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submitted 5 days ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/movies@lemm.ee

Not pinning this thread as it's probably nicer to focus on the best shows than the worst, but curious to see what everybody's biggest disappointments where

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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 25 points 5 days ago

[off topic?]

Matt Damon gave an interview and made this point. Back when he started producing in the 1990s the DVD release gave a movie a second life. That gave the creators a little leeway to play around. Now a movie is tie to a big opening weekend, so the makers have to stick closer to the formula.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

That doesn’t make sense anymore. Streaming is the post-theater “second life” for movies now.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 5 days ago

It's a different revenue stream. "Highlander" wasn't a box office success, but it got a second life thanks to VHS/DVD sales.

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 9 points 5 days ago

That's a good point I haven't seen pointed out elsewhere. I suspect this really solidified the trend of playing it safe.

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