Post by Finarvyn on Mar 25, 2012 7:04:46 GMT -6
I saw an interesting story online about “Box Office Bombs” and thought I’d post the list along with some thoughts about them. Naturally I had to put it in this section of the boards since John Carter stands to lose as much as $200 million.
When reading the list and why movies were on it, I found out a couple of things. Some movies out-and-out tanked at the Box Office while others on the list did well but not nearly what it took to make them. That’s kind of cheating, in my book, since it doesn’t always mean that people didn’t like the movie. It may just mean that they spend too darned much making the movie. Anyway, there’s the list…
Cutthroat Island - I liked this one and actually own it on DVD, although I haven’t watched it in years. Having a female pirate didn’t bother me as much as everyone else, I suppose. I wonder if it would have done better at the box office if it had been released after Pirates of the Caribbean.
Ishtar - I liked this one, too. I mean, it’s about two guys who are trying to make a music career and they’re bad singers and they have these adventures. I didn’t take it too seriously and I don’t know why anyone else would, either. It was dumb but fun. I owned it on VHS, but got rid of it long ago.
How Did You Know - A romantic comedy, if you like that kind of thing. I’m detecting a pattern here, since I enjoyed watching it. Of course, I saw it when I was in the hospital watching my daughter who had just had surgery and there weren’t too many options on the TV, but I liked it.
Battlefield Earth - Okay, so this one was bad. The book isn’t too bad, really, but incredibly long. The movie was horrid.
Green Lantern - 5 on the list so far, 5 that I’ve seen. I enjoyed it more than most of the Batman or X-Men movies. Of course, I grew up reading GL comic books and he was one of my favorite superheroes of all time so I’m probably biased.
The 13th Warrior - I saw it, wasn’t impressed. I didn’t think it was a bad movie, but it wasn’t great. Kind of a “meh” movie, in my book.
Town & Country - First one on this list that I haven’t seen. Heck, I never even heard of it.
Gigli - Second one on this list that I haven’t seen. J-Lo looks kind of hot on the poster, but I know nothing about it otherwise.
Mars Needs Moms - Three in a row. Haven’t seen it, don’t want to see it.
Pluto Nash - Four in a row. Haven’t seen it, don’t want to see it.
The Alamo - Five in a row. Haven’t seen it, don’t want to see it. I’ll have to say that I was starting to doubt my opinion of movies since I liked the first five movies, but my batting average is starting to fall quickly so I feel better about myself.
Heaven’s Gate - Six in a row.
Bottom line: Of the 12 movies on the list, I liked 4 thought one was “meh” and one was bad and didn’t see the other six. Wait … with John Carter added my numbers would be 5-1-1 and 6 unknown.
Anyone else?
When reading the list and why movies were on it, I found out a couple of things. Some movies out-and-out tanked at the Box Office while others on the list did well but not nearly what it took to make them. That’s kind of cheating, in my book, since it doesn’t always mean that people didn’t like the movie. It may just mean that they spend too darned much making the movie. Anyway, there’s the list…
Cutthroat Island - I liked this one and actually own it on DVD, although I haven’t watched it in years. Having a female pirate didn’t bother me as much as everyone else, I suppose. I wonder if it would have done better at the box office if it had been released after Pirates of the Caribbean.
Ishtar - I liked this one, too. I mean, it’s about two guys who are trying to make a music career and they’re bad singers and they have these adventures. I didn’t take it too seriously and I don’t know why anyone else would, either. It was dumb but fun. I owned it on VHS, but got rid of it long ago.
How Did You Know - A romantic comedy, if you like that kind of thing. I’m detecting a pattern here, since I enjoyed watching it. Of course, I saw it when I was in the hospital watching my daughter who had just had surgery and there weren’t too many options on the TV, but I liked it.
Battlefield Earth - Okay, so this one was bad. The book isn’t too bad, really, but incredibly long. The movie was horrid.
Green Lantern - 5 on the list so far, 5 that I’ve seen. I enjoyed it more than most of the Batman or X-Men movies. Of course, I grew up reading GL comic books and he was one of my favorite superheroes of all time so I’m probably biased.
The 13th Warrior - I saw it, wasn’t impressed. I didn’t think it was a bad movie, but it wasn’t great. Kind of a “meh” movie, in my book.
Town & Country - First one on this list that I haven’t seen. Heck, I never even heard of it.
Gigli - Second one on this list that I haven’t seen. J-Lo looks kind of hot on the poster, but I know nothing about it otherwise.
Mars Needs Moms - Three in a row. Haven’t seen it, don’t want to see it.
Pluto Nash - Four in a row. Haven’t seen it, don’t want to see it.
The Alamo - Five in a row. Haven’t seen it, don’t want to see it. I’ll have to say that I was starting to doubt my opinion of movies since I liked the first five movies, but my batting average is starting to fall quickly so I feel better about myself.
Heaven’s Gate - Six in a row.
Bottom line: Of the 12 movies on the list, I liked 4 thought one was “meh” and one was bad and didn’t see the other six. Wait … with John Carter added my numbers would be 5-1-1 and 6 unknown.
Anyone else?