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Top ten reasons this movie flopped

posted 15 years ago by lunchbox0427
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10- Nobody owned an X-Box

9- Although this movie had a high body count none of it was done with the use of machetes or chainsaws

8- No Teenagers were beheaded while having sex in the woods

7- Nobody owns an Ipod

6- The absence of any bling

5- Nobody gets drunk or high

4- Almost all the actors are over the age of 21

3- Nobody sparkled in sunlight

2- No mention of Myspace or Facebook

1- No rap music

any sarcasm that may have been implied during this posting is completely intentional

[–] tomaszkordel 10 years ago

Actually you`re very funny, i like that movie, mostly for DelToro`s :)

[–] diddymuck 9 years ago

How come? BECAUSE...if a flick is soooo well known that everybody, but everybody has completely memorized every scene in it...DON'T REMAKE IT! Ain't nobody gonna waste 12 bucks a seat for a movie they can rewind in their own head!!!

[–] GreenGoblinsOckVenom86 9 years ago

It probably flopped cause women didn't want to see a horror movie on Valentine's Day.

Green Goblin is great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1L4ZuaVvaw

[–] Vanessa_x 9 years ago

I liked this movie, don't ask why lol

I just love the fact it's a mixture of Horror and Victorian era tone. I just love any movies that have Gothic horror elements.
Benicio Del Toro was a bonus 

[–] lavenderspirit2005 8 years ago

Although OP's post is old, I agree with the gist of what he was saying. The Wolfman was an elegant, sophisticated horror movie old-school to its core. That's probably why it was not popular with the average 21st century audience or even average horror fan. Horror, for the past 20 years or so, has been extremely youth-oriented, with its most recent and popular incarnations being zombies and vampires. Fast-paced extremely gory horror has been what's most on trend. The Wolfman, like I said, was a throwback to the days of Universal where there was a slow build-up, great character development, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere over 'gore'. It would've probably been a smash hit forty or fifty years back, albeit with controversy because of the gore it DID contain, but in 2010, the average audience member just wasn't that impressed. I think a poster in this thread mentioned something about people being desensitized to violence? I agree 100%. The Wolfman only used violence/gore in pivotal scenes where it was integral to the plot and action. There wasn't gratuitous violence. I liked that! But a lot of horror fans were likely used to something more 'hard-core'.

I thought on the other hand, that it was an absolutely superb remake, verging on being better than the Lon Chaney original and that is high praise considering the 1941 version is my favorite 1940's horror movie next to Dead of Night.

Benicio Del Toro was amazing, I didn't get why people were whining about him being miscast. He gave compassion, humanity and complexity to the role very similar to Chaney, but in his own unique way. Anthony Hopkins was evilly brilliant as his father, and Emily Blunt gave a subtle and beautiful performance. The makeup was friggin' awesome and as an old-school Universal horror fan, I LOVED that the makeup was based on Jack Pierce's original makeup for the '41 classic. It gave the film some continuity.

I loved this movie basically! 

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