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[YM!]

5 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

People at my school love The Revenant.  It just ended up being one of the rare films that was widely acclaimed amongst both "cinephiles" and the GA.

People at my school also loved The Revenant as well. Get Out and IT are also among favorites.

[a2k]

Beauty and the Sully could not help The Circle. There are some films that no name can save.

[CoolioD1]

narratively the revenant is just a bog standard liam neeson action vehicle* where he's gotta get the guy who killed his son there's just more shots of trees in it.

 

*and the grey is much better.

[Nova]

Here we go with the whole draw BS again. 

It all depends on the concept. Leonardo DiCaprio would never have a movie score an F simply because he'd never sign up for a movie that could possibly score an F. He's not going to star in a movie like mother! ever. 

The only real "draws" are actors who became prominent in the 90s and have an older fanbase. And even then their movies are not guaranteed to be hits. 

 

I cant name a single actor or actress of this particular generation where I go "oh yea this actor/actress is worth $20M a movie." Are they worth $20M for bigger franchise movies? Sure. They should get a large chunk of the pie. But are they actually pulling in folks to see original films? I don't think so. And we see it time and time again. A franchise star, starring in an original film and doing absolutely nothing to help its BO. Does having their name attached to the film help? Sure. Does it help enough to warrant them getting double digit salaries for all their films? No. 

[That One Girl]

Just now, a2knet said:

Beauty and the Sully could not help The Circle. There are some films that no name can save.

 

If The Circle was released by a major studio and it were actually a good movie, it could've made 80M domestic.

[Alli]

Just now, a2knet said:

Beauty and the Sully could not help The Circle. There are some films that no name can save.

Hanks has diluted his brand with bad movies and Emma is a non-event.

[The Futurist]

Can you draw me like on of these french girls ?

Edited September 16, 2017 by The Futurist

[La Binoche]

For women the most impressive recent display of box office power was Sandra Bullock with The Proposal, The Blind Side, The Heat and Gravity. Especially coming off of nearly a decade of flops. 

[ACSlater]

Can't believe it's been a couple years already snice The Revenant. 

 

DiCaprio needs to stop banging all these models and start acting again.

[MCKillswitch123]

1 minute ago, ACSlater said:

Can't believe it's been a couple years already snice The Revenant. 

 

DiCaprio needs to stop banging all these models and start acting again.

Oh sweet Summer child, he's finally got an Oscar now. He's gonna bang models for the rest of his life .

[WrathOfHan]

The Revenant is a boring film  

[filmnerdjamie]

35 minutes ago, Alli said:

star power is build over a period of time. you have to earn the public's trust. leo dicaprio is known to star in good movies, that's why his audience keeps coming back

I've always maintained if you switched Her and The Wolf of Wall Street with their leads and they were the exact same films, you would see radically different BO #s. 

 

DiCaprio has the kind of star power akin to De Niro in the 70's and Cruise in the 80's/90's. Putting ego aside and working with the best filmmakers of their time to push them further performance-wise. 

[That One Girl]

I love The Revenant.

[WrathOfHan]

It'll be interesting to see where mother! ends up on our Top 25. A top 10 placement would be incredible  

[Nova]

4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

It'll be interesting to see where mother! ends up on our Top 25. A top 10 placement would be incredible  

A top 10 placement for worst of the year is guaranteed. 

[WrathOfHan]

6 minutes ago, Nova said:

A top 10 placement for worst of the year is guaranteed. 

[Ethan Hunt]

Seeing it ( and by it I mean mother! not It) in an hour @WrathOfHan

[CJohn]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

There is a strong chance it shows up in both tops tbh.

[WrathOfHan]

2 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Seeing it ( and by it I mean mother! not It) in an hour @WrathOfHan

I have a feeling you're gonna hate it  

2 minutes ago, CJohn said:

There is a strong chance it shows up in both tops tbh.

It'll be hilarious if it gets a bunch of BOFFY nominees including worst film  

[a2k]

Has there been a movie name with just one letter? IT has to be one of the shortest.