Not exact matches
A re-visiting of the somewhat seminal work — which scored a visual effects Oscar nomination, rang up over $ 50 million in its
initial theatrical run, and expanded
upon the notions of what was an acceptable Hollywood studio animated
release — reveals a spirited but flawed rendering of a deliciously wonky premise, a
movie long on cultish personality but lacking in the sort of storytelling vim and vigor that sticks to the imagination outside of a captive viewing.
Think of Swing Vote as the mother - loving Sarah Palin story and suddenly the
movie's every bit the frightening satirical comedy it wasn't
upon initial release.
Long - time fans (such as myself) who actually fell in love with the
movie upon its
initial theatrical
release should seriously consider a purchase as this is how the
movie should have been
released back in 1998.
Those who are eager to slam Paramount's new «Baywatch»
movie are probably the same kind of haters who let the original SoCal - set television soap opera die an abysmal - ratings death
upon its
initial release in the fall of 1989, when NBC hastily canceled...
It's now known as «The Citizen Kane of Bad
Movies», and Wiseau himself as «the Orson Welles of crap», growing in popularity with every one of its weekly cinema screenings, but
upon its
initial release in 2003, it grossed only $ 1,900 in its first week before being unceremoniously pulled from cinemas — a fraction of its $ 6 million budget.
Reviled by critics
upon its
initial release (Ebert dismissed it as a «freak show» for instance) and doing badly at the box office, this 1982 horror
movie by cult director John
Reviled by critics
upon its
initial release (Ebert dismissed it as a «freak show» for instance) and doing badly at the box office, this 1982 horror
movie by cult director John Carpenter has undergone a bit of a rehabilitation recently — partly because of Gen X fans who recall it vividly and partly because horror flicks strangely enough became more tame and predictable with the years.