Freshly off of La La Land, yes, I think I would consider Gosling a A-Lister.
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'Blade Runner 2049' Is A Box Office Disaster With Poor $13M Friday
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Freshly off of La La Land, yes, I think I would consider Gosling a A-Lister.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Very few movies, original or otherwise, are this good.
This is not the hill to die on my dude.
RandomHopeInc
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Sigh, movies like BvS and 2049 try to be classy and sophisticated, but the average movie goer can't appreciate it.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Numbers don't matter to masterpieces. The fact that folks are comparing it to BvS is laughable.
Ollie Pooch
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Shame, I loved the movie. Engrossing.
Hate to break it to some of you guys but the original wasn't that great either. Hyped by people on here and bought the 5-disc bluray set. Was so hype to watch it but all I got was some robot wanting to be Shakespeare
have you seen 2049 yet? I'm not claiming it's the bestest movie ever, but it was certainly worth the price of admission
Blade Runner (the original) is notable for creating the 'look' and 'feel' of the cyberpunk genre in every visual medium. Futuristic cityscape that stretches on to the horizon, set at night time, possibly with heavy and prominent rainfall, flying cars, giant industrial towers producing steady streams of smog clouds in the background, crammed filthy slum-like streets filled with shady characters, constant intrusive ads on huge screens, blinking neon lights everywhere, a mix of Western and Asian aesthetics? You'll find that franchises such as Star Wars, Deus Ex, Mass Effect, among many others, draw from this image
SuperStiltzkin
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But BvS didn't bomb. The premise of your joke post is flawed
Doesn't really need one for another 20+ years anyways. Would be an interesting world to come back to every few decades as our technology advances.
PingPongvonLaserstein
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A-lister generally implies a reliable box office draw. You could debate Gosling, I guess, but Leto certainly does not have a bankable built-in audience.
You're funny.
With that definition, the only A-Listers left in Hollywood would be Leo and Denzel.
nhlducks35
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You're forgetting Nolan
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Just got back from filled to the brink Imax theatre. Hope it's doing better internationally as it was great.
Mammoth Jones
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Yea I'm interested in seeing it but it's not gonna get me in the theater for it. Day one on iTunes for sure.
Hasphat'sAnts
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No one went to see that J Edgar Hoover movie.
Even Denzel just had Magnificant Seven underperform. And Leo had J Edgar.
fuuuuuuuuuuuck that movie. goddman leo
BotoxAgent
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It bombed critically
DieNgamers
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It's totally true, though. It felt like half of the crowd in my theatre didn't like it.
(Edit: Oh, I missed the part about BvS XD )
s_mirage
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Excellent film and I'm disappointed by the box office results, not too surprised though. I've been worried about this happening since GitS bombed, and Alien: Covenant bombing compounded the worry. Yes, those two weren't amazing, but ordinarily I'd have expected them to have done better than they did. This has been a pretty terrible year for big budget sci-fi at the box office.
I just hope that it manages a decent hold next week on the back of positive reviews. I don't believe there's much coming out next week to do major damage.
I just hope that it manages a decent hold next week on the back of positive reviews. I don't believe there's much coming out next week to do major damage.
Sumio Mondo
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All we know so far is that it's Netflix and will get a "limited theatre release" sometime in 2017. I hope Blade Runner 2049's reception doesn't put Netflix off putting Mute in theatres as well, that would suck.
Ah well, at least there's another cyberpunk noir film coming out from another really talented director anyway. I'm happy enough getting to see even 2 cyberpunk films this year.
this is very much a movie that you should experience on a nice big screen and with great speakers. The audiovisual aspect is quite important
Its a shame. Easily one of the best movies of the year. There might not be much action, but the action you get is more impactful and intense than all of the marvel/dc offerings this year combined.
If you have even the slightest bit of interest, go watch this in theaters. It is so incredible looking, that you will regret it if your first viewing is as a rental on your tv.
If you have even the slightest bit of interest, go watch this in theaters. It is so incredible looking, that you will regret it if your first viewing is as a rental on your tv.
You will absolutely regret that, especially if you have a Dolby Cinema near you.
DecoReturns
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To be fair. That's just 1 film.
I'm surprise The Revenant made over 500 million honestly. Hell Inception made over 800 million. There's more examples if sure
Edit: side note, I forgot Magnificent Seven happened. Had a lot of big names too, then again I thought it looked boring and unteresting
This is a fucking crime. Inarritu should be charged with robbery.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Nah, it was worth the $13 I paid to watch Leo eat raw buffalo liver.
I feel like Inarritu is an artistic fraud, I don't know how many feel that way though.
I have mixed feelings about it. I enjoyed the plot, the music, the acting, the visuals. Pretty much everything but the pacing (yes, i know its true to the source). But part of me kept thinking peoples attention span are not going to be nice to this movie. And kids growing up now dont even know the relevance of blade runner.
90s remakes are going to make more money than 80s remakes at this point I think.
90s remakes are going to make more money than 80s remakes at this point I think.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
People wanna talk about BR2049 being too long or slow paced while turning out in droves for Revenant.
That movie was like watching paint dry.
CydonianKnight
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This is a shame. I bought a ticket on a whim to go check this out with a friend having never seen the original(I ended up watching the director's cut last night to prepare). I absolutely loved the original and 2049. But hearing it's not doing so hot is giving me flashbacks to Tron: Legacy and reminding me that reviving old properties is great for the fan base but never translates into success with general audiences.
Gabriel_Logan
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You can't seriously believe this.
This is GAF after all.
It's a shame.
Both the results for the film and that the op went with a Mendelson article+headline.
Not sure which is worse.
Both the results for the film and that the op went with a Mendelson article+headline.
Not sure which is worse.
It's doing really well in UK & Aus according to Deadline. Overall the international numbers are fine with some major markets still to open to boot.
for the film to be successful it wouldn't be any good. the pacing is absolutely vital to the film and such a carefully paced and hypnotic film will be an alien experience to most. i'm just glad it was made. it reminds me of scorsese's silence in this regard, why would you want a version of that film which would make money, it would suck.
personally i don't think it's a total masterpiece but the film will still be relevant as a piece of art in thirty years, by then no-one will care if the studio behind it had a poor '17 fiscal quarter on the back of its figures. shareholders can cry me a river.
personally i don't think it's a total masterpiece but the film will still be relevant as a piece of art in thirty years, by then no-one will care if the studio behind it had a poor '17 fiscal quarter on the back of its figures. shareholders can cry me a river.
Yeah
I can do slow movies, but Revenant was a complete bore. There's a good 30-40 mins of cloud shots that could have been cut.
BR2049 is slow and lengthy too, but I wouldn't even know begin to know what to cut if they were looking to tighten up the pacing. Every scene felt essential.
I'm with you bro. Dude is a fan of Radiohead after all.
(but seriously fuck The Revenant.)
Cave Johnson
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I watched it last night. It has great scenes but I hardly found anything that drew me in save from the excellent worldbuilding. Ryan does a great job in his role but the story is left to be desired.
neurosisxeno
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It also didn't even made back its budget despite being one of the most hyped up films in ages. They spent more on marketing as they did on the entire film. I recall hearing it wouldn't start making a profit until it hit $1.2b in sales. Wiki has it pegged at ~$880m so far, so that's pretty much a bomb considering they spent so much to create it.
thestopsign
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Im about to help out a bit with my girlfriend, but I asked my friends and most of them didnt know what it was/hadnt watched the original so they werent interested.
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