Nobody wants to make a bad movie.
Bad marketing is one thing, butno marketing can be even more telling of a movie’s quality.
Take the lacklusterSalem’s Lotadaptation that got resurrected on Max after lying dead for two years.
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They are, however, a very useful tool for studios to utilize in the marketing of their movies.
5Cherry-picked Reviews
“Trust Us, Bro, the Movie Is Good.”
Just because a movie is screened for critics doesn’t mean it’s going to be good.
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3Lots of Credited Writers
How Many Writers Does It Take To Write a Screenplay?
Bad movies willdump it all at the beginningand will often do so inoverlong narration.
It’s pandering and a pretty good sign that walking out may be an audience’s best option.
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Is it a movie by a director who hasn’t made a decent film in over a decade?
Is it the first on-screen role from an actor who was canceled because of their despicable behavior?
Sometimes, it’s not even that a movie has bad actors butgreat ones who have been horribly miscast.
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