FreshCakes
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This is why we deserve to have shit like Transformers sequels happening.
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'Blade Runner 2049' Is A Box Office Disaster With Poor $13M Friday
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Well I hope they still find a way to make them.
MisterAnderson
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Damn. Was hoping it was possible we'd get another sequel at some point (assuming we had Villeneuve attached), but looks like that's not going to happen now.
This is such a weird position to take. Art doesn't need to please crowds to be good
Didn't matter in what way? It took 35 years for a sequel to come out.
uncredited male
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I guess the Blu-ray will come out sooner at least.
From the movie podcast I was listening to said the same thing. Great visuals but an overbloated mess. Was thinking of watching it, but now I am thinking otherwise.
CrimsonCrescendo
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I mean, It's a sequel to a cult classic film that failed in the box office 35 years ago yet they gave 185 million to. A nearly 3 hour film at that. What exactly were we expecting? I'm glad it was made, but this was never going to end well.
I also go less and less..sometimes i do go when i really want like Dunkirk such an amazing experience to see it on the big screen. But overall i don't feel like going to cinema these days and i have not seen many movies this year at home.
So, how does it make it a bad film that deserved to bomb? Are movies only "good" and worthy of success if they're made for general audiences?
Lmao no movie is for everybody. That's the most nothing statement imaginable.
ResidentWeevil13
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Such a shame. Movie was great.
Nowadays, it seems like blockbuster movies are unlikely to succeed if the climax doesn't contain gc skyscrapers crumbling to the ground and entire cities literally being destroyed
Nowadays, it seems like blockbuster movies are unlikely to succeed if the climax doesn't contain gc skyscrapers crumbling to the ground and entire cities literally being destroyed
The Teachinator
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I fully believe WB made this movie not expecting to make the money back theatrically but milking the shit out of its inevitable cult following over the next 30 years.
GREAT film by the way.
GREAT film by the way.
Robot Pants
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Sometimes you gotta just force the general public to learn to have higher standards and better taste.
Keep thrusting these movies in their face
Damn. Thought it would be big. Well, I will go see it, and enjoy it for what it's worth. Hopefully it will hold up a cult following (if it's as good as they say) and will make money back in time.
You know...I kind of agree; today we are overloaded with too many samey comic book movies that make gangbusters. We need more movies with depth and quirkiness.
You know...I kind of agree; today we are overloaded with too many samey comic book movies that make gangbusters. We need more movies with depth and quirkiness.
More_Badass
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If you enjoy thoughtful sci-fi, cyberpunk, and/or liked the original, its worth a watch.
Rumblebones
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Really disappointing, it's one of the best films of the year.
To be fair, I didn't see as much marketing for it as I would have anticipated.
To be fair, I didn't see as much marketing for it as I would have anticipated.
I'm glad execs didn't think like this.
It sucks that it bombed sure but I'd rather we get an amazing movie that bombs than not get it at all.
SoundofSilence
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It's a beret, actually. And yes, I am.
Now, if you said you felt awful for asking your friends to sit through through The Emoji Movie, Baywatch, or whatever the fuck the latest Transformers movie was called, then I would understand.
curiouscharles
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Same, never go to the cinema anymore even if I really want to see something.
Hollywood needs to get on that streaming game.
ronaldthump
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SomedayTheFire
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It's like the complete opposite of an "overbloated mess".
Barkley's Justice
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You could have saved the franchise man!
WadiumArcadium
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It's a shame. I loved the film.
Sequel to be released 2052.
That's how I feel about the first bladerunner movie tho
Haven't seen the second one yet, haven't had time
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Movies can only succeed relative to the audience they are made for. I enjoyed it, but this type of movie just doesn't cut it nowadays. To be successful, while adhering to its ideals, it had to be flawless, and that it was not.
Add Pacific Rim 2, Power Rangers, and the B-Tier superhero films to that list. We avoided all of those.
Dreams-Visions
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going this evening. rip
that said, marketing was NOT strong for this film at all.
that said, marketing was NOT strong for this film at all.
SuperEpicMan
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I went to see it yesterday and was pretty blown away. It was utterly flawless. I legitimately think it was visually the best movie I have ever seen. It will be a bit of a shame if it does badly at the box office, but Im just pretty glad it exists.
soundscream
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God I hate people who can only take things to extremes. If this is a disaster then what was Valerian which had a bigger budget and only had a $17 million weekend total?
Glass Shark
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Yep, that's such a bad opinion I barely know how to respond to it. The plot is actually very simple, comprehensible, and relatively small given the scope of the world. It's just that it takes its time. Can't believe anyone would call 2049 bloated when we have movies like BvS that are a convoluted mess that make a billion dollars.
funkystudent
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Blade Runner is one of those classics a lot of people think is overrated.
Cant say I am shocked a sequel maybe didnt hit the ground running. I dont think anyone expected it to be good until hearing word of mouth.
Cant say I am shocked a sequel maybe didnt hit the ground running. I dont think anyone expected it to be good until hearing word of mouth.
I can understand people being bored because they want some action shooter bang bang but that's not what Blade Runner 1 was.
It's an old-style sci-fi that takes extra time to linger on beautiful, artistic shots and makes every attempt to create a believable environment. At very few points do you ever feel like these people are acting against a green screen. I think maybe one or two scenes could have been cut, but almost everything served a purpose. The plot was very careful and logical, like the best of noir.
Ultimately it's a movie that shouldn't need big box office numbers to be seen as the art that it is. The first movie also bombed at the box office.
It's up there as one of the most visually stunning movies I've ever seen. Also, bonus points for A+ boobs.
It's an old-style sci-fi that takes extra time to linger on beautiful, artistic shots and makes every attempt to create a believable environment. At very few points do you ever feel like these people are acting against a green screen. I think maybe one or two scenes could have been cut, but almost everything served a purpose. The plot was very careful and logical, like the best of noir.
Ultimately it's a movie that shouldn't need big box office numbers to be seen as the art that it is. The first movie also bombed at the box office.
It's up there as one of the most visually stunning movies I've ever seen. Also, bonus points for A+ boobs.
DizzyCaffeine
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$31.5 million. I seriously doubt a 3 hr sci-fi film will have legs. Like, it ain't making $100 million domestically.
There's a word out there reserved for box office performances like Valerian.
The Technomancer
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Weird, my theater on Saturday was completely sold out
MisterAnderson
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Was actually more excited about possibly seeing some of this universe's "off world" efforts they keep alluding to. Would be cool to see.
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