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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Let's we we have:

  • No discernable plot
  • "Goofy" B list celebrities
  • Music that they were hoping would pull in the older generation that they gave a sizable chunk of the budget for
  • Irreverence to the source (you can do anything you want! In a format where literally you can change nothing!)
  • "A" ______ movie, meaning they're desperately hoping for a franchise.

Yup, sounds like we got all the fixings for a turd. Anything I'm missing?

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Anything I'm missing?

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle & Jumanji: Next Level could be described the same way, they made ~$900 million & ~$800 million respectively.

I use them as a reference because this looks like Jumanji: A Minecraft Movie.

Sure, Minecraft will have a higher CG budget, but Minecraft also has a HUGE built-in audience. So they'll be making plenty of money.

But also, those Jumanji movies were fine. You know the Sonic movies? They are silly, but ultimately fine.

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