![]() In terms of what viewers thought about the movie, the story's a little different. To the streaming giant's credit, the movie eventually came together, and their own figures suggest "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" performed better than expected in terms of viewership in its first few weeks. The film's messy production, including the replacement of original directors Ryan and Andy Tohill soon after shooting began, cast doubt on its destiny, especially with the revelation that it would be bypassing theaters and heading straight to Netflix. After two lackluster attempts at adapting "Firestarter," it's worth considering whether there's simply better King material to work with. It also didn't have the runtime to effectively develop its characters, leaving audiences with little to connect with. This one in particular calls for plenty of SFX, so the spectacle of its climax was held back by the relatively meager budget. King's novels are infamously difficult to translate to the screen due to their narrative structure and length. Ultimately, it seems like "Firestarter" was doomed to be roasted. It also received a shockingly poor critical response, with reviewers noting its underwhelming special effects, flat performances, and issues with editing and pacing that raise questions about whether it was meddled with in post-production. That complicates tracking its performance in a traditional sense, but with an estimated $12 million production budget, it certainly wouldn't have hit theatrical targets with only $14 million at the worldwide box office. Like "Halloween Kills," "Firestarter" was released simultaneously in theaters and on NBC's streaming service, Peacock. 1 film at the box office, but we'll settle for it being a great film anyway. We'd love to live in a world where "surgery is the new sex" could have been a phrase from the No. The broader critical response suggests his return to the body horror genre mostly hit the mark, but that's a hard sell for those who aren't already into it. The Canadian auteur has always had his finger on (and ahead of) the pulse of societal concerns about technology, sexuality, and identity, but his films don't often land at the box office. As similar mutations manifest in the populace, including a young boy who can digest plastics, a governmental agency steps in to control humanity's new trajectory. ![]() Saul's body is host to strange new organs, which the pair surgically remove in erotic, disturbingly intimate performances for the public. "Crimes" follows performance artist Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) and his partner, Caprice (Léa Seydoux), as they navigate a near-future world where humanity has conquered pain and disease.
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