Old Spice Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Krissykins said: That one is legendary lol. Remember Sony literally made up a film critic in the early 2000’s: David Manning. Eventually they had to hand out refunds to customers who claimed they were misled lol Oh man, that's classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, A Star is Orm said: Oh man, that's classic! It really is😂 The films with the fake critic quotes and refunds were: Hollow Man, The Animal, The Patriot, A Knight's Tale and Vertical Limit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaDuraes Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Doesn't come out here for a month but I hope it does well, even if it's not that great. Unlees I'm forgetting something, this, Bullet Train and Don't Worry Darling are probably the only original movies left this year that can make decent money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Hatebox said: At least I get why a British movie would want to create the appearance of getting a 4-star review from The Guardian, it's a very prominent paper known for its arts coverage. Even the trolling aspect got them publicity without any legal trouble: the Guardian gave Legend two stars and that's what the poster technically displays. Nope has plenty of actual good reviews from reputable outlets, so why not just use those in the ads? I guess The Wrap is important in the industry, but I don't think regular moviegoers know or care that much about it. So, The Wrap didn't like a horror movie: who cares? Also, most critics are on Twitter, did the Universal PR team think the writer wouldn't see this and say something? Edited July 22, 2022 by BoxOfficeFangrl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasNicole Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, BoxOfficeFangrl said: At least I get why a British movie would want to create the appearance of getting a 4-star review from The Guardian, it's a very prominent paper known for its arts coverage. Even the trolling aspect got them publicity without any legal trouble: the Guardian gave Legend two stars and that's what the poster technically displays. Nope has plenty of actual good reviews from reputable outlets, so why not just use those in the ads? I guess The Wrap is important in the industry, but I don't think regular moviegoers know or care that much about it. So, The Wrap didn't like a horror movie: who cares? Also, most critics are on Twitter, did the Universal PR team think the writer wouldn't see this and say something? They're probably get one of those twitter reactions from another person that writes for The Wrap, it's kinda usual that many people from the same publisher watch the movies. But they should put the @ of the person instead of just The Wrap. Despite that while i understand i also found it funny watching the critic so angry about this, they didn't even quote him or said his name anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Also they should find more interesting catching phrases or opinion from the reviews. This "best movie of the year" is so lazy. Then people go to theater with big expectations and they leave disappointed. For a movie like this you should use things like "you won't see anything like this all the year". Even people are gonna hate it cause the movie is strange or unexpected can agree with the claim. Claims like "best movie of the year" are something you should use only for the perfect Oscar Bait movie. Edited July 22, 2022 by vale9001 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 37 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said: They're probably get one of those twitter reactions from another person that writes for The Wrap, it's kinda usual that many people from the same publisher watch the movies. But they should put the @ of the person instead of just The Wrap. Despite that while i understand i also found it funny watching the critic so angry about this, they didn't even quote him or said his name anyway Usually those flattering pull quotes are from reviews, even if the writer's name isn't listed. It makes sense that the critic is going, wait a minute, that's not what they said. The ad didn't list some social media handle because when they do that, it's a dead giveaway that the published review from the outlet was negative, so the studio had to resort to finding Twitter randos to come up with positive blurbs. For a movie that's like 80 percent on RT, it's so unnecessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasNicole Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, BoxOfficeFangrl said: Usually those flattering pull quotes are from reviews, even if the writer's name isn't listed. It makes sense that the critic is going, wait a minute, that's not what they said. The ad didn't list some social media handle because when they do that, it's a dead giveaway that the published review from the outlet was negative, so the studio had to resort to finding Twitter randos to come up with positive blurbs. For a movie that's like 80 percent on RT, it's so unnecessary. I know, like i said i understand, just find it funny. But i'm pretty sure they take from twitter, why? Hard to say, they have way more glowing actual reviews to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikostar Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 See this in IMAX for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestPicturePlutoNash Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I'm mixed on this. I'm happy an original blockbuster with so much to thematically chew on (ideas of trauma exploited for animal and animal control for commerce) is released by major blockbuster in summer but Peele's storytelling continues to decline. This script is didactic and rough. The audience was getting fussy and the guy in my row texted the entire time. Luckily it ends in a gigantic setpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Peele, in effect, made an A24 horror film on Universal dime. One's mileage on that will vary. Me personally leaving the theater an hour ago... I fucking hated it. Have a hard time imagining word of mouth not causing this to crater. Hard. Edited July 23, 2022 by filmnerdjamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikostar Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 B Cinema score. Same as Candyman and Us. Just below The Black Phone B+ and way better than Old C+. Not sure why some of you thought WOM would be toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Reynolds Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Nikostar said: B Cinema score. Same as Candyman and Us. Just below The Black Phone B+ and way better than Old C+. Not sure why some of you thought WOM would be toxic. its RT score is merely ok , audiences may not hate, but may not recommend to many Edited July 23, 2022 by Ryan Reynolds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Looks like I might see this in IMAX woo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyxx Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Well that was different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarkmachine Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 This was a bit of a misfire. The reviews would be much unkinder if it didn't have "Directed by Jordan Peele" in front of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruel Summer Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 peele is truly the new m night except less global Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 It's an R rated sci-fi horror. B, B+ is a comfortable territory for that genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 This one was all the way in my wheelhouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NannerManCan Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I think I'd give it a 7/10-7.5/10? Hard to put into words I wouldn't say it's the best movie of the year or anything but I didn't dislike it. Thriller/Sc-fi/Horror as has been said before and I wasn't expecting the direction they went with the UFO but I liked how it turned out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...