Well, why the hell would I drag my ass to a theater to see a retread of a movie made by the same studio, when the studio already has a bad track record with remakes?
Like maybe beauty and the beast was a solid enough standalone movie to merit a theater trip. Maybe. But even that wasn’t necessary, it was still just a retread made to keep their finger in the pie. It didn’t offer anything more than the original, unless you’re a hard core Watson fan.
The rest? Tepid at best.
Why would anyone think that this movie, with trailers that already show the cgi brings nothing interesting to the table, spend money on it?
ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 2 months ago
People want original stories. The recycled IP scheme is burnt out.
TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 2 months ago
People often say that, but box office grosses tell a different story.
CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, that’s not the reason this one is failing. I think it’s much simpler… it looks terrible and the CG dwarves are disgusting.
rbesfe@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
There’s a difference between original story and original IP
samus12345@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I haven’t cared about any of their live-action remakes so far, but I have to admit I’m looking forward to the Lilo & Stitch one.
ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 2 months ago
The only one I enjoyed was Branagh’s Cinderella. Good visuals, no weird messing with the story, just a straight up retelling, just with good acting and direction.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
I wish that were true but people go bonkers over copy pastes.
Syntha@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Of the top 10 box office movies last year 9 were sequels, prequels or remakes. The exception was Wicked, as an adaptation of a very established IP.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 months ago
Eh. Ever since i saw these mentally ill people who started crying during the lion king remake, i don’t belive that anymore. There are enough people who just watch everything with a disney logo on it.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 months ago
They’re reselling the IP to the next generation of kids.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Not really. Take a step back and you realize most popular movies are recycled ips and marvel or sequels. If people wanted original stories we wouldn’t be on 90th marvel movie and 20th john wick.