Black Adam | October 21, 2022 | New Line | Don't worry, it's a hit. Dwayne Johnson says so!

[TigerPaw]

1 hour ago, charlie Jatinder said:

WTF. What were they smoking. WW84 gotta be worst CBM I have seen. Granted I don't watch stuff like Morbius, New Mutants.

Lol. You are kidding right.

 

I can name 2 worse superhero movies this year itself which are worse than WW84. 😅

[Krissykins]

Did someone genuinely just say that an opening in the mid $50m range for this would be “cataclysmic”?

 

That’s a new level of hysteria lol. 

[Legion Again]

27 minutes ago, Nikostar said:

Why did WB open this two weeks before Black Panther. It's like they want this fail. 

It's 3 weeks, which is fine

 

[BadOlCatSylvester]

8 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

Did someone genuinely just say that an opening in the mid $50m range for this would be “cataclysmic”?

 

That’s a new level of hysteria lol. 

Barely matching Shazam on twice the budget would be pretty bad, yes.

[Potiki]

5 hours ago, Warmaster506 said:

Fuck Disney Tomatoes

"Fandango says it’s the latest step to “modernize” Rotten Tomatoes, ever since NBCUniversal’s Fandango acquired the reviews-aggregation site in 2016 from Warner Bros., which retains a 25% stake in Rotten Tomatoes."

 

source: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/rotten-tomatoes-audience-scores-verified-fandango-ticket-buyers-1203224424/

 

 

[Macleod]

14 minutes ago, Serpico Jones said:

Trades reported on Man of Steel 2 yesterday.

 

Ah! I stand corrected...I missed this news.  A big update here on all things in the DC power vacuum... though it's hilarious to read that NOW they might go after McQuarrie...when he apparently approached them a couple years' back and faced a brick wall...but "Things Change"...  

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-pithces-dwayne-johnson-1235243030/  

[Lucas]

Didn't like it.

[dax33]

Any superhero movie that doesn't have its hero rape is automatically better than WW84

[TwoMisfits]

5 hours ago, charlie Jatinder said:

WTF. What were they smoking. WW84 gotta be worst CBM I have seen. Granted I don't watch stuff like Morbius, New Mutants.

 

Having seen all 3, and agreeing WW84 is not good (I think at the time I gave it a C-, b/c I did like the open a lot, especially the mall scene, and then it all went downhill), those other 2 are WAY worse...

[WittyUsername]

6 hours ago, Nikostar said:

Why did WB open this two weeks before Black Panther. It's like they want this fail. 

It’s actually three weeks. 

 

[filmlover]

I only hope this makes as much as it can for WB's sake because it's their last movie of the year after putting out so few (no entry in the holiday sweepstakes whatsoever for 2022). They need some positive publicity after so many bad headlines the past few months have given them the aura of a studio in peril.

[CoolioD1]

1 hour ago, dax33 said:

Any superhero movie that doesn't have its hero rape is automatically better than WW84

look it wouldn't be a real 80s throwback if it didn't have a "wait is this sexual assault?" scene.

[TMP]

31 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I only hope this makes as much as it can for WB's sake because it's their last movie of the year after putting out so few (no entry in the holiday sweepstakes whatsoever for 2022). They need some positive publicity after so many bad headlines the past few months have given them the aura of a studio in peril.

they have like 40 films scheduled for 2023, idk how they'll have the funds to release all of them at this point lol

[excel1]

A mid 50s or better RT score a popcorn crowd pleaser wannabe Michael Bay film is actually pretty damn good, no bullshit. MOS was a wannabe Chris Nolan film and it ended in same territory.

 

55% at 64 reviews is not concerning. 

Edited October 19, 2022 by excel1

[WittyUsername]

53% with 68 reviews. Top Critics are giving it a beating. 

[Jeight]

1 hour ago, excel1 said:

A mid 50s or better RT score a popcorn crowd pleaser wannabe Michael Bay film is actually pretty damn good, no bullshit. MOS was a wannabe Chris Nolan film and it ended in same territory.

 

55% at 64 reviews is not concerning. 

Its very likely that it will fall far below the 50%. Movies rarely go up once they atart in the 50-60 range

[Lucas]

So much is happening every second, and yet it feels like so little gets accomplished. The illusion of forward-momentum. I thiiiink some of it is trying to comment on the state of superheroes in movies now that don't seem to care at all about civilians? So many of them now are only bothered about their own situations and that could be an apt thing to go for with Black Adam, but it basically just boils down to one line and the movie never stops for anything.

 

If Dwayne Johnson's overblown enthusiasm for the character and his piece of the DC universe wasn't so well known, I would've thought he was sleep-walking through the movie. Black Adam isn't exactly deep or fun to begin with, but I definitely know people who will be disappointed with the lack of The Rock's usual charm and charisma.

 

Though watching it is a great opportunity for you to think about more productive things, like what you're gonna have for dinner. As long as you're prepared for how exhausting it all is, I don't think there are any other lasting effects to worry about.

[kayumanggi]

Saw this earlier and I thought it was just okay. There's a lot of action and I thought the musical score was good. The visuals were also good, but I'm not really a fan of the palette unless that's really what they're going for Kahndaq. Doctor Fate stole the show for me. I still think The Rock was miscast. 🙁 I made sure I stayed after the mid-credits. That's probably the best thing about this. Maybe a 6.5 / 10.

[kayumanggi]

The CBMs this year have been a letdown apart from The Batman. I hope BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER delivers.

[ChipDerby]

16 hours ago, CoolioD1 said:

how low does it have to dip to get a twitter rant from the rock? that's all i want.

 

He cares about $$$, and it's going to open #1 worldwide, so that's what he's going to tout. He doesn't care about the reviews.