I think the failure at theatres is not really interesting, it was never a commercial movie. The divisiveness among critics is interesting. Even though who love it describe it with caveats.
I mean maybe they weren't expecting a billion dollar international smash, but a $120m budget for Coppola's first movie in over a decade was probably expected to be at least a little commercial
complete commercial failure and popular disdain maybe isn't the most interesting thing about it, but it's not nothing
Trying to do a thing and watch a different horror movie every night in October. Each day of the week will be a different decade. I've got a mix of things I have and haven't seen, which includes some big ones that I have just not gotten around to.
Tuesdays are 80's, and I am pleased to say that I have now seen The Thing. Other than the wonderful gore and effects, my favorite takeaway is Kurt Russell talking about how no one can trust anyone and how dire the situation is, but definitely continuing to drink.
I also had no clue that Keith David was in it, so that was a fun highlight.
Everyone walked out. I was the only one who stayed. Absolutely bonkers. I've never seen anything like it.
I need deets. Spoil me. What caused them to walk out? Was it all at once or a slow trickle.
About 10-15 minutes into the movie the first people walked out. It was a couple and I saw the woman say something to the man she was with, and then they got up. As she was walking out, she spoke to one of the other viewers and then walked out. I chalked it up to maybe them getting a power alert. A lot of people are still without power, myself included, so figured they probably got the alert their power was on and were just excited to get home. Then about....20 minutes later after
The Colosseum, but before the vestal virgin scene
the guy the lady spoke to just...up and left. Then right before
Aubrey plaza fucks Shia Lebouf
the last guy in the theater literally did the Seinfeld shrug and walked out.
I've never seen anything like it. For an entire theater to just leave like they were trying to beat the traffic after a football game. Wild.
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out of morbid curiosity I looked at a NYT article on the failure of Megalopolis in theaters, and holy jeeze this author has their lips locked around Coppola's member. Lamenting that there are other forms of mass entertainment available than movies these days, as that is clearly the reason that audiences are now too brain-damaged to appreciate Coppola's special super genius greatness. Woe betide the death of art!
Cat's Eye but the final part where the goblin thing is stealing her breath did scare me. I saw that scene in a video store on a large tv of the time {projection?} As it bothered a lot of other people but these feelings were replaced by seeing real horror a few months later
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Andy JoeWe claim the land for the highlord!The AdirondacksRegistered Userregular
Abigail was pretty good, but it had some ADR dialogue that was very noticeable and distracting...unless I'm just becoming more sensitive to it.
I got to cap off the day with Howls moving castle, which Mrs.theJokerman was very lukewarm on but ended up going along because we hadn't seen each other in awhile and she ended up loving it.
Deadpool & Wolverine was lazy pandering capeshit that felt deeply outdated. It's like when videogames started to get clumsily self-referential, which I didn't complain about too badly because it's a new medium and it had to go through the postmodern mirror at some point.
But now superhero movies have to go through it, decades after fourth-wall breaking became stale? Because they just wanna milk money and member berries and can't do anything risky or new because of the almighty dollar or their own creative bankruptcy? Please.
Hugh Jackman's acting tries to carry the movie but Marvel cannot bear to actually be earnest and metamodern. It's just such a bad, cheap thrill.
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"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
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I feel like naming your movie The Dynamic Duo but then having it be about two robins instead of Batman AND Robin is going to confuse a lot of people.
The two robins movie seems like it’ll make for a great tax break when it gets deleted
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Started my Shocktober with the Speak No Evil remake
While I still prefer the original, James McAvoy's performance is enough to justify at least a watch for this, and seeing him get his comeuppance was satisfying enough I actually didn't hate the "happier ending" the new director said throughout the promotional cycle he wanted to give this (even though the new director is fucking James Watkins, and I maintain his debut Eden Lake is a perfect example of dark endings being the correct call sometimes). Ultimately alleviated some, if not all, concerns I had from the announcement on that this was just made for the modern era of English-speaking subtitle-haters; I still think it tbh, but both are worth a watch and that's not something that can often be said
Megaopolis may be the greatest movie I've ever seen.
Or the worst
Was Francis, trying to outdo his other nephew, Nic Cage, and try to, " Batshit? I'll show you Batshit!", after a late night bender?
Because it sounds like he was on, ALL OF THE DRUGS!
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Sounds to me like Megalopolis is the movie with the most movie in the movie.
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Bloods EndBlade of TyshallePunch dimensionRegistered Userregular
Virtually every scene could have ended with someone screaming CINEMA and not be our of place.
It was equal parts nonsense and brilliance.
Adam driver channels nick cage.
Aubrey Plaza is a deranged gremlin
It is aggressively horny
@Jokerman were there only 5 people in the theater?
Yup. It was actually pretty full for a 3 pm on a Tuesday though. It was a very small theater.
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Audrey Plaza is the only good performance in the movie
And by good I mean I think Coppola saw a clip of her playing Janet Snakehole out of context one time and went "That's perfect, that's the energy I want you to bring to this performance"
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Also her name is Wow Platinum
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
If you want a perspective on the man from a Rolling Stone journalist who embedded with him for a year or so off and on, "Feel" was a pretty good biography/memoir -- despite the fact I can remember nothing else about it! Apparently there was a follow-up with the same author, "Reveal".
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who the fuck is robbie williams, i am reading his wiki page and it's like someone just made up a pop star, sorry to this man, i have never heard of him or his music
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I mean maybe they weren't expecting a billion dollar international smash, but a $120m budget for Coppola's first movie in over a decade was probably expected to be at least a little commercial
complete commercial failure and popular disdain maybe isn't the most interesting thing about it, but it's not nothing
Tuesdays are 80's, and I am pleased to say that I have now seen The Thing. Other than the wonderful gore and effects, my favorite takeaway is Kurt Russell talking about how no one can trust anyone and how dire the situation is, but definitely continuing to drink.
I also had no clue that Keith David was in it, so that was a fun highlight.
About 10-15 minutes into the movie the first people walked out. It was a couple and I saw the woman say something to the man she was with, and then they got up. As she was walking out, she spoke to one of the other viewers and then walked out. I chalked it up to maybe them getting a power alert. A lot of people are still without power, myself included, so figured they probably got the alert their power was on and were just excited to get home. Then about....20 minutes later after
I've never seen anything like it. For an entire theater to just leave like they were trying to beat the traffic after a football game. Wild.
Was it Mike Fleming Jr?
(skip to 8:30)
It was boring and violently slap stick
I loved how over the top everything was in that movie, but I haven't watched it in a while.
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This is a great lineup but the idea of watching fucking Secret Window on the Criterion Channel is extremely funny to me
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But it's getting slammed in reviews so we are going to see The Substance instead and I'll just wait for you guys opinions on it.
Deadpool & Wolverine was lazy pandering capeshit that felt deeply outdated. It's like when videogames started to get clumsily self-referential, which I didn't complain about too badly because it's a new medium and it had to go through the postmodern mirror at some point.
But now superhero movies have to go through it, decades after fourth-wall breaking became stale? Because they just wanna milk money and member berries and can't do anything risky or new because of the almighty dollar or their own creative bankruptcy? Please.
Hugh Jackman's acting tries to carry the movie but Marvel cannot bear to actually be earnest and metamodern. It's just such a bad, cheap thrill.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
While I still prefer the original, James McAvoy's performance is enough to justify at least a watch for this, and seeing him get his comeuppance was satisfying enough I actually didn't hate the "happier ending" the new director said throughout the promotional cycle he wanted to give this (even though the new director is fucking James Watkins, and I maintain his debut Eden Lake is a perfect example of dark endings being the correct call sometimes). Ultimately alleviated some, if not all, concerns I had from the announcement on that this was just made for the modern era of English-speaking subtitle-haters; I still think it tbh, but both are worth a watch and that's not something that can often be said
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Or the worst
It's the movie you've ever seen
Truly a movie for our time.
Was Francis, trying to outdo his other nephew, Nic Cage, and try to, " Batshit? I'll show you Batshit!", after a late night bender?
Because it sounds like he was on, ALL OF THE DRUGS!
It was equal parts nonsense and brilliance.
Adam driver channels nick cage.
Aubrey Plaza is a deranged gremlin
It is aggressively horny
But enough about her general vibe. How was she in the movie?
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I was going to say, so normal Aubrey Plaza?
Yup. It was actually pretty full for a 3 pm on a Tuesday though. It was a very small theater.
And by good I mean I think Coppola saw a clip of her playing Janet Snakehole out of context one time and went "That's perfect, that's the energy I want you to bring to this performance"
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