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Not a popular film

posted 4 years ago by JestersDead (485)
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Judging by the number of posts

[–] Nate Adams SA23 (902) 4 years ago

I am starting today, hope its good.

[–] exatera (3963) 4 years ago

I wouldn't say any of the Apple TV+ shows are particularly popular, none of them really enter the mainstream. The Morning Show is really the only one I can think of that made a splash, and even that one has very few posts here on MovieChat.

This show seems okay so far, although I do wonder how long they'll drag out telling us why the family is actually running.

[–] duckofprey (1557) 4 years ago

You mean the TV show. The film has 6 pages of posts.

[–] JestersDead (485) 4 years ago

Yeah I got them mixed up

[–] BourbonKing (5782) 4 years ago

I saw the film it was based on and found it very forgettable. I only saw it because it was one of those "serious" roles for Harrison Ford who was still being associated with Indiana Jones and Han Solo back in the 80s, even though he had a break out success with "Witness"

[–] TriumphReq (1857) 4 years ago

If it was forgettable you would have forgotten it. It wasn't forgettable whatsoever. It's along the same niche as Medicine Man with Sean Connery, Serpent and the Rainbow and maybe even At Play in the Fields of the Lord. What was so unique about this movie is it is loosely based on a true story and the amazing way he made ice.

Witness? Don't remember that one.

[–] BourbonKing (5782) 4 years ago

I did until I saw this trending and realized that a TV series was developed out of it, which prompted me to post. So there