The Real Reason Gemini Man Bombed At The Box Office
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I don't think it's a god awful movie. The action scenes are fun and I love Will Smith. It just feels like there was a lot of potential and what we ended up with was an ok but forgettable action movie. Showing it's hand in the trailer and a fall release didn't do it any favors.
Date: 2020-07-14
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Comments and reviews: 9
LAR
Saw it late. liked the story line, but hated the far too casual worldview of the trained black ops assassin character that Will Smith played. It should have done better at the box office. However I think Mr. Smith's real family life exposures has so over shadowed the actors persona that on the subliminal level of the subconscious there is a huge contrast of opposites between Will Smith the actor and Will Smith the family man. One is far less attractive than the other in polite society--which could lead to a subconscious rejection of the actor's movie persona itself among the general public so affected.
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Saw it late. liked the story line, but hated the far too casual worldview of the trained black ops assassin character that Will Smith played. It should have done better at the box office. However I think Mr. Smith's real family life exposures has so over shadowed the actors persona that on the subliminal level of the subconscious there is a huge contrast of opposites between Will Smith the actor and Will Smith the family man. One is far less attractive than the other in polite society--which could lead to a subconscious rejection of the actor's movie persona itself among the general public so affected.
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Raymond
Gemini Man has been done in the Bruce Willis movie Looper. Imo the younger Will Smith character wasn't mean or formidable enough to carry the movie. They should have made him so much better than the older version of himself that the older version would need to be either lucky or have to defeat him in some unconventional way. Sort of like in the Terminator movies where Arnold had to fight newer and improved versions of Terminators and he was always on the run because they were better than him.
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Gemini Man has been done in the Bruce Willis movie Looper. Imo the younger Will Smith character wasn't mean or formidable enough to carry the movie. They should have made him so much better than the older version of himself that the older version would need to be either lucky or have to defeat him in some unconventional way. Sort of like in the Terminator movies where Arnold had to fight newer and improved versions of Terminators and he was always on the run because they were better than him.
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Tim
I can't wait to watch it in 60 FPS on the 4k Blu-ray release. Too bad the Blu-ray spec doesn't support 120 FPS. Then they could work in some kind of tech in the players to blur 120 FPS down to 24 FPS for all of the film look crybabies out there. the HFR people could have their cake, and the 24 FPS people could also have their cake.
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I can't wait to watch it in 60 FPS on the 4k Blu-ray release. Too bad the Blu-ray spec doesn't support 120 FPS. Then they could work in some kind of tech in the players to blur 120 FPS down to 24 FPS for all of the film look crybabies out there. the HFR people could have their cake, and the 24 FPS people could also have their cake.
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Xeno
Gemini man was incredible I love the action scenes and I love will Smith's performance I was lost in the movie I will say there were a few parts of the movie with the face that triggered me out but then it came right back in so all in all I say working with the concept they were given they pulled it off damn near flawlessly
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Gemini man was incredible I love the action scenes and I love will Smith's performance I was lost in the movie I will say there were a few parts of the movie with the face that triggered me out but then it came right back in so all in all I say working with the concept they were given they pulled it off damn near flawlessly
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valkyr
This movie should have come out on Netflix. It would have been a lot better. Not enough people saw it. If it were more accessible it would have been reviewed better. These kind of movies just dont do well in Cinemas. Will Smith needs to try something different the box office isnt working in his favor like it used too.
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This movie should have come out on Netflix. It would have been a lot better. Not enough people saw it. If it were more accessible it would have been reviewed better. These kind of movies just dont do well in Cinemas. Will Smith needs to try something different the box office isnt working in his favor like it used too.
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Corthos
Gemini Man was a really good movie. It was just released at the wrong time. This happens to a lot of movies. I dont know what these studios are thinking when they choose release dates. Everybody knew Joker was going to blow up. Movies failures are always on the studios. Release the Snyder & JJ Abrams Cuts!
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Gemini Man was a really good movie. It was just released at the wrong time. This happens to a lot of movies. I dont know what these studios are thinking when they choose release dates. Everybody knew Joker was going to blow up. Movies failures are always on the studios. Release the Snyder & JJ Abrams Cuts!
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Vladan
There is one thing no one has mentioned. First thing i've noticed. The color grading simply doesn't look like blockbuster. It is to modern digital aesthetic, like cheep independent movie. What confuses me is the same DOP as amazingly looking Edge of tomorrow.
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There is one thing no one has mentioned. First thing i've noticed. The color grading simply doesn't look like blockbuster. It is to modern digital aesthetic, like cheep independent movie. What confuses me is the same DOP as amazingly looking Edge of tomorrow.
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Donovan
You need word of mouth to create interest in other potential movie goers. The only word of mouth this movie got was uncanny valley.
This film should have been released years later when the technology was perfected and the Joker wasn't competing with it.
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You need word of mouth to create interest in other potential movie goers. The only word of mouth this movie got was uncanny valley.
This film should have been released years later when the technology was perfected and the Joker wasn't competing with it.
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Owen
The only real complaint that I would have about the movie is whenever Old Will and Young Will were on the same screeb together. The CGI to make Young Will's face was somewhat off putting, bit the only place where it was apparent was the final scene.
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The only real complaint that I would have about the movie is whenever Old Will and Young Will were on the same screeb together. The CGI to make Young Will's face was somewhat off putting, bit the only place where it was apparent was the final scene.
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