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After Nicolas Cage's latest flick fell short, the D.O. looks at other A-list blockbuster blunders
By Rebekah Jones
Posted: 9/10/08, 11:46 PM EST Section: Splice
"Bangkok Dangerous," Nicolas Cage's latest movie, bombed during its opening weekend - earning less than $8 million at the box office.
The film sees directors Danny Pang and Oxide Pang Chun remaking their own 1999 flick, with the same plot from their first attempt. The second time's obviously not the charm for the duo. Adding Cage to the film didn't save it from turning into a box office blunder.
Considering that the film cost over $45 million to make and that, just a year ago, Cage was in box office heaven with the second installment of the "National Treasure" series, such a massive flop invokes curiosity about great stars that make such awesomely bad films.
rdjone03@syr.edu
'Glitter' (2001)
Ah, Mariah Carey. Whilst fighting an emotional breakdown and a divorce from record executive Tommy Mottola, Carey still managed to star in one of the worst movies of all time. Simply put, "Glitter" is a movie starring Mariah Carey, about Mariah Carey and for Mariah Carey. She has created her own government. "Glitter" got just about as much interest as the Green Party before Al Gore came along. It pulled in a mere $4.2 million domestically. Seeing as Carey recently married pop singer Nick Cannon, there just might be a sequel to this box-office flop: prepare for "Glitter 2."
'From Justin to Kelly' (2003)
A sudden surge of teenagers buying cell phones, a reality television series that sweeps the nation, a giant 'fro - the perfect conditions for box office disaster. American Idol's original winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini starred in a movie about text message love. Raking in less than $5 million at the box office, the film was painful to watch for anyone interested in plot, writing technique, directing, even music. Clarkson managed to overcome this cinema crash with her music, but where is Guarini? Well, he played "Keith (The High Roller)" in the movie "Frankie the Squirrel." Enough said.
The film sees directors Danny Pang and Oxide Pang Chun remaking their own 1999 flick, with the same plot from their first attempt. The second time's obviously not the charm for the duo. Adding Cage to the film didn't save it from turning into a box office blunder.
Considering that the film cost over $45 million to make and that, just a year ago, Cage was in box office heaven with the second installment of the "National Treasure" series, such a massive flop invokes curiosity about great stars that make such awesomely bad films.
rdjone03@syr.edu
'Glitter' (2001)
Ah, Mariah Carey. Whilst fighting an emotional breakdown and a divorce from record executive Tommy Mottola, Carey still managed to star in one of the worst movies of all time. Simply put, "Glitter" is a movie starring Mariah Carey, about Mariah Carey and for Mariah Carey. She has created her own government. "Glitter" got just about as much interest as the Green Party before Al Gore came along. It pulled in a mere $4.2 million domestically. Seeing as Carey recently married pop singer Nick Cannon, there just might be a sequel to this box-office flop: prepare for "Glitter 2."
'From Justin to Kelly' (2003)
A sudden surge of teenagers buying cell phones, a reality television series that sweeps the nation, a giant 'fro - the perfect conditions for box office disaster. American Idol's original winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini starred in a movie about text message love. Raking in less than $5 million at the box office, the film was painful to watch for anyone interested in plot, writing technique, directing, even music. Clarkson managed to overcome this cinema crash with her music, but where is Guarini? Well, he played "Keith (The High Roller)" in the movie "Frankie the Squirrel." Enough said.
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D.K
posted 9/11/08 @ 11:52 AM EST
Good writer, bad review.
Having a bad week, kid? Who's editing your pieces, because I know you don't write like that... stoic.
Lisa P
posted 11/25/08 @ 2:52 AM EST
Our own grievances for the common good and benefit of the majority is the thing we are fighting for. However, those things need to undergo due process for more analyses. (Continued…)
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