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

[Water Bottle]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

u got hackd bro

 

I speak the truth and you know it. Can't wait until Dunkirk wins you over too.

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, Water Bottle said:

 

I wish. I think it'll get a good RT score, but I think it's going to bomb anyways. It's hard to create buzz for your good science fiction movie when Nolan's latest masterpiece movie, one where the social media buzz are building it up as an event one you have to see in theaters to experience, is eating up all the attention.

 

Valerian can also easily be marketed as something you need to see in theaters (with the 3D angle likely being pushed in marketing).  A lot of reactions have mentioned how the 3D is great.  It's very easy to see how that will get near unanimous praise in the reviews.

[Dementeleus]

Just now, Water Bottle said:

 

I speak the truth and you know it. Can't wait until Dunkirk wins you over too.

 

dunkrkk is a beach cesspool and bwaahmmm cant save it

[Elessar]

Frigging Nolanites....

 

"his latest masterpiece" pffffft... 

Edited July 10, 2017 by Elessar

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

dunkrkk is a beach cesspool and bwaahmmm cant save it

Did Tom Hardy reject your advances?

[That One Girl]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

dunkrkk is a beach cesspool and bwaahmmm cant save it

 

Tele you must know how much I love you

[Elessar]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

 

dunkrkk is a beach cesspool and bwaahmmm cant save it

 

I approve of this post...

[That One Girl]

If I get the trailer for Valerian while seeing SM:H now I will clap after it no matter what.

[Water Bottle]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

Valerian can also easily be marketed as something you need to see in theaters (with the 3D angle likely being pushed in marketing).  A lot of reactions have mentioned how the 3D is great.  It's very easy to see how that will get near unanimous praise in the reviews.

 

It lost IMAX because they didn't move the movie. They are opening against a major studio tentpole. Just because a movie looks great in 3D isn't enough to make it an event. Valerian could have dominated August but it's gonna get killed in July. 

[CJohn]

The Tomato Law is on July's side.

[Jack]

Ticket ready.

I'm so hyped for this film more than SMH.

[Water Bottle]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

dunkrkk is a beach cesspool and bwaahmmm cant save it

 

Well yeah. Historically it was a cesspool at a beach.

[marveldcfox]

16 minutes ago, antovolk said:

Well yeah, they (there's also https://twitter.com/EricDSnider/status/884487130625355777) are understandably pissed at now having 4 and a half hours to write edit and polish up a review compared to like, 9 days

i don't like his tone too.

 

So i was kinda right...some critics won't get to see it until next week. But hey they are lifting embargo same day as Dunkirk so they are confident. Hopefully, it isn't a false one like Xmen apocalypse.

[Elessar]

1 minute ago, Water Bottle said:

 

It lost IMAX because they didn't move the movie. They are opening against a major studio tentpole. Just because a movie looks great in 3D isn't enough to make it an event. Valerian could have dominated August but it's gonna get killed in July. 

 

Maybe it's not as easy to move a movie with like 100 distributors around the world...

[Water Bottle]

1 minute ago, Elessar said:

 

Maybe it's not as easy to move a movie with like 100 distributors around the world...

 

They moved it in other countries. They could have moved it in the US as well.

[KeepItU25071906]

10 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

How?  

no IMAX, serious rival with great big buzz

[antovolk]

3 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

 

They moved it in other countries. They could have moved it in the US as well.

Problem is, essentially the OS distributors can do whatever the f they want with this film. Plus, the OS distributors are more experienced than STX are.

 

in the US/with STX it's tougher because Besson/EuropaCorp still has say. EC were originally gonna self-distribute this till SLOANE flopped. And Luc's been chatting too much shit about Nolan/Dunkirk rivalry that moving would make him weak.

Edited July 10, 2017 by antovolk

[marveldcfox]

2 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

 

They moved it in other countries. They could have moved it in the US as well.

Yep. They moved it in India by one week.

 

Could have done same in North America.

[Elessar]

1 minute ago, Water Bottle said:

 

They moved it in other countries. They could have moved it in the US as well.

 

When did they move it? It's coming out around the same time WW than in the US.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

12 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

 

I speak the truth and you know it. Can't wait until Dunkirk wins you over too.

He will change his mind on July 22.