movies

2306 readers

333 users here now

A community about movies and cinema.

Related communities:

Rules

Be civil
No discrimination or prejudice of any kind
Do not spam
Stay on topic
These rules will evolve as this community grows

No posts or comments will be removed without an explanation from mods.

founded 9 months ago

MODERATORS

atomicpoet@piefed.social

BoozeOrWater@piefed.social

TheImpressiveX@piefed.social

Dwayne Johnson Speaks Out After ‘Smashing Machine’ Becomes His Worst Opening Ever: ‘You Can’t Control Box Office Results’ (variety.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social to c/movies@piefed.social

55 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I didn't even hear about this one

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I saw something for it somewhere once and it seemed interesting until the title came up, then I was given the impression it'll be lame and never thought about it again.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Based on the 2002 documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr

They should have included the subtitle

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Aaay. That would've made a lot more sense.

With no context, the impression I got was like watching a brief trailer for Sully, except Tom Hanks has a reputation for things like Fast and Furious, and the trailer ends with, "Redemption Most Fowl, in cinemas blah blah..."

[–] brem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it's another movie about people punching people? Seems to be the big trend these days ...

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's more like a biopic that deals with addiction, personal loss, AND punching people. I don't think it was ever expected to make big bucks at the box office.