1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

[Reboot Cinema] Tom Cruise & Russell Crowe in 'The Mummy'

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by percicles, Dec 4, 2016.

  1. zeeshan2

    zeeshan2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2013
    Messages:
    48,677
    Likes Received:
    52,204
    Doing terrible; 17 percent on RT
     
  2. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    Is anyone surprised that it is a shitshow? Cruise has been hit or miss for the better part of a decade. Here's a rundown of his movies the past 10 years:

    Good Movies
    • MI: Rogue Nation
    • Edge of Tomorrow
    • Jack Reacher
    • Oblivion
    • Valkyrie
    Bad Movies
    • The Mummy
    • Jack Reacher 2
    • Rock of Ages
    • Knight & Day
    • Lions for Lambs
    His roll in Tropic Thunder tips the scale, but it was really only a cameo - he was far from a leading man it. His movies have also been either universally praised, or universally panned. Oblivion is the only one in a decade hovering near 50% on RT. I loved it, so I put it in my good flicks list.
     
  3. Snow Villiers

    Snow Villiers Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2015
    Messages:
    16,887
    Likes Received:
    16,129
    Some people I trust say its entertaining at least. Will check it out tonight.
     
  4. Jontro

    Jontro Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2010
    Messages:
    34,457
    Likes Received:
    22,207
    i had the chance to watch this movie several times... but will probably torrent at a later time.
     
  5. PhiSlammaJamma

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 1999
    Messages:
    28,769
    Likes Received:
    7,054
    American Made looks like a copy cat movie too. Weapons dealer has been done already by Lord of War and War Dogs. With Top gun, MIA, American Made, and Mummy, that is 4 in row that are essentially remakes and redones. But I trust in Cruise. Think it will be cool enough to go see Mummy and all of them anyway, because when he does hit, he hits a homerun generally. Still a charasmatic grin/smile too.
     
  6. Yaosthirdleg

    Yaosthirdleg Member

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2016
    Messages:
    796
    Likes Received:
    697
    Knight and Day was pretty entertaining.
     
  7. Surfguy

    Surfguy Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 1999
    Messages:
    23,204
    Likes Received:
    11,536
    I liked that movie as well. Not sure why it got all the hate. I thought Cruise and Diaz had good chemistry.
     
    Yaosthirdleg likes this.
  8. PhiSlammaJamma

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 1999
    Messages:
    28,769
    Likes Received:
    7,054
    Liked Knight and Day too. It worked for me.
     
    Yaosthirdleg likes this.
  9. Rocket River

    Rocket River Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 1999
    Messages:
    61,746
    Likes Received:
    29,120
    A Friend saw it and she liked it

    Critics don't much care for Tom

    Rocket River
     
  10. Jontro

    Jontro Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2010
    Messages:
    34,457
    Likes Received:
    22,207
    my problem with tom cruise is that he's real short.
     
  11. Jontro

    Jontro Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2010
    Messages:
    34,457
    Likes Received:
    22,207
    double post is double
     
  12. R0ckets03

    R0ckets03 Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 11, 1999
    Messages:
    16,326
    Likes Received:
    2,041
    How could Crowe and Cruise have thought this would be a good project when they signed on? I mean does anyone in the world think this had the possibility of even being a decent film? :confused:
     
  13. Snow Villiers

    Snow Villiers Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2015
    Messages:
    16,887
    Likes Received:
    16,129
    I enjoyed it. Just a goofy action throwback film. Also glad that this takes place within the same universe of the Brendan Fraser movies.
     
  14. Jontro

    Jontro Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2010
    Messages:
    34,457
    Likes Received:
    22,207
    how did they incorporate fraser's mummy universe into this one?
     
  15. Snow Villiers

    Snow Villiers Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2015
    Messages:
    16,887
    Likes Received:
    16,129
    The book of the dead from the Fraser films is in Russell Crowe's library
     
  16. Jontro

    Jontro Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2010
    Messages:
    34,457
    Likes Received:
    22,207
    that's it? well realistically the characters from the original mummy franchise must've been long dead by now, so that makes things difficult.

    was hoping the bad guys from the original ones (mummy, scorpy, chinese mummy) would escape the underworld and assemble. like a mummy avengers.
     
  17. dmoneybangbang

    Joined:
    May 5, 2012
    Messages:
    21,013
    Likes Received:
    12,881
    That money looks lucrative when creating a multi-movie action universe. Universal is playing catching up to what Marvel and DC has done and looks like the opening movie shat the bed.

    I actually thought the trailers looked interesting and was hopeful this would be a good Cruise movie. Oh well.
     
  18. Downtown Sniper

    Downtown Sniper Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2007
    Messages:
    8,105
    Likes Received:
    10,646
    Honestly don't understand how people don't see a movie for what it is.

    A chance to sit down for a couple of hours and forget about everything.

    I gave up critiquing things when I graduated high school and finished Advanced, Extension I and II English classes.

    I enjoyed it.
     
  19. i3artow i3aller

    Joined:
    Aug 5, 2008
    Messages:
    20,163
    Likes Received:
    37,878
    Us CF brehs would feel like giants in Hollywoodland
    [​IMG]
     
    Jontro and CCity Zero like this.
  20. hvic

    hvic Member

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2008
    Messages:
    2,246
    Likes Received:
    483
    they just saw it as a fat paycheck
     

Share This Page

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now