Movie Flops That Everyone In Hollywood Was Sure Would Be A Hit

[@Looper]

Which of these movies did you think was going to be a hit?

[@Nick-xp1mu]

Not a single one.

[@dreamguardian8320]

The Last Duel.

[@moh.ismail241]

tomorrowland ... personally, i always enjoyed this movie. Good story, good cast, good special effect....

[@friedelundell5872]

None.... literally none of them

[@josephcallahan1664]

Zero

[@stevennabours1320]

Pushing the Disney lie about Indiana Jones 5 isnt doing you any good. It was already PROVEN that they did reshoots to change the ending so that Indy wasnt being replaced anymore... The original DID have Fleabags character replacing him.

[@Jackferrett6781]

That’s the thing. You don’t replace Indiana Jones. Once Harrison Ford dies, Indy’s gone

[@machupikachu1085]

No it didn't

[@dhenderson1810]

Did you complain about the fourth one teasing that Mutt was going to replace Indy? But that's different , because Mutt is male. Someone has to replace Indy. Harrison Ford is too old for "this shit". He looked ancient in that film.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@dhenderson1810 why does someone have to replace Indy?

[@MarverlUniverse]

@@dhenderson1810 they did then people were pissed about that idea so they didnt continue it

[@drunkenactionfigureunboxin5138]

No one thought dial of destiny would be a hit. No one.

[@sprinkle61]

Also, Looper is wrong on this fact, the film DOES have an alternate ending where Phoebe Waller-Bridge takes the hat and whip as the new Indy, in fact, it has no less than SIX alternate endings, and they all sucked. Hopefully there will be a deluxe edition with all of them, just to prove the internet rumors right, but just thinking about this logically, If this franchise is to continue, this movie DID need a new Indy, as Harrison Ford is clearly, from his acting in this movie, already too old for this sh!t, either a younger new actor as Indy from the trip back to the past, or a new character to take his place in the movie's present (1960's). This should have been Shia LaBeouf, as he literally attempts to take Indy's hat in Crystal Skull, but he couldn't handle the intensity of the shoot of that movie, or the critical ridicule he received for his role, and he refused to return for this one. We may get stuck with Phoebe as a new Indy, since there will probably not be another Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford, and no other surviving character in this movie is really fit for the role, and Mutt was already 'killed' off screen in the plot, so he (or a replacement for LaBeouf), can't do it.

[@dhenderson1810]

​@@sprinkle61Shia LeBeouf never would have worked as a long term replacement, as he is too controversial and would have been fired before long. Besides, I remember everyone hating Mutt when "Crystal Skull" was out, and thinking LeBeouf was terrible. But I forgot, as much as Indy fans hated Mutt, they hate women more, because they can't get laid.

[@ASMR-Arboretum]

John Travolta said Battlefield Earth would be bigger than Star Wars. 🤣😂😢

[@SiGUYE]

Whoa, I wouldn't go that far John.

[@KillerBill1953]

A Scientologist nutcase pushing a quite good book by the nutter who founded Scientology? He wouldn't do anything else. There are many much worse sf films out there but it's often a matter of personal taste.

[@reconsoldier135]

People were seriously expecting a lot of these movies to be hits? That's insane

[@johnd.1618]

Most where expected to bomb. But a new video, a new title.

[@Enonymouse_]

Halley Barrie in a cat suit though, despite the film not performing well is still a damned legend. :)

[@3lit3gn0m3]

It does feel like he's painting a picture for some of these to fit the title rather than reality, but I'm not enough of a movie buff to actually prove it. All I know, is him going on about GhostBusters(2016) seemed like a bunch of stretches.

[@kellrik66]

"female led films have to be larger than themselves" No they don't. The problem is that Hollywood thinks that they do, so they tend to try too hard, preach a lot, and include a lot of junk that audiences don't want, while leaving out actual character development.

[@dhenderson1810]

Not helped by negative KZbin campaigns run against it to gef clicks from toxic male fanbases.

[@kellrik66]

@@dhenderson1810 Insulting male fan base and then expecting them to watch isn't the best strategy either.

[@rodster811]

They also have this attitude of demanding that you watch the film or else your sexist.

[@SaguaroBlossom]

Where was Cats? And Mobius? Both were expected to be big hits until people actually saw the slop dumped on us

[@enikthealtrusian-7754]

Morbius*

[@namor3607]

The worst thing about Ghostbusters 2016 is that it started the trend of Hollywood making awful films and then attacking franchise fans as a marketing technique. They have never stopped.

[@Podcastforthewin]

covid didn't keep me from watching another superhero movie. superhero movies kept me from watching it.

[@MrDash03]

Ghostbusters 2016 was never going to be a hit.

[@jasonbungard7484]

Hollywood might have thought 'Dial of Destiny' would be a hit, but after 'Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', literally NO ONE wanted another sequel. Anyone could predict it would be ignored by fans.

[@machupikachu1085]

It's better than that repugnant 4 to be fair.

[@jasonbungard7484]

@@machupikachu1085 One dumpster may not stink as much as the other, but which one do you want to eat out of? I say neither.

[@phenel]

i love that the companies think that it's literally anything else that's making us no go to the cinemas, anything but bad movies. it's covid, it's the patriarchy, it's comic book movie fatigue. anything but poorly written and directed movies.

[@adammitchell6222]

@phenel I couldnt agree more. My wife and I went out during covid to see some of these movies and regretted it. Not because we were concerned about covid but because they were shit movies. I must say though that our movie going experience covid didnt really affect. We have a drive in threatre that wasnt really hindered by covid, other the the concession and washrooms being restricted. People werent afraid to go to theatres to see movies during covid if it was an option. They just didnt want to spend money or go through the hassle on shit movies.

[@eldesgraciado6690]

"Looper" seems to be a mouthpiece for them.

[@phenel]

@@eldesgraciado6690 this wouldn't surprise me a media channel owned by a company that's owned by a company that's owned by a subsidiary that's run through and international LLC that's owned by a politician through a trust fund.

[@mariusmatei2946]

Well, COVID-19 had turned most people away, indeed; the most perplexing part was that Hollywood studios released films in theaters between March, 2020-spring of 2022, and they were expecting people to, actually, turn out (in droves) to watch them!

[@phenel]

@@mariusmatei2946 oh, no doubt that COVID an "impact". But it is not even close to the main reason as to why it's falling apart. I'd wager, even without COVID, we'd be seeing a massive downturn. Their focus changed and so did the narratives. It had little to do with the pandemic and more to do with politics and agendas.

[@mrawesome13]

Dwayne Johnson thought black Adam would be a hit

[@thelovechild_1285]

I loved it

[@Mrcruzan]

Same here ​@@thelovechild_1285

[@danielrubinstein896]

Exactly, all characters there are useless as hell

[@randynguyen9778]

It is and James Gunn think his DCU will do any better.

[@rakama9353]

Just crybaby snyder fans

[@neilprice513]

Black Adam ultimately flopped because Warner Bros. Discovery stupidly announced the end of the DCEU and reboot to the DCU. So the last 4 or 5 DCEU films, that were yet to come out when they made the announcement, failed to get an audience because they were seen as being pointless. Regardless of their quality (Black Adam was a decent enough film) They should have announced the reboot AFTER Aquaman 2 (the final DCEU movie)

[@Mrcruzan]

Exactly

[@dhenderson1810]

Movies shouldn't be linked to other movies anyway. I hate "extended universes". I prefer standalone films.

[@KarenOCallaghan-u5o]

I can only speak for myself. In my opinion, the original West Side Story was such a great movie I had no interest in seeing a remake.

[@BlueCollar839]

Not to mention it's extremely dated lol. I never watched the new one but I seen the old one and a couple theater productions. Should have left that story in the 50's.😂

[@enikthealtrusian-7754]

Rachel Zegler ruins any Movie she touches.

[@iangoen6862]

It's still a shame we never got a sequel to Dracula Untold. I really enjoyed the movie and was looking forward to seeing Dracula in the modern day.

[@bustermorley8318]

Indiana Jones did not fail because of any rumours about Phoebe Waller-Bridge replacing Indiana Jones as the star in his own movie. It failed because those rumours proved to be correct.

[@machupikachu1085]

but that's not true.

[@TheRealGanonKirby]

seeing Tenet, Turning Red and West Side Story in the same list like Black Adams, Matrix 4 and Green Lantern feels like an odd dream where you never wake up from

[@Zett76]

They‘re there for different reasons. Matrix 4 was plain awful and - surprisingly - cheap looking. Tenet was big cinema, a big idea, well performing actors - but way too cerebral, chockful of boring exposition (e.g. the exposition in Inception, a favorite of mine, was done way more entertaining)….

[@TheRealGanonKirby]

@@Zett76 you didn't get my comment

[@Zett76]

@@TheRealGanonKirby well, in communication, it's not the job of the receiver to "get" the message of the sender. ;)

[@Alisterplayz]

Unlike most of the movies in this list, I actually thought Jack the Giant slayer was pretty fun!

[@opaqueentity]

I have never heard of this film.

[@jegjrtp87]

I also liked John Carter

[@johnd.1618]

Ben Hur no one was expecting it to be a success. The old one was an epic, no one expected a new one to even come close. Catwoman was a disaster before even going on theaters. The 2016 Ghostbusters was an abomination from the trailers. Black Adam was expected to be bad from it's announcement. I mean DC+The Rock. What to expect? Indy was also having an 80+ years old Ford and the Crystal Skull course on it from the start. The Last Dual was an insomnia medication. Matrix Resurrections was known from trailers it was going to be bad. I mean many of those where expected to be bad and Everyone outside Hollywood was sure they would be a failure in the box office.

[@colarola7223]

They forgot to include The Golden Compass (2007) and Warcraft (2016).

[@KD-xp2eo]

I wanted Black Adam to succeed, but I had a feeling it wouldn’t. I’m not sure why, but I just never saw Dwayne as a super hero/anti-hero. And I’d like to know who thought 2016 Ghostbusters would be a hit.

[@ashleylancaster8378]

I loved deepwater horizon. 😢

[@Zombiesnyder13]

What about TASM2? Everyone was hoping it to cross over a billion dollars But thanks to AVI ARAD, it became the lowest grossing live-action Spider-Man movie

[@Kitty-CatDaddy]

Looper sure can't stand the truth about that turkey of an Indy Jones movie.

[@Dargonhuman]

Or about half of these movies they're trying so desperately to put a positive spin on. GB2016 didn't have "a few controversies", it was a controversy generating machine, and if the Sony email leaks are to be believed, it was always and only meant to be such.

[@dhenderson1810]

​@@DargonhumanAll the "Ghostbusters" movies sucked, except the first one.

[@OscarMPG1]

The fact that people thought shit like Ghostbusters 2016, A Wrinkle in time, turning red, indiana jones 5, and the Matrix 4 would be hits shows how stupid some people are.

[@aterlycan]

Didnt you hear the commentator when he was talking about a wrinkle in time, its all because of the patriarchy !!!!!

[@OscarMPG1]

@@aterlycan That is such bullshit . A Wrinkle in Time was a boring that should never have seen the light of day because of the bad acting, preachy messages terrible VFX, and a director who makes garbage

[@aterlycan]

@@OscarMPG1 no no no your valid criticism is invalid cause you have dangly bits

[@OscarMPG1]

@@aterlycan whatever you say Brie Larson 😁

[@aterlycan]

@@OscarMPG1 😂 I don’t need no middle age white man to tell me what didn’t work for him in a wrinkle of time ok !

[@jasonburke8657]

I like Green Lantern, the Critics don't know everything.

[@Jackferrett6781]

Critics don’t send rape or death threats to the actors and actresses of hated fictional characters

[@Zett76]

I saw it one lazy Sunday afternoon… it wasn‘t great, but decent. I don‘t understand that whole "one of the worst movies ever" hate, either.

[@olleselin]

Replace "Turning Red" with "Lightyear"

[@trevorgale1176]

While picking successes and bombs in the future is hard. Rewriting history is easy. The dial, Ghost 2016, west side and wrinkle in time were always going to bomb.

[@arnesahlen2704]

I think all this "praying to CGI" is turning a bulk of audience members away. Look how well Barbie and Oppenheimer did with their focus on practical effects.

[@CappyLarou]

Indiana Jones in the Kingdom of the Crystal skull was a smash Blockbuster hit? Please can I have an eighth of whatever the fuck you smoke

[@JokerVoorhees13]

What about the 2021 The Suicide Squad? Same as Wonder Woman 1984 it failed at the box office but was a success on MAX

[@illiniheel67]

Your Phoebe Weller comments are 100% inaccurate. She most certainly was tapped to be Indy's replacement in this ultra-woke Disney-verse.

[@pmarcusb]

Many of these movies were flops in the planning stage. No one wanted those movies.

[@AndyMiller_windskisong]

A Wrinkle in Time is such a great book, it broke my heart how badly the film mangled the story and message. Sad to see Looper trying to cover mega-corps DEI-ESG induced flops with all of their excuses.

[@rvail136]

Agreed

[@georgejones3526]

I see that Looper is pandering to the two headed god of ESG/DEI.

[@berighteous]

Most of these movies flopped because during and after covid people don't go to theaters any more.

[@jayxtacee5695]

Green Lantern isn't a lesser known Superhero. He's 2nd tier after Batman, Superman & Wonder Woman, he's the same level as Flash & Aquaman

[@englishgentleman3551]

Anything that deliberately changes race,gender or sex from white heterosexual men flops just ask disney😂😂😂

[@jacklow9611]

That seems to be true anymore, sadly.

[@ajjeff1033]

Ignoring the fact that majority of the public wants nothing to do with Woke Garbage, all of these movies were never expected to make money.... in your own mind maybe. The rest of us knew it was al crap.

[@LutzAlbrecht-Mylenium]

"A wrinkle in time" was DOA outside the US from the getgo. How are people supposed to be drawn into a movie that is based on a book barely anyone here in Germany even knows? Same for "Tomorrowland" and a few others. Those are simply stupid, very obvious bad decisions...

[@Dargonhuman]

Wrinkle, as a book, has long been held to be "impossible to film", and that attempt at an adaptation proved that assertion correct.

[@stevegallo8483]

Biggest problem with Ghostbusters 2016 was the script was lousy. The movie was billed as a comedy but was not the least bit funny.

[@Dargonhuman]

That's because they barely had a script and 80% of the lines were adlibbed on set.

[@johnwilson8494]

WW 1984 was absolutely terrible

[@sigma0thee0enygma]

Dwyane will never escape his infamous saying now " the hierarchy of power is about to change"😂

[@nellz72]

😂😂😂 No doubt!

[@dhenderson1810]

He is now pulling the same crap in WWE now.

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

Christopher Nolan makes no Flops! Blasphemy!

[@kenny9mm765]

I do not know about anybody else. But I cannot stand with these celebrities. And these directors, especially the liberals, have their projects. Expect people to take what little bit of resources they have to go to movies and watch their projects

[@thegrimreapersbro]

I'm sorry, but I'd hardly call " Green Lantern " a " Lesser known " superhero.

[@Dargonhuman]

Yea that was confusing to me too. Hal Jordan's Green Lantern is one of the core founding members of the Justice League, that's like saying Iron Man was a lesser known superhero before RDJ took on the role despite being a founding member of the Avengers. Actually, same goes for Deadpool now that I think of it - Deadpool had become one of the most popular characters in the comics long before there was ever a movie.

[@machupikachu1085]

Not to comic fans - just to the rest of planet Earth.

[@KHWendy28]

Deepwater Horizon was a great movie. I really loved it so much and I really don't care about the box office anymore. I do not see movies in theaters anymore I wait tell Blu-ray.

[@HollywoodAJ]

Why are people blaming black Adam’s unsuccessful box office on the virus? It just wasn’t a good film the little kid in the film was super annoying and it had very lousy writing

[@enikthealtrusian-7754]

I was hoping he would be killed off, But Sadly he made It through the Entire Movie.

[@jamesmoss3424]

The Catwoman movie sucks.

[@mskrisclark684]

Dial of Destiny's box office is 100% the fault of Disney. They did everything wrong. US release date Friday 6-30-23 month & half after Canne so the story was ruined for most by spoilers. Limited soundtrack release & we go on with Disney's errors.

[@miroslavcibula6867]

all the excuses... moste of the movies that flopped aren't comming from the pandemic - THEY JUST SUCKED

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

Aquaman 2 is a Hit Everywhere... Except in the USA. weird!

[@dota9541]

Movies have changed

[@jacklow9611]

And not always for the better.

[@dhenderson1810]

​@@jacklow9611People are more picky now.

[@enikthealtrusian-7754]

Most Movies Today Are Complete and Utter Garbage.

[@gakabler]

When it comes to West Side Story the problem is that my favourite director, Steven Spielberg, was simply out of his element. Musical theatre is not what he he knows. So he tried putting present day social commentary into a story that already had social commentary built in. The two the types of commentaries clashed to the point that they ruined the entire concept of the story itself. Also, the cast was simply not as adept for the parts they played as was the cast of the original movie, so they seemed more like caricatures of their characters rather than fully developed. I had been waiting to see this film and was terribly disappointed with it.

[@peteroscarson1188]

I will defend Tomorrowland a world beyond until the day I die. (It was a great movie experience)

[@AjitKumar-ci1gu]

The old west side Story was released in 1961 and not 1957.

[@DrtyALGreen]

A Wrinkle in Time is such a great book, it breaks my heart that the film failed to live up to expectations.

[@baxterwilson368]

16:02 I worked at a theater when “Town & Country” came out and I remember a lot of old people going to see it. I think it even sold out a few times, but it was in one of our smallest auditoriums, so I guess that’s not saying much.

[@yurriaanvanduyn]

Ghostbuster 2016. Let's just forget it happened...

[@dhenderson1810]

As well as "Afterlife".

[@cindystrachan8566]

I must have no taste. I love Green Lantern and Tomorrowland and watch each several times a year.

[@SonicStantz]

Ridley Scott blaming millenials and their phones is hysterical. Guy can't admit that he's a hack who's best years are decades behind him and he's now a sad grumpy old man.

[@Tryingtosex]

Ridley is definitely not a hack. What are you smoking?

[@SonicStantz]

@@Tryingtosex When was the last time he made hit after hit after hit? His stuff nowadays is just crap like Alien Covenant.

[@JohnJ469]

Did people actually like the 4th Indiana Jones movie? Seriously? The production values were woeful.

[@vickiwhite7748]

The Mummy probably could have been good if Tom Cruise didn't force the movie to focus on him and let the writers and director do their jobs.

[@Bellz89]

Dracula is sooo good! The Mummy was so so, I think the Dark Universe was a good idea and they should have seen it through and just launched on an exclusive streaming service where you pay to watch them at home. They ate ‘Sunday afternoon’ movies but I’d watch more than once.

[@ildirimnize9372]

You lost me ever watching from this channel again over the Amber Turd stuff, Looper had the chance to say "the recently innocent JD, but didn.t

[@lexramstudios1386]

Usually flopped movies are everyone's favorite movies

[@marcen12]

Even Aloha?

[@lexramstudios1386]

@@marcen12 I've never seen Aloha so I don't know

[@marcen12]

@@lexramstudios1386 it's not good. It bombed and for good reason

[@angryb0325]

@@lexramstudios1386me neither

[@angryb0325]

Ghostbusters is one of my favorite movies

[@Enonymouse_]

I assume you were being sarcastic about Black Adam being a hit, I had hopes because the rock hung his reputation and probably a chunk of money on promoting it himself, when the company behind it gave me the impression they didn't care and were happy that someone else was the face of the film so they could hide in the shadows when it bombed.

[@ryanhart8740]

I love “The Last Duel,” I bought it on Blu-Ray, great movie, we rarely get great movies like this anymore… I am old school, I will buy/collect physical media as long as I can, I’m never gonna be a big fan of streaming services…

[@sirtaelellevalerie1056]

It important to note that this movie was viciously criticized by historians and middle ages enthusiasts. It's level of historical inaccuracies, especially when it comes to portraing of medieval society, is "impressive". As biggest example, there are a lot of evidence that "antagonist" was framed IRL.

[@sirtaelellevalerie1056]

Besides, all main characters are really unlikable.

[@lomax343]

I wanted to like The Last Duel more than I did. I'd actually read the book by Eric Jager, published in 2005. It's a sober account of the events leading up to the duel in 1386, and very sensibly leaves the reader to decide who was or wasn't guilty. The film's three unreliable narrators format was interesting, and they obviously had to added elements (a non-fiction books is allowed to leave gaps; a film isn't). Unfortunately, the film didn't quite manage to juggle all these elements successfully. Nevertheless, it was an interesting watch. I'd much rather a film-maker aimed high and fell a little short, than played it safe and ended up being boring.

[@marcwolfleach]

The dark universe made so many mistakes right out the door The biggest being making it action and not horror

[@reh3884]

Black Adam was such a let down. Pure action porn; no story. HOW do you screw up a movie starring the Rock as Black Adam? You'd think that would be a license to print money!

[@jacklow9611]

If they had followed the story as originally conceived, it might have been better.

[@plato363]

Indiana jones was likely scrapped book together and the idea that the rumors were inaccurate seems disingenuous. More like the leaks and very poor audience reception forced changes.

[@machupikachu1085]

there was not a re-shot ending. Trust me.

[@kennethkossan5547]

The reason Westside Story flopped is because you don't remake perfect films. It's pointless. It'd be like remaking Star Wars or animal House or rain at the last dark or mash or the graduate or the big sleep or some like it hot people will stay away in the road because they find it offensive. I mean that's just a double duh I can't believe Spielberg couldn't figure that out

[@iHeartKryptoCoins]

The rent is too dammed high!

[@harryhill8543]

What is going on with the audio on here? The voiceover goes from quiet to loud throughout?

[@Potrimpo]

3:43 - to be honest, it wasn't the all female cast that was the problem, it was everything else.

[@randynguyen9778]

No MCU, Disney, and Star Wars on this list makes you think this list is biased.

[@Dargonhuman]

Each of those entities could fill an entire list on their own, let's be honest. Though Disney does have some representation here with Alice, Turning Red, Wrinkle in Time and Dial of Destiny all being from The House of Mouse.

[@MrSweetphats]

The Rock may have looked the part, but nobody wants to see the Rock play an antagonist.

[@markthomas6236]

I love what you do

[@zicob2536]

Jack the Giant Slayer was a good movie!

[@cast8312]

I still repeat watch Deepwater horizon.

[@LillikoiSeed]

Sorry, but I liked Evan Almighty better. I thought it was fun and cute. Jim Carey kind of rubs me the wrong way.

[@Dargonhuman]

I like them both too, but I do like Evan a little bit better if only because it had a stronger, more focused message.

[@LordRain1031]

I just watched Black Adam for the second time last night. And it's a tragedy that we won't see Superman vs Black Adam!

[@LordRain1031]

And I dgaf what people say, and yes I know he hated his role in the movie as well, but I really liked Green Lantern. My only complaint about WW84 was the whole "love story angle." I'm not a comic book reader, and I'm more into Marvel than DC. But couldn't they come up with a BETTER story for WW?? 🤷‍♂️

[@dumbboykronick]

I’m glad the rock is canceled . His ego is shit

[@monkeyzorr3090]

@@LordRain1031 _"I just watched Black Adam for the second time last night."_ I'm so sorry

[@thatrandomguyo1]

Why? He literally has it in his contracts he cannot lose a fight. He won't even admit who the character is, same way this shit says "anti hero", he's not. He is a villain. He's a core villain of the character he refused to have in his movie. The guys ego is so huge he's trying to actively rewrite a character because he THINKS he looks like him.

[@KathrynMerteuil29]

Probably insulting the audience you want to see your movie aint a good move. I still refuse to watch the last duel bc he bugged Ridley's comment bugged me so much.

[@mechanic6682]

You're not missing anything.

[@DJDJDJ22]

Skateboard Kid in Black Adam single handedly killed the DCEU

[@wagnerrichard2043]

What a shill. Omicron? False rumors about Indiana Jones? Life depended on staying home? LOL 😂

[@homeaccount5943]

Nobody thought Ghostbusters (2016) would be any good. It looked like shit, and was absolute dreck.

[@RayMcElroy50]

Call me crazy, but I enjoyed WW84 a lot more than the first WW 84 at least had an identity of its own, while WW was more Zack Snyder than Patty Jenkins It was just too bad that she got overexcited with 84

[@friedelundell5872]

Hollywood money grabs vs. 'reading the room'

[@yohanceboisselle]

I swear, I’ve never even heard of some of these movies

[@UsmevavyPanacek]

I was telling friend at work that there is 4th Matrix movie and she refused to believe me- "But he died..? Didn't he?" And when I told her "they cloned him", she looked at me like I think she's an idiot.. Didn't left much of a mark that one.

[@Dargonhuman]

I just watched all 4 movies on Max and ... yea I don't really remember too much from the fourth one except thinking "how does this fit with the end of the trilogy again? Oh ... it doesn't" on multiple occasions.

[@codebasher1]

I loved Ben Hur, it was a great little movie. And Deepwater horizon was just awesome. Meanwhile the Dial of Dreariness got all the failure it deserved.

[@Clarice-rp7mh]

Have you ever seen the original Ben Hur?? People often deeply resent when Hollywood decides to remake an Oscar winning classic. It is extremely rare for one to rise to the level of the original. The original Ben Hur won 11 Oscars. There were techniques used in that movie that had never been seen before. Most people that have any Golden Age of Hollywood IQ, just would not waste their time or $ on a remake of a movie that already has such a status. The critics decimated the remake, because all of them have seen the original.

[@paulagooding8441]

I actually enjoyed Jack the Giant Slayer....

[@dreamguardian8320]

So did I.

[@stevewashere4122]

Hugo was a good movie. I enjoyed it , I believed I Imax 3D viewed it.

[@angryb0325]

Turning red is one movie flop that I wouldn’t rewatch several times

[@jfdrac]

Its funny to talk about Crystal Skull as a smash hit when people do NOTHING but mock and call it stupid now lol

[@Kittysniffer]

Movie theaters are dead

[@Zombiesnyder13]

All thanks to Disney

[@dragonnet289]

​@@Zombiesnyder13movie theater not dead That's a false statement

[@dreamguardian8320]

That would be a nightmare. I always enjoy going to the movie theaters where it's quite and the screen is so big, it feels like you're entering the movie. Not to mention, so many good treats at the lobby. I can't stand watching movies on TV at home, where it's small and the gatherings don't stay quite while watching. I want movie theaters to stay.

[@richjageman3976]

The Mummy could have been great but Tommy Boy's ego took over. WW84 sucked and made The Mummy look like a classic.

[@woodybattle4906]

The audience for West Side Story was limited by the decision to have a large portion of the film in Spanish with no subtitles. The decision alone guaranteed the film would have a relatively small audience.

[@andrewbloom7637]

Close, but that's not entirely it. The Omicron variant of Covid-19 made older audiences wary of going to the cinema, and the release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" stole younger audiences. On that note, "Cats" (the 2019 film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, directed by Tom Hooper) had an ensemble cast that included Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ray Winstone, Idris Elba, James Corden, and Jennifer Hudson, but underperformed both critically and commercially, due to opening the same day as "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker".

[@machupikachu1085]

@@andrewbloom7637 close, but that's not entirely it. The ridiculous decision to spend 100 million dollars on a musical is what guaranteed it's failure.

[@javib2978]

Aside from superheroes. I care about book film and tv adaptations. Despite their deviations and flaws, I appreciate them. I want the fantasy to be back in the theater screens since 2017, they are still a thing and have a to right to be. Mistborn needs to be a movie. I don't care if it becomes it's own thing. Definitely do not want any "buts, no, why, how could you", or any of this arguing stuff. It has to happened. Books have the potential to become movies and tv shows alike. This arguing about deviations needs to stop. That was a few years ago. Times are always changing. Book adaptations have the right and potential to be film and tv altogether.