D&D Movie/TV DADHAT becomes Netflix Global Hit

[DrJawaPhD]

It was sandwiched between the last John Wick movie and Mario. It was really bad timing. It seemed to me too that they emphasized the special effects too much in the previews at a time when people were tired of it.

Had there been more time to have word of mouth spread it probably would have done better.

It also sure didn't help that it released shortly after the OGL debacle so it had much less support from big DnD fans than it otherwise would've. Wasn't as much word of mouth praise when many of the biggest fans weren't too keen on singing even the slightest praise of WotC

 

[Zardnaar]

It's getting noticed by media who only pay attention to Netflix when it got released on Netflix.

It's been popular on Paramount+ since release day

Paramount kinda tiny though comparatively.

And will likely disappear soon.

Crap it's on Netflix here. Movie night with new PHB released today.

 

[Charlaquin]

Movie theaters are a dying business model. The big screen is cool, but fewer and fewer people are willing to travel to an external location at a specific time and pay high ticket prices to watch a movie they could get on services they’re already paying for anyway. I’m also not sure about elsewhere, but where I live the aurora theater shooting made people a lot more hesitant to go to theaters and Covid killed what little desire remained. Going to the movies with a big group of friends for a blockbuster release used to be a frequent and exciting event, but it hasn’t felt that way for at least four years and realistically closer to six or seven, and the few times I have gone, there’s only ever a handful of other people there. It’s only a matter of time before streaming numbers eclipse box office sales as a metric for a film’s success, and it won’t be long after that before movie theaters go the way of video rental stores.

It’s probably just me getting old, but it really feels like in-person social activities in general are slowly dying off.

 

[Zardnaar]

Movie theaters are a dying business model. The big screen is cool, but fewer and fewer people are willing to travel to an external location at a specific time and pay high ticket prices to watch a movie they could get on services they’re already paying for anyway. I’m also not sure about elsewhere, but where I live the aurora theater shooting made people a lot more hesitant to go to theaters and Covid killed what little desire remained. Going to the movies with a big group of friends for a blockbuster release used to be a frequent and exciting event, but it hasn’t felt that way for at least four years and realistically closer to six or seven, and the few times I have gone, there’s only ever a handful of other people there. It’s only a matter of time before streaming numbers eclipse box office sales as a metric for a film’s success, and it won’t be long after that before movie theaters go the way of video rental stores.

It’s probably just me getting old, but it really feels like in-person social activities in general are slowly dying off.

Looks like the studios are trying to push theatre's more.

Streaming won't support block buster budgets.

 

[Stormonu]

Tickets are also really quite expensive now, I wouldn't be surprised if people are only going to see movies in theatres that they really want to see in theatre, otherwise people are content to wait until streaming; something I do all the time.

Yeah, my last few experiences at the movie theater have turned me off from watching movies at a movie theater (too damn loud, too expensive), and I'd just rather wait for it to become available via streaming or Blu-Ray and pick it up then.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Perhaps, then, instead of getting a sequel film, we might see it develop a "sequel" (whether formally or simply "from the people who brought you..." style) on TV?

 

[cbwjm]

Yeah, my last few experiences at the movie theater have turned me off from watching movies at a movie theater (too damn loud, too expensive), and I'd just rather wait for it to become available via streaming or Blu-Ray and pick it up then.

I've definitely had a lot of movies where I've been the same, just wait for streaming, but occasionally I like going to the theatres. It's more as a way to catch up with people (my brother, nephew, and I went to see transformers one which I'd highly recommend) or it's a more boutique experience which is how I saw deadpool and wolverine, the theatre size was only 30 odd people.

 

[Vaalingrade]

It's getting noticed by media who only pay attention to Netflix when it got released on Netflix.

It's been popular on Paramount+ since release day

Yeah, all three people who pay for Paramount + loved it!

And probably both who subscribe to Peacock.

 

[Older Beholder]

I still love the going to the movies. I will see something most weekends.

Watching films at home just doesn't compare for me. That said, people that go to the indie/arthouse cinemas in Sydney are well behaved. No one talks or uses their phone, etc... oh, except for during Megalopolis where this one guy in the audience started talking to the screen, but that was part of the movie.

 

[Zardnaar]

I still love the going to the movies. I will see something most weekends.

Watching films at home just doesn't compare for me. That said, people that go to the indie/arthouse cinemas in Sydney are well behaved. No one talks or uses their phone, etc... oh, except for during Megalopolis where this one guy in the audience started talking to the screen, but that was part of the movie.

In NZ behaviour is pretty good. No horror stories.

Tickets are $10 usd approx, parking's basically free if you don't mind a 3 minute walk.

We don't go that often though at least compared to 20 years ago.

It's cheaper now comparatively.