By Joshua Tyler | Published 25 seconds ago Long before Iron Man launched a cinematic universe, Hollywood’s movie studios tried to bring pulp heroes back to life with big stars, detailed sets, and a mountain of marketing. Movies like The Rocketeer (1991), The Phantom (1996), and Dick Tracy (1990) all tried to blend 1930s art-deco … Read more
By Drew Dietsch | Published 42 seconds ago Starship Troopers should have been a gargantuan hit. With a $100m+ budget and the director behind sci-fi triumphs like RoboCop and Total Recall, the adaptation of Robert Heinlein’s 1959 novel was poised to be a smash hit both financially and critically. That’s not what went down in … Read more
By Drew Dietsch | Published 4 weeks ago This is Giant Freakin Robot… where we dig into the past and stomp towards the future of the things you love most. Whether it’s our in-depth explorations into the failures of yesterday, compilations of movies and TV shows we want to help you discover, or deep dives … Read more
By Drew Dietsch | Published 4 weeks ago When we talk about some of the biggest failures in movie history, there are usually two kinds of films at the center of that discussion: truly terrible flicks that deserved to be rejected by audiences and misunderstood movies that simply didn’t hit at the right time. Some … Read more
By Drew Dietsch | Published 3 weeks ago Hey, everyone, Drew Dietsch back for Giant Freakin Robot and yet another dive into the film failures of yesteryear. Naturally, since I’m at the helm for this one, we’re heading back to the ‘90s and back into the world of sci-fi franchises. And not just any sci-fi … Read more
By Drew Dietsch | Published 26 seconds ago The Iron Giant is considered by many critics and audiences to be one of the greatest animated films of the ’90s. The sci-fi story has become recognized as an incredible achievement in both narrative and animation. But, when the movie hit theaters in 1999, it tanked at … Read more