The long-awaited premiere of ‘Avatar: The Sense of Water’ brings science fiction cinema back to the forefront. Everything points to the fact that the tape James Cameron it will be a blockbuster despite its high cost, but many other titles in the same genre have crashed over the years. Today I want to propose 4 Sci-Fi Movies That Were Disasters At The Box Office But Deserve A Second Chance and that you can see on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max or Disney +.
On this occasion I would like to clarify that None of the chosen ones is about a great movie, but it is about works that I think deserved better luck. If you want indisputable science fiction jewels that sank in theaters to see on platforms, you already have this other list that I made a few months ago. And you might also want to see this list of great movies that unfairly failed available on streaming.
In addition, at Espinof we also have reviews of the best movies of 2022 on Netflix, the essential movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies of 2022 on Disney+ and the most notable movies of 2022 on HBO Max. Without more to add, Let’s move on to today’s picks.
‘Ad Astra’ (2019)
Address:James Gray. Distribution: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland
The most ambitious work of all the filmography of James Gray, which also forced him to make certain concessions, reaching the point that he lost control over the assembly of it. This causes certain inconsistencies in an impressive proposal in the technical section but which is not up to the emotional level, so hopefully one day we will be able to see a production to the liking of its director.
Criticism of ‘Ad Astra’
‘Jupiter Ascending’ (‘Jupiter Ascending’, 2015)
Address: Wachowski Sisters. Distribution: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth
A chaotic nonsense with an interpretation of eddie redmayne especially unfortunate. What are you doing here then? Well, because it has a capacity for fascination that is very difficult to explain, I imagine that in part because of the visual personality that they give it. the wachowskis, and that at the last minute they cut the budget in half. In addition, it has a very lively rhythm that invites you to get carried away if you don’t insist on focusing on its obvious and numerous limitations.
Review of ‘Jupiter Ascending’
‘Midnight Special’ (2017)
Address: Jeff Nichols. Distribution: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Martell, Sam Shepard
Something curious happens with this film, since the very Jeff Nichols He was not very satisfied with a work with which he seems to be close to some works by Steven Spielberg. As in all the titles included in this list, the end result is far from complete, but it has a particular charm, partly because it focuses more on the characters and has a cast full of talented actors, and also It is not satisfied with being a commercial product to use and contains several surprises throughout the trip.
Criticism of ‘Midnight Special’
‘Underwater’ (2020)
Address: William Eubank. Distribution: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, TJ Miller
A cross between science fiction and horror with ‘Alien, the eighth passenger’ as one of its great references and which reserves the best for the final minutes of the film. Before, it gets a bit bogged down during its central section, but without ever losing interest, partly due to the effective climate of overwhelm that its director is already establishing since its explosive start.
Criticism of ‘Underwater’
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