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m4g0rtz · 9 months

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Today's polishes were the most fun I've had painting my nails in a LONG time. And I always love painting my nails so that's saying something! This is the new 4th anniversary retro collection from Holo Taco and these polishes are SO beautiful!!!!! 😍😍😍 The jelly base in each polish is super bright and saturated and the scattered holo adds so much twinkle. But the best part is how well these colors layer over each other to make secondary and tertiary colors. This is Anti-Hero, Life in Plastic, Hi-Def, Be Kind Rewind, and Box Office Bomb from Holo Taco.

#nail polish 287 #manicure #holo taco #4th anniversary retro collection #anti-hero #life in plastic #box office bomb #hi-def #be kind rewind #jelly #scattered holo #rainbow #♥️😍♥️😍♥️#this collection is limited edition #but its still available if anyone is interested

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cjbolan · 3 months

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Reblog in the tags a movie you love that was a box office failure

#for me it’s a lot of the early 00s Disney movies #movies #reblog tag #box office #box office bomb

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silveragelovechild · 5 months

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#mcu #the marvels #brie larson #iman vellani #pass the Buck #Kevin Feige #no such thing as comic book movie fatigue #Morbius #box office bomb #bob iger

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vertigoartgore · 7 months

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Promotional still of the 1999 movie The 13th Warrior with a youngish Antonio Banderas as the main character Ahmad ibn Fadlan.

#the 13th warrior #antonio banderas #late 90s #1999 #john mctiernan #john crichton #90s #underrated #vikings #Valhalla #beowulf #box office bomb #war #survival

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dorothydalmati1 · 7 months

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Obscure Animation Subject #90: 1001 Arabian Nights

A 1959 American animated feature that serves as one of the only two films produced by United Productions of America (UPA), the other being the more well-known Gay Purr-ee. It is directed by Disney director Jack Kinney from a script written by Dick Shaw, Dick Kinney, Leo Salkin, Pete Burness, Lew Keller, Ed Nofziger, Ted Allen, Margaret Schneider and Paul Schneider. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures as their first animated feature they distributed, and was released on December 1, 1959.

The film serves as a a loose adaptation of the Arab folktale of Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights, albeit with the addition of UPA’s star cartoon character, Mr. Magoo, to the story as Aladdin's uncle, "Abdul Azziz Magoo".

The film was originally gonna be directed by Pete Burness, who was the series director on the popular series of Mr. Magoo theatrical cartoons produced for Columbia by UPA between 1949 and 1959. However, Burness resigned due to creative differences by producer and UPA owner Stephen Bosustow. Jack Kinney replaced Burness as director since Kinney had recently left the Disney studio at that time. The voice of Magoo in the cartoons, Jim Backus, reprises his role in the feature, with Katheryn Grant, the singer/actress wife of Bing Crosby, as the voice of Princess Yasminda and Dwayne Hickman, from TV's The Bob Cummings Show and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, as the voice of Aladdin.

UPA was already recognized at the time, since the studio, alongside WB director Chuck Jones, had revolutionized animation during the 1950s by incorporating design and limited animation. It also featured a voice cast of multiple stars voicing the characters, so how successful was it?

It was box-office bomb, due to competing with the highest-grossing film of the year, Ben-Hur. As a result, Columbia ended its distribution deal for UPA in favor of of lower-cost Loopy De Loop cartoons from Hanna-Barbera, a studio which Columbia had begun its deal with to distribute The Flintstones, the first animated series produced for prime-time. Following the film's release, Bousustow sold UPA to Henry G. Saperstein, who would own the studio with its animation assets dissolved and turning it into a film distribution company, before his death on June 24, 1998. UPA shuttered operations by the new millennium.

Today, this film is largely forgotten about and its not well known unlike UPA’s other animated feature, which got a cult following.

#obscure animation #UPA #1001 nights #aladdin #mr. magoo #box office bomb

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theactioneer · 2 years

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Bruce Willis & Andie MacDowell, Hudson Hawk (1991)

#bruce willis #andie macdowell #hudson hawk #90s action movies #box office bomb

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squirrelfm · 4 months

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“This is a movie that destroyed the director's career. This is a movie that lost so much money it literally drove a major American studio out of business. This is a movie about Harvard-educated gunslingers who face off against Eastern European sodbusters in an epic struggle for the soul of America. This is a movie that stars Isabelle Huppert as a shotgun-toting cowgirl. This is a movie in which Jeff Bridges pukes while mounted on roller skates. This is a movie that has five minutes of uninterrupted fiddle-playing by a fiddler who is also mounted on roller skates. This is a movie that defies belief.” ~ Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 2008.

#michael ciminio #kris kristofferson #john hurt #christopher walken #sam waterson #brad dourif #isabelle huppert #jeff bridges #joseph cotton #80s movies #80s films #box office bomb #worst movie of all time

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courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme · 3 months

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Sleeping Beauty (1959, Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman and Les Clark)

11/02/2024

Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 animated film directed by Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman and Les Clark, made with the animation technique and produced by Walt Disney based on the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault.

It is the 16th Disney Classic and was released in the United States on January 29, 1959 distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.

In the wake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella, the Studio revived a classic folk tale in an attempt to achieve great success again, but, despite the great and ambitious technical quality, the film received a very cold response upon release; such was its disappointing initial gross and mixed critical reception that Sleeping Beauty was Disney's last fairy tale adaptation for the next thirty years (the Studio only returned to the genre long after Walt's death with the release of The Little Mermaid in 1989).

The film is graphically inspired by the Gothic miniatures of the book Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, catapulting the viewer into a bucolic and medieval setting with a sharp and precise line.

A live action of the film was made in 2014: Maleficent with Angelina Jolie in the role of Maleficent and Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty.

France, 14th century. King Stephen and his consort, Queen Leah, welcome the birth of their first and only daughter, Princess Aurora.

Before Merryweather is able to give her blessing, a terrible and treacherous witch named Maleficent appears in a whirlwind of wind and, to take revenge for not having been invited, curses the princess, proclaiming that she will be truly beautiful and graceful, but that before sunset on his sixteenth birthday she will prick his finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die.

Princess Aurora, the female protagonist of the story, renamed Briar Rose by the fairies. She is animated by Marc Davis.

Prince Phillip. He is animated by Milt Kahl.

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schlock-luster-video · 7 months

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On October 8, 1993, Super Mario Bros. debuted in Sweden and Italy.

Here's some new Dustin Hoffman art!

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machetelanding · 2 years

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#funny #facebook #social media #bros #billy eichner #actors #celebrities #movies #box office #box office bomb #flops #excuses #anti sjw

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healed1337 · 1 year

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Box Office Bomb month 2 - John Carter

Not all box office bombs are bad movies. Some are actually quite good, and were just either too ambitious for their own good, or suffered from terrible marketing. Some, like Blade Runner, were misunderstood masterpieces that have since become very profitable. Some just released at a bad time, sandwiched between two box-office juggernauts. Some are at least decent, but suffered a bloated budget,…

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jimsmovieworld · 1 year

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GIGLI- 2003 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

One of the greatest movies of all time.

Gigli (rhymes with really) is a gangster/debt collector with a "heart of gold". He works for mob boss Lewis who tells him to abduct Brian, the mentally challenged brother of a federal prosecutor in order to blackmail him into dropping charges...

Things are complicated when Lewis hires another contractor to watch Gigli and Brian.

The contractor is Ricky (Jennifer Lopez), shes as beautiful as she is annoying. She almost exclusively talks in monologues. She never does anything physical in the movie but talks a good game. She says thats she knows a move where she gouges your eyes and takes your memories.

Naturally, Gigli is keen to bang her but surprise surprise.... shes a lesbian. Thankfully thats never stopped Ben Affleck and he proceeds to woo her....

Also, Gigli might be gay.

As Gigli and Ricky grow closer with Brian, the baywatch loving, mentally challenged guy they abducted, they start to have a crisis of conscience and consider starting a new life....

Gigli is one of the biggest box office bombs ever and is widely considered one of the worst movies ever made. How did the film turn out this bad exactly?

Some of the blame has to fall on Martin Brest who wrote and directed this. Unlike a lot of movies this bad, the director actually has a lot of experience. He directed Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and Scent of a woman. After the release of Gigli he completely disappeared from the film industry and i wasnt able to find any comments from him about this film.

Another problem was that it was written as more serious and Sony wanted to cash in on the stars and made it more like a romcom against Martin Brest's wishes.

The budget for Gigli was 75 million dollars which seems impossible as most of it takes place in Larrys apartment, a whopping 52 mins of the runtime take place in there. Affleck and Lopez' combined salary added up to about 25 million dollars but i cant understand where the rest of the money went.

Christopher Walken and Al Pacino both appear in a scene each. Its hard to say which is stranger. Pacino is dressed as Tony Stark playing a character called Starkman who rambles incoherently about whether a thumb is a finger. Walken wants to get a big bowl of pie, some ice cream, put some on his head, his tongue will slap his brains out trying to get to it.

Mmmmmm good, interested?

With the exception of Ricky, Gigli, Brian and Lewis, every other character in the movie appears for only one scene, does something insane and then we never see them again.

Giglis mother invites him over to inject medicine into her ass. When he gets there she is wearing a pink thong and tries to bang Ricky.

Ricky's ex turns up at the apartment in a rage, tries to initiate a three way, fails, and then slits her wrists. Then they just disappear like nothing ever happened.

Part of what makes this movie so funny is how many awful lines theyre are. Everyone talks so crazy its unreal. Like when Ricky wants Gigli to go down on her:

Gigli was the first film to sweep the top five categories at the Razzies and was destroyed by critics everywhere. It doesnt seem to have found an audience the same way Troll 2 and The Room have but its one of my favourite movies of that kind. Its so needlessly offensive/very dated and at points it goes so off the rails you cant believe what youre watching. An essential watch.

One of my favourite movies.

#gigli #movie #film #movie review #2000s movie #so bad its good #box office bomb #cult movie #martin brest #ben affleck #jennifer lopez #jlo #christopher walken #al pacino #justin bartha

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punster-2319 · 2 years

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Random but I’m honestly surprised that shows like The Simpsons, Tiny Toon Adventures, and Animaniacs never made any jokes/references to The Black Cauldron considering how infamous that movie probably was back then (and arguably to this day).

#i think that movie was the reason why most studios in the late 80s and 90s were iffy about making pg rated animated films #the black cauldron #disney #box office bomb #the simpsons #tiny toon adventures #animaniacs #warner bros #20th century fox #pop culture references #random thoughts

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silveragelovechild · 4 months

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Disney has had a rough year…

February 2023 - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania falling short of its break-even point of $600 million and has a 46% score at Rotten Tomatoes

June 2023 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is considered one of Disney's largest financial film failures

November 2023 - The Marvels is the lowest-grossing film in the MCU, and is considered to be a box office bomb

Which leads us to “Wish” - a film intended to celebrate 100 years of Disney Studios. Its opening weekend box office was well below projections and ticket sales dropped 62% on the second weekend. The reviews were even worse with a poor 48% score at Rotten Tomatoes. (I’ll bet Bob Iger wished for better reviews and more dollars at the box office.)

I decided to check “Wish” out at my local movie theater’s discount ticket night. I have to say that the movie isn’t terrible but perhaps even worst, it’s forgettable.

The best things I can say about it is that I liked Ariana DeBose performance as the main character Asha. I also like the animation style. While is was done via CGI, it hinted at an old school 2D with backgrounds that suggested water color paintings.

But the movie was cluttered with a supporting cast of 11 characters - way too large to keep track on or care about. There was:

Asha’s mother & Grandfather

Seven coworker friends (apparently based on the Seven Dwarves which I would never have guessed).

Two anthropomorphic sidekicks (a talking goat and a magical star)

The plot was muddled and confusing. We are told that King Magnifico (voiced by Chris Pine) establish the island kingdom of Rosas and invited dispossessed people to live there with the promise he would provide them a happy and safe home. (So far so good.) But he requires them to give him their “wishes” when they reach the age of 18. (But they are getting a safe and happy place in exchange, that’s better than a “wish” that you knew how to play the guitar, right?)

The movie opens with Asha arriving at the castle to apply for a job as Magnifico apprentice and within minutes asks the king for a favor. (A little pushy isn’t she.) He tells her most people wait days or weeks or even a year to ask for a favor.

Asha wants the king to grant her grandfather’s wish. The kings explain that he thinks the wish could be dangerous and declines. So what does Asha do? She decides to start a revolution and overthrow the government. (Whaaa!!!) This is starting to sound like the Bolshevik uprising in Russia which introduced communism.

Asha’s argument is that the wishes don’t belong to the king. BUT the opening narration told us the people gave their wishes to the king (he didn’t coerce them, instead he offered them a safe and happy home in exchange). If you want to know how to play a guitar - practice at it - you won’t appreciate a skill given to you by magic!

Perhaps the biggest failure of the movie is that the songs are utterly forgettable. It’s been over a week since I saw it and I can’t remember any of the songs… not a lyric and not a tune. Disney made a big mistake hiring songwriter Julia Michaels who is known for writing for the likes Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato. Were fans of teen pop music the target audience for “Wish”?!?

#disney’s wish #Ariana DeBose #Chris pine #anthropomorphic sidekicks #forgettable songs #Julia Michaels #communism #Bob Iger #box office bomb #rotten tomatoes

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filmgamer · 14 hours

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‘Civil War’ Is The Film that Alex Garland and A24 Have Been Building to Their Whole Career

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zachfett · 4 months

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Sahara (2005) Directed by Beck Eisner Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey

This is a really fun Indiana Jones/Uncharted-like movie that unfortunately was a massive box-office flop. I would've loved to have seen sequels based on some of the other novels by Clive Cussler.

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