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doomdance t1_j6fvq1o wrote

The first Suicide Squad movie.

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Mutex70 t1_j6g1u43 wrote

They just needed to make the trailer, but longer 😟

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[deleted] t1_j6fzu6a wrote

A recent example for me would have to be Thor: Love and Thunder.

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DrRexMorman t1_j6fv8d6 wrote

The Book thief wasted a nearly perfect cast.

World war z wasted its ip.

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Sigurd93 t1_j6fxfzh wrote

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen could've been 10x better if had... More? Idk, something about it was just underwhelming.

Dracula wasted a great Oldman performance with shit casting and bad sfx. One of Keanu's worst movies.

Every gothic horror literature made into a modern rendition wastes it's source material.

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Rayliex t1_j6g0p4j wrote

Last Night in Soho or Raya and the Last Dragon. Both failed to stick the landing and could've been great if the writing was a whole lot better.

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doft t1_j6g9x1i wrote

Jurrassic World Dominion.

You have the amazing premise of dinosaurs are everywhere on earth and this is what you go with?! I mean you literally spent all of the 2nd film in the trilogy to get to this story and.... Locusts?! You make a bug movie!?

If I'm Universal I still run with this premise. You can tell so many interesting small stories with this premise. Do 6 episodes for streaming.

-Amazon tribe dealing with dinosaurs

-T rex terrorizing Moscow

-Big game hunter doing illegal trips in Africa

The opportunities are endless.

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Backabeyond77 t1_j6fylbf wrote

Every single movie by Ti West.

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Typical-Can-1033 t1_j6g7j0x wrote

X and Pearl had so much potential. Wonderful idea that didn’t work as well as it could.

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Backabeyond77 t1_j6gnwzw wrote

The existence of Pearl doesn’t even make sense to me. A backstory for a character that wasn’t interesting enough to give a shit about in the first place.

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aePrime t1_j6g56bz wrote

I’m not much of a horror fan, but after seeing Hellraiser, I was disappointed that they had these interesting characters that they did nothing with.

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Malcolm_McMan t1_j6fwlnq wrote

Dimonds are forever.

OHMSS set it up perfectly. It just needed to follow up on the ending, but instead they made blowfeld a joke.

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MalignantFanAccount t1_j6gigad wrote

I actually like it a lot on its terms, well until the climax anyways. But yeah as a follow up to Majesties its a disappointment. Still not as bad as Spectre following up Skyfall though.

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Malcolm_McMan t1_j6l45ra wrote

Spectre was the movie that got me into bond. I'll admit that the ending is a little weak, and the brothers twist was bullshit, but I like the movie. I think the main difference is Skyfall doesn't need a follow up. It ends its story where it needs to, so the next movie can be good or bad without wrecking Skyfall. Majesties ends on a cliffhanger that demands satisfaction. Bond needs his revenge. Instead we got Dimonds. It's a fun movie, all 007 films are. I always loved the moon lander chase. But it is my least favorite bond movie

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Makoandsparky t1_j6g5g12 wrote

Battlefield los angeles the start the trailer all worked perfectly then you got to the second act of the film and it fell apart.

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kingblade3 t1_j6grcpc wrote

agreed. i rewatched this in late 2022 just to refresh my mind on why it was so disappointing, i still love the trailer to this day, but it really took the generic route by the halfway mark. i do love the alien designs still.

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Iogwfh t1_j6gjvgk wrote

Gigli, there was actually an interesting idea in the premise and could have been turned into an absurdist heartfelt comedy but they wanted to be all serious and just made it boring and confused.

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kingblade3 t1_j6gr73c wrote

hancock (2008). first 2/3rds was so great and one of the more interesting takes on superheroes (as well as the movie being funny) then the last act completely tanks the movie into forgettable territory. i still defend this movie here and there but it really could have been greater.

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MagnetHashira t1_j6grv1o wrote

Jumper and Push. Loved the idea of both movies, the story just wasn’t as good as you’d like.

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Photoguppy t1_j6lj5jl wrote

Passengers.

Had the script been flipped around and the movie started with Jennifer's awakening, it could've been a much more compelling film.

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