It sucks for the people who made it, but I can't say I have any sympathy when every trailer I saw made it look like an easy pick for one of the worst movies of the year. Honestly can't remember the last time I've seen trailers make a movie look as bad as this one.thebobmaster said:
"I, Frankenstein" Flops Hard at the Box Office
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I'm not to surprised, the whole 'mystical element packaged as the matrix' shtick is bloody boring. I was actually looking forward to Underworld 3 because I heard it was a prequal set in the dark ages and even that bored me to tears.
Guess what Hollywood, a black trench coat is not interesting to look at, FAKK!
I mean, I can do goofy, I enjoyed Van Helsing... which was odd given the trench coat...
The hat helped.
Guess what Hollywood, a black trench coat is not interesting to look at, FAKK!
I mean, I can do goofy, I enjoyed Van Helsing... which was odd given the trench coat...
The hat helped.
Did this movie have Kate Beckinsdale in a tight leather outfit? No, then I'm not interested. I can understand why Bob was a little more kind to this movie than other critics, but I only saw the first Underworld movie and I only saw it the one time.
You know what this director should do though, a Vampire: The Masquerade movie. I mean it was pretty obvious Underworld took quite a bit of inspiration from it, and I even found my characters acting out some of the stunts from the movie during my play sessions.
You know what this director should do though, a Vampire: The Masquerade movie. I mean it was pretty obvious Underworld took quite a bit of inspiration from it, and I even found my characters acting out some of the stunts from the movie during my play sessions.
I imagine if anything, this is only really gonna pickup in DVD sales or rentals (whatever market that is now).
My main thing is that the title is Frankenstein, but its really more about the Gargoyles and Demons then anything of that mythos. The Frankenmonster is almost a side macguffin in the nigh identical vein he was in Van Helsing, despite being the protagonist.
My main thing is that the title is Frankenstein, but its really more about the Gargoyles and Demons then anything of that mythos. The Frankenmonster is almost a side macguffin in the nigh identical vein he was in Van Helsing, despite being the protagonist.
I saw a preview for this, it looked terrible. Plus the plot is a bunch of self-congratulatory derivative drivel, frankly it sounds like the sort of thing you'd read in fan fiction. Also, as for names I can't remember anything I've cared about I've seen anyone in.
Oh wait, Yvonne Strahvoski was in that stupid Chuck show. That show was so badly written that it was really funny watching the actors stumble through it. Somehow that worked.
Oh wait, Yvonne Strahvoski was in that stupid Chuck show. That show was so badly written that it was really funny watching the actors stumble through it. Somehow that worked.
That's what you know her from? I know her from something else. You may be familiar with both it and her character. Or at least, her character model.Flunk said:
But don't you see, it had the checklist. HOW COULD IT FAILWeaver said:
Established IP
DARK AND GRITTY tone
Easy-to-follow moral war they could then pretend it's shocking when the good guys do something bad
Blue/orange contrast on the only parts where it isn't pitch black
CGI wankfest potential
I mean really, this should have succeeded by Hollywood logic.
You haven't seen it? GO! GO SEE IT! (I just saw it today. Best "classic" Disney movie I've seen since Beauty and the Beast, and that was over 20 years ago.)thebobmaster said:
Also, Frozen's got some serious legs. In its 10th week, it's still tracking as the 3rd highest 10th week of all time, only behind Avatar and Titanic... and that is definitely company you want to be counted among.
Quite frankly, I wasn't expecting much of it. Seemed a bit too cliche for my tastes, and, having read Frankenstein, I would not like to see other things associated with it. The Boris Karloff movie was good, but that was because it didn't overcomplicated things--Monster, man, torches and pitchforks.
As I've read that it is being based off of a comic, in one of these sources do they make mention that the Monster was never given a name, and instead just murdered everyone Frankenstein knew and loved?
Just for my curiosity, those who have seen the movie, are there a lot of Swiss precipices? Shelly sure loved to talk about them. An entire long, Enlightenment-prose, adjective-full chapter to be precise.
As I've read that it is being based off of a comic, in one of these sources do they make mention that the Monster was never given a name, and instead just murdered everyone Frankenstein knew and loved?
Just for my curiosity, those who have seen the movie, are there a lot of Swiss precipices? Shelly sure loved to talk about them. An entire long, Enlightenment-prose, adjective-full chapter to be precise.
"Hollywood logic" is, of course, an oxymoron.MCerberus said:
I hadn't heard a solitary thing about this movie until I saw Moviebob's review on it, and that told me everything I needed to know. Another high-budget (can we call $65mil high-budget anymore?) phone-in with a handful of people trying to enjoy themselves making it weighed down by a lackluster performance by everyone else.
This looked absolutely terrible, and I'm usually pretty forgiving when it comes to films like this, especially from Lionsgate.
But $65 million? You have to wonder how such films get funding and get made. It's probably not going to make half that at this rate, even after it leaves the theaters.
But $65 million? You have to wonder how such films get funding and get made. It's probably not going to make half that at this rate, even after it leaves the theaters.
Hardly a surprise.
Virtually everyone I know had the same thought process when they saw the trailer.
"Holy shit, Sexy Frankenstein's monster uses martial arts to fight an army of demons? How can this fail to be anything but stupid and entertaining?"
"From the producers of Underworld"
"Oh...that'll do it. Nevermind. "
Virtually everyone I know had the same thought process when they saw the trailer.
"Holy shit, Sexy Frankenstein's monster uses martial arts to fight an army of demons? How can this fail to be anything but stupid and entertaining?"
"From the producers of Underworld"
"Oh...that'll do it. Nevermind. "
I remember seeing a trailer for this a while back and thinking to myself "Well that looks shit" and it seems i wasnt the only one.