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Ben-Hur doesn’t go big, so just stay home
Rhiannon Saegert @missmusetta Ben-Hur is a frustrating sit. It didn’t have to be, but the movie makes an infuriating habit of taking whatever interesting ideas it has and running them directly into the ground like an unconvincing CGI chariot. The … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #ghostbusters, #morgan freeman, #toby kebbell, #tom hiddleston, Ben-Hur, Ben-Hur cost way too much money, Ben-Hur is a disaster, Ben-Hur's chariot race is awful, Chariot races, Charlton Heston, Jack Huston, Jesus Christ, Legend of Tarzan, The Bible, Timur Bekmambetov, Why did they remake Ben-Hur
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When $46 million is not nearly enough
Watching the box office closely, I’ve developed a pet theory that a major studio is going to go under in the next few years. Ticket sales have been declining steadily since 2002, with 2014 actually being the worst year in … Continue reading
Posted in The Möbius strip
Tagged #ghostbusters, #sony, #warner bros., >, A major studio is going to go under, Ghostbusters cost $144 million, Ghostbusters will never make its money back, Is less than, Is not equal to, Is of lesser value than, Legend of Tarzan, Legend of Tarzan cost $180 million, Legend of Tarzan will never make its money back, Less than, Tarzan, Warner Bros and Sony are colossally stupid, Warner Bros and Sony are going to lose money, Warner Bros and Sony do stupid things with their money
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