Quote (Secksii @ Apr 29 2021 07:38pm)
The first 7min was legit, then it felt like they said fuck it
Because the only dialogue was Im a foreign language, where it's harder to tell how hard they're phoning it in. Scorpion is also the only real actor in the entire film, which is probably why he only has 5M total of screen time lol.
As an answer to OPs question, it's a niche market. It's a video game movie, which attracts lower numbers and brings instant skepticism from previous track record. Then the big one, your average blockbuster isn't rated R, so that's a HUGE factor when they attempt to figure out the funding for the project. With that in mind, they then skimp on the cast/script/director, and they can go all out on the special effects, which outside a few moments, looked solid, and every other cent goes into advertising, including a fucking bait move by posting the first 7 minutes. Another huge problem, most *nerdy* films have time to ease you in with a single or a couple characters, this allows them to test the waters and see what works, while adjusting and signing big names to compensate. I would have prefer they tried for even some B listers at least, but considering the amount of effects and the heavy adds, 50M just wasn't close to enough.
Would I prefer that any studio takes a gamble and drops a ton of money on a real cast, a script that I wouldn't wipe my ass with, and a director who doesn't make his entire cast appear to have the range of Keanu Reeves? Absofuckinglutely, but Im a realist lol, and I don't see a studio dropping the necessary 100-120m needed to do this film properly with todays effects and the price for decent actors.
E: Seeing as the gains are only at 2M right now, we might not even get a sequel and this will again be a setback for video game adaptations.
This post was edited by jadeoshbogosh on May 1 2021 11:33pm