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1 posted on 05/30/2017 1:50:50 PM PDT by drewh
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I’m sort of sick of classic action-dramas being turned into comedies. But Bay Watch? Why even bother?


2 posted on 05/30/2017 1:53:31 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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Gee they sound surprised the masses didn’t want to watch this re-make. Gee they sound surprised we are sick and tired of Hollywood and the way they spew hate towards us on a daily basis.

Just today, Kathy Griffin has a pic of her with Trumps head in her hand. Yeah we really want to spend our money on them.


3 posted on 05/30/2017 1:55:37 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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Johnson, who stars opposite Zac Efron.

Which one is the chick?

4 posted on 05/30/2017 1:55:56 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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There are so few comedy movies that aren’t formulaic that I dont to that genre.


6 posted on 05/30/2017 1:56:57 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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So $70m before P&A = at least $100m budget. Rule of thumb is you have to make back production costs in 1st 2 weeks to be profitable.


7 posted on 05/30/2017 1:57:33 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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Why 'Baywatch' Drowned at the Box Office

I'll go out on a limb and say, "Because it Stunk?".

8 posted on 05/30/2017 2:02:08 PM PDT by wbill
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Who?

Classic?

Don’t believe the hype.


9 posted on 05/30/2017 2:05:15 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The so-called mainstream media resembles a sixth grade lunchroom these days.)
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They didn’t know their audience.

Guys watched Baywatch. David Hasselhoff was there to move any plot (thin as they were) along.

It was a good excuse to ogle Pamela Anderson - as if one needed an excuse.

Trying to make the guys the sexual attraction was never going to work. Women hear “Baywatch”, think “Babe-watch”, and go no further.


12 posted on 05/30/2017 2:07:18 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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R-rated, any nudity or is it just 2 hours of penis jokes and f-bombs?


13 posted on 05/30/2017 2:07:31 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The so-called mainstream media resembles a sixth grade lunchroom these days.)
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There was no internet to speak of when Baywatch was hot. There were only two reasons to watch Baywatch on TV, and both are available en masse on the internet. Free. Is there no such thing as a new idea for a movie?


14 posted on 05/30/2017 2:07:52 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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I'd like to see a biography of N.B. Forrest adapted to the big screen. If they were to stick to true facts it would have a significant impact upon those educated with revisionist history and warped historical facts. It would not be pc but IMO it would be a seller.
15 posted on 05/30/2017 2:08:11 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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One must use the Joe Bob Briggs rating system for such a film: How many pairs of breasts are in the film?


20 posted on 05/30/2017 2:12:13 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Hollywood managed to mess up a fantasy fun movie. Danger of drowning, being saved by really gorgeous lifeguards of the opposite sex in an ultimate beach environment. Besides that, the TV show actually conveyed valuable information about beach safety and lifesaving techniques in a fun way.


21 posted on 05/30/2017 2:12:30 PM PDT by grania (only a pawn in their game)
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No more original ideas in Hollyweird, just remakes of remakes and TV shows made into failed movies.


24 posted on 05/30/2017 2:16:38 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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I like Dwayne Johnson but to star in a remake of Bay Watch? Definitely not a resume enhancer........

I suspect he did it for fun and the $$$$$, not caring if it was going to bomb at the box office..........

27 posted on 05/30/2017 2:18:56 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (If a cow ever got the chance, heÂ’d eat you and everyone you ever cared about.)
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Three reasons:

(1) Poor reviews
(2) R Rating
(3) Dwayne Johnson bashing Trump on SNL and elsewhere

28 posted on 05/30/2017 2:19:08 PM PDT by montag813
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It didn’t have the magic touch of the Hass. EVERYTHING Hasselhoff touched turned to gold.


30 posted on 05/30/2017 2:20:47 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
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Not funny or interesting. But GQ the fake magarag will still tell us The Rock will run for President.


34 posted on 05/30/2017 2:26:15 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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I would never have paid to watch a big screen version of a syndicated show but beyond that Baywatch had one objective: eye candy.

It was probably inevitable but I read recently about one or more cast members talking about ‘flipping stereotypes.’ On Baywatch?!?! It’s T&A. They’re cast members chosen for their appearance. What ‘stereotypes’ are being flipped and how and why?

The problem with virtue signaling is that people attempt to do it when there is no virtue to signal. Put on your swimsuit and shut up.


36 posted on 05/30/2017 2:28:49 PM PDT by relictele
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You need David Hasselhoff for Baywatch. There is no substitute.


39 posted on 05/30/2017 2:33:47 PM PDT by BestPresidentEver
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