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> It also had the misfortune of trying to compete with two other huge sci-fi blockbusters in the summer of 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and E.T. The Ex

by Legion 4y ago

> It also had the misfortune of trying to compete with two other huge sci-fi blockbusters in the summer of 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. I miss when "summer blockbuster" meant something other than the 40th Marvel comic movie and the 20th DC comic movie.

Gibbon1 4y ago
Blade Runner totally got hammered by those three.
- aidenn0 4y ago
  Wow, '82 was a year for sci-fi: E.T. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan TRON Blade Runner The Road Warrior ...and Fantasy: Raiders of the lost Ark ('81 release, but stayed in the theater for 80 weeks) Conan The Barbarian The Secret of NIMH The Last Unicorn Beastmaster
  - JKCalhoun 4y ago
    I saw Blade Runner and Road Warrior as a double feature. Blade Runner was pretty but Road Warrior was the one that kind of blew my mind. No way you kill the protagonist's dog and blow up his car half way into the film!
    - jamiek88 4y ago
      Road warrior being mad max for other parts of the world?!
      - tedunangst 4y ago
        Mad Max 2.
        JKCalhoun 4y ago
        Thank you.
  - ant6n 4y ago
    The dark Chrystal
    - aidenn0 4y ago
      Okay, I remember typing that one in under fantasy, but it's clearly not there. I'm getting old...
CWuestefeld 4y ago
> the 40th Marvel comic movie This is exactly how they lost me. I have no idea which ones I've seen and which I haven't, because from the title or a little blurb, they tend to smudge together. So rather than watching repeats, I just quit.
- pleb_nz 4y ago
  Even if you didn't watch repeats, it's like watching repeats
mixmastamyk 4y ago
Maverick and Elvis were leading the box office for a while and still going strong, just like old times.
JKCalhoun 4y ago
Yeah, I must be getting old. The whole "super hero" thing never resonated with me — not even as comic books. I'm okay with full-on fantasy like "Lord of the Rings" but this real-world + magic thing always felt ... disingenuous?
- henriquecm8 4y ago
  That is just preference.

by Legion 4y ago

Gibbon1 4y ago

Blade Runner totally got hammered by those three.

aidenn0 4y ago
Wow, '82 was a year for sci-fi: E.T. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan TRON Blade Runner The Road Warrior ...and Fantasy: Raiders of the lost Ark ('81 release, but stayed in the theater for 80 weeks) Conan The Barbarian The Secret of NIMH The Last Unicorn Beastmaster
- JKCalhoun 4y ago
  I saw Blade Runner and Road Warrior as a double feature. Blade Runner was pretty but Road Warrior was the one that kind of blew my mind. No way you kill the protagonist's dog and blow up his car half way into the film!
  - jamiek88 4y ago
    Road warrior being mad max for other parts of the world?!
    - tedunangst 4y ago
      Mad Max 2.
      - JKCalhoun 4y ago
        Thank you.
- ant6n 4y ago
  The dark Chrystal
  - aidenn0 4y ago
    Okay, I remember typing that one in under fantasy, but it's clearly not there. I'm getting old...

CWuestefeld 4y ago

> the 40th Marvel comic movie This is exactly how they lost me. I have no idea which ones I've seen and which I haven't, because from the title or a little blurb, they tend to smudge together. So rather than watching repeats, I just quit.

pleb_nz 4y ago
Even if you didn't watch repeats, it's like watching repeats

mixmastamyk 4y ago

Maverick and Elvis were leading the box office for a while and still going strong, just like old times.

JKCalhoun 4y ago

Yeah, I must be getting old. The whole "super hero" thing never resonated with me — not even as comic books. I'm okay with full-on fantasy like "Lord of the Rings" but this real-world + magic thing always felt ... disingenuous?

henriquecm8 4y ago
That is just preference.