Another vote for Grindhouse. Really enjoyed it. Releasing during Easter weekend was a big mistake.
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What movie do you wish hadn't bombed?
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Another vote for Grindhouse. Really enjoyed it. Releasing during Easter weekend was a big mistake.
Some great ones already mentioned (Dredd, Br2049, The Nice Guys) so I'll go with one that probably won't be mentioned that I really enjoyed, Dracula: Untold.
I really enjoyed this movie, it had some great action pieces, an interesting story, and most of all the main character was well developed and had charisma.
What makes it even worse that it didn't do as well as they hoped is that THIS movie was meant to be the one that would "launch" the Universal Monsters universe, not that shitty ass Tom Cruise Mummy movie that they made years after this, and this movie was faaaaaaaaar more enjoyable imo.
To me it was the best action/monster movies since the 90's era Mummy movie and was perfectly setup for sequels, but for some reason it just didn't catch on with audiences or critics and I don't get why.
I really enjoyed this movie, it had some great action pieces, an interesting story, and most of all the main character was well developed and had charisma.
What makes it even worse that it didn't do as well as they hoped is that THIS movie was meant to be the one that would "launch" the Universal Monsters universe, not that shitty ass Tom Cruise Mummy movie that they made years after this, and this movie was faaaaaaaaar more enjoyable imo.
To me it was the best action/monster movies since the 90's era Mummy movie and was perfectly setup for sequels, but for some reason it just didn't catch on with audiences or critics and I don't get why.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World. I loved the movie and wished we had seen sequels.
Yup, this one for me as well. I really enjoyed the movie. I would have loved to see it reach more interesting parts of Warcraft lore like Arthas's story.
Yup, this one for me as well. I really enjoyed the movie. I would have loved to see it reach more interesting parts of Warcraft lore like Arthas's story.
Blade Runner 2049's results where disappointing.
Nah that horrible tripe should have bombed so hard it collapsed into a black hole sorry.
Nah that horrible tripe should have bombed so hard it collapsed into a black hole sorry.
Sounds like we are getting more media in this universe, but I really wanted to see a direct sequel after the first did such a stellar job setting up the two main characters.
The 2012 Judge Dredd movie. Though I hear the IP owners, Rebellion, have now just bought a $100 million dollar facility in the UK and are now working on a "Mega City One" series. So this might not be dead.
Edge of Tomorrow as well. I still don't understand how that movie failed to connect with audiences.
I think Scott Pilgrim's box office response is the first and last time I felt genuine unhappiness over a film's underperformance.
It was so good :(
It was so good :(
oh ok thanks.
Mad Max FR is a good one, I really want another one.
The A-Team
Neeson / Cooper / Rampage / Copley were absolutely amazing as Hannibal / Face / BA / Murdock. Mix that with Brian Bloom's great script and Joe Carnahan's over-the-top directing and I fell instantly in love. It is a damn shame we'll never see a sequel.
Neeson / Cooper / Rampage / Copley were absolutely amazing as Hannibal / Face / BA / Murdock. Mix that with Brian Bloom's great script and Joe Carnahan's over-the-top directing and I fell instantly in love. It is a damn shame we'll never see a sequel.
They even set it up for a sequel in the post-credits. It's a damn shame.
This, if only for a timeline where Square didn't become something unrecognizable without Sakaguchi and co.
Most people didn't/don't know/care about Luke EvansSome great ones already mentioned (Dredd, Br2049, The Nice Guys) so I'll go with one that probably won't be mentioned that I really enjoyed, Dracula: Untold.
I really enjoyed this movie, it had some great action pieces, an interesting story, and most of all the main character was well developed and had charisma.
What makes it even worse that it didn't do as well as they hoped is that THIS movie was meant to be the one that would "launch" the Universal Monsters universe, not that shitty ass Tom Cruise Mummy movie that they made years after this, and this movie was faaaaaaaaar more enjoyable imo.
To me it was the best action/monster movies since the 90's era Mummy movie and was perfectly setup for sequels, but for some reason it just didn't catch on with audiences or critics and I don't get why.
I kindly like this movie. Would like to see more of this.
The 2012 Judge Dredd movie. Though I hear the IP owners, Rebellion, have now just bought a $100 million dollar facility in the UK and are now working on a "Mega City One" series. So this might not be dead.
Happy the TV series is coming.
- Blade Runner 2049
- Dredd - At least it is getting a high budget TV show soon
- Scott Pilgrim
- Tron Legacy - What a visual spectacle the movie was
The Thing (1982)
Im not sure if it was technically a bomb but the financial and critical reception was so poor at the time that it sunk alot of opportunities for John Carpenter. While I love his output from the mid to late 80's, I'm always curious to know how his career would've shifted if his first big budget studio film was a success.
Im not sure if it was technically a bomb but the financial and critical reception was so poor at the time that it sunk alot of opportunities for John Carpenter. While I love his output from the mid to late 80's, I'm always curious to know how his career would've shifted if his first big budget studio film was a success.
The Predator - Movie wasn't anything great, but I'm always down for more Predator.
F13th / Nightmare on Elm remakes - I enjoyed both reboots and would watch more.
F13th / Nightmare on Elm remakes - I enjoyed both reboots and would watch more.
Ghostbusters (2016). It was a really fun and enjoyable watch, and it's a real shame we aren't ever going to get a sequel.
definitely the 2011 Winnie the Pooh movie. it was pretty much the last bastion for theatrical 2D animation in the US and Disney basically sent it out to die against the last Harry Potter film. think if it had made back its budget several times over Disney and Hollywood in general would've taken another look at the potential of the medium and those kinds of movies wouldn't have completely disappeared from the landscape (outside of the odd TV show adaptation like Teen Titans Go every now and then)
The 2012 Judge Dredd movie. Though I hear the IP owners, Rebellion, have now just bought a $100 million dollar facility in the UK and are now working on a "Mega City One" series. So this might not be dead.
These definitely, especially Sahara. That was a fun movie and I liked Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn as a partner adventure duo. There is a ton of Dirk Pitt novels to draw inspiration from, too.
I came in to post Scott Pilgrim because it's so fucking perfect and I'd have loved to see more in the universe, but this is also an exceptionally good answer.
Mad Max made over $150m, Blade Runner over $90m, Tron over $170m (US figures for each, obviously notably more with foreign grosses). These movies were not bombs by any stretch of the imagination even if it would have been nice if they'd done better. Dredd and Speed Racer were massive bombs but you're spot on that both deserved so much better.
