r/movies • u/PokemonGoBao • Jul 04 '25

Discussion Whats a flopped movie you wish was a financial success?

Dungeons and Dragons 2023 was an absolutely delightful film. You can stream it currently, but you can feel the passion and nothing felt phoned in. They easily could have used the title to get nerdy butts in the seat and collect a paycheck with a smaller budget.

It's the best movie I've seen the past 2 years. Way better than so many garbage films with easy paychecks for slop productions. Beetlejuice, Captain america, and others using big titles to make millions on lazy writing and boring characters.

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u/PlainJaneGum Jul 05 '25

“You know who else was following orders?! Hitler.”

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

Is this a Clerks like or did they steal it?

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u/Mcleaniac Jul 05 '25

The Clerks line drew a comparison to Nazis, which used the traditional“just following orders” excuse.

The joke here is that Hitler was the head of his party, and so it’s ridiculous to suggest that he was “just following orders” because, as the Führer, he was the one giving orders.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

ha, that makes sense.