top of that, who needs that many close ups of a face? No one, that's the answer. No one.

5. A New York Winter's Tale

This particular film would certainly have made a list entitled "So bad that it's good". The film tells the story of an heiress who falls in love with a burglar but when he learns he has the gift of reincarnation and so tries to save her life when he finds out she's dying. Yes, honestly. That's the plot. There's an immortal smart horse in there somewhere and perhaps one of the most uncomfortable sex scenes of all time. Still, you won't be able to peel your eyes away from the madness. So bad that it's good.

6. Transendence

Wally Pfister was the man who made Christopher Nolan's Batman films look so incredibly beautiful. He is a master cinematographer and knowing that, there was quite a lot of expectation about Transendence, the story of a man who dies but lives on as a computer. Yes, it sounds incredibly intriguing but no one could quite prepare audiences for how bad and ludicrous this turned out to be. It could have saved Johnny Depp's career from piracy. Sadly, it did not.

7. Transformers: Age of Extinction

When the end of days finally occurs, we can either trace back its origin to Michael Bay's Transformers or we will probably watch him shoot it. Bay is probably one of the finest action directors out there, no one understands the slow motion quite like him but he really shouldn't be allowed to make big budget films unsupervised. Not even Mark Wahlberg (who is on-screen charming despite his critics) could save this. Why does he continue doing it? Because people keep buying tickets to see his films. So when you're old and grey, you can still expect Transformers 75. We just shuddered.

8. Dumb and Dumber To

Another case of cash taking precedence over the love of film. After 20 years we were promised that Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels would try to recreate the brilliance that was Dumb and Dumber but despite our hopes, we should have known it couldn't be done. Quite the opposite in fact. Dumb and Dumber To is now responsible for ruining a lot of childhoods. No third instalment please.

9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

When you think about the success of Marvel Studios with the Avengers and individual superhero films like Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, it's difficult to understand why a superhero like Spider-Man is not in the same league on the big screen. He should be but the problem lies with the fact that this particular franchise was rebooted too soon and even though Andrew Garfield is arguably the perfect Spider-Man, the films have been underwritten and just not very exciting. On top of that, Jamie Foxx has to take the award for worst on-screen villain of 2014. Just, why?