And The Postman.

But I tend to like post-apocalyptic movies anyway.

Iirc most of the press was just "this cost waaaaay too much to make" rather than "its a bad movie"

Thanks for reminding me I still need to actually watch it, though. And ive got a few hours to kill.

The Stunt show at Universal Studios was really cool tho

Waterworld, Sahara, and John Carter are all amazing movies that BOMBED... but by what metric? Tons of money in production and/or inept expensive marketing and it didn't make it back.

That's all. It wasn't a "market success." But I'm glad they're a part of culture.

Sahara is the Uncharted movie we deserved. I wish we got more Clive Cussler movies. One of my favorite films.

John Carter is the reason I will never properly pronounce "Virginia" again.

Waterworld's stunt show is incredible and the world building was awesome.

Yes, which reminds me of another hated movie I love: The Cable Guy aka Cabo Goobla:

"Dry land is not a myth. I've seen it." Kevin Costner. Waterworld. I don't know what the big fuss is about. I saw that movie nine times. It rules!

- Chip Douglas

So much so that I'm always surprised when they get the quote wrong in Waterworld itself! 😅

Especially back in the day. It was a major action movie event.

I kind of feel the same way about Cutthroat Island. It was a massive failure, but the production value was great and I thought it was a fun action flick.

Side Note: Waterworld is one of the few movies I recommend NOT watching the extended cut. The scenes are very low quality and feel like a TV production compared to the rest of the theatrical cut scenes.

It's mad max on the water, what's not to love? Now postman on the other hand...

I watched that movie when I was a kid and genuinely liked it. (I do still have really broad taste, the question can be answered for me with “most media, apparently”)

It has a special place in my heart as one of a few dozen vhs we had that I could watch with no restrictions. (One of the banned movies was A clear and Present Danger, and I still don't know why because I can’t stay awake through it because its boring. Another was Pulp Fiction. Maybe the first was a ruse!)

Is it a good movie? Idk. But smeat is still funny to me in ways that probably would have hit the same if I’d watched it today for the first time, so..