4real
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Post by 4real on Oct 7, 2024 11:34:54 GMT -5
The reviews have completely put me off seeing this…in the cinema anyway. Plus I have a holiday to save for so it was an easy decision. But man I can’t remember the last time I was so put off by reviews.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Oct 7, 2024 11:51:42 GMT -5
The reviews have completely put me off seeing this…in the cinema anyway. Plus I have a holiday to save for so it was an easy decision. But man I can’t remember the last time I was so put off by reviews. Same Sometimes, even though a film gets bad reviews I still go and see it. Here, the word boring and dull appears way too much for me. A bad movie that's fun is ok. But boring is a killer.
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Post by kamzee on Oct 7, 2024 12:52:55 GMT -5
This is a definite watch once it hits Max though. Certainly not going to a theater for it. I'm kind of surprised at the bashing this is getting, since the trailers don't look all that awful I don't think. I knew the musical aspect was probably a bad idea. Also, they are overexposing Harley Quinn.
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Post by Ryushinku on Oct 7, 2024 14:59:37 GMT -5
It bares noting that that $40 million number is pretty much definitely an overestimation and the final number will be lower. Incredibly unlikely with the legs it's had so far that this thing makes $10 million on a Sunday after only making that much on a Saturday. Though it is apparently having decent legs in Europe so far. Yeah, that's some absolute fudging just to ensure it gets a 4-number news headline, as opposed to an even worse 3-number. And the associated embarrassment if that was lower than Morbius's $39 million. The European opening is better, but it's still not great and won't be enough. Watching the legs for this one is going to be fascinating. Revised estimate is now $37.8 million, so...yuuuuup, was a fudge. Under Morbius.
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Post by BorneAgain on Oct 7, 2024 15:16:27 GMT -5
It's funny hearing about what a misfire Joker 2 is while the Penguin is getting rave reviews in handling its villain focused narrative. Between that and the Batman it feels less like DC live action needs to lighter and more that if the subject matter is dark, have a creative force sophisticated enough to handle it; something Snyder and apparently Phillips aren't really ideal for.
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 7, 2024 15:29:34 GMT -5
I might watch this when it comes out on Max just out of morbid curiosity.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Oct 7, 2024 15:34:15 GMT -5
I genuinely enjoyed how bad Madame Web was. I don't think I could watch this with the same approach
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A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Oct 7, 2024 15:39:23 GMT -5
I let my morbid curiosity get the better of me and decided to go see it. I went in with an open mind...I even enjoy some film musicals. I thought the 2012 Les Mis was amazing. I quite enjoyed Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd. Joker 2 is not some historically bad disaster like it's been made out to be. There's some cool cinematography, acting, and even music, I guess. It's just so f***ing boring, which is the worst thing a movie can be. It's not even, like, a trainwreck you can't take your eyes off of or anything, it's just an ultra-pretentious arthouse film where nothing happens for 2 hours, and the characters all feel like bowdlerizations of the source material. The ultimate example of a sequel that absolutely did not need to be made. I went with my brother because he's a huge Lady Gaga fan and I told him, "Well, it wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen" to try to make him feel better.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 7, 2024 15:41:01 GMT -5
something Snyder and apparently Phillips aren't really ideal for. Phillips' previous films – Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, School for Scoundrels, The Hangover trilogy, Due Date, and War Dogs – suggest that of the two, Snyder is actually better equipped to handle such films.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Oct 7, 2024 15:59:07 GMT -5
Oh you gotta be kidding me. So Hollywood Reporter, one of the many publications that did vile hit pieces against the director of The Marvels, is instead tweeting out “Hang in there, Todd Phillips”, while linking to a story of Francis Ford Coppola praising Phillips and this film. Now mind you, The Marvels did far better than Joker 2 both financially and critically.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Oct 7, 2024 16:04:24 GMT -5
I genuinely enjoyed how bad Madame Web was. I don't think I could watch this with the same approach Madame Web was fun-bad!
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Post by Killah Ray on Oct 7, 2024 16:48:54 GMT -5
The movie is so f***ing boring it’s ridiculous….
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Post by Wiz Backman on Oct 7, 2024 16:53:04 GMT -5
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 7, 2024 17:17:47 GMT -5
Oh you gotta be kidding me. So Hollywood Reporter, one of the many publications that did vile hit pieces against the director of The Marvels, is instead tweeting out “Hang in there, Todd Phillips”, while linking to a story of Francis Ford Coppola praising Phillips and this film. Now mind you, The Marvels did far better than Joker 2 both financially and critically. Gee I wonder why. Hmm.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Oct 7, 2024 17:41:38 GMT -5
I let my morbid curiosity get the better of me and decided to go see it. I went in with an open mind...I even enjoy some film musicals. I thought the 2012 Les Mis was amazing. I quite enjoyed Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd. Joker 2 is not some historically bad disaster like it's been made out to be. There's some cool cinematography, acting, and even music, I guess. It's just so f***ing boring, which is the worst thing a movie can be. It's not even, like, a trainwreck you can't take your eyes off of or anything, it's just an ultra-pretentious arthouse film where nothing happens for 2 hours, and the characters all feel like bowdlerizations of the source material. The ultimate example of a sequel that absolutely did not need to be made. I went with my brother because he's a huge Lady Gaga fan and I told him, "Well, it wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen" to try to make him feel better. I’m a massive Gaga Little Monster. Venus is an all time club banger. I loved her in A Star Is Born, Edge Of Glory gets me choked up now and then, I liked her in American Horror Story. She couldn’t save this. They didn’t give her nearly enough to do, and apparently she and Phoenix tried to rewrite the damn script and it still came out hot garbage. All I hear in my head leaving the theater is this (warning for language)
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Oct 7, 2024 18:05:20 GMT -5
Typically the Saturday to Sunday drop is around a 20-28% drop. This one was 45% and that's with Saturday already being down from Friday when ordinarily it'd be up.
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Post by jm on Oct 7, 2024 21:26:37 GMT -5
Oh you gotta be kidding me. So Hollywood Reporter, one of the many publications that did vile hit pieces against the director of The Marvels, is instead tweeting out “Hang in there, Todd Phillips”, while linking to a story of Francis Ford Coppola praising Phillips and this film. Now mind you, The Marvels did far better than Joker 2 both financially and critically. Considering the fact that Coppola STILL TO THIS VERY DAY stands up for and defends convicted child sex offender director Victor Salva, I immediately side-eye anyone that Coppola has positive words for now.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 7, 2024 21:43:42 GMT -5
something Snyder and apparently Phillips aren't really ideal for. Phillips' previous films – Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, School for Scoundrels, The Hangover trilogy, Due Date, and War Dogs – suggest that of the two, Snyder is actually better equipped to handle such films. Counterpoint: Snyder made Sucker Punch.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 8, 2024 0:32:42 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 8, 2024 1:32:53 GMT -5
Todd Phillips in 2019: "Joker is not a comic book movie."
Todd Phillips in 2024: "Joker is not Joker."
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