, “Oppenheimer” or just a few of the many high-profile films that debuted on screens in 2023, breaking all possible records. There were also premieres of productions that were not appreciated by viewers or even critics. The prestigious magazine decided to summarize the biggest failures in this category, creating a ranking of the ten worst titles from last season. What were on the list? You will be surprised.
The new version of “Caligula” will be a film failure in 2023. Why?
Certainly, the greatest disbelief in the infamous ranking of Variety magazine arouses , which premiered in 1979, conquering the video cassette market, but only now it has been presented in accordance with the idea and concept of the director, Tinto Brass. How did this happen? The production, which was supposed to be a combination of historical drama and erotica, was financed by the founder of “Penthouse” magazine, Bob Guccione. Shortly after the shooting, he took full control over its further implementation. He decided to get rid of those fragments that he found uninteresting and interesting, replacing the gaps in the plot with obscene bed scenes.
After 45 years after its premiere, producer Thomas Negovan, who owns the rights to the film, decided to re-edit it using the original script. Despite good intentions, the final effect was not liked by viewers, critics or the director responsible for the picture and was quickly hailed as a “neutered classic”.
It was a success, it went down in history because it was a transgressive novelty. Deprived of its historical uniqueness and context, in the new version it became an unbearable old thing, difficult to watch.
– summarized the authors of the article, considering “Caligula” the biggest film failure of the past 12 months. But that’s not the end of the surprises.
These are the worst movies of 2023. The list includes a controversial horror film and a Netflix production
The ranking of the worst films of 2023 according to “Variety” also includes Dexter Fletcher’s American romantic comedy “Date Without Pickup” with Ana de Armas in the main roles. The long-awaited last part of the trilogy “Magic Mike: The Last Dance” also received many negative reviews. The list also includes the spy thriller “Mission Stone” and the controversial horror “Pooh: Blood and Honey”, which is a reinterpretation of the books by AA Milne about the adventures of Winnie the Pooh and his friends. The full ranking is as follows:
- “Caligula: The Ultimate Cut”
- “Date, no pickup”
- “Asteroid City”
- “At your place or at my place”
- “Magic Mike: The Last Dance”
- “Mission Stone”
- “Flash”
- “Pooh: Blood and Honey”
- “Carmen”
- “Paint”
Source: Gazeta
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