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[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

It is never a good sign when the studio refuses to screen the movie for critics.

True and I recall this happening before. Does anyone remember which movies haven't been screened for critics in the last 5 or so years? How'd those movies turn out?


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I vaguely remember cheerfulgreek slamming another movie that a lot of people were either looking forward to or liked. I wish she hadn't fallen asleep so she could give more details of the suckiness. How was Marlon Wayans AT LEAST?

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Does anyone remember which movies haven't been screened for critics in the last 5 or so years? How'd those movies turn out?

I found a link to some films in the past year as the author said he couldn't find a full list for the past, but he didn't mention 1995's Waterworld. I think there's a pattern since I only recognized four titles.

See a nifty list and article at http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/04/...ionwide-press/

Film reader Ian F decided to do some extra work and add box office gross to the graph, in an effort to see if not being screened for critics hurt or helped these films. I would argue that you would need to see a comparison between comparable reviewed films that were screened for press to get an accurate read out. But who has the time to put together such a report? Not me. Here are Ian’s findings:

ETA: For some more dated films, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...enedForCritics

[DrPhil]

Thanks.

Of the movies on that list that I saw, I only liked Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.