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[–] kabi@lemm.ee 32 points 1 month ago

Somehow worse than I expected!

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This will either be regular terrible, or so terrible that it actually becomes sort of funny.

[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago

I really hope it'll be the second because I'm kinda hyped for this film and I don't even know why.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I watched first trailer and thought what crap with a total miscast (beside maybe Steve), then I watched the final trailer and it looked at least tolerable.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

Borderlands movie vibes

[–] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So this DIDN'T come out and flop already?

Also, anyone else remember when they used to look forward to seeing Jack Black's name on something?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Lmao, was about to comment the same thing

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't understand. I mean that honestly. Is it really this hard to make a movie that's true to its video game roots? You already have a built in fan base, so you know they will help with ticket sales and word of mouth. You need it to be accessible to normies, which is fine you can dumb things down but it's MINECRAFT, it's not like we're talking super dense lore here.

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's not really anything in the game that's worthy of a movie anyway. Don't get me wrong, it's one of the best things I've ever played and the fun we had on multiplayer servers hosted with my friends will stay with me forever, but it's not exactly bursting full of lore and storylines.

[–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

That's kinda the point I think. The only thing they had was the aesthetic and they half assed that so its kinda pointless πŸ˜„ Not only do they not have the original fans, they won't have any new fans either. Just a waste of everyones time.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can they just stop making video game movies and have some originality for once? I thought the writer strikes were over. Why is shit still so uninspired?

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Should they go back to adapting books, plays, short stories, poems, tv shows, board games, tabletop games, songs, toy lines, children’s games, other movies, or an older version of the same movie instead?

[–] ech@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's from the same brain that gave us Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. It's weird on purpose, y'all.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 6 points 1 month ago

And only one of these movies is good tho.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 14 points 1 month ago

this movie has never stopped looking EXACTLY like those shitty β€œminecraft in real life” renders.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh boy can't wait for off brand Jumanji

Seriously tho, there's so much you could do with Minecraft and the settled on making a Jumanji clone

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

Other than the title and creatures the poster doesn’t really scream Minecraft.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't think even Jack Black can save that one.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He is the last one who can save anything. What's the last good movie he was in? School of rock?

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kung-fu panda is pretty good.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which one? The first one came out in 2008 which makes it more than 16 years old.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Newer than school of rock though

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Idk, I think Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny was good enough to make up for a bunch of bad ones...

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The new Jumanji movies are great

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

can't tell if sarcastic or not

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Not sarcastic, they're fun

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jack Black has been a negative selling point for movies since the first Jumanji remake.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, I didn't even know he was in that movie, didn't really watch it or pay attention to its promotion material...

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

I can't tell if this is satire.

I thought this had come out already? All the garbage is blurring together.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

It’s about money.

[–] Vari@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Just do what sonic did and rework everything. This is going to be a joke.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People pissing their pants, and I don't care. I won't even bother reading the comments. I will watch it, and I may like it!

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Godspeed person with reason.

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Wasn’t expecting Jason Mamoa to get top billing since I assumed Jack Black was the main character.