It is so bad. I don't understand why they made a crappy high-budget pandemic Zoom movie long after the restrictions ended. It somehow feels like it had way too much money and too little. Like a...
It is so bad. I don't understand why they made a crappy high-budget pandemic Zoom movie long after the restrictions ended. It somehow feels like it had way too much money and too little. Like a film shot on a VHS camera made of diamonds.
It is a strange, random project no one expected or asked for and an astounding failure by a dominant company featuring a highly popular actor and musician. It feels like an adverstising in search...
It is a strange, random project no one expected or asked for and an astounding failure by a dominant company featuring a highly popular actor and musician. It feels like an adverstising in search of a product, serving no purpose whatsoever, which is unlikely from Amazon. I would love to know the behind-the-scenes of this project. What exactly was going through the mind of that one crazy executive with artistic inclinations who championed this.
I don't think it's that complicated. They bought the rights for likely pennies on a dollar from Universal, and made it a shitpost. As a streaming service, you do need some shitposts to pad out...
It feels like an adverstising in search of a product, serving no purpose whatsoever, which is unlikely from Amazon.
I don't think it's that complicated. They bought the rights for likely pennies on a dollar from Universal, and made it a shitpost. As a streaming service, you do need some shitposts to pad out your content. Not everyone is looking to watch the next GoT, nor can you afford to make every show GoT.
This strategy worked wonderfully - because the movie is so shit, it got a bunch of buzz, and no doubt many people watched it "ironically".
IDK. There are lots of unremarkable slop out there, and that one feels way too particular to me to fit the description of regular intentional trash. I really do think there's a story behind it.
IDK. There are lots of unremarkable slop out there, and that one feels way too particular to me to fit the description of regular intentional trash. I really do think there's a story behind it.
Honestly? A modern War of the Worlds with the radio replaced with current technology sounds interesting so idk if I'm gonna fault the folks initially pushing for it. Shoot even more so now than...
Honestly? A modern War of the Worlds with the radio replaced with current technology sounds interesting so idk if I'm gonna fault the folks initially pushing for it. Shoot even more so now than pandemic era. Imagine folks reporting live with alien footage and folks don't know if they can believe it because AI generated video and mass hysteria is more plausible than an alien invasion.
I had forgotten about this movie, what a disaster. I wonder what they'd hoped to achieve by releasing this movie years after it initially got shelved. Would they even make any money to recoup...
I had forgotten about this movie, what a disaster. I wonder what they'd hoped to achieve by releasing this movie years after it initially got shelved. Would they even make any money to recoup losses from shelving it?
It can't be worse than War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, can it? I went to the theater to see that god awful excuse for a film. Edit: nevermind I guess it is worse
It can't be worse than War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, can it? I went to the theater to see that god awful excuse for a film.
It is awesome. It does have some corny melodrama and if someone focus on that while ignoring the good bits I can see why they might think the movie is actually bad. But it's awesome. There are way...
It is awesome. It does have some corny melodrama and if someone focus on that while ignoring the good bits I can see why they might think the movie is actually bad. But it's awesome. There are way too many epic, masterfully sequences executed in that movie to dismiss it like that. It's a Spielberg, and every Spielberg is a must watch.
It is so bad. I don't understand why they made a crappy high-budget pandemic Zoom movie long after the restrictions ended. It somehow feels like it had way too much money and too little. Like a film shot on a VHS camera made of diamonds.
It was shot during those pandemic restrictions but just shelved for a long time. Originally with Universal until they sold it to Amazon
I understand. It makes more sense now, thanks.
What I don't understand is how I continue to hear about it! This movie is so bad it's become relevant somehow.
It is a strange, random project no one expected or asked for and an astounding failure by a dominant company featuring a highly popular actor and musician. It feels like an adverstising in search of a product, serving no purpose whatsoever, which is unlikely from Amazon. I would love to know the behind-the-scenes of this project. What exactly was going through the mind of that one crazy executive with artistic inclinations who championed this.
I don't think it's that complicated. They bought the rights for likely pennies on a dollar from Universal, and made it a shitpost. As a streaming service, you do need some shitposts to pad out your content. Not everyone is looking to watch the next GoT, nor can you afford to make every show GoT.
This strategy worked wonderfully - because the movie is so shit, it got a bunch of buzz, and no doubt many people watched it "ironically".
IDK. There are lots of unremarkable slop out there, and that one feels way too particular to me to fit the description of regular intentional trash. I really do think there's a story behind it.
Honestly? A modern War of the Worlds with the radio replaced with current technology sounds interesting so idk if I'm gonna fault the folks initially pushing for it. Shoot even more so now than pandemic era. Imagine folks reporting live with alien footage and folks don't know if they can believe it because AI generated video and mass hysteria is more plausible than an alien invasion.
Yes. That could actually work.
I had forgotten about this movie, what a disaster. I wonder what they'd hoped to achieve by releasing this movie years after it initially got shelved. Would they even make any money to recoup losses from shelving it?
It can't be worse than War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, can it? I went to the theater to see that god awful excuse for a film.
Edit: nevermind I guess it is worse
Spielberg’s War of the Worlds is awesome
I've still never seen it, in spite of being on the Universal Studio Tour about a hundred times and passing by that airplane wreckage each time.
It is awesome. It does have some corny melodrama and if someone focus on that while ignoring the good bits I can see why they might think the movie is actually bad. But it's awesome. There are way too many epic, masterfully sequences executed in that movie to dismiss it like that. It's a Spielberg, and every Spielberg is a must watch.