Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | July 21, 2017 | FLOP OF THE YEAR

[Dementeleus]

10 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

Does the movie starts with Besson signature opening shot ?

 

The movie starts in an unexpected way but sets up a rather brilliant little credit sequence.

[BadAtGender]

3 hours ago, Eevin said:

 

Just look at @aabattery, man. He pushed Wilderpeople hard and it didn't even make the top 25.

 

 

I did get around to that, but I still haven't seen La La Land, largely because of how annoying the fans of it were.

[aabattery]

1 minute ago, DamienRoc said:

 

I did get around to that, but I still haven't seen La La Land, largely because of how annoying the fans of it were.

 

I will take this victory.

[BadAtGender]

2 minutes ago, aabattery said:

 

I will take this victory.

 

Had I waited a few months, you probably would have put me off Wilderpeople, as well.

[aabattery]

4 minutes ago, DamienRoc said:

 

Had I waited a few months, you probably would have put me off Wilderpeople, as well.

 

No take backs

[Krissykins]

The Hollywood Reporter: "the worst film of the year" 

 

They also use the words "Razzie" and "Turkey". A lot. 

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/review/valerian-city-a-thousand-planets-review-1019847

 

 

I'm not surprised in the slightest, 

[Krissykins]

Wait, I just checked RT and with 18 reviews it's 72%. 

 

Might not be as awful as the THR one makes out. 

[Premium George]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

Wait, I just checked RT and with 18 reviews it's 72%. 

 

Might not be as awful as the THR one makes out. 

I have read all 5 rotten reviews and that thr one stands out. It's like besson killed his family member or something.

[Fullbuster]

6 minutes ago, damnitgeorge08 said:

I have read all 5 rotten reviews and that thr one stands out. It's like besson killed his family member or something.

 

Maybe Besson isn't American enough to his liking

Edited July 11, 2017 by Fullbuster

[Fullbuster]

Still, I'm a bit worried about this movie's BO, we know what happens when @Telemachos likes something

[MrPink]

5 hours ago, Telemachos said:

 

The movie starts in an unexpected way but sets up a rather brilliant little credit sequence.

 

I CAN CONFIRM IT WAS UNEXPECTED

[WrathOfHan]

Not watching something because of fans is incredibly petty  

[filmlover]

3 minutes ago, Fullbuster said:

Still, I'm a bit worried about this movie's BO, we know what happens when @Telemachos likes something

Tele didn't need to like it for it to have dubious box office prospects. At least this movie has its fans and won't completely endure a fate similar to Jupiter Ascending, which seemed to miss the boat as even a cult classic and was swiftly forgotten.

[redfirebird2008]

14 minutes ago, Fullbuster said:

Still, I'm a bit worried about this movie's BO, we know what happens when @Telemachos likes something

 

Pirates of the Gigabytes: Curse of the Blackhat

[marveldcfox]

12 hours ago, redfirebird2008 said:

That review blurb from McCarthy at THR is pretty brutal. Guess we'll see how some of the other big names in the industry react. 

I have been saying for the past week or two that this will get slaughtered by big critics/trades and many hardcore star wars fans. I can guarantee you that the THR review will be the most highlighted one by everyone in the industry. Just wait and watch. 

[75Live]

36 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Not watching something because of fans is incredibly petty  

 

and the those "fans" are too so it just evens out  

[DMan7]

Look at the huge disparity between All Critics and Top critics on RT.

 

All critics: 72% with a 6.1 average score

Top Critics: 40% with a 3.6 average score

 

I knew my 45% RT prediction would be too high but didn't know it could end up being extremely high. 

[marveldcfox]

12 hours ago, Zakiyyah6 said:

DeHaan was great in Chronicle.

Thanks to Trank.

 

Since that he has been shit. And so has Landis. And Trank also tranked after that. MBJ survived though.

 

 

[Valonqar]

6 minutes ago, marveldcfox said:

Thanks to Trank.

 

Since that he has been shit. And so has Landis. And Trank also tranked after that. MBJ survived though.

 

 

 

MBJ survived because he's a bone fide great actor and charisma who didn't just luck out with one role that was perfect for him (that's DeHaan in Cronicle, playing himself, no doubt). he cna play anything. deHaan is limited to playing creeps cause he looks creepy. Whose idea was to make him a hero? 

[marveldcfox]

Yeah so...this will end up with Xmen apocalypse like RT rating. Metacritic already has it a 43. That's bad. Sorry folks, but just visuals, cgi and 3d don't make a movie. Avatar had a worldwide appealing story and drama. This has none of it if the positive reviews are any indication. 

 

I knew casting these two leads was a bad decision.

 

Dane Dehaan looks like someone who has masturbated too much. Why does he look so tired all the time? 

 

Cara sis an attractive girl, but hasn't clicked yet. 

 

6.2 and dropping on RT...sigh. Big critics are slaughtering it.

 

You all thought I was just saying nonsense, but once again I have been proven right. Trades, big critics and star wars nerds are predictable. You need a well packaged movie to get a good score. This is not that. 

 

I am so sad right now. I wanted this to hit atleast 75% and get that fresh status on RT and a 60 on MT to watch this. Now I am not too sure. I might just watch Apes 3 that weekend. 

 

So basically SMH and Apes 3 will be it for July.