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Post by bravomailer on Nov 18, 2017 19:20:33 GMT
I've read that Dr Strangelove hurt Fail Safe's box office not only by coming out first and making FS seem redundant, and by making the idea of nuclear war amusing to many movie-goers. Supposedly, there was chuckling in the theater, even though FS is one of the grimmer movies ever made. There also was a legal battle delaying the release of Fail Safe. Though in retrospect it seems strange (no pun intended) that they release the parody before the serious version of the same subject. It's as if they released Airplane before Airport, or Zero Hour. I know it would be impossible though. Perhaps if Fail Safe had come out first, Kubrick and his film would have been reviled for making fun of a nuclear holocaust. By the by, I wonder if Fail Safe or Dr Strangelove (or The Bedford Incident) would have been made if the Cuban Missile Crisis hadn't happened not long beforehand. True, nuclear war was averted but the ordeal caused many to step back from their faith in presidents, generals, nuclear war, and the system. |
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Post by louise on Nov 19, 2017 7:21:47 GMT
A Good Year (2006). It did terribly critically and at the box office, but I love it.
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Post by Phoenix101 on Nov 19, 2017 10:08:05 GMT
I'll catch flack for this, but fuck it. Ghostbusters 2016. Before I begin, I'm well aware humor is subjective and I know some people find the film funny and others don't. But anyways, you had a proven brand name, a director who has helmed good comedies, 4 comedic women as the top of their game, etc. This is a movie that got an unfair reception from the get-go and deserved a better treatment. I think if you take off the nostalgic goggles you have for the original movie you can see that the film is a perfectly serviceable, good-natured, summer blockbuster comedy. It made sense that Ghostbusters 2016 failed. The cast and director basically insulted fans of the original. They basically said well fuck you if you don't like the movie. I hope they all suffer and die. |
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Post by flasuss on Nov 19, 2017 21:31:26 GMT
I work very hard to not concern myself with finances. I like a lot of box office disappointments and as long as they exost, I'm not concerned about their financial success. List of movies I liked/loved that were duds (I don;t really count dramas since there's not a lot of them that expected to be blockbusters): John Carter Speed Racer Tomorrowland Jupiter Ascending Hugo John Carter had marketing problems. Hugo actually made money, but it was way more expensive than it should have been. |
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Post by sostie on Nov 20, 2017 12:06:51 GMT
I'll catch flack for this, but fuck it. Ghostbusters 2016. Before I begin, I'm well aware humor is subjective and I know some people find the film funny and others don't. But anyways, you had a proven brand name, a director who has helmed good comedies, 4 comedic women as the top of their game, etc. This is a movie that got an unfair reception from the get-go and deserved a better treatment. I think if you take off the nostalgic goggles you have for the original movie you can see that the film is a perfectly serviceable, good-natured, summer blockbuster comedy. It made sense that Ghostbusters 2016 failed. The cast and director basically insulted fans of the original. They basically said well fuck you if you don't like the movie. Good for them. They received plenty of "fuck yous" from the fans and trolls alike as soon as a female cast was announced. The reaction to it's casting remains one of the most ridiculous and pathetic in recent years |
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Post by sostie on Nov 20, 2017 12:09:47 GMT
The Nice Guys
Man From UNCLE
John Carter
Lone Ranger
Although a couple of these did make a little more than budget
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