The FALL GUY FLOPS: Is This the END of CINEMA?
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2024
- Yet another new movie, this time Ryan Gosling's THE FALL GUY, absolutely bombs at the box office. When people are begging for less agendas and more "popcorn movies" but STILL not showing up in theaters... what does this mean for the future of the movie industry?
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Movie Theatres are too expensive now.........take your teenagers, get food, well over 100 bucks
Bring you own snacks and drinks. Tell those teenagers to mow some lawns or work for a couple of bucks, and whala!
@@dontgiveinfojust to see a movie? Ha haaaaaaaaa. Mow thirty lawns just to see a movie
facts
@@todayisanewday7 It's not just mowing a lawn though is it? I live in the UK, so let's look at furiosa. I want a decent seat? ok cool, £10. What's that I'm taking a date? ok cool that's nother £10, then a trip to the concession stand is another £30, parking is £10. Nah. I'm good. I'll buy the movie on apple tv.
@@todayisanewday7 You guys are like people complaining that gas used to be 25 cents. Teens around me, charge $20 to mow a lawn thats 1/10 of an acre.
It costs over $25 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries and drink at 5 guys. Big Mac Meals run $18 in some parts of the country.
As somebody old enough to remember the TV show, it looks like they bought The Fall Guy for name recognition. Then they made a movie with very little relation to the concept of the TV show.
I didn't know there was a show. My family and I just saw the movie and thought I was good. We had a fun time watching it.
Failed on that one. I saw the series, and dismissed the name.
Nah, couldn't be related. Its been forty years.
I totally agree that this movie had nothing to do with the concept of the TV show. It was less about being a stuntman and more about catching bond jumpers. Perhaps if the writers had watched the TV series they would know what it was about and not turns fans of the show off to it.. They have already tried Fantasy Island Hawaii Five O Mission Impossible Charlie's Angeles. What's next to do a remake of.
Hmm. The Love Boat? Or did they do that one? Gillian’s Island?
@@dearthditch "The Love Boat: Next Wave" starring Robert Urich.
I think it was the early 2000's. However, it was only once.
Gillian's Island maybe Gilligan can be "POC" + Trans.
Let's see where Deadpool and Wolverine goes, if that flops, R.I.P.!
I refuse to give Disney a penny anymore. They can dangle Hugh Jackman in front of me all they want. I didn't forget how they treated Johnny Depp. I didn't forget they ruined Star Wars and the MCU with insipid, political fecal smears.
Fair enough, but if it's good and the audience doesn't reward it, then we're left with simply nothing.
That will be a hit. But the occasional big hit will probably not keep these big multi screen theaters open. They are going the way of the Mall. It would be funny to see if the country goes back to the old single or double screen theaters like they used to have before the multiplex explosion in the 80s and 90s.
I say it's does good maybe $700-800, but Disney would definitely call it a failure.
@@andyjohnson1358 Hollywood means that much to you does it? Left with nothing? 😂
The Fall Guy was a fun movie. The problem is a few days after I watched it in the theater it was released to streaming. Studios have conditioned us to just wait a couple of weeks and the entire family can see it for the price of one ticket.
I agree with you! It was fun and I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it as well- it was fun. The story was paper thin, but the stunts were stellar...it's a good popcorn movie. But like has been said- nothing you NEED to see in the theater, and everything is waaaaaayyy too expensive these days. I saw it on a matinee at a cheap local theater because I still love the theater experience- no way I would have paid full price though.
I just streamed it illegally, in HD. And I’m glad I did. It belongs straight to streaming.
It’s enjoyable, but not something I’d go to the cinemas to see.
It's a decent movie and deserved a better box office than it got. Gosling and Blunt have good chemistry and the supporting cast were solid as well. It probably could have been a more polished script, but it's there's no political messaging or destruction of the hero tropes. It's one of the better movies of the last decade. I hope people do go and see it, or see it on streaming. Like I said, it deserved better.
@@richardmartin8998 Agree.
The Fall Guy was everything people said they wanted. Good actors, original (if they called this The Stuntman, no one would've thought of the show), non cgi...and then they didn't show up.
As much as vocal social media people will cry out for movies to represent them and then not show up for those movies.
Because they don't actually care. They just want to whine and moan
That's everything people want? Good actors and no cgi? You're funny.
@@bastianogr4960 It is what people constant complain about. There's of course more to it, but good script, good actors, no cgi and here people go "Eh, skipping it."
Then they whine when all the movies are big cgi fests that make lots of money.
I didn't even know there was a relationship with show.😁😁😁😁
@@JoybuzzerXthat is definitely not all people complain about
I worked in movie theaters from the fall of 1986 to the fall of 1990, back then movie theaters were contracted to show a movie for anywhere from 3 to 12 months. It would be about 6 months after a movie left the theaters that it would become available on cable, then another 3 to 6 months for it to come out on video for purchase or rental. That model guaranteed people going to the theaters to see a movie because it was a long wait if you missed it. Now with quick release to streaming, 60+ inch HD TVs with surround sound in people’s living rooms, you’re better off waiting and watching at home. You miss out on the large audience experience only a theater can provide, but you can tell people to be quiet in your living room, so…
I remember all that. Here in Hawaii certain films would only be in a specific theater or two even if there was over a dozen cinemas scattered all over the island. Wakiki 3 which is now defunct was one of the few places with a drive in that would play Batman and Batman Returns. Batman was in theaters for almost months. Then it was in Pay Per View for a long time before it hit tv maybe 3 years later.
Lets add in that typical home theater which can stream from Amazon Prime or Netflix is good enough for most people. In short, watch at home is more economical and more useful for time management.
The problem isn't that no one cares/knows about these old IPs. The problem is that they modernize these stories for contemporary audiences. Give us a faithful reboot that takes us back to that era and I guarantee audiences will show up for it.
I was unaware of the old IP, i had to search for the reference that was at the end.
@@ondrejm5042 Check it out! Free eps here on CZcams last time I checked.
To be fair, a faithful reboot would not have been a success either. The Fall Guy is not a big name.
Dune is a complete revamp to the 2020's, they took all the 60's things that are the signature of the era, mainly the mysticism and the drugs. But it worked, the story told makes you think if Paul's power are real but the messianic manipulation, the use of fanatics in holly wars, the "atomic politics" used to bend powers, all that very contemporaneous.
@@murrayroodbaard207 Yes and No, It is not a big name except for men in the age range of 50-70. So, there is name recognition but IMHO not enough to actually drive a blockbuster
Lady Jay, I am of the same mindset as your dad. I remember The Fall Guy TV series, especially the theme song, Lee Majors singing. But I'm not paying for a hack rehash.
folks always say the same thing. “make more original stories” and what not in the sea of sequels and remakes. but when those one or two mostly original stories come along, those vocal people don’t bother showing up to it and instead flock to those sequels, remakes and reboots or things based on existing ips. it’s kinda sad now.
Technically "The Fall Guy" isn't an original story, since it is based on the show from the 80's. So it's still a remake.
@@mr.mediocregamer9653 i’m aware i was mostly speaking generally
Even original ideas still need to be interesting. I'm not going to pay to see something that I'm not excited for.
Welcome to film making. A studio making a remake is just risk avoidance. The studio does this because it seems they are unable to make a film for less than 100 Million. The issue is that films cost too much and have to bring in more money than films even corrected for inflation compared to films in the 80s and 90s and 2000s in order to break even. As such, studios are unwilling to make original films because a certain number will be failures.
It’s a shame that some good movies are flopping at the cinema , loved the Fall guy series growing up
It was OK, but really just a pale shadow of the mighty Six Million Dollar Man!
The Fall Guy was pretty much an in name only remake. It was FANTASTIC don’t get me wrong, but unless this is meant to be a prequel to the show then I can’t see how this is anything like it.
@@patrickrobinsob1464 Exactly. We got an original movie that only took the name with real effects, not cgi and people didn't show up.
@@antonysimpson6288 If they ever adapted that they'd need to adjust for inflation.
Hollywood hasn't figured out that taking the name of a 70s TV shoe and turn it into a soleless CGI action film doesn't work. The only people who remember the shoe are not interested in a movie that has nothing to do with the original show starring people who are popular with the press but whom the target audience. People who remember that show, don't know or care about.
The bigger problem is that we, as a society, have gotten lazy and complacent. Many people were so conditioned to mask up and stay at home, that now, they would just rather permanently stay at home, especially since a new movie will be streaming soon enough, or that new movie may be a Netflix original and will never get into the theater anyway. It’s not about lower quality features, let’s face it, in the history of Hollywood films, most movies are low quality, so bad movies are not enough to explain our current problem. Look at The Marvels, it bombed at the theater, but is now killing it streaming - it still sucks, but it is making a lot of money, because people don’t have to leave home to watch it.
The financial situation is even worse than that. In the US, the studio gets around 50% of the sales and the theater gets the other 50%. So if the total budget is $100m, then the movie has to make $200m just to breakeven. The split is even worse for studios on international tickets. And remember, the "budgets" are not the real budgets -- a major release will easily spend $100m on advertising. Hollywood is going broke fast, but not fast enough.
It's a DVD movie. The kind that flops on a theater run but becomes really popular as a rental. We don't have movie rental shops anymore so the industry is going to suffer.
I enjoyed the movie, I was a huge fan of the show because I grew up watching it. The '82 GMC Truck made me a truck guy. But I do agree that inflation is killing everything. The Fall Guy is one of those movies where you can relax and enjoy... saw it twice.
'The A team' 'Starsky and Hutch',' 'Miami Vice', 'Charlie Angels' The audience who would watch rhese remakes have realised that they are nothing at all like the original shows. 'The Equaliser' is one of the exceptions.
The A-Team movies are the only one I liked.
I still can’t believe this film quickly went to VOD, I remember it took months for movies to be released on DVD and now it takes movies days to be released on VOD
Not filled with action, it's filled with CGI cliches, it was so contrived.
We thought it was a criminal waste of talent from both Blunt and Gosling, anyway it wasn't our $150 million to piss down the drain..
The thing is, in the 3rd world countries the prices of tickets keep climbing up, and don't watch anymore unless the movie is an ABSOLUTE MUST WATCH movie.
What is 3rd world country to you ? My cinema was 1/3 full and it was a fun movie.
Well, no Jody walking through the swinging door in the intro
Honestly, Heather Thomas was pretty much the only reason I ever paid any attention to the TV show.
Yes!! The bikini!!
@@JeremyAvis1978 The opening credits..😁🤣🤣😂😁👍
what used to be a cheap-ish afternoon out for my family of three is now a $120+ evening with tickets and food. Going to have to be a have-to-see movie to go to the theater nowadays
I think people of today dont care as much as we once did about Hollywood, celebrities and movie stars. Some of these movies coming out actually are good movies. However, we're not pressed anymore to drop everything we're doing and rush to the movies on opening day or weekend to see them. A lot of us will get to it when we're good and ready but by then the movie is no longer in theatres because they only are in theatres for a couple weeks now before they move to streaming.
Another reason that people don't remember the show is that (past season 2) networks can't run it because it had a lot of popular music in it, so copyright issues abound. Season 2 wasn't even released on DVD in the states. Fox is owned by Disney now, of course, so no way in hell are they going to invest in an HD remaster and pay for copyrighted music.
This is another another reason why copyright law needs an extreme overhaul. It ruined the dvd release of WKRP.
SJ may want to look back in history to see this actually happened in the past during the 1950s & 60s when televisions became a common feature in everyone's home not just well off people.consider films like Rebecca, Citizen Kane or All About Eve to be cinematic masterpieces, you’re not alone. All three were born during Hollywood’s Golden Age, a wildly creative era in which movies dominated mass entertainment and their glamorous stars entranced the public.
But during the 1940s and 1950s, that success suddenly evaporated. Movie palaces shuttered, once mighty studios closed down and some of Hollywood’s greatest actors, directors and screenwriters stopped making films. It was the end of an era and television was to blame: the new technology effectively killed Hollywood’s Golden Age.
The movie studios had to switch strageties and came up with big epic films in Cinemascope, 3D, wide screen(curved) and stereo sound. Everything television could not do well. Now studios will have up their game again competing with streaming and HD television with must see event movies.
The moment I bought a 4K HDR television the Cinema was dead to me.
For over five years now people have had affordable access to movie screens that far outperform the big screen projectors, plus the popcorn and drinks are free.
@@budthecyborg4575
Oddly seems to go hand in hand with the loneliness epidemic.
@@raymondsmith6870 The loneliness epidemic is due to "Family Law" treating women like gods and men like slaves, happy marriage is nigh impossible, and that's further compounded by online dating killing the idea of meeting a woman in person, women now treat all in person advances as a crime (unless you look like the top 1% guy that she did swipe right on).
@@budthecyborg4575
That doesn't apply to teenagers or early twentysomethings who can't even date or meet someone let alone getting married. Plus there is the hook up culture that most people can't operate in. Thus staying at home with their big screens and iphones.
For me, I loved the theatre. I would go see movies I loved multiple times in the theatre ( For some weird reason, the max I could do was 14 for certain films)
Today, with the expense, and the LACK of decent films over the last 4 years, I only see ONE film in the theatre every three months. And no desire to see them a second time.
And I am ok with that.
I haven't seen a movie in the theater since Rise of Skywalker .. and we all know how that one turned out.
I'm looking forward to A Quiet Place Day 1.... I think it will be a quality hit.
Snarky Jay dunks as the only CZcamsr I’ve seen to actually mention that the Fall Guy is an older IP. Props to pops on that one.
Yes. The end. Especially since most movies will be on demand at home in less than a month. Now Deadpool/Wolverine that's another thing. Lol.
Its budget is $250 mln. Which means it needs around $700-800 mln to break even, considering the marketing is usually the same as the budget, plus, theatres keep 25-30%.
The original Fall Guy was about a former stunt man who helped people. Lee Majors and Heather Thomas. Is Simon and Simon to be made into a movie.
If Simon and Simon is made into a movie today they would become gay lovers instead of brothers.
3:48 - take what you can, give nothing back! 🤣
If I took my family to see one film in the cinema, the cost would equal my 12 month Disney Plus subscription. It’s simply way too expensive these days.
God damn, last time I was there you had 10K and I wished you good luck on the journey to 50K. What a short journey that was. Dont know when the next time comes around so in retrospect congrats to 1 million
Stop using GOD's name in vain.
As someone who goes to the cinema all the time, I loved this movie. Had no idea it was an 80s tv show but the director is amazing (John Wick 1, Bullet Train, Deadpool 2), the cast are all popular and the tone of the trailer had me sold. The cost of everything has put off the casual audience, and we can all agree that the overall quality coming out of Hollywood is not worth our money, time or braincells
Where The Fall Guy is most highly revered is, of all things, the automotive modeling community! The Fall Guy truck is a highly sought after kit! The GMC pickup has been released in a few different paint schemes and configurations but still popular because it can be painted as Colt’s GMC. Me, I liked it because it was a cool premise for stories but not for the big screen, in my humble opinion..
But, great video Jay, tell your Dad hi!!!
Oh, is it the *internet* that is irresponsibly in love with Ryan Gosling, Jay?
I never comment on it.. but golly, that top is insane.
Yeah, feels creepy to mention it but....Damn.
Happy Memorial Day Jay!
Last movie I caught in theaters was Furiosa. And I saw it on opening day. There wasn't many people in the showing I went to. Maybe 15% capacity. Was a bit surprising to me as I'd have though there would be A LOT more people there for that.
The issue with "The Fall Guy". (specifically) is that it's a $130+ rom-com. Rom-coms are like horror movies; they should be really inexpensive to make so they can yield a ton of money on your syrupy-crowd.
I, a forty-one year old man, saw The Fall Guy with my seventy-two year old mother. It appealed to both of us and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. It isn't easy to appeal to millennials and boomers simultaneously.
Top Gun Maverick was the last IMAX film I went out to see and it was worth every penny despite it reminding me of the Death Star trench run from Star Wars.
Just about everything you said resonates with me. I can't justify forking over $18 for a ticket, $15 for concessions and $10 for transportation to watch a movie that'll be on streaming sites 1-month later.
Love the video, cant wait to hear whats coming next
Another amazing video Snarkyjay ❤❤😁😁.
0:49 - "...has *only* made *$128 million* worldwide ..."
There's the first problem right there, when $128 million is considered an "only." Hollywood needs to reign in those ridiculous budget/marketing costs.
2:40 Actually it did have a good following which is why in the 80s it was on for 5 seasons. I have found memories as a 12 year old boy watching the Fall Guy which was basically a action/comedy. It also did not hurt that Heather Thomas was in a bikini or short shorts for most of the episodes. So, when your dad remembers it immediately and mother does not, Welcome to 80s television where show were programed for a specific demographic. The issue is exactly your point though and that "The Fall Guy" would only be remembered for 50-70 year old men which is not a large enough demographic to be a summer block buster. I personally did not even think of asking my sons to go because WHY? The have no interest in the old TV show and why would they want to see this one. In summary, Hollywood needs to just make original films again instead of rehashing the past.
The problem is companies are more interested in IPs versus IDEAS.
I have a nice big screen OLED and a home theater system, so I generally no longer feel a need to go to the theater. But, I will go see big blockbuster movies for the spectacle, or movies like Deadpool and Wolverine (longtime childhood fan).
The cost of tickets and concessions also plays a huge part in not wanting to go.
Happy Monday Jay
Also, the cinema had a lot of it's glamour 5 -10 years ago. It used to feel special, entering the cinema. Greeted by well dressed, serious, and proud staff. Everyone respecting the craft of presenting entertainment in style and as a service. The last time i went, there were som half awake teenagers working there. The film started 25 minutes after it's supposed to while we were force feed Terrible advertisement for those Looong 25 minutes. Then they had some sort of lottery and a cartoon "character" on screen for another 10 minutes. 35 minutes after the film was supposed to start, i was already tired and i wanted to go home before the damn movie even started. All i want now is fresh popcorn, some kind of beverage, and the movie i chose to spend time and money on. Nothing else. All that, is better at home now. And it is sad...😔
It is online in HD now.
The Fall Guy is NOT ending its theatrical run.
Yes, the film was made available very early on digital.
However, the movie opened at number 1 and has only fallen to number 5 at the box office in its third weekend. That is a pretty good hold for something every media outlet is dubbing a "flop."
Quite frankly, the industry needs to completely restructure its expectations because the box office will never be the same post-covid era.
Before COVID, the average consumer went to the theater only three to five times a year. Nowadays, these "theater hobbyists" will go three times or less .. often on a major holiday season.
Unless the project is a true must-see event, people are happy to wait until digital OR see the film in theaters ONCE and wait for home markets for additional viewership. Even films that are excellent with fantastic word-of-mouth cannot expect the theater hobbyists to leave their homes.
Therefore, all these high profile films keep "flopping" and "underperforming" because the hobbyists just plain don't want to go.
17 DAYS?!?!?
Wow...
Hollywood truly IS done.
2:41 “because I’m the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood look so good” 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎶
Honestly who wants to leave home. Driving to a theater is such a chore nowadays. Driving in heavy traffic with dumb drivers who don't know how to drive only to finally arrive and finding parking is another chore in itself. On top of that having to sit in crowed room with inconsiderate people and no more first come first serve seating just really makes me reconsider leaving home. Can't forget the overpriced snacks as well. The last time I actually enjoyed going to the theaters was in the early 2000's
Thanks for sharing as i wanted to know about this flick
what went wrong was he is not Lee Mayors
GOD you look great!! Love your points of view (lol, in all cases) and sense of humor. You're awesome and I look forward to your videos.
i’m glad i went out to support it, really enjoyed it from start to finish.
Also, if you want to get close to theater quality, you can get many 4k discs for $20 or under and you own it forever and the video quality is far superior to streaming. That mixed with a higher end tv and sound mix means you can basically mimic the experience at home.
Love your t!ts, Snarky ❤
Hello Ms, I have a friend who goes to Holloween parties and competes in the contest their. This year they are have trouble deciding on weather to be Predator or Venom which one would you chose and how would you make Venom ?
I don’t know. Good luck.
Losing film and television at the same time is crushing. There are only a handful of full season shows left on the air, none of the ones I watch, and now cinema is failing there were a couple of great movies this year too but marketing didn’t get me out to the theater
I think one important reason is that, just as the part played by stunt double is seldom given sufficient recognition in real life, few people are interested in watching a movie with a stunt double as the major character. The box office would probably be much better if they instead made an action or alien movie like shown in this film with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt as the leads.
i loved the original show. i saw the trailer and realized the only thing this shared with it was the name and the fact that the main character was a stuntman. if it had been an actual attempt to bring back the original, i would have went and watched it.
EXACTLY!! This had the same issue as The Equalizer movies. Besides the name and something at the end it was an in name only remake. Don’t get me wrong The Fall Guy and The Equalizer movies are GREAT movies. Just nothing like their shows.
People now also have that additional option of like does this movie look good enough to pay for or just wait for it to stream or rent for 6 bucks later on. Before if you were just curious to see a movie you had to go pay and watch it now movies have to have the extra something to pull you into overpriced ticket purchase. The problem is that most movies now don’t have that extra something.
YES! Fall Guy was beloved by Gen X, we watched all the TV shows, cable didn't exist in most areas at the time. I really enjoyed the movie, it was a great adaption of the show and hit all the marks for this kind of film. Sadly, even with Gosling being the Hollywood "it" guy of the moment, his star power wasn't enough. Audiences just aren't showing up at the theaters anymore.
Hey! Love the channel. Saw the Fall Guy with the fam, and we all loved it. Funny pop corn flick. I thought it seemed different than the typical generic stuff. In fact, I feel like it pokes fun of some of the mainstream flix.
"it’s only hay, Hey Hey"
I will still go to the theater if there's a movie that's good or if it's something I like. Watch Deadpool and Wolverine become a big box office Success.
Of course that film will do well. But the industry as a whole can’t be saved by one film. Hollywood is in deep trouble.
My wife and I spent $96 dollars for Dune II. That's two premium IMAX seats and popcorn, chicken strips soda and candy bread things. Yes, I'll do that for a true spectacle "event" movie...but never for a "regular" movie. I used to take chances on movie names. Today?...I only put my money on what I KNOW will be good.
Explain premium
I saw that coming a mile away.
I love when you go on camera to tell us the facts. Videos like this are why I was meant to watch your channel. Lol It’s so crazy how we reach box office peak after End Game. The peak of the MCU. The peak of movies making unspeakable numbers left and right.
Thank you so much!
I was 9 when the tv show came out and I loved it….then. I’m 52 now and I don’t have enough nostalgia to make me want to see it.
Happy Memorial Day Sexy Jay!!
We saw The Fall Guy… I was just a bit young to appreciate the TV show but could remember the chorus of the theme song… in any event… it was a fantastic movie. Too bad no one else saw it.
I’m sad to hear it may not be in theaters. Been trying to figure out a babysitter and go see this movie with my wife. Literally trying to get out tonight. I’ll check my local listings. Hopefully it’s still there!
Hadn't heard of the show it was based upon until now either; the description of it makes me think of the A-Team though, which was a favorite show back when I was a kid in the 90's and reruns ran on the same channel as like Space 1999 then. Channel 27 when I lived in Carrollton, TX, IIRC. A-Team had the same story with different details each episode, but they did it well and it was cool to see what kind of thing they'd build each time.
Doesn't look like they did anything "wrong" per se, but yeah with mostly everyone being broke now and a lot of theaters having been closed down during the bug of doom, there's not as much for films to get. In addition to other routes you mentioned, like Tubi or Pluto TV for me, I rather watch free stuff mostly when I need to prioritize survival basics like food. Not starving is always nice.
Of movies I actually plan to watch in a theater if I can, I'm looking forward to Alien Romulus. Sci-fi set in space will always be cooler to me, like of Vin Diesel films I don't really car for the car movies but the space ones are neat. Hopefully the new xenomorph film will actually be as good as the hype seems, and so far I'm optimistic at least.
I mean, yeh. Ticket prices have gone up and up and up, so all of a sudden (or more accurately, a slow gradual realisation) the idea of a "oh I'll spend my evening at the cinema today" gets thrown to the side because you can't mentally justify the cost anymore. Since 2020 and "le pandemic" I've only been to the cinema, maybe, 5 times. And each of those times I did enjoy the films and the experience of just going back to the cinema, but the ticket costs were the main hurdle all the time - I've paid for travel or parking, snacks (from outside the cinema so they're cheeper) and the ticket is still extortionate.
Would love to see your list of best independent and small budget movies in the past two years .. I'll get it started..
Godzilla-1
Sound of Freedom
Evil Dead Rise
...
These are not tent pole, but they made multiples of their modest budgets because people will still pay out to see a great story.
I love "popcorn movies" as much as I love serious, deep films (especially of the horror variety), but I agree with you: Everyone has seen an iteration of this movie so many times in the past year alone: "Ghosted", "The Lost City", and "Argyle" off the top of my head, and that's not to mention the last 20 to 30 years alone where the romance-action-comedy movies have done it better. "True Lies", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Knight and Day", etc.
If it's true that people in general these days are dumb, well, we're not dumb enough to fall for this anymore.
Longtime watcher, first time commenter. I have to push back, fall guy was beloved by lots of people mainly men, ask your mom about the bionic woman and she'll probably remember in a flash. I enjoy this movie, great cast, fire soundtrack and crazy stunts. Problem is even with the few nods it wasn't the Fall Guy we know and love and us the gatekeepers wasn't gonna let it slide. I feel if more directors put our movies and didn't try to trojan horse then into original IPs they would fair better
Who thought that Ryan Gosling puts butts in seats?
The Fall Guy series was mostly Lee Majors (lead). People loved him from an older western show "The Big Valley". He showed up all over that place and anything with him in it was good. (even if it wasn't)
I loved the Fall Guy growing up. Anything with the 6MDM is right up my alley, but today I live alone, I am alone. It's going to take something really BIG to get me into a theater again. Plus, and I'm sure I'm the only one left in the world, but I miss the stadium seating. Ps... out of the millions of novels and books that have been written, they can't find anything fresh?
That’s a shame that it had to be this way for The Fall Guy. I saw it in theaters and I surprisingly really enjoyed it. Hell, I haven’t even heard of the show till after I saw the trailer. I hope you had a fantastic Memorial Day, Jay.
I liked the Fall Guy. On a Sunday as a Matinee. In a theater 5 minutes from my house. I have not paid premium prices for a movie experience in a very long while, and see no need to do so going forward.
I am excited to see the re-release of the crow on Thursday in theaters. I was too young to watch when it was in theaters in 1994. I didn't watch barbie or Oppenheimer last year just didn't care. But one of my favorite movies of all time can get me to take time off from work and pay money
You make some good points about the lack of incentive to go see generic movies (and Fall Guy seemed arbitrarily linked to the 80s series IMHO just to earn interest, but it probably had the opposite effect due to a lack of a strong audience for the old IP) but I still love seeing movies on the big screen over streaming. There have been some cracking indie/smaller movies I've seen recently ranging from Triangle of Sadness to Anatomy of a Fall and my local cinema has a membership which helps as it's like having a subscription to the big screen. Win!
Future movies that I think will be the next big hit at the box office
1. Scream 7
2. Deadpool and Wolverine
3. Twisters
4. Beetlejuice 2
5. Mission Impossible 8
6. Joker 2
7. Superman
8. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
9. Terrifier 3
There’s no originality when it comes to movies lately (generally speaking) and given the cost of living through the roof, it’s simpler to rent something from Amazon or iTunes, swing by the local grocery store for snacks (since most people are going to be eating in more anyway) and for the cost of one ticket, it’s a date night in for two.
The video touches on interesting subjects with ticket prices increasing, competition with streaming or access to productions through alternative means.
The issue of the "event film" must be considered by the film industry, as apart from the upcoming Deadpool and Wolwerine, I don't see any other Marvel or DC productions catching the public's attention.
The Fall Guy was one of my fav shows from the 80's along with The Equalizer. I was a fan of Lee Majors because of the Six Million Dollar Man. I got to meet Doug Barr at a con in the mid 80's. The Fall Guy made Heather Locklear a household name.
Heather Locklear had already become famous in Dynasty. Could it be, that you confuse her with Heather Thomas?
@@karstenvoigt7280 My apologies, you are correct, it was Heather Thomas. And that was a problem back in the 80s, a lot of people confused them. But I have a valid excuse, I'm older than dirt, lol.
@@gregpeacock5497 And let's not forget about the quality of the tvs back then. Two Heathers, around the same age, similar hairstyle and colour, entering the screen around the same time... it indeed happened quite often.
I saw a screening of it. It was fun but I agree that people just aren't fired up about movies right now. Concerts are doing well but movie prices make it difficult to justify that kind of spending. Also, dating in mainstream society is down and that plays a part in willingness to spend money on movies. Whether you blame hook-up culture or high prices, either way, its harder to get butts in seats than it used to be.
The Fall Guy was one of those movies we knew would not be great, but sat down to watch only to realize it was so bad it was not even worth finishing.
Yeah, yeah, we all love Ryan Gosling.
Personally, I can't wait to see him take on the role of T'Challa in Black Panther 3.
Man, my ancient self grew up with the fall guy being one of my favourite shows. When this movie came onto my radar, i feared they'd modernise my man Colt to death! It didn't quite go that far, but that wasn't Colt. Maybe that was one of many issues. Those who loved the old show dreaded the adaptation. Those too young to know it didn't care enough. The higher costs in general made many think twice. All that amongst generally depressed economies around the world would have made for a challenging run.
I didn't watch "Barbie" nor "Oppenheimer" and certainly didn't feel excluded because hardly anyone I know watched them! Yes, they made a billion, but they were hardly "Star Wars" or "Endgame"!
I can’t wait to see Deadpool in my room popcorn soda. Air conditioner set at 60 degrees. All by myself. Oh I can’t wait. Rewind all the jokes I didn’t understand. One day. Am I right
This is the most accurate film review in the history of the world. Thank you for your honesty!
I would gladly go to the movies more frequently if I could but, when you have a 2 year old it is not simple. I was lucky if I managed to get to the movies 2 times a year but, I feel I will finally get back there more freuqently soon. I did manage to see IF and I thought it was very charming and enjoyed it.