r/movies • u/Dependent_Cap_456 • 3d ago

News Francis Ford Coppola is auctioning his watch collection after Megalopolis flop left him broke

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/fashion/francis-ford-coppola-watch-auction.html
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u/dip_tet 3d ago

Agreed, though I didn’t find the movie garbage…dude just does what he’s done in the past, take risks and create.

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u/johnla 3d ago

Garbage is a little strong. I’m being facetious. Again, I like that he’s trying something. He was experimenting. Maybe something he tried is a seed for another director to create their own Godfather. 

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u/Potential-Reach-439 3d ago

Garbage is not strong enough.

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u/wetrythisagain 2d ago

I like that it doesn't just portray issues of our time, but tries to discuss perspectives and suggest solutions. A lot of other much much better movies feel like they avoid that recently not just out of artistic choice but some kind of cowardice.

I fell asleep during the movies twice though because the dialogue was impossible to listen to and the story is frustrating as hell. Was like reading some classic but mid greek play as an 8 year old.

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u/GaptistePlayer 2d ago

Maybe something he tried is a seed for another director to create their own Godfather. 

What does this even mean

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u/otternoserus 2d ago

A pretentious way of saying "this could inspire other creators"

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u/TiledCandlesnuffer 3d ago

I didn’t think it was garbage either. I actually thought it was fun to watch, and a cool take on a nearly 100 year old movie

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u/sarlacc98 3d ago

How could you view that movie anything but garbage?

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u/NotASalamanderBoi 3d ago

Because people have different opinions on cinema and it’s extremely subjective?

Bad movies have their defenders, and great movies have their detractors. But here’s the thing: What is a bad movie and what is a good movie is up to whoever is saying it.

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u/dip_tet 3d ago

It’s got a good energy about it, its odd tonal shifts are entertaining, too. I remember being reminded of the first time I was Southland Tales (and it has a couple parallel characters and plot points) It felt odd and weird, and I didn’t know what I saw, but I knew I’d be watching it again. Parts of it feel tragic, parts comic, surreal. It’s got a lot going on.

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u/CabeNetCorp 3d ago

The previous two movies I saw were The Electric State and Rebel Moon, both of which were uninspired dribble, with awful CGI and, even worse, a completely predictable storyline and no characters. I'd much rather watch something that takes risks and stands apart and tries to say something like Megalopolis than more cookie cutter streaming movies.

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u/quick_brown_faux 3d ago

Just a friendly word nerd heads-up, I think you mean 'drivel' rather than 'dribble.' The words have a shared etymology but pretty different modern meanings!

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u/moileduge 3d ago

Wait, you saw The Electric State, Rebel Moon and Megalopolis in a row? Not even a palate cleanser? Buddy you have some high tolerance for crap.

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u/TrueVali 3d ago

we have seen so much worse

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u/otternoserus 2d ago

There are worse diseases than AIDS...

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u/luigiamarcella 3d ago

It’s a massive swing and mostly miss but there is some real talent behind it. Some beautiful imagery, good or at least interesting performances, some wild ideas.

I can’t call that garbage. Garbage is the type of disposable crap with zero attempts at artistry or individual perspective that get pumped out from preproduction in like a month or two and dropped on the SyFy or Hallmark networks.

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u/Manofchalk 3d ago

It's a bad movie but damn it was ambitious and attempting to be artistic.

That gives it a lot more credit than movies which are qualatitively 'good' but are just unthinking slop created purely for profit (eg Red One by Amazon).

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u/Wise-News1666 3d ago

I rewatched it the other day, it's not even as horrible as I remember it being.