There's no proof the people of Letterbox have even seen the movie.
I'm sorry, but I don't think letterboxd is that official. Try again next time!
Yeah, the Thanksgiving 5-day should be fine unless Trolls Band Together and/or Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes does absolutely phenomenal second-week business, and I don't think that's likely. In any case there haven't been a lot of family movie options anyway and Trolls is the only other game in town. But adults without kids probably won't see a movie like Wish on their own, and even teenagers are up in the air; my understanding is that the songs aren't catching on the way "We Don't Talk About Bruno" did. The previewed jokes aren't funny. And thinking about it -- the advertising hasn't sold an emotional hook to the story. It's the 5 Ws at play: "Wishes coming true" is a vague theme when it's not made clear what the wishes are and why the characters (and who are they?) deserve to have them come true. And trying to draw on nostalgia for older films arguably just makes matters worse. We literally have those movies at home!
Forgive me, but your assumption that "adults without kids will probably not see a movie like "Wish" is totally and completely off-base. I am an adult without kids and I am seeing it the day it comes out. I know dozens and dozens of other adults without kids doing the same. I'm also seeing the new Hunger Games tomorrow night and on Saturday, we'll be seeing the Eli Roth horror movie, Thanksgiving, which is currently 88% positive on Rotten Tomatoes. This is all to say that some of us Disney lovers can enjoy an animated movie as an adult and can also enjoy other movies made specifically for adults.
You said it, brother!
Well, since it's been confirmed that the second season of What If...? will drop December 22 (one episode per day for 9 days straight, including a Christmas-themed episode) that and the Doctor Who Christmas Day episode will probably be Disney+'s big seasonal offerings, Wish definitely won't drop on Christmas.
Ummmmmm........you are pre-judging without seeing it, but you are in good company, so take a bow. I do not know if it is going to be great yet, and neither do you. However, your continued assumption that adults without kids will not see this is absolutely ridiculous.
It won't be a smash hit.
Another adult without kids seeing it… my wife is specifically looking forward to this… and I am the Disney fan out of the 2 of us
I agree that Disney needs a win. But I'm predicting soft box office receipts. As much as Disney is hyping the movie, I'm not seeing the level of enthusiasm you would expect from a smash hit. So many young moms that I've spoken to are going to wait for it to hit D+. Theaters have gotten too expensive for families while streaming at home is just cheaper and easier with kids.
Firstly, I am hoping for the best for Wish even though I know it was not written for my family.
Wish hasn't risen from the dead yet. At this point, I'm more like a Nicodemus watching the whole thing go down, ready with my spices to anoint the body.
I am predicting a smash hit at the box office. You can check my previous posts.
What makes you say it wasn't written for your family?
