Why watch disastrous films? In the first episode of The Watchman podcast

Among the favorite films of the film critic Lifehacker Alexei Khromov, there are those that did not even beat off their production budget, and in the first reviews they were literally smashed. In this episode of The Watchman podcast, Alexey will explain why poor grossing and low ratings are not always directly related to the quality of the picture itself.

1:37 - which film is considered successful? Why, given the same fees of 200 million dollars, the social horror "Get Out" brought tangible profits to the studio, and the blockbuster "X-Men. "Dark Phoenix" was a failure?

3:47 - why "The Godfather", despite not being too popular in the US, still became successful and why did the creators of "Forrest Gump" pretend that the film did not pay off?

5:45 - How can a bad release start date and the wrong advertising campaign hit the box office for a decent film?

8:15 - Why do critics' assessments differ from the perception of ordinary viewers and how is the rating built on aggregator sites?

11:44 - neither the box office, nor the reviews from critics characterize the film as good or bad. For example, "Blade Runner" and "Fight Club" flopped at the box office, but over time they became classics and gained a lot of fans.

What to see on the topic

We collected films that were mentioned in the podcast, and a few more pictures with a similar fate:

• «Blade Runner", Directed by Ridley Scott, 1982.
• «Fight club", Directed by David Fincher, 1999.
• The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972.
• «mum!", Directed by Darren Aronofsky, 2017.
• «The Big Lebowski», Directed by the Coen brothers, 1998.
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, directed by Terry Gilliam, 1998.
• Mr. Nobody, directed by Jaco van Dormal, 2009.
• Scott Pilgrim Against All, directed by Edgar Wright, 2010.
• «Donnie Darko", Directed by Richard Kelly, 2001.

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