Eric Prime Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 My dudes, even little kids think he looks terrible. This isn't about capitulating to grown-ass adults. If even your target audience thinks the character looks off, it's kind of a sign you need to look back and fix a problem before it gets worse. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Reynolds Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Paramount fixed Monster Trucks after a bad screening terrifying kids , they will save this Quote “It’s difficult to imagine a worse response. As soon as the monster came on screen the children started to scream…and scream and scream. “There were tears, howls, wailing, kids running out of the cinema, parents swearing, total pandemonium. “By the time the screening was over we’d lost about 50% of the audience. “Needless to say, after that screening the suits delayed the film by more than a year and ordered a complete redesign of the creature…and heavy recutting.” https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/752880/Monster-Trucks-test-screening-Paramount-Pictures-family-film-box-office-flops 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) This reminds me of the awful Wonder Woman TV pilot from, what was it, 2011? They revealed the costume, it looked like shit, people complained, and they changed it so it only looked marginally less shit after they had already filmed a good deal of the pilot. The leaked workprint even has that infamous note “VFX MISSING: PANTS TO BE DARKENED.” And it didn’t make the pilot any better. It was still crap. I think the damage is done. A redesign won’t save this movie because it seems to already be flawed in so many other ways. It’s just lipstick on the proverbial pig. Edited May 2, 2019 by TServo2049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I mean I'm not a fan of people on the internet dictating the looks of characters and what not BUT The Sonic design was universally hated that Paramount needs to do something. Granted they could have literally asked one fan and known that the design was trash so it's kinda obvious they didn't even do that BUT again better to try and fix things then send out a dumpster fire to theaters. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 it would be a shame if it gets delayed. only because the uk release date is a couple days before my birthday and i was gonna make a thing of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Ryan Reynolds said: Paramount fixed Monster Trucks after a bad screening terrifying kids , they will save this https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/752880/Monster-Trucks-test-screening-Paramount-Pictures-family-film-box-office-flops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, John Marston said: Somewhere, a cult 80s R-rated horror movie is missing its monster. Edited May 2, 2019 by TServo2049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 i kinda see it both ways. but it's only bad in the sense that they're just sinking more money into a movie that's probably gonna be DOA anyway. would be better to cut their losses but paramount are in such a place that they kinda need this to hit. this and terminator 6 a couple weeks between each other this is not gonna be a fun november for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, filmlover said: James Gunn ended up getting not one but two major gigs out of the whole ordeal. So he was the real winner there. This past awards season saw the entire Internet trying to take down Green Book and the industry similarly answered back with "you tried" in the end. I highly doubt this will set any sort of precedent about studios kowtowing to the whiny manbabies of the Internet. I'm just going to say that I have no faith in either Hollywood or the internet to not let this spiral out of control, because both parties are very susceptible to it. But obviously most people heavily disagree so I will not drag this any further. Edited May 2, 2019 by cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said: My dudes, even little kids think he looks terrible. This isn't about capitulating to grown-ass adults. If even your target audience thinks the character looks off, it's kind of a sign you need to look back and fix a problem before it gets worse. Remember the reaction in this thread from parents who showed the trailer to their kids? That's what's going on here. As I've said elsewhere, I highly doubt they would be doing this if it was just jokes on Twitter. Hell, the snark had already been dying down and it was less than 48 hours later. Filmmakers do this when there is something deeply wrong and don't do it lightly. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Just now, Porthos said: Remember the reaction in this thread from parents who showed the trailer to their kids? That's what's going on here. As I've said elsewhere, I highly doubt they would be doing this if it was just jokes on Twitter. Hell, the snark had already been dying down and it was less than 48 hours later. Filmmakers do this when there is something deeply wrong and don't do it lightly. @cax16 was planning the movie night with his family and got shot down by the wife AND kids. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Nova said: @cax16 was planning the movie night with his family and got shot down by the wife AND kids. That's who I was thinking off but couldn't remember off the top of my head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Prime Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: i kinda see it both ways. but it's only bad in the sense that they're just sinking more money into a movie that's probably gonna be DOA anyway. would be better to cut their losses but paramount are in such a place that they kinda need this to hit. this and terminator 6 a couple weeks between each other this is not gonna be a fun november for them. Crazy to think that pretty soon Paramount's top dog movie franchise will be Spongebob (Tom Cruise is probably gonna stop doing M:I after #8). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: i kinda see it both ways. but it's only bad in the sense that they're just sinking more money into a movie that's probably gonna be DOA anyway. would be better to cut their losses but paramount are in such a place that they kinda need this to hit. this and terminator 6 a couple weeks between each other this is not gonna be a fun november for them. Their slate does look super weak this year. I saw the trailer for that Dora the Explorer movie before Little the other week and all that was running through my head while watching it was "2002 called, it wants its kids movie back." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Interesting that the Dora movie got a better reaction online than Sonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: but it's only bad in the sense that they're just sinking more money into a movie that's probably gonna be DOA anyway. Agreed. This is where I'm at. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alli Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 this is crazy. i'm not familiar with this character, was it that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfundle Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, TServo2049 said: I think the damage is done. A redesign won’t save this movie because it seems to already be flawed in so many other ways. It’s just lipstick on the proverbial pig. Now this I agree with. Paramount fixed Creech's design and the movie opened to a triumphant $11 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Just now, Alli said: this is crazy. i'm not familiar with this character, was it that bad? Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookson Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 My son LOVES Sonic... like it’s part of who he is right now. But this movie looks terrible... I don’t even know if I should show him trailer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...