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What is the first immediate sign that a movie is going to suck? (piefed.social)
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[–] Focal@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago

Two come to mind here, neither are bad.

Dune and The Lord of the Rings.

I suspect these two to be exceptions to the rule of thumb you're proposing though, but I can't actually think of any that does this poorly.

Got any examples?