Movies @lemmy.world TheImpressiveX @lemmy.ml 1d ago

Margot Robbie Baffled Over ‘Babylon’ Flop and ‘Still Can’t Figure Out Why People Hated It’: ‘I Wonder If in 20 Years People’ Will Be Shocked It Bombed

variety.com Margot Robbie Confused by 'Babylon' Flop: Why Do People Hate It?

Margot Robbie still does not understand why so many people hate "Babylon."

movies @lemm.ee TheImpressiveX @lemmy.ml 1d ago

variety.com /2024/film/news/margot-robbie-confused-babylon-flop-people-hate-it-1236225022/

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The real question is, why didn't more people see Amsterdam?
Don't think I even finished it, the only thing it had going for it was Margot Robbie.
It's 7.1 on imdb... Is that the right one? How did a movie so well reviewed flop?
- Critical success does not always translate to financial success.
  
  Box office gross is not an indicator of a film's quality, or lack thereof.
  
  hang on, are you trying to tell us that money powerhouse franchises like Fast & Furious or Madea are actually not quality movies? /s
My initial reaction to this headline: the fuck is Babylon?
- Hollywood circle jerk movie from a couple Oscar awards ago
Individually, scenes are amazing. But as a movie? A complete waste of time. That's why it flopped, because it was just rich people burning money for absolutely nothing.
- Yeah it had all the ingredients. It just was so meh.
- The AI industry: hold my beer...
I’m one of those people. Knew about it for a while cause I’m a movie nerd but I read the plot.

It sounded like rich people indulging in hedonism.

Didn’t peak my interest.
- FYI...
  
  Pique, not peak.
  
  Wait so it’s not the highest point of my interest?
  
  God damn English, I thought I had learned you by now.
  
  Thank you TIL
- The initial trailers put me off as well but the movie itself is about much more than that, is really well done and it's entertaining
It came out in 2022 and I've never heard of it, like not one commercial or preview. A quick search shows it's over 3 hours long, drags out with no clear point and misrepresents history pretty badly. I'm not really surprised
I would have to agree, I saw it on streaming months after it was available and really enjoyed the movie. The trailer in the theater made me not want to see it but once I did I wish I had seen it in theaters.
I'm not sure anyone will be thinking anything about it in 20 years.
- Other than her I'm not sure anybody was thinking about it 2 years after it came out
Didn't help the plot is completely opaque. I still have no idea what it's about. It is in my to-watch list tho.
- Sounds like those who've seen it still don't know any more than you do.

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