What I meant by story and characters is they need to be what people expect from this kind of film. Like I said it doesn't need to be Shawshank. The characters need to be likeable the story needs to be fun. You are correct with Jurassic park, but that's is an all time classic. Twister was a fun natural disaster flick with a lot good actors. So If they stick to the formula, there's a good chance it's successful.
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I saw Dune Part 2 yesterday. It was incredible! Unlike Wish, you can totally see the $190m they spent on it.
I know its not a popular opinion, but I preferred the 1984 Lynch version. As that is what I watched growing up. Not to say that this version isn't good, but just not "my" Dune. That said it was a feast for the eyes, the visuals were excellent.
Translation: Let’s post about Dune and add something to try and trigger those who liked Wish.
The cool thing is that the new version's boosted interest in the old one to the point that Fathom Events did revival screenings of it (it is that version's 40th anniversary) about two weeks ago! Fathom Events has really been digging in on revival screenings of late, since the multiplexes need movies and this is shaping up to be a really slow year for blockbusters. (It's also factoring into why the episode drops of The Chosen are doing so well at the box office.)
It just shows how much better a film can look when you have the script perfected before hand and give filmmakers enough time in production and post production to make the film look great. Dune Part 2 cost less than Ant-man and the Wasp Quantumania and the Marvels, yet it looked waaaaaay better.
You shouldn't let the terrible David Lynch movie deter you from seeing the excellent new movies. Also, Star Wars borrowed a lot from Dune.
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Gonna be picky but it's not the 40th anniversary (that's in 2026), it's just Fathom Events really seems to love that movie. Ever since the 30th anniversary in 2016, they truck it out roughly every other year!
Is Disney even advertising these theatrical releases? I haven't seen a single ad for them anywhere (cable, YouTube, etc.). It seems like such a weird and pointless exercise (especially if it were, as I've supposed, a sop to theater chains after it became clear Wish wasn't going to chug along through spring like Frozen did but they needed something to offer theaters until Inside Out 2).
For your information, these films are only playing a few times a day. Rereleases are nothing new. NY theatres had a rerelease of Amelie recently. There are tons of others.
