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[Schlorgan]

If we consider man of steel, suicide squad, and bvs commercial flops in some universe than sure.

That poster never said they were commercial flops, they just said the DCEU was foundering.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

I've noticed it's action movies that tend to the biggest bombs.

 

[illmatic22]

Who didn't see this coming? It had all the makings of a bomb.
Edit: Dunkirk is not gonna bomb. Fake news.

 

[Pandora012]

I always wonder how movies like these get green lite, but others stay in development hell. What made this so special?

 

[Briarios]

Dunkirk will make 35 million tops.

Haha no. It may not be a blockbuster, but it's definitely making more than $35 million

 

[kswiston]

He's probably more right than you think. It's not going to do big numbers. $100 million would be the peak domestically.

If he means total, Christopher Nolan's fan following is larger than $35M domestic.

 

[Into the Light]

Ouch!

Is the film that bad, I always thought Guy Ritchie was a competent filmmaker

He used to be. I cannot explain what has happened.

Then again The only film he ever did that I think is incredible is Snatch. Everything else to me has been ????????????????

So maybe I am not the right person to give his opinion.

 

[jelly]

Written and directed by Guy Ritchie? Pass.

His films are really shit.

 

[Betty]

Did nobody warn a brother against doing this.

 

[KarneeKarnay]

A King Arthur film universe could work, but a lot of things sound wrong about this.

Guy Ritchie isn't an awful director. He knows how to pace a film and good framing. However he hasn't really proven himself outside of a particular genre. This is meant to be an epic fantasy film, so of course give it a director who hasn't touched the genre.

That's not to say he couldn't. From what I've heard the parts the feel like a Guy Ritchie film are the best parts. I'm not opposed lock stock and two smoking battles style of fantasy film.

Aside from my uneasiness I have about the direction, my real issue is the budget. 175 million on a director that hasn't proven himself in this genre...

 

[SpaceWolf]

Does anyone know if that is any good? I looks kind of interesting from what little i see of it.

It's honestly been so long since I've seen it, I honestly couldn't say. I can't remember a bloody thing about it. All I can remember is that it's like Sin City in the sense that literally every scene is done against a bluescreen backdrop. Like, there are no sets at all, but unlike Sin City, it's not a stylistic choice that worked at all.

All remember about it were the Fleischer Superman references.

I don't remember this either. What were the references?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Even if people wanted a King Arthur film, they probably didn't want it like this.

I've noticed it's action movies that tend to the biggest bombs.

They get the biggest budgets.

 

[Bishop89]

poor village roadshow

 

[Dash_Riprock]

The movie looked like ass from day one. Oh well, like the guy said, maybe, hopefully the next King Arthur movie Hollywood makes in 10 years will be better...

 

[kobu]

Dunkirk was never poised to be a blockbuster, it's the quintessential Oscar bait.

Does Oscar bait usually come out in July?

 

[NealMcCauley]

And now we wait for the fallout like lions circling a baby gazelle.

Does anyone know if that is any good? I looks kind of interesting from what little i see of it.

I tried watching earlier this year, but I got a headache and turned turn it off. Might just be me but I don't think the visuals aged well.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

A King Arthur film universe could work, but a lot of things sound wrong about this.

Guy Ritchie isn't an awful director. He knows how to pace a film and good framing. However he hasn't really proven himself outside of a particular genre. This is meant to be an epic fantasy film, so of course give it a director who hasn't touched the genre.

That's not to say he couldn't. From what I've heard the parts the feel like a Guy Ritchie film are the best parts. I'm not opposed lock stock and two smoking battles style of fantasy film.

Aside from my uneasiness I have about the direction, my real issue is the budget. 175 million on a director that hasn't proven himself in this genre...

That would be like giving LOTR to the director of "Dead Alive"

 

[Bluth54]

They don't really care because they'll always have other films to pick up that shortfall.

I think most for profit companies would prefer not to have to write down millions in losses for a product they make.

 

[Schlorgan]

That would be like giving LOTR to the director of "Dead Alive"

Or giving Spider-Man to the director of Evil Dead.

 

[arts&crafts]

Did Jude Law ever climb that high to begin with? I mean, he's obviously a very famous actor...but he's been in a lot of dud films.

Anyone remember this film? Angelina Jolie was in it, I think. She had an eyepatch?

He was in Gattaca!

 

[SpaceWolf]

The movie looked like ass from day one. Oh well, like the guy said, maybe, hopefully the next King Arthur movie Hollywood makes in 10 years will be better...

I think I was literally the only one that liked that King Arthur TV series with Eva Green a few years back, if purely because of Eva Green.

Google informs me the show was called Camelot.

 

[Jeffolation]

First trailer was grey cgi blandness with some sped up bits and Charlie Hunnam. I couldn't figure out what it was going for, what the hook was supposed to be.

 

[More_Badass]

You can insert The Mummy in there as well. It'll probably do better than King Arthur but no one is really asking for a Mummy reboot.

Many successful movies are not things that people are asking for. They just happen. That's not what makes a movie successful.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I don't remember this either. What were the references?

The Mechanical Monsters

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

 

[SpaceWolf]

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Heh...that's actually pretty neat. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ninjimbo]

Does anyone know if that is any good? I looks kind of interesting from what little i see of it.

It's really good if you're on board with the craziness it's trying to offer. It's trying to be a straight up pulpy adventure flick and the movie builds on that for the whole time it lasts. I'm not sure if the special effects hold up, but I remember liking how imaginative the movie was. Honestly, it feels like a film made for a different era. If it got released today, it might have had a chance at a cult following but the movie bombed at release and everybody forget about it.

Think of it as that era's Speed Racer.

 

[EarsOfASnake]

Who thought this wasn't going to bomb? King Arthur as a story has outstayed its welcome and no one cares anymore, it's been done to death.

 

[Schlorgan]

Who thought this wasn't going to bomb? King Arthur as a story has outstayed its welcome and no one cares anymore, it's been done to death.

I bet Disney putting Sword in the Stone back in theaters would make more money.

 

[Instro]

I've noticed it's action movies that tend to the biggest bombs.

Well they are usually the most expensive type of film to make.

 

[Pagusas]

I really would like to have seen the original pitch done for this film. It looks so so so soooo horribly in trailers, I cant imagine the initial pitch could have sounded any better. "Its King Arthur, only RADICAL and EXTREME!!!!!"

God damn I cant get over how horrible this film looked.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword debuted this weekend, making $15M domestic and about $30M overseas from 51 markets. China's debut was only $5M, and the film is unlikely to get much higher than $10M there. Even Valerian is going to have a tough time topping it for bomb of the summer.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-arthur-could-lose-150m-falling-sword-1003638



I trimmed about half of the article, so follow the link if you want to read the whole thing.

Many people (including a lot of movie-GAF) were expecting poor results for King Arthur. However, the previously rumored budget was a lot closer to $100M, and the film ended up bombing even worse than expected. Analysts were expecting a $25M weekend domestically, and much more overseas one week from release.

Ghost in the Shell is no longer the highest profile bomb of 2017.

Wait a sec. Valerian is months away from release and we're already calling it a bomb? Geez, GAF!

 

[SuperEpicMan]

Whilst I liked Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Sherlock Holmes, I find Guy Ritchie's other movies to be pretty tiresome. His whole gritty crime caper style which worked well for Lock, Stock, now seems pretty tired and over done at this point, so seeing it in his recent films just comes across somewhat brash and obnoxious, and makes him seem like a bit of a one note director. That said, I still think he is good director and his movies often seem to demonstrate some quite unique visuals and editing, I just feel he should try making some more upbeat colourful movies, hopefully we will bring something new to the table with Aladdin.

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Just personally, I did not even know this film existed until this week despite the "major marketing spend." The buzz was just absolute zero.

 

[kinoki]

How could anyone look at this property and think it was worth investing in? It should have never left the draft stage.

 

[Usobuko]

High fantasy is a hard-sell, even for folklore tales.

Then again, is King arthur even relevant these days?

 

[Hystzen]

Its more interesting then Alien:Convent after seeing both films both are mediocre but i rather watch this again. Hunham was pretty fun in this although i kept thinking he make a good Geralt for a Witcher film

 

[Ithil]

Luc Besson breathes a sigh of relief that he won't have the biggest bomb of the year.

 

[CHC]

I mean the poster was a picture of King Arthur in a fucking leather jacket

 

[patapuf]

High fantasy is a hard-sell, even for folklore tales.

Then again, is King arthur even relevant these days?

As someone that loves folklore tales. This didn't look like a folklore tale.

 

[SillyEskimo]

Jude Law is box office poison. He has a terrible track record. If there is a list of actors who participated in the most box office bombs, his name has got to be in the top 3.

 

[UCBooties]

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword debuted this weekend, making $15M domestic and about $30M overseas from 51 markets. China's debut was only $5M, and the film is unlikely to get much higher than $10M there. Even Valerian is going to have a tough time topping it for bomb of the summer.

But Velerian looks awesome? I know it's probably going to bomb but let me hope for more 5th Element goodness damnit!

 

[LiK]

The trailers looked so bad.

 

[GasProblem]

Saw the movie like two weeks ago. It was ok. Some of the action scenes are awesome, especially when Arthur uses Excalibur. The giant elephants are cool too. So is the final fight. Had fun with it, doesn't deserve to bomb this hard. But I don't think it should've had a 150m budget either.

 

[Mortimer Brewster]

If he means total, Christopher Nolan's fan following is larger than $35M domestic.

People always sleep on Nolan at their peril. Nolan must have taken a similar deal with the devil Cameron made. His films even when divisive make huge bank. If it's quality is up ther with Inception or The Prestige then it might end up being one of the biggest hits of the year.

 

[ErichWK]

Shhhh. Don't jinx Valerian.

 

[A Serious Man]

I was just thinking yesterday how Jude Law has fallen so far.

His best project in years just came out (The Young Pope) and he's a lead in the Sherlock films which are by far the most financially successful movies he's starred in.

 

[Latvian Hitman]

I think I was literally the only one that liked that King Arthur TV series with Eva Green a few years back, if purely because of Eva Green.

Google informs me the show was called Camelot.

I thought it was decent enough. The unfortunate thing for that show was that it aired the same spring as Game of Thrones S1. Kinda' got lost in the shuffle once the GoT hype train got to rolling.

 

[Messofanego]

Charlie Hunnam totally carried lost city of z. This falls on guy Ritchie imo.

Yup.

And I don't buy the stardom excuse. Didn't work for Scarlett Johannson and other "big" leads like Brad Pitt starring in bombs.

 

[duckroll]

When you try to bring the streets to King Arthur, audiences will put you out into the street.

 

[nailbombxx]

Not surprised. The trailers looked like ass.