BOOM! That's the sound of Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." US Weekend total is $17 million, not even a multiple of Friday's $6 million. Costing at least $225 million, "Valerian" is a domestic dud.
The only hope for STX Films on the most expensive indie film ever made is people in non English speaking countries not caring about the story or dialogue. This often the case, and dud films– see "The Mummy" — can find audiences who just want the visual flash.
"Valerian" will have to count on China, Russia, South Korea, and other out of the way locales to bail them out.
The previews looked visually amazing. Was the movie really that bad?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 24 2017, @05:49PM (2 children)
Your inference was incorrect; I was speaking of my experiences rather than suppositions.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @06:02PM
And the loverly AC was referring to "operating", not cogitating. Look to what people do, not at what they say. (Confucius)
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @07:00PM
Ok then, what were the pretentious indie films you did not like?
As an aside, if you want your comments to be considered within the confines of your personal experience then you should add such a qualifier instead of
Your wording makes it sound like you've seen many indie films and they were all "pretentious bullshit" and you expect the majority of indie films to be such. Stop getting upset when your shitty stereotyping wordplay is turned back on you.