DSL's Movie/TV Reviews and Discussion

[Da Geezer]

The real reason Batgirl was pulled:

https://babylonbee.com/news/batgirl-movie-canceled-after-70-million-in-batmobiles-were-destroyed-backing-out-of-the-batcave

[THE_WIZARD_]

Batman Franchise = NBA

Batgirl = WNBA

'nuff said

[Dr. Strangelove]

Gene LeBell died yesterday. He was a longtime renowned Hollywood stuntman and coordinator and supposedly the basis for Brad Pitt's character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

His wikipedia entry is a bit of a fun read, particularly the part about making Steven Seagal shit himself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell

[Dr. Strangelove]

So reviving the Batgirl talk a bit...this story adds fuel to the speculative fire that Warner Brothers as a studio (producers of Batgirl) is really in a lot of financial trouble. They're only going to release two significant movies between now and the end of the year and are bumping back a bunch of finished films because they don't have the budget to market them. Aquaman 2 was supposed to come out in March and has been bumped to Christmas 2023. Shazam 2 was supposed to come out this year but has been bumped. Evil Dead sequel bumped. A remake of Salem's Lot set to release next April has been axed.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...es-1235191860/

[iam416]

If you’re in financial trouble, have a movie done and that move will make money then you release it. If it will not, then you don’t. It’s not rocket science.

I can’t speak to why the movie is awful, but I’m fairly sure it is.

[froot loops]

That stock is tanking at the moment and Zaslov has pissed off every one in Hollywood. Once Netflix had that awful quarter when they lost subscribers it reached a tipping point. All of these streaming companies are going on a diet.

[Tom W]

So reviving the Batgirl talk a bit...this story adds fuel to the speculative fire that Warner Brothers as a studio (producers of Batgirl) is really in a lot of financial trouble. They're only going to release two significant movies between now and the end of the year and are bumping back a bunch of finished films because they don't have the budget to market them. Aquaman 2 was supposed to come out in March and has been bumped to Christmas 2023. Shazam 2 was supposed to come out this year but has been bumped. Evil Dead sequel bumped. A remake of Salem's Lot set to release next April has been axed.

Two keywords: "Sequel" and "remake". If those are all that you can come up with, then you aren't just bankrupt financially, but creatively as well.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I saw part of an interview with Matt Damon on "Hot Ones" (dunno if you've ever seen that web show) but Damon basically blamed the end of risk-taking in Hollywood, from the big studios anyways, on the death of physical media. He claims they don't make nearly as much money off of streaming as they used to do selling VHS tapes and DVDs. If an 80's or 90's movie bombed in theaters you still had hope of making money back on the home video market. With that gone, the market encourages either very low budget/low-stakes stuff or spectacle/event films that can convince people to go spend $20 a ticket at AMC Theaters.

[froot loops]

Very few ideas get greenlit anymore that isn't sequels or remakes. If you have an original idea for a film, it's much more likely to get stretched out into an 8 episode series. There are whole genres that are just non-existent anymore. I would pay to go see a 90's style legal thriller but the studios don't think those sell globally. Basic movies with people running around in superhero costumes are the most bankable thing globally.

I just think there is diminishing returns on all comic book movies. You have kind of seen everything you need to see in the last 15 years.

[THE_WIZARD_]

I've seen enough of your posts too...

[froot loops]

Ok boomer

[THE_WIZARD_]

STFU

[froot loops]

Ok boomer

[THE_WIZARD_]

shaddup

[Tom W]

What he says doesn't excuse movies that suck so badly..

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