Summary
Barring a miraculous turnaround, theBorderlandsmovie can be considered a flop. The strangely-PG-13 moviestruggled to sell tickets, wasslaughtered by critics, and is projected to earn backless than eight percent of its budgetover its opening weekend.
It received almost unanimous negative reviews, earning it a27 from critics on Metacriticand a2.8 from viewers. But, despite its universal condemnation, it would seem that the movie has built up a bit of a fan base, and not in an ironic way.
“The Borderlands Movie Was Pretty F***in' Good”
Taking to internet forums like Reddit, moviegoers were quick to jump to the defense of the film. “I don’t know why so many people shit on it,“one viewer said. Asecond addedthat “I really loved it, I don’t know why, but I just did”, adding that “Claptrap was amazing, I loved him”.
It’s interesting to note that many of the movie’s fans start their defense of Eli Roth’s picture with the words “unpopular opinion.” These people are well aware that the movie is not perceived well, but that does not bother them—and more power to them. “Unpopular Opinion: Kevin Hart was surprisingly a good Roland”,one Reddit threadstarted, withanother beginning, “Unpopular opinion: It was a decent film”.
Despite casting decisions that were often called words like “abysmal”, the cast seemed to have carried the movie for some. Although not glowing praise,a moviegoer saidthat “Cate Blanchett was pretty good, and the actor who played Krieg did a great job,” and that “Kevin Hart actually wasn’t terrible,” continuing that their only gripes with the movie were “minor things.”
The user reviews on Metacritic paint a similar picture to those on Reddit. “Saw it; it isn’t as horrible as everyone is saying,” said one reviewer, with another saying the “only issue with the movie was the age of the actors.”
Borderlands 3
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Borderlands 3 is a looter-shooter in the vein of its predecessors, where players aim to incrementally upgrade their arsenal through completing missions, defeating enemies, and upgrading skills. Set on the planet of Pandora, your aim as a Vault Hunter is to take down the Calypso siblings and save Pandora.
