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Box Office: ‘Furiosa’ Just Barely Beats ‘The Garfield Movie’ in Disastrous Memorial Day Weekend — the Worst in Decades (variety.com)
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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Shame, i thought Furiosa was awesome, although there were only about 5 people in the cinema. The critics seem to be giving pretty favourable reviews too, would definitely recommend going and checking it out. Hope this isnt the nail in the coffin of Mad Max.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Hope this isnt the nail in the coffin of Mad Max.

    Maybe it's a sign that a Mad Max movie should have Mad Max in it.

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Or that going the theater sucks ass. Why go when I have a 70 Oled and almos sound system. Dealing with the jack asses that talk, text, or chew loudly isn't worth the hassle.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Dude, I only have a 36" LED and budget sound bar and I still wouldn't go to the cinema. It's cheaper to rent the movie online, I can ensure my popcorn is perfectly buttered and not burnt (truly a game changer), and I don't have to shush 2.5 teenagers every matinee night.

    Theaters are dead, man.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    The annoying children are what stopped me from going to the movies - lights go out and suddenly it's just a just a sea of jackasses with their phones out or talking to the movie. Not worth the annoyance, especially with how much they charge for everything these days.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    In addition, theatres advertise a starting time of X:00, but the movie can sometimes start as late as X:30 after 30 fucking minutes of ads and trailers. That was my previous and last experience in a theatre.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I would like to live that dream too, for now I do fine with my 50 inch TV with light balls (I don't even know how they are called, most likely dead leds), no sound bar, but hey, at least I have a Nvidia Shield TV 2019 Pro, which it is too damn slow for my setup on Kodi most of the times, but it behaves pretty well for everything else.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Furiosa has a few major challenges up against it, really:

    • Its running time is longer than the average Blockbuster
    • it's R rated and violent
    • Mad Max is a fairly niche IP to begin with
    • It's a backstory for a secondary (albeit important) character from Fury Road
    • People are feeling the pinch financially right now

    Having Tom Hardy playing Max as the main character might have bumped the opening weekend Box Office a bit, but not hugely IMO.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't get the part about the economy not doing well, stock market is at all time high and houses are selling for insane prices

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Im not paying to see ATJ

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    May I ask why?

    In genuinely curious because there seems to be some people that have an issue with her.

    Even so, I still watch Tom Cruise movies even though I think the guy is a psycho. Most actors are a little off if you dig into their personal lives.

    Edit to add: I ended up down a rabbit hole of interviews with her and I only like her more.

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