Alvin and the Chipmunks will return this year in a Squeakuel, unfortunately.

Not every sequel can be The Empire Strikes Back or even Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, and there seems to be a disproportionate amount of potentially rotten ones coming out in 2009. None of these turkeys would have gotten the green light from the studios if execs didn't feel like there was some potential to make money from them, a sad commentary on the low standards of the movie-going public.

Brace yourself for 10 big-budget stinkers that are headed your way this year, whether you like it or not:

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel

Last year, Alvin, Simon and Theodore were re-imagined in CGI and made $217 million in North America. Fox can't wait to fling out this nutty sequel full of high-pitched tones meant to drive adults mad.

Fast & Furious

The first one was called The Fast and the Furious, the second one was 2 Fast 2 Furious, and now, with the fourth installment of the urban car racing series, the filmmakers have adopted the ultra lazy name Fast & Furious. We can only wonder if they've similarly skimped on the action.

Star Trek

Eleven films deep into the Star Trek franchise and, similar to The Fast and the Furious films, a return to the basic name. Sure, we know J.J. Abrams (creator of the television series Alias and Lost, among others) is directing, but we've already boldly gone where every man has gone before, and now we are bored.More >>