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The Dark Universe,
is coming with fantastic, legendary creatures from the properties of Universal Studios. Thanks to the trailer, it made me a skeptic and the movie plummets on my “must watch” list behind Cars 3 and Despicable Me 3. Is nostalgia out of reach? Do I want to see a movie rewritten by studio committee?
It’s not a reboot, superhero sequel.
It stars Tom Hanks and Emma Watson in a modern-day relevant story. High tech suspense that most everyone in the modern day age can relate to. Why am I not surprised its tanking at the box office? It’s another Tom Hanks movie co-staring an up and rising actress that few else will see.
The trailer had won me over.
I was all set to watch Inferno, the third Tom Hanks movie from the novels of Dan Brown. After all, I like Tom Hanks. I sort of like cerebral, conspiratorial riddle movies. When I walked past my local cinema I spotted its poster. I was all set to make time that weekend. But I made the mistake of looking it up on the Internet.
Seems everyone is talking about not seeing Disney’s The BFG.
I want the same opportunity. Like many, I have not seen it either. I will go through the many conspiracy theories hitting the Internet on this praised, box office disappointment.
Independence Day: Resurgence,
is a kind of movie you’d think I rush out to watch. A fun, CGI-packed, disaster film is turning out to be just a disaster. How can anyone mess up an alien invasion film? Apparently, too easy. I had decided to pass after watching the first trailer.
I blame marketing,
for their demoralizing ability to destroy mystery and surprise. I was sure I’d pay to see the fifth attempt of The Terminator franchise on the big screen. I was more excited to see Arnold and killer robots than a rewrite of out-of-control dinosaurs scaring children.
“Unfinished Business”,
is a movie I heard more about tanking that the film itself. It’s difficult for an R-rated film to make a box-office hit, unless its about a sniper. One would think there is a market for overtly crass and rude movies. If I guessed that, I would guess wrong.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For bombed and bombed big.
File this under “Cool movie no one wanted to see.” Like many, I too was a fan of the original but didn’t bother making effort in its sequel nine years later. Let’s review the many conspiracy theories why this tanked.
I didn’t run out to watch RoboCop, the 2014 remake. Maybe, I should have. After all, I’m a fan of the 1987 original. Obviously, this isn’t a review since I didn’t watch it. But I am going over some reasons and myths why the marketing failed to appeal to me and perhaps many others.
What’s more fascinating? Knowing what someone thought of a film or why they didn’t bother to watch it? What do you think is more important to the studios? Your opinion or your money? A Disney film that reunites Johnny Depp with Pirates of the Caribbean director, Gore Verbinski, seems like a good bet. The producers should be laughing to the bank. But they’re not. After the first 28 days of its’ release, The Lone Ranger has pulled in a little over $85 million with a $215 million budget. To give you an idea how much of a struggle it is, Despicable Me 2 made $90 million in the first three. Introducing a new category of articles, here is a retrospective why I didn’t bother. Why I didn’t give The Lone Ranger a chance.
