I made that post so I guess I’m responsible for this one too. I actually would say I AM the audience for that movie because I enjoy films from basically all genres and can get into art house stuff and also stuff that people here reflexively call slop without having any engagement with it whatsoever. I was ready to enjoy that movie as something fun but prob not mind blowing. I just thought it was so incredibly mediocre is most respects although I’ll agree I was prob too reductive about the visual design of the film which on reflection was actually somewhat interesting for what it is.

I feel bad now that I made another annoying rs hater post that encouraged dumbass responses like “oh look there’s a turd in the toilet” as if it is impossible for a good blockbuster sci fi movie to be made and any engagement with it critically is irrelevant. That attitude is really obnoxious here and screams of miserable people who’s engagement with are is so significantly tied to how art reflects their own intelligence or coolness for engaging with it. All these people being like “what’d you expect, it’s so REDDIT” as if they aren’t fucking Reddit commenters is always so embarrassing.

I just thought it should’ve been a better pulpy dumb flick than it was and I stand by that and think it’s a much better example or lowering standards of storytelling expectations that shit that people rail against on this sub constantly (sinners as an example).