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One suspects if ReynoldРІР‚в„ўs movie had been made for $10m, as Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome was, instead of $175m, it would be remembered as a decent little film for a rainy day when oneРІР‚в„ўs mind turns to the end of human civilisation as we know it. Waterworld was originally concocted as a Mad Max rip-off by screenwriter Peter Rader, with Reynolds even hiring that seriesРІР‚в„ў director of photography, Dean Semler. And yet watching the movie in 2020, you would never guess any of this happened. The movieРІР‚в„ўs star almost died in a squall, and a multimillion dollar set was ripped apart when a hurricane hit the shoot location just off the coast of Hawaii. Joss Whedon was flown in for a bout of last-minute rewrites that he has since described as РІР‚Сљseven weeks of hellРІР‚Сњ, largely because he was required to edit in CostnerРІР‚в„ўs ideas with zero filter. Costner, at the peak of his fame and power, fought so hard to get his ideas included that Reynolds walked away before production had wrapped. Steven Spielberg had warned Reynolds not to shoot on open water after his own struggles filming Jaws, but nobody listened. The filmРІР‚в„ўs production problems are well documented. But there isnРІР‚в„ўt really anything notable about Waterworld to suggest it truly deserves such a low reputation, other than the fact it was the most expensive film of all time and an appalling box-office bomb. Perhaps only James Cameron can make expensive movies about the sea that connect with audiences.

Maybe itРІР‚в„ўs because Kevin CostnerРІР‚в„ўs taciturn acting style was unsuited to such an over-the-top adventure. Perhaps itРІР‚в„ўs because it was released slap bang in the middle of a Hollywood decade otherwise known for the return of sharp-edged indie film-making, and really feels like a brash and bombastic 80s action flick. And yet itРІР‚в„ўs harder to recall exactly why Kevin ReynoldsРІР‚в„ў Waterworld, which hit cinemas 25 years ago this week, ended up being one of the worst Hollywood turkeys of all time. Joel SchumacherРІР‚в„ўs superhero sequel had Batnipples, wooden acting and a pantomime-level script Judge Dredd had a miscast Sylvester Stallone and rubbish РІР‚Сљcomedy sidekickРІР‚Сњ Rob Schneider The Phantom Menace had Jar Jar Binks, plastic CGI and abundant racist stereotyping. W hen looking back at the most infamous films of the 1990s РІР‚вЂњ Batman & Robin, Judge Dredd and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace spring to mind РІР‚вЂњ itРІР‚в„ўs easy to pinpoint why each failed so miserably.

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