Not pinning this thread as it’s probably nicer to focus on the best shows than the worst, but curious to see what everybody’s biggest disappointments where

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    A bit off topic but the film industry Hollywood has stagnated quite a bit since a lot of investors have pivoted into video games a decade ago.

    Combined with the craphouse that is streaming, and you don’t have a good environment for new & fresh ideas to be taken seriously.

    All that remains is franchise monoliths that studios have been aggressively recycling for content, and poor executions thay don’t have any resemblance of an artistic vision or concept.

    Don’t worry, there are still a lot of interesting and great films out there, just maybe not in the same capacity and/or quality as before.

    Going through old one off films from the 80s and 90s with mediocre or poor reviews often seem like they’d do pretty well if released today, especially in the streaming space.

  • hydrashok@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Hot take, but Wicked. It’s an average movie with a huge marketing budget preying on nostalgia for a much better film.

    Like, it wasn’t bad, but it certainly was my biggest letdown of the year.

    Also — movie starts, title card… “Part 1”? Fuck right off, Disney.

  • burgersc12@mander.xyzEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Madame Web. Like half of the movie is just her going “what, I’m time traveling?!?” and it wasn’t even meme-worthy like Morbius. I genuinely regretted being awake for the film.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 days ago

    [off topic?]

    Matt Damon gave an interview and made this point. Back when he started producing in the 1990s the DVD release gave a movie a second life. That gave the creators a little leeway to play around. Now a movie is tie to a big opening weekend, so the makers have to stick closer to the formula.

    • RandomStickman@fedia.io
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      4 days ago

      That’s a good point I haven’t seen pointed out elsewhere. I suspect this really solidified the trend of playing it safe.

    • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      That doesn’t make sense anymore. Streaming is the post-theater “second life” for movies now.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
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        4 days ago

        It’s a different revenue stream. “Highlander” wasn’t a box office success, but it got a second life thanks to VHS/DVD sales.

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I haven’t heard a single good thing about the Borderlands movie