"It's a huge disaster, but what is the fallout?" asks one source after the sequel to the $1 billion hit bombs at the box office and is rejected by critics and audiences alike.
  • CCMan1701A@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 month ago

    When I watched Sweeney Todd in theaters, half of the audience left when Johny Depp started singing. They didn’t know what they signed up for.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
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    1 month ago

    “It is a collective failure, but it was right to make this movie.”

    This is how out of touch they are. If it wasn’t the right movie, format, sequel, promoting, or timing for it, then it was actually the wrong call. You can tell, you know, by the results?

  • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I called it based on only ever hearing the title. You have to have made a ton of bad choices to wind up at a place where that title seems like a good idea

    • celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Given the context of Harley and Joker’s relationship, it’s actually an incredibly appropriate title. People just didn’t follow entertainment news so they had no idea it was a jukebox musical.

      • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        No, its pretentious and not understandable to a huge percent of people. Exactly how the movie is according to all reviews. It doesn’t matter if the technical meaning of the phrase is applicable or not. It’s an obviously bad title for a mass market movie. For an art film showing at indie theaters it would be ok, but for a mass market film it’s a horrible title that screams “this movie is cringe!”

        • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 month ago

          I mean, the first one felt like an art film. Sure, it uses the Batman IP, but when I watched it I didn’t get the feeling that it was expected to have mass market appeal.