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Ils ne regardent plus ces films décevants.

Ils ne regardent plus ces films décevants.
They no longer watch these disappointing movies.
From Lesson 159:Present participles as adjectives (-ant)·French

Questions & Answers about Ils ne regardent plus ces films décevants.

Why does décevants end with an -s here? I thought present participles didn't change form.
You are right that standard present participles are invariable. However, here décevants is used as a verbal adjective describing the noun films. Because it acts like a regular adjective, it must agree in gender and number. Since films is masculine plural, we add an -s.
How do you form the word décevant from its base verb?
It comes from the verb décevoir (to disappoint). To form the present participle or verbal adjective, take the nous form in the present tense (nous décevons), drop the -ons, and add -ant. Then you just add the -s for plural agreement.
Is décevant related to the English word 'deceiving'?
No, it is a very common false friend! Décevant means 'disappointing' in English, not 'deceiving'. If you wanted to say a movie was deceptive or misleading, you would use a word like trompeur.
Can you remind me how ne ... plus works compared to normal negation?
Ne ... plus means 'no longer' or 'not anymore'. It perfectly replaces the standard ne ... pas around the verb. Just like pas, the word plus goes directly after the conjugated verb regardent.

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