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What is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker. The movie was already getting a bad rep pre-release, and in response to potentially sales-damaging claims that Palpatine was coming back, Disney had Ian McDiarmid explicitly claim he wasn't. A bad movie where there was nobody to point a finger to became a bad movie where there was someone to do it to. Then he passed away shortly after. I witnessed this mess all go down in theaters.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 24 points 4 months ago

Ian McDiarmid didn't pass away. But yes, this movie might be the single worst cinematic disappointment I've ever witnessed in my life. I'll never watch it again.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Gosh dang it, I was fooled by another death rumor.

[-] kowcop@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Crystal Skull springs to mind as a close second

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