Cos wrote:regmcfly wrote:Get Out and Us, both low budget horror movies on the Blumhouse label, where a "hit" is a take of £30 mil plus, both made 250mill+ worldwide. That sort of thing for - specifically for a horror audience who can be particularly fickle (hi, DS)- suggests that audience reaction was also massively popular. Think "critical praise more than audience" is a false narrative here.
I don’t think it’s false narrative exactly but take the point it’s too much of a sweeping statement. I was thinking more about Us where there’s more of a disparity between critical and audience views. It’s not like you’ve never spent money to see a film you don’t like so I don’t think box office can be the sole determining indicator of quality.
g.man wrote:I thought Get Out was rubbish.
Yeah, I agree the ending didn't hit they way I think they wanted it to, but a good whack I enjoyed and also Luniz.Wookienopants wrote:I enjoyed Get Out.
Mostly enjoyed Us. It was a let down in the end.
regmcfly wrote:It's not the sole determined, but you don't hit $250 million with a low budget horror on bad word of mouth. Horror movies are THE most notorious genre going to have a weekend 1 to 2 drop off. They essentially make their entire run on a good solid opening weekend, because the word of mouth spreads far. In this genre, more than others, it's a hell of a barometer.
regmcfly wrote:No, I'm saying that there's more validity to a horror movie box office being a bellwether than other types so there's a stronger argument to be made by looking at it rather than other genres. Your point about spending money on a movie you don't like is different in the context of a Marvel, for example, than a low budget Horror.
Dark Soldier wrote:Take the L bossman
regmcfly wrote:Dark Soldier wrote:Take the L bossman
Will do, just seen Interstellar made $700mill Worldwide. Audiences are idiots.
LivDiv wrote:Football Factory has a critic score of 38 and an audience score of 83.
Box Office of 600 grand. Tidy earner.
Critics are muggy cunts.
LivDiv wrote:You spoilin for a chair up?
Don't mug me off
g.man wrote:In other news…World continues to…ah, fuck it.
Dark Soldier wrote:g.man wrote:In other news…World continues to…ah, fuck it.
Fuckin hold me back g I'm gonna chib the cunt swear down
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