Comment on Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Marvels With $96 Million Opening Day — the Sixth-Highest of All Time

SlippiHUD@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Reviewers were asked not to talk directly about the writing or characters, at least according to the review I heard on NPR a few days ago. Probably has a lot to do with it.

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  • the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Isn’t that usually a sign of a bad movie? But this one is doing well so what gives? Why the gag order?

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    • SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      There are lots of cameos they are trying to keep secret I’d assume

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    • STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Generally, bad movies won’t have pre-release reviews, period. I couldn’t tell you about this particular decision, though.

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    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Disney’s gotta Disney.

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• Captain_Buddha@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Saw it Friday… thoroughly enjoyed it! Not something that’ll blow your mind writing-wise, mind you, but better than most of what MCU has been pumping out. The music fit well, the jokes were solidly done, and the cameos landed better than I expected. However, If you don’t care for excessive violence, coarse language (and wonton fan-service!) you may not enjoy it as much as me and my partner did. I’d recommend it in any case. Especially if it helps to motivate hollywood to make more R-rated marvel/DC/comic movies.

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• Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s part of the release cycle - you get casting news, then trailer and reveals to keep your interest, then the reviews drop and it’s on to the box office (the current stage). The problem is that any further discussion of the film is going to be loaded with spoilers and they will spoil your enjoyment of the film. However, it’s the Sunday of the opening weekend, so let’s open the gates of Hell! If people get angry at me, I’m blaming you.

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  • SlippiHUD@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That must be it, I completely missed the reviews wave.

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    • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      But not, I hope, the bizarre speculation phase.

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      • SlippiHUD@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I missed that too. How interesting.

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