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Old 12-16-2020, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Kirkland, WA (Metro Seattle)
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Originally Posted by 2x3x29x41 View Post
Angel Has Fallen - which I haven't seen and would not bother seeing - made its backers a very tidy profit. Hollywood makes a lot of money by staying on-formula. Sometimes by going off-formula, too, but that's more of a risk.

In general, originality and success (ie, box office returns) do not positively correlate.
Got it...and I shouldn't have been duped. If you want Woody Allen sophistication, don't go to a Gerard Butler film. Bad me.

And 'duped' may be in the eye of the beholder, since it made good money.
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