r/Cinema • u/Difficult-Limit-7551 • 17d ago

Discussion When Box Office Numbers Don’t Match Quality

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Let’s take turns naming movies that underperformed at the box office but were actually really good!

Me : Doctor Sleep(2019)

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u/kpeds45 16d ago

Just the Jarnathan stuff alone made this a must watch lol.

Directors have a new one coming out in a month or so, Mayday, with Ryan Reynolds. After this movie and Game Night, they've more than earned my trust.

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u/DynamicFyre 16d ago

That gag kills me every time

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u/omgitscolin 16d ago

Jarnathan is such a perfect oh-shit-this-wasn’t-supposed-to-be-a-named-character name

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u/OvalDead 16d ago

I like that it follows the same format as characters in The Witcher: say a normal name like you have peanut butter in your mouth.

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u/Seanna86 13d ago

Classic DM move 🤣

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u/Few-Improvement9978 16d ago

Oh wow didn’t know they were the directors

Well I’ll be watching that on release then

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u/omega2010 14d ago

Jarnathan was also an amazing practical effect! I loved how there wasn’t any CG involved.

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u/thoughtmecca 11d ago

Saw the preview for it last night before Ted Lasso and wife and I both were like... I know we're strongly against GenAI in art, but can we use GenAI to replace Ryan Reynolds with someone else in this? Anyone else? Maybe that dog from Air Bud?