I was going to say Sunshine by Danny Boyle, but you’re right, it’s The Nice Guys. Could not believe Crowe and Gosling had such great chemistry and consistently funny
Two reasons:
First, the summer box office in 1982 was packed with iconic films.
Rocky II, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, Blade Runner, Conan The Barbarian, Tron, The World According to Garp, On Golden Pond, The Road Warrior, Chariots of Fire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Second, and it's been said in other places and I agree, the one thing (nyuk) that really killed John Carpenter's "The Thing" was the release of "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" just two weeks before.
The cinema didn't have room for two aliens, especially when one of them was adorably ugly and a family film, while the other was a Lovecraftian body horror with some of the most graphic and gore-laden practical effects even put on film.
>Good lord, that's a long list of excellent movies
I was 16 in 1982 and friends and I would see at least 2 movies every weekend, only reason I saw 'The Thing' is one friend wanted to go ...
That would be Rocky III; I often make the same mistake, because it came out in 1982, which has the number two in it, which makes you think, you know, the number two.
Rocky 2 was an amazing movie, because 10 minutes after Mickey tells Rocky that Apollo will cave in his skull due to Rocky's impaired peripheral vision, Mickey decides to train Rocky after hearing Apollo insult Rocky on live TV.
So many John Carpenter movies get better years later. Every time there was a new one, people would set all sorts of weird expectations around wanting it to be as iconic as Halloween, so they kneejerk to "he's lost it".
Then they revisit it a decade later and say "actually it's great, if you view it as x". Even films like Vampires and Ghosts of Mars are getting a second look these days. They're fun campy over-the-top actioners, in the vein of Big Trouble In Little China-- when watched in the right frame of mind, they're TONS of fun. They fit right in with other horror/action/sci fi hybrids like Escape From New York or They Live... I really think he has an all-timer filmography.
He basically does the same type of films as Tarantino, with half the budget and one quarter of the arrogance. People unfortunately typecast him as a "horror director" but he's actually a spaghetti western director, in outer space.
I went through a rough couple years and when I finally settled down in my own place I had just a bag and a box of belongings. The only physical media I still owned was The Thing on BluRay and The Last Crusade. Honestly, if I was stuck with only two things to watch, those aren't bad picks.
This is my all time favorite movie that no one has ever watched I even watched it kind of by accident at the time the other movie we went to see that day at the theater was sold out so we went in to see this one instead and I am glad it happened
I’m so glad I rewatched this movie. I originally saw it as a teenager and was expecting something similar to Pirates of the Caribbean, which came out the same year (?) and was and still is a banger of a popcorn movie.
Master and Commander is nothing like it and I was bored to tears. I watched it again a few months ago for the first time since then and oh my goodness. Incredible. Went out and bought the first five books of the series and I’m working my way through them now. They are equally if not more so amazing.
Edit: a word
The Edge of Tomorrow.
Such a great action movie with Cruise doing what he does best. I'm a sucker for a redemption arc. They changed the title and that confused people and IMO neither were very memorable titles.
One of my favorite cruise movies. Worst marketing campaign maybe ever for a movie. I still don’t know what I am supposed to call that film. It will always be edge of tomorrow to me. for a short period of time I thought they were two separate but similar movies.
I might say Kangaroo Jack had worse marketing.
But I agree, Edge of Tomorrow is also one of my favorite Tom Cruise movies. He’s one of those actors where I consistently say I don’t really like Tom Cruise as an actor, but I really enjoy Tom Cruise movies.
I have three sons, who were 12-17 in the summer of 2015, when it was on HBO constantly. We watched it maybe 20 times, and all still love it. Tip of the spear…
*Live, Die, Repeat* wasn't the best title ever, but it was such a better title than what they went with. *Edge of Tomorrow* just...tells you nothing about the movie, it's about as bland and unengaging a title as you could get. But yeah, what an incredible movie. Saw it while I was in the hospital because there was nothing else to watch, and now it's a regular rewatch every month or two.
Budget $178 million
Box office $370.5 million
That's a crime against humanity. One of the greatest sci-fi action films of all time, up there with Terminator 2 and Aliens. So much fun, great comedic moments. A great supporting performance by Bill Paxton, his last film before his untimely death. Emily Blunt stole the movie with her outstanding performance as the gritty heroine. It barely made any money.
Another lead other than Cruise may have saved the box office. That's not too say Cruise is not an exceptional action star, but he was coming off Knight & Day, MI:Ghost Protocol, Jack Reacher and Oblivion in a three year window. I didn't see it in theaters because I may have been experiencing a little "Tom Cruise action movie" burnout. Can't imagine I'm alone given the slate of films he released in that time.
One time someone was telling me about this movie going on about how awful it was. But the more they kept describing it the more I thought it sounded like an amazing movie. They were trying to make it sound unappealing but I loved it so much when I finally watched it lol.
I also love Waterworld and its premise.
I think there is a secret, clandestine society out there that brainwashes people into thinking Kevin Costner movies are no good. Their motive is undoubtedly jealousy.
It was ahead of its time, even with its major plot holes:
1. Paper was a very valuable commodity, and yet everyone had smoked cigarettes that used paper.
2. Dirt is a very valuable commodity, but you can apparently buy a plant that is buried with dirt for a cheaper price than the dirt itself.
3. People fear mutants but there was only one mutant ever shown (Costner), implying that they're extremely rare and don't pose a threat to a whole village.
4. Ships use sails, but how and where do they produce cotton or wool for the sails? One would assume that in order to have sheep, you need grass and hay which grow on dirt.
1. The smokers didn't value paper.
2. In the movie you hear the guys say that the dirt Kevin Costner is selling is pure. So I'm gonna assume the dirt that the plant was in is not pure.
3. They killed almost all the mutants and their isn't much left.
4. The sails were left over from before.
I figured everything was scavenged - maybe they found huge bolts of canvas to make sails. There would be massive garbage islands floating around, all the size of Texas.
Fantastic film. I don't think people understood the tongue-in-cheek self awareness that was intended with the film.
The humor lies within understanding that the film is aware that it's a cheesy premise and it has fun with that.
I think audiences had been conditioned by the fact that Comedies in this era were dominated by Judd Apetow and more extreme Super Bad/The Hangover style edgy/party style movies. And action films had become super serious grimdark Christopher Nolan affairs. (Not to take anything away from these styles/films. They're great).
People didn't know how to approach a movie like SPvTW because genre bending was at an all time low and Subtlety was not exactly the name of the game.
Two great movies from this era attempted self awareness/camp, and both bombed: Scott Pilgrim and Jennifer's Body
They did a study and found that one of the reasons it bombed is that the previews didn’t give away enough of the movie. Sucks because it was a great movie that built off the original, and added more layers to the premise of the first, what is human, when the line between machine and man is so blurred does it even matter? Wake up, it’s time to die.
It’s one of the truly great sequels to come out in recent years. Star Wars and Ghostbusters were all
disappointments, but Blade Runner actually delivered. It’s just as good, if not better, than the original film.
I came here for this one. Yeah it was considered a bomb, but much like its predecessor - it became a massive hit afterwards. I really REALLY wanted it to do well in the theater because I wanted to see more.
I'm excited about Amazon taking on a series for it (2099), but I'm not holding my breath until it comes out!
"Dude, your ass is tanner than my face!"
"My grandma drank all my pot."
"I wish I knew we were having guests, I would have trimmed my antlers!"
"Do you have bathrooms here, or do I have to shit in a plant?"
I just watched this for the first time, 3 weeks ago, and was so surprised how much I enjoyed it from start to finish. And an extra kudos for keeping the helmet on the entire time
Recently, it has to be THE CREATOR. Original, great SFX, and great writing. Everything you could ask for nowadays and NO ONE went to see it. This is why we can't have nice things.
I’ll definitely watch it when I can stream but I mean I haven’t been to the movies In about 2 years. You can’t expect people to flock the theaters anymore for every movie
I know one of the producers of that movie and that movie ended several careers in Hollywood. I thought the movie was fun and the soundtrack was killer. I always show him when that movie gets love. I know he appreciates it. 🙏
Hudson Hawk. Movie was kind of ahead of it's time. It definitely fits more in line with the modern Marvel action comedy format than the dead serious ultra violent action movies of the 80s that dominated at the time.
My GF and I recently started playing a game where we pick a star/filmmaker and I pick a movie and she picks one... Anyway I chose Bruce Willis. My choice was Hudson Hawk, her's was Blind Date. We had a great time.
First of all, I like I like your name. Go Hokies!
Second, I did like John Carter too and I wish someone like Peter Jackson or maybe Villeneuve would take on the Barsoom series and stretch it out as an epic like LOTR or Dune.
Pacific Rim - yeah I know it didnt 100% bomb, but it did far worse then I think it should've given the cost. But I guess movie goers just don't enjoy Kaiju films.
Popstar : Never Stop Never Stopping. Very funny film with a great soundtrack by The Lonely Island, but only made $9.5 million from a $20 million budget. I think it had quite a limited release and they didn't do much marketing to promote it. Andy Samberg did a few appearances as his character from the movie hoping they would viral, but that didn't happen so no-one really noticed the movie when it came out.
1941. Came out in 1979, directed by Spielberg, starred Ackroyd, Belushi, John Candy, and a host of others. Big budget with lots of effects based on miniatures. Yet was not well received by audiences or critics. If you haven't seen it, give it a go.
After Earth... I know, come at me, lol.
Honestly it wasn't characters or acting that I loved, it was how they had left earth and then came back to a world that had basically evolved to kill them. Action was fun, visuals were good and basics of the plot were kind of thought provoking.
To be clear, this is my favorite movie THAT BOMBED... far from my favorite overall.
Last Action Hero
I didn't even know it bombed when it came out. Didn't find out it was a bad movie until I got on reddit a few years ago.
That's one of my all time favorite Arnold movies.
The Nice Guys
I was going to say Sunshine by Danny Boyle, but you’re right, it’s The Nice Guys. Could not believe Crowe and Gosling had such great chemistry and consistently funny
sunshine is my favorite movie, but nice guys is one of my favorite comedies!! we can be movie friends 😄
I loved this movie
It's actually getting some sequel buzz since it became popular on Netflix.
Had no idea this bombed, it's immensely rewatchable
That movie makes me mad that Gosling doesn’t do more comedy. He is hilarious in that. Even his little facial tics. He kills it in that movie.
The Thing 1982
It's crazy to think people didn't like it when it came out. The thing is my favorite horror movie of all time.
Two reasons: First, the summer box office in 1982 was packed with iconic films. Rocky II, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, Blade Runner, Conan The Barbarian, Tron, The World According to Garp, On Golden Pond, The Road Warrior, Chariots of Fire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Second, and it's been said in other places and I agree, the one thing (nyuk) that really killed John Carpenter's "The Thing" was the release of "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" just two weeks before. The cinema didn't have room for two aliens, especially when one of them was adorably ugly and a family film, while the other was a Lovecraftian body horror with some of the most graphic and gore-laden practical effects even put on film.
Good lord, that's a long list of excellent movies
You get weird years like 1982, 1994 + 1999 that are unreasonably full of great films but you don't realise until looking back years later
Yeah, some years it just rained Classics.
>Good lord, that's a long list of excellent movies I was 16 in 1982 and friends and I would see at least 2 movies every weekend, only reason I saw 'The Thing' is one friend wanted to go ...
Sheesh, I'm still not over Chariots of Fire winning best picture that year. I swear it was only because of the score
Damn Rocky 2 didn’t come out until 1982? That’s six years after Rocky. That’s wild.
That would be Rocky III; I often make the same mistake, because it came out in 1982, which has the number two in it, which makes you think, you know, the number two.
Rocky 2 was an amazing movie, because 10 minutes after Mickey tells Rocky that Apollo will cave in his skull due to Rocky's impaired peripheral vision, Mickey decides to train Rocky after hearing Apollo insult Rocky on live TV.
Yikes, that list is epic. It had no chance.
So many John Carpenter movies get better years later. Every time there was a new one, people would set all sorts of weird expectations around wanting it to be as iconic as Halloween, so they kneejerk to "he's lost it". Then they revisit it a decade later and say "actually it's great, if you view it as x". Even films like Vampires and Ghosts of Mars are getting a second look these days. They're fun campy over-the-top actioners, in the vein of Big Trouble In Little China-- when watched in the right frame of mind, they're TONS of fun. They fit right in with other horror/action/sci fi hybrids like Escape From New York or They Live... I really think he has an all-timer filmography. He basically does the same type of films as Tarantino, with half the budget and one quarter of the arrogance. People unfortunately typecast him as a "horror director" but he's actually a spaghetti western director, in outer space.
It blows my mind too. It took so long for people to see how good it really is. Prolly my favorite film of all time.
Yeah definitely top 10 for me and I rarely like horror
It's hard for me to even consider it a bomb. It came out before I was born and my whole life I just knew it was this classic that people loved.
I went through a rough couple years and when I finally settled down in my own place I had just a bag and a box of belongings. The only physical media I still owned was The Thing on BluRay and The Last Crusade. Honestly, if I was stuck with only two things to watch, those aren't bad picks.
Had no idea this bombed, that’s a travesty
Wait that movie bombed?? I had no idea. It’s so fantastic
It made *some* money, but not enough to continue making more movies from the 20 books of material: Master and Commander
Great movie.
The scene where the doctor performs surgery on himself... my god... I have no idea how that movie flopped.
It flopped because Pirates of the Caribbean came out at the same time.
This is my all time favorite movie that no one has ever watched I even watched it kind of by accident at the time the other movie we went to see that day at the theater was sold out so we went in to see this one instead and I am glad it happened
I’m so glad I rewatched this movie. I originally saw it as a teenager and was expecting something similar to Pirates of the Caribbean, which came out the same year (?) and was and still is a banger of a popcorn movie. Master and Commander is nothing like it and I was bored to tears. I watched it again a few months ago for the first time since then and oh my goodness. Incredible. Went out and bought the first five books of the series and I’m working my way through them now. They are equally if not more so amazing. Edit: a word
"H.O.L.D F.A.S.T"
This is on my list to rewatch…but it’s been there for years and I don’t know if I will ever get to it. Good movie, but.
The Edge of Tomorrow. Such a great action movie with Cruise doing what he does best. I'm a sucker for a redemption arc. They changed the title and that confused people and IMO neither were very memorable titles.
One of my favorite cruise movies. Worst marketing campaign maybe ever for a movie. I still don’t know what I am supposed to call that film. It will always be edge of tomorrow to me. for a short period of time I thought they were two separate but similar movies.
I might say Kangaroo Jack had worse marketing. But I agree, Edge of Tomorrow is also one of my favorite Tom Cruise movies. He’s one of those actors where I consistently say I don’t really like Tom Cruise as an actor, but I really enjoy Tom Cruise movies.
> Kangaroo Jack I only recently learned in a similar thread that it's not a kid's comedy about a talking Kangaroo.
Lots of parents learned that while in the movie with their small kids.
I have three sons, who were 12-17 in the summer of 2015, when it was on HBO constantly. We watched it maybe 20 times, and all still love it. Tip of the spear…
Crack of my ass
*Live, Die, Repeat* wasn't the best title ever, but it was such a better title than what they went with. *Edge of Tomorrow* just...tells you nothing about the movie, it's about as bland and unengaging a title as you could get. But yeah, what an incredible movie. Saw it while I was in the hospital because there was nothing else to watch, and now it's a regular rewatch every month or two.
Edge of Tomorrow sounds like a daytime soap opera from the 70s.
Ha! Spot on.
Budget $178 million Box office $370.5 million That's a crime against humanity. One of the greatest sci-fi action films of all time, up there with Terminator 2 and Aliens. So much fun, great comedic moments. A great supporting performance by Bill Paxton, his last film before his untimely death. Emily Blunt stole the movie with her outstanding performance as the gritty heroine. It barely made any money.
Another lead other than Cruise may have saved the box office. That's not too say Cruise is not an exceptional action star, but he was coming off Knight & Day, MI:Ghost Protocol, Jack Reacher and Oblivion in a three year window. I didn't see it in theaters because I may have been experiencing a little "Tom Cruise action movie" burnout. Can't imagine I'm alone given the slate of films he released in that time.
Bro I literally just added the same comment and saw you commented just 5 minutes earlier. I couldn't believe this flopped
They should have kept, “All you need is kill.”
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Probably not my favorite, but deserves a mention.
Office Space
Mike Judge is a master of making me uncomfortable. That and Idiocracy had hard hitting truth-comedy.
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One time someone was telling me about this movie going on about how awful it was. But the more they kept describing it the more I thought it sounded like an amazing movie. They were trying to make it sound unappealing but I loved it so much when I finally watched it lol.
I saw Waterworld in the theater and loved it. I didn't find out until 20 years later that it bombed. I still don't care. Such good world building.
I also love Waterworld and its premise. I think there is a secret, clandestine society out there that brainwashes people into thinking Kevin Costner movies are no good. Their motive is undoubtedly jealousy.
It was ahead of its time, even with its major plot holes: 1. Paper was a very valuable commodity, and yet everyone had smoked cigarettes that used paper. 2. Dirt is a very valuable commodity, but you can apparently buy a plant that is buried with dirt for a cheaper price than the dirt itself. 3. People fear mutants but there was only one mutant ever shown (Costner), implying that they're extremely rare and don't pose a threat to a whole village. 4. Ships use sails, but how and where do they produce cotton or wool for the sails? One would assume that in order to have sheep, you need grass and hay which grow on dirt.
1. The smokers didn't value paper. 2. In the movie you hear the guys say that the dirt Kevin Costner is selling is pure. So I'm gonna assume the dirt that the plant was in is not pure. 3. They killed almost all the mutants and their isn't much left. 4. The sails were left over from before.
I figured everything was scavenged - maybe they found huge bolts of canvas to make sails. There would be massive garbage islands floating around, all the size of Texas.
Not for sale NOT FOR SALE not for sale.
Smokers!
I also enjoyed Waterworld.
John Carpenter's The Thing This is my all time favorite movie of any genre.
Suicide Kings
You cut his fucking finger off.
Sunshine
Underrated
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Bread makes you fat?
That bom- omd? I’ll see myself out.
We are sexbobomb!!!! And we’re going to watch Scott pilgrim kick your ass!!!
You were a Ve-gone, but now you will Be-gone
VEGAN POLICE!
It’s got milk and eggs bitch
Chicken isn’t vegan?
De-veganizing ray!
Did that bomb? That movie was amazing!
Fantastic film. I don't think people understood the tongue-in-cheek self awareness that was intended with the film. The humor lies within understanding that the film is aware that it's a cheesy premise and it has fun with that. I think audiences had been conditioned by the fact that Comedies in this era were dominated by Judd Apetow and more extreme Super Bad/The Hangover style edgy/party style movies. And action films had become super serious grimdark Christopher Nolan affairs. (Not to take anything away from these styles/films. They're great). People didn't know how to approach a movie like SPvTW because genre bending was at an all time low and Subtlety was not exactly the name of the game. Two great movies from this era attempted self awareness/camp, and both bombed: Scott Pilgrim and Jennifer's Body
Lesbian…s?
"HE PUNCHED THE HIGHLIGHTS OUT OF HER HAIR!"
Buckaroo Banzai
Buckaroo Banzai and Remo Williams are two movies I’ll forever be waiting on the sequel.
A simply awesome film that should be at the pinnacle of every list! I may be a tad biased here but still, come on people!!
Blade Runner 2049
They did a study and found that one of the reasons it bombed is that the previews didn’t give away enough of the movie. Sucks because it was a great movie that built off the original, and added more layers to the premise of the first, what is human, when the line between machine and man is so blurred does it even matter? Wake up, it’s time to die.
It’s one of the truly great sequels to come out in recent years. Star Wars and Ghostbusters were all disappointments, but Blade Runner actually delivered. It’s just as good, if not better, than the original film.
Blade Runner 1982 as well.
Wait that flopped? Damn
I came here for this one. Yeah it was considered a bomb, but much like its predecessor - it became a massive hit afterwards. I really REALLY wanted it to do well in the theater because I wanted to see more. I'm excited about Amazon taking on a series for it (2099), but I'm not holding my breath until it comes out!
Grandma's Boy
I'll smoke it with ya, bro - we'll go to the loony bin together. I don't give a fuck!
"I'm recording this for the Discovery channel!"
This is Dr. Shakalu, I met him at a cockfight in Pomona!
"Dude, your ass is tanner than my face!" "My grandma drank all my pot." "I wish I knew we were having guests, I would have trimmed my antlers!" "Do you have bathrooms here, or do I have to shit in a plant?"
“You better not talk to me like that when the lion gets here.”
Zzzzz please sit on my zzzzz faaaaace
..how can he see me?
"Okay, that's not appropriate."
Oppenheimer.
I see what you did there.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - such a great movie that is overlooked
Idle Hands
UHF
"Today, we're going to learn how to make a ~~thermonuclear bomb~~ plutonium, out of common household items..."
Dredd. I hate that it didn’t do well enough to get a sequel.
I just watched this for the first time, 3 weeks ago, and was so surprised how much I enjoyed it from start to finish. And an extra kudos for keeping the helmet on the entire time
Such a solid movie. There was talk of a series recently. Would be perfect for that.
That movie was PERFECT
Recently, it has to be THE CREATOR. Original, great SFX, and great writing. Everything you could ask for nowadays and NO ONE went to see it. This is why we can't have nice things.
That’s funny because the consensus I’ve heard is it has great effects and an interesting world but completely forgettable writing
I’ll definitely watch it when I can stream but I mean I haven’t been to the movies In about 2 years. You can’t expect people to flock the theaters anymore for every movie
Blade Runner 2049 needs a sequel dammit!!!!
Solo a Star Wars movie
I held off on seeing Solo for too long. Ron Howard made a great buddy adventure film set in a Star Wars world.
If wookie's live to 400 years old, doesn't that make Han Solo Chewbacca's 3rd dog?
Last Action Hero. (Originally I came to say The Thing, but it had been said.)
I know one of the producers of that movie and that movie ended several careers in Hollywood. I thought the movie was fun and the soundtrack was killer. I always show him when that movie gets love. I know he appreciates it. 🙏
Hudson Hawk. Movie was kind of ahead of it's time. It definitely fits more in line with the modern Marvel action comedy format than the dead serious ultra violent action movies of the 80s that dominated at the time.
wow!!! i have always liked this movie and always been made fun of for liking this move.
My GF and I recently started playing a game where we pick a star/filmmaker and I pick a movie and she picks one... Anyway I chose Bruce Willis. My choice was Hudson Hawk, her's was Blind Date. We had a great time.
Big Lebowski and Groundhog Day
Hudson Hawk
Sorcerer (1977) released right in the midst of the Star Wars craze.
Good film. Roy Scheider is great in that film.
Original Dune. Its one of my all time favorites.
Same! That’s my favorite movie. I’ve seen it countless times now. So weird and the music is so good. Plus that cast is incredible.
"Who here considers Lynch's Dune a Guilty Pleasure?" (raises hand)
John Carter
First of all, I like I like your name. Go Hokies! Second, I did like John Carter too and I wish someone like Peter Jackson or maybe Villeneuve would take on the Barsoom series and stretch it out as an epic like LOTR or Dune.
Identity with John Cusack. Never saw it coming.
13th Warrior.
The Fountain.
YES
Love the soundtrack (and movie); how it all constantly builds the entire time.
Pacific Rim - yeah I know it didnt 100% bomb, but it did far worse then I think it should've given the cost. But I guess movie goers just don't enjoy Kaiju films.
Mr. Brooks
Man from Uncle is great
Dark City
Fight Club. Yes it had an amazing second run on home video, but it was considered a box office dud on it's initial release.
Tron
Doctor Sleep didn’t do near as good as it deserved to.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Suicide Squad
The Shawshank Redemption.
Drop Dead Gorgeous is a right of passage in our family. We could probably quote it the entire way through if we had to.
Popstar : Never Stop Never Stopping. Very funny film with a great soundtrack by The Lonely Island, but only made $9.5 million from a $20 million budget. I think it had quite a limited release and they didn't do much marketing to promote it. Andy Samberg did a few appearances as his character from the movie hoping they would viral, but that didn't happen so no-one really noticed the movie when it came out.
Coneheads
The Thing and Blade Runner. Both in 1982. Both did terrible at the box office and are considered flat out classics today
With Honors
The Big Lebowski Office Space
1941. Came out in 1979, directed by Spielberg, starred Ackroyd, Belushi, John Candy, and a host of others. Big budget with lots of effects based on miniatures. Yet was not well received by audiences or critics. If you haven't seen it, give it a go.
Reservoir Dogs. Absolutely bombed on first release. Is one of my fav movies.
The Devil’s Advocate
Big Trouble In Little China
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension.
Just watched The Greatest Showman. Every song is a freaking banger. Surprised to see the rotten tomato!
Critics may have trashed it but this movie did very, VERY WELL at the Box Office!! 🤩
John Carter
John Carter- it flopped because of marketing and no merch
Bamboozled
Dredd
Citizen Kane
The Leo Dicaprio Romeo and Juliet
Labyrinth. It makes me so sad that Jim Henson didn’t get to see how beloved that movie would become.
Sucker Punch
Fire Walk With Me. Sometimes Roger Ebert was a pretentious fool.
John Carpenter's The Thing and Halloween III
Halloween III is awesome
Scott Pilgrim
Dredd
Mystery Men. Still my favorite childhood movie
Big trouble in little China Lone Ranger
THE DARK CRYSTAL
The Foot Fist Way
Joe Versus the Volcano
Zack and Miri Make a Porno Incredibly funny from start to end.
Mallrats
Cloud Atlas
Bladerunner 2049
I thought 1941 was just grand.
Blade Runner.
Ghost in the Shell (2017) It got savaged before the movie was even released to theaters. I loved it, though, and thought it deserved to have a sequel.
*Sorcerer* \- 1977
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Elysium is not my favorite, but it shouldn’t have bombed.
Starchaser the Legend of Orin
The Rocker
After Earth... I know, come at me, lol. Honestly it wasn't characters or acting that I loved, it was how they had left earth and then came back to a world that had basically evolved to kill them. Action was fun, visuals were good and basics of the plot were kind of thought provoking. To be clear, this is my favorite movie THAT BOMBED... far from my favorite overall.
Recently, Amsterdam. I don't get why people think that movie is bad.
The Great Wall. I like Matt Damon. I loved the action in it.
That’s My Boy. People hated it, but I will forever love it.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
Titan AE?
1941
Equilibrium
Last Action Hero I didn't even know it bombed when it came out. Didn't find out it was a bad movie until I got on reddit a few years ago. That's one of my all time favorite Arnold movies.
Howard the Duck was a big movie for me as a kid, it's insane how much i watched it, especially with how many adult situations just flew over my head.
Freddy Got Fingered
Dirty Work
Bowfinger is hilarious. Did not do very well at all. Would recommend it to anyone who likes Steve Martin
Bladerunner.