quality movies that weren't blockbusters in their day
05-29-07 | 03:09 PM
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quality movies that weren't blockbusters in their day
i saw "Rudy" recently and it was a great movie. looking up box office, it only made $22,750,363
i would have never seen rudy if someone hadn't recommended it to me. so anyone here have movies to recommend?
i would have never seen rudy if someone hadn't recommended it to me. so anyone here have movies to recommend?
05-29-07 | 03:14 PM
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That seems like a decent-sized hit. That's equivalent to $32MM today which puts it a bit below We Are Marshall.
I would say Office Space was a movie that's much more well-known now than back in the day (although I saw it opening night).
One of the biggest "bombs" that ended up being a good movie and/or saved by video sales was probably Mallrats.
I would say Office Space was a movie that's much more well-known now than back in the day (although I saw it opening night).
One of the biggest "bombs" that ended up being a good movie and/or saved by video sales was probably Mallrats.
05-29-07 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Hiro11
I can't think of any good movies that weren't blockbusters.
05-29-07 | 03:17 PM
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Another vote for Mallrats. This generally has the reputation of being the worst of Kevin Smith's films (Jersey Girl included?), but this is actually the one that I like the most.
05-29-07 | 03:30 PM
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Super Troopers
05-29-07 | 03:32 PM
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One of the best examples is It's a Wonderful Life. It flopped when it came out, and the studio abandoned it. It was only when it fell into the public domain and was on TV over and over at Christmas that it became so acclaimed. Ironically, if it had made more money on its original release, it might not be the classic holiday staple it is today.
05-29-07 | 06:13 PM
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The way everyone talks about this movie, you would think it came out 5 years ago. Not 15.
The way everyone talks about this movie, you would think it came out 5 years ago. Not 15.
05-29-07 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Me neither. Logic dictates, if they're worth a damn, they'll make a lot of money.
05-29-07 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dean Kousoulas
You don't really think that, do you?
05-29-07 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Well, I figure, Spider-man 2 made a boatload of money and Pluto Nash didn't, which makes Spider-man 2 classic and Pluto Nash garbage.
Not every case is so obvious, though.
05-29-07 | 11:08 PM
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Okay, replace Pluto Nash with The Island.