The only thing better than watching a 1 hour comedic take on current social issues is to follow that up with an 11 minute slop video essay that tells you what you should think about the thing that tells you what you should think

PS not sure if posting links to actual hosted content bad, but we'll find out

I vaguely remembered watching Clueless back in High School when my AP lit teacher played it and thinking Alicia Silverstone was a complete babe.

I've got a remux of the Blu Ray on my Plex server (just hit 400TB of drives, lmao.)

Watching a young Alicia Silverstone on my 77" LG C3 OLED, and hearing that sweet 90's soundtrack on my 7.2 surround sound system was a religious experience.

Women just looked better in the 90's. They dressed better and weren't nearly as neurodivergent as men.

The Blu Ray had a surprising good transfer, too. I use the 2017 Nvidia Shield Pro as my Plex client. The upscaling between it and the LG C3 is pretty good. Can't quite touch Bravia upscaling, but it being a decent film transfer makes for a quality A/V experience.

But seriously her mannerisms, blonde hair/blue eyes, and a timeless, if basic moral message makes for an ideal woman and surprisingly good movie.

NEW: Lizzo says she’s “really that b*tch” after reacting to the new South Park episode where they make fun of her for her weight.

In the episode, South Park came out with a replacement for Ozempic which makes you not care about your weight.

Lizzo seemed honored by the… pic.twitter.com/xXVry9pUVQ

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 26, 2024

!kino !nooticers scene from the film “Bruno”.

If you haven't watched it yet you should

!besties

I've not seen Oppenheimer so can't comment on that but every single one of these films was a massive disappointment and yet all were massively criticality acclaimed and are beloved by Redditors across the globe. I don't even hate Nolan either, the first two Batmans, Memento and the Prestige were all good films

!kino

https://old.reddit.com/r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers/comments/1civzk3/the_biggest_box_office_bombs_in_2023_disney_lost/

https://old.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/1civxg4/the_biggest_box_office_bombs_in_2023_the_marvels/

https://old.reddit.com/r/MauLer/comments/1cj61it/disney_lost_630_million_just_on_4_movies_last/

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/comments/1ciwmr3/the_biggest_box_office_bombs_of_2023_the_marvels/

https://old.reddit.com/r/RedLetterMedia/comments/1cjbwle/the_biggest_box_office_bombs_of_2023_deadlines/

https://old.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/1cpa49w/the_biggest_box_office_bombs_in_2023_the_marvels/

https://old.reddit.com/r/saltierthankrayt/comments/1cj02ov/the_biggest_box_bombs_of_2023/

Disney Detonates Four Bombs In Deadline's 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament

Everyone likes a trend in the movie business, but this one perhaps not so much. Disney for the first time in Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament history dominates the annual bombs section, claiming four of the five (top? bottom?) spots on our 2023 list. Typically, the studio owns a majority of the year's top 10 most profitable films thanks to Marvel movies, but not this year. A lot of this stems from feeding the beast of streaming service Disney+; the studio's initial plan during Covid was to shell out $14 billion-$16 billion annually on content by this year. With Bob Iger taking the CEO reins from Bob Chapek, he's trying to right the ship with a less-is-more strategy, zeroing in on quality so that the No. 1 motion picture studio can come back to form.

Some of you might ask: Where is Apple Original Films on this list? Wouldn't Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon rank? Several film-finance sources tell us that Apple movies and Disney movies shouldn't go in the same bucket. The former is a tech company, of which content is a fraction of their revenues. Essentially, any prestige losses made by Apple on movies are seen as advertising expenses to drive eyeballs to its OTT service. Meanwhile, content is king for Disney and drives all other ancillaries, extending to theme parks and cruise ships. Quite often we get the phone call from the studio saying, “You're not taking into account other merchandise and theme park revenues on these films.” Make no mistake: Films that fall down at the box office don't have afterlives.

The Marvels

Disney/Marvel

Net Loss: -$237M

When Marvel fanboys and fangirls smell it's going to be good, they crowd the theater. But when it's a dud, they stay away. One would think a sequel to a $1.1 billion-grossing female superhero movie would be logical, and asked for. However, The Marvels‘ predecessor, Captain Marvel, benefited at the box office from being a bridge between the Avengers finales Infinity War and Endgame. Yes, the actors strike did pour a lot of cold water on promoting this film, with the thespian standoff ending just days before this sequel's opening November 10, and star Brie Larson rushing around to late-night shows to tubthump the pic. But there was more. The movie was trying to thread storylines from Disney+ shows like Ms. Marvel, which was part of a grand master plan by Marvel to connect the series with the movies. That strategy showed its holes here as Ms. Marvel wasn't embraced in a big way by MCU fans ala series like Loki and WandaVision were. Lastly, Marvel has prided itself on hiring indie directors, plugging them into their system and turning them into blockbuster filmmakers (e.g., Jon Watts, Taika Waititi). It's a recipe that doesn't always work, evident in this movie (directed by Nia DaCosta) and Marvel's The Eternals from Nomadland Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. The MCU in its zenith wins over both critics and audiences, and that didn't happen here, with a 62% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and B CinemaScore.

The Flash

Warner Bros/DC Studios

Net Loss: -$155M

Released well before the actors strike, it doesn't help when your leading star is making lots of tabloid headlines, the person here being Ezra Miller. Miller was kept at bay in regards to promoting the DC movie, and the pic's stars, which included Michael Keaton returning as Batman, were either available in limited doses or shied away from doing press (no one wanted to field questions about Miller). Still, props to the new Warner Bros administration of Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, as well as DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. Although they inherited this movie, they believed in it and propped it all they could as the ultimate DC time-warp movie with cameos from previous superheroes. They even previewed the film early for exhibitors at CinemaCon. Unfortunately, masses didn't buy the Spider-Man: No Way Home-like stunt here.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Disney

Net Loss: -$143M

Harrison Ford reportedly loved the script of this finale, which is why it got made. However, Steven Spielberg passed on directing, handing the reins to James Mangold — a smart choice and able filmmaker given his history with Logan and Ford v. Ferrari. However, something went amiss. In the hands of Disney, the formerly Paramount-distributed Lucasfilm franchise sequel had too many cooks in the kitchen. There were reports of several editors trying to fix the film at the last minute, not to mention there was no attempt to cast-up this older, male-skewing movie ala Top Gun: Maverick with stars that could appeal to the under-40 crowd, which would have expanded the audience. Also a factor: Indiana Jones is always in competition with himself. Despite 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull being the highest-grossing movie in the series with more than $786M worldwide, many weren't fans with its B CinemaScore and opted to stay away this time around. This was especially so after the sour word of mouth and reviews that came out of Dial of Destiny‘s Cannes world premiere, a promotional maneuver that largely dialed back the commercial prospects of Dial of Destiny.

Wish

Disney

Net Loss: -$131M

Disney always needs to plant an animated family film in the Thanksgiving corridor; the only problem is that the studio hasn't seen glory since before Covid with Frozen 2. Wish followed the 2022 bomb Strange World. While original animation is always an uphill battle to launch at the box office, audiences have seen this plug-and-play princess and silly sidekicks (in this case a talking goat and puffy star) movie before, and waited this one out for Disney+ (another potential catalyst for dwindling Disney moviegoing). Audiences and critics smelled that the movie reeked of corporate product rather than magical event. Essentially, a studio is in trouble when its movie's narrative is more about a celebration of the company's birthday than a riveting piece of content.

Haunted Mansion

Disney

Net Loss: -$117M

This movie, which opened July 28, was the first big casualty of the strike with its cast unable to show up at the pic's Disneyland premiere, which the studio billed as a fan event. Above all, Haunted Mansion burned down because of its release date, opening in the wake of Barbie and ahead of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, thus losing out on the younger-skewing audience it wanted. At the end of the day, the 2003 Eddie Murphy version, unadjusted for inflation, made more money with its domestic take of $75.8M and global of $182.2M.

!kino

Jut saw Mad Max: Furiosa. I wasn't expecting it to be great but still had fun.

The film breaks from the mad max formula in many ways, What little character Furiosa has is different from Max, Max is a survivor while Furiosa is out for vengeance, Max has a bit of humor to his character while Furiosa is always stern. Mad Max movies all take place in a short period of time while Furiosa jumps years ahead at points.

But some of the best elements of Mad Max are still there. The new locations and vehicles are cool, there are plenty of the interesting and visually satisfying vehicle chases that Miller is so good at.

I would say the weakest aspect of the movie is a perplexing lack of tension. Aside from a few scenes all the conflict takes place between Furiosa, whos fate is sealed by the fact this is a prequel, and various outlaws that you have no investment in. Also contributing to the lack of tension is the soundtrack, which is fairly low key even during action.

I found this a real shame because Fury Road's greatest attribute was the tension, and this movie doesn't have enough else to take its place.

But still the overall quality of writing/performances/direction and especially action made it worth seeing.

OP

What the heck happened?

It has two huge stars attached to it, the reviews were excellent (I know the CinemaScore was kinda low but it's the same Mad Max got in 2015), it had huge hype at Cannes (which trended in social media) and the marketing has been on fire lately (mostly great trailers and interviews with Hemsworth and Taylor Joy)

Is this the state of movies moving on? How the heck did this collapse the way it did? Not even 30M for a 3 day is insane. It was tracking for almost 50M+ 2 days ago

Opening lower than MORBIUS is so sad for a movie of this caliber.

Edit; removed the “action” from action stars. I meant Chris Hemsworth not both of them

Other posts

https://old.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/1d0qfex/looks_like_825m_sat_for_furiosa_2days_185m_3_days/

https://old.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/1d0e7rm/furiosa_up_in_smoke_with_102m_friday_31m33m_4day/

https://old.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/1d0dozw/warner_bross_furiosa_a_mad_max_saga_grossed_an/

!kino

Basically a movie about photography, specifically shooting on film which is hard enough to find in 2k24 thanks to hipster millennial cute twinks but in a fictional world where $300 buys you a ham and cheese sandwich? Idk also there's also no such thing as a “press pass” other than the 1st amendment which guarantees the right to free press. Also that meme guy president is obviously Brandon. Movie prolly woulda made an amazing tv miniseries if it had room to breath at each location the journos stopped at

And why is that fricking ugly fat mulatto in every movie nowadays

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Looks like your typical soulless memberberries slop. The entire trailer is just things from the first movie.

And they even get a happy ending

Talk about french kino in this thread