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Dulcinea

(9,727 posts)
5. "$25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad"
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:02 PM
17 hrs ago

Did they really think anyone was going to pay $25 to see this drivel? Most people won't spend that for something good!

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Too bad Bezos has too much money to be hurt financially by this turd. marble falls 17 hrs ago #1
It's a tax deduction azureblue 14 hrs ago #40
A minor one, to be sure. marble falls 14 hrs ago #41
BS. The studio was not "expecting a big turnout." maxsolomon 17 hrs ago #2
Yes $40,000,000 to go away and leave Amazon alone. won't work, he always wants more. IA8IT 16 hrs ago #6
I assumed this film would have gone directly to television Brother Buzz 17 hrs ago #3
Oooooooo! That's a GOOD one! calimary 14 hrs ago #44
Doesn't help that Avalon Sparks 17 hrs ago #4
I'm not sure what they think of her, but you're right Miles Archer 16 hrs ago #8
She's one of those "Klassy with a K" losers that make others snicker and roll their eyes. Marie Marie 15 hrs ago #26
That is an impressive array of adjectives that I thoroughly enjoyed reading! 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #38
I was an English major, got my B.A....it's a blessing and a curse sometimes. Miles Archer 9 hrs ago #59
I was the odd mix of liking science and language arts (formerly known as English)... 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #61
Mara-Loco-two faced mercuryblues 10 hrs ago #58
"$25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad" Dulcinea 17 hrs ago #5
It will become after-midnight fodder for obscure cable channels in a few years. nt Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #53
I HATE having to read English subtitles. Conjuay 16 hrs ago #7
As we all know . . . AverageOldGuy 15 hrs ago #23
Well, in all fairness PatSeg 16 hrs ago #9
I've seen a few movies where I hated all the characters, Americanme 16 hrs ago #10
Free popcorn 🍿 might help... Conjuay 16 hrs ago #11
Free popcorn, chocolate and margaritas with nachos would not work for me TNNurse 15 hrs ago #17
Maybe, maybe not. generalbetrayus 15 hrs ago #19
I'd prefer to watch either "Manos: The Hands of Fate" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" as opposed to high-fashion hamburglar Crowman2009 16 hrs ago #14
The MST3K Version fmdaddio 14 hrs ago #37
I have the restored version of Manos on Blu-ray. Crowman2009 14 hrs ago #47
Wasn't intended to be a money maker drmeow 16 hrs ago #12
Exactly LR3 15 hrs ago #15
Why pay? They can get their porn free on the intertubes NewHendoLib 16 hrs ago #13
My Prediction for the Future Roy Rolling 15 hrs ago #16
And then Donnie will whine and stomp his feet and claim TDS is being unfair to his wife who Marie Marie 15 hrs ago #28
Malaria should have taken her clothes off dalton99a 15 hrs ago #18
Hopefully Orange Julius Caesar didn't. generalbetrayus 15 hrs ago #20
OMFG! Marie Marie 15 hrs ago #29
Obviously a fake... The Madcap 15 hrs ago #33
MY EYES, MY EYES! ShazzieB 14 hrs ago #45
Bezos giving trmp's wife a Forty Million Dollar vanity film... spanone 15 hrs ago #21
And how Nazi Fascist Fuck of Bezos. Cha 15 hrs ago #25
Well, duh! Who would want to pay money to watch what's essentially state sponsored propaganda? Initech 15 hrs ago #22
Do people still go to the theater to watch porn??? BaronChocula 15 hrs ago #24
Last person I recall doing that was the late great Fred Willard. Crowman2009 14 hrs ago #51
I forgot about Fred Willard BaronChocula 11 hrs ago #57
You need a few flops to shield the profits from the revenuers. bluedigger 15 hrs ago #27
I wouldn't go if they paid me to see it... wcmagumba 15 hrs ago #30
I would live to see Traildogbob 15 hrs ago #31
Please, no jmowreader 14 hrs ago #50
What possibly could she say or do for a full hour and a half? The trailers seem to show allegorical oracle 15 hrs ago #32
It's probably because of all the plastic surgery she's had, through the years. calimary 14 hrs ago #46
Just a little 40 million dollar bribe Johonny 15 hrs ago #34
Wow!!!! Who saw that coming? GoCubsGo 15 hrs ago #35
It was never more than an open bribe. Still, funny to Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #36
WHAT I ALWAYS FOUND HILARIOUS. . . Jimvanhise 14 hrs ago #39
Saying "Polls show Donald Trump has the voters" is very generous. nt Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #42
The Box Office numbers will melm00se 14 hrs ago #43
Good point. He'll pay people to make it a sell-out. Like he did at T Tower when they came allegorical oracle 14 hrs ago #48
When in reality, she'll always be Girmar from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Crowman2009 14 hrs ago #52
Hilarious! ShazzieB 14 hrs ago #49
A film about Dollar Store Lurch's mom. Meh. flvegan 13 hrs ago #54
Um ... what was that? NeoTrajan 13 hrs ago #55
News flash: the people interested in Melaria Hassler 11 hrs ago #56
It's not opening until the 30th Beaverhausen 9 hrs ago #60
Bending a knee is gonna cost ya, Jeffy Norbert 8 hrs ago #62
Breaking News!!! William Gustafson 8 hrs ago #63
If they wanted a hit, they would have featured the Ilsa 7 hrs ago #64
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