For a second I thought you meant he didn't get enough freedom on this one, personally I'd prefer he gets an even longer leash. Let him cook. I think all of his movies are basically ass, excited for Joker 2 on VOD though
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Joker 2 posts the worst second weekend drop of any comic book movie
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For a second I thought you meant he didn't get enough freedom on this one, personally I'd prefer he gets an even longer leash. Let him cook. I think all of his movies are basically ass, excited for Joker 2 on VOD though
This has nothing to do with the musical aspect, as there are GOOD musical films. I'm not huge on musicals, but the ones that hit... really hit. Rocky Horror is still my favorite movie to date.
This was just a bad movie, and the musical pieces weren't even that good. Where did all that money go?
For comparison, The Flash was 73% and The Suicide Squad was 72%.
Box Office: ‘Terrifier 3’ is No. 1 Clown as ‘Joker 2’ Suffers Record Fall and ‘Apprentice’ Gets Fired
The Donald Trump feature 'The Apprentice' is among several Oscar hopefuls opening nationwide to sluggish numbers, including Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night.'www.hollywoodreporter.com
I think Todd Phillips career is done lol.
He's a straight cis white man. He'll be fine.
The only thing I remember of The Marvels was the plot point that was (hopefully unintentionally) lifted from Spaceballs.
I still think its hilarious cause like I love musicals and I wouldn't even say Joker 2 is a musical.
It has musical scenes/numbers but by and large, it's not a musical.
Thank god.. now sure the world would handle another alt right violence spree after the last one..
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Nothing wrong with musicals. I think they're "death" post-covid is overstated.
i mean, it wasn't about the money, it was about sending a message
For comparison, The Flash was 73% and The Suicide Squad was 72%.Box Office: ‘Terrifier 3’ is No. 1 Clown as ‘Joker 2’ Suffers Record Fall and ‘Apprentice’ Gets Fired
The Donald Trump feature 'The Apprentice' is among several Oscar hopefuls opening nationwide to sluggish numbers, including Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night.'
I think Todd Phillips career is done lol.
Even if he is done (tbh I agree he'll be fine), I think somehow, we will cope. Life may - may - go on.
To that end this movie is very unique
And spiritually I get it and I think more highly of everyone involved because of it
I just wanted a Joker 2 movie I wanted to watch myself :(
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I haven't seen that movie idk what you're talking about friend, sorry
It's one of the biggest scene weeks of all time, not just comic books or sequels it's a whole new league
How the hell do you fuck up this badly?
I remember thinking this would be massive hit when it was announced and Lady Gaga was attached.
I remember thinking this would be massive hit when it was announced and Lady Gaga was attached.
I have been seeing this a lot either unironically or ironically. Is this a joke or meme?
It's so baffling too, like everyone been saying that the whole incel panic thing was imagined or overblown
Yet apparently the director thought it was prevalent enough that the 2nd movie had to make things clear lol
Can't speak for subpar spatula, who always is a little tongue in cheek, but I think it's moderately serious from people I've seen.
And I kind of get it. There are interesting things to latch onto and I think a lot of people who were disappointed that the movie wasn't what they wanted will move on, while the interesting bits will live on over time. I can totally imagine people talking about this movie in a decade in a way that I find it hard to imagine for other big clunkers.
It's part of it but I fully expect in 10 years people will be talking about how the movie was subtly subversive as if no one got it at the time.
I remember watching the first much later after it came out, I didn't even realise it HAD an incel following tbh; I don't even remember reading about it in the news, was it really that huge of a deal when it came out?
'Joker' movie prompts mass shooting threat at US movie theaters
The psychological thriller 'Joker' is set to be released on Oct. 4.
abcnews.go.com
Moviegoer At Times Square Theater Reportedly Escorted Out Of 'Joker' Screening After Cheering On-Screen Murders
A young man who was loudly cheering and applauding on-screen murders sent some people heading toward exits in a crowded theater in Manhattan's Times Square on Friday night.
www.cbsnews.com
Starship Troopers is a well made movie that satirizes while still being good and entertaining. Pretty big difference
It was also hated on release. You say it satirizes but back then they thought it was actual fascist propaganda.
Honestly I never knew about this, that's crazy. To think these people could be walking around anywhere.'Joker' movie prompts mass shooting threat at US movie theaters
The psychological thriller 'Joker' is set to be released on Oct. 4.
Moviegoer At Times Square Theater Reportedly Escorted Out Of 'Joker' Screening After Cheering On-Screen Murders
A young man who was loudly cheering and applauding on-screen murders sent some people heading toward exits in a crowded theater in Manhattan's Times Square on Friday night.
What kind of a mind do you have to think a character like Joker represents you? Maybe it's something I missed because I am in the UK and as far as I am aware the movie wasn't that big of a hit initially here? Or maybe it's because I kind of put off watching it for years because I thought it would have just been another overrated movie tbh but yeah, crazy stuff.
A sequel wasn't needed. they decide to make one anyway and then decide it should be a musical. WB has inept people running it.
They're gonna be in massive trouble next year when Superman under performs their expectations. I don't think it will bomb but its not gonna be this massive hit they and others think it will be.
They're gonna be in massive trouble next year when Superman under performs their expectations. I don't think it will bomb but its not gonna be this massive hit they and others think it will be.
I wonder if this will have studios reconsider making films with cisgender heterosexual white men in the lead like every fucking studio does with women and queer people when it comes to movie bombs? 🤔
The thing is it's clear Phillips and Phoenix never had any intention of doing the movie people actually wanted to see from a sequel (Phoenix's Joker becoming a more established villain closer to comic Joker), so I don't think they were ever going to deliver something pleasing to the public here.
I go to the movie theater about once a week and Joker mania was on another level.'Joker' movie prompts mass shooting threat at US movie theaters
The psychological thriller 'Joker' is set to be released on Oct. 4.
Moviegoer At Times Square Theater Reportedly Escorted Out Of 'Joker' Screening After Cheering On-Screen Murders
A young man who was loudly cheering and applauding on-screen murders sent some people heading toward exits in a crowded theater in Manhattan's Times Square on Friday night.
It was the first time in the history of me watching movies that I had to have an employee escort me to my seat. The line to watch Joker was crazy because everybody had to be walked in personally. I wasn't even watching the movie by myself! I was seeing it with the woman I was dating at the time. It was very funny stuff.
I watched it the other day
The acting was great, visually it was great, the only issue is the story was just kind of non existant.
You wait the whole time for the plot to start and then realise you are 2 hours in and its over lol
The acting was great, visually it was great, the only issue is the story was just kind of non existant.
You wait the whole time for the plot to start and then realise you are 2 hours in and its over lol
The bit with the villain stealing a planet's atmosphere was what reminded me of Spaceballs. It took all I had to avoid blurting out "it's Mega Maid, she's gone from suck to blow!"
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You guys actually need to watch this movie to see that it's actually not a musical. All this talk of this movie being a musical has me imagine the Sound of Music or Pirates of Penzance or Phantom of the Opera or the South Park movie with the Blame Canada song and things like Willy Wonka film with Timothy Chalamet, I had no idea that was a musical until I saw it.
Yet curse whoever said Joker 2 is a musical and got others thinking that it is because it isn't. Did you not see the first movie where he was doing things like going down the stairs and he was imagining the song playing? It's much like that. Arthur meets Lee in a singing class and so at other points in the film he imagines him singing either by himself or with her. It is not full of singing, and no other characters sing.
Maybe watch it to see what the problem is? It doesn't actually give people the Comic book movie they were expecting. It is not a Bonnie and Clyde tale. Arthur is not going on a rampage after seemingly becoming Joker in the first. He is not some big kingpin of crime. The movie is full of court room and prison scenes, and just not what you'd really expect in a sequel least of all a 'comic book movie' and I hate to call it that because it is like it doesn't like its comic book links and tries to rid itself of them.
It's kinda like it didn't need to be made. Yes there are people who like the film but if people think they're in for a 'comic book movie' in watching this they're likely going to be disappointed.
You guys actually need to watch this movie to see that it's actually not a musical. All this talk of this movie being a musical has me imagine the Sound of Music or Pirates of Penzance or Phantom of the Opera or the South Park movie with the Blame Canada song and things like Willy Wonka film with Timothy Chalamet, I had no idea that was a musical until I saw it.
Yet curse whoever said Joker 2 is a musical and got others thinking that it is because it isn't. Did you not see the first movie where he was doing things like going down the stairs and he was imagining the song playing? It's much like that. Arthur meets Lee in a singing class and so at other points in the film he imagines him singing either by himself or with her. It is not full of singing, and no other characters sing.
Maybe watch it to see what the problem is? It doesn't actually give people the Comic book movie they were expecting. It is not a Bonnie and Clyde tale. Arthur is not going on a rampage after seemingly becoming Joker in the first. He is not some big kingpin of crime. The movie is full of court room and prison scenes, and just not what you'd really expect in a sequel least of all a 'comic book movie' and I hate to call it that because it is like it doesn't like its comic book links and tries to rid itself of them.
It's kinda like it didn't need to be made. Yes there are people who like the film but if people think they're in for a 'comic book movie' in watching this they're likely going to be disappointed.