Eric Ripley Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 This has been out for 11 hours and nobody shared it. That's a great sign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joselowe Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 22 hours ago, Eric Wonka said: This has been out for 11 hours and nobody shared it. That's a great sign! It's sad, this movie had so much Oscar potential but the studio dropped the ball by changing the date and now that Rustin is getting panned by critics (which Coleman Domingo was getting Oscar buzz for before the film was released) now there likely won;t be any black best actor nominees at the Oscars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 The movie looks too clean to be a Bob Marley movie. I don't think people potentially interested to it wants something tries to be too emotional and like Oscar bait movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just saw an ad for this during football and it had the "this film is not yet rated" disclaimer. Doesn't this come out in less than three weeks? Fandango lists it as Not Rated but AMC and Regal say it's PG-13. That seems right for this sort of biopic but are they just guessing? Is it rated, but Paramount just ran an old ad during a hugely watched game anyway?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustWatching Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 8 minutes ago, BoxOfficeFangrl said: Just saw an ad for this during football and it had the "this film is not yet rated" disclaimer. Doesn't this come out in less than three weeks? Fandango lists it as Not Rated but AMC and Regal say it's PG-13. That seems right for this sort of biopic but are they just guessing? Is it rated, but Paramount just ran an old ad during a hugely watched game anyway?? Yeah, I saw that too. Weird. Still, can’t say they aren’t spending a bunch marketing this thing, ads and trailers are everywhere. I guess we will see if it matters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I really feel no buzz for this film but good word of mouth and a not so busy release schedule could help it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The marketing push for this has been insane for a movie releasing this time of year, but it really feels like there's no noticeable interest or buzz other than people talking about wanting to not see the trailers before every movie/during sporting events. If it's even average it'll likely do enough to recoup its budget but the general apathy is not encouraging. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lucas Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Saw it this morning and didn't like it. At most I suspect the general response could be a tepid positive, it's so tame and forgettable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 The ticket sales for this on Valentine's Day are absolutely robust near me but every single day over the extended holiday after that really pales in comparison. Suppose this really could end up being another Color Purple, especially if reviews aren't going to be of much help (no buzz 6 days away from release isn't a great sign). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 3 hours ago, Lucas said: Saw it this morning and didn't like it. At most I suspect the general response could be a tepid positive, it's so tame and forgettable. like every other music biopic then. Why is it so hard to get right as a genre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 44 minutes ago, Hatebox said: like every other music biopic then. Why is it so hard to get right as a genre? I gave it some credit within a minute of it starting because it's actually not a sweeping epic about Bob Marley's entire life like the other music biopics. It's focused on a specific period of it, which was initially a pleasant surprise. However it still injects all the necessary flashbacks to cover those beats later lol. And it still somehow brushes over major aspects of his life while never really finding a clear narrative through-line to go in. Marley is sooo passive in this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Review embargo just dropped btw and it's not looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It is getting absolutely thumped on the early reviews. People's general apathy/outright disdain towards the trailers with the mixed to bad reactions doesn't give me much encouragement that this will manage to slice it's way to a Color Purple-type domestic run. I haven't found any budget information for it except that it's under $80M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Begins with a 31% on RT, oof. Now it makes sense why they never bothered to position this either for awards or as summer counterprogramming (choosing a dumpy Q1 release instead). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This is going to be another tank. Dune can't get here soon enough for the theaters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 2/8/2024 at 3:39 AM, Lucas said: Saw it this morning and didn't like it. At most I suspect the general response could be a tepid positive, it's so tame and forgettable. That was the feeling I got from the trailers; it would pass over or whitewash Marley's darker side imHO draning a lot of the potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 What the fuck is this movies ad budget I see ads for this everywhere 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustWatching Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 2/11/2024 at 11:35 AM, SpiderByte said: What the fuck is this movies ad budget I see ads for this everywhere I’m one of those olds who still listens to the radio on my drive to/from work and there was an ad for it on the radio this morning. I have not heard a radio spot for a film in a long, long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCTheater2000 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 $70 million budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...