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I would also include anything that was initially a flop on its original release but then found a following later such as movies like Momento. This still counts as commercial failure for the sake of this question.

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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 days ago (3 children)

That Speed Racer movie that the Wachowski’s made. I think it’s a fun film and I feel fortunate to have found a handful of Lemmy users who also appreciate it.

[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That movie was too far ahead of its time for its own good. I remember hating it in theaters but gave it another chance recently on a friend's recommendation.

Holy shit. The world was not ready for that level of cinematography. The scene transition from the villain's office to the big race is pure art. People will be studying that one in film school for decades.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago

The Wachowski sisters are some of the most underrated filmmakers of all time. Everyone basically wrote them off as just, you know, the slow-mo kung fu people, and it's absolutely tragic that they don't get the respect their work deserves.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

People will be studying that one in film school for decades.

If you have the time, this is a pretty great video studying the film

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I knew one guy for years who swore up and down it was the best thing he'd seen in ages. Loved that movie. But he was also a troll with really questionable taste so I just ignored it.

But I see it get brought up like this fairly frequently so unless you're all his puppets maybe ill watch it.

[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

It is the only live actually movie I've ever seen that feels exactly like a cartoon. It got released in theaters for its anniversary recently and being able to watch it on the big screen as an adult was genuinely amazing.

An absolutely phenomenal movie. It would have sold better if so many people weren't philistines.