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[–] kabi@lemm.ee 32 points 2 months ago

Somehow worse than I expected!

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This will either be regular terrible, or so terrible that it actually becomes sort of funny.

[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago

I really hope it'll be the second because I'm kinda hyped for this film and I don't even know why.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I watched first trailer and thought what crap with a total miscast (beside maybe Steve), then I watched the final trailer and it looked at least tolerable.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago

Borderlands movie vibes

[–] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So this DIDN'T come out and flop already?

Also, anyone else remember when they used to look forward to seeing Jack Black's name on something?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Lmao, was about to comment the same thing

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't understand. I mean that honestly. Is it really this hard to make a movie that's true to its video game roots? You already have a built in fan base, so you know they will help with ticket sales and word of mouth. You need it to be accessible to normies, which is fine you can dumb things down but it's MINECRAFT, it's not like we're talking super dense lore here.

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's not really anything in the game that's worthy of a movie anyway. Don't get me wrong, it's one of the best things I've ever played and the fun we had on multiplayer servers hosted with my friends will stay with me forever, but it's not exactly bursting full of lore and storylines.

[–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

That's kinda the point I think. The only thing they had was the aesthetic and they half assed that so its kinda pointless πŸ˜„ Not only do they not have the original fans, they won't have any new fans either. Just a waste of everyones time.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can they just stop making video game movies and have some originality for once? I thought the writer strikes were over. Why is shit still so uninspired?

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Should they go back to adapting books, plays, short stories, poems, tv shows, board games, tabletop games, songs, toy lines, children’s games, other movies, or an older version of the same movie instead?

[–] ech@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's from the same brain that gave us Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. It's weird on purpose, y'all.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 7 points 2 months ago

And only one of these movies is good tho.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh boy can't wait for off brand Jumanji

Seriously tho, there's so much you could do with Minecraft and the settled on making a Jumanji clone

[–] yuri@pawb.social 15 points 2 months ago

this movie has never stopped looking EXACTLY like those shitty β€œminecraft in real life” renders.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Other than the title and creatures the poster doesn’t really scream Minecraft.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't think even Jack Black can save that one.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

He is the last one who can save anything. What's the last good movie he was in? School of rock?

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kung-fu panda is pretty good.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which one? The first one came out in 2008 which makes it more than 16 years old.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Newer than school of rock though

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Idk, I think Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny was good enough to make up for a bunch of bad ones...

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The new Jumanji movies are great

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

can't tell if sarcastic or not

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Not sarcastic, they're fun

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Jack Black has been a negative selling point for movies since the first Jumanji remake.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Oh, I didn't even know he was in that movie, didn't really watch it or pay attention to its promotion material...

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

I can't tell if this is satire.

[–] ochi_chernye@startrek.website 5 points 2 months ago

I thought this had come out already? All the garbage is blurring together.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

It’s about money.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People pissing their pants, and I don't care. I won't even bother reading the comments. I will watch it, and I may like it!

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Godspeed person with reason.

[–] Vari@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Just do what sonic did and rework everything. This is going to be a joke.

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Wasn’t expecting Jason Mamoa to get top billing since I assumed Jack Black was the main character.