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The Big Flop: Movies That Promised Greatness… and Delivered Nothing

 The Big Flop: Movies That Promised Greatness… and Delivered Nothing Let’s stop pretending. We’ve all sat through a movie everyone swore was a masterpiece… and wondered if we were watching the same thing. The trailer? Cinematic perfection. The hype? Insane. The expectations? Sky high. And then you press play… and slowly realize you’ve been scammed by marketing. Today, I’m saying it out loud. These were my biggest cinematic disappointments. 1. The Great Flood (2025) This one hurts. The first 40 minutes? Brilliant. Tense. Engaging. I was locked in. And then it collapsed. Not gradually. Not subtly. It just lost its soul. It’s almost worse when a movie starts amazing and then completely falls apart. It feels like wasted potential — and wasted emotional investment. 2. La La Land (2016) I tried. I really did. Everyone kept calling it magical, poetic, unforgettable. So I pressed play, ready to be moved. Instead? I was checking how much time was left. I forced myself to finish it just to u...