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[TMP]

Just now, Ororo Munroe said:

Not according to the GA and that's ultimately what matters. 

Venom was one of the best films of 2018? Didn't know that.

[Davidwested]

1 minute ago, The Horror of Lucas Films said:

 

Annabelle is fantastic, haven't watched Crawl yet.

 

Yep Annabelle is great some good chills in that one. Crawl is really good the suspense never lets up.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

2 minutes ago, TMP said:

Other studios should just churn out remakes of their old cartoons too.

Yes, please. Exactly.

 

Give me live action remakes of Non-Disney animated films (especially

those that got mixed/average RT-reception), please? 🙍🏻‍♀️

 

A better-received live action remake of 1998’s ”Quest for Camelot” by Warner Bros. Or even better yet...a better received live action remake of 1994’s ”The Swan Princess” by Sony.

 

I would love for a live action TSP-remake. Why make me wait so long, Hollywood? 🙎🏻‍♀️🙍🏻‍♀️

 

Wanna hear my pitch of how the TSP-remake would be and the casting?

[That One Girl]

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Edited February 28, 2022 by That One Guy

[cdsacken]

1 minute ago, TMP said:

Venom was one of the best films of 2018? Didn't know that.

One of the most successful and profitable, a film loved by many. Reception in China was unreal.

[Ororo Munroe]

1 minute ago, TMP said:

Venom was one of the best films of 2018? Didn't know that.

Huh? This is about the box office and why Disney remakes are successful. 

[sfran43]

1 minute ago, cdsacken said:

Yeah. Critics loathed and many hated it. Others absolutely loved it. I strongly disliked it the first time, but came around on the 2nd and 3rd viewing. Villain still sucks as does much of the supporting cast.

While I loved it the first time I watched, and still love it now, I have to agree that (mostly) everyone outside of Tom Hardy/Venom sucked. He definitely carried the film, but the actor playing the doctor/boyfriend held his own as well.

[Avatree]

Riz Ahmed's accent in Venom deserves its own Academy Award.

[That One Girl]

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Edited February 28, 2022 by That One Guy

[cdsacken]

2 minutes ago, sfran43 said:

While I loved it the first time I watched, and still love it now, I have to agree that (mostly) everyone outside of Tom Hardy/Venom sucked. He definitely carried the film, but the actor playing the doctor/boyfriend held his own as well.

I agree 100%. I was too critical and focused on the ancillary parts of the movie. The meat of the film (Venom and Hardy) are great. Which bodes well for the sequel.

[Avatree]

The fact that lots of people bought a movie ticket does not mean lots of people liked the movie.

[LawrenceBrolivier]

At least we're not talking about the death of cinema? 

....or are we?

[cdsacken]

1 minute ago, Avatree said:

The fact that lots of people bought a movie ticket does not mean lots of people liked the movie.

Venom was loved not liked by the Chinese audience. In the USA it had a pretty good audience rating despite the critical reviews. Even the negative reviews often said things like this is movie is fun but stupid. Funny thing is this describes so many movies with good reviews.

[MrFanaticGuy34]

Oh, and just to clerify: Neither the live action remakes of QFC & TSP should be shot for shot remakes. I rather have them more be their own thing as well.

[Claudio]

Disney is not the studio we need , but surely the studio we deserve.

[Avatree]

2 minutes ago, cdsacken said:

Venom was loved not liked by the Chinese audience. In the USA it had a pretty good audience rating despite the critical reviews. Even the negative reviews often said things like this is movie is fun but stupid. Funny thing is this describes so many movies with good reviews.

Yes, exactly, it had "pretty good audience rating", so it was not divisive.
US is a divisive film, lots of audience hated it an dlots of audience loved it. Same for something like the new film MIDSOMMAR.

[Ororo Munroe]

9 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

I thought you just implied that if the GA loves something then that automatically invalidates people's opinions about anything.  So, for example, I say "Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a bad movie," and you can respond with "actually the people loved it so you're wrong."  This is how film discussion works now apparently

Lol No. The point is, if you're looking for why Disney remakes are successful then look at their reception among the GA. Doesn't matter if you, or I, or anyone else personally think they suck. They resonate with the audience, at large, and that *is* ultimately what matters. 

Edited July 27, 2019 by Ororo Munroe

[cdsacken]

Just now, Avatree said:

Yes, exactly, it had "pretty good audience rating", so it was not divisive.
US is a divisive film, lots of audience hated it an dlots of audience loved it. Same for something like the new film MIDSOMMAR.

Divisive in the sense that critics acted liked it was the worst film ever and those who didn't like in the GA hated it.

 

It's like it had a couple great awesome elements bundled with a lot of crap. Some got hung up initially on the crap (me) and others appreciated the best parts. I haven't seen US so I'm curious to see what I think about it.

[TMP]

4 minutes ago, Claudio said:

Disney is not the studio we need , but surely the studio we deserve.

Because we're that bad as a species?

[That One Girl]

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Edited February 28, 2022 by That One Guy